The Last Ride
Author: Sniper Artist
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or One Piece. Which is good because I would kill myself if I somehow tainted the greatness of One Piece.
Summary: AU. The New World is a frightening place and Jewelry Bonnie had indeed figured that out mere moments of her discovery.
Mariejois
Namikaze Minato was working during the late night hours once again, not once taking a break since his little conversation with Garp had ended the other day. The blonde grinned, the elder man had quit his position for unknown reasons but Minato couldn't be fooled. He was pretty surprised when the now former Fleet Admiral join him in the resigning. Sengoku and Garp were like best friends, though it was very difficult to tell at times.
Knock, Knock
"Who is it?" He voiced casually, not even bothering to take his eyes off the paper he was reading.
"Ooooh, it's Borsalinoooo..." Minato tried to hold back a chuckle, the man's speech was so funny to listen to.
"Why hello, Kizaru-dono." The door opened to reveal a very tall man, whom towered over the blonde with frightening ease. He wore yellow tinted glasses and a white striped suit with his marine coat draped over him casually.
"Neeeeeh, just Borsalinoooo is fineee." Whether or not his accent was fake, the man did a good job at selling it. Minato could barely hold in a chuckle, much less a grin.
"So, um Borsalino-san, how may I help you today?" The blonde asked, forgetting his paperwork at the moment.
"The man upstairsss reported that youuu went to a prisoner exchange the other day. Howww did thaaat gooo?" Now that left Minato blank in the mind. He was speaking with Garp the other day and other than that, he had barely left the office.
"What are you talking about? I haven't left the office, hell I haven't even left Mariejois in months!" Chuckling, the Admiral looked at him with pity.
"Thennn, I'm asssuming you have no idea about Jewelry Bonnie's capture?" Minato shook his head, having no idea what the hell the man was talking about.
"Wellllll, the otherrr day. Akainu said that youuuu went to exchange the prisoner and bring her toooo Impel Down..." The Vice Admiral shook his head, obviously having never been givin the order. How odd, he thought to himself, confused by the accusation.
The High Admiral took a moment to think, before snapping his fingers as if realization dawned on him. He then began shaking his head to himself, then nodded. Minato found it weird how the man seemed to be having an argument within himself, sweat dropping.
"Impel Down made nooo report on any prisoners...so I think we may have been fooled. I'll call up Aokiji and ask himmm." Nodding, Minato immediately began re-working on his papers. The taller man left solemnly, obviously displeased with the errands he was suddenly doing.
Only an hour later would they finally figure it out. That they had just been fooled by the Spiral Gun pirates once again. Shame.
Shabondy
The week long ride to the archipelago was anything but dull. Bonnie had figured out that the Spiral Gun pirates liked to spend time talking often during their ship rides. She had found out many different things about her new crew, such as Shikamaru liking to play Shogi on his spare time or Hinata reading many different books at the same time. They were a very diverse crew indeed.
"Ahh, good ol' Shabondy. Never leaves you bored for a moment. I remember coming here my first time...It was a good day indeed." Naruto spoke aloud, remembering the day he came here. Especially when he'd met one of the Tenryuubito, the blond was very close to killing the man. But other than that, he had fun fighting off Bounty Hunters for sport. Due to his bounty, he was often targeted.
"I hated my first time, an Admiral came." Bonnie mention with a sour face, eliciting a chuckle from the crew.
"I heard about that. Glad I wasn't there..." Shikamaru mention from the side, grinning to himself.
"I heard Kizaru went there. How unlucky for you guys, though it would have been worse if that Akainu went. The man would have slaughtered everyone on the island rather than playing around like Kizaru." Haku added, having read about the incident on the newspapers.
"It must have been terrible." Hinata said, looking at the pink haired woman in sympathy. No one wanted to go up against Kizaru, the man was a offensive powerhouse.
"Nah, I didn't actually meet the guy. Got outta there as fast as my legs could take me!" She mentioned, chuckling at their expressions.
