The Bloody Blade!

"Hm? you know about him Zoro?" Nami asked, and the others were curious as well.

"Well other than being a fellow bounty hunter..."

[FLASHBACK]

Shimotsuki village was a small village where people had a self-surviving community, everyone helped each other and live in peace.

Within the village, there was a dojo that taught swordsmanship. The dojo was run by a kind man in his 30's his name was Koushirou. The dojo taught about 10-20 students.

"Oi! Oi! Oi! " A childish voice disrupted the decorum of the dojo as everyone peeked out of the room to see a kid with green hair standing outside the door.

"Oh? How can I help you? " Koushirou asked with a gentle smile.

"I am here to challange you! If I win I want the dojo's symbol! " The boy declared proudly.

"Oh? is that so, but I am but an old man. How about you challenge my strongest pupil and in case you lose you need to become a part of the dojo. " Koushirou said.

"Huh? very well then old man, don't cry when you lose it," Zoro said with confidence.

"Toji! come here for a moment, please. " Koushirou yelled and a boy with black hair came from inside the dojo he was wearing a black gi with a red belt.

"What do you want sensei? " Toji asked and then looked at the moss-head in front of him.

"My name is Roronoa Zoro and I am here to challenge the dojo! " Zoro yelled.

"Huh? you wanna fight me for the dojo? pfft, Kuina would be enough for you" Toji said as he turned his back and went inside again to continue his training.

"What did you say! I will kick your ass" Zoro yelled and jumped in order to attack Toji.

Toji being older and having a more muscular structure than Zoro simply overpowered him and punched his face unconscious.

[FLASHBACK OVER]

"We are...sort of friends. " Zoro said as he thought about Toji and how much more wilder he has become.

"Suuuugoooooiiiii" Luffy and Usopp yelled with stars in their eyes as they felt that the Toji guy sounded very cool and Zoro being friends with him makes Zoro cool as well.

"But first I need to do what I came here for. " Luffy said and turned towards Nami with a huge grin.

"Become my crew member! " Luffy exclaimed as he smiled towards Nami. Zoro, Sanji, and Ussop standing behind Luffy did not show any movement.

"NAAAMMMIII! Will you become my navigator! " Luffy proposed as he put forward his hand.

Tears started to dwell in Nami's eyes, as she remembered how she betrayed them but they still came for her. Overwhelmed with emotions she hugged Luffy.

"Yes! I will be the navigator for your ship and map the whole world! " Nami exclaimed, as the rest of the crew also joined in the hug.

Somewhere far in the east blue ocean. A lone ship sailed covered in darkness as if the sun itself had given up.

"Toji! look you got a bounty for yourself! " A woman's voice came as a beautiful lady with blue wavy hair came running to the ship's deck.

"Hmm? They managed to do that already! I am impressed " Toji said as he saw his bounty.

Musashi Toji: The Bloody Blade

32,000,000 berries.

Dead or Alive.

"Rahahhahahhaha! I have not even become a pirate for long and already have such a huge bounty! Come Nojiko let's celebrate it with some booze!" Toji laughed and then demanded some booze.

[A few hours ago]

"Sengoku the meeting should be worth it because it's taking away my nap time! " A loud voice said as an old man with a scar on his eye came and sat on one of the chairs.

"It is. Now fellow Admirals and Vice-Admirals, I am have called this meeting regarding the going rogue of a pirate hunter. " The man with afro-style hair said with seriousness.

"Ara ara~ Sengoku-san you called the meeting with the marine's higherups for this matter? " A man with black, curly hair cut to chin length that fans out at the tips, tanned skin, and an altogether lean, long build said as he rested his chin on his palms.

"No Kuzan the problem is not that the pirate hunter went rogue the problem is the pirate hunter's fruit! " Sengoku said with utmost seriousness.

"The one who has gone rogue is the pirate hunter Musashi Toji! and his fruit is currently unknown but he has the power to control both wind and water! So it is speculated he has eaten a mythical zoan! " Sengoku said as he narrowed his eyes.

"So what if he has eaten a mythical zoan? Absolute justice will crush him like the others! " an incredibly tall, light-skinned, unusually muscular man with, a square-shaped face, very pronounced facial features, and short black hair said as he slams the table with his hands.

"With all due respect what admiral Sakazuki has spoken is indeed true, while mythical zoan users are rare it's not like we haven't dealt with any~ " A man of middle age with a moderate amount of wrinkles on his face, short curly black hair, and a very thin beard said in a lazy tone.

"That is true but the guy Musashi Toji is unpredictable he is like the emperors if he decides to do it not even the presence of navy can stop him unless he dies. " Sengoku said.

"Men trying to become pirates are not the problem, the problem comes when the men with dreams and the drive to archive them, come against us! These men are the most dangerous. " Sengoku said explaining the situation.

"Regardless Sengoku-san the guy has done nothing too much eye-catching rather than destroy a marine base in east blue, his bounty should not mass the mark of 40 million for me," Kuzan said as he put forward his thoughts.

"Hmm, the brat sounds fun to fight against, I say we put it as high as it should be possible without it being too eye-catching " The old man suggested.

"I agree with Garp for that, a too high of bounty for a new pirate will cause unrest we will test the waters first since he has become a pirate he will for sure try to set sail in grand line, once he crosses the red mountain I want rear admirals to confront with one marine captain at least," Sengoku said as rest of the people agreed.

"Now for the bounty...32,000,000 berries sounds plausible for a newbie. " Sengoku suggested.