A/N Okay just a heads up this chapter is pretty long. But this chapter is worth the read I think. Enjoy!
Kakashi looked around the room at everyone in attendance. The room was dark except for a lamp that sat in the middle of the pirates and shinobi who surrounded it.
"Before we begin…" Kakashi started, "Roll call. I have to make sure every person is here so we can get everyone's story."
Kakashi held up a notepad and read it to himself as he looked at the person whose name he called.
"Luffy, Nami, Sanji, Zoro, Chopper, Robin, Brook, Franky, Usopp, and Hancock are all here. And now… Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke are here as well." Kakashi said to himself.
Kakashi put away the notepad and looked at Hancock.
"Ms. Hancock. I understand you used to fight for Psycho and were never an original member of the Straw-Hat Pirates so if you want to step out or even leave I don't blame you." Kakashi said.
Hancock was looking down.
"I'm fighting with you all." Hancock said.
The entire room looked at the pirate empress.
"Psycho needs to pay for what he did to my crew, to me, and to someone very important to me." Hancock said, "Also, I couldn't leave if I wanted to. I don't have a ship to go back to."
Kakashi wore a nervous expression remembering that her ship was blown up in an attempt to throw DEATH of their trail.
"Well… alright then. I guess we'll begin." Kakashi said, "I'll call you off one by one. When I call you feel free to state your name and your story. I'm looking specifically for moments when you met Psycho. Seeing him again may have triggered memories of him we didn't know we had… so, Franky. Why don't you begin?"
Franky smiled.
"Ahhhhh. Well alright then. Where do I start?" Franky asked rhetorically, "My name is Franky, I'm a cyborg man, as you could probably already tell, from Water 7, a city of water. As a kid I worked for the only father figure I had in my life, a fish man named Tom, and my "brother" Iceberg. Funny thing is it didn't take seeing Psycho's face to come to the conclusion that I knew the man. It was when I saw his boat at the docks the first time we landed at Arlong Park 2.0. I didn't say anything, but… the logo on the front of his boat, was a Tom's Workers logo. Psycho and Tom were good, no, great friends."
FLASHBACK
Tom, Kokoro, and Yokozuna all ate in the house while Franky and Iceberg worked outside. Kokoro leaned outside to tell the boys to come in.
"Boys! Time to come in and eat!" Kokoro yelled out.
"Aye! Coming!" Franky responded.
Iceberg put his towel around his neck and walked to the house.
"So Franky I hear you've been building more battle ships ha ha ha ha ha!" Tom laughed.
"Yeah you know Moron-ky is always making dumb battle ships for literally no reason." Iceberg added.
"What was that?! Idiot-berg!" Franky yelled.
Tom laughed as the boys squabbled until a knock on the door stopped the quarrel. Tom, Franky, and Iceberg looked at the door.
"I'll get it!" Tom yelled out.
Franky and Iceberg followed Tom to the door.
"Were you expecting someone Tom-san?" Franky asked.
"No not at all! Ha ha ha!" Tom responded while he opened the door.
When the door opened a man with black hair and red highlights, a black jumpsuit with a grey flak jacket, black sandals, and his face marked with a weird pattern on his left side stood outside.
"Hello there. I'm looking for Tom from Tom's workers. I hear he's a legendary shipwright here." The man said.
"That would be me buddy! What did you need?" Tom asked.
"Ah perfect." The man said with a smile, "I had a request for a ship. I'm willing to pay however much you think it would cost to build it."
"Well let's see that design! There's no ship that Tom's workers can't build!" Tom yelled.
The man smiled and handed Tom a slip of paper, which Tom opened. Tom skimmed the paper and looked back up at the man.
"This is quite the ship you want… it'll cost you." Tom said.
Noticing how serious Tom's voice got Franky and Iceberg's curiosity peaked.
"What kind of ship does he want? Let me see-. "
Iceberg stopped and stared at the man in the door, specifically at his left eye.
"Your… your eye… what happened to it?" Iceberg asked.
Franky came around the corner.
"What are you talking about Iceberg?" Franky asked looking up at the man.
The man's pupil was pitch black with a red iris and his sclera was pitch black as well. While the eye on his right side also had a red iris but the sclera on that side was white as snow.
The man looked down at the boys and smirked.
"I wouldn't worry too much about it boys. It's nothing." The man said.
Tom looked down at the boys then up at the man.
"This will probably take us about a month or so to complete, it's rather big! And it'll cost you about… 94 million Berries!" Tom yelled.
The entire room screamed.
"94 Million?! What the hell kind of ship does he need?!" Franky asked, looking at the blue prints, his eyes grew wide.
The ship was a Man O War and was completely dressed from top to bottom in black steel, it had 82 cannons, 41 cannons on each side, and two giant mortars on the stern of the ship.
The man smiled.
"94 Million hm? Alright. Let me turn in my treasure and I'll bring back the money." The man said.
Tom, Iceberg, and Franky all looked with surprise. The man walked over to grab a giant bag and began to walk off.
"Wait! What was your name sir? I need to know the name of my customers!" Tom yelled out.
The man stood still for a moment then turned around.
"Call me… Psycho Uchiha." Psycho said.
END OF FLASHBACK
"After that he came back with more than enough money and we spent the next month building that colossal ship for him and the day we got done was the same day everything went wrong… Tom was tried for building Gold Rodgers ship and sentenced to death, but Tom was able to work around it saying he had a new innovation that would save Water 7, the sea train. Psycho… he actually helped us build it…" Franky explained.
The entire room stared with shock.
"As good as he was he could've built the ship he wanted himself… I don't know who trained him in carpentry, but his skills were superb… I'd almost say he was even better than Tom. That time we spent building the sea train was the time the two men used to bond, they became the best of friends, Psycho was a really cool guy back then. When we were done we celebrated Tom being acquitted until that damn Spandam attacked the judicial ship with my battle ships and acted like Tom was behind it. When they attempted to take Tom to Eneis Lobby I jumped in front of the sea train to stop it and got hit… I was almost dead… but… he saved me." Franky said.
FLASHBACK
Franky woke up aboard a ship deck. It looked brand new and he recognized it.
"Is… is this…?" Franky started, but was stopped.
"Yes. It is." A voice said.
Franky, still lying on the deck looked up to the best of his abilities and gasped.
"Y…you!" Franky yelled.
Psycho stared down at the young man with his arms crossed.
"Where the hell were you when Tom needed help! He was taken to Enies Lobby… he's going to be…" Franky was cut off again.
"Tom-san was executed publicly last week." Psycho said.
Franky's eyes opened so wide it looked as if his eyes would pop out while tears fell.
"How long… how long…. How long was I out?" Franky asked.
Psycho, now sitting on a box, spoked.
