A/N: I want to answer a question about my pairings I will most likely be going with. For Sakura x Law, I see them getting on better than the others, I don't mind her with Luffy though he'd give her gray hair, but Law is somewhat serious but deep down he does have a caring side, and I want to put her with someone mature but that will eventually come to appreciate her. They have the medical thing in common and both very intelligent. (If you read my other fics you would know that I am currently very anti- SakxSas, for many reasons. I know some like that pairing and that is fine, everyone has an opinion.) The Zoro x Ino pairing, I thought about because I see them constantly butting heads and there is possibility of lots of angst, heated sex, and humor with their bickering. For Tenten x Sanji, I think will be interesting because while she is sweet and mature, she is also very confident and sees herself as being equal to any man. She did her best to keep up with Lee and Neji, although she got the short end if you ask me, but she is strong-willed. Sanji on the other hand is all about protecting the female, never wanting to hit one. Some women might see that as his seeing them as being weaker, even if in his mind he is being chivalrous. I think she'd be great to teach him a few things and she wouldn't easily fall for his charm.

All couples will have interactions before formally being introduced and then a couple, so be paitent please. I'm going for a good, long, fic with an in-depth plot.

Extra Note: Keep in mind that starting with this chapter, it is precisely close to 6 years from where One Piece is currently at the Mange or Anime. I did a good time skip for several reasons. One being Luffy to have matured some, and to form my plot. Anything that has happened during that time will be announced in the fic. The time for the girls from Naruto will take place approximately two years after the war ended. So the ages are as follows so no one is confused.

Nami - 26 (20 at the prologue, the yearish she was prego and then 5 years)

Ino - 19

Sakura - 19

Tenten - 20

Luffy- 25

Sanji- 27

Zoro- 27

Law- 32

I believe those are pretty accurate, give or take a few months or weeks depending on birthdays.

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Chapter Two

(Five years later)

The steady downfall that had kept them inside all day was also a blessing. Nami fiddled with another log, gently placing it in the fire. The little one on the nearby bed didn't stir or acknowledge her movements. He was sleeping peacefully after a day of training and playing. Her son released a light snore and kicked at an invisible enemy, dreaming peacefully unaware that she was still awake. The fire was giving off enough heat to keep them from freezing but she had made sure to give him the extra blanket for the night. He had suggested that she be the one to use it but mother knew best.

As he slept peacefully, she was trying to figure out what to do with their lives. Every day that went by, she was reminded of the decision she had made. The decision to take him away from his father for his own safety. Lately he had been asking for information on his daddy, but she had no idea what to tell him. Someone in the village had slipped and told him that his father had been killed by pirates. He had come home crying and asked her if his father was really gone. She had been honest and told him that she hadn't seen him in years, so she couldn't say if he was okay. But she promised him that his father was a strong person and that he was probably just fine. It had given him hope that he'd one day meet his father and she could see it in his eyes.

It was amazing that no one had made the connection when he looked so much like his sire, he even had Luffy's disposition. No one had connected him to the most wanted pirate in the world. His poster was in every tavern, news was that he hadn't been seen in over two years. Nami had a feeling that he was alive, but she had no idea why the crew would suddenly disappear. From newspaper clippings she knew that three years ago things had gone horrible for the Strawhats. Usopp, Franky, and Chopper had been taken prisoner during a battle with the Navy. They had lost a few members that day, the others rumored to have been killed. That was until they had shown up again in the news, having tried to break their friends out of prison. It had been unsuccessful and during the attempt, most of the Heart Pirates had been killed and captured as well.

There had been an article about the Great War, it still rested in her nightstand. The clash between the Navy and the Resistance, or as the paper called them 'The Dredge of Society.' Many had died in that battle, many lives had ended. One article had been a tribute to Smoker's retirement, and an announcement of his captain taking over his unit. Things were bleak out on the open sea these days which worried her. If she sought to find the crew, how could she find them? She had taken nothing to help her with her search and there would most likely be no leads. She might be putting her son in danger for nothing, she was at a loss on how to proceed.

If only she had a way to let them know that she was around and perhaps looking for them, but how? How could she find Luffy? How could she get her son to his father? Would she be stuck here and would her son never know how wonderful his father was? Or was trying to find Luffy a mistake in itself. If she went, her child might be in danger and the entire reason she had left was to keep him safe.