"That's good, Kizaru isn't someone you should fight alone. No matter how childish the man is, he's possibly the strongest of the three. Aokiji has the brains of the three while Akainu has the tactics and wit. A truly frightening trio. But of course, they were no match for Whitebeard." The blond Captain mention. He respected the elder pirate for his power and ability to keep order.
"Too bad he kicked the bucket." Bonnie said.
"Indeed, the New World has broken into war because of that. All of his former territories have been ravished by pirates and his own divisions have been separating. The Whitebeard pirates has offically been disbanded with members dividing into their own crews. I have been searching for Marco, but he's a very difficult man to find for some reason. Rumors are, he's with Red Hair at the moment." The Captain replied, making Bonnie look at him with confusion.
"Why do you want to talk with Marco?" Naruto stopped for a moment, contemplating his response.
"He has something that I want. And I intend on taking it from him, one way or the other." And with that, he began walking again. Following him, Bonnie's confusion grew even more.
"And what's that?" Smirking darkly, sending furious shivers down her spine, he responded in the most casual manor as he could manage.
"The last Will of Edward Newgate."
Shakky's Rip Off Bar
The former pirate, Shakky was bored out of her wits. Ever since the Straw-hats left, the place had been about as quiet as it could get. She was contemplating removing the "Rip Off" title from her Bar, but refused to think of that. It was her style and boredom wouldn't change her mind. Now she was wondering how her old friend was doing, though he's always leave the man would eventually return. Damn that Rayleigh.
She was broken out of her muse when her door suddenly came open, surprised to see a young blonde woman walking over to her counter.
"Hello, how may I help you?" Shakky started, not willing to lose the chance of mingling with a new customer.
"A Barley and some cheese would be nice, thank you." She spoke in a gentle voice. But being the veteran pirate Shakky was, it was easy to tell that the woman was anything but gentle. Her posture suggested that she was a spy type of person and a damn good one at that. Maybe it was her woman's intuition acting up again. But then again, does woman intuition work on other woman?
"Of course..." And with that, the elder woman went to work. Silently studying the blond from the corner of her eyes, she noticed that she had blue eyes and a cat like face. Her hair was tied into a ponytail that flowed all the way down to her waist. She wore a white dotted black T-shirt with a baggy jeans to match and a brown belt crossed her waist in an "X", leaving several look a like pistols hugging her hips. On her face were blue tinted shades, the same color as he eyes.
Now that Shakky thought about it, she looked vaguely familiar. Ah yes, definitely a pirate. Finishing up her order, the older woman placed her customer's desires in front of her.
"Here ya go..." Smiling, the cat like woman began to dig in gracefully. Shakky took a seat in front of her, ready to start a little small talk.
"I don't get many customers around this hour..." She started, almost making the woman in front of her laugh.
"Well, I'm surprised that you get customers. If the name of your bar is anything to go by." Chuckling, the elder woman looked a bit sheepish.
"Well, I have a few friends. So how bout you? What brings you here in these neck of the woods?" After finishing her bite, she decided to answer.
"As you have probably figured out, I'm a pirate. My Captain has recalled me from a long term mission and I didn't feel like fighting bounty hunters, so I came here." Nodding, the logic was understandable. Bounty hunters rarely hang around her territory since pirates were usually around the carnival area.
"You're pretty honest...Did your Captain ask you to come here?" The blond smiled and shook her head.
"Nah." Shakky rose a brow.
"Then how will your Captain find you?" A chuckle came from her.
"He'll manage...So mind tell me why the famous Shakuyaku is running a bar?" Now it was Shakky's turn to chuckle, not many people would remember her. She quit pirating many years ago and now this young woman in front of her had mention her real name as if it were worth remembering.
"Ah...good to see the power of knowledge within you youngsters. I retired many years ago. Since you know me...how about you introduce yourself, young lady?"
"I don't see why not. The name's Nii Yugito and it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Shakuyaku-san." Shakky grinned lightly and waved off the honorifics.
"No need for that. You may call me Shakky if you wish." Yugito nodded.
"Cool." And with that, she began to chat with the elder woman for what seemed to be hours. They talked about things ranging from lowly weapon arrangements to the intricate politics of the world. A conversation that dominated between the two were their opinions on whom would make it the biggest within the grand line between all the rookies, or the Supernovas in specific.
