Chapter 171: We Pirates Are Famous for Breaking Promises

"More food! I want more food!"

Charlotte Linlin sat before a massive stone block as countless ninjas carried food toward her.

Each step they took toward Charlotte Linlin was cautious, fearing they might become a meal for this monster.

This creature seemed to eat anything, shoving all kinds of food into her mouth without hesitation.

In fact, who knows how much food has already gone into this monster's belly?

They couldn't keep track, only watching as lines of people continued to deliver food, all of it disappearing into that seemingly bottomless abyss.

And now, she was getting fatter and fatter. When she first arrived at Iwagakure, she was a tall, skinny monster. But now, her belly was huge, looking as if she were seven or eight months pregnant.

After about half an hour, Charlotte Linlin finally looked satisfied.

She patted her belly, reassured by her fifty years of experience with childbirth that the child was fine. Even though she had been attacked earlier, it hadn't affected the baby in her womb.

"Mama, mama, mama! This must be Iwagakure."

Charlotte Linlin stood up, no longer looking as ferocious as before.

In fact, there was a hint of kindness in her eyes now, as if she were looking at her own child.

Though this country was poor, Charlotte Linlin didn't mind at all. Since she had come here, she decided she needed some territory, and she even planned to find some rare species and other things for herself.

"Mama, this is indeed Iwagakure," said Smoothie, who had also eaten her fill. Seeing Charlotte Linlin awake, she immediately approached.

Now that Charlotte Linlin was awake, there was no need to fear this creature in front of them. Earlier, Mama's attacks were just reflexive, with little power behind them.

But now...

"Hmph! Finally awake, are you?" Ōnoki snorted coldly, flying in front of Charlotte Linlin and Smoothie.

This creature had a massive appetite, eating so much of Iwagakure's food. But since she had eaten so much, it was time to make her useful.

Ōnoki was already thinking about how to utilize this creature to the fullest extent on the battlefield. This war had to bring Iwagakure double the returns for their losses.

"Hmm? Who is this little guy?" Charlotte Linlin noticed Ōnoki, who was no bigger than one of her hands.

How did this tiny person have the courage to fly above her head? Charlotte Linlin felt like she could easily crush this guy with one hand.

"Mama, this is the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, the most powerful person in this country," Smoothie explained, no longer as cautious as before.

Smoothie looked down on Ōnoki, thinking that this weak body confirmed the poor physical condition of the people here. Only their ninjutsu was worth a little attention; nothing else even piqued her interest.

"What do you mean? Are you planning not to fulfill your promise?" Ōnoki frowned at Smoothie.

He could tell that this woman’s attitude had changed after the monster woke up. It seemed she had become much more confident.

Ōnoki’s face twisted in anger, feeling deceived. "A promise? Do you know who we are? We are pirates! We’re famous for breaking promises!"

"Now that Mama is awake, you should submit to us, join the Big Mom Pirates! You people stand no chance against Mama!"

"Your only path to survival is to submit to the Big Mom Pirates. Otherwise, death is your only option. Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, make your choice."

Smoothie stood up and spoke directly to Ōnoki. She was determined to wash away the shame she had felt earlier. After all, it was the first time she had ever begged someone for mercy, and she couldn’t let that rumor spread across the seas; otherwise, her position as one of the Three Sweet Commanders would be at risk.

Without any hesitation, Smoothie drew her massive sword and pointed it at Ōnoki.

Her eyes were cold and filled with killing intent. She wouldn’t show any mercy in this place. Bowing to Ōnoki earlier was merely a temporary measure; she never intended to submit to Iwagakure.

Such a small village was hardly worthy of making the Big Mom Pirates submit. In Smoothie’s eyes, Ōnoki was the only one with any strength; the rest were insignificant.

To her, this was just child’s play. There was no threat at all.

"Mama, mama, mama! It seems a lot of interesting things happened while I was out! But bring me some dessert now. I haven't had any today," Charlotte Linlin said, quickly understanding that something must have happened earlier.

