Disclamer: I don't own Naruto or One Piece

A/N: Well it rained all day so I was able to put this one up fast so make sure you read ch. 10 if you haven't already I uploaded that yesterday the 11th. an this on the 12th or 13 it's midnight here so I don't know if it'll say the 12th or 13th for the update

Chapter XI.

Last Time.

"You're here?" Nami asked smiling. They all got up and started sailing the ship out to sea."Luffy you are one Lucky bastard." Naruto said setting the sail."What do you mean Naruto-kun?" Nami asked as Naruto turned his attention to her."Dragon just saved his ass." Naruto said with all but Luffy eyes widend."Who?" Luffy asked tilting his head."The most dangerous, and wanted man in the world." Naruto said and started explaining all he knew of Dragon.

Smoker.

"Why did you save them Dragon?" Smoker asked Dragon who was now on the roof."It's not our place to get in the way of that man's path Smoker." Dragon said grinning looking out to sea and disappeared as Tashigi came running up.

S.H.C. Morning.

everyone woke to the sound of hammering. They all walked outside and saw Naruto putting something on a hook he put on the mast."What are you doing Naruto-kun?" Nojiko asked yawning." Naruto turned around and grinned."Just putting something up that'll help us get to the crow's nest quicker." He replied showing the crew what he was working on. It was a metal handle in the shape of an A. with a rope tied to it going up to the mast."How will that help us get up there?" Usopp asked as Naruto grinned."Like this." He said pulling it off the hook and flew up to the crow's nest fast. Everyone's eyes widened at what Naruto did."Now we can get up here as fast as Luffy can." Naruto said grabbing the handle and coming down and putting the handle back on the hook. "Shougi!" Luffy, and Usopp yelled with stars in their eyes as they tried it too."Was that the surprise Naruto-kun?" Nojiko asked as Naruto nodded."Yeah I thought we could get up there and spot trouble faster if we had it." He replied smiling. Everyone went inside to get dressed and eat breakfast, and started coming up with a plan for Reverse mountain.

Now.

"Nami!" Sanji yelled from the crow's nest beside Zoro looking through binoculars."There is a major storm coming." He finished seeing the black clouds over the horizon." Nami sighed Now in a blue shirt with a heart on it, and a dark blue skirt.""At least we're back on course." She said looking at the map."Yeah I'm glad to be out of the Calm Belt." Naruto said steering the ship with the pole with Kitchi on his head. Kitchi's wearing a yellow bandanna around his neck with the kanji for his name in black on it."I gotta say I've never seen a ship with a pole steering wheel." Naruto stated looking at the pole. Nojiko walked over and looked over Nami's shoulder."From the looks of it we should see the Red Line." She said as Nami nodded."Yeah we may be delayed from the storm though." Nami replied. Luffy came up to the crow's nest stretching his arms."Alright we're almost there the Grand Line." Luffy said with a grin. He started patting Sanji on the back."Isn't this exciting?" Luffy asked laughing. Sanji with a tic mark kicked him in the head. Nami was deep in thought staring at the map."You allright Nami?" Nojiko asked. Nami looked up."Everyone meeting now!" She orderd as everyone came inside.

"Look here." Nami said putting down the map."The entrace to the Grand line really is through a mountain." She finished as everyone looked."Well yeah, like I said unless you coat your ship's bottom, and go in the Calm Belt there's no other way in from here." Naruto said sitting down with Nojiko beside Kitchi sleeping in her lap."The mountain's riddled with canals." Nami said as Zoro raised an eyebrow."What are you talking about?" He asked."A ship can't go up a mountain even if it has canals." He finished as Naruto spoke up."The water does go up the mountain." He said as everyone looked to him."I've past it before." Naruto finished as everyone looked back to the map as Usopp started struggling."But there has to be another was, that map was stolen from Buggy can we trust it?" Zoro asked."Hey a little help." Usopp said trying to push the pole."What's wrong Usopp?" Naruto asked standing up and tried pushing the pole."Crap this current's freaking strong." Naruto said grunting a little as he tried to push the pole. Nami's eyes widened."What did you say?" She asked as Naruto stopped and looked to her."I said the current's strong why?" Naruto asked."That's it." Nami said and started explaining how Reverse Mountain works.

