11

"Expose the Plot! Pirate Butler, Captain Kuro!"

"Inb o Abake! Kaizoku Shitsuji Kyaputen Kuro" (!)

8
12.1

January 26, 2000[31]

Zoro, Nami, and the Usopp Pirates still waiting around for Luffy and Usopp. The
Usopp Pirates mention how Usopp always goes to the coast. They then spot Usopp
running up to them, but he doesn't respond to their questions and runs right past
them. Usopp is unable to convince the villagers that pirates are coming and that
they have to abandon their homes. Meanwhile, Zoro and the others find Luffy. At
Kaya's mansion, Merry shows Kaya the glasses that she got him to buy for
Klahadore's third year of being a caretaker. Usopp is unable to convince Kaya of
Kuro's assassination attempt and leaves, but gets shot by Merry in the process. Kuro
announces his plans to attack the village at dawn. At sunset, Usopp remembers the
stories he would tell Kaya, when Luffy and the Usopp Pirates arrive. Usopp tells
about Kuro's plan, but then says that he was joking about it. The Usopp pirates
abandon him. Nami asks Usopp why he said he made everything up. Usopp replies
that it is because he is a liar. He says how he loves the village and wants to protect
it, so he will stand against the pirates. Luffy, Zoro, and Nami decide to join him, and
so Usopp stands up, declaring that even though he is scared, he will fight.

10

"The Bluff & The Bluffer"

November 20, 2004[32]

Combines parts of the original episodes 10 and 11.

12

"Clash with the Black Cat Pirates! The Great Battle on the Slope!"

"Gekitotsu! Kuroneko Kaizoku-dan Sakamichi no Daikb!" (!

!)
9
13.2

February 2, 2000[33]

Usopp, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami formulate a plan on the slope for when the pirates
come. Meanwhile, Kuro breaks the glasses Kaya gave him and injures Merry with his
clawed glove. Kuro then steps into Kaya's room, and he holds his blood-stained claw
over Kaya's head, remembering the deed he has to commit the following day. By
the coast, the Black Cat Pirate ship approaches Syrup Village. Jango reiterates the
plan to his men. Meanwhile, Luffy, Usopp, Zoro, and Nami stand on the slope
leading to the village, and have poured a barrel of oil on it to make it slippery. The
plan is that when the Black Cat Pirates slip on the oil, the four will spring out and
attack them. Dawn breaks, and so the Black Cat Pirates land on the coast, spotting
Luffy's boat. At that moment, Luffy and the others are waiting for the pirates as the
sun has now risen, and Nami hears the pirates coming from the north. Usopp notes
that there is an identical slope at the north end of the village, and they realize they
are at the wrong coast. Panicking, Nami then realizes that their ship is located at the
north coast, and their treasure will be robbed by the pirates. Luffy and Usopp take
off running for the coast. Zoro and Nami start to leave, but Nami slips on the oil and
drags Zoro down the slope, stepping on him to climb back up. Zoro is unable to get

up the slippery slope, and he slides to the bottom, but eventually uses his swords to
pull his way up. At the north coast, Usopp arrives, surprised that Luffy hasn't come
yet, who is now lost. The Black Cat Pirates arrive, and Usopp stands up to them, but
realizes he can't beat them by himself. He sees the pirates taking the treasure from
the Straw Hats' ship, and he says that the treasure belongs to him, and he'll give it
to them if they leave. Jango decides to hypnotize Usopp instead, but Nami arrives in
the nick of time and whacks Usopp in the head, knocking him over, refusing to give
up her treasure. Usopp then reports that Luffy has not arrived yet, and is probably
lost. The Black Cat Pirates then charge, and Usopp stands up to them, but they
knock him down swiftly. Usopp struggles to fight them, but there are far too many.
However, he is shocked when they are all sent flying back, and sees that Luffy and
Zoro have arrived. Zoro yells at Nami about leaving him there, and Luffy yells at
Usopp for not telling him which was north. However, united, the four face off against
the invading Black Cat Pirates.