But she didn’t care at all; after all, Iwagakure was now hers. As long as nothing interrupted her meal, it didn’t matter what had happened before.

If anyone dared to interrupt her meal...

Ōnoki's face turned dark. He couldn’t believe that as the Tsuchikage, someone who had served the longest among the Kage, he had been deceived. These people were despicable, tricking him just to get a meal.

There was no need to ask Charlotte Linlin's intentions; it was clear from her demanding more food that she considered this place her property. As for their previous agreement, it was merely something Smoothie had unilaterally made.

"I never thought anyone would dare to cause trouble in Iwagakure, much less deceive me."

"You two, get out of the Land of Earth!"

Ōnoki's face twisted with rage as he raised his hand, and a crystal-like object appeared. He held it up, his clothes fluttering in the wind, making him look quite formidable.

Ōnoki wasn’t thinking about killing these two now. Earlier, the creature had lost its ability to fight, which had already pushed Iwagakure to its limits. They even had to use their Jinchūriki, but that was only enough to stop the creature from fighting.

If it happened again, Ōnoki wasn’t sure they could do it. This creature's defense was stronger than steel, and ordinary ninjutsu couldn't harm it. Rather than killing them, it might be better to drive them away to wreak havoc elsewhere.

As long as they didn’t stay in Iwagakure, that would be enough. Let them be someone else’s problem.

But these words only infuriated Charlotte Linlin.

"Mama, mama, mama! No one has ever spoken to me like that before! How dare you interrupt my tea time, you wretched creature!"

"You deserve to die! If you don't want to die, go prepare my tea immediately!"

Charlotte Linlin's face froze with a grim expression as she glared at Ōnoki, her massive figure and menacing face terrifying the countless ninjas behind her.

It was as if a dark shadow behind her was growing larger and larger.

Charlotte Linlin slightly stretched out her hand, reaching toward the nearby ninjas. Ōnoki's pupils contracted as he saw Charlotte Linlin extract some kind of substance from a ninja's body.

That substance had features like a face, almost as if it were the person's soul.

Damn it! This creature can steal souls.

Ōnoki's alarms went off, and he instinctively backed away.

"Protect the Tsuchikage!"

Akimichi Chōza suddenly appeared next to Ōnoki, along with a group of ANBU ninjas. They had been prepared since the moment Charlotte Linlin woke up.

They hadn’t expected Charlotte Linlin to be so arrogant, threatening Iwagakure without any regard for its power.

To think that she would be so brazen in the heart of their village!

"Mama, mama, mama!!"

Seeing the encircling group of ninjas, Charlotte Linlin's eyes flashed with a hint of killing intent.

These ninjas didn’t seem particularly remarkable, and even their ninjutsu felt weak.

They couldn’t even compare to that guy, Uchiha Rairen, not even by a tiny bit.

At most, they would only be able to scratch her a little.

"Earth Release! Earth Core Movement!"

The surrounding ninjas quickly performed hand signs to try and restrain Charlotte Linlin.

With four or five ninjas controlling it, the ground beneath Charlotte Linlin’s feet rapidly rose.

Charlotte Linlin's eyes showed a trace of surprise; she hadn’t expected ninjutsu that could control the land.

But she stood steadily on top, without the slightest movement.

"Earth Release! Mountain Earth Technique!"

At that moment, a deep shout rang out, and the ground on both sides lifted abruptly.

"Boom!"

In an instant, Charlotte Linlin was squeezed between two massive rocks.

Being trapped between two giant rocks brought a sense of relief to the group.

The Anbu ninjas quickly led Onoki back a few steps.

After all, considering the previous battle records of this individual, her strength was certainly more than this.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

While the Iwagakure ninjas were attacking Charlotte Linlin, Smoothie also began to take action.

Flames ignited on her body, and in an instant, she started massacring within Iwagakure.

Smoothie's strength was formidable, and these weak ninjas posed no threat to her.