"Call me skeptic but I still say a ship can't climb a mountain."" Zoro said his eyes closed."You know I've heard stories that half the people died before entering the grand Line.' Sanji said seriously. It started raining hard."Hey could Someone get the sails?" Nami asked as Naruto walked to the door putting on his coat."I got it, hey Luffy come help me." Naruto said running outside and grabbing the metal handle and going to the top of the mast. He and Luffy pulled the sail up and tied it."Got it." Luffy said from his side of the sail."Hey I can see the mystery mountain." Luffy said holding his hat. Naruto came down hooked the handle back and ran up the steps with everyone else."That's huge." Usopp exclaimed. "The entrance to the Grand Line." Nami said wearing a pink rain coat."You're sure this is the only way?" Nojiko asked wearing a light blue coat Kitchi's head poking out the opening. Nami nodded."Yes." She said plainly. The ship started rocking."Hey hold the rudder steady." Luffy said holding on to the sail.

"Hey Nami where's that entrance?" Luffy asked."All I see is the mountain, if we don't do something we're going to hit the mountain." Luffy finished as Nami stared ahead."There is a crack in the mountain." Nami said seeing the small crack."Keep it straight." Nami ordered as Luffy came down beside her."Is that the entrance?" Luffy asked as Nami nodded."More then likely." Nami said with a smile as Zoro looked at the mountain through binoculers."I gotta be dreaming." He said amazed at the current going up."The current's actually going up the mountain." Naruto walked over."Told you." He said with a smirk."We need to make our way in the gates just right or we'll sink." Nami said gripping the rails."We need to go to the right." Luffy said seeing the ship go off course slightly. "Got it." Usopp said as he and Sanji pulled the pole hard as they can. Naruto heard cracking, he turned around just in time to see the pole break."Aaahh!" Everyone screamed seeing the steering pole break."Crap we're going to hit the gate." Naruto said seeing the ship going to the left."Gomu Gomu no...Fusen.(Gum Gum Ballon.)" Luffy jumped in front of the ship and expanded his stomach pushing the ship away.

"Luffy grab my hand." Zoro saidd holding his hand out as the ship passed the entrance. Luffy stretched his arm and grabbed Zoro's hand and came back to the ship."We made it." Usopp, and Sanji cheered from inside as Nami, and Nojiko breathed a sigh of relief. "Woo-hoo, now it's a straight shot to the top." Nami cheered pulling off her coat now that the rain stopped."Wow this is fun." Naruto said as the wind was hitting his face."Wow what a view." Luffy said from the front of the ship looking up. The ship came to the top above the clouds."This is insane." Luffy said sitting on top of Merry's head."We're above the clouds." He finished seeing the top of the mountain. The ship hit the top, went in the air, and came down on another canale."Hey Naruto?" Luffy asked as they were coming down the mountain."Yeah." Naruto said leaning against the wall with Nojiko beside him holding Kitchi."You've never told us your dream." Luffy said as Naruto shrugged."I really want to have a great adventure, and find the people responsible for my parents death." Naruto said with a sigh."How about you Nojiko?" Luffy asked Nojiko.'I've always wanted to see the world, like Belle-mere." She replied leaning her head on Naruto's shoulder.

"I see the Grand Line." Luffy said returning his attention to the front."The One Piece is out there somewhere, and I'm going to find it." Luffy exclaimed laughing. After a few moments they started going through clouds."This is great." Sanji said on the rope that's on the mast. As everyone's cheering, Naruto and Zoro heard a groan."Hey do you hear that?" Zoro asked as Naruto started looking around."What." Nami said looking over to Zoro."That groaning sound. Zoro said as Nami looked forward."It's probally the wind." Nojiko said."We are going really fast down this mountain, you could be hearing things." She finished."No I heard it too." Naruto said seriously. A shadow came through the clouds."Hey I see a mountain ahead." Sanji said looking ahead through binoculers. "What there shouldn't be any mountains here." Nami yelled.

