Gura Gura Luffy chapter 5 : Arlong Park.
Lighningblade49 : Johnny and Yosaku will join at the end of this chapter but as for Gin I couldn't see him with the Strawhats. Not everyone they met will join but I am trying to make at least one person joins by stop even if temporary, exept for Loguetown.
F-ckthesystem125 : I admit I rushed some part of the arc : Sanji's Flashbacks but as it won't have much of an impact in my fic I didn't change his story, by the time we get to the grandline it should feel less rushed.
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Beta read by coduss
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Technique
Flashback
Previously
"Where did she go?" asked Luffy.
"Not very far from here to a place known as Arlong Park, which is on Conomi Islands." said Yosaku.
"So that's where we're going." stated Luffy as Sanji came with his things.
So Luffy, Sanji and Yosaku sailed to Arlong Park to get Nami back.
Now
"So, Why do you think Nami is at this Arlong Park?" asked Luffy to Yosaku.
"Well, she acted weird when she saw his bounty, and when Johnny and I asked her why she did so she threw us overboard. So me and my buddy thought about that and when we were sailing after your ship, Makino-aneki told us she spoke with Nami about her reaction and she told us that Nami was really strange, almost as if she was having a hard choice to make." explained Yosaku.
"Who the hell is this Arlong anyway? If he has made my Nami-chwan cry, I'll kick his a** to the moon and back." wondered the perverted cook.
"Arlong is a fishman who was released in East blue as a part of Jimbei's deal with the world government, in order to become a Shichibukai, Jimbei asked them to release all Fishmen from prison and then he set Arlong in East Blue." explained Yosaku.
"Shichibukai?"
"Ah, it's a group of seven strong pirates that struck deals with the government to be left alone and in exchange they fight against other pirates for the marines. You met one of them, Dracule Mihawk." explained the Swordsman.
"If there is a Fishman, that means there is a fishman island, and if there is a fishman island then there are mermaids!" exclaimed Sanji as he dreamt about mermaids.
While Sanji was dreaming about Mermaids, with Usopp, Johnny, Makino, Kaya, and a not quite recovered Zoro.
"Let me go!" yelled a tied up swordsman, before being scolded by a surprisingly stern Kaya.
"No. You are still recovering and I won't have you get in another fight now, so as you don't seem to be able to stay still I decided to tie you up."
The group then searched the coast for sign of the Going Merry but when they found the ship near a village there were three fishmen nearby and that prompted Johnny and Usopp to pick the girls up and to hide in the sea, leaving the poor Zoro alone.
After the three fishmen left, the group got out of the water and saw what happened to the town: it was completely trashed, most probably by the fishmen.
"Those who did this were probably the fishmen, which means they are surely much stronger than us. it's a good thing Yosaku went ahead to search for Luffy and the cook, because as Zoro is still grievously injured we may need their help to get Nami back." said Makino.
Johnny and Usopp then saw one of the Fishmen come back. Scared, Makino and Johnny were able to hide, however Usopp and Kaya had to run, causing the fishman to run after them. With all this action the poor Zoro was left tied up to the mast of the little boat.
Usopp and Kaya sadly couldn't run very far as the fishman were faster, and Usopp fell over a kid who was coming back from Arlong Park, they saw a blue haired lady walking towards them. Thinking that the fishman wanted to kill innocent people and also that it would impress Kaya, Usopp took out his slingshot and targeted the fishman but before he could shot he was knocked out by the blue haired lady from behind. The lady then motioned for Kaya to be quiet, and she proceeded to negotiate with the Fishman. Finally he let them go and the Lady, with Kaya's help, picked up Usopp and walked towards the woman's house where Usopp woke up.
"What were you thinking, challenging the fishmen like that? Do you want to die? Because fighting fishmen is the quickest way to do it. Do you both understand, Long nose, Chabo?" asked the lady.
"Yes Nojiko I'll go to my mother." said Chabo as he left the house.
"You shouldn't scold Usopp-kun like that Nojiko-san, he was only trying to protect us." said Kaya, not understanding why Nojiko was so cold towards her Usopp-kun.
"I just didn't want to give Arlong anymore reason to destroy our villages. What are you doing here by the way?" asked Nojiko.
"We came here to look for our ship, which we found, and for our Navigator called Nami." replied Usopp.
"Nami? What a small world she is my adopted sister. Besides, the house you are currently in is our childhood house where we grew up with our adoptive mother Bellemere until she was killed by Arlong. But I highly doubt that Nami was ever your Navigator, since she's in Arlong's crew" said Nami's sister.
"Then she betrayed her village by working with them." stated Usopp.
"Why are you after her, do you have you business with her? Anyway it's clear she stole from you and left you, though I doubt she ever was with you to begin with." wondered Nojiko.
"Then explain why she helped save mine and Usopp's hometown from Pirates, and was happy while we sailed together Nojiko-san?" said Kaya.
"She was happy…I doubt it. But you shouldn't threaten the fishman, they will kill you." said Nojiko.
"I understand, I won't do anything until my captain gets here, and then the Arlong pirate will rue the day they decided to steal one off our Nakama." declared Usopp with conviction shocking Nojiko and Kaya, who then looked with admiration at Usopp.
