Charlotte Pudding, Big Mom's 35th daughter, is temporarily serving as a "Chocolate Minister candidate."
At the same time, she was also a "Memory-Memory Fruit" user who could extract others' memories like film strips.
Not only that, but she could also tamper with and implant these memories.
It could be said this was also a fruit with a very high upper limit.
Just like Pudding's third eye that she usually hid, it easily made others feel fearful.
The only drawback was there was no actual combat power enhancement.
But if used for interrogation, it was simply an invincible super cheat.
At this moment, Pudding was on Cacao Island in Chocolate Town, preparing sweets for Big Mom's upcoming tea party.
Beside her, two Homies were also helping.
Suddenly, the jelly Homie "Nitro" turned to Pudding as if receiving some instruction:
"Lady Pudding, Mama wants you to come to Cake Castle."
Homies were not only products of Big Mom's ability and soul fragments but also extensions of her will.
These two Homies usually provided protection for Pudding, who had no self-defense capabilities, but in reality, they also served to relay messages and monitor.
Yes, monitor.
For this daughter who might be able to read Poneglyphs, Big Mom had no intention of being negligent.
"Eh? Mama is calling me over?"
There was an imperceptible tremor in her voice, containing heartfelt fear of Big Mom.
"Yes, Lady Brûlée will come to pick you up shortly."
Charlotte Brûlée, Pudding's sister, is a "Mirror-Mirror Fruit" user who could achieve rapid movement through mirrors.
"O-okay, then Pudding will go get ready."
Saying this, Pudding walked toward the nearby restroom, removing her apron, gloves, and other items as she walked.
After closing the restroom door, Pudding's previously cautious expression instantly darkened.
That old hag... what does she want to do?
She's not going to make me go into an arranged marriage, is she?
When alone, Pudding would expose her hidden second personality.
That was a darkened personality forced to emerge under Big Mom's and others' suppression and harm, though it hadn't reached the level of split personality yet.
But over time, even Pudding herself couldn't distinguish which was her real self anymore.
Almost no one in Totto Land didn't know about Big Mom's plan to arrange Charlotte Smoothie's marriage, and Pudding naturally knew too.
At this critical moment, suddenly calling her over, the worst outcome Pudding could think of was that the marriage partner had changed from Smoothie to herself.
Honestly, she was unwilling to accept such an ending.
But she had no ability to resist Mama.
"Hah... this is my value. Mama needs me, so I have value."
Pudding exhaled and "hypnotized" herself over and over again, facing the wall.
She didn't even dare to monologue facing a mirror, because she never knew when Brûlée would emerge from some mirror.
After adjusting her mindset in the restroom and coming out again, Pudding saw that Brûlée, who looked like the embodiment of a "witch" from fairy tales, was already waiting outside.
Without much conversation, Pudding entered the "Mirror World" that Brûlée had created.
Through this transfer, she quickly reached Cake Island.
This ability was also quite important strategic power for the Big Mom Pirates, so it wasn't used when facing "non-allied" existences like Naruto.
But within the Charlotte family, this was already public information.
After entering the hall nervously, Pudding saw her terrifying mother drinking and chatting happily with another person.
"Hahaha, exactly! Celestial Dragons are just like that, though their Knights still have some skill."
"Mamama, even Killingham died at your hands? How impressive."
Big Mom had also dealt with the God's Knights during the God Valley incident. At that time, Big Mom, as a member of the Rocks Pirates was still a bona fide "beauty."
Pudding quickly recognized who was having an equal conversation with Mama.
It was the man who had single-handedly resisted Mama and the combined Sweet Commanders over a month ago, called the "Great Hero" and "Great Criminal," Naruto Uzumaki.
During that sea battle over a month ago, Pudding, who had no combat ability, had watched their battle from far away.
Later, when both sides shook hands and held a banquet, she was responsible for making chocolate sweets.
After that, she had also looked into information about this man.
He claimed to be "not a pirate" but was a crew member of Pirate King Gol D. Roger.
He had no companions, yet always appeared throughout the New World putting out fires, settling many matters of oppression, and rescuing countless people. A "great hero."
For a moment, Pudding had even fantasized about "being saved by Naruto Uzumaki."
But this unrealistic thought only appeared for a brief instant before disappearing.
She was a Four Emperor's daughter, not some ordinary person from a small country facing pirate invasion.
Even Naruto Uzumaki probably wouldn't offend Mama for someone like her whom he'd only met once.
Thinking this way, Pudding didn't stop walking and reached the table where Big Mom and Naruto were.
"Mama, I'm here."
Charlotte Linlin turned to glance at her, her eyes containing no parental love for her child, only the disdain of looking at an "inadequate tool."
"Kid, I've brought the person over for you. Go ahead."
Hearing this in Pudding's ears was like having a death sentence pronounced.
Her hands and feet trembled uncontrollably.
Even without Observation Haki, Naruto could clearly see Pudding's fear.
"Little girl, don't be nervous."
Naruto reached out and rubbed Pudding's hair before she could react.
Feeling the warmth from her head, Pudding instinctively closed her eyes, then immediately reacted and frantically reached up to cover her forehead.
There, where her bangs had been lifted, was another eye.
But it was already too late. Naruto had already seen her "hideous" eye.
Pudding felt somewhat embarrassed for a moment. She had even prepared herself to be insulted by Naruto.
For Naruto, this "savior" who had appeared in her "fantasies," Pudding felt that being disgusted by him would make her feel even worse.
"Very beautiful eyes. You don't need to be so afraid."
When dealing with children, Naruto always had plenty of patience.
Pudding at this time had only just turned fourteen not long ago. In Naruto's view, wasn't she just a little girl?
"Eh?"
At this moment, the surprise on Pudding's face wasn't an act.
She could genuinely feel the sincere appreciation in this person's words.
"I called you here this time to ask you to help me with something."
Saying this, Naruto took out the scroll containing Orochimaru from the bag beside him.
"Come, stay back a bit. Be careful not to get bitten."
Pudding's mind was somewhat confused. She let Naruto move her back, then watched him unfold the scroll, followed by smoke emerging.
Then Orochimaru's pale-skinned body was released.
"Naruto-kun, have we arrived?"
After being released, Orochimaru had just said one sentence and hadn't even had time to open his eyes when Naruto directly knocked him unconscious with one punch.
To prevent him from having backup plans, Naruto hammered several more times.
A strong person like Orochimaru, who had experienced many life-and-death situations, had strong resistance to Conqueror's Haki. It was impossible to knock him unconscious like stunning small fry.
Then Naruto used Observation Haki to scan him inside and out several times.
Hmm, the small white snake that had previously burrowed into this body had completely "fused" with the body, saving him trouble.
Seeing Naruto's careful and cautious appearance, Big Mom couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh.
"Mamama! Kid, do you have to be this careful even with a guy who has no Haki at all?"
"How come I don't see you showing the same spirit you had when facing me?"