"Who care's." Luffy exclaimed cheering."Its a whale." Naruto exclaimed seeing a large blue whale with many scars across his head."How are we going to get past it?" Naruto asked."There on the left." Zoro said pointing at the left."Go there." He yelled as Naruto ran to the steering pole."It's broken!" He replied trying to push what was left."Hold on I got an idea." Luffy said running in the door on the lower deck."What are you doing?" Nami yelled/asked from up top. After trying to turn the ship with no luck, they suddenly heard a cannon fire."The cannon!" Everyone yelled as The boat suddenly slowed own but hit the whale breaking the figure head off."We're so screwed." Nami said laying down as the figure head went by her and landing on the deck."Aaahh! That was my special seat!" He yelled from inside the room with the cannon. everything was quiet for a moment."Are you ok Nami-chan?" Naruto asked quietly helping Nami up."Yeah but why are you whispering?" She asked him."I don't think the whale noticed that." Naruto said to her."We may be able to get Merry out of here quietly." He said as the other's but Luffy came outside.

They all started rowing."He ither didn't feel that, or he's slow." Zoro said as they rowed while the whale groaned loudly."Huh Luffy?" Nami asked seeing Luffy stand in front of her."You think you can break my seat and get away with it." Luffy said seriously to the whale."TAKE THIS!" He yelled hitting the whale's eye as they passed it."YOU MORON!" Everyone yelled as Naruto knocked Luffy on the deck."Why the hell did you do that?" Naruto asked as Luffy got up."He broke my seat." Luffy said pointing to the whale"And you couldn't wait untill we got the Going Merry out-of-the-way before letting the whale know we were here?" Naruto asked his hand twitching to his gun. The whale groaned and opened his mouth letting water, and the Going Merry in. Luffy fell off stretched his arm and grabbed a tooth and climbed on top of the whale.

"Oh man." Luffy said on top of the whale panting."Everyone's been eaten." He said standing up. He started hitting the whale."Hey you spit them out." Luffy yelled as he kept hitting the whale."Woah." Luffy said as the whale started sinking."Hey where are you going?" Luffy asked as he started stomping on the whale."Give me back my friends." He said as the whale continued sinking."What the..?" Luffy asked seeing a door on top of the whale. He ran over to it opened it up and jumped in.

Inside the Whale.

"Are we still in the whale?" Nojiko asked as she, and everyone else looking at the..Small island with a house."Yes we did." Naruto said staring at the island also. As they floated around the island a aquid came out of the water. Naruto, Sanji, and Zoro got ready to fight, but three spears came out of the house and killed the squid."Looks like someone's here." Naruto said as Nami hid behind him crying."I don't care let's go." She said tearfully."It's alright Nami-chan." Naruto said comfertly."Where's Luffy?" Usopp asked as Nami perked up a little."I hope he's all right, but Naruto's here." She said letting go of Naruto. Suddenly they heard footsteps. They turned and saw an old man he has an appearance based off of a flower with petals around his head. He has a rather stocky and muscular body, is bald on the top of his head, but with white hair with yellow flower petal-like things, that have purple near the bottom of them, and a white beard that splits in two parts. His lower lip is noticeably larger than his upper. He wears a pink shirt with a yellow and green stripe with purple circles in the yellow along with blueish-grey shorts with sandals. He also wears glasses, a seaweed necklace, three gold bracelets, and a green-gem bracelet on his left wrist. He also has a scar on his left arm.

"Whats that?" Naruto asked."He looks like a...Flower." He finished as the old man sat down in a lawn chair reading a newspaper."You going to say something?" Sanji asked as the man started at them intensly."Hey we'll fight we have cannon's." Usopp yelled..From inside the Going Merry."Oh yeah he's shaking in his shoes now." Naruto said sarcastically. The man glared."You do and someone will die." He said seriously as Naruto pulled his guns with Nami hiding behind him again, Nojiko pulled hers too with Kitchi growling. "Yeah who?" Sanji asked as the man was silent for a moment."Me of course." He said plainly as everyone face-planted to the deck."ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?" Sanji yelled over to the man. Zoro grabbed Sanji's shoulder."Calm down." He said with a smirk." He looked to the old man."Theres a couple of things we liked to know old man." Zoro said as the man looked to him."Where are we, and whats your name?" He asked as the man glared at him."You've got some nerve." The man said seriously."It's only polite to introduce yourself first." He said as Zoro shrugged."Ok my na.." He was interrupted by the man."My name is Crocus, I'm 72 and a half years old, Gemini." Crocus finished as Zoro tried to take out a sword."I'll kill him." He said angrily as Sanji held him back.

