User blog comment:MrPlasmaCosmos/Luffy's Nakama/@comment-72.84.241.23-20101124135714

it was either the 1st or 2nd cahpter he said he wanted 10 crewmates but yea vivi and merry are all official nakama its jus that their not the type to go into battle they have no real threatening fightin power remember luffy also promised shanks that he would create a POWERFUL crew to take on shank's crew