Naruto & One Piece: A Grand Adventure on Sea
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Chapter 2: Romance Dawn
Rewrite On: February 22, 2014
←-Start-
They were able to leave elemental nations shore and explored area just after morning and slowly move towards deeper and uncharted territory of the seas. Life on the sea was a bit hectic in start, since everyone except Mei was becoming sea sick what with no one having much experience in sea travel. But the sea sickness didn't last long due to expert make of the sea and adaptability of ninjas. In evening even Mizu no Kuni was just a spot on the horizon if at all visible. Generally normal ships take far longer to travel this far but because expertly crafted seals and well designed masts resulted in great speed for the ship. After sun was finally down and all of them met to discuss further work and process in relaxation room.
Mei was the first one to initiate dialogue, asking Naruto, "So where to first?"
Naruto replied, "I couldn't really comprehend the map that well. So first you have to tell me, what our options from here are?"
Mei explained, "As you all know elemental nations are near calm belt with some parts in the calm belt, since that at least was explained by Samurai's and we, I mean council, decided to travel long route and travel east blue before entering relatively dangerous waters of Grandline."
Here Tenten interrupted by asking, "Why didn't I ever hear about someone from outside coming to elemental nations?"
Mei said, "For outsiders calm belt is a dangerous sea, what with it being sentient sea monsters resting and breeding ground, so they keep a distance from calm belt, even then I think one or two more adventure minded and brave people would have come to nations. But wouldn't have been able to return or make a lasting impression on people of elemental nations because of our ninjas, bandits or nukenins interference. This might have caused a dangerous reputation of our island to further increase and put apprehension in even brave people who were thinking about coming here. Any other island in east blue is around at least three days of continuous travel with our ship which is one of the fast ones if not the fastest around."
At this Tobirama said, "Now that I think the environment of calm belt may be the reason or one of the reasons of animal summons being so large and sentient. Anyway we started this journey to introduce elemental nations to outer world and lessen their apprehension of our nation."
Mei coughed with an irritated expression on her face to get everyone mind on the important things, "Before we further devolve into a talk about nonsensical things and philosophical debates first we have to decide where would we wish to go. As I was saying, as we get further from mainland we could see a large red landmass in our right side, so we can follow that without losing our way, since even I don't have that much belief on a damaged map of who knows how much old, after this precaution if we believe the map we need to at least travel three days to reach any island. But that island is a bit small. I don't think there will be much of a market or good information resources there. One a relatively large island is around three and a half days, four if we go easy on the speed. I think that island is called Dawn Island after deciphering the map."
After this Tobirama asked for the map and took a look at it and said, "Yeah she is right as usual." He gave a smile to Mei after saying this.
He continued, "My advice would be the same as her that we should go to this Dawn Island. There we could gather some knowledge about seas, since the island is big enough that there should be some ships going and coming there regularly."
"So next stop, Dawn Island", Naruto announced in a loud voice with a very large smile on his face. But his smile didn't last long.
"Ouch", Naruto cried after Hinata and Tsunade both bonked him in head after and for his loud announcement.
"Why did you hit me, Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked.
"Did you have to say that so loudly?" said Hinata.
"It's just first day Naruto, don't become overexcited, otherwise you will get bored soon." Tsunade supplied.
Mei added, "Yes sea travel is full of excitement more so in uncharted territories, but it also need lots of patience."
Hashirama, Tobirama, Minato and Gaara just nodded their heads on the sage advice from Mei also they didn't want to be hit by their spouses by disagreeing.
←-Few Days Later
As the sun rises on horizon Gaara, who still sleeps less than normal, sees a landmass ahead. Using chakra in his throat he yells, "Everyone I see an island."
"Why are you yelling man? You know if Shika was here he wouldn't care that you are his brother-in-law and will pay you back for waking him up so early and in so loud voice too." Naruto said coming from his position of crow's nest.
He also added in low voice, "And so would I just you wait for a prank."
Mei took a quick look on the map and said, "Yeah, this is the island. Gaara take the ship to the least busy shore you can find on the island."
"Yeah we need to do some recon before announcing ourselves to the island." said Tobirama.
After discussing for a few minutes it was decided that Naruto, Tobirama and Jiraiya will go to island for scouting purposes after eating breakfast and resting a bit and will come back at the ship in the evening. For now Hashirama can build them a house and they all can rest a bit after first long travel on sea. So they looked for a deserted shore and they made a camp there. After few hours of decompressing and relaxing Naruto, Jiraiya and Tobirama left for different parts of the island.
