Naruto panted as he rapidly punched a boat with a moderate dent in the side of it,"Gift from Makino-san…How long have you been out here?" said Doll walking up with two glasses of lemonade towards Naruto.

"About 2 hours" Naruto panted out taking a break.

"The old man is working Ace,Sabo,and Luffy down to the bone. .would be funny if he didn't have me on boat duty" Naruto grumbled and Doll giggled walking up and handing him some lemonade.

"Hey Dolly..why do you want to join the marines?" Naruto asked and Doll looked up,

"Honestly I don't know…maybe I'll find some sort of pride in taking down pirates and upholding justice…I'm not stupid I know the World Government is corrupted and often very unfair but…damn it I still want my life to mean something!" Doll said

"I don't want to be some half ass nobody who does the bare minimum! I want to be remembered by someone 10-20 years past my times!" Doll said and Naruto smiled.

"How selfish..but honest..I respect it, Dolly!" Naruto grinned and Doll gave him a watery smile.

"Thanks you…Naruto-kun" Doll thought

"WHHHHAAAAATTTT!"

The SATC ran on deck and saw Naruto who just spat out coffee on the deck receiving a new bounty update."What the issue sir" Maki asked looking for any threat."LOOK!" Naruto shoving a paper in front of Maki who looked at it.

Wanted

"StrawHat" Monkey - 30,000,000 belli

Dead or Alive

"Who..Who is this?" Maki muttered confused at her leader's shock and Naruto blinked before facepalm.

"I forgot to mention..i have brothers..and this is one of them" Naruto said and the group jaw hit the floor."Your brother is a pirate?" Natsu was shocked and Esdeath took the bounty paper out of Maki's hand.

"Wasn't Saw Nose Arlong 20 million? This is the highest bounty in the East Blue!" Esdeath said and Naruto clenched his fist in both pride and frustration.

"Damn you Luffy" Naruto grinned looking out onto the sea.

"Vice Captain!"

Doll looked up from her paperwork and saw a tall muscular man with green hair wearing an unzipped white coat with green fur lining and blue pants with brown on the right side of his coat is cigars."Captain Smoker sir? What are you doing here?" Doll asked Smoker the White Hunter.

"Your ride should be here pretty soon and-" Smoker grunted before he was shoved aside by Doll who ran off to find Naruto.

"You have to stop letting her push you aside sir" said a girl with short blue hair and a greenish yellow with patterns and a blue jacket with white fur and glasses on her head."Tashagi put your glasses on" Smoker said with the girl saluting and apologizing

Naruto walked around Loguetown with his peers."Man so this is where Gold Roger came from and died huh?" Natsu asked, looking around and Maki snorted.

"It's Gol D. Roger don't let propaganda fool you Natsu" Maki said as while she didn't particularly like Roger she respected his strength and refused to let his name be slandered.

"All right team split up and take a break..lets meet up in an hour I'm gonna head to G5 and meet up with the Captain here and Doll" Naruto said and the team splitted up

"Hmmm" Esdeath hummed as Tashigi was outside sparing with some recruits."Not bad" Esdeath said before turning and seeing a man with green hair with three gold earrings in a white shirt and a green band around the waist and black pants and held three brooms with two in his hands and one in his mouth.

"Ah! A three sword style user" Esdeath said, catching Zoro off guard.

"I'm personally a champion of Two Sword Style but I don't mind Three Swords" Esdeath said flashing a long sheath with her blade Akuma Zoro could respond two people ran in glaring at Zoro.

"Pirate Hunter Zoro why are you over here cleaning?! Intel says you join up with East Blue pirate Monkey D. Luffy!" The men said.

"Ara Ara" Esdeath said and Zoro acted quickly taking out the two men with a broom and he tried to get Esdeath but she unsheathed Akuma Ekisu and in one motion cut the brooms.

"Shit!" Zoro thought backing up as Esdeath pointed her blade at Zoro and his eyes widened seeing it was a black blade."A-Akuma Ekisu!" Tashigi said getting Esdeath's attention and Zoro ran off leaving money and a note.