"Hm... That dude named Eustass Kidd is a pretty powerful candidate, considering the sheer amount of power his crew has. Trafalgar Law is also a sly one, but I am still unsure about many things with him. And of course, Monkey D. Luffy. He's been making it big recently and if his progression continues, then the chances are high that he'll become the next Yonkou or if he's lucky, Pirate King." Yugito deduced briefly, taking another gulp of her Barley.
"Indeed, Monkey-chan is pretty cool. I met him when he came here with his crew. The kid has loads of potential."
"Monkey-chan? He must have made quite an impression on you eh?" Smiling the dark haired woman nodded at the claim.
"He reminded me of someone I knew... the boy is truly a lover of adventure."
"Sounds like a pleasant man to hang around with. I saw his deeds during the war, the boy is powerful indeed. He was also able to raise hell in Impel Down, which is something that not many would attempt. I was also surprised when he defeated Rob Lucci...Not even I could defeat the leader of the CP9."
"You don't seem to be a fighter type..." Shakky was cut off as another customer entered. Turning her head, she came face to face with a pale, dark haired man. He wore a black, long sleeved shirt that was cut down to the middle. The teen also wore long pants with what looked like a set of brushes on his waist. The elder woman knew exactly who he was.
"Oh? You're here too, Kitty?" The new customer mused. The blonde, cheese eating woman growled lightly at the pet name that was used. Though it was more playful rather than hostile.
"Why hello Yuurei (1). I see you decided to come here as well." Using her own pet name, she growled even further when said man didn't even react to the barb.
"Ah well, like they say, great minds think alike..." He added, smiling creepily.
As the two started to converse further, Shakky decided to watch from a distance. The woman's brilliant mind was working furiously to remember the identity of the man that had just entered through her bar. Yuurei? Kitty? It was all coming back to her now.
"Sai, the "Ghost" and "Catnip" Yugito. They belong to the Spiral Gun pirates, Captained by the infamous "Guason" Uzumaki Naruto. The crew also consists of the "Genius" Nara Shikamaru and the "Moon Queen" Hyuuga Hinata. Now...there were more members but I don't remember. Jeez, where are my newspapers when I need them..."
"Shakky? Something wrong?" Broken out of her day dream, she suddenly realized that the pale man had taken a seat next to Yugito. He was also looking at her with a curious expression.
"Oh nothing ~ So, what would you like young man?" She asked, grinning properly.
"Hmm...an apple and some water will do, thank you."
"Why of course..." As she was leaving to get the stuff, Yugito jerked her head to her nakama with a look that meant all business.
"What did you find out?" She asked with silent urgency laced in her voice. Sighing in dismay, Sai nodded at her in the positive.
"It was as the Captain suspected." Numerous ink like creatures started to form into his hands, revealing the information that he had gathered. Reading it from the side, Yugito shook her head.
"The Captain will not be pleased with this."
Shabondy, Mangrove 53
"Hinata." Naruto spoke as if issuing a silent command. The blue haired woman nodded and activated her devil fruit ability without breaking a sweat.
"Nen Nen no... (Sense Sense...)" Bonnie witnessed an interesting sight as stretch marks appeared around the woman's eyes. It gave her a somewhat intimidating look.
"Metsuki! (Eyes)" The clear eyed woman took a few minutes, much to the pink haired member's confusion. Noticing this, Shikamaru sighed and decided to explain.
"Hinata ate the Nen Nen no Mi (Sense Sense Fruit). It allows her to enhance or downgrade any of her senses. If she wants super vision, she focuses on her eyes. If she wants to smell someone out, she focuses on her nose. Etc, etc..." Nodding, the former captain had to admit that it was a very convenient skill.
"Yugito-chan and Sai-kun are resting in a place called "Shakky's rip off bar" to the east of here. Lee-kun is currently in Mangrove 32 riding a roller coaster and Yugao-neechan is talking a stroll around Mangrove 42."Naruto face palmed himself. His crew was all over the damn place and it would probably take a while for them to group back up like he planned.