"It's been about four months now."
Franky couldn't believe it.
"No! No way! Why wait so long to execute Tom?! No way!" Franky yelled.
"You jumped in front of a high-speed train… how long did you think you'd be out?" Psycho asked, "Tom and I were friends yes, but what would he think if I saved him? He would never forgive me. "When a man has a problem, he needs to solve it resolutely." Isn't that what he always said?" Psycho asked.
The tears ran down Franky's face.
"Take these. You know what you need to do with them. After you're done you're going back to Water 7 to await your destiny." Psycho explained.
"I have a destiny?" Franky asked.
"The fact you're talking to me right now instead of being a vegetable or dead is more than enough proof that you're here for a reason." Psycho said with a smirk.
END OF FLASHBACK
Franky stopped talking for a second, then spoke.
"After I built my cyborg body he took me back to Water 7 and that was the last time I saw him or that ship until Arlong Park 2.0" Franky said.
The room looked at the cyborg and as he told his story everyone else became anxious to tell their story.
"He saved you…" Robin added.
"Yeah... he sure did." Franky said.
"Hearing Franky's story made me remember a lot about him seeing me!" Chopper said.
"Same here!" Sanji added.
"Alright alright you two can go next." Kakashi said, "Chopper how about you go first."
Chopper smiled and stood up.
"My name is Tony Tony Chopper! I'm a blue nosed reindeer who ate the Human Human fruit here in my home island of Drum- Sakura Kingdom! I used to only have three forms: small, walk, and heavy point, but with a rumble ball the number of forms I can use increases and over the past two years I've gained even more forms than that! Psycho… yes… when Usopp and I saw him in Nanohana I knew there was something I recognized about him." Chopper said.
Chopper's smile slowly turned into grief, and then he started to cry.
"He… he was such a great and cool man back then!" Chopper yelled with tears coming down his face.
FLASHBACK
Chopper sped through Drum Kingdom trying to make it to the man who treated him like a son. The man who gave him a name, hat, a place to stay, and a goal.
As he ran his bloodlust increased, Chopper had never killed anything or anybody, but that's all that was on his mind if something happened to Doctor Hiriluk.
After running for a few more minutes Chopper made it to the lift and ran on the ropes connecting the village to the mountain Walpol had made his home.
Chopper thought back to what the Doctorine had told him.
"YOU CAN'T GO THERE CHOPPER! DID YOU THINK THE STORY I TOLD YOU ABOUT MY SON WAS A LIE? IN A FIT OF RAGE HE LOST HIS SIGHT AND KILLED HALF THE VILLAGE BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT QUACK DIED! I'M NOT LETTING THAT HAPPEN TO YOU!" Kureha yelled.
Chopper shook his head to get the memories out of his head and continued to run on the rope to get to the castle until he heard a noise.
BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM
Chopper became nervous and ran even faster. When he got to the top he stared in fear. All that was left was the doctor's hat. His clothes were scattered and a giant crimson circle rest where he was sitting. Chopper stared at the carnage for a few more moments and looked up. Walpol sat in front of him laughing.
"BWAAA HA HA HA HA HA HE BLEW HIMSELF UP! WHAT AN IDIOT!" Walpol yelled.
Chopper's eyes shone red and he snapped.
"RAAAAAAAWWWWWRRRRRRRR!" Chopper yelled.
Chopper had taken a more demonic version of heavy point and sprinted towards the guards.
"AHHHHH!"
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!"
"IT'S A MONSTER!"
"SHOOT HIM YOU IDIOT SHOOT HIM NOW!"
"NOOOOOO!" A voice yelled.
An ox man hybrid ran towards Chopper and stopped him, both beasts in a feat of strength their palms gripped tightly around the other. The ox got the upper hand and pushed Chopper to the ground, still holding his hands.
"Leave! Please!… you-you can't even defeat me! HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO DEFEAT THEM?!" The ox man said.
Chopper stared at him full of rage. Tears began falling from the ox's face.
"If it's because they laugh at Hiriluk's death... THEN I APOLOGIZE ON THEIR BEHALF!" The ox man yelled.
When a tear hit Chopper's face he calmed down.
"Without enough power… you'll just die in vain… or you'll be tortured… like Onawagi was…" The ox man's tears fell heavier now, Chopper had tears in his eyes as well.
"I'm begging you…" The ox started, "DON'T SACRIFICE YOURSELVES ANYMORE FOR THIS COUNTRY!"
Chopper calmed down and was helped to his feet. The ox man had gone back to his human form and watched Chopper walk down the rope he came there on. When Chopper reached the bottom he was met with disrespect from the village.
"YOU DAMN MONSTER!"
"WHAT'D YOU DO UP THERE HUH?!"
"FREAK!"
Chopper ignored it all and walked into the forest. He walked up to Hiriluk's door, now in small point, fell to his knees and began to cry.
"Doctor why?... I'm all alone again… please come back!" Chopper yelled, crying heavily.
Chopper's crying was cut down when he heard footsteps.
"Is that anyway to honor his memory?" The voice said.
"Who… who's there?" Chopper asked.
The man showed himself to the small reindeer.
"My name is Psycho. Psycho Uchiha. I saw what you did back there." Psycho said.
Chopper pouted and sat down.
"The doctor… all I had… just died. I don't know what to do now." Chopper said.
"That doctor… he was a really good friend of mine as well." Psycho confessed.
Chopper looked up in amazement and shock.
"He helped mend a broken leg I had a couple years back. On my way to handle some important business I figured I'd stop and say hello… but, I guess that's out of the question." Psycho said.
Tears on Chopper's face continued to fall until he came up with an idea.
"You and I! We'll go take down the king and save the kingdom! You look strong! We can do it!" Chopper yelled happily.
Psycho stared down at the reindeer.
"That's not my place." Psycho said.
Chopper's tears came back slowly. Psycho knelt down next to him.
"It's your destiny to take care of things here, but don't rush it. Destiny takes a long time to manifest, but I promise you, you will know the time has come when you see it. Live for the Hiriluk... and become the greatest Doctor alive." Psycho said with a smirk.
Chopper cried more and hugged Psycho, who hugged back.
"This is the beginning of a new era. Don't let Hiriluk down." Psycho said, handing Chopper Hiriluk's hat.
Chopper held it and dried his tears.
"We will meet again one day Chopper. I look forward to it." Psycho said, walking into the forest.
Chopper clenched the hat and yelled.
"Don't die! I want to see you again!"
Psycho stopped and turned around half way.
"Trust me. I won't." Psycho said with a smile.
As Psycho walked into the forest a man with short black hair and a bandage over both of his eyes followed. He took a few steps then looked back at Chopper, tears running down his face.