In addition, with the Lunarian bloodline factor in her, her defensive abilities were significantly enhanced.

The ninjutsu cast upon her didn’t cause any harm at all.

Smoothie even took this opportunity to extract moisture from several ninjas.

Her body kept growing, increasingly resembling a giant.

Smoothie’s strength on the seas was already among the top-tier individuals.

However, in the ninja world, physical capabilities weren't as strong as on the seas.

They could only let Smoothie continue her slaughter!

"This person is a huge problem too!"

Onoki quickly gathered intelligence on these individuals while retreating.

Glancing at Smoothie, he realized that she hadn’t done much after entering Iwagakure.

Thus, Onoki had somewhat underestimated her, but he hadn’t expected her to brew such a huge disaster for Iwagakure.

This individual was hiding her strength, just waiting for her mother to wake up and then take action.

"Mamama! Don’t embarrass yourself with such petty tricks."

The ground trembled, and cracks appeared on the stone blocks sealed with loess in an instant.

The next moment!

Boom!

Charlotte Linlin, like a monster, charged out of the stone blocks with a massive blade in her hand.

One hand reached for the sky, and the next moment, she grabbed Zeus.

"Rumble!"

Thunder roared.

Zeus’s figure instantly enlarged, and a dark cloud covered the sky above Iwagakure.

They hadn't anticipated that Charlotte Linlin’s methods would be this terrifying.

What they had done before wasn’t even close to this woman’s limit.

"Heavenly Full Freedom God!"

Charlotte Linlin roared!

In an instant!

Hundreds of purple lights streaked across the sky, shooting out from the black clouds.

As if with a mind of their own, they charged toward all the surrounding ninjas.

"Ah!"

"Why can’t I dodge this?"

"This Lightning Release has consciousness!"

Iwagakure was filled with countless screams, and even those hiding behind rocks couldn’t escape the lightning, which seemed to have a will of its own, finding and striking these ninjas.

Iwagakure’s ninjas scattered in all directions, with some collapsing to the ground, faint smoke rising from their bodies.

It looked as if they could never get up again.

Facing Charlotte Linlin, their fate was essentially sealed.

"No, this person is a complete war machine. We can't let her stay here any longer."

"I’ll go up myself; only Dust Release can thoroughly kill this bastard."

Onoki didn’t choose to continue gathering information.

If he kept delaying, Iwagakure would be wiped out.

Looking at Iwagakure now, who knows how many ninjas had already been lost.

Among them were not only Jonin but also the Anbu he had carefully trained.

These ninjas had consumed a large amount of Iwagakure's resources.

But in such a short time, they had already suffered countless deaths and injuries here.

And this wasn’t even on the battlefield against Konoha.

"Tsuchikage-sama, upon hearing of the battle in Iwagakure, Lord Roshi has already returned."

At this moment, an Anbu quickly reported to Onoki.

"Then have him and Han cooperate with me to defeat this person."

Onoki didn’t say much, and his body quickly flew into the air.

He now deeply regretted not eliminating this woman earlier.

How could he have thought of using this person!

She was obviously a madwoman.

She couldn’t even understand human language.

Now she had caused secondary damage to Iwagakure.

This was the first time Onoki doubted his own judgment.

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!"

A beam of white light flashed, instantly splitting the massive cloud in the sky.

In an instant, the world returned to a clear state, giving Iwagakure’s people hope.

After all, when Onoki stepped up, there were almost no enemies that Dust Release couldn’t handle.

Even with this troublesome enemy in front of them, Dust Release would surely resolve it easily.

"Mama! Mama!"

Zeus, with half of his body missing, fell from the sky in terror.

He hadn’t expected there to be such a person here!

He felt that half of his body had completely lost connection.

If this person managed to hit his entire body...

He might disappear from this world.

"What kind of ability is this?"

Charlotte Linlin was momentarily stunned, then she finally looked directly at Onoki.

She hadn’t expected such a strange ability to exist here.

(End of the Chapter)