"You don't understand do you, Arlong is as strong and as fast as ten humans. Your captain doesn't stand a chance." said Nojiko while impressed by the bonds that seemed to bind this crew.
"You haven't seen Luffy fight, Nojiko. And now that I think about it, neither did you Kaya. But I saw him take down a ship and an army of over a hundred pirates with a single punch, he completely overpowered the Black Cat Pirates and their captain, Kuro of a thousand plans, and I am sure that by now he's also destroyed the Krieg Pirates and their captain himself. So I think that your Arlong better not expect to keep Nami once Luffy is here." declared Usopp with utmost faith "You say Arlong is as strong as 10 human beings, but he could be as strong as a thousand he would still lose. Luffy, with a move of his hand, can bend the earth to his will. If decided to do so, the earth would shake as he walks, he could create tsunami's, and even more so he breaks the very air when he punches."
"Is someone that strong real? Maybe…" wondered a pensive Nojiko.
Suddenly both Usopp and Kaya remembered something very important: Zoro, who was left alone when they left. But as time passed since then, Zoro was caught and brought to Arlong Park.
"What are you doing here, filthy human?" asked Arlong to a bound and injured Zoro.
"Who are you calling filthy, you half fish mutant freak? I'm looking for a girl." replied the pirate hunter.
"I'll forgive you for that insult, since you obviously don't know that we fishmen are much superior to humans." stated Arlong while looking at Zoro with nothing but disdain.
Shortly after Nami entered the park, shocking Zoro, who asked what she was doing here.
"Ah, but she is my navigator. She makes such wonderful maps. But how do you know each other?" asked the fishman.
"Oh, he is just another victim." replied the thief casually.
"Oh really? I wonder, were you playing a role back there?" asked Zoro.
"Yes I was with Arlong all along." replied Nami not noticing her slight hesitation, which was all Zoro needed to know that Nami really didn't play while with them.
"Shahahahaha! What a cold hearted bitch, she only likes money." stated Arlong unknowingly echoing one of Zoro's earlier comment.
Seeing Nami's expression at hearing Arlong's comment, Zoro decided to test her by allowing himself to fall in the pool while still being tied up. Nami dived to save him, which showed that she wasn't as cold hearted as Arlong seemed to think.
"Why the hell did you do this?" asked Nami angry at his stupidity.
"I should ask you that, weren't you with them?" replied Zoro with a grin.
Nami then told the fishman that she would kill Zoro later and to throw him in a cell, while a fishman told Arlong that a long nosed human with a blonde one escaped. Arlong replied that they must be hiding in Cocoyashi, which was great since he had to go there anyway.
In Cocoyashi village.
"The Fishmen are coming! Why? They already took the tributes for this month." said the villagers.
"They must've come because they heard I was hiding weapons…" said a heavily scarred man wearing a pinwheel on his hat.
Arlong and his fishmen came then wanting to speak with the man called Genzo.
"What is this I hear about owning a weapon? You know it is forbidden. I will have to kill you for defying me." stated Arlong as he took hold of Genzo's throat to the horror of Nojiko and Kaya, who just came upon the scene.
As Arlong was going to kill Genzo, he was hit on the head by an exploding pellet.
"Kayaku Boshi! Take this you fish freak, my captain will destroy you for taking our navigator!" roared Usopp at Arlong from his vantage point.
The fishmen were forced to restrain Arlong, as he had gone berserk. Then they had to bring him back to Arlong park so he could calm down.
At Arlong Park in Zoro's cell.
Nami was cutting Zoro's bonds, then she ordered him to go and that she cut all ties with the Straw Hats.
"I don't believe that for a second. Even if I did, Luffy will come here, kick that fish's a**, and all will be like before, and you will be back where you belong in our crew. You have seen Luffy when he fights, so how can you still be thinking of this Arlong as a powerful pirate. He is but an ant to Luffy." stated Zoro as he got up to beat some fishmen asses.
"No! Don't interfere! I'll soon be free of him anyway, but I don't want you to interfere! It is none of your business." stated Nami firmly.
"It became our business when you agreed to sail with that Straw Hat wearing boy." said Zoro before Nami left, not wanting to hear her arguments shot down by Zoro's cold logic.
Back at Cocoyashi.
Some fishmen stayed and tried to catch Usopp, but he proved to be adept at running when his life was on the line. When Nami entered the village, she was shunned by everyone except her sister, but she was surprised to see Kaya with Nojiko.
"Kaya?! What are you doing here? It's bad enough that Zoro came too…no wait, don't tell me. You all came here?" asked Nami terrified at the thought of her friend getting hurt by Arlong.
"Of course. You are our Nakama, I am sure Zoro-san told you the same. We will only leave when you agree to leave with us. If that means we have to wait for Luffy to come here and defeat that mutated fish then we will do so." firmly stated Kaya.
"They all think that. I asked and long nose told me the same thing, and they told me their captain was strong enough to handle Arlong." said Nojiko.
"No! he promised me! I only need 7,000,000 Berries and the village will be free." stated Nami.
Back at Arlong Park.
