Pirates: Ninjas On The Straw Hats

After an uneasy breakfast, everyone went about their duties;

Vivi stayed in the girls' dormitory to take care of the patients, while Nami, the navigator, took charge of the overall situation;

The rest of the people dispersed around the Meili, watching for any signs of the island.

"Huh?" Nami felt something strange in the air and breathed a sigh of relief after feeling it carefully.

"Is it a storm? It's right behind and can't affect the Merry, so don't worry about it."

Just as she guessed, the originally calm wind blew up, and in an instant, a huge storm formed.

"Nami, will there be an island there?"

"...Are you an idiot?" Nami raised his head and once again despaired of his captain's IQ.

...

Half a day passed like this, and everyone took a break until Sanji prepared lunch.

After Nami finished eating, he returned to the dormitory with his share of the letter. Although he hadn't woken up yet, he was guaranteed to have food as soon as he woke up.

"Vivi, leave this to me, you can go to the restaurant to eat."

Vivi's share was not brought back. She had been bored in the dormitory for a long time. It happened that during lunch time, Nami came to change shifts with her.

After Vivi left, Nami put his lunch on the bedside table, picked up a medical book from the bookshelf and started reading.

Although the hope was slim, she still looked forward to finding the cause of Xin's illness from the book.

After quickly and carefully flipping through this not-so-thick book, Nami could not find the answer.

"Sigh~ There are only some simple diseases. If I had known about them, I would have bought more medical books."

Sighing, she put the book that she had read several times back on the shelf. It only recorded some simple illnesses.

After closing the swing door, she prepared to change her clothes. The storm in the morning did not affect the Melly, but brought some light rain.

Just as she picked out a new piece of clothing and was about to take off the one she was wearing, a weak voice stopped her:

"Pay attention to your appearance, there is a man here who is breathing."

"Xin!" The movement of his hand stopped, and Nami looked back in surprise. Xin had been in a coma, so Nami didn't think about avoiding him:

"Hey~ He actually told me to stop immediately. He was really a gentleman."

"Don't compare me to that pervert Kappa." Xin leaned his back against the bed with great effort and changed to a half-lying position:

"And I said I'm not interested in little girls."

"I also said that I was...forget it, do you feel any discomfort?"

"I feel very sick to my stomach and I need an ice cream in urgent need of chocolate flavor."

"I'm talking about you~" Nami's face was full of black lines, this sweet tooth is hopeless:

"No, and you are not allowed to eat cold food in your current state. There is a nutritious meal made by Sanji on the bedside. Do you want me to feed you?"

"I'm not that weak yet."

It is said to be a nutritious meal, but to be precise, it is nutritious porridge, with a lot of chopped vegetables and fruits added, as well as meat to supplement protein. It can be said to be very comprehensive.

"It tastes better than usual. Is it an illusion?"

While eating, Xin asked about the current situation:

"How long have I been unconscious? How far are we from Alabasta?"

"It didn't take long. It's noon the next day. Because of you, Vivi suggested that we look for an island with a doctor first. It's still far away from Alabasta."

"Yeah..."

"Mr. Ninja! You're awake!"

Vivi's voice of surprise came. She just came back from dinner and saw the letter that she had woken up.

"Hey, Vivi, would you like some nutritious porridge?"

Xin held up the bowl in his hand to say hello, but Vivi was stunned for a moment, then smiled:

"Didn't you always call me your Royal Highness, Princess Vivi, etc. before?"

"Really? Oops, being in a coma made me forget how to say the word princess."

"Liar, I just said it."

The smile on Vivi's lips was even brighter. Unlike the other members of the Straw Hats, Xin always addressed her with honorifics, unconsciously showing a hint of alienation.

Now, the letter has finally omitted the honorific, and the change of title also means that the relationship between the two has become closer.

"Obviously you still call me Mr. Ninja."

"I have a reason for that. Why did you keep calling me a princess before?"

Because she joined a work company, Vivi can't help but use the prefix Mr. when addressing others.

Everyone else on the ship seemed friendly, and Vivi could call them by their names normally, but only Zoro and Shin;

The former always has a cold face, and the latter has always been a little alienated from her, so she has always called them Mr. Bushido and Mr. Ninja. Now that she is used to it, she can't change it for a while.

Xin did not really struggle with a title. Vivi's initiative to deviate from the route to find a doctor meant that she truly regarded him as a partner.

Everyone in the Straw Hats learned that Xin had woken up and came to watch.

Luffy immediately wanted to grab the nutritious porridge, but Nami held him down and beat him up.

After eating, Xin fell asleep again.

Luffy wanted to water Xin to cool down, but was beaten by Nami again.

It was dinner time and Xin was still awake.

Luffy tried to stuff meat into his mouth, but was beaten by Nami again.

At night, the ship sailed through the night for a while, and they did not stop until they could no longer observe the distant scenery with telescopes.

The goal is to find the island. During the day, the field of view is wide and the efficiency is higher. Moreover, everyone has been busy for a day. Even Luffy sat in the special seat and occasionally used a telescope to observe the front.

The night watchman tonight is Usopp, and everyone except him has made bunks in the girls' dormitory to avoid any accidents when Xin wakes up at night.

...

The next day, the Meili continued to move forward and entered a sea area with floating snowflakes. Everyone changed into thick clothes and added a quilt to Shindo.

The appearance of snowflakes also meant that there might be an island spending the winter nearby. Zoro came to the observation deck with a better view and observed the surroundings.

The island was not found, but a man was found standing on the sea. Putting down the telescope, Zoro rubbed his eyes to make sure he saw it correctly. There was indeed a man standing on the sea.

"Is he the same ninja as Hedgehog? Will he have a way to cure diseases?"

Zoro put down the telescope and shouted to Luffy and Usopp who were clearing snow on the deck:

"There is a ninja standing on the sea in front of us. Do we want to negotiate?"

"Really?" Luffy immediately threw down his snow plowing tools and rushed to the bow of the ship excitedly, as did Usopp.

The two of them are still very interested in ninjas, and in their minds, ninjas are people with various magical abilities. Maybe this ninja has a way to heal Xin.

As the ship approached, the three of them finally saw clearly what the ninja standing on the sea looked like:

Wearing a black and white fur coat, carrying a bow and arrows and matching quiver, the most eye-catching thing is the wavy mouth.

Zoro couldn't help but complain:

"A hedgehog head and a wavy mouth. Ninjas all have this kind of virtue."

However, the person in front of him was not a ninja. Luffy waved his raised right hand and before he said hello, the sea surface below the mouth of the wave swelled and a huge steel submarine with a mast surfaced.

The surging waves pushed the Melly back and forth. Luffy stood firm and stared at his right hand with excitement:

"I can also use ninjutsu!"

"Summon the big iron ship Technique!!"