"Oh crap" Tashigi said realizing Zoro got away."Why did you get all flustered" Esdeath said sheathing her blade as Tashigi picked up and read the note and the two girls made their way the store to get Tashigi new glasses.

"Well..my dream is to collect all the graded blades" Tashigi said and Esdeath gave her a blank look.

"That dream is stupid" Esdeath said

"EH?!" Tashigi said

"You dream requires you to take blades from 2 Yonkos,the Strongest Swordsman,and me" Esdeath said and Tashigi deflated.

"W-well i mean..as long as they are in the marine's care i don't really need to get it from you" Tashigi mumbled and Esdeath sighed.

"Look girlie, I don't mean to kill your dreams but to take all those blades are task even more ridiculous than being the pirate king" Eseath said and Tashigi looked down.

"But…that doesn't mean you can't make your own blade a supreme blade" Esdeath said and Tashigi looked up in shock.

"Instead of collecting all the supreme blades how about just making your blade the strongest..so what if you can get all the strong blades in place so long as the strongest one is safe" Esdeath said, pulling a pair of thin purple glasses and putting it on Tashigi's face.

"Haa. .Thank you senpai!" Tashigi said and Esdeath blanched.

"Eh?! Aren't you older than me!? I'm 19! Just call me Esdeath!" Esdeath refuted walking away from the store."B-But you're wiser than me Esdeath-senpai!" Tashigi said running after Esdeath.

Heading to a sword shop at Tashigi request the girls saw Zoro with store keep."Look raise the price all you want the blade isn't-" Zoro said until the shopkeep interrupted yelling out

"Alright then! I'll buy it from you for 650,000 belli!" he yelled out much to Zoro surprise.

"Fine you damn haggler! How does 800,000 belli sound" the owner kept until the girls intervene."I don't think he wants to sell shopkeep-san" Esdeath said as Tashigi ran up to the counter next to a nervous Zoro.

"Hello! Did you finish polishing Shigure?" Tashigi said and the shopkeep grunted."Hey, you seem familiar?" Tashigi asked, narrowing her eyes.

"Damn this girl is dense" Zoro and Esdeath thought.

"It's the bounty hunter. .the one with the three brooms" Esdeath said and Tashigi eyes widened before she closed her eyes and crossed her arms nodding sagely."Once more Esdeath-senpai proves herself wise" Tashigi said and Esdeath palmed her face.

"Well in that case i can't take money from pirates!" Tashigi said handing Zoro his money back "And besides Esdeath-senpai bought me some glasses" Tashigi said putting on the new pair of glasses.

Looking at the counter Tashigi eyes widened."Isn't that katana the Wado Ichimonji" Tashigi asked and Esdeath blinked looking at it.

"What a beautiful temper line! Its one of the the Meito's specifically a great grade blade" Tashigi said and the shop keep grew nervous.

Pulling out her book on the graded blades, Tashigi found Wado."See! Look senpai! The blade is great! Worth no less than 10 million berri" Tashgi said."Its is!" Esdeath said in surprise

"What's such a beauty doing in the hands of a pirate" Esdeath asked and Zoro glared."It's was a gift from a friend…none of your business" Zoro said

"Damn you! You just had to go and run your mouth" the shop keeper said before to everyone's surprise he suddenly found a sheathed blade at his neck.

"How dare you try to dishonor such a sword. . .even though i have no care for a pirate, a sword seller should respect the blade of all customers!" Esdeath said and the shopkeeper started to sweat.

"S-Sorry ma'am!" the store owner whimpered before turning to Tashigi "H-Here you're here for Shigure right?! I-I'm finished polishing it!" He said, handing the blade to Tashigi.

"A-All those swords in the barrel are 50,000 a piece" Ipponmatsu said and Zoro nodded before he and Tashigi began going through the barrels."Say do you have a blade for me..been needing a second blade to compliment my style" Esdeath said unsheathing her blade as the temperture dropped and Ipponmatsu gawked.