"You want to know where you are?" Crocus asked."I thought it was obvious, seeing as you were eaten." He said as Usopp looked around seeing blue sky."So we really are inside that whale." He asked as Crocus nodded."What happens now?" Nami asked."I don't want to be eaten." Nami said fearfully as Crocus stared at them for a moment."The exites over there." He said pointing to a giant door."Well ok let me fix the steering pole then." Naruto said walking down below deck."You're a shipwright Naruto-kun?" Nojiko asked as Naruto shook his head."No but I'm good with stuff like this." He replied pulling a post like the one that broke and a piece of metal, and tools."Someone get the small Merry head off the old one." Naruto said as Usopp went and pulled it off as Naruto sawed off the broken piece leaving a small stump."Hey hold this for me Usopp." Naruto said putting the new piece on to of the small stump."Ok." Usopp said holding the stump as Naruto nailed the post on."Ok let it go." He said as Usopp let go of the post, Naruto wrapped the metal around and nailed it on."There we go." Naruto said after putting the head on."That should hold." Naruto said throwing the tools down below, along with the broken post."Wow that looks like it never broke." Nami commented as Naruto grinned.

"Like I said I'm no shipwright, but I'm good at fixing things." He said chuckling."We need to sail for that exit fast." Zoro said as Nami nodded."You're right." She said as the whale's stomach started to shake."Hey look." Nami said pointing to the island."It's really a ship." She said seeing te iron bottom."Damn." Naruto cursed."We need to get out of here a wooden ship won't last long in this acid." He said as Usopp started yelling at Crocus."He's very angry." Crocus said looking up."He's hitting the Red Line." He said as everyone gained confused looks."That must be why he had scars over his head." Nami said holding on to the railing."Why?" Usopp asked."Because he's suffering." Nami said looking up."Really?" Naruto asked."How the hell did you come up with that?" He asked as Nami stared at him."Gut felling." She said plainly."Ok, ok." Naruto said shrugging.

"What about that man?" Usopp asked looking at Crocus."He must be here to kill it." Nami said seriously."Yeah but from inside?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow. "We have no right to judge him." Sanji said taking a drag."What he does is his business, not ours." She said seriously."Now let's get the hell out of here." He finished with everyone nodding. As they all scrambled to sail out. Crocus dived in the acid."That old guy just jumped in." Nami said pointing at Crocus."Is he insane?" Zoro asked."The acid will eat him alive." He finished.

Luffy.

Luffy after falling down into a sewer like area sat up."Hey that's wierd." He said looking around."This whale got's a river inside it too." He said as the room started tilting. Luffy screamed and fell down. Meanwhile on the other side of the door stood two people holding guns. One is a slender woman, her blue hair pulled back into a pony tail. Slender-bodied, having long thin legs and arms and prominent large breasts. Wearing a tan coat, blue stripped sleeveless shirt, tan shorts and white boots. The Man is a middle-aged man donned with long red hair with a crown on top, and his the number nine is written on his cheeks. He's wearing green royal clothes along with an ornate red scarf. His attire makes him look like a prince or a king."Right behind this door Miss Wednesday." The man said to the now identified Wednesday."Is the stomach of the whale as well as that old coot." He said as Miss Wensday 're right Mr. Nine." She said to the man. "We need the meat to feed our town." She finished as they heard screaming. Luffy came running fast knocked into them and went through the door.