Just as Jiraiya was leaving Tsunade said, "Wait a second Jiraiya. No goofing about and not wasting time on your 'research'."
She bonked him on his head and said, "This as a reminder as what would happen if you do research."
And then she gave him a scorching kiss which dazed Jiraiya and said, "This is a reminder of reward that will be waiting if you do good work and remain a civilized person."
←-Evening
In the evening after eating dinner all people sat on the table on the ground floor of the house and started discussing what knowledge each of them heard or able to gather about the seas, people, local area and government.
Naruto started the debriefing, "Kamui really is very useful and versatile technique of sharingan. Using it with Meisaigakure no Jutsu I was able to hear many things unobserved and using kenbunshoku haki and sage mode simultaneously I was able to even guess about population and shape of the island. As far as I could found out there are two main population hubs on the island. One of them is where I was, is a village named Foosha and there I heard some people talking about Goa kingdom which must be the other town or city which I sensed. And I think there are a large forest and some mountains between the two people hubs because I could sense few people gathered and many animals and plants in between."
He again thanked Mifune in his mind for teaching him about haki of all types, even Haoshoku Haki, which is similar to killing intent but with broader effect. It seemed that all people who mastered sage mode could use this one too. Since he checked with Hashirama and Jiraiya and they both were able to use it to some extent with training will be able to use it expertly.
Tobirama added to Naruto's details, "You are right and I also found out that island is somewhat semicircular, with most of the straight shore of the island belonging to Goa kingdom. People are divided by nobles and normal in there, and piracy is normal event on the sea."
Jiraiya further stated hoping to get reward offered to him by Tsunade, "I too heard about pirates, after getting one person drunk he explained that there are four seas divided by Grandline and Red Line. Grandline being the same dangerous sea talked about by samurai's and divides whole world in two parts. Red Line being a vast continent also called Red continent almost perpendicular to Grand Line which also divides world in two parts. The four parts are called East Blue, West Blue, South Blue and North Blue. Nobody normal dares to go into Grandline except ambitious pirates and people who are able to get a marine escort. He also mentioned Gold Roger, who was named Pirate King because he was the first one to travel grand line from one end to other and found One Piece which is called greatest treasure available. He also explained that most of the world is controlled by Gorosei and their enforcement division is Marines which are everywhere."
Everyone had similar thought at this, "Wow, he could really go the extra mile if reward is great."
Naruto continued, "There is one marine base near the island too, we could go there to know more about the government after buying supplies and decompressing for two or three days here."
Hinata interrupted, "Did no one found about currency used here? It is one of the most important knowledge needed for further travelling. We even brought gold, thinking we would be able to convert that into the currency used. So anyone…" She ended the tirade with giving a penetrating look to Naruto, Jiraiya and Tobirama.
At this Naruto and Jiraiya looked a bit sheepish but Tobirama came to their rescue.
He said, "I found about their currency. As we thought, they have a different currency here it is called belly or berry I think. Its value is about one-tenth of a ryo. So we should be able to get around 200 million for half the gold we have. I don't think we would need more cash in near future but if we need more we will convert remaining gold. I even saw a bank in Goa kingdom that should be able to do that."
Naruto made a face and said, "I don't like the feel of that place it is too strict and filled with egocentric people. It gives me a bad feeling in sage mode."
Hinata consoled him, saying, "It's ok Naruto you don't have to go there. Tobirama and Mei could go and get the money converted."
After end of the discussion, they started on where to make the temporary house where they would live for the time being.
The person in charge of building the house, Hashirama asked, "So where should we go?"
Naruto replied, "I think there are some people in the forest area of mountain, Mt. Colubo if I am right. We could set a camp close to them. It will far away with any relatively big civilization, helping us being inconspicuous, granting peace and is placed around middle of Foosha village and Goa kingdom. So we could reach both easily."
At this Tsunade, who was drinking sake, said, "We will vote on this. Who wants to camp where Naruto suggested?" Everybody sweat dropped at this. Since nobody was opposed to the idea.
Naruto whispered to Jiraiya, "Take her to bed man I think she is drunk and forgot that we are not in Konoha council meeting and she is not the Hokage."
After that Hashirama announced, "Ok, it's decided we will go to Mt. Colubo in the morning."
