Emily

He saw the boulder coming towards him and skillfully dodged it, ''Listen Miss-''

Before he could finish speaking, another stone flew at him, and again he dodged. But another came, and then another, and another, and very quickly, a thrown stone turned into two, then three, then four.

''What the heck missy?! Stop throwing those stones, and where are you getting so many of them?!'' He yelled a little breathlessly as he dodged the countless rocks coming his way, holding up his straw hat.

''die, die, die, die, DIE!'' The girl still couldn't hear him, the embarrassment was clouding the girl's mind.

'Wait a minute....' A sparkle of realization appeared in his eyes, and a small smile lifted his lips, 'I can use this!' He thought.

To the surprise of the girl who continued to throw rocks, he closed his eyes and stopped moving! Thinking he accepted his fate, she didn't think too much and threw the next stone with even greater force.

''Perverts deserve to die!''

*WOSH*

*SPLAT*

''Eh?!''

Surprising her even more, the boy who was standing with his eyes closed in the middle of the stream was not hit. On the contrary, he dodged the stone at the last moment.

'Was this a coincidence?' she thought.

She quickly picked up another stone, and threw it towards the boy and...

*WOSH*

*SPLAT*

At the last second, he moved to the side with minimal movement and dodged off the rock, much to her shock.

'What?! How did he do it? This is so cool!' She thought with stars dancing in her eyes. She completely forgot about the situation she was in, and the embarrassment she was feeling earlier at being seen naked.

She wanted to be a knight's apprentice, so she trained to exhaustion every day, and that was the least she would have to do to become a knight. She is the daughter of the shepherds of the village where she lives, so besides basic education, she could not receive education about swords and cavalry, so she would train alone in the forest every day.

So when she saw the boy's move, she was amazed that he not only dodged off the rock at the last second, he also did it with his eyes closed.

'I need to know more! I need to know how he did it!' Hungry for knowledge of the boy's strange but incredible technique, in one last test to prove the veracity of what she saw, she continued to throw rocks at him, but this time with more force and precision, for she was no longer tamed by embarrassment and shame.

The boy, however, was not happy at all.

'Is keeping my concentration focused for such a short time already wearing me out? Really...I'm pretty weak right now.' he thought, showing a slightly strained smile on his face.

He was using every ounce of concentration to dodge the rocks. He's trying to wake up his Kenbunshoku Haki, or at least train him a little.

In this small exchange, he realized the problem of his situation. He is very weak, possibly even his old friend Buggy could finish him off, as he currently has no developed Haki, and his body is also that of a child with no combat experience.

But not everything was bad, he has three things that could help him reach his previous power, no, reach an even greater power!

He has the experience through his memories, he has his straw hat, and most importantly, he have now his left arm back!

The experience, of course, will help him immensely to tread the path he once walked, his straw hat may not help much in this regard, but Roger once told him that a lucky spirit lived inside the hat, and whoever used him and won his favor would have a lucky life, and he did not doubt his former captain. And lastly his left arm, he was previously one of the four emperors, and could fight both Whitebeard and Kaido, of course winning was another story, but he could still face them without losing much, and all that with just one arm! Now that he has both his arms again, his swordplay can reach new heights!

Of course, he would think about all this some other time, as at the moment, he is trying not to get hit by a blast of rocks.

''Damn! How many stones do you have left, you demon!'' he yelled at her with his eyes still closed.

He was tired and wanted to stop, but the girl didn't give him a chance.

''De-Demon?! Don't compare me to those barbarians, you pervert! Die!''

Trying to dodge, his head exploded in pain and he was paralyzed, he expended a lot of mental power in forcing his perception to test his Kenbunshoku and he just reached his limit.

'Well, at least I have a general idea of ​​how strong I am right now...' He thought with a stiff smile before being hit hard in the face.

*POW*

The stone hit his face hard, making him move back a little, he could taste the blood in his mouth, and his consciousness began to darken. He spent a lot of energy on this little test and the stone made him lose the last shred of consciousness.

''K-Kyaa!? Hey are you alright?! Talk to me, hey!!''

The last thing he saw was the naked girl coming towards him with a worried face.

'Heh, I knew she was a good lass.'

And then he passed out.

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The boy woke up a while later, and found himself lying on the grass near the stream, his face burning with pain and his head throbbing, ''Urgh...I should be more careful when doing this kind of thing....''

''You're right. I don't know what you were trying to do, but it was pretty reckless to stand still and get hit by a rock in the face.''

Turning to the side, he saw the owner of the voice. The same girl he saw in the stream was sitting next to him, but now she had some clothes on. She was dressed in a one-piece brown dress, and leather boots.

