Episode 17

'''Completely Infuriated! Kuro vs Luffy, Final Battle!!!' is the seventeenth episode of the One Piece'' anime.

Statics

 * Air Date: March 8, 2000 (4Kids: 2005-01-15, Funimation DVD: 2008-09-16)
 * TV Ranking, Rating:14.1 Rank:9
 * Opening: We Are! (1st Opening), Pirate Rap (4Kids)
 * Ending: Memories (1st Ending), Pirate Rap Instrumental (4Kids)
 * Manga Chapters: Chapter 39 (13-19/19), Chapter 40 (1-19/19), Chapter 41 (1-18/18)
 * 4Kids Title: The Cat's Ninth Life
 * Funimation Title: Anger Explosion! Kuro Vs. Luffy! How It Ends!

Short Summary
Kuro's ultimate attack, "Shakushi", attacks everything in the area, whether it is friend or foe, and Luffy becomes enraged by his total lack of regard for his crew. Will Luffy's determination overcome Kuro's sheer speed?

Long Summary
Luffy finds that Kuro's Shakushi has too many useless movements. Somehow Luffy manage to grab his leg, and then wraps him up. The Black Cats are glad and cheers Luffy on. If Luffy wins they the Black Cats won't be killed. Meanwhile in the forrest, Jango is about to slice Kaya when Usopp Gang shovel his ass. Jango kicks them. Zoro clears the way for Usopp's Fire Star. Luffy iron headbut Kuro and then throws him back to the Black Cats. He tells them that he's going to be the Pirate King and they should leave the island and never come back. Usopp ask his gang and Kaya to keep everything that happened that day a secret.The villagers are wondering why Usopp didn't come that morning.

Usopp decides to become a real pirate and says his goodbye to his gang at the place where they first met, which was 5 years ago. Usopp reminiscence about the old times... He orders his crew (Ninjin travern keeper, Piman carpenter and Tamanegi writer) to follow their own path as Usopp Pirate Crew is disbanded. Kaya starts feeling better and have prepared a present for Luffy. She meets and thanks Luffy and Gang at a meshi. The present is a ship designed by Merry, The Going Merry. It has a "lamp head" with a cannon beneath. Usopp packs his bag and rolls down the cliff. Luffy and Zoro kick face/stop him before he hits Going Merry. Usopp tells Luffy that he hopes some day they meet in the sea as rivals. Luffy then says, "what are you talking about, aren't we comrades?". Usopp then happly joins Luffy's gang and sail off together. Ninjin Piman and Tamanegi carry on the tradition warning the village that "The Pirates are Coming". Kaya wants to become a doctor after finding out about Usopp's childhood from Merry who heard it from the villagers.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Kuro
 * Jango
 * Kaya
 * Piiman
 * Tamanegi]
 * Ninjin
 * Roronoa Zoro
 * Usopp
 * Nami
 * Merry
 * Usopp's mother (flashback)