Episode 16

"Protect Kaya! Usopp Pirate Gang Takes Action!" is the 16th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
As the fight between Luffy and Kuro is very close to an end, the Usopp Pirates and Kaya do their best to avoid Jango.

Long Summary
The episode starts with the Usopp Pirate Gang running away with Kaya from Jango.The Usopp Pirate Gang thought they have lost Jango but then Jango chops down all the trees with his pendulum in search of Kaya. The Usopp Pirate Gang is then hiding behind one of the fallen trees as Jango is looking for them,as Jango get close to the fallen tree in which they were hiding Ninjin was about to sneeze but is then stop by Tamanegi and Piiman.

The scene then change to Usopp asking Zoro to go east but Zoro then ask to go left or right in which Usopp say to go left and then ask if its the other way.

As the Usopp pirates are running away from Jango,Kaya trips and tells the Usopp pirate gang to leave her but then say that their job is to protect her. The Usopp Pirate Gang then realize that Kaya is burning up and notice that Jango is nearby and have to make decision either runaway and leave Kaya or fight Jango in which they think of what Usopp aways says. They then decide to fight to fight Jango in which Kaya is against it and says that they can't die just for her in which Ninjin respond by saying that they are not fighting to die but fighting to live and say that what their Captain aways says.

Meanwhile after his right hand was disposed off by Luffy, Kuro then gets up and tell the Black Cats that he will kill them and Jango later. Kuro then reveal that he was planning to kill the Black Cats anyway to prove his innocence and not to make notice that he was still alive, in which greatly shocks the Black Cats.Luffy then is telling Kuro that his pirate crew is dumb, then Kuro explained his ideals what a pirate crew is

Meanwhile, after his right hand was disposed off by Luffy, Kuro uses his Shakushi. One by one the Black Cats start falling, Nami and Luffy watch in disbelieve. In the forest, Usopp's Gang attacks Jango with pepper pan and log. Jango choke slam Tamanegi, Kaya reveals herself just in time to stop him from harming Ninjin and Piman. In return for letting the gang go she will write the will, leaving everything to Kurahadol.

Anime Notes

 * Pandaman appears in this episode.