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A figure wearing a black cloak could be seen walking silently between two buildings. Coming out the other side, the figure looked both ways while scratching the back of its head with its right arm, revealing white bandages wrapped around it.

With a shrug the figure went left and blended into the normal people that hung around these parts, frowning in disdain at what he saw going on, from women offering a good time, to blatant robbery and everything in between.

"This is one strange island." Whispered the figure, referring to the weirdness of the island which looked like a large grove with bubbles floating around everywhere. Yes this place, Sabaody Archipelago, was a weird place.

The weirdest thing, however, was the lawlessness. That's not to say that there wasn't any law though, as Marines were present on the island, just that the people didn't care. They did whatever they wanted without care.

That was exactly why the figure was here now. He had just finished a self given mission, and was looking to lay low and rest for a bit before continuing with what else he had to do.

"I can feel all the negativity here. It's almost sickening, right Kurama." Said the figure mentally. It only took him a few seconds to get an answer.

"I agree, Naruto. This place is practically saturated in the stuff, especially to the north. If you add in all the negativity from the normal citizens who are being terrorized by all these pirates and the like it's even more so." replied a disembodied voice.

Shaking his head Naruto stopped when he saw a little boy walking through the crowd. Now while normally he wouldn't pay much attention to him, he wasn't some pedophile after all, he had caught sight of what the boy was doing.

He watched as the boy stumbled through the crowd, bumping into passer-bys, and stealthily slipping his hands into pockets and purses, and relieving his victims of their Beli.

He smirked and continued walking as the boy headed towards him. As he expected the boy bumped into him and tried to slip his hand under his cloak to grab whatever he could, but Naruto was ready for him.

Quickly reaching out and grabbing the offending arm, Naruto smirked down at the boy who was beginning to look a little fearful.

"Now what do we have here?" he asked rhetorically while putting on a serious face. He wasn't going to hurt the kid, just try to set him straight.

"Were you really trying to rob me? I wonder what I should do with you." He asked again while scratching his chin, seemingly in thought. His amusement quickly died down when he saw the pure fear in the boys eyes'.

"P-please don't hurt me." Begged the boy, tears beginning to fall down his face. "I had to do it or else…" Trailing off at the end the boy looked down at the ground.

Naruto, for his part, knew the boy wasn't faking being afraid, he could sense it after all. Quickly schooling his features he kneeled down in front of the boy.

"Or else what?" he asked, voice softer and more compassionate. The boy however just shook his head in the negative.

"I can't tell you." The boy said. It was at that moment that Naruto decided to actually look at the boy. He was of average height for someone his age, which seemed to be around eleven or twelve.

He had short brown hair and eyes, slightly tanned skin and was wearing worn out black pants with a blue shirt and black shoes that were on the verge of falling apart. It was with this inspection that Naruto came to a conclusion.

"What's your name kid?"

"Benjamin." Was the reply he got which got him to smile.

"Hi Benjamin, my names Naruto. Do you need the money for your family?" he asked, while the boy looked up at him finally.

"Something like that." Replied Benjamin. Naruto raised an eyebrow at that.

"Well, why don't you tell me what the problem is so I can help you better." Inquired Naruto. Benjamin just looked at the hooded man, seemingly contemplating what to do.

Normally he wouldn't even bother talking to anyone about his problems, but right now he needed help desperately. He would do whatever to get this help, not for him, but for her.

With that thought in mind Benjamin began to speak. "One year ago my parents were killed by some pirates that were passing through here." This caused Narutos' eyes to widen.

"That left me alone to take care of my little sister, but then she got sick." Now Naruto was frowning, having some idea on where this story was going, but not interrupting the boy before him.

"I tried to get some help, but nobody would. Then I ran into them." He had said the last word with so much hate that Naruto was actually shocked.

"Who is 'them'?" It took a few seconds for Benjamin to get himself back under control before he replied.

"The Wolf Pirates, who's led by Captain James Wolf, are the lowest trash on this planet." The boy spat vehemently.

"Take a deep breath and start from the beginning." Naruto told the boy who was almost hyperventilating. Nodding his head Benjamin started taking deep breaths to calm down. Seeing this Naruto spoke. "So what happened?"

"After my parents died it wasn't long before me and my sister were homeless. Since I wanted to take care of her I tried getting some work, but nowhere wanted to hire me 'cause I'm too small."

At least until I ran into him while trying to get some food for my sister." Once more Benjamin gained a look of rage on his face.

"What's your sisters name?" Gently prodded Naruto. He needed to get as much information he could in order to help and to do that he needed the kid calm so he could think straight.

"Her name's Elizabeth." Replied the boy, calming down slightly now that he was talking about his beloved sister.

"And how old is she?" Naruto asked again.

"She's only seven, but she's really smart and tries to do whatever she can to help me, at least before she got sick." Now Benjamin was really sad.

"It seems you love her a lot."

Well yeah! I mean after my parents died she was all I had left and I promised I would take care of her, but I couldn't even do that." Naruto just sighed hearing that.

"I'm sure you did the best that a kid could do, but how did you get mixed up with pirates?" Asked Naruto trying to get back on topic. He had a good idea, but he wanted to be sure.

"They found us on the street about six months ago and offered us food. Back then I thought they were good people, but I was a fool." Naruto just continued to listen.

"After we ate the Captain asked what was wrong with Liz, why she looked so sick. I thought that this might be my chance to save her, but I was wrong." Naruto narrowed his eyes at this. It didn't take a genius to catch on to what was said.

"Your sister is dying, isn't she?" Naruto asked, voice now solemn. Benjamin only nodded as tears began to leak from his eyes. Naruto placed a hand on the boys' shoulder before his eyes narrowed.

Glancing up at an adjoining roof Naruto frowned. Someone was just watching them, but had left the moment they were noticed. Whoever it was, they were good.

The only reason Naruto wasn't trying to track whoever down was because they held no evil intent toward him or Benjamin. Probably just somebody who had randomly came across them.

He still wouldn't let his guard down though. Looking back down at Benjamin Naruto was thinking on what to do, but before that he needed more info.