11

"The War at the Shore"

November 27, 2004[34]

Combines parts of the original episodes 11 and 12.

13

12

"The Black Cat Pirates"

"The Terrifying Duo! Meowban Brothers vs. Zoro!"

"Kyfu no Futarigumi! Nyban Burazsu VS Zoro" (! VS
)
7
14.7

February 9, 2000[35]

December 4, 2004[36]

Jango kneels beside the fallen pirates and starts to hypnotize them. Once the
hypnotism takes effect, the pirates became wild and ravenous, and foaming at their
mouths, they charge at the Straw Hats. One pounds down a cliff with his fist. Zoro
says that he and Luffy will handle it, but Luffy was also hypnotized, becoming a wild
animal himself. Luffy charges down the slope and uses his Gum Gum Gatling
technique to plow through the pirates with ease. Luffy keeps charging, and soon
runs past the pirates, causing Jango to fear that he will be the next target. Luffy
takes the bow of Kuro's ship in an attempt to kill him, but Jango hypnotizes Luffy,
and so Luffy falls asleep, the bow falling on top of him and squishing him as he does
this. With Luffy out of the way, Jango prepares for the next attack. Seeing the
pirates are defeated, he calls for Sham and Buchi and orders them to attack. They
turn out to be cowards, but after some heavy persuasion they charge for Zoro. Zoro
blocks their claws with his sword, and engages in a great fight with the two Nyaban
Brothers. Zoro slashes Buchi through the lowersection, but finds out Butchie has a
very thin waist. He sits on top of Zoro and Sham leaps down, but Zoro manages to
avoid the bone-crushing attack that leaves a crater. Buchi then uses his cat-like
abilities to steal Zoro's two swords, and throws them away. Zoro has no chance to
grab them and faces another assault by the Nyaban Brothers. Usopp decides to help
and fires at the brothers, but Zoro blocks it with his back, yelling at Nami and Usopp
to not get themselves killed. Nami then runs for Zoro's swords, picking them up, but
Jango reacts swiftly and slashes her in the shoulder with his chakram. Just as Jango

and the others are about to kill the Straw Hats, Kuro appears, and is not happy at all
that his plan is foiled.
14

13

"Good Pirates vs. Bad Pirates"

"Luffy Back in Action! Miss Kaya's Desperate Resistance!"

"Rufi Fukkatsu! Kaya-ojsama no Kesshi no Teik" (!)
10
12.8

February 16, 2000[37]

December 11, 2004[38]

The episode begins with Kuro standing impatiently. Sham and Buchi decide that
Kuro, having been inactive for three years, has lost his edge, and that they can
defeat him. They charge at Kuro but only swing at thin air, and Kuro appears behind
them, holding his claws to their necks. He says that everyone has five minutes to
finish their job, or he will kill them all. He releases Sham and Buchi, pushing them so
that they can continue their battle with Zoro. However, Nami sees her chance and
kicks Zoro's swords through the air. Zoro catches them, and as the Nyaban Brothers
charge at him he unleashes a great Toragiri, taking both of them down with one
mighty swing. He turns to Kuro and declares he won't even need five minutes. Nami
realizes how dangerous Kuro is, and so runs to wake up Luffy. As she runs, Django
spots her, and hurls a chakram. Nami turns and steps on Luffy's face, waking up
Luffy abruptly. He springs up, pulling Nami down just as the chakram strikes him
right in the mouth. Luffy stays standing, though, and he breaks the chakram with
his teeth. He then sees Nami is wounded, and furious, prepares for battle with Kuro.
At the mansion, Kaya wakes up from a nightmare, and she heads down the stairs to
find Merry leaning against the wall, bloody and wounded. Merry explains the whole
situation to Kaya, how Kuro is planning to take kill her and take her money in a will.
Kaya realizes that Usopp was telling the truth the entire time, and so she puts on
her overcoat and sets out. She arrives at the top of the slope, and tells Kuro to stop
immediately, and that Merry told her everything. Kuro turns to her and wonders why
Merry isn't dead, and Kaya sees the state Usopp is in. Usopp charges in and aims a
punch at Kuro's face, but Kuro avoids the swing and so Usopp careens into the
ground. Kaya then pulls out a gun and points it at Kuro, ordering him to leave the
village. Kuro reminds Kaya of the fun times they had together, and Kaya hesitates.
Kuro takes the gun from Kaya's hands, knowing she won't shoot, and he drops it to
the ground. Usopp picks up the gun and fires at Kuro, but Kuro sidesteps the shot
and knocks Usopp down. However, from out of nowhere flies Luffy's fist, striking
Kuro right in the face. As Kuro falls back, Luffy retracts his arm and declares that he
has a hundred more where that came from.
15