Inside Crocus was climbing the door when three people came flying out and fell in the water."Crap." Naruto said taking off his shirt, bandanna, and shoes and jumped in. after a moment Naruto came out with Luffy on his shoulder. He climbed up on the ladder and sat Luffy down."Thanks Noji-chan." Naruto said as Nojiko came over transfixed on Naruto blushing."Noji-chan." Naruto said waving his hand in front of her face."O-oh sorry Naruto-kun." Nojiko apologized handing Naruto his clothes."Stop perving on Naruto Nojiko-chan." Nami teased from behind Nojiko who sputtered arguing that she wasn't.

The whale stopped thrashing."What happened?" Usopp asked."The whale seemed to have calmed down a bit." Nami said with Zoro nodding."Now." Zoro said seriously to the to other two people, Luffy now sitting on the railing."Tell us who you are." He finished with the two people murmuring"That woman looks familiar." Naruto thought looking at Miss Wednesday."You two are still here?" Crocus asked coming back in."I'm tired of you two trying to hurt Laboon." Luffy turned back to the others."Who's the old geezer?" He asked as Miss Wednesday, and Mr. Nine started laughing."You can't stop us from completing our mission." Miss Wednesday said standing up."That right we won't" Mr Nine said as they took aim with their guns."Fi.." Naruto grabbed the guns and threw them to the other side of the stomach."Sit down." He said glaring at them with the fox image back. the two gulped and sat down."That's good." Naruto finished the fox now gone.

Later on the island ship the S.H.C. was sitting down talking to Crocus."Thank you for saving Laboon." Crocus said to Naruto."No problem Naruto said playing with Kitchi."I was just keeping these two idiot's from doing something stupid." Naruto said pointing over to Miss Wednesday, and Mr. Nine."What do you mean?" Miss Wednesday asked."We need the meat for our town." She finished as Naruto looked over to her."From inside where you could hit a vital organ and kill all of us, and yourselves." He said raising an eyebrow."What do you mean kill all of us?" Nojiko asked Naruto."If they hit an organ like the heart or lung Laboon would thrash and possibly swim further down." He finished as everyone's eyes widened. after a while Crocus went on and explained about Laboon and Mr. Nine, and Miss Wednesday."So Laboon has been waiting here all this time?" Usopp asked as Crocus nodded.

Later the S.H.C, and Crocus where sailing through a canale."Wow 'm surprised Laboon's still alive with stuff like this going through him." Usopp commented as Crocus perked up."A doctor's playful mind." He said reading the newspaper."Doctor?" Nami asked. "Yeah certified too." Crocus said turning a page, and told them the reason for what he did to Laboon."Here's the exit." Crocus said opening up a big door."Man 50 years." Usopp said after getting outside."Thoses guys sure know how to test someone's patient." He finished as Sanji spoke up."Their probally dead." He said as Nami nodded. "Yeah when those guys set sail the Grand Line was a thousand times more dangerous than it is today." She said as Usopp started shouting."Come on you don't know that for sure, have some faith." He finished."There's always that chance though." Naruto said leaning on the rail."Or maybe they just got lost and are to old to travel." He finished staring at Laboon.

"I heard they ran out of the Grand Line." Crocus said as Luffy was staring at Laboon listening out the conversation."Why haven't you told him yet." Nami asked."I did Laboon doesn't believe me." Crocus said as Naruto spoke up."That was just a rumor though." He said turning his attention to Crocus."Who know if that got mixed up by the time you got it." He said sighing." For all we know their shipwrecked on an island." He finished putting his hands in his pockets."Anyway that was the day Laboon started to try and break through Reverse Mountain." Crocus said as everyone stared at him and finished his tale."AAAAHH!" Luffy screamed running up Laboon holding the ship's mast."What the hell?" Naruto asked looking at Luffy."I'm started to regret joining up with Luffy." Naruto face palmed as Nojiko, and Kitchi consoled him."He's an idiot alright." Zoro said sighing."I mean really not even a day in the Grand Line and already the steering wheel, mast, and figurehead broke." Naruto said pointing to each spot. He turned to Usopp. "You've got to tell Kaya that you broke her gift to you all." He said as Usopp jaw dropped."Me why?" He asked as Naruto explained."Well the Going Merry's from your home island, so until we get a proper shipwright you're responsible." Naruto finished with grin as Usopp dropped to the ground a storm cloud forming over his head.