END OF FLASHBACK
Everyone in attendance at the meeting looked at the reindeer with sorrow.
"Oh my… I never knew you had that much to deal with Mr. Doctor." Robin said.
"That's twice now he's provided words of encouragement and a reason to live to someone…" Sasuke said, "While being cold and uncaring the other day.."
Sanji lit a smoke.
"Guess it's my turn right?" Sanji asked.
The listeners gave him their ears.
"My name is Sanji. A cook for the Straw-Hat pirates. Two years ago I worked for the Baratie, the restaurant where chefs fight! I fight mainly using kicks, because as a chef, I won't mess up my hands. My story isn't sad like Chopper's or Franky's, but I have seen Psycho before and even that Cyclone guy he's with." Sanji said.
FLASHBACK
"Sanji! Tables two, seven, twelve, four, and three all need plates let's go! Patty hurry up over there!" Zeff barked.
"Move Sanji! Get your own tables!" Patty snapped.
"Aye. He told me to take care of these tables you bastard." Sanji said.
Patty threw a plate at Sanji.
"Call me a bastard again I dare you! You're still just a little boy! I'll easily beat you!" Patty yelled.
The cooks in the kitchen heard a quarrel and got involved.
"Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!"
Zeff kicked both men.
"Get to those tables now damn it!" Zeff ordered.
Sanji made it to tables two, seven, twelve, and four, he just had to do three. On his way over there the Baratie doors opened.
Two men walked in. One of them wore a black jacket unzipped with a cloth hung up by a rope belt, sandals, and black gloves, he also wore a bandage that covered his left eye.
The other wore a white turban with a jean jacket outfit on. The jacket was cropped and opened; he wore a black tank top under it. The men went and sat down at a table.
Sanji looked over at the men as the man with the bandages stared at him eerily, as if he recognized him! The man slowly lifted his bandage, showing Sanji his eye.
Sanji was freaked out.
"What the hell is up with his eye?" Sanji asked himself.
Patty walked over to the men to take their orders.
"Motto motto service motto! Hello sirs! I am Patty, I'll take your orders today. What will you be having?" Patty asked.
The two men stared at Patty.
"Anything. We're hungry." The turban wearing man said.
"Well I'm not going to GIVE you just anything. How much money do you have?" Patty asked.
"Don't worry about it. Just give us something to eat." The man ordered.
Patty smiled at him.
BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!
Patty had locked his hands together and attempted to axe handle the turban wearing man.
"How dare you! Tell me not to worry about money in my restaurant!" Patty yelled.
When the smoke cleared Patty was struggling, the man had caught Patty's giant fists with only one hand.
"Is that what you do here? Attack customers who don't have money? HA HA HA HA HA!" The turban man laughed as he cocked his arm back and punched Patty in the stomach sending him flying into a wall.
The customers and workers all stared in shock. Zeff emerged from the kitchen and saw the damage. He grunted and tried to kick the turban man, but he dodged it easily. The man wearing the bandage caught Zeff's leg and slammed him through a table and stood with one foot on his head. Sanji grabbed a knife and ran towards them.
"GET OUT! GET OUT OF THIS RESTAURANT!" Sanji yelled.
Cyclone walked up to him and smiled. In a swift motion he choked Sanji up.
"Pulling a weapon on me? You must be ready to die. Ha ha ha!" The man said pulling out his sword.
"Cyclone, enough. The other man said.
Sanji dropped to the floor and rubbed his throat. When he looked up the tuban man was still in front of him standing in the position like was still choking someone, until his body was blown away in the wind and he was revealed to be at the table with his partner.
Sanji was shocked.
"Wh-What the hell?!" Sanji said, "Ugh!"
"He's seen enough." Psycho said.
Sanji was filled with shock as Zeff walked up behind him.
"Sanji! What the hell are you doing?" Zeff yelled.
Sanji looked back at Zeff, then the table, the men were gone.
"Wh-What?" Sanji said softly, "Who-Who were those guys?" Sanji asked.
END OF FLASHBACK
"I never experienced anything like it... everything felt and-and looked so real... I lost a lot of sleep over it." Sanji finished.
Kakashi stared at Sanji.
"I see.. well if he's really an Uchiha there's no surprise his genjutsu is so good.. my real concern is why he chose you to cast it on, and why did he cast it in the first place?" Kakashi wondered.
"Who knows... but it ain't gonna go like last time the next time I see him." Sanji said.
Nami smiled at Sanji.
Nami stood up.
"My name is Nami. I'm the navigator for the Straw-Hat Pirates. My dream is to draw a world map. I fight using this clima-tact! I'm no front-line fighter but I can handle my own. As far as Psycho… I do remember the last time I saw him." Nami said.
FLASHBACK
Nami and Nojiko ran through the tangerine bushes as they hid from the Arlong pirates. They looked through a small opening and saw Bell-mere talking with Arlong.
"What do you think they're talking about?" Nojiko asked.
"Who cares! Bell-mere is hurt! We need to save her!" Nami said.
"How are we going to do that?! Bell-mere used to be a marine and she couldn't even beat him… what could we do?!" Nojiko yelled.
A fish man thought he heard her and walked into the tangerine bushes. Both girls covered their mouths with tears running down their faces. When the fish man sounded like he had gotten close, they closed their eyes tightly not being ready for what he was about to do, but nothing happened. They opened their eyes slowly and saw the fish man behind them, dead. They almost screamed until they heard something else.
"WAIT! ARLONG!" Bell-mere yelled.
Arlong turned around.
"That money I just gave you. Wasn't for me." Bell-mere confessed.
Genzo's eyes widened.
"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?! BELL-MERE!" Genzo yelled.
Bell-mere looked at him and smiled.
"Yeah, you heard me. I ain't got enough." Bell-mere said.
Nami and Nojiko started to cry.
"Then who did you just pay for woman?" Arlong asked.
Bell-mere pointed at the bushes.
"Those two girls hiding in the tangerines… those are my daughters!" Bell-mere confessed.
Arlong looked at the girls.
"HA HA HA HA HA HA! You know that means you die right?!" Arlong asked, pulling out a pistol.
Bell-mere crossed her arms.
"Yeah I know."
Arlong pressed the gun against Bell-mere's head. The girls cried for her and Genzo clenched the grass.
"Girls…" Bell-mere said.
The girls, tears in their eyes looked up at Bell-mere.
"I love you."
POW!
Later that night at Bell-mere's grave Nami watched over it. She wasn't crying, she had cried out all of her tears.
"What point is there in being alive if you aren't here? Bell-mere-san.." Nami asked herself as she stood up. Nami walked over to the cliff behind Bell-mere's grave and stared out towards the sea. Nojiko was a ways away and could see Nami standing at the end of the cliff.