Zoro defeated all the fishmen present inside Arlong Park, when an octopus one, who was inside preparing a meal, made a trumpet like noise as if to call someone but nothing came. Zoro went over the fishman who asked who he was, when the swordsman replied he was a guest, Hatchan told him Arlong was in Cocoyashi and offered to bring him there offer that Zoro accepted.
Back with Luffy, Sanji and Yosaku, on the way to Arlong Park and Conomi Island.
Sanji had prepared lunch for everyone on board when a large sea cow, obviously hungry, almost sank them.
"What the-watch it cow, that's my lunch!" said Luffy as the sea cow eyed his meal rather hungrily, as it tried to eat it, Luffy punched it on the head, this of course lead him to be scolded by Sanji, who then offered food to the large mammal only to hit him too when the sea cow bit his hand in his hurry to eat. Then the group decided to use the cow as a harnessed horse.
Back in Arlong Park.
When witnessing the result of what happened when he was away, Arlong was even more angry, only calming when someone told him they managed to catch the long nosed shooter that dared to attack him. When some of the crew said that Nami must have been the one to free the pirate hunter with her history of betrayals, she reminded them of her goal to buy her village back making Arlong believe her.
Hatchan then came back and discovered he was tricked by Zoro, which angered him, but Arlong said it was normal for a bounty hunter to came after his head since he had the biggest bounty in the East Blue.
Arlong then ordered Nami to kill Usopp to make Zoro come to him, to which Usopp replied that it won't work because Nami wouldn't kill him, planting seed of doubt in the Fishmen minds. Nami, not wanting Usopp to set her back in her quest rushed him with a knife. It appeared to almost everybody that she stabbed Usopp but Makino, who watched the scene from her hiding point, saw that she had stabbed her own hand and then threw Usopp in the sea giving him the ability to escape.
Meanwhile Luffy, Sanji and Yosaku were in sight of Arlong Park but their speed was too great and they were sent in the air, landing on Zoro who was running to save Usopp. Fortunately everyone was fine.
"We have to hurry, Usopp has been captured by the fishmen." said Zoro.
"It's too late! I saw Nami kill him, she really is with Arlong." said Johnny who had arrived at hearing the crash.
Luffy and the strawhats looked ready to kick Johnny a** for slandering one of their own, when Makino arrived too and explained that she too watch those event but she was placed better and she saw that in fact Nami saved Usopp.
Meanwhile, the citizens could only despair as they saw a marine vessel being torn apart by the fishmen who weren't ready to give up control of the Island.
"We can't do anything…they're too strong…" said Chabo depressed, before being slapped by Kaya.
"Don't give up! My friends will destroy those fishmen, and you will see that giving up is never the answer." said Kaya to all the villagers while smiling with confidence that her friends will win.
Back with the Straw hats.
Nami appeared before her old crew.
"Leave if you want to live." said Nami.
"No! You are a member of MY crew, and my friend! I will leave with you, or not at all." stated Luffy.
"Arlong is too strong, even for you. Besides, I was with you only for the treasure." said Nami not wanting to give in the urge to plead for help as she was nearly done with her self-imposed quest.
"Don't lie to yourself." firmly said Makino.
Nami then left not wanting the crew to see her cry.
Usopp then came and was relieved to see Luffy here, and he asked when Arlong's a** kicking would start, to which the captain replied soon.
Nojiko and Kaya then came, and the crew was finally reunited. Only one person was missing. Nojiko then took it upon herself to try and defend Nami's actions by telling the crew of Nami's past.
She told them that eight years ago, before the fishmen came they were living somewhat happily despite being poor, which caused Nami to develop her thieving talents. She told them of a fight between Nami and her mother figure that ended with Nami leaving and Nojiko to be sent to search for her. That was when the fishmen came. By the time she found Nami and made it back their mother, having been beaten, was told of the fee she would have to pay to live, and having only enough money for herself or her daughters how she choose to sacrifice herself for them. She then told them how Arlong found out about Nami's talent, and then forced her to make maps for him, and the aftermath of the villager finding out, and finally of Nami's deal with Arlong.
After that speech Johnny and Yosaku went towards Arlong Park, the rest of the crew decided to go to but slowly as if waiting for something or someone.
Meanwhile at Nami's house.
Genzo was coming with a rat faced marine, who accused Nami of thieving and that all the money she stole was government propriety.
"Now that money was stolen, that means I can take it." said the marine captain to Nami.
"You shouldn't do that I am a member of Arlong's crew." threatened Nami.
"I don't care. You could be a member of the marines, I would still take the money." replied the marine
"Wait, you can't! That money is needed to save our village!" pleaded the villagers showing that they knew about Nami's plan all along.
"Again, I don't care." replied Nezumi before taking all the money away, making Nami realize that the marine was corrupt and sent by Arlong. She then decided to confront Arlong about this treachery.
In Arlong Park.
Nami stormed into the park and headed right to Arlong with the intent of taking back her money.
"Give back my money, I know it was you who sent that marine!" yelled Nami furious to have been betrayed in such way.