"I'm guessing they said they have some type of cure or medicine for your sister, right, but you have to bring them money for it." Benjamin nodded.

"So where is little Elizabeth?" Instantly Naruto regretted asking that.

"Captain Wolf has her. They gave her some medicine that made her a little better, but they said she'll get the full treatment when I pay." Naruto didn't like the sound of that.

"He also said that since they gave her medicine that she'll have to work off the payment for that herself." Benjamin was now balling his fists so hard that his nails were digging into his palm causing blood to fall.

"So she's with them then?" Benjamin once more nodded. "How much do you need for everything?" He asked already knowing what he was going to do.

"100,000 Beri." Benjamin wasn't expecting a lot from the blond in front of him, maybe just a few Beri which he would graciously accept, but today was a day of surprises for him.

"I'll pay it. I'll also add another 50,000 Beri so Elizabeth doesn't have to work for them anymore. That should please them" Said Naruto, causing Benjamins' eyes to widen as more tears fell from them.

He couldn't believe someone could be so generous, but with that thought his eyes narrowed. The last time anyone was generous to him they ended up taking his sister.

This caused him to be a little skeptical about the intentions of the man before him. "What do you want from doing this for me?" He asked. He wasn't just going to trust the words of people anymore.

This just caused Naruto to chuckle. "I just wanna help you, that's all. As for what I'll get, well how about the knowledge that I helped people that needed it." He said with his signature grin on his face.

Benjamin couldn't help it. For some reason the blonds' smile was contagious and it wasn't long before he also had a smile on his face, for the first time in a while.

"So where do the Wolf Pirates hang out?" asked Naruto. He wanted to hurry up and get Elizabeth just as much as Benjamin did. Realizing this Benjamin quickly turned and ran ahead.

"Follow me, I'll take you to them." With that Benjamin turned around and continued running, Naruto keeping up with him easily and both with smiles on their faces.

"This is the second time you've gone out of your way to help some kid since coming to this word, let's just hope it doesn't end up like last time." Said Kurama, once more having a conversation with his tenant.

"Yeah, but I doubt these guys have as much pull as those bastards." Thought Naruto, thinking back on what he had done these last few months, and the ramifications that came with it.

"Even if you knew what would've happened, I doubt you wouldn't have helped the brat back then." Was Kuramas' reply. Naruto could only smirk at that. Of course he would've still helped.

"Well let's go save some more people." This time it was Kuramas turn to smirk.

"Yeah! Let's go, partner." And with that they continued following the young boy before them.

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Silvers Rayleigh was a very laid-back individual, never letting anything really bother him, but that was to be expected when you lived as long as he had doing what he did.

He had his hobbies and work, his normal distractions through the days, but something felt wrong to him for the past few hours. He had learned a long time ago to follow his instincts.

That's what led him to randomly walk around the groves. He didn't know why, but he just had a feeling that something either really interesting, or really troublesome was around.

He Didn't know what he was looking for, but he knew that he would know it when he saw it. So with that thought in mind he continued his walking.

Now normally he wouldn't worry too much about things like this, but today was the day before the Straw Hats would be reuniting, and he didn't want anything stopping them from continuing their travels.

Thinking about the Straw Hats, mainly Luffy, the captain, brought a smile to his face. He had taken Luffy as an apprentice after the Marineford War and had left him to his own devices six months ago.

He couldn't wait to see how much more he had grown since then. Before he could get too lost in his own thoughts his senses began flaring. Instantly he became alert and began inspecting his surroundings.

It didn't take him long to find the apparent reason, a figure in a black hooded cloak that covered everything about them from view. As he watched the figure walk he could tell they were dangerous.

It wasn't really the way he walked or anything, but rather how the person felt to his Observation Haki. They actually felt quite weird really, but Rayleigh could tell this person was extremely strong.

Seeing as he had nothing else to do at the moment, Rayleigh decided to follow this person in hopes of finding out who it was. Hopefully this wouldn't cause any problems since he really wasn't in the mood for fighting.

He silently watched as a young boy tried to rob the figure, but he was easily caught. Then the two left into an alleyway. Rayleigh was instantly worried about the boy. Someone who put even his senses on high alert was definitely someone that a kid couldn't handle.

He had quickly gotten on top of a nearby building in order to get a better vantage point on the situation, however things didn't go as expected. Apparently the figure was having some type of heart-to-heart with the boy.

Seeing as the boy didn't appear to be in any kind of danger he decided to see what would happen. He was once more surprised when the figure seemed to sense him, though he couldn't be sure since they didn't make any move to confront him.

This caused him to smile a bit. Whoever this person was were definitely skilled. He almost wanted to know how he would fare against them in an fight, almost. Instead he settled for following the two as they left the alley.

Perhaps he would find something interesting to bide his time until Luffy and his crew started arriving tomorrow. He couldn't wait to see what was going to happed next. "This might prove to be quite interesting." Was his thoughts as he followed the two.

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Naruto could tell that he was being followed by whoever was watching them in the alley, but he wasn't worried about it for the time being. The person held no negative emotions towards him or Benjamin, so he would leave them be for now.

He had more pressing matters to deal with anyway. "Hey Benjamin," He called, getting the young boys attention. "How much members are in this crew?" He asked. Info like this would be invaluable for what he was planning.

It took a few minutes for Benjamin to think before giving a reply. "Well I don't know the exact number, but I've seen at least twenty crewmembers." Naruto nodded at this. He could handle that, as long as none of them had any of those annoying Devil Fruit powers.

That was one of the things about this world he had learned a while ago. He could still remember the first time he saw one, and the guy he had to fight. "Stupid light bastard thinking he was so cool."

Before Naruto could sink deeper in his thoughts they arrived outside a slightly run down bar with no sign out front. Looking towards Benjamin the boy just gave him a nod as if in answer to his unasked question.

This was where he would find Captain Wolf. He just hoped everything could be handled peacefully. He really didn't want anyone to know he was here. With simple instructions for Benjamin to wait outside Naruto entered the bar.

There weren't many things that could piss Naruto off, but the second he entered the bar he felt his anger immediately rise. Sitting at one of the tables with a heap of scraggly looking men and women was Captain Wolf.