14

"The Purr-fect plan"

"Beat Kuro! Usopp the Man's Tearful Resolve!"

"Kuro o Taose! Otoko Usoppu Namida no Ketsui!" (!!)
6
14.4

February 23, 2000[39]

December 18, 2004[40]

Zoro and Buchi (of the Meowban Brothers) face off once again as Luffy and Kuro
begin their fight. Usopp orders the Usopp Pirates to run away with Kaya, but Jango
goes after them, and Zoro goes after both while carrying Usopp in order to find the
way. A flashback reveals that Captain Kuro faked his death by hypnotizing one of his
men into claiming to be him, and hypnotizing Captain Morgan to think that he
caught him, before becoming Kaya's butler.
16

15

"The Long Arm of the Claw"

"Protect Kaya! The Usopp Pirates' Great Efforts!"

"Kaya o Mamore! Usoppu Kaizoku-dan dai Katsuyaku!" (!
!) 8
13.9

March 1, 2000[41] January 8, 2005[42]

The episode begins with the Usopp Pirates and Kaya running from Django through
the forest. Django hurls his chakram and cuts down many trees, searching
everywhere for them, and Kaya falls down. She tells the Usopp Pirates to run before
they are killed, but they stay and fight, deciding to follow their captain's orders and
fight to the death for Kaya. Back at the slope, Kuro claims that he hated being a
pirate. Luffy refuses to be like him and Kuro uses his Silent Step to move quickly.
Luffy gets the timing right, however, and pounds Kuro down. Kuro gets back up and
announces that he is going to kill his entire crew, and that it was part of his plan
from the beginning. Luffy claims that Usopp could beat Kuro. Kuro laughs it off and
uses Shakushi, causing him to disappear. As Luffy wonders where he went, Nami
finishes up looting the Black Cat pirate ship, disappointed by the amount of
treasure. She then wonders if the battle is over, but sees that Kuro slashes through
several of his crewmates, taking them down quicker than the naked eye can see.
Luffy gets even more angry, but just after Kuro slashes him in the chest, he grabs
Kuro's arm and slams him onto the ground. Kuro stands up and says that now his
crew is suffering because Luffy wouldn't let them die quickly, and so Kuro uses
Shakushi once again to disappear. In the forest, at that moment, Django continues
searching for the Usopp Pirates, and they toss him a white flag. Django walks
forward and so the Usopp Pirates launch their ambush. Django trips over a rope and
one of the Usopp Pirates showers him with pepper, making him sneeze. The second
jumps out and strikes Django in the groin with a frying pan. The third leaps down
from a large rock and takes a swing at Django's head, but Django sits up in time and
knocks his attacker away. Kaya then comes out, telling Django not to hurt the kids,
but Django reports that it was his orders from Kuro to kill the children. Kaya then
grabs Django's chakram and holds it in front of her throat, threatening to kill herself
without writing the will. Django agrees, and so he gets Kaya to write the will. Once
finished, he grabs her by the neck and holds her against a tree, holding up a
chakram to kill her. Zoro is still running through the woods with Usopp on his back,
and Usopp spots Django. Kuro slices up the rocks, followed by cutting up Luffy's left
shoulder as he glances in anger as the episode ends.
17

16

"The Cat's Ninth Life"

"Anger Explosion! Kuro vs. Luffy! How it Ends!"