"What money? Oh you mean the money you had to gather to buy your village that was seized by the government. Shahahahaha! That's too bad, but you'll have to start again. I look forward to have working for me for the next eight years!" laughed Arlong as Nami ran away crying.
As Nami left, some of the more concerned fishmen asked Arlong what he did to have Nami react like that, to which the shark replied that he didn't want Nami to leave his service. Some fishmen then said that he could always break his deal with her, angering the captain who replied that a deal involving money was unbreakable, but that didn't mean he was above using little loopholes such as sending his marine associates to steal Nami's money just to keep her working with them for a longer time.
There was a commotion at the door, and Johnny and Yosaku came in claiming that they will kill those who hurt Nami in the past, then they attacked the fishmen, but sadly they weren't strong enough and got their asses handed to them, and they were kicked out of the park. Since the fishmen were in a good mood because they tricked Nami, the two bounty hunters weren't killed when they lost to the fishmen.
In Cocoyashi village
Nami came crying and begging to the villagers not to revolt, as it was her problem not theirs, but the villagers said that they let Nami try everything she could to save them and that now it was their turn to save Nami by revolting against Arlong. Then the villagers picked the weapons they hid during those eight years and marched to Arlong Park with the intent to kick Arlong off of the Island.
Nami, seeing that the villagers didn't listen to her and finally understanding what they did all those years ago, fell into despair because of Arlong's betrayal. She screamed as she used a knife to destroy Arlong's mark on her shoulder. As she stabbed herself, she was stopped by Luffy's hand.
"Please…help…" pleaded Nami in tears, as an answer Luffy placed his precious straw hat on her head and went towards Arlong Park without speaking, followed by all his Nakama, they all had the same expression, fierce determination as well as anger.
Near the entrance of Arlong Park, the rebelling villagers were hold back by two beaten bounty hunters.
"If we weren't able to defeat those fishmen, you won't be able to either, so don't go in there." said Johnny.
"Helpful people will defeat them." stated Yosaku. "If they can't, then the East Blue is lost."
Moments later, the straw hats came to Arlong Park bypassing the villagers they were let through by Johnny and Yosaku.
"Should I knock?" asked Luffy, as he looked at the massive doors.
"It is more polite." replied Makino.
Luffy then punched the doors, sending them flying in Arlong Park's courtyard crushing some fishmen who didn't dodge in time. "Knock knock!" said Luffy.
The villagers all looked with wide eyes, Nojiko could almost sense the huge amount of strength Luffy possessed.
Luffy walked in the park with a purpose. He went straight to Arlong, but was interrupted by two fishmen.
"Which one of you is Arlong?"
"Now what does a human want with our boss?"
Luffy, not being a patient man, simply grabbed the fishmen's heads and slammed them together with such force that the fishmen's skulls exploded like coconuts sending brain matter all over Luffy, who only wiped his face and continue to walk to Arlong.
"I am Arlong, who the hell are you?" asked the fishman obviously angry and a little surprised that a human could kill two of his fishmen like that.
"Luffy, pirate captain."
"And What did you want, pirate captain Luffy?" asked Arlong to Luffy, who was know right next to him.
Luffy's only answer was to punch the fishman with such force in the jaw that his teeth instantly shattered and he was propelled through two pillars and a wall 5 meters away, leaving an Arlong shaped hole in the wall.
"I will teach you not to make my navigator cry!" yelled Luffy darkly.
The villagers who watched the scene take place before their eyes couldn't believe what was happening, that a human killed two fishmen and sent Arlong fly like it was a thing he could do every day.
Johnny and Yosaku were likewise surprised, they knew of course that Luffy was strong, but not that strong. Nojiko was in awe, she couldn't believe that a man could be so fearless in battle. Makino and Kaya stayed with the villagers to watch as they weren't fighters to begin with. Zoro, Usopp and Sanji went into the park following Luffy.
The Fishmen were angry that a human dared to hit their captain and kill two of them, they naturally went to hit Luffy only to be defeated in less than a minute by Sanji's quick footwork.
"Buzz off, you shitty fish."
"Man…they certainly are strong." said one of Arlong's lieutenants Kuroobi.
"Grrr! Roronoa is with them, Nyuu!" said Hatchan.
"Arlong are you ok? Chuuu" asked the last one of Arlong's lieutenants Chew
"Fine, why?" replied Arlong looking terribly furious.
"Let us take care of them." said the lieutenants.
Then Hatchan made a trumpet like noise and a bruised sea cow appeared, the villagers screamed in fright at seeing Mohmoo, Arlong's pet, but Yosaku smiled because he knew that Luffy and the guys could handle that with no problems.
"Hey Sanji, I always wondered…if you cook that does it qualified as beef or sea food?" asked Luffy to his cook.
"I don't know, I'll have to try." replied the cook.
Hatchan was wondering who could have hurt Mohmoo like that, but he figured he could always fund out later. He ordered Mohmoo to take care of the humans.
The sea cow recognized Luffy and Sanji, and more importantly it remembered the pain the two of them caused to it so, using what survival instinct it had, it swan away in fright, not even Arlong threatening it stopped it from it escape.
