One Piece Chapter 36, page 16-17: HUNTED!!

Buchi crashes heavily to the ground, completely defeated. The remaining Black Cat Pirates, including the skinny cat-eared pirate, gasp in absolute horror, stammering, "AHH...!!! EVEN THE HYPNOTIZED BUCHI WAS..." Zoro calmly sheathes his swords with a click (SFX: CLINK). He turns to Luffy and says, "LUFFY, I'M GONNA TAKE USOPP AND GO AFTER THAT BASTARD HYPNOTIST! DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT?" Zoro then picks up the battered Usopp onto his back (SFX: GABAA). Luffy smiles confidently and replies, "NOPE! GO QUICKLY!!" while Kuro watches them silently.

Usopp, riding on Zoro's back, weakly says, "S... SORRY. BUT WE'RE GOING INTO THE WOODS... AND IF YOU DON'T GUIDE ME, I WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND THEM." Zoro replies, "IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE FASTER IF I GO ALONE." As Zoro starts to run, Kuro steps forward to block their path, his long claw-blades glinting. Kuro demands, "HEY, YOU! WHO SAID YOU COULD GET THROUGH ME?" Suddenly, Luffy leaps in front of Kuro, blocking him with a fierce grin and shouting, "I DID!!!