"Mummy?" The angelic voice called out for her in the room. The dark head lifted from the pillow, eyes searching out for his only parent. A smile broke free spotting her standing near the fire. "It's cold, can I sleep with you?"

"Sure, bring your blankets and we'll snuggle." Nami walked towards her own small cot and laid down. The five year old scrabbled across the room in his jammies. The mattress dipped at the sudden weight landing next to her, "Don't steal my pillows, or I'll eat your cereal in the morning."

"Hehe, you don't like cereal." He snuggled closer as soon as the extra covers were draped across. "Night, Mummy."

"Goodnight, Ace-baby."

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"This mission fucking sucks," Ino tossed the roots inside the box, not caring that some of the dirt managed to fly out to land on the wooden floor. Someone could sweep it up or just leave it there. What dumb ass hadn't put the lid on? They were on the ocean, who didn't seal boxes? She wasn't a sailor and she knew the basic concepts of being on a boat. All their hard work was strewn across the deck and it was threatening to rain any moment. This was what she got for agreeing to come for such lousy pay.

"It isn't that bad, just help me pick them up." Sakura was thankful for a reason to get out of the village. She didn't want to be there when Sasuke returned from his mission with Naruto. The fight she'd had before her ex-boyfriend's departure was fresh in her mind. A week to get to the island and another day to collect the herbs they needed, she wasn't ready to go back home. Going back meant she'd have to talk to him again, there was no getting around it. He and Naruto were getting closer and she couldn't avoid him.

"That isn't Sasuke's face," Ino felt sorry for the roots being slapped down into the box. She had menstrual cramps and she wasn't that bitchy. Someone was still pissed off, "Just punch him in the face the next time you see him. Trust me, you'll feel so much better once you've caused some kind of bodily harm. Seeing the tears will give you a sense of peace and enlightenment."

"Is that why you kicked Sai in the balls?" Sakura hadn't been there to witness the maiming but she had heard from Naruto that the artist had been kicked so hard that vomit had spewed from his mouth a second later. She wasn't sure if she wanted to physically harm Sasuke, she just didn't want to see him. Their relationship had remained one-sided for the entire six months and she had grown tired of it quickly. He was constantly going on missions, leaving her alone. They didn't really talk about anything, he came over long enough to get some, and then left. Ino wasn't the only one to insist that she was being used. She felt used but she wanted to believe that she was special to him.

"Hell yes, I felt so much better when he started to cry. That was probably the only reaction he didn't fake with me." Ino had already confessed to her friend the reason she had dumped her boyfriend. She had been willing to try despite his lack of emotions but things had gone downhill when she had wanted to get sexual. The night he had gone down on her for the first time, he had accidently hit her clit with his teeth, and she had stopped him. Being a good girlfriend she had finished him off and left it at that. The next time he had attempted, she had been lying there, eyes closed, and enjoying the second attempt a bit more. Up until she heard something like a page being turned. Getting on her elbows and looking down found her boyfriend with a manual near her ass. Instead of being appalled that he'd been caught, he had smiled and quoted something from the book. So upset she had thrown him out, but she hadn't been ready to end things. What she heard the next morning did, learning that Sai had already discussed the event with TWO people. It was horrifying enough that she knew about it, but he was telling his friends. The kick had come naturally when he had smiled at her, like he wasn't discussing their pathetic sex-life like the weather.

"You know, he was only trying to please you. Sai is complicated but even I can see that he really does care about you." Sakura knew him well enough to realize that Ino was special to the artist, he was just clumsy when it came to relationships.

"That is like me saying, 'Sasuke really does care about you, he just doesn't know how to commit himself to something.' Pointing it out is pointless, there is no changing who they are." Ino didn't want to change him and she wasn't happy with him. "I'm done with it. Is it so wrong for me to want to meet someone special? I mean the type of special where I practically swoon when our eyes meet? I want to be swept off of my feet, I want to be ravished until my crotch hurts."

"I was going to say no, but you kind of ruined it at the end. I get it, you want to be with someone and not have it feel like a chore." Every day with Sasuke felt like work, it was so stressful. She had to worry about how he'd react to what she did, if he would be okay with any affection or if he was in that kind of mood where he wanted to be left alone. Sakura wanted the same, someone special that would love her for herself and meet her halfway. Which was why she had basically dumped him in front of everyone. She had walked with them to the gates and had tried to give him a goodbye kiss. Hell, Hinata had been shoving her tongue in Naruto's face and all she had wanted was a simple peck. He had averted his face, so it had landed on his cheek. She felt like she was saying goodbye to her father, it had set her off. Her temper had flared like a match had been lit in her panties. She had screamed and ranted at the behavior, informing him in so many words that it was over and that she didn't need his pity.