He could tell by the mans jacket that he was wearing, which had a giant wolf emblem on the back. He had short cut black hair with green eyes and was wearing a black dress shirt and pants with black shoes and a blue vest.

Now while this was what one would expect from a pirate crew in a bar, there was one exception to the norm. That was a little girl wearing a tattered blue dress with some type of collar around her neck. He knew those types of collars.

Naruto knew who the poor girl was immediately, and it took all of his willpower to not just grab her and leave a Tail Beast Bomb for everyone else in the building to remember him by.

He wanted to handle this civilly, however, so he walked up to the table which caught all of its occupants attention. Naruto didn't let any of this bother him one bit. "Barkeep! Another round for everyone."

This got him a welcome applause as the people sitting around the bar cheered for him. He looked towards the captain and spoke while making sure to keep his face hidden.. "Do you mind if I sit here?"

The captain just looked at the cloaked man before gesturing for him to sit, which Naruto complied with. "What can I help you with, my generous friend?" He asked as everyone at the table received new cups of liquor.

Naruto just reached into his cloak, which caused a few people to reach for their weapons, and pulled out a pouch filled with Berri. He dropped it on the table before him. "I'm here to do a little bit of business with you."

The captain reached for the bag, with Naruto making no move to stop him, and looked inside. After seeing the money inside he gave Naruto a crooked smile. "What type of business are you interested in?"

Naruto leaned forward before he spoke. "I'm actually here about the girl." He said while gesturing to the youngest person in the bar. This caused Captain Wolf to raise an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Oh really! Please do tell what interest of yours is she?"

"We have a mutual acquaintance who wants her healed, and I heard that you have a cure for her. So I'm here to pay the 100,00 Berri for her treatment, along with an extra 50,000 for whatever meds you've already given her."

Naruto could immediately feel the greed coming off of everyone sitting at the table, along with seeing the hope in Elizabeth's eyes at the prospect of being healed and free. The poor thing looked almost ready to burst into tears.

"My my, such a generous offer. I would be a fool to decline a deal like this, However the medicines price has risen these past months, so I'll need at least 500,000 Berri for everything, but I'll keep this as a down payment."

Everyone around the table laughed as Captain Wolf grabbed the pouch with the money in it, a sinister smirk on his face. As if he would ever give up his little slave. No! He'd take this fools money and be done with it.

Elizabeth immediately looked crestfallen. Of course they wouldn't help her, or let her go. She should've known better than to get her hopes up. She could find some solace in the fact her big brother was free though.

This got a sigh from Naruto. He was expecting something like this to happen, but he still wanted things to go peacefully. He really couldn't afford for anyone to know he was here while he was trying to rest.

With that Naruto spoke again. "Alright! That pouch contains 150,000 Berri, so that means I still have 350,000 more for you. Get the medicine and give it to the girl, and I'll pay the rest." This caused all the pirates eyes to widen.

They hadn't been expecting this guy to be willing to pay that much, which begged the question of how much money he had. This caused dark thoughts to form in all of their minds.

"Hohoho! It seems our friend here has some pretty deep pockets," Said James. "Fine then we'll get the medication as soon as we see the money." This caused Naruto to narrow his eyes.

One of the best parts about his Negative Emotion Sensing ability was that he could also feel deceit, meaning that nobody could lie to him even if they were completely okay with it.

He had felt this mans deceit about the medicine, so he decided to ask him a question to make sure. "That's no problem. You do have the medicine, right?" James looked like he had been slapped.

"Of course I do. Now, do you wish to save this poor girl or not?" He asked while grabbing Elizabeth by her chin and forcing her to look at Naruto, who could see some hope still left in her eyes.

He did want to help her, but he now knew that these guys didn't have any medication for her. They were lying and trying to take advantage of the two sibling, one for service and the other for money.

Naruto would not let that stand. He released a sad sigh. "You don't have a cure. You're just lying to try and get more money out of me so I'll give you a choice. Keep the money and give me the girl."

This caused all of the surrounding patrons to bundle up around Naruto, probably trying to intimidate him. The captain just leaned back in his chair as he didn't think the man before him was a threat when he had almost his entire crew as backup.

"It's too bad you figured that out. We would've just taken your money, but now I think we should take something more." He said as one of his crewmates tried to remove the hood from Narutos head.

This got the poor mans arm gripped in a vice. It wasn't long before they could hear cracking as he began screaming in pain. Naruto just looked towards James before speaking, voice cold.

"Remember you brought this upon yourself. I was trying to end this whole thing peacefully." Before the captain could question what he meant Naruto kicked the bottom of the table, sending it flying upwards.

This caught everyone's attention as they watched the table soar skyward. That was their first mistake as they had taken their eyes off of Naruto who quickly stood up and sent a backwards kick at the man in his grasp.

He was instantly sent flying across the bar before slamming into the wall which once more caught the attention of everyone. From there everything was a blur as Naruto sped around the bar taking out practically everyone in seconds.

By the time James' caught himself, almost all of his crew was on the ground either groaning in pain or just laying motionless. This caused him to begin to panic a bit. How could one person do this much damage to his crew so fast.

He was Captain James Wolf . He had a bounty of over 100,000 Berri, and even he knew that he couldn't do that. His crew might not be on the level of the likes of the Straw Hats, but they weren't pushovers either.

As he watched the cloaked man continue to decimate the last of his crew he knew that he would have to use his trump card. There was one thing he had kept secret since he had began his journey.

That was the fact that he had a Devil Fruit ability, and one that suited him quite well. Guess it was time that he revealed it. He didn't mind getting his bounty raised, since then he might be able to join under Straw Hats crew.

With that thought James calmly walked towards the cloaked man while clapping as if he had just seen a splendid show. "My, that was quite impressive. I wont be as easy for you to deal with, however."

With this statement he started to change. He grew a snout filled with fangs, hair covered his entire body as his body began to grow until what stood there was a bipedal dog looking creature that stood almost ten feet tall.

