"I..."Hancock, who was only 12 years old, wanted to say something, but her expression suddenly changed. She turned her head and looked at the hut behind her. She reached out her hands to protect her two sisters behind her and shouted at the hut:"Who's there? Come out!"
At the same time, she thought to herself:"Did an enemy sneak into the hut?"
At that moment, footsteps were heard from inside the hut.
"Don't worry! We're not your enemies! We just entered by mistake!""Can I ask where this place is?"
Soon, two figures came out of the hut, one big and one small. The visitors were Mete and Uchiha Zhili.
Mete did not expect the first place he would teleport to would be a ship.
As soon as Mete stepped outside, he looked around. The moment he saw Amazon Lily and the two giant snakes, he immediately realized this was the ship from Amazon Lily.
Then he looked at the three sisters.
Based on their appearance and the knowledge he had about the ship of Amazon Lily, Mete made the following guess:"Could these be the three Hancock sisters? If so, is the current timeline before Hancock becomes a slave?"
That would be good news for Mete."Perfect!!!"
When the three Hancock sisters saw Uchiha Zhili, they couldn't help but admire her subconsciously.
Uchiha Zhili wasn't just very beautiful, but more importantly, her mature and gentle demeanor made her even more attractive.
Of course, the three Hancock sisters admired her only subconsciously.
Although Hancock thought Uchiha Zhili and Uchiha Mete didn't seem like bad people, she still remained cautious and asked:"Who are you? What's your purpose here?"
"Don't worry!"
Seeing their vigilance, Uchiha Zhili looked around and gently reassured the three Hancock sisters:"My name is Uchiha Zhili, and this is my son, Uchiha Mete. We're here to treat my illness! Our presence here is purely a coincidence."
"Have you been invaded? I can help you defeat the enemy, in exchange, if you tell me where this place is and send us to Drum Island, what do you say?"
"Huh?"
When Hancock heard this, she was stunned:"Treatment? Drum Island? Can you really help us?"
"Hahahaha!"
Just then, an unpleasant laugh from afar caught the attention of Hancock and the others.
A pirate over two meters tall, extremely rough and ugly-looking, grinned at Uchiha Zhili and Hancock and proudly said:"Look what I've found? Not just three little beauties, but also a mature, tall beauty and even a delicate-skinned, handsome boy;""Too bad you, pretty boy, are sick and won't live long! Otherwise, you would've made a fine slave!"
Uchiha Mete: "....."
Mete was ready to kill this mutt on the spot.
"Obey me obediently, and you'll suffer less. Otherwise... hehehe!"
Hearing the pirate's threats, Uchiha Zhili ignored him and turned to Hancock:"Wait, I'll deal with this trash first!"
"What did you say..."
When the pirate heard this, his expression suddenly changed. He raised his machete and prepared to teach Uchiha Zhili a lesson.
A moment later, Uchiha Zhili turned her head and looked at him.
The Sharingan in her left eye had activated, and it transformed into a strange Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Illusion · Sharingan!"
Then the pirate stood there motionless!
"Poof!"
Uchiha Zhili's eyes gleamed, she passed by the pirate and killed the other pirates not far away.
The pirate under the illusion suddenly spurted blood from his neck, and then his head rolled to the ground, his eyes wide open, as if he had died with his eyes open.
"Fire Style · Phoenix Claw Crimson!""Fire Style · Flaming Fist Technique!""Wind Style · Vacuum Blade!!""...."
Uchiha Zhili continued to bombard the pirates who didn't belong to Amazon Lily with ninjutsu.
Soon the battlefield turned into a showcase for Uchiha Zhili.
The Amazon Lily pirates were mesmerized by the strange ninjutsu.
Uchiha Zhili's efficiency in killing enemies was terrifyingly high.
After some of the pirates were killed — especially when some of their leaders were easily taken down — the rest began to flee in panic.
Within minutes, the battle was completely over.
Except for a dozen pirates who managed to escape, the remaining hundreds were killed by Uchiha Zhili.
"Your mom is so strong!"
The three Hancock sisters witnessed everything, and Hancock couldn't help but look at Uchiha Mete with shining eyes.
"Haha! Of course!"
Uchiha Mete smiled smugly after hearing that.
Yes, she was Uchiha Zhili!
"Thank you for saving me, may I ask who you are...?"
The leader of the Amazon Lily Pirates dragged her wounded body not far from Uchiha Zhili and asked with gratitude and amazement:
"We're just passing through, don't worry too much!"
Uchiha Zhili smiled, waved her hand, and walked toward Mete and the others. Then she turned to Hancock and said, "Alright, I've done what I said. Now I'd like to ask you to take us to Drum Island, would that be okay?"
"Well…" Hancock blinked when she heard this, then looked at the leader with a slightly embarrassed expression: "Leader?"
She hadn't officially accepted him yet, but Zhili had already helped. She couldn't ignore this favor. Because without Zhili, they could have been seriously injured. However, this kind of decision wasn't something she could make on her own. She didn't yet hold the title of Pirate Empress.
The leader immediately grasped the situation and turned to Zhili: "Drum Island? The place where the Iron Bucket Kingdom is… I've heard there's a civilization there with advanced medical knowledge. Are you going there for treatment?" His eyes turned to Mete, whose illness was apparent.
"Yes," Zhili nodded.
The leader nodded in agreement. "We will always carry our gratitude toward you in our hearts. As the Kuja Pirates, we do not remain indifferent to kindness."
"You're absolutely right!""Still, this is not enough for what you've done. If you have any other requests, we are ready to do our best."
"But many of our men are seriously injured right now. We asked for help from our former captain, so we need to go to the Sabaody Archipelago first. After we repair our ship, we'll take you to Drum Island, okay?"
"The fact that you're thinking about the bounty issue during this time is very considerate. Actually, it would be more appropriate for Captain Shaoyao to handle that matter. I don't have many resources left," said the leader.
Zhili didn't respond immediately. She turned to Mete: "What do you think, Mete?"
"Okay, Mom!" Mete had no objections to this decision. In fact, it was even better for him. It was time to meet Shaoyao and Rayleigh.
"Then it's settled," said Zhili and accepted the leader's offer. "Thank you!"
The leader took a deep breath and was relieved.Hancock then immediately arranged a rest room for Mete and the others. After that, she gave orders to clean up the battlefield, help the wounded, and repair the damage on the ship.