"Akuma Ekitsu!" Ipponmatsu said in shock and Esdeath narrowed her eyes. "Don't even try it. .I know the worth of my blade!" Esdeath said and Ipponmatsu shook his head.

"N-No it's just that Akuma Ekitsu is one of a series of Supreme Grade blades called the Tengu blades" Ippon said shocking Esdeath and Ipponmatsu ran into the back and pulled out a big book

"Akuma Ekitsu,Murasama,Totsuka,and the Split Soul Katana…these blades forged by a being known as the first star! The blades each have their own unique trait" Ipponmatsu read off and Esdeath nodded.

"Yes Akuma Ekitsu ability extracts heat from the area" Esdeath said as its partially the reason Akuma Ekitsu previous wielders all had the Cold Cold Fruit.

"Well I don't know who has the others but I do know a blade that will compli-" Ipponmatsu trailed off and Esdeath turned to see Zoro holding a blade."That sword..I thought so! it's Sandai Kitetsu!" Tashigi said and Esdeath balked.

"What that sword is doing in a damn bargain bin! Is it really $50,000 belli?!" Esdeath said and Ipponmatsu nodded.

"Its predecessor Nidai is a great blade like Wado and mines (A/N)" Tashigi said "and its forefather Shodai Kitetsu is a supreme blade like Akuma Ekitsu" Tashigi said and Esdeath nodded examining it.

"Incredible! You have to buy it! You'll be a fool not to!" Tashigi insistent and Esdeath gave Tashigi a look."Looks like she was quick to abandon her foolish dream" Esdeath thought and Zoro gave her a look.

"What marine would tell a pirate to get such a blade?" Zoro asked and Tashigi grinned brightly."My dream is to make my blade Shigure the strongest blade of all time. .a blade stronger than even Dracule Mihawk's Yoru!" Tashigi said and Zoro's eyes widened and he unconsciously rubbed his scarred chest.

"That's…a fine dream" Zoro mumbled, holding the blade."N-No! I can't sell it!" Ipponmatsu said loudly, getting the trio's attention."That's right! Selling this for 50,000 belli is clearly a mistake" Tashigi said and Esdeath grinned.

"I don't think thats the case…the blade is cursed isn't it" Esdeath said with Zoro and Ippomatsu nodded."The blade…i feel misfortune upon my soul just holding this blade" Zoro said.

"Each Kitetsu carries a evil and powerful curse that cause their user to die a tragic death..Sandai's curse puts misfortune onto the user" Ipponmatsu said and Zoro frowned before grinning.

"Its perfect! I'll take it!" Zoro said and Esdeath grin broadened and Ippon and Tashgi gasped."A-Are you a moron?! I can't sell it!" Ipponmatsu yelled and Esdeath crossed her arm under her bust.

"So you think your luck is strong enough to balance out Sandai's misfortune" Esdeath asked Zoro nodded."Yep,and I'm gonna put it to the test…which is better my luck or Sandai's curse" Zoro said throwing the blade up and holding out his arm.

"You can't be serious" Tashigi said.

"STOP YOU'LL LOSE YOUR ARM!" Ipponmatsu yelled

"Lets see if you'll be worth it…Roronoa Zoro" Esdeath thought

The blade fell….and missing Zoro arm stabbing deep into the ground."I'll take it" Zoro smiled and Esdeath replicated it grabbing the sheath of her sword."A swordsman who luck surpasses the curse of Sandai Kintetsu…truly worth my attention" Esdeath thought her bloodlust spiking a bit.

Ipponmatsu and Tashigi collapsed in relief and shock."Hey get him another blade. .and that blade for me" Esdeath said, clapping Zoro on the to the back and returning Ipponmatsu revealed two swords.

"The first is for Esdeath-san!" Ipponmatsu said pulling out a red handle blade and a black cloth around it and with a long silver blade with a weird handle(Shaped like Esdeath teigu tattoo).