"Nami? NAMI!?" Nojiko yelled, as she ran towards her.
Nami threw herself off the cliff and was prepared to die, but she was caught. Nami stared down at the water she hung over and turned around to see a man holding her by the wrist.
"What would Bell-mere say if she saw you like this?" The man asked.
"Just let me die! I don't want to be alive anymore!" Nami yelled.
"Wouldn't be the first time I've heard a young girl say those words… but neither of you get to say that yet. You've only just now experienced life. What did you think life was? All sunshine and tangerines? People die, that's just how it's supposed to be, but… some people's lives are taken from them by force, this method of death is not natural." The man explained.
"What are you talking about!" Nami yelled.
"Look at you. Ready to kill yourself because you lost your mother figure, life is full of death! Full of loss! Will you try to kill yourself every time you lose someone close to you?! Or will you make an effort to live the life they didn't get to? And not make the mistakes they made?!" The man preached.
Nami's eyes became filled with tears. Nojiko, who watched at a distance, cried too. Nami stuffed her face into the man's jacket and held him tightly.
The man lightly stroked Nami's hair.
"Your life isn't over yet. You still have more to do. Save this island, think of it as a way of paying me back." The man said, standing up.
Nami and Nojiko both looked confused then they remembered the fish man who almost found them, but someone killed him, it was the man in front of them now, who saved them.
"When you've saved this island you'll see me again, and not a moment sooner." Psycho said as he walked away.
END OF FLASHBACK
"I didn't even think about him after we defeated Arlong the first time, but he was right. I never saw or heard of him until the other day, two years after saving Cocoyashi village." Nami explained.
The stories were becoming heavy at this point. No one knew who should go next, until Luffy spoke up.
"I'll go!" Luffy said, "My name is Monkey D. Luffy! I'm a rubber man who's going to be king of pirates! My story also isn't that sad. When I saw Psycho, it was just another day with Shank's crew!" Luffy said happily.
Robin's face became worried.
"Psycho knows Shanks personally too?.." Robin asked herself.
FLASHBACK
"AHHHHHHH HA HA HA HA HA!" The pirates in Partys Bar laughed and partied.
Many different pirates loaded up the place. Two in particular sat at the front. Red-haired Shanks, and a young Monkey D. Luffy. Along side Shanks his friend Psycho Uchiha stood.
"Then take me with you on your next adventure, Shanks!" Luffy yelled, "I wanna be a pirate too!"
"BEH HA HA HA HA! How can a boy like you become a pirate?" Shanks asked.
"Why not?!" Luffy asked back.
"Hey Luffy!" Yasopp called out, "It's not about how well you can swim. A pirate is more than that."
"But I can fight too. My punches are like pistols!" Luffy explained.
"Oh really?" Shanks said sarcastically.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Luffy asked.
"Luffy you're just a little kid still!" A larger pirate noted.
"You're about the same age as my kid as a matter of fact!" Yasopp added.
"I'm not a kid! I'm a man!" Luffy argued.
"Don't get so angry! Here have a juice." Shanks offered.
"Hey! Thanks!" Luffy said.
As Luffy drank the juice Shanks slapped the table with his left arm.
"AH HA HA HA SEE?! STILL A KID!" Shanks teased.
"Damn you, Shanks!" Luffy yelled.
Psycho laughed to himself and looked up to the front of the bar when he heard a noise. The bar opened and a group of bandits walked in.
"Sorry to interrupt!" The leader said.
The entire restaurant became silent as they stared at the bandit, with a few pirates wearing smiles. Shank's never turned to look at them, continuing to eat.
"So, these are the so called pirates…they all look like idiots…" The bandit leader said, stepping on the door.
The leader walked up in between Shanks and Psycho, pushing them out the way a little.
"Welcome." Makino said. Luffy stared.
"We are bandits, but we're not here to destroy your bar." The man said.
As the bandits laughed behind their leader, he spoke again.
"We need ten barrels of booze." He ordered. Shanks kept eating.
"Sorry but we're out of booze at the moment." Makino explained.
The man became confused.
"Hm? That's strange. The pirates are drinking something… surely it must be water?" The bandit joked.
"All the booze we have is in their possession I mean." Makino explained further.
"Well that's not good!" Shanks said, "Looks like we drank everything! My apologies, but if you want you can have this!" Shanks said, offering up a bottle to the bandit, "It hasn't been opened yet."
The bandit reached out to grab the bottle but broke it over Shanks. Makino gasped and the pirates in the room watched the bandit. Luffy became nervous.
"I'm a wanted man… worth 8 million Beri!" The bandit said.
"Only 8 million?" Psycho asked himself.
"One bottle wouldn't even be remotely enough! Don't play around with me…" The bandit said.
Shanks continued to look down.
"Man oh man… now the floor's all wet! Sorry about that Makino-san. Do you have a mop?" Shank asked, trying to pick up glass.
"I'll take care of it don't worry!" Makino said, running around to help Shanks.
The bandit raised his sword.
"It looks like you like to clean… so here… I'll help you!" The bandit said, swinging his sword, but his arm was caught.
The entire room of pirates watched as Psycho gripped the bandit's arm.
"Hey let our leader go!" One of the bandit's yelled. Shanks continued to look at the spill while Makino looked up at Psycho.
"Oh somebody thinks they're tough?! Unhand me!" The bandit leader yelled.
Psycho smiled and broke the bandit's wrist, pushed the arm onto his chest, and pushed him away. The bandit leader staggered.
The Red-Haired Pirates watched the whole thing. Luffy looked on with amazement.
"Damn it! This was the arm I wielded my sword with! EVERYONE THANK THIS WEIRD EYED FREAK! EVERYONE IN THIS BAR IS GOING TO DIE WHEN I COME BACK!" The bandits ran out of the bar.
The pirates all stayed quiet. Shanks got back up and got into his seat. Psycho walked over back next to Shanks, crossed his arms, and leaned against the bar. Shanks tried to hold in a laugh and the whole place burst out laughing.
"OH MAN CAPTAIN! WHY'D YOU LET PSYCHO SHOW YOU UP LIKE THAT?!"
"MAYBE WE NEED A NEW CAPTAIN!"
"Hey why you gotta do me like that!" Shanks laughed, "You guys want Psycho to be your captain? That's fine with me!" Shanks laughed some more, nudging Psycho.
Luffy stared with anger.
"HE SHOULD BE CAPTAIN!" Luffy yelled.
Everyone looked at Luffy with a smile.
"Luffy relax! Those guys were small fry anway! Psycho broke his wrist and he ran. They aren't any real threat." Shanks explained.
