A.N. This'll be a fun story! Naruto, sailing the seas! What could possibly go wrong?

Anyways, onto the story!

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"I once thought I liked myself, that I would stay the way I was. But now after thinking about it, I don't like who I am.

"I don't feel right in my body. I feel… wrong, ya' know?"

~Naruto Uzumaki, 17

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Life was a complete mystery to them. They were created to defend, yet they were used as weapons. They were made to save the people, yet they were shunned by all who knew.

They were told they were nothing, yet they were by all accounts royalty. They were told that they were worthless, yet they had saved the world more than once.

Scoffing, they thought of their most definitely ex-girlfriend and their argument.

"This is not the man I loved! You are not the man I loved!"

"Why are you unhappy? You said you would love me for who I was, didn't you? Well, here I am! This is who I want to be!"

Shaking their head, they walked onto the docks, not wasting their time by looking behind them. 'All that stuff about how they would always love me was a lie, huh?' They thought to themself. 'Well, at least Tsunade-Baa-Chan and Shizune-Nee-Chan don't care. My parents and Pervy-Sensei probably wouldn't care either…'

'... Pervy-Sensei would probably care too much, actually,' They thought with a sweatdrop.

Climbing onto the ship, the serious face of the captain raised an eyebrow at them, saying, "So you went through with it?"

"Yeah," They said with a raspy voice. "We gonna have a problem, sir?"

Laughing, the captain clapped them on the back, saying, "The only time we'll have a problem is if you don't do your share of work!"

"Oye! We got a temporary crewmate, so ya better treat them well!" Looking at the man- woman- oh, who cares! He sure as hell doesn't! They're just as much of a person as the rest of them! "What's your name again?"

Making a show of thinking about it, they eventually answered with a, "Naru. Naru Uzumaki."

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A.N. Bit short, but it's better like this in my opinion. Naruto is Trans in this story, as well as bisexual. Not a Harem Story, but please do comment pairings you wish to see with Naru.

This is during the time Ace has just set off on his journey.

Next Chapter: Call Me The Breeze