"Why…" wondered the fishmen, while Zoro and Usopp laughed, Sanji pouted because he couldn't cook such a rare dish and Luffy was sad he couldn't eat it.
"You'll pay for that! take this, Shikai zero: Takohachi black!" said Hatchan as he spat ink at his opponents, they were all able to dodge the ink.
"I'll take this one." stated Zoro as he drew his sole remaining sword, Wado Ichimonji.
"Grrr, Roronoa! You'll pay for tricking me, Nyuu." replied the octopus.
Zoro vs. Hatchan
Zoro rushed his opponent, ready to cut him even if he was not fully armed at the moment. The octopus tried his blinding technique again, but Zoro managed to dodge and cut his opponent's hair.
"I am warning you Roronoa, swordsmen don't scare me." warned Hatchan
"Oh yeah?" asked the swordsman once more trying to cut his foe.
Hatchan, seeing this, tried a counter technique, his Tako San Ren Shin Ken Shira Ha Dori, by trying to catch Zoro's sword three times with his hands but sadly for the octopus Zoro was to quick and he managed to cut his opponent.
"Fight Seriously Dammit!" roared Zoro as he once more tried to cut his opponent who jumped on a pillar and hung there upside down due to his suction cups on his arms.
"Takohachi Number Nine! This is me fighting seriously!" said the octopus before he went to look for his swords.
When he reappeared, he cut through the pillars above Zoro who was kneeling to catch a breath as he was still hurting from his fight with Mihawk. Hatchan was hoping to crush Zoro beneath the debris from the first floor terrace. However Zoro caught Hatchan and threw him underneath the debris just as they fell down before collapsing on the floor to rest.
Usopp vs. Chew
As Chew was distracted by Zoro and Hatchan's fight, Usopp thought he could take him out while he wasn't looking, so the sniper took his Slingshot and shot an exploding pellet at the back of Chew's head hoping to take him out in one shot. The aim was true but Usopp had severely underestimated the Fishman's stamina, because Chew was just very pissed off and decided to pursue Usopp, who ran out off the Park.
As the fishman passed by the villagers, he saw their weapon and concluded they were revolting.
"Ownership of a weapon is strictly forbidden, I'll kill you all!" said the angered fishman but he was once more hit by Usopp's exploding pellet.
"Fight with me if you dare!" challenged Usopp before running away chased by Chew.
"I don't know what to make of it." said a bewildered Nojiko, while the rest of the villagers were stunned.
"Usopp-kun drew his attention away from us, he saved us all, that's what happened." stated Kaya with a bright smile.
'But was he not the one that lead the fishman here in the first place? Never mind I guess what they say is love truly makes you blind.' thought Makino as she saw Kaya completely ignore Usopp's blatant faults.
Sanji vs. Kuroobi
As he watched Zoro's fight, Sanji could see that the swordsman was still sporting grievous wound from his previous battle. But he was reminded by a painful punch to keep an eye on his own opponent.
"Hyakumaigawara seiken!" said Kurobi as he punched Sanji in the stomach while he was distracted sending the cook flying out of Arlong Park.
"Did you see that? What was that missile?" asked the villagers.
"It's...The cook!" yelled someone in disbelief.
Zoro vs. Hatchan.
"Hatchan, get out of there and stop napping." ordered Arlong.
The octopus got out of the debris looking extremely angry.
"I am ''Rokutoryu no Hatchan'' no human can defeat me." said Hatchan before realizing that Zoro wasn't there.
"''Rokutoryu no Hatchan'' ridiculous, pray octopus. Johnny, Yosaku, hand me your swords!" ordered Zoro.
Johnny and Yosaku then threw their swords at Zoro, while the octopus came at him with his Takoashi kiken, Zoro caught the swords and managed to dodge the barrage of swords strikes his opponent sent his way using Santoryu: Toro Nagashi. Hatchan was cut by this technique causing him to get serious.
"Takotsubo no Kamae!" said Hatchan, as he put all six swords tips together forming a big spike he then attacked Zoro with this big spike "Shin Shun!" . Zoro was able to block that attack despite his wounds, but that was what Hatchan wanted as he opened his arms, breaking Zoro's defense and leaving him open "Tako Age" with Zoro wide open Hatchan charged him, giving him a powerful Head-butt in the stomach right where Zoro's wounds were.
"No! The wounds are sure to be reopened after that hit, he shouldn't have fought so soon." said Kaya worried about her patient.
While Zoro was falling down on the verge of unconsciousness, Hatchan waited for him by spinning all six swords in a circle using his Rokutoryu ougi: Rokuto no Waltz.
"You will be mince meat with this Roronoa Zoro."
But Zoro spins with the circle of swords and managed to cut Hatchan's hands and cancelling the technique, angry the octopus tried to rehit him on his wounds by using the same moves but Zoro cut his six swords with his Oni Giri.
"Nyuu, take this! Takoyaki Punch!" roared the octopus punching like a wild animal at Zoro.
"Santoryu: Tatsu Maki!" said Zoro as he cut his opponent for the last time, winning this little fight despite his wounds. Having finally defeated his foe, the man collapsed on the ground for a much needed break.
