Usopp was born in Shiropp Village. As a young boy, his father, Yasopp, left with Shanks when he joined the Red-Haired Pirates. Not long after, his mother fell ill. Usopp always tried to help her, and he would continually tell her that one day dad would come back home. Eventually, however, she died.  Every day, he would run out through the streets, yelling at the top of his lungs that the pirates were coming. This came to be a habit for Usopp since his mother died, although it severely bothered the villagers. Usopp grew up alone in his own house. One day, he gathered together three people, Ninjin, Tamanegi, and Piiman. He stated that together they would be pirates, and he named their group the Usopp Pirates, Usopp himself as captain. One day, he met Kaya, a young girl who was sick and stayed in bed most of the time. Usopp took the place in cheering her up by telling her crazy stories of his pervious adventures. Although all of these were crazy lies, they seemed to cheer Kaya up. A long while later, Luffy and his small crew of only Nami and Zoro came up to shore here. After a plan of Kuro, who is Kaya's butler, is revealed, the plan of which he kills Kaya and takes her fortune, Luffy takes a stand and defeats Kuro. Kaya, in thanks to Luffy, gave Luffy and the strawhats a ship, the Going Merry. As Luffy and his crew were on the shore of the island getting ready to set sail on their new ship, Usopp was also getting ready to leave out to sea on a small boat of his own. He was planning on becoming a great pirate like his father. Then, when he came back to Kaya, he would tell her real stories, and not made up ones. As Luffy and his crew were on the shore of the island getting ready to set sail on their new ship, Usopp was also getting ready to leave out to sea on a small boat of his own. He was planning on becoming a great pirate like his father. Then, when he came back to Kaya, he would tell her real stories, and not made up ones. Just before Usopp boards his boat, Luffy wonders why he isn't getting on the ship. He says that Luffy is one of his nakama. Zoro continues by telling him to go ahead and get on the ship. Thrilled, Usopp jumps into the air, right toward the ship.