The wedding naturally couldn't be held so soon.
Not only because preparations took time, but also because the guests who received invitations needed time to arrive.
—Especially since Amazon Lily was located in the Calm Belt at the beginning of the Grand Line. It wasn't a place just anyone could reach.
They had to at least be able to cross the Calm Belt.
Those qualified to come were either powerful pirates like Big Mom, whose flagship could move independently, or… the Marines.
"Are we really sending them invitations, Naruto?"
Even the Pirate Empress felt a bit overwhelmed when she saw the address on Naruto's invitation.
[Marine Headquarters, Marineford, Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp.]
Regardless of how the invitation could be openly delivered to Garp, wouldn't their actions be seen as provocation by the Marines?
Hancock could indeed ignore the Marines, usually not giving them much regard, but that didn't mean she was arrogant enough to disregard this behemoth.
After all, even after events like [Summit War] and [Collapse of the World Government], the Marines remained the most powerful force on these seas.
Bar none.
Especially under Sengoku's leadership, as the Marines consolidated their forces and regrouped, their strength had even increased rather than decreased.
Without the World Government's constraints, the Marines could actually act more conveniently.
Currently, no Emperor had the ability to wage full-scale war against them, nor were they willing to provoke them.
This was why the G5 base could still stand in the New World.
Otherwise, did they really think that hundred or so soldiers could fight against the wolves circling in the New World?
—The Summit War was one thing, full-scale war was another. The difference was significant.
The Emperors couldn't fight, so Amazon Lily naturally couldn't either.
Unless Naruto acted personally.
But Naruto was neither a madman nor a pirate. Strictly speaking, he didn't have much hatred for the Marines as a whole, so talk of action wasn't relevant.
"Oh, you're overcomplicating things."
"The Marines won't go out of their way to cause trouble for us. They'd be glad to have more stability in the first half of the Grand Line."
Naruto said as he folded the invitation, then 'pulled' space apart and tossed the invitation inside.
"Done."
Clapping his hands, Naruto stood up and stretched a bit.
Each of these invitations was handwritten by him, full of sincerity. They kept him busy most of the day.
"What about those invitations you sent out? What about the remaining ones?"
Stussy, sitting on the other side of the desk, picked up a small stack of invitations.
Most of the recipients were in the New World… after Naruto completely dealt with Kaguya and absorbed the Otsutsuki power, he rarely went there.
—For example, the Big Mom Pirates. Last time Naruto visited Totto Land, he couldn't teleport yet, so naturally, he hadn't recorded the spatial coordinates there.
Using Yomotsu Hirasaka to deliver invitations wasn't possible.
"No problem, don't forget our good friend."
Saying this, Naruto took the small stack from Stussy and lightly waved his hand.
Reminded by Naruto, Stussy immediately realized who he meant.
"Morgans… right, that guy's news birds move even faster than World Government's agents."
"And as long as you promise to let him report this 'big news', even without asking, he'll beg to come help."
"Exactly."
Lightly tapping Stussy's forehead, Naruto left a mark visible only to himself on them.
"I'll go out for a bit. Be back soon."
With that, he teleported away.
…
Morgans was fast.
Even faster than Stussy had imagined.
This guy's nose for news had long exceeded ordinary imagination, reaching an almost instinctive level.
Naruto had barely started talking when the guy arranged the rest himself.
It's also no different from Naruto's plan.
"Big news! This is big news!"
"With your network of connections on both sides, Naruto, this will definitely be big news!"
On the huge hot air balloon bearing the [WE NEWS] logo, Morgans excitedly flipped through the stack of invitations, looking at the names of 'big shots' on them, breathing heavily with excitement.
"What black or white? They're just my friends."
Naruto casually waved off Morgans' praise.
"You're inviting both of them? Are you serious?"
"Aren't you afraid they'll fight right on your Amazon Lily?"
Morgans suddenly flipped to two of the invitations, then looked at Naruto incredulously.
"Don't worry, they'll give me the respect."
'Uh… true, they're not your match either.'
Morgans, who knew Naruto's strength quite well, clicked his beak and finally nodded heavily.
"Alright, leave it to me, but—"
"Reporting is allowed, but no live broadcasting. At most, I'll let you take two photos, and you can't photograph my child."
Before Morgans could finish, Naruto agreed.
"Kwahahaha… that's a pity, but since it's your request, I'll… wait, you have a child?!"
Morgans first nodded understandingly, then, as if belatedly realizing, suddenly looked up with wide eyes.
"Yeah, my son is already born. I'll show you when you attend the wedding. He's very cute."
Thinking of little Adam, Naruto couldn't sit still.
He wanted to hurry up and finish so he could go home and spend more time with his wife and child.
…
Meanwhile, the transported [Ninja World Tour Group] had each begun exploring Amazon Lily, experiencing the different world's customs.
According to Naruto, with at least a week until the wedding, everyone could freely explore.
—They could even ask Hancock for a ship and go out to sea.
Naruto had carved marks on each of them, so he could find them anytime.
And besides Iruka, everyone else basically had some self-defense ability… oh, maybe the babysitter duo were a bit weaker, but at least at a 'tens of millions bounty' level.
At least pirates like Arlong or Kreig were no match for them.
And with Haku's Ice Release Ninjutsu, if deeply developed, he might even cosplay as Aokiji.
For example, right now.
"Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"
With a light shout from Haku, several one-man-tall huge ice crystals materialized out of thin air, drawing exclamations from several Amazon Lily's warrior women.
"Wow! Real ice!"
"And it floats in mid-air! What's the principle behind this?"
"Not bad, little sister! Is this really not a Devil Fruit ability?"
Buxom older sisters surrounded Haku with praise, and one very naturally placed two large bundles on Haku's shoulder.
Feeling the warmth contacting various parts of his body, this guy Haku couldn't help but blush too.
"Please… please let me go, I… I'm a man!"
Not saying this was one thing, but upon hearing he was a man, those older sisters got even more excited.
"Really? Really?"
"But you're even prettier than us!"
"I remember men are different down there than us. Come, let big sister see…"
Desperately clutching his pants, Haku looked sadly towards Zabuza nearby.
'Zabuza-sama, save me!'
But Zabuza seemed not to see at all and even silently turned away.