-Next Morning-
It was around mid morning, when everyone of the expedition could be seen exercising. Hashirama had already checked ship for any damages on last day, even if the chance of that happening were very low, it is good to be prudent in these cases. This morning was different because it had a special thing going on; today Naruto was teaching everyone about basics of Haki. While he was teaching, his clones were working on sub elements' Justus and refining haki. After some time of exercising and haki practice, they packed the camp. Hashirama dismantled the house built on the shore. They hid the ship using seals and forest made by Hashirama and left for Mt. Colubo, their new camping/living area.
As Naruto predicted they did find a small concentration of people on Mt. Colubo. They all lived in a house just beside the large forest under a relatively rare collection of trees. They decided to make their house a fair distance of that house and bit near the forest so that very few people who dare to go into forest will be able to find them. This time Hashirama built a three storied, well crafted house from his mokuton.
After setting simple perimeter traps they decided to settle themselves in. It was decided that after some time relaxing and eating breakfast Jiraiya will recon the neighbors' house. Every couple chose a room and settled themselves in. They were thinking of living here for around three months before moving forward, since this island was the first one where people of elemental nations arrived on. They wanted to acclimate themselves to habits of the people and get more knowledge before going further.
After everyone has settled in, Naruto and Hinata started working on breakfast. After around half an hour minutes, in which initial arguing between the couple consisted of ten minutes because Naruto wanted to make ramen again, but after Hinata managed to convince him, due to Naruto having a probable concussion, they settled on making steamed rice and miso soup.
They had just completed breakfast when there was a signal from traps placed around perimeter. They washed up and went to look for who or what caused the signal. After opening the door Naruto found a very shocking and hilarious sight. A boy, around fifteen years of age, was hanging from his leg from rope and his head was squashed on the ground; he had a scar below his left eye and wore a distinct straw hat and also his legs looked unnaturally stretched. He was trying to free himself from ropes using his hands which were again abnormally stretched.
This was very unusual for Naruto he didn't think any one outside of elemental nations would be able to use genjutsu since what he was seeing couldn't be real. To get himsel free of this genjutsu he activated his sharingan, when that didn't dispel it, he went to mangekyou, and after that to rinnegan, when even that didn't help he started freaking out and yelled, "Hinata-chan, come here, Quickly."
At this she came out and cuffed him saying, "Why are you yelling now Naruto-kun?"
He replied, "Someone cast a genjutsu on me as I came outside, and I can't dispel it even after using rinnegan. I need you to introduce your chakra into my network."
Hinata did as he told, but even that couldn't release this genjutsu then he started believing that this boy was unique. While seeing what cause Naruto to be so freaked, Hinata activated her byakugan and checked for any genjutsu, there really was no genjutsu but even she was shocked.
She expressed her feelings in very elegant method by saying, "Huh!"
At this Naruto sighed, somewhat relieved that he was not the only one seeing this improbable if not impossible thing. Naruto went near the boy to properly check and saw that he really was stretched unnaturally like a rubber. Due to commotion from Naruto everyone in the house came at the door.
Naruto freed the boy, still gob smacked and asked, "How the hell your head is squashed and your leg are stretched?"
The boy laughed and replied, "Because I ate an akuma no mi (Devil Fruit). I am a rubber man."
Hinata who now had came out of her shock, sweetly said, "Naruto-kun you know we first introduce ourselves before asking their name and greeting them properly not use rude words when we first meet anyone."
Naruto's danger senses were tingling; he looked at the direction of house for some help from his buddies and saw all men ready to leave him hanging if he didn't resolve the situation soon. He hastily said, as politely as possible, "My name is Senju Naruto and this here is my wife Hinata. So what is your name?"
"My name is Monkey D. Luffy." He replied.
Hinata took the lead of the conversation and said, "Come in the house Luffy if you want to eat breakfast."
At the mention of food Luffy asked, "Is it meat?"
"No", Hinata replied, baffled, finding no sense in the question.
"Then no I have to go find Ace and train. I need to be strong so I can become Pirate King." said Luffy and ran into the forest before anything more could be asked or done.
At this improptu event everyone sighed, "Kids."
From few minutes earlier
Luffy was wandering around the house doing a impression of Dadan before going in search for Ace, again, so both of them could train. Even now a days, when there is no more animosity between them as in start, some days he will go first into the forest, leaving him in Dadan's house. But today an interesting thing happened. When he was wandering around hoping that Ace has just gone for a few minutes and would come back, he saw a group of people come and build a house from nowhere.