"BUT THAT'S WHAT A PIRATE IS SUPPOSED TO BE! NOT AFRAID! FIGHT ANYONE AND ANYTIME NO MATTER WHAT! ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE DISRESPECTS HIM!" Luffy raged.
"That's incorrect." Psycho said.
The room looked at Pscyho now.
"What Shanks and the others did was the right move. The only reason I attacked him was because he started to annoy me, and…" Psycho paused, "He was only worth a measly 8 million Berries."
The entire room burst out laughing again. When they calmed down, Psycho continued.
"The loudest dog in the room is often the weakest. Remember that and remember it well." Psycho said.
END OF FLASHBACK
"After that, I went and tried to fight the bandits and almost died. But Shanks, Psycho, and the others saved me. Psycho left with Shanks and I hadn't seen him since." Luffy finished.
After some time in silence Usopp spoke.
"Well I guess I'll speak up… my name is Usopp. I was born on Gecko Island in Syrup Village. I'm the sniper of the Straw-Hat Pirates. I thought the only place I had seen Psycho before was in Nanohana, but..."
FLASHBACK
Usopp ran through Syrup Village on his way back to his home to help his mother.
"Pirates are coming! Pirates are coming!" Usopp yelled.
When Usopp arrived at home he continued to yell.
"Dad's pirate ship is at the harbor! He's come to take us away mom!" Usopp said, tears in his eyes.
Usopp's mother looked at him and smiled.
"Stop talking nonsense, Usopp…" Usopp's mom said weakly.
"It's not… when you recover he'll take us all out to sea!" Usopp pleaded.
Usopp's mother continued to smile and looked outside.
"Your father won't be coming back, but even still… I'm still proud to have married your father." She said.
Usopp gripped the bed sheets.
"But there's this legendary medicine that can cure all diseases!" Usopp said happily.
"Don't be stupid… you dream too much." Usopp's mother said.
The tears fell heavier from Usopp.
"So what if I'm stupid… I love to dream!...I'm… I'm the son of a pirate!" Usopp yelled.
Usopp's mother smiled at him again.
"Then become a brave man just like him… just like your father…" Usopp's mom said as she closed her eyes for the last time.
"Mom! Mom!" Usopp yelled.
"Alright Usopp time to go-."
Usopp pushed past the doctors and ran through the village until he got to his favorite stress reliever spot.
"Why me? Why did my mom have to die? Why did my dad have to not be around to save my mom? What do I do now?" Usopp asked himself.
He looked at the cliff and walked over to it and looked down, sharp rocks and water. He clenched his teeth and lifted his foot up.
"Do it." A voice said.
Usopp snapped back around and saw a man standing there watching him.
"Huh?" Usopp asked.
"If you're going to jump, then jump." The man said.
"YOU'RE ENCOURAGING A KID TO TAKE THEIR OWN LIFE?!" Usopp yelled.
The man chuckled.
"I just wanted to see if you had more guts than a female." The man said.
Usopp stared in confusion.
"I ran into a little girl about three months ago and another one about two years before that, both of their mothers were murdered in front of them. They wanted to end their lives as well… the girl from three months ago actually jumped." The man explained.
"SHE KILLED HERSELF?!" Usopp asked.
"No. I saved her. I wasn't going to let her do that. She's still too young." The man continued.
Usopp put his head down.
"So like I said if you're going to jump then jump. Be a brave man." The man said.
"WHY DO YOU KEEP TELLING ME TO JUMP!" Usopp yelled.
"WHY DO YOU KEEP MAKING EXCUSES!" The man yelled back.
Usopp stared, tears beginning to form.
"It takes a man to want to kill himself. But an even braver man to continue living even when he's lost everything. You stand there and play with death but aren't even sure if that's what you want. So if you're so scared to end it right now, how will you act when it's time to make another important decision?! Will you continue to ask questions then too? The girl knew she wanted to take her life and she jumped with no hesitation! But you sit here and argue with me to take your mind off it, because we both know… you don't want to die here." The man preached.
The tears fell even heavier for Usopp and he dropped to his knees. The man walked over to him.
"You will become a brave warrior of the seas I know it. You have to keep fighting, you must. Friends will come along some day and claim you as their own, they'll need someone who's brave enough to cross his arms and stand proudly when death is staring right at him." The man said.
Usopp looked up and wiped away his tears.
"You're right! I will be strong and brave! I promise!" Usopp said proudly.
The man chuckled.
"But wait mister!" Usopp yelled.
The man turned around.
"Why'd you help me?" Usopp asked.
The man stared for a moment and smiled.
"Because you're Yasopp's boy. Any son of his is a friend of mine. When you see him some day ask him how his buddy Psycho Uchiha has been."
END OF FLASHBACK
"He knew I didn't really want to die... and in some insane twisted way he basically told me to stop lying to myself and gave me the motivation to become a strong warrior!" Usopp said.
Robin spoke up.
"My name is Nico Robin." Robin said, Zoro looked at her, "I'm the archeologist of the Straw-Hat Pirates. I ate the flower flower fruit which has given me the ability to sprout arms, legs, and even a clone of myself anywhere. Like the others… I too have run into Psycho a long time ago… I think before everyone here, aside from Brook, Franky, and Kakashi, were even born."
FLASHBACK
Robin cried as her boat followed the ice trail left behind by Kuzan, a vice admiral of the marines. She was hurting.
She hugged her mom for the first time in years only for her to be killed on the island, her new friend Saul was also killed, and finally her island was completely wiped out.
She tried to laugh about the situation as Saul told her to laugh even when times were rough, but she was wanted for a lump sum of money at such a young age. She knew she wouldn't be able to live a normal life anymore.
They called her a demon and she hadn't even done anything wrong.
"Dresheshesheshe…. Dresheshesheshe…" Robin forced.
Slowly the fake laughter turned into real tears and she folded herself up in the boat she rode in and went to sleep.
A FEW HOURS LATER
Robin woke up to the sound of waves crashing lightly against walls and creaking wood.
She looked around the room she was in and it was well taken care of an organized.
Candle lights on the wall kept the room beautifully illuminated. Smooth wooden floors and walls surrounded her.
She looked around the bed she laid in and felt the soft covers and comfy mattress.
"Am I? On a ship?" Robin asked out loud, "What if I'm on a marine ship!?" Robin yelled as she hurried up and got out of bed.
Robin ran into the halls and up onto the deck where it lightly rained. She looked up at the flag of the ship and saw a logo. A fish with a T and W inside of a circle and a small W7 on the outside of the circle.
"Thank goodness it's not a marine ship… but… a pirate ship! I need to get out of here!" Robin thought to herself.
Robin ran around the boat looking for life boats and ended up on the back of the ship where a man stood, looking out onto the waters. Robin looked at him with fright and without moving, the man spoke.