"Gomu Gomu no..Ikebana.(Gum Gum Flower arrangement.)" Luffy slammed the mast on to Laboon's head Making him thrash in pain, before jumping and landing on the land."He's dead." crocus yelled as Nami scoffed."It'll take more than that to kill him." She said holding on to the rail as the waves rocked the boat. Luffy fought Laboon for a while."It's a draw." Luffy said a bit bruised."Your friends used to spare with you right?" Luffy asked."Well I can rival anything they could throw at you." He said smiling."After me and my friends sail the Grand Line we're come back for a rematch." He finished as Laboon started tearing up. He lifted his head and let out a low groan.

"Hey not bad." Luffy said covered in paint."Man you need to work on your painting skills." Naruto commented looking at the crudely painted Straw hat Jolly Roger."Now no more banging your head or you'll ruin it." Luffy said chuckling. after fixing the Going Merry, Nami looking over the map, and Sanji cooking the elephant tuna, and Naruto, and Nojiko playing with Kitchi by throwing a ball around."AAAHHH!" Nami screamed. "What's wrong?" Naruto asked running over."The compass is broken." Nami said as Naruto raised an eyebrow."That's all?" He asked."A regular compass won't work in the Grand Line you need a log pose." He explained as everyone stared at him."A what?" Luffy asked as Naruto explainedd"Every island in the Grand Line's is riddled with magnetic minarles that cause abnormalities." He continued."Every island has their own weather also, one could be hot as hell, while the next will be icy." He finished as Crocus nodded.

"He's right." He said as Naruto digged through his pouch."Here we go." Naruto said pulling out, and giving Nami a log pose. It is a wrist watch with a glass orb sitting on top, and a needle floating inside the middle of that orb suspended from the top by a thin piece of wire."That'll log on to a island's magnetic force." Naruto said as Nami strapped the log pose on."We'll also have to stay at that island for a certain amount of time til it locks on to the next one." He finished as Luffy perked up."Oh I found one just now too."Luffy said picking his up."Give it to Nojiko." Naruto said as Nojiko looked to him."Why?" She asked as Naruto shrugged. "Better to have two as a 'just in case'." Naruto said sitting down at the table."And these guy's could get lost on a single road leading into town." He finished pointing to the other's as Crocus went into greater detail about the log pose."Raftel the last Island on the Grand Line" Crocus finished."Then that must be where the One Piece is located." Usopp said excitedly as Crocus shrugged. "Maybe no one's set foot on there since Gold Roger." Luffy grinned and burped."You guys ready to go?" He asked as Sanji yelled at him."That was for all of us." He kicked Luffy and would have hit Nami if Naruto didn't pull her out of the way."Watch it you almost broke it!" Nami yelled kicking Sanji, and Luffy in the sea. After a moment Laboon came up with them, Miss Wednesday, and Mr. Nine.

"Whiskey Peak?" Luffy asked Miss Wednesday, and Mr. Nine. They told them that they were stranded and needed a ride to the next island."Ok it's fine we'll give you a ride." Luffy said."Are you sure Luffy?" Naruto asked."They could be up to something." He said as Luffy nodded."It's fine." He said shrugging."Choose your course wisely." Crocus said seriously"If we don't like it we'll try another the next time." Luffy said grinning."Well let's go." Luffy said stretching."Just who are you?" Miss Wednesday asked as Luffy looked back."I'm the man who's going to be King of the Pirates." He stated with grin as Miss Wensday, and Mr. Nine chuckled.

After eating and waiting on the log pose, everyone got on the Going Merry."The log pose has have plenty of time to set on the next Island, be careful." Crocus said as the other's said their goodbye's."Here." Naruto said handing Crocus a piece of paper. "It's the frequency to our den-den mushi, so you will hear from us no matter what." Naruto finished as Laboon groaned happily."Let's set sail!" Luffy ordered as they set sail to Whiskey peak.

To be Continued.

A/N: Not much to say seeing as this went up the next day. Keep voting, thanks for reading, and let me know of error's

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Lone Wolf out.