Original subtitles

ame agari no sora wo aogu tabi

Every time I look up to the sky after the rain

nakimushi datta koro no boku wo omou

I think back to when I was a crybaby

dareka no senaka wo gamushara ni oikaketa

I was chasing somebody's back blindly

"tsuyoku naritai" tte

Thinking "I want to be stronger"

ima wa kaze ni kieta "arigatou"

The word "thank you" has faded into the wind now

boku wa tsuyoku nareteiru no kana?

Am I getting stronger?

kotae wa mada desou ni nai kara sa

I don't know the answer yet

yappari mada aruiteiku yo

That's why I'll keep walking ahead

saa yukou

So let's go

tachidomaru koto naku

Without stopping

nagareru toki ni makenai youni

Without giving up to the flow of time

nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou

I'll keep getting back up

taisetsu na mono ushinaitakunai kara

Because I don't want to lose something precious

boku no naka ni nagareru koe wa

The voice inside of me

zutto zutto boku wo sasaeteru

keeps sustaining me

itazura na ame ga jama suru kedo

Wicked rain will get in my way

nigedasanai kara

But I won't walk away

saa yukou

So let's go

Tachidomaru koto naku

Without stopping

nagareru toki ni makenai youni

Without giving up to the flow of time

nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou

I'll keep getting back up

taisetsu na mono ushinaitakunai kara

Because I don't want to lose something precious

shinjita sono saki e to...

To the future I believe in...

The time is the Great Pirate Era.

Countless pirates fight desperately for the One Piece,

the great treasure left behind by Gold Roger, King of the Pirates.

Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body turned to rubber after he ate the Gum-Gum Fruit,

also takes to the sea to become the next King of the Pirates.

As Luffy and his friends overcome numerous adventures,

the World Government is less and less able to ignore their existence.

This is exciting!

What kind of adventure is waiting for us next?!

The crew, on its way to the New World,

will speed along the Grand Line again today!

After losing his brother Ace during the War of the Best against the Navy,

Luffy was consumed with unbearable sorrow.

However, 10 years ago,

Ace, Sabo and Luffy were competing

to hunt the big tiger to decide who would be captain.

They met a former pirate - Naguri who knew Roger,

and he agreed to give Luffy tips on how to become a pirate.

"The Battle against the Big Tiger! Who is Going to be Captain?!"

Why do you always do that?!

You always attack so openly!

Shut up! What about you?!

That was horrible!

Let's put some poisonous mushrooms in the bait tomorrow.

Oh, wait a minute.

He's big but still a member of the cat family...

That means catnip might work, huh?

Huh?!

I wonder how Luffy is doing.

It's been a week since he left the hideout.

We should have gone to see him by now.

You know how he is.

Maybe the training is too hard for him and he's crying "I wanna go home!"

No! Maybe he's dead already!

What?

Don't you care about Luffy? He's your younger brother!

Shut up! I don't care if he's crying or he's dead!

Damn! Stop being stubborn already!

You must...

Ow, ow, ow...

W-What happened?

I'm sorry!

Are you okay? Sorry!

--Luffy! --Luffy!

Ace! Sabo! Long time no see!

How've you been?!

Uh, well, you know.

GRAY TERMINAL

TIGER

What's that? A target?

Hey, Sabo!

I'm gonna show you the result of my training!

Here I go!

Gum-Gum...

...Pistol!

Oh no!

That's awesome! You couldn't reach that far a week ago!

Can you beat that?!

Oh boy...

What kind of tips did you give him?

Nothing special.

He was just chopping wood with an ax for me everyday.

But maybe it helped him build up his physique.

Let me have a seat.

We challenged Roger, the King of the Pirates, to a fight!

Really?!

But we lost the fight and split up.

I know that you hate him, too.

Hate who?

Because he beat you.

You mean Roger?

I felt frustrated for sure.

But I lost because I wasn't strong enough.

I rather feel grateful to him now.

To someone who beat you?!

That's right.

We give up! You win!

Go ahead and cut my head off! But...

Please spare my crew in exchange for my head!

Captain!

Have mercy!

He was a man of quite high caliber!

That's why I...

Don't lie! There are dozens of people who hate him!

Do they really fight with Roger?

In the world of pirates, when you lose a fight, you lose your life.

But I'm alive.

Let's say that those people fought him.

Just think. They can talk about their grudges because they're alive!

I'll get stronger and...

Then what if Roger had a son?!

It must be hard to be his son.

Whether he chooses to live a normal life or as a pirate,

he will always be haunted by his father's name.

It must be quite hard.

If I were his son, I wouldn't want to become a pirate.

Because that father's name would ruin his son's life in the end.

"Ruin his son's life"?!

Stop talking nonsense! You don't know anything!

Why don't you fight me, old man?!

Ace!

Like I said, when you lose a fight, you lose your life...

I'm not gonna lose!

I win!

