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One more week passed by, and come Monday all the inhabitants of Fishman Island were crowding around the entrance to the island. Today every man and women were glaring at the World Noble beginning to board the ship to the surface, after a month of recovering from his wounds Saint Mjosgard was finally wearing his recently repaired suit with a yarukiman resin bubble around his head so he didn't have to breathe the same air as 'lowly commoners', especially with what he viewed as an inferior race. But it didn't help that his forehead was wrapped in gauze, he was missing a tooth, or that his right hand was completely encased in plaster, preventing anyone from seeing his missing fingers.
"I won't forget this, you stinking fish!" Saint Mjosgard snarled at the collective crowd. "The nerve of it all, the livestock turning on their masters."
"What right does he have to resent us after we saved his life?" One knight of the Royal guard muttered angrily. "We shouldn't send that bastard back, it will only bring danger to the island."
"I know what you me-" The knight next to him started to reply, but was interrupted by Otohime bumping into him.
"Wait, please!" She called out to the World Noble. "It seems that we have much to discuss. I will accompany you to the surface."
"Wait right there Otohime!" Neptune bellowed, following after her. "I cannot allow such a reckless act! If you are truly intent on negotiating with these nobles then I'll go myself." The king continued on in a desperate attempt to stop his wife from doing something that could easily endanger her because of her impulsive behavior.
Aladdin immediately turned to this king in surprise. "Your majesty! Certainly, I can't imagine you of all people getting would get captured by humans, but still…"
"No. It would be meaningless for you to go dear." The queen replied in a serious tone. "It must not be a powerful warrior like you, but a physically frail individual such as myself who goes to the surface and returns safely. That is the only way to prove that it is safe for our people in the world above! That way, we can show the world that our people are not warmongers but fellow sympathetic beings like surface dwellers as well."
Of course she was met with a lot of protests, from the citizens, the children and especially her husband. But Naruto, who was perched on Jinbe's shoulders, was quiet, unnaturally quiet. Jinbe could feel the complex emotions rolling off the tiger shark fishman, between the intense mistrust and hatred he had for the World noble, and the faint hope that his new mother would succeed.
He heard the queen give everyone her parting words and Mjosgard opening his mouth to no doubt object. But the warlord gave the man an intense glare that made him reel back before scoffing about their impudence.
'All according to plan, you will get your wish soon my queen.' The whale shark fishman thought to himself as he watched his queen depart with the noble.
Six days. For six days the entire kingdom was tense with worry and anxiety. Many didn't find a wink of sleep, most businesses were closed for the time being, but most importantly our hero was wracked with a bad feeling in his stomach. For six days he was restless, his body constantly in motion. For a good majority of the week he was always helping his new brothers keep Shirahoshi in good spirits.
But after having her constantly braiding flowers into his hair, squishing him with monstrous hugs and on one occasion putting him in a pink frilly dress Naruto knew that he couldn't continue on. He needed answers, and out of every inhabitant in the kingdom there was one person that could provide him the answers he desired.
And that was why he was sitting within the fancy building known as the Mermaid Café. Normally the smell of the various sweets and other delicious foods the café was known for would make his mouth moist and his stomach growl for them. But this visit was for business and not pleasure. So after being guided by one of the mermaids floating on one of the various bubbles to get around he was seated in a nice plush chair. After thanking the mermaid the tiger shark fishman squared his eyes onto the person in front of him.
In front of him was a mermaid sitting on a gigantic crimson couch. Not a regular mermaid mind you but one of the most important mermaids in the kingdom besides the queen and the princess for her fortune telling abilities. She was large, not as large as Shirahoshi, but easily towering over most of the mermaids in the Mermaid cove. She wore a purple blouse with a hood that covered most of her short black hair that was only buttoned in the middle, revealing her flat stomach and ample chest with a string of beads around her waist that stopped in the middle of her short fin shark tail. She had a kind smile that showed off her sharp teeth and blue eyes that resembled shark eyes.
"Ah! It's good to see you again Naruto-kun." The mako shark mermaid greeted him with a red lipstick smile. After being adopted by the Royal Family I feared that I may never see you again." The tiger shark shrugged.
"That's absurd Madame Shyarly I owe you too much of a great debt to just forget about your kindness." Naruto bowed his head towards her. "I wish I came under better circumstances, but-" Feeling a giant, but soft hand on his shoulder he peered up to see he owner of the café smiling at him with her sharp teeth.
"I know you're worried about the queen, we all are Naruto-kun," Shyarly said to him. "Queen Otohime will come back to us safe and sound tomorrow I promise you that."
"Was that a prediction?"
"You already know the answer young one, now head on home I'm sure little Shirahoshi's waiting for her newest oni-chan." Shyarly ruffled Naruto's hair for a brief moment and playfully shooed him from her room. After the tiger shark fishman left the café the mako shark mermaid brought her manicured hands to her head in sudden pain. She harshly gritted her teeth in order to not cry out in horror when she saw in front of her own eyes a shadowy figure with intense crimson eyes standing with twelve other figures with flames in the background.
"What in the world? No…no! He would never do that…There's no way!" She gasped out in denial.
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