Past of the PIRATE HUNTERS

Black Pearl was the name of this mysterious ship which is colored black from its head to its toe. The eerie black color gave chills to anyone who dared look at it the wrong way.

The ship was boarded by two people, A man with huge muscles, green eyes, fair skin, and a scar right over the right sight of his mouth's edge.

This was Toji who currently was lifting some weight. He was also accompanied by a beautiful woman who was also relaxing currently who glancing towards Toji.

"What are you worried about? " Toji asked as he continued lifting his weights.

"Ahhh nothing it's just that what would my sister think now that I left without even taking her consent," Nojiko said feeling a little guilty that she left on such short notice, and may not even see her for a long time.

"You should stop thinking about it then, the more you think about the past the more you will regret it, living a life free of regrets is also a big role in one's life. So stop thinking about it and live with your decision without any regrets. " Toji said as he stopped to glance at her and continued his workout.

Nojiko was quite dumbfounded that the brute of the man Toji was actually a lot more mature than expected.

"You are surprisingly mature" Nojiko mumbled.

"You seriously didn't think that a brute who traveled alone for about 5 years would be a dumbass now, did you? " Toji asked as he turned around only to see Nojiko hiding her face behind the newspaper.

The Conomi Islands now free of the rule of Arlong lived in peace well until they saw a pirate ship heading towards the Cocoyashi Village. The ship had a jolly roger of a common pirate skull but wearing a straw hat on top of it.

This was Going Merry the ship of the straw hat pirates led by Monkey D. Luffy, but currently, one single person was boarding the ship, her name was Nami and she was the navigator for the Arlong pirates.

Nami is a slim young woman of average height with orange hair and brown eyes. She has a black tattoo representing Arlong pirates.

She was sailing the ship and as she landed on the beach of Cocoyashi village, she noticed the happy atmosphere and the villagers smiling happily.

A boy ran up to her.

"Nami-san! you have finally arrived Arlong has been defeated! " The boy yelled.

"Arlong...is defeated? Where is Nojiko! I need to confirm this" Nami asked in pure confusion and disbelief.

"Well, the guy who defeated Arlong was also a pirate but decided to take Nojiko with him since she was a good navigator and she agreed" An old voice interrupted the conversation as they both looked to find that Mayor and Sherif of the town Genzuo.

"Follow me Nami I will tell you the full truth and the story about it. " Genzuo said as he made a hand motion for Nami to follow him to his cottage.

Genzuo then privately told Nami the whole story, from the entrance of Toji to him proposing Nojiko join his crew. By the time the talk ended another ship carrying the straw hat pirates and two bounty hunters also landed on the Cocoyashi village's beach.

"So this is Nami's village? Well, it is time to take her back! "The boy wearing the straw hat said. The rest of the people on the boat did not comment on it and simply followed as Luffy just stood in front of a kid.

"Hey, do you know anyone named Nami who lived here? " The straw-hat-wearing boy asked with a big smile.

"Hmm? you are looking for Nami-san? I saw her going towards the Mayor's office you can look for her there. " The kid replied and then continued his day.

"Very well then guys let's go and get Nami! " The straw hat boy yelled and rushed to the mayor's office with the other following him.

"NAMI! " Shtrawhat yelled as soon as he saw Nami and rushed towards her with the crew? still following him.

"Luffy? Zoro...Sani...Ussop...everyone..." Nami said as she was bewildered that they came to get her.

Luffy has black shaggy hair, round black eyes, and a slim muscular build. He is renowned for his trademark straw hat. He wears short, blue trousers with cuffs, sandals, and a sleeveless red vest. Luffy also has a scar with two stitches underneath his left eye.

Zoro is a muscular man of average height with lightly tanned skin. He always carries his three swords along with him, bundled up with a green haramaki over his right hip, allowing him to easily draw them with his left hand. He has three identical gold earrings on his left earlobe

Sanji is a slim, yet muscular, long-legged man with blond hair which he keeps brushed over one side of his face. Among Sanji's physical traits are his distinctive eyebrows. Both form a spiral but at different ends. His right eyebrow forms a spiral at the outer end, while his left eyebrow forms a spiral at the inner end.

Usopp is a slim tan-skinned teenager with medium-length black woolly hair, prominent lips, and a long nose. Usopp usually wore an olive green plaid bandanna, a blue and white striped armband on his left arm, along with special sniper goggles brown overalls with a white sash, and no shirt underneath. He also carries with him a yellow satchel, in which he stores all his tools and gadgets in.

"I...I...Some pirate named Arlong was terrorizing my home village and then a guy named Toji saved...everyone I am so sorry" Nami said as tears formed in her eyes as she tried to express her side of the story, seeing her captain's passion towards his crew.

"Toji? You mean as in Musashi Toji? "Zoro asked.