"Ikari Bakuhatsu! Kuro vs Rufi Ketchaku no Yukue!" (! VS
!) 9
14.1

March 8, 2000[43] January 15, 2005[44]

Kuro's ultimate attack, "Shakushi", attacks everything in the area, whether friend or
foe, and Luffy becomes enraged by his lack of regard for his crew. Luffy manages to
catch Kuro by binding his limbs and headbutts him with Gum Gum Bell, while Usopp
shoots Jango with an Exploding Star, saving Kaya. Usopp convinces Kaya and the
Usopp pirates to keep the incident a secret in order to enable the village to stay
peaceful. Kaya gives the Straw Hats the Going Merry as a gift, and Luffy invites
Usopp into the crew, having befriended him.
18

17

"The Scrub in the Shrub"

"You're the Weird Creature! Gaimon and His Strange Friends!"

"Anta ga Chinj! Gaimon to Kimy na Nakama" (!)
9
12.0

March 15, 2000[45]

January 22, 2005[46]

The episode opens with Usopp pretending he is in a great battle as captain of the
Going Merry, fending off attacking pirates. As he is doing so, Luffy announces that
he has finished the pirate flag for their ship, and holds it up. It's a terribly drawn
skull and crossbones, of course. The others are horrified of the artwork, and so
Usopp tells them that he is a great painter. He paints a pirate flag with his own face
on it, but the others reject it so he paints a proper pirate flag, a very nice one at
that. They fly it on the mast and continue to sail. As they are sailing, Nami spots an
island in the distance with her telescope, saying it is Legendary Treasure Island.
Usopp says how he heard that there is a valuable treasure on the island, but if one
tries to claim it they will face God's wrath. As the Straw Hats draw nearer to the
island, the weather turns foul and the waters very choppy. After a tough sail they
make it to the island. The Straw Hats head into the jungle, looking for treasure. Zoro
lies down and starts to nap, and as Usopp is shocked at how he can sleep in a
creepy place like this, the Straw Hats find themselves surrounded by strange
animals, creatures that are combinations of two or more animals. A voice booms
through the jungle, claiming to be the Guardian God of the island and telling them
to leave. Luffy picks up a lion pig that bites him on the face. The voice is shocked
and Luffy explains he ate the Devil's Fruit. A gun then pokes out through a bush and
shoots Luffy in the back, but Luffy bounces the bullet into the air with his Gomu
Gomu powers. Luffy then spots a twitching green bush, and the owner of the voice
takes off running. Luffy, Usopp, and Nami catch up to the man in the treasure chest,
named Gaimon. Luffy explains to him how he wants to go to the Grand Line and
claim One Piece, but Gaimon doesn't think he can do it. Luffy and Gaimon converse
about how they can't read a map, and Nami is angered by this. Gaimon then
explains how he became trapped in the treasure box as Zoro finally joins them. He
explains that twenty years ago, he was with his crew in search of the treasure, and

as they were leaving, he noticed how the captain never searched on top of a large
cliff. Gaimon scaled the cliff but slipped and fell, getting stuck in a treasure box. He
found that his crew had left, and he thought he would have the treasure on the
ridge to himself, but found he could not climb in the box. When Luffy tries to pull
Gaimon out of the box, he explains that his body grew to match the shape of the
box, and his body will be ruined if the box is broken. Luffy then realizes that Gaimon
uses the strange animals of the island to ward off visitors. Inspired by Gaimon's
story, the Straw Hats decide to help Gaimon find the treasure. They come to the
ridge and Luffy uses Gomu Gomu no Rocket to launch himself up to the top, where
there are five treasure chests. He refuses to hand them over to Gaimon, and while
this shocks and angers Nami and Usopp, Gaimon realizes that the treasure boxes
must be empty. Luffy confirms this, and so Gaimon begins to cry, saying that he's
been guarding nothing for twenty years. Luffy says it could be worse, as he could
have died guarding nothing, and he offers Gaimon to join their crew. Gaimon
decides to stay with the strange animals of the island, however, as he has decided
to protect them instead of the treasure. With this adventure behind them, the Straw
Hats set sail in the Going Merry once again, waving goodbye to Gaimon as the
episode draws to a close.
19