"Allow me to show you the power of my legendary Zoan: Werewolf." With that he swiped has newly formed claws at Naruto, who easily dodged to the side while letting out an annoyed grunt.

"Great! Now I'm gonna bring even more attention to myself. Maybe if I don't use any of my jutsu I wont be found out."Thought the blond. This would probably be seen as two random pirates fighting as long as he didn't do anything to give away his identity.

With that thought in mind Naruto came up with a plan. He watched as James turned his fanged visage towards him. "What! Are you afraid, stranger? Well you should be. Even I don't know the full extent of my power in this form."

Naruto just scoffed at him. He had faced far larger and more powerful creatures than some overgrown mutt. He didn't know why he even thought that he would need to use any jutsu for this.

With that thought Naruto began walking towards the bipedal wolf-man before him. Seeing this James snarled. "So you've finally decided to just let me end your pathetic life, huh? Smart decision."

With that James charged and tried to swipe at Naruto using all of the strength and speed he could muster. To the patrons of the bar who were still there watching the fight in shock it was quite impressive.

To Naruto it was like he was moving in slow motion. The creature might've had impressive speed to normal people, but to him it wasn't anything impressive. Seeing the swing coming Naruto dodged it and reached out.

Instantly he had James by the throat and began squeezing, just like he had done to the first guy. James wasn't just going to let this happen though. He immediately tried to go for another swing with his right arm.

Narutos' free hand instantly shot out and grabbed the appendage, before he gave it a twist causing bones and blood to come shooting out from under the skin. This caused the captain to let out a howl of pain.

Normally Naruto wouldn't be this violent, but he didn't like the way they were taking advantage of two poor little kids. He wouldn't let that continue if he could help it. Letting go of the creatures now useless arm Naruto drew he fist back.

He then let it shoot forward in a jab that caught the creature in the chest area, which instantly caved some of it in and ended the struggling . It also had the effect of sending the creature flying into another wall.

Looking around at all of the people littering the bar Naruto caught the scared eyes of the little girl, though she didn't seem to be scared of him thankfully. He slowly walked towards her while holding up his hands in a surrendering posture.

He was trying not to spook her with any fast movements. "Hey, Elizabeth, right?" He asked, getting the girl to slowly nod her head while wondering how he seemed to know her name.

Seeing that she was calming down a little Naruto decided to continue. "Your brother, Benjamin, asked me to come and get you. Are you okay?" He asked soothingly. At the mention of her brother the girls eyes widened.

"You know Ben?" He could hear the disbelief in her voice. Clearly he wasn't going to just trust him like that. Naruto just nodded at her question.

"Yeah! He's right outside, actually, and he cant wait to see you." Before Naruto could reunite the two siblings a voice spoke up behind him.

"That's not gonna happen." Naruto looked back to see James.

While he wasn't surprised that he was alive, he wasn't trying to kill him after all, he was surprised to see his wounds looked like they were healing quite quickly, though nowhere near as fast as Naruto could.

This must've been another ability of his Devil Fruit. Before Naruto could go and knock him out James pulled some type of switch from his pocket. He instantly felt the fear in Elizabeth rise upon seeing it.

He had hoped that he had put the man down before he could use that, but it appeared that he had underestimated the mans durability along with what all his Devil Fruit allowed him to do.

"Did you think that you had won? Sorry, but that's not happening. You see that collar around that little bitch's neck, it's a bomb and all I have to do is press one little button. Now here's what's going to happen-"

Before he could finish his statement Naruto had already moved beside him and grabbed the detonator from his hand, gaining shocked looks from everyone. He was really thankful for the generic villain monologue.

Naruto knew that he couldn't just leave this man around though, since he was sure that he would go after the two kids again for revenge for what had happened here. With that thought Naruto blurred behind the man and gave him a chop to the neck.

As James fell unconscious Naruto turned around and walked back to Elizabeth. She seemed to be a little scared to have the detonator for her collar so close, but Naruto calmed her down easily.

As he kneeled next to the little girl he looked at the collar around her neck. It took him a few seconds to find the keyhole, which he knew was for the collar to be removed. He could've gone back and checked James for the key, but he wanted to get the collar off quickly.

He raised a palm and with a thought sand began forming in it, gaining the attention of Elizabeth. The sand then moved towards the collar before sinking into the keyhole. It took a few seconds before there was a click and the collar fell off.

Before Naruto could pick it up he was grabbed in a tight hug from the little girl he had just saved. He easily returned it while lifting the little girl into his arms. "Let's go see you brother." Elizabeth just nodded.

With that Naruto walked towards the exit. As soon as he was outside there was a scream. "Liz!" Instantly the little girl perked up and jumped out of Naruto's arms and rushed towards her brother.

As the two kids hugged Naruto let a content smile cross his lips. "It feels good to be able to help people, don't it?" Asked the voice of his partner. Naruto couldn't help but agree silently, though there was a few more things to deal with.

He instantly blurred away and landed on one of the nearby roofs. There he came upon the crouched form of Silvers Rayleigh, which caused his eyes to widen. "Why is the Dark King following me?"

Of course he knew who this was. He was a Shinobi trapped in an unknown world, so of course he had started learning about the world, and one of the things he learned was the names, and bounties for those who had them, of all the heavy hitters.

He had enough enemies as is, he wasn't trying to make any more, thank you very much. Rayleigh just chuckled as he stood at his full height. "I should be asking why someone of your caliber is in Sabaody. It's an honor to meet you by the way."

Rayleigh had managed to finally see who was under the cloak and now he knew why he was getting so much warning bells. This was a man who's legend had surpassed even his in just a few short months.

He had done something that earned him the respect and fear of every pirate, and the hatred of every marine and had the bounty to prove it.

This was the man that the Celestial Dragons' themselves wanted captured. The only man who they had personally taken an interest in having captured, with them stating he was the highest priority.

The Celestial Dragons themselves were backing the reward, so everyone knew that it was the real deal. That also made him have a lot of bounty hunters and even pirate crews after him.

"You still haven't answered my question." Stated Naruto. While he knew the man before him was a legend, he didn't know why he was interested in him enough to be following him around, especially when he didn't even know it was him until just now.