"You're finally up." The man said.
Robin cowered behind a rail. The man turned his head and smiled.
"Relax. I'm not going to hurt you. You're just a little girl." The man explained.
Robin still didn't come from behind the rail, but the man didn't mind.
"I'd like to talk with you... Would that be okay?" The man said, turning around and walking towards Robin.
Robin flinched when the man walked by but calmed down when that's all he did. He walked into a door and came back out with two chairs and a table. He set them up and placed two tea cups on the table.
"Tea? While we talk?" The man asked.
Robin still felt suspicious but obliged. She took a sip of the tea.
"Wow, this is good tea!" Robin said.
"I'm glad you like it. What's your name.. little girl?" The man asked.
"Robin… Nico Robin." Robin answered.
The man's eyes widened.
"Nico? So.. you know Nico Olivia?" The man asked.
Robin's eyes also widened.
"LIVE ROBIN!" Robin remembered her mom saying those words to her.
"She was…" Robin stopped.
The man looked up.
"My mom…" Robin finished.
A small tear ran down the man's face. The man set down his tea.
"Is that right?.. That's a shame. She was a great woman." The man said.
Robin looked at him with surprise.
"Did you know her?" Robin asked.
The man looked at Robin.
"Yes.." The man said.
Robin looked down and began to cry.
"Everyone was killed back home… right when I thought I had a friend… and now I'm wanted by the world government… I don't know what to do! I miss my mommy!!!" Robin screamed and cried.
The man stared at the young girl with sadness.
"I.. understand your pain.. My friends, family, and village were all taken from me as well. What the navy did to you, your mother, your island… that isn't justice..." The man said.
Robin looked up, tears still in her eyes.
"Stay on board this ship however long you need to Nico Robin... you won't have to worry about a single navy officer or bounty hunter." The man said.
Robin tried not to get excited behind her tears.
"How-How do I know I can be safe with you…?" Robin asked.
"You're Olivia's daughter.. I would never ever hurt you..." Psycho said.
END OF FLASHBACK
"I spent a while on that ship.. maybe a few months.. before I lost him when we were attacked by the Marines one day.. that was the last time I saw him.." Robin finished.
Everyone looked towards the black-haired woman with sorrow.
"I'm sorry that happened to you…" Naruto said.
"Even back then he sounds so personal with you.. like he already knew you before he picked you up." Nami noticed.
Robin looked at Nami then back down, thinking of Paycho.
"I-I know.. I noticed that too.." Robin finished.
"Right! Kakashi-sensei it's my turn right?" Naruto asked.
"Hold on Naruto. I'd like to hear the straw hats out first." Kakashi said.
After a short pause, Brook spoke up.
"Well YO HO HO HO HO HO HO I guess I'm up next." Brook started, "I ate the revive revive fruit and came back to life! I'm the musician for the Straw-Hat Pirates. My story with Psycho goes like this…"
FLASHBACK
Brook slowly got to his feet and looked around him at the bodies that lay around him.
"Are there any survivors?" Brook asked.
Slowly a few men got to their feet.
"Yeah… but not for much longer… bastard laced their weapons with poison!" One of the men said.
"I'm a pirate… so I've always been ready to die!" Another man said.
Brook slowly got to his feet.
"I have no regrets… except…" Another man started.
The remaining Rumbar pirates all spoke in unison.
"Laboon…" They all said.
Brook thought about the cute whale they befriended and left behind at the twin capes. And walked over to his piano.
"Men… if we're going to die… let's go out singing! I've still got a lot of strength. I'll get this song to Laboon I promise..." Brook said.
The men knew Brook was lying, he was dying just like they were, none of them would ever see Laboon again, but they grabbed their instruments anyway and began to play their captain's favorite song.
"Yo ho ho ho ho! Yo ho ho ho ho!" The men sang, "Gather up all of the crew it's time to ship out Bink's brew. Sea-wind blows. To where? Who knows? The waves will be our guide! O're across the ocean's tide, rays of sunshine far and wide. Birds they sing, of cheerful things, in circles passing by! Bid farewell to weaver's town, say so long to port renowned, sing a song, it won't be long, before we're casting off! Cross the gold and silver seas, a salty spray puts us at ease, day and night, to our delight, the voyage never ends! Yo ho ho ho! Yo ho ho! Yo ho ho ho! Yo ho ho!"
As men cheered the "yo ho ho" they fell to the ground dead. Eventually Brook and three men were left. Brook never looked back at them but continued to smile.
"What's going on back there? Now we've only got a quartet!" Brook said.
A body dropped.
"Trio…" Brook said.
A body dropped.
Tears fell from Brook's eyes.
"Duet…"
The last body fell.
Tears tried to fall from Brook's eyes, but Brook held them in, clenching his teeth with all his might, some tears still slipped through. After a moment, he spoke.
"Solo…" Brook said, as tears were falling freely now, "Why leave the accompanying instrument alone?!"
Footsteps sounded behind Brook, but Brook never turned to see who it was.
"You're not alone. This is still a duet, Brook." The man said, "Keep playing."
The man picked up a violin and played it. Together softly the men continued to sing.
"Gather up all of the crew… it's time to ship out Bink's brew… Wave good-bye, but don't you cry, our memories remain... our days are but a passing dream… everlasting though they seem… beneath the moon… we'll meet again… the wind's our lullaby…"
Brook couldn't muster the strength to continue playing and coughed up blood. The mystery man walked over to him with a weird fruit.
"Eat this, Brook. I know all about the whale you intend to see again someday, this devil fruit can help you do that." The man said.
The man grabbed Brook's free hand.
"When you come back to life… come find me." Psycho said.
As Psycho walked away he heard Brook fall out of his seat and onto the deck of the ship, but didn't turn around to check on him, just jumped off the ship.
END OF FLASHBACK
"With only one straw hat to go I can kind of guess where your story is going to go, Zoro." Kakashi said.
Everyone looked at Zoro.
"My name is Roronoa Zoro, the swordsman of the Straw-Hat Pirates. I use the three-sword style. My goal is to be the greatest swordsman in the world, and I will achieve that. And like the rest of my crew mates… Psycho has met me before… after her funeral…" Zoro explained.
FLASHBACK
Zoro followed the funeral procession through the valley they walked through. It rained heavily and the wind was harsh, but not one man or woman in attendance faltered. They continued to walk with emotionless faces. Zoro was the only kid in attendance as the girl who laid inside that casket was his unspoken best friend, the woman who gave him even more motivation to become the greatest swordsman in the world.
When they arrived at the place where Zoro's friend was to be laid to rest, everyone looked on, silently mourning her passing. The girl's father stood behind Zoro, his tears falling but not showing any emotion on his face. When the last pile of dirt had been laid on her casket and the last person left Zoro dropped to his knees.
