21 Chapter 21

'Who are this two? There has never been reports about such Pirates entering the Grand Line?'

Robin wondered, as Mrs. All Sunday she was more like Crocodile's informant, she even knew about Pirates like Law and Kid, who were just new to the big waters. 

She quickly cancelled the thought of them being related to the Straw Hat Pirates. When she thought that they might have the same inner goal as Crocodile she turned pale. 

On the other hand, Itachi was wary of her the most. He had seen her from afar when she abducted Vivi. 

'Crocodile's worst enemy might be Kisame, but I don't have away to defend against Nico Robin's devil fruit'

With his physic not being at its peak, she might just make arms and choke him right now, but he could tell there was something stopping her from doing so. 

'What is this sense of familiarity between me and her?'

It was not that they both had an introverted personality, or anything romantic like that, but something similar to when he was in the Akatsuki. 

'!'

'She is planning to stop Crocodile if he does something.'

He couldn't tell what that something is, but he is sure that just like he planned to stop project Tsuki no Mi, Robin plans to stop Crocodile. 

"Luffy you are planning to defeat Crocodile?"

Faced with Itachi's question, the Straw Hat Captain didn't need to think, "Yes!! I am gonna kick his ass!!"

"I see." Itachi smiles a little, "If I had the key, I would have gladly let you out. However, Crocodile has already tossed it. All I can do is stop the Navy from interfering."

Luffy grins, "Okay!"

'I better get out of here before she starts suspecting something.'

In Itachi's eyes, Nico Robin was a scary woman. Her ability makes one experience a real tsukuyomi. He certainly didn't want to get on her bad side. 

"Kisame let's go."

Samahada was removed from Crocodile's shoulder and Kisame grinned as he slowly walks away, "It seems I won't be making any Crocodile stew tonight."

Just like how he trusted Naruto with the ninja world, Itachi was willing to trust Luffy with the fate of Alabasta. 

Zoro crossed his arms and looked at the fading figure of Kisame, "Luffy you know those two?"

"Nope."

Smoker finally moved his lips. 

"Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki... what are those two after?"

He knew that there were attacking the Marines because they don't want him to get in Straw Hats way. The lives of his men were in danger, but he couldn't let Monkey D. Luffy get away 

'Darn it!'

In the end he just cursed, he knew with someone like Kisame his whole crew might be slaughtered, he was like a hungry shark, unlike Itachi who seemed more composed. 

Crocodile had already thrown the key inside the bananagator before, and his chances of getting out where low. 

Crocodile laughed heartily that made it hard to believe he was sweating from fear a minute ago, "Do they honestly think that Straw Hat will defeat me!? One of the seven warlords of the sea!! Hahaha!"

"Mrs. All Sunday continue with project Utopia, nothing changes."

"Yes, Crocodile." Robin answers with a small smile on her face. 

With his cigar placed on his lips, Crocodile and Robin slowly walked out from the underground room, after opening up the bananagator to fight the already wounded princess. Before they reach the door a call from his transponder snail came. 

... 

The Marines who were waiting for their captain had ran into Itachi, and were put under a temporary genjustu to assist the Alabasta Royal Army to fight the Rebel Army. 

On the way to their ship, they saw the Straw Hat Pirates riding a giant crab over to the port, heading towards Alubarna. 

From a further distance they also saw Straw Hat Luffy fight against Sir. Crocodile, but in contrast to the Uchiha's expectations the man of rubber had lost. 

When Crocodile left the scene they didn't expect to run into a face they saw before. It was a beautiful woman wearing a purple plunging crop top that laces up front, with a purple mini skirt with white fridge trim and a white coat together with a match sun hat. 

"So you have come too?"

Originally the former members of the Akatsuki thought she was talking to them, but her head faced in the other direction, where the blooded Pell the Falcon was coming from. 

"Now that I know what your powers are, things will be a lot different." The Falcon had his left hand on hilt of his sword.

"You look even more blooded than Itachi's favorite Straw Hat here," Kisame was acting sarcastically as usually, he had seen Mrs. All Sunday's skill, and was slightly frightened by it, but he didn't show it. 

He continued, "To think one of the strongest warriors of the desert kingdom is this beat up.. this place is indeed doomed to fall."

Pell gritted his teeth in frustration, but Robin played it cool, she knew the two mysterious men weren't out to get her. She could somewhat guess that Itachi was attracted to Straw Hat, in a platonic way. 

"They are right, you should take care of yourself a little more." She walked over to the giant accelegator, which is the second fastest animal in Alabasta. 

"Yes, your princess is alive. She is on her way to Alubarna even as we speak." Mrs. All Sunday climbed over the accelegator, as she continued to speak, "I don't know what will happen to her now though, considering the situation."

"You really are an interesting woman." Kisame said, as he could sense her back stabbing someone soon, it was a feeling he had with Itachi back in the Akatsuki. 

"Same goes for you, Kisame." Robin smiled as she sat on the accelegator. 

"I am fluttered to think you of all people would know my name, Nico Robin."

Someone didn't get a reply, as Mrs. All Sunday left for Alubarna, and he just chuckled instead. 

Luffy suddenly grabs Itachi's foot and yelled, 

"Meat!!"