"Urgh... Shika, you know where Shakky's bar is right?" The first mate nodded, remembering a few times he'd seen the place.
"Good, I want you to find Lee. Hinata, I want you to go get Yugao. Haku, watch over the ship. Bonnie and I will head over to Sai and Yugito. We'll all meet up at the ship, is that understood?" Obeying his orders, the crew started to split. The blonde gestured for the new member to follow him.
"Come, I'll introduce you to Yugito and Sai. They are very nice people."
Mariejois
Minato was a tired man. The weary bags under his eyes were a huge give away. His problems were starting to grow and grow everyday like a fungus on a dirty piece of moldy bread. The more he thought about it, he realized that his amount of allies with the marine corps were drastically falling. With Garp and Sengoku's resignation, the only person he could really depend on was himself and the man in front of him.
Speaking of the man in front of him. That very man had just brought the blonde Vice Admiral new problem. Aokiji, the new Fleet Admiral of the marine forces. He wasn't a strict man by all means but the problems he brought were very real. Earlier that day, Kizaru had reported that he went off without orders to get a prisoner exchange and he had no idea what in the world the man was talking about. And now, Aokiji was getting ready to discuss the topic.
"So...you really have no idea what we're talking about?" The Ice man started, obviously stressed with his new job. So much for lazy justice...
"No idea. I haven't left my office in months!" He replied a bit harshly, getting tired of all the work he'd been doing. Aokiji sighed, pitying the man in front of him.
"Don't be so haughty, I believe you. I need to record this y'know. If Akainu gave her to someone who looked like you, then there could only be one answer..." Here it comes, Minato thought to himself.
"I know that it was Naruto that impersonated you. He's the only one that could possibly fool Akainu and walk away alive. I suspect that your son is at Shabondy archipelago as well since that is the only place he could go to regroup. I've sent the hunter squad to search for them with an order of alert on sight. You...know what that means right?" The blonde nodded.
"If he's there, then you have full justification to use the Buster Call." He nodded.
"Yes but of course, I'm not going to do something stupid like that." Sighing in relief, the blonde shook all thoughts of terror from his head.
"Then what will you do?" Aokiji sighed and scratched his head.
"I'm sending you in." Widening his eyes, Minato nearly lashed out at the man in anger. He was ordering him to hunt dowm his own son! He lost his wife and there was no way in hell was he gonna capture his own flesh and blood.
"No! T-that's-" He was cut off by the man.
"Maah, if he's not there then there is nothing to worry about right?" He asked first. Minato glared at him.
"You know he's there! Dammit, he's my son Kuzan!" The taller man sighed, obviously displeased by the man's lack of insight. Standing up, he placed his marine vest upon his shoulders.
"You, my friend, have been stuck in this office for far too long. Go get some fresh air! Chill! And you are leaving as I ordered." And with that, the newly appointed Fleet Admiral dematerialized from the room, leaving the Yellow Flash to groan in frustration.
"Do I have to fight my son?"
Oh, who was he kidding. His son would take any excuse to fight him and get away with it if he had the option.
End.
And that is Ch. 3. I know short chapter, I'm still trying to find a comfort zone for this story. DoW averages about 5500 words a chapter so far and I'm trying to do the same with Last Ride.
1) Yuurei means Ghost
If any of you have any problems with any translations, pm me and I'll do my best to explain.
As for the story, don't think I'm rushing. Haha, I just like to start with a "Don" as Tom likes to say. I am a man after all.
Ch. 12 of DoW is about 74% completed, so I hope you guys can be patient for that one. It gets harder to write since I don't want the dialogue to sound too stupid.
And the crew list is below.
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Captain: Naruto Uzumaki
First Mate: Nara Shikamaru
Hyuuga Hinata
Haku
Yugito Nii
Sai
Rock Lee
Yugao Uzuki
Jewelry Bonnie
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Bounties and powers will be revealed in time.
Also, I will be placing Fanart for this fic later on during the week. Haha, I didn't name myself Sniper Artist for no reason. When I say later on this week, I meant most likely tomorrow.
That's it! Thanks for reading
~Sniper Artist