"Why?" Zoro asked, "Why you? What the hell did you do to anybody?!"
Zoro screamed at the tombstone in front of him.
"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HELP ME BECOME THE GREATEST SWORDSMAN IN THE WORLD! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO LEAVE ME?!" Zoro continued to yell, but he didn't cry.
Footsteps sounded behind him. Zoro went to grab a sword but didn't have one next to him.
"Relax." The man said, "I'm not going to hurt you."
Zoro looked up at the tombstone with surprise and then back at the man who was talking to him. The black with red highlighted haired man loomed over him.
The man looked down at Zoro and then up at the tombstone.
"A friend of yours I presume?" The man asked.
"What's it to you? What are you even doing here?" Zoro asked.
"I'm here out of curiosity." The man said.
Zoro, again, turned around to look at this man.
"What?" Zoro asked.
The man walked over and knelt down, looking at the tombstone.
"She was so young. I know what you're wondering right now. Why her? Why did she have to leave? Why couldn't it have been you?" The man explained.
Zoro stared.
"These questions you're asking yourself right now.. are all determined by a simple concept. Fate." The man continued.
"Fate?" Zoro asked.
"Defined as a development of events beyond a person's control. Nobody knew she'd go down any stairs that day, let alone fall down them and break her neck." The man said.
Zoro looked up with anger, tears in his eyes.
"SO WHAT DO WE DO? LIVE IN FEAR OF WHAT FATE HAS FOR US NEXT? HOW IT WILL SCREW US OVER? HOW IS HER DEATH HELPING ME?" Zoro yelled.
The man grabbed the boy's shoulder.
"I think you know the answers to those questions already. Go. You know what to do." The man said.
Zoro's eyes widened.
"I… know what to do?" Zoro asked himself.
The man stood up and walked off. Until he stopped.
"Go be the greatest swordsman in the world Zoro. I'll be waiting for you." The man said.
Zoro looked down and smiled with tears in his eyes, then hurried and looked back up.
"HEY! THANK YOU! Ummm, what was your name?" Zoro asked.
The man smiled lightly and turned a little.
"Psycho Uchiha."
END OF FLASHBACK
Zoro looked down as he finished his story. The rest of the room looked on him with shock, a tough as nails man like him having such an encounter. Robin stared at the swordsman and then looked down. Sakura looked around the room and noticed that all the Straw Hats had gone.
"Oh. Looks like they're done Kakashi-sensei. So maybe I should go next?" Sakura asked.
Kakashi nodded.
"Well okay! My name is Sakura Haruno. I specialize in medical ninjutsu, chakra control, and have a great resistance to genjustu, it's a huge possibility with our opponent being an Uchiha, that that resistance will be of good use to us! As far as this Psycho guy goes though… I think I saw him… in our village one night." Sakura said.
FLASHBACK
"Sasuke please don't go! If you go… I'll… I'll scream and!" Sakura was cut off by the young man appearing behind her.
Sasuke stared at the pink haired kunoichi for a moment.
"Sakura… Thank you." Sasuke said softly.
Both ninja stood still until a strike laid Sakura out cold.
1 HOUR LATER
Sakura woke up to a cool breeze blowing against her face. The dark blue lighting of the buildings in the leaf village were beautifully complimented by the lights and lanterns that shone outside of the houses and shops. She looked around and remembered why she was out there in the first place.
"Sasuke! Don't go!" Sakura yelled as she shot up.
Sakura looked around more, and when she realized Sasuke was really gone, she began to cry.
"Why? Why Sasuke? Why are you doing this? Is power really that important to you?" Sakura asked herself.
"That Sasuke guy left a long time ago." A voice said.
Sakura looked up with teary eyes.
"Huh?" Sakura asked.
"That Sasuke kid… yeah he's gone. He just left the village gates about an hour ago." The man explained.
"Why didn't you stop him! You're from this village aren't you?!" Sakura asked.
The man stared at the young kunoichi.
"What he and you have going on is none of my business." The man said, sitting down next to Sakura, "As a matter of fact… what he has going on is none of your business either."
"Excuse me? That's my friend! Of course I'm not just going to let him leave and possibly get killed by the man he expects to train him!" Sakura snapped.
"Oh really? Your friend hm?" The man asked.
Sakura nodded angrily.
"Yes. And member of the leaf!"
The man stared at Sakura through the corner of his eye.
"You love that boy. Don't you?" The man asked.
Sakura's eyes widened.
"I know you do, because you told him you did. That, and well, it's quite obvious." The man said.
Sakura shook her head with tears falling.
"It's just a childhood crush… that's all."
"I've been around a long-time girl. And I've been in love twice myself. I know love when I see it." The man said.
"What point are you even trying to make right now? I love him… yeah, so what?" Sakura sneered.
"To love some one is a heavy burden. What they do becomes your number one concern. The tiniest bit of unordinary… and there's a fight. But what if that love becomes a threat to your safety? Would you still love him if it meant you had to die sooner than you'd like? Would you give up your only life… to be with this one boy?" The man asked.
Sakura nodded.
"I'm in love with him. I'll die for him whenever the world takes me away." Sakura said confidently.
The man chuckled and stood up.
"I see. Then… I'm sure you all have this handled. This is the leaf village right? If anyone can bring him home it's you all." The man said.
Sakura smiled.
"Thank you! For the talk. I really appreciate it mister….?" Sakura asked, waiting for him to fill in the blank.
The man held out his hand and smiled.
"Psycho Uchiha."
Sakura's eyes widened and she was struck down again.
END OF FLASHBACK
Sanji, Nami, and Naruto all stared at Sakura, who was looking down at her hands on her knees. Sasuke had his eyes closed.
"After he knocked me out… I forgot all about even seeing him. I remembered Sasuke though and that's what led to the recovery mission." Sakura explained.
Everyone nodded, understanding Sakura a little more.
"Naruto, would you like to go?" Kakashi asked.
Naruto stopped looking at Sakura and looked up at Kakashi.
"Oh, um, sure!" Naruto said.
Naruto sat up.
"My name's Naruto Uzumaki. I'm going to be the hokage of my village someday. I have a tailed beast demon sealed within me, but it's cool because we're friends now! We'll never rampage or go crazy again no matter how angry I get!... but… this Psycho guy, I vaguely remember him being in the village too… when I was older though." Naruto explained.
FLASHBACK
Naruto stepped into the fifth hokage's office and was met with: Sakura, Sai, Shizune, Tsunade, and four toads.
"Is this Jiraiya-chan's student?" The old toad asked.
"Yes. This is Naruto Uzumaki." Tsunade answered.
