Warning: since Chopper is the only one of the straw hats that's with Kureha in that chapter, but he's not even a member yet, it's a spoiler to Manga chapter 134 of One Piece of when the two entered appeared in the series as actual characters.

Also, due to last minute decisions, 'Through the Snow and Avoid the Avalanche' has been moved from being chapter 101 to chapter 102 so that Kureha and Chopper be introduced BEFORE the Avalanche.

The Infamous Dr. Kureha

Usopp Vivi and Moi were waiting for news on Luffy Gin and Sanji.

"Are you sure they will be okay?" asked Dalton, "I hope that they won't see any Rapan."

"Even though it is a meat eating rabbit, but it's just a rabbit, isn't it?" asked Usopp.

"Rapan are meat eating rabbits the size of a bear," Dalton responded.

"Seriously?" Vivi responded.

"Relax! After Luffy, Gin and Sanji are one of the best Haki users on the crew along with Zoro," Usopp responded.

Just then the huge woman came by. "Dalton, I heard that you are looking for a doctor, right?"

"Yes, they just took a patient."

"The doctor is coming to the next town," the woman replied.

"What did you say!" yelled Dalton Usopp Vivi and Moi.

…

In another village called Cocoa Village, a young boy was screaming in pain in a restaurant.

"Hey! Can you make your son stop crying? It's really getting on our nerves," demanded a customer.

"I'm very sorry," said the boy's father and shop owner, "Son, tell me what's wrong? If you don't tell me, I won't know. Look! The customers are angry at you now!"

But the poor child kept crying.

"Can you do something about it?" the father asked, "if you don't stop crying you have to stay outside."

Outside a woman who looked a hundred-and-thirty-nine year old woman who looked as if she wasn't even half her age with few wrinkles and grey-white wavy hair and yet dressed as of girls one-seventh of her age including a pair of sunglasses above her forehead and a pair of regular glasses above them—arrived at the town with a reindeer wearing a pink hat and brown pants who was pulling a sleigh arrived.

"Did you that, Chopper? That kid's crying because there's something wrong with him, but his father is too cruel and is going to make him stay outside," said the woman to her Reindeer.

They reached the restaurant and broke through the door.

"How are you kids doing?" the woman greeted, "We came thought we came to visit."

"Doc—Doctor Kureha!" The customers and staff yelled.

"You kids want to know why I'm still looking young?" asked the woman known as Kureha.

"No—No. We didn't ask you!"

"She doesn't look like a 140 years old person."

"Shut up! I'm just 139 years old!" Kureha yelled. Then she turned to the father and son. "Do you want me to treat your son?"

"Treat? But my son isn't sick," said the father.

"Are you a doctor?" Kureha asked.

"…"

"Well, let's go Chopper," said Kureha.

"Wait—wait a minute," the father responded.

Kureha smirked as if she had it planned. "Well if you want me to—I guess I can stay for payment—"

"Yes! Sure! We'll pay anything!"

"I'll keep it to your word, but first lay the boy down at a table so we can treat him," said Kureha with a devious grin.

The father did as he told, then Kureha placed her medicine bag next to the boy.

"Now did you say that your hand hurt? How about this?" Kureha hit the boy's leg.

"Ouch! My leg!"

"See? You forgot that your hand is hurting."

"Hey! What are you doing?" demanded the father.

"I get it. Are you happy now? Just try to relax," said Kureha, "Let's see, when I touch his leg, he feels pain in his leg and hand. He doesn't have a fever, but it's possible that he's infected with some bacteria." She turned to Chopper the reindeer, "Chopper, get me a penicillin!"

"Doctor, what are you gonna do to my son?"

"We have to cure him as soon as possible. Don't worry he'll be fine. If we are a little late he could die," Kureha said twirling the scalpel while putting on her glasses like it was nothing.

"What? Die?"

"I have to do a little surgery. Just be patient," said Kureha as she started poking and prodding with the scalpel.

"Ouch!"

"Couldn't you give him any ethers?"

"Okay! We'll give you an injection."

"Ahh!"

"Doesn't that hurt?"

Things calmed down AFTER the procedure, which turned out to be just Kureha making an insition in what she believed was the infected area—which turned out to be in the boy's leg—and giving the boy an injection of penicillin.

"My medicine is the best! I'm done for now, so after this, just put a cast on his leg. When the cast gets harder he will feel more comfortable," Kureha explained as she packed up, "And for payment—I need some trash bags and tissue paper. Oh! And some rum and food. And the most important thing, fifty percent of all your money."

"What?"

"Chopper! Just come and get the stuff!" Kureha ordered her reindeer.

"Wait a minute. Isn't that too much? About that fifty percent of my money," said the father.

"Don't let her trick you!" said one of many customers, "Your son's not going to die! He just tripped over something! This is a rip-off!"

"Yes, I agree! You take advantage over suffering people!"

"You 140 years old witch!"

Chopper glared at the people ready to defend the doctor.

"It's okay, Chopper. Don't pay attention to them," Kureha told him.

"Auntie," the boy said. "I feel a lot better now. Thank you very much."

Everyone was shock by the boy's response, which had brightened Kureha's mood.

"That's a very nice tip! I'll give you a discount for it. Just pay me fourty-nine percent," Kureha said as she switched over to her sunglasses, "And owner, Don't forget that feeling you had!"

Once paid they were off.