"We're going to be swept away." Tenten placed her arms on the edge of the crate and peered over at the two. Her mission had been to help 'guard' them while they picked their herbs. A simple and boring mission, there really was not much action since the war. "The captain is saying that we are going to have to turn around, we are coming up to a storm."

"They can't sail through a storm?" Sakura snapped, not at Tenten but at men in general. It couldn't be that bad and they had to get back with their supplies. Some of these roots wouldn't last that long since they had been dug up two days ago. They had to get them back and processed or the entire trip would be for naught.

"Nope, he says they get really nasty in the area this time of year. He was jabbering about some kind of electrical storm that will mess with their instruments. He was complaining when I left, I got the jist of it. His men are scared because these storms sometimes end up destroying ships." Tenten had ignored the talk of the many deaths from people being caught up in the weather. It looked to be a bit of rain, nothing more but she didn't own the raft. "Want me to knock him out?"

"YES!" Sakura swore quickly taking in the count of how much would perish if they had to turn around. It was too much, they had to keep going. The sky didn't look that bad, couldn't they risk getting wet? "More than half of these will dry out and go bad before we get back to Konoha at this rate. We were charged with bringing the entire cargo back intact. Go tell him that we have to keep going."

"And to grow a pair," Ino added. Tenten strolled off to speak to the captain. She tossed the last of the roots inside and helped Sakura close the lid. "If it is going to storm maybe we should tie these down. We can't have them going overboard. Ouch, fuck that hurt."

"Let me see," Sakura scoffed seeing the large splinter that the blonde had no problem yanking out. The fresh flow of blood oozed from the small hole, dripping onto the deck. Ino did nothing but rub her fingertip to smear the crimson flood over her fingers. "Heal it, I don't want to listen to you using that as an excuse to not help."

"I can't!" Ino tried again, searching for any trace of her chakra. One second it had been there and then nothing, she couldn't do anything. No matter how hard she strained, she couldn't focus her chakra. "I can't use my chakra, something is wrong."

"You suck and bleeding isn't an excuse, give me your finger." Sakura yanked the trembling hand forward, palm up, and decided to do it herself. She heard the sigh when nothing happened, trying to pull her chakra felt futile. What the hell was going on? She couldn't heal a simple scratch? Lightning cracked in the distance, the evening sky turning a sickly red color. That wasn't good and it meant the storm was approaching fast. "Shit, we don't have time to worry about it. We need to get these crates secure."

"Dammit," why had they been sent to gather herbs that couldn't be stored in a humid place? No, they had to fetch roots that had to be kept in a cool environment and where they wouldn't wither. Which meant, if they didn't tie them down immediately, they'd lose some. The bottom beneath their feet rocked upwards with the first onslaught of waves.

Sakura tossed a rope over the crates and held it steady to give Ino time to latch and tie on the other side. She could hear the sailors running to do something with the sails. Their concern was getting the ship away from the approaching storm, while theirs had to be the cargo. She leant over after making sure that it was tight enough. Just one more and their supplies would make it. Her head lifted to find Ino staring open-mouth at her. "What? Grab the next rope so we can secure the last one."

"I don't think that is going to matter," Ino felt her heart stop after it burst in fear. Where had that come from? It was growing larger as the seconds passed. She wasn't the only one that saw it, the men were all screaming in panic. How did one outrun that? "Behind you."

What? Sakura spun around and knew why the other med-nin was petrified. That wasn't a wave, that was the entire ocean bearing down on them, a wall of fury that was about to slam right into them. Why was the boat turning around? "What are they doing?"

"What are you two doing?" Tenten cried out over the wind. All the others were heading to safety and trying to tie themselves down. She ran over to watch in horror as they tried to get the last rope across the cargo. Seriously? Fuck the boxes, they were about to hit that thing. "The captain said he's going to try to ride it out, he has to hit it head on. With luck we won't capsize and die."

"Is he fucking crazy?" Ino had to scream for them to hear. The rain was pounding down with a force that made her skin ache. It was also freezing the closer the storm approached. She could barely make out what was in front of her. What kind of storm came this quickly? Was it a hurricane or a typhoon? The impact of the bow as the wave contacted jarred the vessel.