"A toad geezer? Seriously?" Naruto asked
"Watch your tongue, Naruto!" Tsunade yelled.
"He is the one who taught Jiraiya-sama's sage techniques." Shizune weighed in, "He is Jiraiya-sama's master."
Naruto's eyes widened.
"Well, I guess I'll just tell ya…" The old toad started, "Jiraiya-chan was killed in battle."
Naruto stared with shock and fear.
"What?" Naruto asked, "What did you just say?"
The toad ignored Naruto and began to talk with Kakashi and Tsunade.
"Jiraiya-chan fought with the Akatsuki leader, Pain. He was one of Jiraiya-chan's former students." The toad said.
"He must be some shinobi to corner a shinobi like Jiraiya." Kakashi said.
"That's the thing. There were six of him. And they all had the rinnegan!" The toad exclaimed.
"What? How is that even possible?" Kakashi asked.
"Must be a trick behind it… he left a message before he died." The toad said, taking off his robe to reveal a code burned into his back.
"What did Jiraiya want to tell us?" Tsunade asked.
"Granny…" Naruto said, "Where you the one who sent him?"
"Yeah." Tsunade answered.
"Why did you let him do something so reckless?!" Naruto shouted, "You knew him better than anyone! How the hell could you send him to such a dangerous place?!"
"Naruto stop it!" Kakashi ordered.
Naruto held back the inevitable tears.
"Damn it… damn it… damn it damn it damn it!" Naruto said, walking to the door.
"Naruto! Where are you going?" Sakura asked.
Naruto grabbed the door handle and stopped.
"If Ero-senin had been the fifth Hokage… he wouldn't have sent you to do something so reckless…" Naruto said before leaving.
8 HOURS LATER
It was at least 2:00a.m. Naruto sat up in bed, tears running down his face. He decided to go get up and get some fresh air. He walked through the night time village, tears still falling. He was able to grab a popsicle and went to sit on a bench, drips of what were thought to be the popsicle hit the ground, until it was revealed to be Naruto's tears. The sound of footsteps made him dry them up.
A man with black hair and red highlights walked over and sat on the bench.
"Why so upset young man?" The stranger asked.
"I uh… just lost my sensei." Naruto answered.
"Hmph. Lost him huh? I know how it feels to lose someone precious to you. What are you going to do about it?" The man asked.
Naruto looked down.
"I don't know. I don't even want to be a ninja anymore." Naruto said.
The man put his hand on Naruto's shoulder.
"You don't mean that. You're going to give up on the one thing you love to do because of your teacher's death? That's foolishness. Would he give up what he loves if you died? Would he sit around crying about it? No. He'd make something happen, he'd avenge you so you could rest in peace, when someone you love dies you have two choices: do something or do nothing. Promise me.. promise me you'll do something and avenge him." The man pleaded.
Naruto's eyes widened.
"Why do… why do… why do you care so much?" Naruto asked.
The man stood up.
"Because Jiraiya was my teacher too."
END OF FLASHBACK
Alright Sasuke. You're our last one." Kakashi said.
Sasuke set down his sword and spoke.
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha, and before you ask, I don't know if I'm related to him. A lot of men have faked the Uchiha name in the past, he could simply be doing this again. In my left eye is the rinnegan and the right one is the sharingan. I don't know what's under that bandage he wears, but it can't be a sharingan because it's inherited through kekkei genkai strictly. Anyway… I didn't recognize him off name alone, because unlike you all, he didn't tell me his name when he spoke to me, it took me actually seeing him the other day to figure out the last time I saw him." Sasuke explained.
FLASHBACK
Sasuke stood a top a hill with newly formed group, Hebi. He thought back to everything Obito told him about Itachi. The fact that Itachi sacrificed his life for him and the sake of the village. Sasuke continued to stare forward when a voice spoke to him.
"It's okay to let it out. Itachi's death isn't the only thing that's hurting you right now is it?" The man asked.
A tear slipped from Sasuke's eye.
"The three years of difficult training and planning… just to find out he did it all to protect you… and even at the end of the fight, he still went out preparing you for this world." The man continued.
Both of Sasuke's eyes and tears running down his cheeks, while Sasuke grit his teeth.
"No… that's not it. That's only part of it. This look… I've seen it before. Who do you regret hurting? Who do you want to say sorry to, but can't? Which of your bonds did you sever, to now want to fix it?" The man asked.
At this point the tears freely fell from Sasuke's eyes. Between Itachi's death being a sacrifice and realizing that he severed his ties with the leaf and his friends, from Sakura, he couldn't hold the pain back anymore.
Psycho stared at Sasuke, then let the young man mourn.
END OF FLASHBACK
Sasuke sat with his arms crossed. Sakura reached out and grabbed his hand, Sasuke grabbed back and looked at Sakura, who smiled at him. Sasuke flinched but turned to look at Kakashi.
"Alright I think that's everyone! Except Hancock and Kakashi." Luffy said.
Hancock became nervous.
"Hey I only joined to protect someone I really cared about… that's all our history is..." Hancock explained.
"Well what about you Kakashi-sensei? What's your story?" Naruto asked.
Kakashi got visibly nervous.
"What me? Oh nothing." Kakashi said.
"Why are you nervous? Kakashi?" Sasuke asked.
"I'm not! I promise." Kakashi said.
Sanji stared at the elder ninja.
"He called you sensei. What was that about?" Sanji asked.
The entire room focused on the elder shinobi. Until a Drum Islander came bursting in.
"EVERYONE EVERYONE! MARINEFORD ISLAND WAS ATTACKED EARLIER TODAY! THE ENTIRE NAVY WAS WIPED OUT AS WELL AS THE CIVILIANS AT THE GREAT NAVY BASE! 100,000 people… gone!" The man said.
The entire room stared with fear.
"100,000 people… dead?!" Naruto asked.
Sasuke stared with shock.
FLASHBACK
"I remember it like it was just yesterday… I was a 23-year-old private stationed at Marineford, when the sirens went off… every man we had went out to the beach when Psycho's ship had been spotted."
"Our three admirals all waited at the entrance to the Marineford mansion. 400 men were on that beach… Psycho and that damn Cyclone got off the boat and cleared through every one of them like they were children."
"They painted the beach with red… then they ran straight for us…" The old man stopped, "I hurried and hid in some bushes while Psycho and Cyclone treated our admirals like rag dolls. Then they ran into the mansion…that's where they killed the 18 great navy officers…after they killed them, they left like nothing happened." The old man stopped again.
END OF FLASHBACK
Robin stared at the panicking man in the front of the room.
FLASHBACK
"My offer is still on the table. Two days. You'll know where to find me when the time comes."
END OF FLASHBACK
"So… that's where he is then?" Robin asked herself.