Sanji vs. Kuroobi
After being sent away, Sanji got up and seemed to be bleeding from a cut to the forehead, after lighting a cigarette he then went back to fight Kuroobi.
After seeing Hatchan's defeat at the hand of Roronoa, Kuroobi tried to end him but was kicked away by Sanji.
"That punch was weak. Zeff's kick were at least 10 times stronger, and since when does the food talk back to the cook?" scolded Sanji.
Then, kick and punch met in flurry of blows that were equal in power, neither fighter wanted to give up, but Sanji lost his footing by tripping over a body, he was then punched and sent in the sea giving his fishman adversary a tremendous advantage as the fight became an underwater one.
Underwater, Sanji's kick's speed and power were greatly reduced while his opponent's were enhanced, no matter what will Sanji had he was severely beaten by his opponent who didn't let him go between high kick, uppercut and kick in the stomach. It was a drop kick that sent the human even deeper in the sea. Desperate for some air and being held by the fishman Sanji had to breath, and in order not to drown he used his opponent's gills and blew what air remained in his lungs into it, this caused the fish to let him go and he could go back to the surface to breathe and to regain the advantage.
The fish wasn't able to do a thing once on land before Sanji was on him "Collier!" the kick in the head send the fishman to the ground but the cook kept the attack coming.
"Epaule!" now hit in the shoulder the fishman was once more in the ground.
"Côtelette!" the fishman was raised in the air by a kick to the chest.
"Selle!" the kick on the lower back send the fishman to his knees.
"Gigot!" now hit in the calves the fishman managed to give himself a little more room to breathe but Sanji finished his combo by a powerful kick that sent Kuroobi flying through Arlong Park.
"Mutton shot! No need to ask him if he wanted dessert."
Usopp vs. Chew
After having chased Usopp for quite some time, the Fishman stood before his opponent's fallen body. He then walked away thinking that Hatchan and Kuroobi already won their fights.
'Lucky I had prepared this Ketchup Boshi to fake my death, now I can come back and pretend…Shit Kaya is there. If he goes back he'll kill her! I can't let that happen!'
"Hey you mutated fish, take this! Kayaku Boshi!" yelled Usopp at his foe, but the fishman was faster and already on him. The fishman punched Usopp in the face and held him on the ground.
"You should've stayed dead." threatened the fishman.
"Usopp pound!" said Usopp as he used his work hammer on Chew's leg, causing said fishman to let him go. "Usopp Wagamu!" when Chew flinched Usopp went to hide in the forest surrounding the road they were fighting on.
"That trickster, he got me!" said Chew as he realized he was tricked by Usopp, he then caught a bottle sent at him by his prey, who used a Namari Boshi to break the bottle spreading alcohol and glass on Chew's body. This angering the fishman, who pumped the water of the river to use as an attack.
"I'll find you, Mizutaiho!" said the fishman before expelling a huge amount of water from his mouth destroying a part of the forest, the strength of the attack caused Usopp to leave his hiding place by reflex.
"Take this, Hyappatsu Mizudeppo!" said Chew as he spat hundreds of water bullets at Usopp.
As Chew went to spit another row of water bullets, Usopp set him on fire thanks to the alcohol covering the fishman's body.
"It's over, don't you know that alcohol is very flammable? Kaen Boshi!" said Usopp.
On fire, the only thing that could save Chew was water, fortunately there was a river nearby, and unfortunately Usopp used his hammer to pound the fishman head till unconsciousness claimed his foe. The sharpshooter then walked back to Arlong Park victorious.
With Nami.
As she finished bandaging her wounded arm, Nami decided to fight for herself and for the villager by killing Arlong, She went to Arlong Park, her staff ready to hit some fish.
Back at the Park.
Nami came to see the battle almost over as the only fishman left standing was Arlong himself, she was astonished about the length her crew went to get her back, reminding her of the conversation she had with Makino just before she stole the ship.
Flashback two days before.
"Is this why you need the money for?" asked Makino as she held Arlong's wanted poster.
"Shut up, that's none of your business!" yelled Nami.
"Why don't you talk about it with Luffy, he would help you, you know. He thinks you are Nakama, and I know he will move heaven and earth for those he considers as such. Now, I am not your mother and this is just a friendly advice, but trust in Luffy!" said Makino.
Flashback end.
"Luffy, kick his ass!" yelled Nami deciding to trust Luffy, making Makino and the rest of the Straw Hats to smile.
Hearing that Luffy turned to Arlong and prepared to give him the worst ass kicking he ever delivered.
"I wondered what you were waiting for, pathetic weakling." said Arlong as he smirked thinking the human before him was just stronger than the average one but not much of a threat to him.
Luffy was calmly stretching himself, preparing to teach that fishman that stealing crewmembers wasn't a nice thing to do. Suddenly, Arlong was hit in the head by a rotten egg, once again shot by Usopp.
"Luffy kick his ass, I'll cover you!" screamed the sharpshooter from his hiding place near the hole Sanji made when he was punched earlier.
"The long nose?! He defeated Chew?! He is stronger than I thought." said the villagers.
"I told you Usopp-kun would win!" said Kaya to the villagers.