''And who do you think is to blame, huh?! You damn brat!''

The girl was in shock for a few seconds, she thought he would wake up confused, or even thank her for getting him off the water, but she didn't think he would blame her out of the blue, and of course, it pissed her off.

She stood up, pointed her finger at him and said angrily: ''Who are you calling a brat, you bastard! And what do you mean my fault?!''

''Of course it's your fault! You were the one trying to hit me with the damn stones! How the hell the problem was me not being able to dodge?!'' He also got up angrily, still massaging his bruised face.

''Shut up! Who told you to show up at the creek when I was taking a shower! It's completely your fault!''

''What?! The creek isn't your property, so how the hell is it my fault? Also, I'm not interested in brats! You don't even have curves, you're practically a boy to me!''

The girl gasped at what he said, he hit a weak spot. She then puffed out her cheeks in annoyance and began to whine lightly.

''Y-You....you damn....idiot....*sniff, take back wath you said right now!!''

Seeing the little girl start to cry, he stopped arguing and gave a sigh, 'What the hell am I doing arguing with a little girl....'

''Alright, sorry missy, I take back what I said, you're very girly, you can be sure!!'' He says with a smile on his face as he lightly pats the girl's head, as if she were his little sister.

(N / A: This won't be a harem fanfic, and it may or may not be romance, just saying.)

The girl started to stop sobbing, and calmed down with the pats on her head, 'It's warm and comforting, it's the same feeling when grandpa or daddy pats my head....wait, what am i thinking now!!' She slapped the hand that was stroking her and puffed out her cheeks again, but this time out of embarassament.

''Don't treat me like a kid! I'm older than you!''

He rolled his eyes, ''Say what you like missy, and for your information, we are probably...the same age.'' It was hard for him to say the last part, on the outside he may look like a child, but inside he is a damn middle aged man.

''Heh, so how old are you?''

''I have.....''He doesn't remember much from when he was a kid, apart from his travels with Roger, it was hard for him to say for sure, so he just guessed. ''.....Twelve years old.''

''There is! I'm thirteen, I'm older!'' She says with her arms crossed proudly with a smug smile.

She quickly puts her hand on top of his head, and then towards her head, and her smug smile grows even wider, ''I'm bigger than you too, show some respect for your elders, you brat!''

''Says the one who was whining a minute ago....''

''What did you say?!''

''Exactly what you heard, or you already have a hearing problem, old hag!''

''Old hag?! Tch, say what you want, you runt, you probably still drink your mother's milk!''

''Haah?! Repeat what you said if you dare!''

''Haaaaah?! And why should I repeat what I said because you said so? Are you retarded?!''

''Old hag!''

''Brat!''

''Old hag!!!''

''Brat!!!''

The two stared at each other for a few seconds with anger on their faces, until...

''Pfft...''

''Pufft!''

''Dahahahahahaha!''

''Hahahaha!''

The girl looked amused at the strange boy, and felt that he was really funny, ''Nice to meet you, my name is Emily!''

''The pleasure is all mine, missy. The name is Shanks!''He says with the same bright smile, and the two shake hands.

Shanks might have been one of the four emperors, but he was a pacifist, and what's more, he loved children and also loved to play with them. He had a lot of brats in his crew, of course, they were just trainees so to speak. Children who were abandoned, children who had no choice but to become pirates, or children who were following him willingly, he always welcomed kids and young people with arms open, for he was once in the same situation as them.

''I don't think I ever heard your name, are you from another village?''

''Well, you can say I was kidnapped and I ran away, I don't know where I am...'' It wasn't a lie that he was kidnapped, someone dumped him in this place and turned him into a kid again, that counts as kidnapping, right?

He could see that Emily felt sorry for him, after all, being kidnapped and separated from his family is a desperate situation.

''Don't worry, I'll find a way back. By the way, could you take me to where you live? I really need information right now!'' He says with a reassuring smile.

''Okay, don't worry, this big sister will help you! Come on, I'll take you to see Mom and Dad!'' She quickly grabbed Shanks hand and started running and pulling him along with her.

''U-Uoah, calm down!'' Being pulled so abruptly, Shanks nearly fell face-first to the ground.

'Does this place really have something against my face? First a bird shits on it, then I got hit by a rock, and now I almost fell on my face....wait, was there poop on the ground there? I'm glad I didn't fall....'

No, no one has nothing against his face...probably.

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What if every country in the world has ninjas, but we only know Japanese ninjas because they are so bad at being ninjas?