This caused Rayleigh to raise his arms in surrender. "I was just wondering through the groves until I came upon you and the young boy. Since I had nothing better to do I decided to follow you."

"Why!"

"No reason other than to see how everything would turn out, though from what I just saw I guess some of the stories about you are true." Rayleigh really hoped that this wouldn't come to a fight.

If this was him in his younger years when he wasn't so wise then he might've tried, but right now he knew a fight between the two of them would not end well for him or Sabaody if the rumors about his power was true.

So for now he would try and appease the man, because he could not be called a boy despite his apparent age, before him. When Naruto gave a nod of acceptance Rayleigh sighed.

"So what now?" Asked the Dark King, trying to figure out what would happen next. Naruto took a thoughtful expression.

"Well first I'll have to get rid of James so that he wont come after those kids again, then I'll see where things go. Would you mind looking after them for a few minutes?" Rayleigh just gave the blond a smile.

"Sure! Like I said I have nothing better to do right now." With that the two men jumped off the roof together. Their entire conversation had only taken a few moments, and the two kids were too preoccupied to notice that Naruto had disappeared.

Walking up to the two Naruto got their attention. "Hey, guys, this is my… friend, and I want you guys to go with him for a little while, okay." The two kids just nodded at their savior. They both trusted him.

With that Rayleigh began walking away with the two kids following while still holding onto each other. Looking back Rayleigh gave a few parting words. "Meet us at Shakky's Rip-off Bar when you're ready." With those final words the three were gone.

Naruto sighed, he had been doing that a lot today, before he headed back inside the bar. Once he entered his attention was caught by one of the patrons still in the establishment. "I think this belongs to you." Spoke the man with a bit of fear in his tone.

In his hand was the pouch with the 150,000 Berri that James had taken. Naruto was surprised that the man had given it back, though that probably had to do with the fact that he had taken out an entire pirate crew.

Nodding in thanks Naruto took the pouch from the man. He then reached inside it and pulled out around 10,000 Berri before handing it to the man. This got wide eyes from the man who graciously took it.

Naruto then walked up to the still unconscious captain. He knew he had to get rid of him, but he really didn't feel like killing the guy even though he deserved it. It didn't take long for Naruto to come up with an alternative.

But before that he had to give the man a little present for when he woke up. He turned around and walked over to the bomb collar that was still where he had left it. He quickly picked it up before going back towards James.

Kneeling down Naruto quickly slipped the collar around the mans neck. This would also have the added benefit of stopping him from transforming as if he did he would damage the collar.

That in turn would cause it to explode which he wasn't sure if his healing could protect him from. After picking the man up he walked towards the barkeep. He reached into the pouch again and pulled out 100,000 Berri and handed it to him.

"That's for all of the damages." With that he walked out of the bar and immediately disappeared in a blur. He wanted to get this over with quickly. It wasn't long before he reached a cliff overlooking the ocean.

Naruto quickly formed a Shadow Clone before handing his cargo over to his doppelganger who already knew what to do. His mission was to take James to a deserted island and leave him there.

After the clone took off, running over the open sea, Naruto prepared for the second part of his plan. He was going to find the ship of the Wolf Pirates, take everything of value from it, then sink it.

Simple and effective. This would in turn cause all of the other members of the crew to disperse. Of course they could form a new crew together still, but he didn't really care if they did that.

It didn't take him long to find the ship which had been left practically alone. How cocky was this guy to think that nobody would mess with his ship. Seeing as he had a job to do Naruto easily took out the few remaining crewmen before throwing them off the boat.

He then proceeded to enter the boat and search it for anything of value, which surprisingly there was a lot of. It didn't take long before Naruto had already sealed all of his spoils in a scroll.

Everything from booze to treasure, all things that a pirate valued was taken from the ship. After making sure he had everything that could be worth something to him he walked off and back onto land.

As he lest he pulled out a single exploding tag. He slapped it onto the side of the ship before, with a single hand sign, it exploded causing the entire ship to begin to flood with water which resulted in it sinking.

Now while most people would say that he could've just taken the entire ship and sold it, he didn't want anything to do with it. He had also found the little room that they had most likely kept Elizabeth in. He would not let that see the light of day again.

Seeing as his work was done Naruto took off to find his new destination, Shakky's Rip-off Bar. Once more it didn't take Naruto long to find his target, since he only had to ask a few people for directions.

He soon came upon the well sized stone building with a greenish dome like structure over the front of it. Shrugging Naruto walked inside in hopes of finally putting an end to the days events.

Going through the swinging doors he was greeted to the sight of Rayleigh sitting at the bar drinking while talking to an extremely tall woman with black har, and the two kids sitting at one of the tables eating a meal.

As soon as the two saw him they immediately smiled and waved, which Naruto gladly returned. He then walked up to the bar and sat next to the Dark King. "Are you done already?" Asked Rayleigh.

"Yeah! There wasn't really much for me to do, though I also robbed his ship before I sunk it." This caused Rayleigh and the still unnamed woman to laugh. Looking at her curiously Naruto wondered who she was.

Seeing his look Rayleigh decided to give some introductions. "This is Shakky," He said while gesturing to the woman. "And I already explained everything to her, though she still doesn't know who you are."

Naruto, who was still wearing his cloak, looked around to the that the bar was empty besides the three adults and two children. Seeing no point Naruto removed his cloak and introduced himself.

"Naruto Uzumaki. Nice to meet you, and thanks for giving the kids something to eat I'll be sure to pay for it." This got widened eyes from Shakky as she finally found out who he was.

She could see now why Rayleigh hadn't said who it was if he was trying to keep a low profile. "Please it was no problem. They're both sweet kids." Was her reply. Naruto nodded his thanks as he looked back at the two who were catching up.

"Now what to do with them?" He whispered to himself, though the other to people at the bar easily heard him.

"What do you mean?" Asked Shakky. It was at this moment that Naruto filled the two in on what had transpired in the kids lives. This allowed them to finally get the full story and why Naruto was trying to figure out what to do with them.

As the most wanted man in the world he was always hunted, so he couldn't very well take them with him. That'll just be putting the two in unnecessary danger, something Naruto would never do.