'They are something else…They aren't human!' thought Nojiko while looking at the crew, acting like defeating pirates said to be at least ten times stronger than the average human was no big deal.
"Sanji, take Zoro and retreat to the park entrance. I don't think that the park area will be safe and I don't want to hurt you." ordered Luffy keeping Arlong in his eyes.
"What? Great, the shitty Marimo can't even move and I have to move him. Why couldn't he not fight while wounded?" wondered Sanji as he picked Zoro none to gently, he then went to the entrance and gave Zoro to Kaya. Kaya immediately went to work and that began by changing Zoro's bandages, showing to everyone Zoro's grievous wound.
"WHAT HE FOUGHT AND DEFEATED THAT FISHMAN/HATCHAN WHILE WOUNDED WITH THAT? NO WAY HE IS A SIMPLE HUMAN!" yelled those that didn't see Zoro's fight with Mihawk.
"You…you mock fishman strength!" said a pissed Arlong as he tried to punch Luffy, but as the fishman was angry, his punches weren't as fast as they could be and Luffy didn't have much problem dodging Arlong's punches.
At one moment Arlong over extended himself, giving Luffy an opening to kick Arlong in the balls with a quake kick, shocking the spectators and making every conscious male shiver in fright. Arlong seemed frozen in shock, before his hands automatically went over his crotch and he screamed in pain, before falling to the ground catatonic.
"Why did you do that?!" yelled the villagers while the Straw Hats face palmed at their captain move.
"Experiment." stated Luffy.
"Experiment? What experiment?" asked Nojiko.
"Well he said he was a fishman, a different species than us. So I wondered if his balls were in the same place, or if he even had ones, or if he was as vulnerable as us human males. So if he is as weak as us, in this case with the balls in the same place, that means he is not better than us." said Luffy as he explained his scientific experiment, this caused the villagers to look at him wide eyed and jaws on the ground. Johnny, Yosaku and Usopp had their right fist in their left palm with a look of understanding. Sanji was wondering if he did right by following that idiot. Kaya, Nami, and Nojiko were looking at Luffy like they wanted to have that power over men. Makino was laughing her ass off and Zoro was blissfully unconscious.
'Is he for real?' 'But of course it is perfectly logical to wonder about that.' 'Why did I join him?' 'I want that power!' 'Only Luffy…'
After a while Arlong's mind seemed to have reboot, and wiped the painful memory from his mind.
"You how dare you humiliate me!" roared the Fishman as he tried to bite Luffy. Luffy's answer was a powerful uppercut to Arlong's chin that once more shattered his teeth.
"Tss, I am a shark they regrow easily. Shark on Tooth!" said Arlong as he tore two sets of teeth to use as weapons. The fishman then tried to bite Luffy with his three powerful jaws but the captain was too nimble and quick for Arlong to bite.
Having enough of this little game, Luffy jumped and hit Arlong with a knee to the head, sending him in the building of his Park.
Arlong exited the building with a new weapon in hand, a Zanbato with six shark like tooth on it.
"Shit it's the Kiribachi! With it Arlong is invincible." said Nami afraid for Luffy.
"Is that it? Is that your most powerful weapon?" asked Luffy not impressed with Arlong's prowess.
"Why yes with it, my powers as a fishman, and Nami's skills as a map maker I will conquer all the East Blue, and maybe I'll even take a shot at being Pirate King." said Arlong not seeing that his speech just angered Luffy.
"First, you mutated freak, Nami is MY Nakama, MY navigator not yours and second I am the one who will be the Pirate King." said Luffy as he punched Arlong in the stomach sending him back inside the building however this time the Straw Hat captain followed him.
The spectators watched the building fall apart not even a minute later.
Inside.
"Damm it…" said Arlong as he threw up blood, showing that Luffy's punch did internal damage.
"What is this place?" wondered Luffy as he saw maps on the wall and a picture of young Nami, young Nojiko, a scarless Genzo and a redheaded woman.
"This is where Nami passed by every day in order to go to her room here, this room was my way of torturing her by reminding her that I could kill every one she cared about.
"You monster! watch as I destroy your dream, and you with it!" roared Luffy as coated his fist with his quake powers and punched the walls that were next to him, sending his quake powers in the walls creating a ''building quake''. (Luffy is just in the doorway and Arlong is on the ground in the room in front of the staircase that led to the upper floors where Nami's room was.)
Arlong could only watch helplessly as his home shattered due to the quakes that went through the walls. He tried to salvage what he could, but Luffy punched him in the gut with enough strength to render the fishman unconscious and he left the building crumbling and falling apart behind him.
"NAMI! YOU ARE ONE OF MY NAKAMA, SAIL WITH US AGAIN TO THE GRANDLINE!" roared Luffy once he exited the building.
"Yes captain..." said Nami with tears of happiness leaking from her eyes.
"My, my, not only do I take a wonderful amount of money but I get to report a powerful pirate to headquarters, what a day." said Nezumi as he arrived with a bunch of corrupt marines.
Luffy seeing one of the man responsible for Nami's sadness, went over to give that man a piece of his mind.
"You, rat guy, you will give Nami her money back or I will call Vice Admiral Garp and report you for corruption." threatened Luffy.
