Chapter six

Nami groaned as she stopped paddle and placed it inside the boat. She grabbed a map from her backpack along with a compass and a navigator book. "Alright… if I remember correctly, on the East Blue there are few islands I remembered from the show…" she mused out loud, contemplative. 'Dawn Island is where Luffy is from. Gecko Island is where Usopp belongs. Zoro is from Shimotsuki Village. Let's see… if I remember, the Baratie restaurant is at the north, northwest? From two-three days away from Gecko Island… Those islands, I have to avoid them. I can't meet them yet. Not until I get stronger. So, the best choice would be, find an island where there are not many populations…'

Then she examined the map in her hands until her eyes landed on the island. "Treasure Island… also known as Island of Rare Animals." Nami remembered this. It's an island where there's a man, stuck in a chest and is resembled of a bush whenever he hid in the bushes. "It would be perfect, pirates and marines couldn't step foot in the island, even if they did, they get to chase away. It would be good for training, and plus that man… he knowledge of Grand Line so, he could help me." Nami grinned, relief that she now, know what to do.

Nami starts to paddle in the right direction after checking the weather which will be sunny and breezy. 'Okay… Now that bastard of a shark took over my village. It would take ten years – wait…' she narrowed her eyes. '…didn't Arlong Pirates come when original Nami turned ten?' she is confused with the whole ages' thing in the timeline. 'Although, they did come. Gah! Whatever! Eight years or ten years doesn't matter! I know it'll take a long time to return. Hmm… Luffy is a year younger than me, that I'm sure of… wait a second…' Nami huffed, she really needs to write down facts and things to remember from the show she watched with her little brother in her other life. Last time she watched One Piece was, the Dressrosa Arc. "I never got to watch that…" Nami pouted.

'Too bad, I want to see more of Law's actions.' Nami coughed a little as she attempts to cool down her red face. She clearly remembered when she first saw Law in the show, in her other life. Damn, that man was attractive, especially with tattoos.

Nami shook her head. "Focus! No time to drool over attractive men!" then she remembered. "Shit! Ace… Marinefold… ARG!" she slumped her shoulders as grey cloud appeared above her head, sulking. 'Damn it! Now I remember… Ace died during Marinefold war… by that bastard Admiral…' she remembered watched Ace's death that nearly torn her heart and cried, Luffy mourned over his brother's dead corpse. '….Damm it… should I save him? I mean… it's… GAH! I don't know what to think about this! This is why I can't be one of the main characters!' Nami ruffled her hair in frustrated.

Great, now she has headaches.

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East Blue

Treasure Island/Island of Rare Animals

"Finally." Nami grumbled when she arrived on the island. She jumped off the boat, tied the rope to the large rock and making sure it won't stowaway. Nami grabbed her backpack and eyeing at the jungle front of her. "Here we go." She walked toward the jungle in cautioned. Once she walked inside the jungle, and she pushes the branches away from her while observed the trees and bushes around her. She skipped over the trigs and roots as she glanced around in hope to find anything. When she walked through the bushes and stopped in the middle of the circle surrounding by the trees.

???: "How dare you come to this island!"

"Shit!" Nami cursed in surprised as she placed her hand on her pounding heart. She glanced around to any source of the voice. 'Damn… all the bushes are the same!'

???: "Leave my island now! Or else, you will be punished!"

"I didn't come for your treasures! I just need a place to train myself!" Nami answered as she attempted to find the man-stuck-in-a-chest-with-a-bush-head.

???: "…who are you, child?"

The orange-hair girl glanced around once again. "My name is Nami, and I need to get strong, I have to. In order to protect my family and my friends. I can't help them when I am like this. So, please… let me stay and train."

Then, a bush shifted out of the shadow and released of a strange man in a chest, giant green afro hair, unibrow, and a missing tooth. "…my name is Gaimon and this is my island. Why are you here alone?" he asked with concerned and confused to find a tiny kid in his jungle

Nami: "My island was taken by Arlong Pirates, I can't help my family and I can't fight the Fishmen… so, I escaped to train and return my village from them."

Gaimon narrowed his eyes. "Arlong Pirates… they are Fishmen from Grand Line… if you want to become strong, then it will take you years."

"I know." Nami said, resigned. "But that doesn't mean I'm giving up. I will train, become strong and save my village, my family." Her eyes spark with determined.

Gaimon observed the little girl in front of him then slowly grinned.

Gaimon: "You know how to wield a gun?"

A glint appeared in her brown eyes as she took out her treasure revolver.

Nami: "I have some skill, oh, also I ate a devil fruit"

Small tornados appears on my other hand, when he saw that he look like he had a heart attack his eyes look like they about to pop out and his mouth was wide open, it was so funny seeing him like that.

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"What the hell was that supposed to be?! Are you trying to shoot a damn ghost or something?! Aim for the target!" Gaimon snapped at his student when Nami failed to shoot the bull-eye target.

Nami sweatdropped. It feels like she is training with Bellemere once again, except this time, Gaimon is actually expert skill with guns, as he used to be Master Gunner in his old pirate crew. "Again!"

"Does all teachers have to be so sadistic when it comes to their students?" Nami scowled while she using her wind power to increase her speed as she is continuing running down the sand, with large mixed animals chasing after her.

Gaimon is resting while drinking his coconut juice. He glanced at Nami who is struggling, running on the sand. "Pace up, little tangerine! Pace it up!" Nami hisses at her evil-teacher as like cat then quickly pushed herself. He chuckled then pets his lovely friends. After Nami offered to check the treasures on top of the rock. She informed that it was all empty, much to his disappointment yet acceptance. After the burden lifted from his shoulders.

Gaimon is free and stayed on the island to protect his friends, his family from the pirates and marines who dare to harm them. And he is enjoying training the miserable soul, oh, how he missed it so.

Nami blinked owlishly at the leather-made braided with black and orange tiger strips entwined bracelet. "What is this?"

"Friendship token from us." Gaimon said with a warm smile. The orange-hair girl stared at her teacher and the mixture animals gathered around. They were all cooing and smiling at her. Slowly, Nami smiles wide and placed it over her right wrist.

"Thank you." First, her revolver is a gift from her mother, and now a bracelet is a gift from her teacher and odd mashed-up friends.