Naruto's Journey to Training

Chapter 299: Fishman Island Just as many forces in the New World were joining forces, the Whitebeard Pirates have now arrived near Fishman Island.

After leaving a group of crew members behind, Whitebeard was invited into the palace by the King of Mermaid Island.

The Mermaid King carefully arranged a banquet, and when it was almost over and he was about to get down to business, Marco suddenly walked in in a hurry.

"Dad! That guy Teach escaped!"

Whitebeard was stunned, not quite understanding what Marco meant.

Marco continued, "Blackbeard had bad intentions. He injured the four captains and their crew who were still on the ship, and robbed all the supplies on the ship. He took a few guys who followed him and is now missing."

Whitebeard slowly reacted, then flew into a rage, "Asshole!"

"Dad, should we give chase?" Marco said angrily.

Whitebeard was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Forget it. Since he wants to leave, there's no point in trying to keep him. I just didn't expect that he, who is usually the most honest, would actually have such ambitions!"

The Mermaid King looked at this scene awkwardly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

He is now extremely worried because Mermaid Island has always been under the protection of Whitebeard.

Now that Whitebeard is going to the Empire, it means that Mermaid Island will lose this powerful protection.

Whitebeard calmed down his anger and looked at the King of Mermaid Island.

"The king is making a fool of himself!"

The Mermaid King hid the embarrassment on his face and said, "No! No! No matter which family it is, there are always one or two disobedient children."

"Newgate, once you leave, I don't know when you will be back!"

Whitebeard naturally understood what the Mermaid King meant by asking this question.

“King, if you are afraid that my departure will affect Mermaid Island, you can actually go to the Empire with me to meet His Majesty.

If Your Majesty is willing to protect Mermaid Island, I think no pirate in the entire ocean would dare to touch the mermaids!"

The Mermaid King was embarrassed. "Well... I heard that the Empire does not allow the existence of other kings!"

Whitebeard hesitated for a moment before answering.

"It depends on the king's decision. The empire allows ethnic minorities to have a certain degree of autonomy, but they must give up the king's name."

"Your Majesty, do you choose between hundreds or thousands of years of peace for Fishman Island or the power in your own hands? I cannot make the choice for you, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that Whitebeard was determined to go to the Empire, the Mermaid King was in a dilemma for a moment, "Newgate, is this really the only way?"

Whitebeard nodded.

The hall gradually fell into silence, including Marco who was standing nearby, suppressing his anger and keeping silent.

After a long while, the Mermaid King finally spoke, "In this case, it seems that I have to accompany Newgate to the Empire. I just hope that the Empire will support me to continue to serve as king!"

After saying this, the Mermaid King went deep into the palace. When he appeared again, he was followed by a group of guards and two mermaids, one big and one small.

The younger one is his wife, Princess Otohime, and the older one is their daughter, Princess Shirahoshi.

Although Princess Shirahoshi was twice as tall as her mother at this time, her beautiful face looked a little childish.

"Father, are you going to take us out to play?" The mermaid princess Shirahoshi looked around curiously.

The Mermaid King did not immediately answer his daughter's words. He kept thinking about how to retain his throne when he went to the Empire this time.

To be honest, he was a little reluctant to hand over the power in his hands completely to humans, so he brought Shirahoshi and his princess with him on this trip.

He just wanted to use Shirahoshi as a super ancient weapon to make the empire understand the importance of the mermaids.

When Bai Xing saw that her father didn't answer, tears immediately welled up in her eyes and she looked like she was about to cry.

Seeing that her daughter was about to cry again, Princess Otohime glared at her husband.

He quickly comforted his daughter. After all, once his daughter was too sad, her strength would easily get out of control.

After soothing Shirahoshi for a long time, Princess Otohime couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This little ancestor is good in every way. He is kind and obedient, but he is too fragile and gets sad easily over trivial things.

Whitebeard and Marco looked at the Merman King taking Whitestar with him, their expressions froze, "King, are you sure you want to do this?"

The Mermaid King nodded heavily, "I must draw the attention of the Empire to the Mermaids during this trip, so that my Mermaids will have bargaining chips!"

When Whitebeard saw the Mermaid King act like this, although he felt that it was a bit inappropriate, he didn't say anything more.

The group quickly left Mermaid Island.

Back on the boat, Whitebeard looked at the injured fourth captain who had been bandaged, and his expression became gloomy again.

After comforting the captains of the four teams, Whitebeard returned to the captain's room alone.

This time his son's betrayal dealt him a heavy blow.

Princess Shirahoshi, brought along by Princess Otohime, was full of curiosity about all of this. This was her first time leaving Mermaid Island.

"Mother, is this a human being?" Bai Xing asked naively.

Princess Otohime nodded, "Shirahoshi, the place we are going to this time is related to whether we can live in peace with humans in the future. So mother hopes that my little princess can be strong!"

"Yes! Mother, I will!" Bai Xing opened her eyes wide and nodded heavily. She had heard her mother tell her about human society a long time ago, so she understood her mission this time and she would never let her mother and father down.

Whitebeard's fleet set sail again, but this time they didn't go far before they were stopped by a fleet flying pirate flags.

Marco used a telescope to look at the pirates who were blocking their route not far away.

"The Red Hair Pirates, why are they here!" Marco showed a hint of confusion in his eyes, and quickly went to the captain's room and called out Whitebeard.

Whitebeard was wearing a cloak and standing at the bow. As the two fleets approached, Whitebeard also saw Shanks standing at the bow.

"It's been a long time since we last met, Shanks. I remember the last time I saw you was when Roger was still alive. After so many years, you have grown up so much! You are now a pirate who can stand on your own!"

"Old man, I'm here to stop you from going to the Empire!" Red-haired Shanks said solemnly.

"Why!" Whitebeard narrowed his eyes slightly.

The red-haired man was slightly stunned when he saw the white-bearded man who had obviously become much younger, but this was not the time to worry about these things.

"Old man, are you really going to destroy the era created by the captain?"

"Why do you say that!" White Beard frowned slightly.

"Old man, do you know the consequences of doing this?" Red-haired Shanks asked directly.

"I just made my own choice and found someone worthy of my family's trust. I don't care about other results!"

Shanks's face darkened slightly.

"Does the old man want to see the new world return to its previous chaotic state?"

"Shanks, you should understand that I have not taken responsibility for the peace of the pirates in the New World." Whitebeard said in a stern voice.

Shanks clenched his fists.

Deep down he didn't want to see the era opened up by his captain come to an end, but he had to admit that the empire had cut off the source of the Great Pirate Era in every way.

Seeing that the Whitebeard Pirates were ready for battle, he knew that Whitebeard had made up his mind.

Thinking of the consequences if they went to war, he slowly loosened his clenched fists.

But he still wanted to make a final struggle.

"Grandpa, I have a request. Can you take me to the East China Sea? I think you will give me this favor!" The red-haired man suddenly lowered his head and asked.

Whitebeard showed a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Go to the East China Sea!"

"Yes! There are young people there who have inherited the captain's will!"

Seeing Shanks speak so sincerely, Whitebeard was slightly touched.

It has to be said that he was extremely envious of Roger. Not only did he reach the summit of the sea and usher in an era, but even after his death there were still young people who completed what he had unfinished.

"Forget it! Since you are not giving up, I will give you a ride. However, you cannot reveal your identity as a pirate in the Empire!"

Seeing that Whitebeard agreed, Red Hair breathed a sigh of relief and nodded seriously.

If the empire's blockade against pirates hadn't been too strict, he would have wanted to go to the East China Sea a long time ago.