Naruto's Journey to Training

Chapter 277 Gulotia's Choice

The Queen of Nine Snake Island slowly came to her senses from her shock, and heard the female warrior on the watchtower scream again.

"Your Majesty, that...that's Hancock and the others!"

"Um!......"

The Queen of Nine Snake Island was stunned.

Many other female warriors were also slightly stunned. Some of them immediately opened their eyes wide and looked towards the imperial warship, but their vision was quite blurry. They could only see three jumping figures in front of the deck of the ironclad ship.

"Could it really be Hancock and the others! Why are they on that strange ship?" a female warrior asked in confusion.

The empress was silent.

"Now is not the time to think about these things. Pull the boat over. If they are the ones who captured Hancock and the others, I will make them pay the price!"

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing the empress's order, many female warriors began to pick up their weapons, standing at the side of the ship, ready to fight with murderous intent.

Not long after, the two ships began to slowly approach.

However, when they really got close to the battleship from the Empire, the female warriors of Nine Snake Island could deeply feel the impact of this steel behemoth.

Its huge hull looked like a moving mountain, indestructible and majestic.

As it moved forward, the sea seemed to have encountered an insurmountable obstacle, and it moved away to both sides, being easily split in half by it, splashing countless crystal clear waves.

The two ships began to slow down at the same time and eventually came to a stop.

The empress's figure disappeared in an instant, and when she appeared again, she was already on the empire's warship.

She was wearing a long robe that highlighted her figure, and behind her was a pure white jade disk with patterns unique to Nine Snake Island.

Gulotia glanced coldly at everyone on the boat.

Then the three Hancock sisters rushed over excitedly.

"His Majesty!"

Gulotia was stunned. The three Hancock sisters did not look like they were forced, and they were neat and clean. They even looked a little fatter.

Gulotia's stern expression relaxed, and he looked at the three little guys who suddenly hugged him, and asked in a deep voice.

"what happened!"

Hancock's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at the familiar figure and quickly explained.

"Your Majesty, you don't know how we have been living these days. We almost never see you again!"

After saying that, Hancock started to tell them how Nagato saved them.

After listening to Hancock's explanation, a strange color flashed in Grotia's eyes, and she turned to look at Tsunade and Jiraiya.

"I see. Thank you very much to the Empire for saving the children on our island. I am the current empress of Nine Snake Island. Also, if you have the chance, please express our Nine Snake Island's gratitude to Mr. Nagato."

Grotia hugged the three Hancock sisters tightly, feeling relieved that the Empire had taken action. Otherwise, even if she knew that it was the Celestial Dragons who captured the three Hancock sisters, she would have no way to do anything.

Tsunade walked out of the crowd slightly, a light smile on her face, "You're welcome, the Empire is just doing it for the sake of convenience."

"Besides, I also like the three Hancock sisters. As for thanking the director of the Secret Service, you can actually send someone from Nine Snake Island yourself."

When Grotia heard Tsunade's words, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she realized that this group of people were definitely not here just to see the three Hancock sisters off, and she frowned slightly.

"Although I am grateful for the Empire's actions, our Nine Snake Island is a closed island and we don't go out often."

Tsunade still kept smiling, "Let me introduce myself. I am the Lieutenant General of the Imperial Army, Senju Tsunade. I came here this time to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Nine Snake Island and to incorporate the Nine Snake Island into the Empire in a peaceful way!"

Gulotia's expression immediately turned cold.

"I'm sorry, but Nine Snake Island does not want to establish any diplomatic relations with the Empire. Please go back!"

"Madam, please don't be so harsh. The Empire is coming here in a peaceful manner, which is already a sign of respect for the customs of Nine Snake Island. So I advise Her Majesty to seriously consider this matter!"

Jiraiya stepped forward and tried to persuade him.

"Haha, is this the way the Empire does things? They are so overbearing that they actually come to bully us women! But the women of my Nine Snake Island are not so easy to bully."

After saying this, Gulotia unleashed his powerful domineering aura, and instantly all the soldiers on the imperial warship felt a powerful pressure.

However, what shocked Gulotia slightly was that these ordinary soldiers on the imperial warship could actually withstand the domineering aura she exuded. This result made her pupils shrink slightly.

Conqueror's Haki, in addition to proving that a person possesses the qualifications of a king, has another nickname, called miscellaneous soldiers clearing Haki. Anyone whose mental strength or willpower is not strong enough will faint the moment Conqueror's Haki erupts.

Seeing that the momentum of both sides was about to reach a freezing point, Hancock, who was held by Grotia, couldn't help but become anxious.

"Your Majesty, that's not what Sister Tsunade and the others meant!"

Hancock hurriedly tried to persuade her.

Gulotia lowered her head and gave Hancock a cold look. "Hancock, you have to understand that you are a woman of Nine Snake Island. Just because they saved you, you can't ignore the safety of Nine Snake Island and side with them!"

"Your Majesty, the Empire is very strong. We must not easily go against the Empire, otherwise..."

At this point, Hancock didn't know what to say next.

Because she could already imagine what would happen next, she absolutely did not want to become an enemy with her benefactor.

Seeing Hancock's anxious expression, Gulotia couldn't help but touch her little head.

"Hancock is in the windless zone. No force has been able to bully our Nine Snake Island. You are lucky enough to be able to sail here and not encounter any super-large sea kings. However, this kind of luck will not always favor them!"

"But..." Hancock wanted to explain.

The original Queen Gulotia's expression became even more stern, "Hancock, are you attracted to the man who saved you?"

When Hancock heard the empress's sudden question, her face suddenly turned red, and then pale. She knew how the women on the island viewed men, and sure enough, she heard the empress's cold words next.

"You have to remember that men are only our reproductive tools. You must not have any feelings for them. How can you succeed the throne of the empress in the future if you are like this?"

"I...I..." Hancock stuttered and tried to explain, but she didn't know how to refute, so she could only turn her head and look at Tsunade anxiously. She hoped that this elder sister would not make the relationship between the two sides too awkward.

Tsunade naturally saw Hancock's anxious expression, but he didn't care too much about it.

After all, the empire came here this time really wanting to use diplomatic means to establish diplomacy with the closed Nine Snake Island, so as to achieve the effect of gradual assimilation.

But if it fails, then it doesn’t matter. The only difference is that next time it won’t be just one battleship that comes, but a whole fleet of ships.

I just hope that Hancock can successfully inherit the throne of empress by then!

Otherwise, with that kid's tyranny, he would never allow any force to be independent of the empire. The empire could accept the other party's customs, but would never allow any force to escape its control.

"Since Her Majesty the Empress disagrees, please go back! The Empire does not insist that Nine Snake Island join now, but I hope that your persistence will not make you regret it!"

Tsunade looked at the Empress calmly. This attitude of not caring about Nine Snake Island at all made Grotia feel very unhappy.

"Hmph, I hope you can always be so lucky and return safely!" After saying that, Grotia took the three sisters back to the Nine Snakes Pirate Ship.

Before leaving, she took a cold look at the imperial warship and was full of fear for this ship that could sail in a windless area.

If all the empire had this kind of ironclad warships, it would definitely be a serious threat to Nine Snake Island.