The only other option was to find someplace to leave them that they could be safe. That immediately brought his attention to Rayleigh and Shakky. They both seemed to be living what seemed to be normal, unbothered lives.

Perhaps one of them could keep an eye on them, since Naruto wouldn't be able to do so himself. Between his bounty and trying to find a way home he didn't stick around one place too long.

Rayleigh, however, was quick to pick up on what Naruto was thinking. "Nope! That's not happening. I can't be responsible for some kids." Spoke the older man.

"Aw come on. It's not like I'm asking you to do it for free. I'm even willing to pay for lodging and any food and stuff they might need." It was at this time that Shakky reentered the conversation.

"Look I know you want to make sure that those kids are okay, but I'm sure you can find better people than us to look after them." She wanted to help the kids, but she didn't know how well she would do with raising them.

Naruto decided to go another route. 'Well then how about training them. I'll find them someplace to stay, and you two make sure that they can handle at least some of the threats that might come their way along with just checking up on them from time to time."

The two thought about it for a few minutes before deciding that it was an acceptable deal. They weren't raising the kids, only making sure that they could survive on their own. Neither one had a problem with that.

"Fine," Started Rayleigh. "Where are you going to find for them to live?" Asked Rayleigh, curiously. Naruto thought about it for a second before getting an idea. He quickly got up and left the building, gaining everyone's attention.

They immediately followed him outside and found him a ways away from the back of the bar. They all quickly walked up to the young man. "Okay so what's the plan?" Asked Shakky.

Naruto just smiled. "I'm going to try something I've always wanted to do." This got raised eyebrows from everyone, but Naruto ignored them. "Water in one arm, earth in the other." Thought the blond as he focused two chakra natures with his Ying style.

After he felt that he was ready Naruto focused on what he wanted. It wasn't long before the ground started to rumble as everyone watched with surprise as a house began to build itself from wood.

After a few minutes everything stopped as Naruto opened his eyes and was happy to see that he had succeeded. He had built a house built on the style of homes on the archipelago.

He looked back at all of his surprise spectators. Anyone want a tour. Everyone quickly followed Naruto into the building. It was a simple two bedroom two bath house. It had a kitchen, living room and an attic.

He wanted to give some extra space in case it was needed. Of course they still had to get things like the toilets and such, but those were quickly bought by Naruto. By the end of the day Naruto and Rayleigh had done a lot of the work to make the place livable.

Rayleigh had also promised to handle the plumbing, which he would do at a later date since it was so late already. Benjamin and Elizabeth couldn't be more happy. They had gone from street rats to home owners in one day along with having people to look after them.

Naruto had explained what was going to happen to them, and they didn't mind. While they were sad Naruto was leaving they were glad he was still making sure that they would be okay.

As the four finally reentered the bar, with Shakky leaving earlier since she had gotten customers who became very curious about the new building, they quickly entered the bar.

Everyone, mainly Ben and Liz, couldn't stop talking about everything that had happened that day. It was from all of this excitement that they were reminded of another problem that had slipped Naruto's mind.

Liz had began coughing up blood, which Naruto cursed himself for forgetting the girl was sick. Shakky was quick to try and check the girl out, but Naruto pushed pass her. "Let me see if I can fix that."

With that they saw another amazing sight. As Naruto placed his hand on Elizabeth it began to glow with a golden color as Naruto closed his eyes in concentration. A few seconds later he removed his hand as it stopped glowing. "That should do it."

This gained the blond incredulous looks from everyone until Elizabeth said that she actually didn't feel sick any more, though she was tired. This just raised the mysteries about him, which made Shakky have a new goal.

She would find out everything she could about this young man. Her curiosity demanded it, and it would not be denied. She would begin her research immediately. As Ben led Liz upstairs, where they would be staying for the time being, everyone else gathered at the bar.

"You really are full of surprises, aren't you." Stated Rayleigh in slight wonder at all of the things that he had seen from the boy so far. He also had a strong feeling that that wasn't even the tip of the iceberg with him.

Before Naruto could give a response his eyes widened before rolling to the back of his head. He immediately began to fall, but Rayleigh caught him and realized he was unconscious.

"I noticed that he looked extremely tired from I first saw his face. I guess it finally caught up to him." Spoke Rayleigh, though that was to be expected when you had to constantly be on the move.

"Carry him upstairs and let him rest there." Said Shakky as Rayleigh nodded. He then proceeded to carry the young man upstairs as he thought to himself.

"To think that he's so powerful, and at such a young age. He's around the same age as Luffy and yet he's already cemented himself at the top. If him and Luffy were to ever team up then they might be unstoppable"

Rayleigh instantly began getting thoughts in his head about the chaos the two would no doubt cause together, though he doubted Naruto would be willing to sail under Luffy. That didn't mean they couldn't team up though.

He immediately began trying to put plans together so that things could go how he planned. He wasn't manipulating anybody, just making sure two people met. Whatever happened after was their own decision.

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The next morning Naruto awoke with a slight headache. He knew what had happened as it wasn't the first time that he had blacked out. He knew he was overexerting himself by using massive amounts of clones everyday to try and find a way home.

That's why he was trying to lay low, so that he could get some rest without bringing the marines down on his head. Looking down he noticed his cloak, shoes and shirt had been removed, probably so he could sleep more comfortably.

Getting up he quickly redressed before he began heading downstairs. There he was greeted to the sight of a blond wearing a suit shouting about some guy being first to arrive or something.

He really didn't care about the conversation as he pulled up the hood of his cloak. It wasn't long before the guy left and Naruto sat down next to Rayleigh. "Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah! Thanks for letting me rest here last night." Said Naruto to which Rayleigh just waved him off. Seeing the bar was empty Naruto reached into his cloak and activated a seal.

In a puff of smoke a scroll was in his hand. He took it out before looking at Rayleigh. "Do you guys have anywhere more private here?" Rayleigh thought for a moment before leading him to a room.

Naruto then kneeled down and rolled out the scroll where there were five sections visible with the word seal in the middle. Placing a finger on the seal and giving it a bit of chakra Naruto soon had a stack of money before him.