"As if a pirate Like you could reach Vice admiral Garp. The only way the lady could get her money back is if she let me and my men spend some good times with her." said Nezumi sending a lecherous sneer at Nami. The man angered Luffy, Sanji, Genzo and Nojiko, who all moved to "hi" to the man, but Luffy was faster. He punched Nezumi in the face with so much strength that the marine's neck snapped like a twig and his motionless body was sent flying 20 meters further falling like a puppet without string.
"He killed Captain Nezumi!" yelled a marine lieutenant in shock.
"Does anybody else want to imply that my navigator is a whore?" asked Luffy still having his left hand in a fist, When nobody stepped forward due to having survival instincts, Luffy then demanded that Nami's money was to be given back. The marines were forced to accept, unwilling to follow the same path as Nezumi, but when the money was given back they said that Luffy was to be reported to marine headquarters meaning a bounty. Luffy's answer to that was simple: "I don't care."
After everybody was healed, the villagers threw a party for the Straw Hat Pirates, where Luffy asked Johnny and Yosaku to join his crew as body guards for Kaya and Makino, who as of now where the only non fighters of the crew so they had to be protected, The bounty hunters declined at first saying they wanted to stay here to protect the island from pirates, Luffy said he had taken care of this buy giving Genzo numerous Straw Hat Pirates Jolly Roger's to hang around the island, in order to show that the Island was part of the Straw hat Pirate's territory and when he will be known to the world as a strong pirate, no East Blue pirate would be crazy enough to make him mad. He also gave them Vice Admiral Garp's den den Mushi number to ask for his protection if the villagers weren't willing to be protected by a pirate. Johnny and Yosaku then joined the crew with the intent to train with Zoro in order to catch up to him.
Then Nojiko asked to join because she wanted to take care of Nami and didn't want to stay alone on the island. Luffy, seeing no evil in that, said yes besides the fact that he wasn't too keen on the fact that he was asked to join and not the opposite, hearing this caused Nojiko to laugh, or maybe it was Luffy's cute pout... When asked about what she could do for the ship and in a fight, Nojiko replied that she could be the helmswoman and that she was somewhat of a good shooter. Luffy said that she would need to see Usopp about that.
After being threatened by Genzo, and having picked three new crew members, as well as seeing Nami give her farewell to her home island by pick pocketing all their wallets full of money, the Straw Hat Pirates were finally ready to leave for the Grandline and their next adventure.
To be continued...
The Straw Hat crew so far:
Monkey D Luffy, captain, Gura Gura no mi
Makino, bartender, no fruit
Roronoa Zoro, first mate, no fruit
Usopp, sharpshooter, no fruit
Kaya, nurse, no fruit
Sanji, cook, no fruit
Nami, navigator/treasurer, no fruit
Nojiko, pilot, no fruit
Johnny, bodyguard of Makino, no fruit
Yosaku, bodyguard of Kaya, no fruit
Book of Techniques:
Tako San Ren Shin Ken Shira Ha Dori (Octopus concentrated three timed blade interception) : A defensive technique used by Hatchan who tries to catch his opponent blade up to three times.
Shikai zero: Takohachi black (zero visibility : octopus hachi black) : A blinding technique where Hatchan spit ink at his opponent.
Takohachi Number Nine (octopus hachi number nine) : Hatchan use his junction cups on his arms to hang on walls.
Takoashi kiken (octopus foot miracle sword) : Hatchan slash his opponent with siw swords at once.
Takotsubo no Kamae Shin Shun Tako Age (Octopus Pot stance open attack) : Hatchan use this combo to opes his opponent's defense and slam his head in heir abdomen sending him flying.
Rokutoryu ougi: Rokuto no Waltz (Six swords style secret technique: waltz of the six swords) : hatchan spins his six swords over his head to cut a falling opponent.
Takoyaki punch (punch of the burning Octopus) : Hatchan punches his opponent rapidly with his six fists.
Santoryu: Toro Nagashi (Three swords style: sword wolf floating): Zoro use this to evades and cuts his opponent.
Santoryu: Tatsu Maki (Three swords style : Dragon slash) : Zoro send his opponent flying in a tornado of cutting wind.
Hyakumaigawara seiken (Hundred tiles punch) : Fishman karate most basic technique a strong punch that can send a human flying.
Collier! Epaule! Côtelette! Selle! Gigot! Mutton shot! (Neck! Shoulder! ribs! lower back! Legs! Sheep shot!) : powerful combos of Sanji that strikes an opponent all over his body and send him flying.
Kayaku Boshi (Exploding star)
Namari Boshi (Lead Star)
Usopp Pound
Usopp Wagamu (Usopp rubber band) : Usopp fakes a shot to the head with arubber band and hides when the opponent flinches.
Kaen Boshi (Fire Star)
Mizutaiho (water canon) : Chew spits a large amount of water at his opponent
Hyappatsu Mizudeppo (Hundreds water guns) : Chew spits Numerous water bullets at his opponent.
Shark on Tooth : Arlong uses his teeth as a weapon.
Next chapter Loguetown and Grandline