"Sandai Kitetsu was built alongside this sword though it remains ungraded and not as known as its sister but it is just as forged strong. .I present Zerodai Kitetsu!" Ipponmatsu said before pulling out the other one.

"This blade has an uneven finish…and a black lacquered sheath! The great blade Yubashiri!" Ipponmatsu said holding both blades.

"I can't afford it-I'll pay for it" Zoro was saying until Esdeath intervened and from her holster pulled out a checkbook Garp gave them to cover supply cost."What?" Zoro asked and Esdeath handed the check to Ipponmatsu and his wife before taking Zerodai Kitetsu and taking a sheath."It feels weird but it feels like us two are tied by some fate. .i want to cross blades someday when we're at our peak" Esdeath said tossing Yubashiri at Zoro who caught it.

"We tied by our blades. .now leave because next time i see your face I will arrest you Roronoa Zoro" Esdeath said and Zoro looked down before looking up and nodded leaving the sword shop."What do you mean tied by fate" Tashigi said and Esdeath tied Zerodai on her back.

"You want to know my dream. .i want to battle" Esdeath said "And not in an unfair fight. .i want the rush of an incredible battle and slay the strongest of foe…and you fight no stronger opponents than in the navy" Esdeath said making Tashigi nervous with Esdeath blood thirsty grin.

Naruto walked down the street with a whistle when he saw a crew of pirate looting shops and stuff."You noticed it too" Naruto heard and he turned and saw Smoker with a jiite on his back walk up.

"Oh Captain Smoker nice to meet you" Naruto said with a grin."Put it to the side for now Captain Naruto..the pirates need to go" Smoker said lighting two cigars.

"Loot everything! Don't leave a potato left" the captain said to his men."I Galley the Crescent-sama,will need these food supplies..to become king of the pirate" Galley said not noticing Naruto and Smoker standing behind them.

"Alright boys pack it up you're under arrest" Naruto said and Galley glared at them."Who do you think you are" Galley asked and Naruto adjusted his hat making it shadow one eye.

"Shall we Smoker-san?" Naruto said and Smoker air shifted around them and both smoke and clouds began to swirl around them."I didn't know you also had a devil fruit" Naruto said and Smoker smirked.

"I didn't know we had one that was similar to each other" Smoker said and the pirates screamed as cloud and smoke covered them

The smoke and cloud cleared up and the group of the pirates were all on the floor unconscious and tied up."Incredible captains! You guys caught Luffy's group in no time" a officer said and Naruto raised an eyebrow,"This isn't Luffy crew..i met him before and this isn't him" Naruto said and Smoker kissed his teeth.

"I knew it was too easy…i say we split up and find him" Smoker suggested to Naruto who looked into the distance."I..its isn't my mission to capture Straw Hat Luffy..but i will keep an eye out" Naruto said and Smoker nodded not seeing anything wrong with it.

The two splitted up with Naruto looking into the sky "Dammit..what kind of brother am I?" Naruto thought as the image of him,Luffy,Sabo,and Ace drinking sake together flashed in his mind."How can i uphold my justice..if i myself is biased" Naruto thought thinking of his motto True or Unbiased Justice.

Glad to get this out the way with Esdeath using Nitoryu and Zoro getting Sandai this chapter.I planted the seeds of Naruto internal conflict as he ponder how can he uphold his own justice yet uphold his promise to his brothers.

Marineford will be a hell of a moment

I want Zoro and Esdeath characters to bounce off each other with the goals of becoming the strongest swordsman and fighting the strongest of course leading to interesting fights.

I have a plan for Maki and where to take her but i'm still stumped on Natsu and where to take him so forgive me if he doesn't do anything major for a while as I'm thinking of his character arc

Tashigi goals were not well thought out as so i ranked up her blade and changed her goals to something more reasonable yet still as grand..not sure if i want to do something with her and Smoker since i already plan to incorporate Koby,Helmeppo,and Hibari onto the SATC and i don't wanna juggle too many characters.