He quickly went to another section and did the same thing with the same results. Afterwards he stood up and looked towards Rayleigh. "That's 20,000,000 Berri. I want you guys to put up ten for Liz and Ben, and the other ten is for expenses."

Once more Rayleigh was shocked, not by the amount of money, but by how it just appeared out of nowhere. "Once again I say you really are full of surprises." Spoke the older man while shaking his head.

He really needed to learn how to not be surprised when the young blond was involved. Seeing as they had some time Rayleigh decided to try and put his plan into action. "Hey, Naruto, I want you to meet someone. He should be arriving some time today."

Naruto nodded. "Sure, I'll just be upstairs getting some more rest if you don't mind. Come get me when you're ready." With that he left the room and went back to where he had awoken from. He was extremely tired after all.

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It felt like only a few minutes before Naruto was being awoken again. This time it was Ben and Liz who were doing the deed. As they finally got Naruto to awaken it was Liz who spoke,

"Mr. Rayleigh wants to see you. He says it's about meeting his friend." Naruto sat up with a grunt before looking at the young girl.

"How are you feeling, Elizabeth?" He asked. The young girl seemed to beam with happiness.

"I'm feeling a lot better. Even the pain is gone." This caused Naruto to smile. He was glad that everything had turned out great for them in the end.

"That's good to hear. I'm glad that I was able to help." Said narut o with his gignature grin while scratching the back of his head. It took a few moments for him to remember why the siblings had awoken him to begin with.

Naruto quickly got up and went back down stairs. There he met Rayleigh who was waiting for him at the door. "Let's go for a walk." He said. Naruto just shrugged as he followed the man, Liz and Ben right behind him.

They walked for a while in silence before Rayleigh began to speak. "I want you to go leave Sabaody today along with a few others." This got shocked looks from his other companions.

"Why would I do that? I'm here to lay low and get some rest." Was Naruto's reply. This got a nod from Rayleigh before he spoke.

"You also seem to be looking for something, and I doubt it's the One Piece. I can see it in you eyes." This, however, didn't answer Naruto's question.

"So what does that have to do with me leaving?"

Rayleigh was quick to reply." Each of these people are also looking for something, and I think that if you go with them then you'll have the most likely chance of finding what you're looking for also."

Naruto just continued giving him a confused look as the two children listened for what was going to happen next. Naruto then looked forward before hooking his hands behind his head.

"It sounds like you have a lot of faith in them. Who are they?" He really wanted to know who the Dark King himself held such faith in.

"Their the Straw Hat Pirates." At this Naruto stopped while giving him a deadpan look. He had seen the advertisements around, and he also knew that the guy posing was not Straw Hat Luffy, but they were still an extremely wanted pirate crew.

"You do realize that I'm trying to lay low from the marines right, not put a bigger target on my back."

"I'm aware, which is why you're gonna be sneaked on board with only them knowing. This way you'll be able to hide in plain sight. No one would be expecting someone of your level to be with the Straw Hats."

Naruto thought about it for a while. Rayleigh was making a good point. He also knew that the marines had Pacifistas on the island which made his chances of being caught even higher.

"Fine! I'm not joining the crew though." Rayleigh just laughed at this.

"Well that's up to you." He was glad that Naruto went along with this. If he stayed it would only bring more attention to everyone, including Liz and Ben which he didn't want.

Naruto soon Noticed that they were headed towards a Cliffside. "Wait here for a moment. I'll come and get you in a minute." With that Rayleigh began walking towards the cliff. It was then that Naruto heard sniffling.

He turned around to see the two siblings were holding back tears. He quickly kneeled down and pulled the two into a hug. "Do you really have to go so soon?" Asked Elizabeth in a tone that almost broke his heart.

"Yeah, I do. This way Rayleigh can take care of you better without the higher risk of me drawing any marines here." Said Naruto. The two might be young, but they understood the situation perfectly.

"Will you ever come back?" This time it was Ben who asked the question. Naruto didn't even hesitate to reply.

"Of course I will. I'm not just gonna disappear without telling you guys. I promise that one day I'll be back, and I hope that the both of you will be strong enough to protect each other by then."

This got determined nods from them. They would train hard so that when Naruto returned they could show him how much stronger they had become. They wouldn't disappoint him. Since Naruto hadn't broken his word with them yet they would wait till he returned.

It wasn't long before Rayleigh called Naruto over. As Naruto walked up to the cliff he could see two ships, one with a snake figurehead, and one with what he assumed was a dlion figurehead. He could also see a marine ship heading away in the distance. He knew that these ships belonged to the Kuja and Straw Hat Pirates respectively.

The Kuja pirates were already turning to leave as well, meaning that Rayleigh had probably cleared them out so that there was a less likely chance of him being noticed by them.

Rayleigh explained to the blond how he had asked Luffy to allow him to travel with them as a favor to him, which he had allowed. The all owed Rayleigh after all, so they could do something this simple for him.

What Rayleigh had failed to do was mention who it was that they would be traveling with as Naruto jumped onto the ship covered in a bubble with his hood still up. He waved to Rayleigh and the kids as the boat began to sink into the water.

He was still surprised at some of the things this world had. As they sunk deeper into the water and started riding an underwater current Naruto noticed that everyone's attention was on him.

"So, who are you?" Asked the blond one that Naruto finally realized was the guy that was talking to Rayleigh earlier. He knew the reason he didn't recognize him now. It was because his wanted poster was just some crude drawing of him.

Seeing that he already knew who everyone in front of him was Naruto took off his cloak and introduced himself. "Hi! I'm Naruto Uzumaki. It's cool that I finally get to meet you all face to face."

As he looked around he could tell that only one person seemed to have any reaction to his reveal, and that was Devil Child Nico Robin. He then walked up to Luffy and held out his hand for a shake.

"Thanks for letting me travel with you guys. I really appreciate it, but do you fuys have anything to eat. I haven't eaten anything since yesterday." Instead of Luffy it was Robin who answered.