Dammit! Do anything you like with me!

Then, I want you to come with me.

Huh?

It's this way!

I didn't know that there was a cove.

Guys! Hurry up and get over here!

Guys! Guys! Hustle, hustle!

What do you want, Luffy?

Don't be shocked!

That's a...

...boat?!

Isn't it cool?! It's a real pirate ship!

A pirate ship?! Is this what Naguri has been making?!

It will take forever to make it on my own.

Could you two give me a hand?

--Huh? --Give you a hand?

You said that I can do anything I like with you!

W-W-Wait a minute! I have to help, too?!

You happened to be here, so.

You're not making any sense!

We're busy hunting the big tiger!

I can give you some pointers to hunt the tiger.

What?! Well, then maybe...

Let me ask you a question.

What are you gonna do with the ship?

I'm gonna go out to sea, of course.

To find my crew that got split up.

To sea?

What? An old man can't go out to sea?

No, I wasn't gonna say that, but...

It doesn't matter how old you are to chase a dream!

I don't care what anyone says, I'm gonna go out to sea!

I've already decided!

Do you have a problem with that?

Nope!

You're an old man, full of energy.

Ace?

A promise is a promise. I'll give you a hand. And...

...I will defeat you tomorrow!

What was that?

And so began their training to be pirates with Naguri.

Through hard labor on the ship,

they gained strength and honed their skills by fighting with Naguri...

...growing both physically and mentally.

Seasons come and go but spring comes late in the Gray Terminal.

--I'm gonna win today! --I'm not gonna lose!

I'm gonna win!

Gum-Gum...

...Pistol!

Oh no!

Hey, Luffy! You did it again!

Sorry!

Boy, you guys are only thinking about getting stronger but...

...you think that's enough?

What do you mean?

The strongest one among us will become captain.

So what do you think about that?

That's right! The one that kill the tiger!

The tiger, huh?

Well, a captain needs to be strong - that's for sure.

But there is more important thing.

A more important thing?

Yes, and that is...

I forgot!

What was that? How disappointing!

Easy, easy!

Oh, I didn't know that you were here, Ace-kun.

What's wrong?

What does it take to be a captain?

What is more important than being strong?

Tell me!

Alright.

That is...

To tell you the truth, I don't know it yet.

I wasn't a good captain.

But my crew,

they called me "Captain" until the last minute.

Because of that, I'm still the captain of the Naguri Pirates.

Only your crew's approval can make you a captain!

Or something like that...

That's corny.

Yeah! It's done!

We did it, Naguri!

Cool! It's awesome!

I couldn't have done it without your help. Thank you!

I'm really grateful!

Say, Naguri, are you setting sail soon?

Yes. But before that, I have to wrap up your training.

Let's go and hunt the big tiger today!

Really?!

I'm gonna kill him and end this stupid training!

I'm gonna kill him!

Don't forget about me!

Here he comes!

There he is!

I go first!

How predictable!

How's that?!

You're unguarded!

You gotta fight me now!

Stop resisting, just give up!

Sabo! Ace!

D-D-Dammit!

Gum-Gum Pistol!

Oh no! Luffy!

Run!

Ace! Sabo!

So heavy! How powerful he is!

Damn! We're not good enough!

Only your crew's approval can make you a captain!

But we can't lose!

Guys, give me a hand!

Oh, it's getting interesting.

We're not fast enough but we can do it with Luffy's power!

Sabo, do it!

Okay! Hey, tiger! Look over here!

Kiss my ass!

--Luffy! --Okay!

Pull it as much as you can!

Sabo, this way!

I can't! He's gonna eat me!

You can do it, Sabo! Lure him as far as you can!

Are you ready, Luffy?!

Yeah!

Gum-Gum...

...Rocket!

Yeah!!

So, Ace is gonna be our captain after all?!

I worked so hard for this!

Give it up, Luffy.

Damn!

Don't worry. I'm not gonna become captain.

Why?

Because I didn't beat the tiger all by myself.

Ace!

Well, I mean,

I'm gonna make you guys beg me to become captain sometime soon!

Are you gonna beg him?

Hell no!

You fools!

Looks like everything turned out for the best.

Alright then...

Old man!

Next time I see you, I'm gonna defeat you!

Keep winning until then!

Goodbye!

Take care!

I'll be waiting for you out there.

Thus, they said goodbye to Naguri

and Luffy and the other two returned to life on their own.

Hey, you know where he is, don't you?

Yes. You don't have to worry.

It's about time now.

Call and tell his father that we found...

...Sabo.

Sabo makes a difficult decision in order to save

Ace and Luffy, who are being held hostage.

But Sabo is overwhelmed by the suffocating

lifestyle in High Town.

Then, as if to deal the final blow, yet another scheme is revealed...

On the next episode of One Piece!

"Freedom Taken Away! The Nobles' Plot Closing in on the Brothers!"

I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!!