This was the first time Naruto heard Smoothie's cool voice. During their previous battle, this lady had always remained silent and launched attacks without a word.
How familiar... isn't this Tsunade-sensei?
After recalling for a moment, Naruto finally remembered where he had heard a similar voice.
Well, they were clearly people from two different worlds, yet their voices sounded exactly the same, making Naruto feel somewhat confused for a moment.
Charlotte Smoothie, being stared at so directly by this man, suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable.
Tch, he's just some guy who can fight a bit.
If it weren't for Mama's orders, how could I possibly marry you?
So what if he's strong and handsome?
Plus he has enough Haki and ambition, even daring to directly confront Celestial Dragons.
It's just... it's just...
The more Smoothie spoke in her heart, the less confident she became, so she simply turned around directly and said coldly:
"Let's go. Take my ship; don't keep Mama waiting."
Naruto scratched his head, somewhat surprised.
Because just now, he had sensed a strange emotion hidden within Smoothie.
How to put it...
He had felt similar situations with several other women.
Nothing strange about that.
Thinking this way, he didn't plan to delay further and was about to leave together with Smoothie.
After all, this time he was the one asking for favors, so his attitude should be proper.
Charlotte Zuccotto beside them suddenly reached out and tugged at Naruto's haori.
He knew the purpose of Mama inviting Naruto this time.
But looking at the current situation, Naruto himself seemed unaware of this.
Knowing Big Mom's domineering personality well, Zuccotto had a bad premonition that this marriage plan would most likely not go as smoothly as before.
Considering Naruto's strength that could shake the entire Big Mom Pirates single-handedly, Zuccotto felt that if Naruto was unwilling, even Mama couldn't forcibly command him.
Please don't let it turn into another big battle.
Through their brief interaction, Zuccotto had already acknowledged Naruto.
From a personal emotional standpoint, he didn't want this man to become an enemy of his family.
But at the same time, he couldn't possibly sabotage Mama's grand plan.
"Be careful, and please don't anger Mama."
In the end, Charlotte Zuccotto's lips moved and only said this sentence.
Naruto showed a smile.
"Don't worry."
He could feel the other's genuine concern, so he also patted the other's shoulder in return, then left the island together with Smoothie.
Big Mom's tea party invitation had a wide range.
Besides Naruto, the person involved, Morgans and Stussy were also on the invitation list.
On the World Government CP's exclusive high-speed transport ship, Stussy was looking at the tea party invitation she received with a smile on her face.
Along with intelligence about Big Mom wanting to arrange a marriage between herself and Naruto Uzumaki.
This was sent along with the invitation by her spy embedded in Totto Land. Currently, she should be the first person outside Totto Land to know this news.
Beside Stussy, Kaku, Lucci, Kalifa, and Blueno sat upright. The other two oddballs from the original CP9, Fukurou and Kumadori, had already been transferred to other departments.
There was also a newcomer originally meant to join CP9, Nero, who had been filtered out directly by new chief Stussy due to personality issues.
At this time, the air temperature in the entire cabin seemed to have dropped slightly.
Although Stussy still smiled as beautifully as usual, the several CP members present could clearly sense the fierce, cold killing intent from this woman.
It was like a vampire had already secretly targeted its prey.
Truly worthy of being our new chief, so imposing, much better than that waste Spandam.
This was Kalifa's thought. After undergoing her training, she had developed an admiring attitude toward Stussy as a fellow female CP operative.
Does this woman want to go on a killing spree in this mission?
This was little genius Rob Lucci's thought. Having initially mastered the new power of Haki and further developed his fruit abilities in training, he had been eager to try the next mission.
This new chief was different from Spandam, who had ambition but no ability. At least in terms of strength, Lucci acknowledged her.
As for Kaku and Blueno...
They didn't have any other thoughts.
Just obediently follow their superior's orders.
Between Stussy's red lips, two sharp teeth couldn't help but extend.
Her nails also lightly pressed into the mission intelligence on the table.
Linlin, you've done well, really well.
This should be the first time in Stussy's many years of work that she had somewhat lost control and shown such an unseemly appearance in front of outsiders.
"How far are we from Totto Land?"
"Yes! About three days' journey remaining."
The World Government worker who answered Stussy said cautiously.
Because they didn't need to go through Fishman Island, their speed was faster.
"Speed up."
"But..."
This poor worker looked at the woman in front of him, who was smiling but full of oppressive force, and swallowed the words that had reached his lips.
At the same time, Doflamingo's large ship, the Flamingo, and Loan Shark King Du Feld's flagship were also heading toward Totto Land.
For some reason, Naruto had a strange premonition.
"Kid, what's wrong with you?"
Even Kurama inside Naruto's body felt Naruto's "prickly all over" sensation.
Since the last time they first "joined forces" to eliminate a group of human scum, the relationship between Kurama and Naruto wasn't as rigid as before.
We might not necessarily become friends just because we like the same things.
But if we hate the same guy, there's a high probability we can get along.
At least regarding their attitude toward the Celestial Dragon race, Naruto and Kurama had achieved high consistency.
It was just that they were still quite far from "human-beast unity." At least Naruto still didn't know Kurama's real name and kept calling him "Nine-Tails."
"Nothing much, I just feel like someone's targeting me."
On Smoothie's ship, Naruto lightly sipped the "beef juice" that she had freshly squeezed using her "Wring-Wring Fruit," always feeling like the hair on his back was standing up.
Hmm... the taste was surprisingly good, with a beef soup feeling.
After drinking one sip, Naruto's expression, which had originally looked like he was facing dark cuisine, immediately changed, and he finished all the juice in the cup in just a few gulps.
Watching Naruto Uzumaki gulp down the beverage she made, Smoothie's face showed no change in expression, still maintaining that cold appearance.
As if making him a cup of juice was just out of basic hospitality.
But where others couldn't see, the frequency of Smoothie's fingers tapping the armrest of her chair suddenly increased slightly.
She really wanted to tell him about Mama wanting her to marry him, but when the words reached her lips, they became:
"Do you want another cup?"