"Of course. Sanji will gladly prepare something for you to eat." Spoke Robin with a tone of nervousness. This got raised eyebrows from some of the crew before Sanji decided to voice his disagreement.

"Hey! Why the hell should I have to bother to make sure this bastard eats?" He asked sounding angry. Naruto watched as Robin just walked up to him with a pout on her face.

"Please! Won't you do this favor for me, Sanji? I'd be really grateful." With those words alone Sanji did a complete one-eighty.

"Of course Robin. I'll get right on it." Spoke Sanji as he quickly ran off towards the kitchen. Naruto raised an eyebrow at this as he got an idea of the type of person Sanji was.

It wasn't long before Naruto was led through the ship towards the dining room. He noticed that Robin was still acting weird and he could feel that she was scared of him. He really didn't want them to be afraid of him, since they had no reason to.

"You don't have to be afraid of me, you know." He said to her. This got the other crewmembers attention as they wondered what Naruto was talking about. Robin just shook her head in denial.

"I'm sorry! I just want to make sure that no one on board does anything to offend you." She replied in a somewhat respectful tone. The others were once more confused before Nami decided to speak up.

"Robin who is this guy?" She asked. Even Luffy wanted to know. The only time they had seen Robin act like this was when the admirals were upon them. That made him a little suspicious.

Someone that we shouldn't take lightly." Said Robin as she went off deeper into the ship, heading for the room her and Nami shared. She had to get something out of her bag to show her friends why they should behave.

This caused everyone to worry about what was wrong though Luffy, being a bit hot headed, decided that he would have to get the answers from the blond himself, no matter what.

While he trusted Rayleigh completely and knew he wouldn't do anything to intentionally get them hurt that didn't mean it was the same for this guy, and with the way Robin was acting she was definitely afraid of him.

Luffy quickly walked up to Naruto and grabbed him by the collar. Seeing this the rest of the crew tensed. They didn't know what was going on, but they would back their captain. Naruto just calmly looked back at Luffy.

"I haven't done anything. Why don't you ask her what's wrong." This just seemed to piss Luffy off more as he was about to draw back his fist. Before he could him and everyone else besides Naruto was wrapped up in hands that brought them to their knees.

Naruto was actually surprised by the technique as he watched everyone struggling to break free. "Didn't I say not to take him lightly." Stated the voice of Robin. Naruto looked at the woman who had a disapproving look on her face with her arms crossed before her.

She was quick to look towards Naruto. "I'm sorry about my friends actions. They can be a little impulsive at times." She said while apologizing for their actions.

"No problem! I'm glad to see that you guys are all willing to stick up for each other." Robin just nodded with a smile on her face. While she was glad that she now had people to stand up for her, she didn't want them to start unnecessary problems.

Especially against people who had a reputation like the man before them. She really didn't want to see her friends getting hurt, especially because she was a little afraid of a man who had never done anything to her.

This was the scene that Sanji saw as he entered the dining room with the quick lunch he had prepared. He looked at everyone tied up by Robin's Devil Fruit ability as her and the new guy seemed to be talking.

"What's going on?" He asked as he rested the food in his hand on the table. He trusted Robin, so he doubted that she was working with the new guy to betray them. He just had to find out what was going on.

Robin looked at him before replying. "I'm just stopping our Captain from making a mistake. He was about to attack Naruto, but luckily I stopped him." Sanji knew Luffy's anger.

Hell the kid had punched a Celestial Dragon and Robin hadn't batted an eye, so what made this guy so important. Before he could question her Robin held out a familiar type of paper for him to see.

Sanji instantly froze as his cigarette fell from his mouth when he looked over what was on it. He looked from the poster to the man before him and back again. It was at this point that Robin released everyone else.

The crew, seeing Sanji's shock, quickly flocked around him to see what the big deal was about. As they all were looking at the blond in shock it was Luffy who broke their trance. "I don't see what the big deal is. The guy's only worth 8 Berri." Said Luffy while scratching his head in confusion.

This snapped Nami out of her trance as her fist immediately found the top of her captains head. "That's the infinity symbol you moron! His bounty could be even higher than your father's own." She shouted at him.

That meant that this man could have the highest bounty in the world, it was all according to how much you wanted for him. She knew for a fact that there was nobody else who's bounty poster had the same thing, and now she was really glad that Robin had stopped them from making what could've been a grave mistake.

This also surprised them because he looked to be around the same age as Luffy. What the hell could he have accomplished to get that type of bounty on his head. It was Zoro, the former bounty hunter, that decided to ask.

"What exactly did you do to earn a bounty like that?" He asked, though once more Robin seemed to take it upon herself to answer.

"He's said to have done may things, most involving the Celestial Dragons, but one of the more important factors is that he took down Admiral Kizaru with a single attack." This was the main reason that Robin didn't want to aggravate him.

They all could remember the first, and last, time that they had met the admiral, and how they had barely all gotten away with their lives. While that was two years ago and they were all much stronger now they still didn't know how they would fare against him.

So to find out that Naruto had beaten him with one attack really showed the power that this guy had. Naruto seeing that everyone was getting a little apprehensive around him decided to end the tension.

"How about we enjoy the lunch that was made while I tell you all how I managed to get my bounty." Said Naruto. Instantly everyone sat down at the table as Sanji began serving lunch.

As the food was passed out everyone's attention went to Naruto. "Well I guess I should start from the beginning," Began Naruto. "It all started when I woke up on a small island in the West Blue about six months ago.

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10,000 plus words for your enjoyment. Alright that's the end of the chapter. Everything will be explained next chapter as to why Naruto's bounty is what it is, along with his fight with Kizaru. I left enough hints through the chapter for you all to have some idea what he did.

I also want you all to know that I've posted another Naruto crossover story as well. It would've been three, but my Seven Deadly Sins and Highschool DxD files vanished while I was trying to save them, 10,000 plus words each, gone.

I will rewrite them, along with writing several other crossovers in the future. Sorry for the long AN, but I hope you enjoy my stories. Also my first two stories are not discontinued.

Also this is a harem story with Nami, Robin and maybe three more girls, one of which might be Carrot. So leave a vote in your review for the other two for if I decide to go with five girls.