"Hold on," Sakura felt Tenten's hand latch onto the rope above her own. Ino was doing the same on the other side, all three holding on to the cargo for life. As announced, the ship went up drastically at an angle until it peaked and soared back down onto the open water. The rain beat against them, making it hard to hear anything but a train. "Do you hear that?"

"I see it," the blonde whimpered and shook her head in denial. No way they could survive that, no way. It looked like a huge twister, lightning crackled in the swirling waters, and there was no way the ship was going to get out of the way in time. "What do we do?"

"Fuck the cargo, cut the rope, Ten." Sakura removed her kunai to sever through the binding in haste. She pulled the top from the large crate and the rope, "Cut it in three quickly."

"Here," another three minutes at tops and that thing was going to be here. A sailor was screaming from behind and ran to dive into the water. Ino watched her tie each length of rope to the circular latch. Tenten helped her take it to the edge of the deck. "What are we going to do?"

"Jump into the water and each of us will take an end of a rope. When that thing gets in distance we swim as far down as we can below the surface. As fast as it is moving we should only have to hold our breath for a moment. If we are lucky it won't pick up the plank and we won't get separated. Lose all your gear Tenten, you don't want to be weighted down."

"Right," she could replace it. The board was thrown overboard face down and Sakura was the first to dive into the cold water after stripping off all unnecessary clothing. Tenten kicked off her shoes and was the last to go in, diving next to the blonde that was coming up for air. Before coming up, she managed to get a hand on her line. By the time she got her wrist around it securely, all teeth were chattering. "If this doesn't work, tell Lee I've always liked him."

"Tell Sasuke I'm sorry," Sakura wasn't sure if it would work but staying on the boat was suicide. That wind was going to pick it up like a piece of paper and toss it around. When it landed the impact would kill any that had remained on board. This was their safest bet on surviving and staying together.

"Tell Sai, he's gay." Ino smiled hearing the gentle laugh from the weapon specialist. The wind made it impossible to hear what Sakura was saying and the brunette was the first to dive down. She followed suit along with Sakura, trying to swim as far as she could without releasing the rope. The water itself shook around them, the vibration making her ears ache.

Something wasn't right, Sakura could feel herself swirling in the water, and her wrist hurt from being pulled along. It wasn't enough to rip off her hand but she was moving along with a current. The air from the twister should be above the surface, not this far down. The spout was above water, it should not be this far down. It shouldn't be this strong, they should be alright as long as they remained submerged. There was also a strange light coming towards them, right where the eye should be. Sakura didn't see either comrade until the light was right on Tenten, it engulfed the brunette immediately. It was coming right towards her and Ino. In a panic, she tried to undo her hand to reach out towards her friend, but it was too late.

Sakura felt it when it touched her foot, it was like being yanked through a strainer. The force made her head swim, her stomach was left on the ocean floor, and she was incased in strange light for several moments. It was like a white blanket had been draped before her eyes and the only reason she knew she was alive was due to the fear.

"Ugh," Ino gasped when the pressure was released, her body no longer feeling like it was being compressed. The sensation of falling alerted her that something different was happening. Her eyes were blurry and she couldn't see anything, but her ears picked up the sound of echoing water. Her back slammed into something solid, her body once again being engulfed by water. She was sinking, she was going downwards into the icy depths. Instinct had her feet starting to kick. The bubbles were ghosting her top lip so she was heading towards the surface.

A brunette head popped through the surface along with the blonde. Tenten tried to adjust her vision quickly to the situation. She blinked in time to look up and see Sakura falling downwards and to plummet into the water as well. Seeing Ino out and aware, she swam towards where the other girl had gone down. There was no need to worry, a few seconds later the dark pink hair broke through. "You're alright?"

"No, I'm going to puke." Sakura had to force her limbs to keep treading as her stomach rebelled. What the hell? Who the fuck had done that? That had been a portal of some kind, but how? Why had they been pulled inside? "Watch your head!"

"Shit! Fuck!" Ino narrowly dodged the plank that meant to cleave her skull in two. There was more debris falling from the sky. "Up there, what is that?"

"A portal," Sakura had seen one similar before but this one was different. It wasn't sucking things in, it was spitting shit out. Even the ocean water was coming along with the debris. A piece of rope landed next to her before starting to sink. It was the latch, where their own rope had been tied. The crate top had been brought as well, what did that mean? "Move away, there could be more debris coming through. The closest shore is over that way."

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