"Naruto-sama, you've returned."
In Ryugu Palace on Fishman Island, Uchiha Izumi's eyes lit up as the blond youth entered.
"Naruto-sama, how did it go? I heard you fought Jiraiya and Orochimaru, but you didn't let me join you."
Naruto rolled his neck and smirked. "Of course I won. Otherwise, how could I have brought this milk cow back?"
He pointed at Tsunade, who was being led by Robin.
Tsunade's face had gone pale as she stared at the strange, bustling scene in the palace—a place she'd never even heard of before.
There were bizarre-looking fishmen, an enormous mermaid, a five-to-six-meter-tall giant drinking while hooked up to IV drips, a man wreathed in azure flames fighting like an immortal bird, and a massive diamond-bodied human trading blows with a rampaging fighter.
One glance around and she felt she'd been taken far from the ninja world.
Even though she'd already seen glimpses before, Tsunade's unease deepened.
"Bofū Minma, where have you taken me? What are you planning to do?"
Her mind raced—this man wasn't just some lone S-class missing-nin. Behind him had to be a massive hidden force, and this place must be his headquarters… a secret research base. The merfolk, the fishmen, the giants, the phoenix man, the diamond warrior… all must be products of human experimentation.
The thought of what kind of torment awaited her made her body tremble.
Naruto, reading her face, said calmly, "This is Fishman Island, on the other side of the sea, ten thousand meters beneath the surface. Even you couldn't escape."
"And don't think of injuring yourself. See that blue bird over there?"
He pointed at Marco. "That's the Phoenix. His flames heal wounds almost instantly."
As if on cue, Marco flared his azure wings, bathing Kimimaro in flame. In seconds, Kimimaro's battle wounds were gone.
Tsunade's pupils contracted. She began struggling violently against the seastone chains and sealing talismans.
"I can't stay here… if I can just break the seal, I can summon Katsuyu—"
Smack smack smack…
Robin's Hana Hana no Mi arms slapped down on her again, making her flush in both anger and shame.
Her ample curves, already full, now swelled red from the impacts—an indignity that made her wish she could faint.
Naruto chuckled, then looked up at Nami, who sat on the throne wearing a crown and a broad grin.
"Nami, she's yours. I want her broken and obedient within two days."
Since her youth, Nami's experiences—especially under his influence—had left her with a certain… edge. Even Shirahoshi, the mermaid princess, was now an utterly docile "royal slave."
"Yes, Naruto-sama!" Nami hopped off the throne eagerly, eyes blazing as she seized Tsunade and began dragging her away.
The "milk cow" had no ability to resist, but as she was pulled, a realization hit her.
"Your name… Naruto Bofū… Bofū Naruto…?" She froze, then shook her head. "No… wait… I've heard of you before…"
Her eyes went wide. "You're… Uzumaki Naruto!?"
If not for the earlier incident of Minma being mistaken for Namikaze Minato, she would never have dared think it.
Impossible—Minato and Kushina had only died a few years ago. Their child couldn't possibly be this grown.
"You're Kushina's son, Uzumaki Naruto, aren't you?"
Tsunade's teeth clenched as she resisted Nami's pull, eyes locked on him.
Nami yanked her hair irritably. "Beg all you want—it won't help. You're the enemy, and I'm going to train you into a proper slave."
Even without Naruto's reply, Tsunade knew she'd hit the truth.
"It really is Uzumaki Naruto…" Her beautiful eyes shone with shock. Regaining her composure, she blurted, "Wait—Naruto, I knew your mother! I taught her medical ninjutsu—we were close!"
Naruto smiled faintly, stepping closer to loom over her.
"So what?"
Tsunade faltered. "Then… shouldn't you let me go?"
Naruto laughed outright, ruffling her hair as if she were a pet. "Tsunade, you're far too naïve.
"Even if you were close to my mother, what does that have to do with me? You never helped me.
"To me, you're just a stranger I've never met."
He glanced at Nami. "Don't worry about hurting her—this woman heals fast. I want her obeying like a dog in the shortest time possible."
Nami nodded vigorously. "Got it. I've been meaning to try some tricks I picked up from the Celestial Dragons' slave girls…"
Tsunade struggled, but Nami dragged her into a room and shut the door.
Watching, Whitebeard rumbled, "Brat, you really like women that much? You go out of your way to capture them and train them?"
"Why? You disapprove?" Naruto asked evenly.
"No…" Whitebeard shook his head, taking a swig of sake. "It just reminds me of Linlin. You planning to have a huge brood like her?"
Marco and Diamond Jozu chimed in.
"Big Mom loves grabbing men of every race to sire her children."
"That's right—she even took mermen from Fishman Island. You trying to copy her, snatching women of every race to bear you kids?"
(End of Chapter)
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