This event cause Luffy to become very excited; thinking someone among them must have eaten a devil fruit too. He didn't meet any one who has eaten a devil fruit till now. So he went to knock on the house so that he could meet the person who made this house, but was caught in a trap. He had been trying to free himself by getting his hand on the rope when someone from house slid the door open. When he was able to see, he saw one man, around twenty, freaking out and calling for someone named Hinata. A girl came out hearing his shout. They talked and then he came to him and freed him. After telling them their name he ran from there laughing.
After somtime he found Ace, below their tree house practicing his fighting stances and aim. He yelled,running to him, as loud as he could, "Ace, Ace I found some interesting people living in a house near Dadan's."
Ace stared at him and said, deadpanned, "There is no house near Dadan's Luffy."
"But it is now. Some new people came and built a house in seconds. They must have eaten a devil fruit too." Luffy said.
Hearing the insistence in Luffy, Ace thought on it and said, "Ok, we will go in evening and check it out." After that both of them started their adventure/training/food collection for today in the forest.
Coming back from forest, Ace too saw the house; he also found few unexpected additions to the house. He was sure the additions were unexpected because he was sure the owners didn't made the additions of Dogra, Mogra and few of their friends in the form of hangings when building the house. Surprising thing was that all of them were hanged by branches originating from house instead of ropes.
Seeing this Luffy said, "I too was hanged like this. It was fun. I am sure they are enjoying it too."
Ace face palmed and thought, "As usual Luffy is clueless and thinking in the completely wrong direction."
"Hey what are you all doing here?" Ace asked after starting on the process for freeing them.
"Dadan was already very angry when she found out that someone made a house this close to her house and after somone informed her that he saw a white haired man bringing lots of money few minutes before, we were ordered to steal it. But when we came here to find him there was no white haired man. But a black haired one who was meditating and he stringed us to the trees." said Magra.
Dogra added, "He went inside and we are hearing some muffled voice arguing since then."
In all this talking Ace has been trying to free them, but these branches were tough to break. Hearing the whole event Luffy said, excited, "See, see I said there was someone with devil fruit power among them."
They heard footsteps nearing the door, hearing the sound Ace prepared himself for a fight. First one to come outside was a beautiful woman with red hair, wearing white robe like clothes. Second one was white haired man, he suppose this man was the one for whom they were lookin for, and last one was the black haired one, who was sporting a sheepish expression. He concluded that black haired one has stringed up bandits.
Red haired woman said, "Hi, my name is Senju Mito, this is my wayward husband Senju Hashirama."
When Mito was talking she was looking at Hashirama intently, at the look, dark haired one who was apparently named Hashirama, what a weird name, started looked more sheepish. He made some hand movement and all of people who were entangled in the branches were gently placed on the ground.
White haired one introduced himself saying, "My name is Senju Tobirama. We are new to the area. We wanted some isolation from population so chose this place. You don't have a problem; do you?"
At this all people shook their head, no one dared to speak.
Mito sighed, "See, you scared them, don't attack people just because they surprised you. Don't use your powers to string up guests."
Nobody dared to clarify that they were not guests. They didn't want to know what more these people could do and would do if they found out that they came here with bad intentions.
"So can you introduce yourselves? I only know that boy." Mito said.
Indicating that they knew Luffy, Ace thought that they know luffy because Luffy met them in morning. At this Ace explained, "My name is Ace, you know Luffy, short one is Dogra and long one is Magra."
"You have to talk to our leader Dadan if you want to live here." Dogra said thinking of ending this meeting on a relatively high note for bandits otherwise Dadan would skin them. Ace looked indifferent, Luffy not understanding simply nodded.
Tobirama said, "Ok we will come to your house to meet you in the morning. Please tell your leader that we are twelve people. So your leader is not surprised when we all come to your house and attack us. We were already thinking of coming to your house for introducing ourselves to you. Bye for now."
After ending the conversation Dadan's family members left as quickly as they could for tongue lashing at the hands of Dadan. While the three ninja went inside the house. Mito again started berating Hashirama. Ace stared at the house a bit longer before he and Luffy too started to walk towards the house lifting the animal for today's dinner that they dropped when they saw Magra and Dogra entangled in branches.
End chapter
Jutsu :
Meisaigakure no Jutsu: Hiding with a camouflage technique. A technique to make a man using it make invisible.
AN: Next chapter meeting Dadan's Family. Please review.