18

"Zolo's Pledge"

"The Three-Sword Style's Past! Zoro and Kuina's Vow!"

"Santry no Kako! Zoro to Kuina no Chikai!" (!!)
4
14.3

March 22, 2000[47]

January 29, 2005[48]

While Usopp & Luffy fool around with the ship's cannon one day, Zoro dreams about
his childhood. He had joined a dojo after losing to the teacher's daughter, Kuina.
Despite training and growing stronger, he still was unable to defeat her. When she
told him that he would one day defeat her as she grew weaker, Zoro grew upset
over her defeatist attitude, and made her promise that one of them would be the
world's greatest swordsman. She died soon afterward, and Zoro dedicated himself
to fulfilling the promise. Back in the present, a bounty hunter attacks the ship, but
Zoro recognizes him.
20

19

"King of the Busboys"

"Famous Cook! Sanji of the Sea Restaurant!"

"Meibutsu Kokku! Kaij Resutoran no Sanji" (!)
3
15.0

April 12, 2000[49] February 5, 2005[50]

After a review of the ending of the previous episode, the episode begins with Marine
Lieutenant Iron Fist Fullbody pouring a drink to a beautiful lady on his marine ship
and saying how he is taking her to the greatest restaurant in the world. The lady
then questions if the restaurant is in the middle of the ocean, which Fullbody
answers by telling her to just look forward to it. In the meantime, on the Going

Merry, Zoro recognizes the intruder who got beat up by Luffy from the last episode
as Johnny. Johnny then brings the straw hat pirates' attention to Yosaku, who lies ill
on his and Johnny's small ship. Turns out that Johnny, Yosaku, and Zoro used to be
bounty hunter partners some time ago. Johnny then proceeds to tell the straw hat
pirates that he took Yosaku to a small rock island to rest, which was coincidentally
blown up by Usopp and Luffy for target practice in the last episode. Usopp and Luffy
quickly apologize. Johnny, however, was more worried about Yosaku's condition,
which Nami quickly diagnosed as scurvy caused by a lack of Vitamin C. Luffy and
Usopp then shove a bunch of lemons into Yosaku's mouth and Yosaku is revived!...
or at least for 5 minutes. The straw hat pirates conclude that they need a cook for
their potential nutritional problems. Johnny points out that they probably can find a
good candidate in the floating sea restaurant known as Baratie. He also states that
the one Zoro has been looking for, Hawk-eyes Mihawk, is near there too. Thus they
head to Baratie, which actually is pretty much right next to where they were. They
are then passed by Fullbody's marine ship. Fullbody doesn't recognize the straw hat
pirates mark, but he recognizes Johnny and Yosaku as worthless pirate hunters.
Johnny responds by shouting "this is what pirate hunters do" while throwing a bunch
of wanted posters in the air. Nami takes note of the Arlong poster with an angry look
and crumbles the poster in her hands. Fullbody then orders his crew to sink the
pirate ship. Luffy attempts to deflect the cannon but after losing his grip
accidentally deflects it to the head chief's room in Baratie, where the head chief was
subsequently injured and demands that Luffy work off his crime by working for the
restaurant for one year. In Baratie, while attempting to impress his girlfriend,
Fullbody instead becomes humiliated by Sanji's witty remarks. Turns out that Sanji is
actually the Assistant Head Chef. Frustrated, Fullbody destroys his table full of food.
Sanji, who is angry that Fullbody wasted precious food, beats Fullbody up.