After the coronation ceremony, Kaito spent a comfortable stretch of time inside the royal palace.
On this day, Kaito gathered Gion and the others, announcing something important: he was going to leave for a while.
At first, the women didn't take it seriously. After all, whenever Kaito went out, he was never gone for long. With his space abilities, he could come back at any time.
But this time was different.
He wasn't just crossing space—he was crossing dimensions, into another world.
Kaito couldn't guarantee he could come and go freely. After experimenting, he had finally figured out how to use the Ten Tails' dimensional-traveling ability. He discovered the energy it required was terrifying.
Even with the Ten Tails that had devoured Ōtsutsuki Reishiki, it could only be used once. To use it again, either an extremely long time had to pass, or the Ten Tails had to devour another Ōtsutsuki. Kaito had no idea how long it would take to return to the One Piece world.
So, before leaving, Kaito decided to perform the Perpetual Youth Surgery on his women. Because in the One Piece world, there was a rather twisted setting—once beautiful women aged, their appearance changed drastically, as if they had become another species altogether.
Kaito would never allow that to happen to his women.
With a thought, a purple Room space unfolded, enveloping Kaito and the women.
His eyes shone with dazzling violet light. He traced a few motions in the air with his hand, then dispersed the Room.
Before the women could even understand what had happened, Kaito's Perpetual Youth Surgery was already complete.
Exhaling lightly, Kaito felt the drain from performing several surgeries at once.
At last, he understood why the previous user of the Op-Op Fruit had died after using the Perpetual Youth Surgery—the energy cost was something no ordinary human could ever withstand.
If Kaito hadn't evolved into an Ōtsutsuki, just one surgery would've been enough to kill him.
He explained what he had just done, and the women, upon realizing they were now immortal, were overjoyed.
Kalifa and Robin, however, only exchanged a silent glance, showing little outward excitement.
In the end, it was Kalifa who stepped forward, looking at Kaito.
"Boss, how long are you planning to be gone this time?"
Her words made the others pause, then quickly realize what was happening. Shalria suddenly threw herself into Kaito's arms, asking anxiously,
"Kaito, you're leaving? I don't care about immortality, just don't go, okay?"
Gion, Ain, and Hancock also gathered around him, each quietly holding on to his arms.
Kaito could only smile bitterly. Why did this feel like a tearful farewell?
It wasn't like he wasn't coming back. The Naruto world was overflowing with Ōtsutsuki. An entire planet of them—it was practically an oil field for him.
Kaito hooked a finger under Shalria's chin, lifting her gaze toward him, and said softly,
"Dummy. Of course I'll come back. And it won't be that long. I prepared this surgery for you all long ago. Or do you want to grow into some wrinkled old hag?"
"And what about you?"
"Hahaha, I've been immortal for a long time already. Are you really that dense?"
"I'm not dense!"
Kaito pinched her nose playfully, then turned to Kalifa.
"Kalifa, I'll leave the job of telling Sengoku about my absence to you."
Kalifa nodded gently.
"Boss, you'd better come back soon. We'll be waiting for you."
"Mm."
Kaito raised a hand to caress her cheek.
"I know it'll be tough on you while I'm gone."
Kalifa laughed softly.
"Boss, even when you're here, I'm never idle."
"Uh… well, I guess that's true..."
Kaito gave an awkward laugh, then let go of Shalria, stepping into an open space.
Black energy surged from his body. On his forehead, a blood-red Rinnegan with twelve tomoe opened.
The eye locked onto a point ahead, and a swirling vortex formed—a dimensional gate. Beyond it was the Naruto world.
Kaito could feel the reluctant gazes fixed on his back. Without looking back, he stepped into the dimensional gate.
Shalria couldn't hold back. She sprinted desperately toward the portal, but it closed the instant Kaito entered. She stumbled forward, falling into emptiness.
Hancock walked over, gently patting the ahoge atop Shalria's head, and said softly,
"Don't be sad. Kaito promised he'll definitely come back."
Shalria nodded silently, staring at the spot where Kaito had vanished, unable to say a word...
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Naruto world, Tenchi Bridge.
Orochimaru stared greedily at Naruto, who was wrapped in Nine Tails chakra across from him.
"Naruto, once I take you back, I'll be able to cultivate a new pair of Rinnegan!"
Naruto had no idea what Orochimaru was talking about. He only wanted to know about Sasuke.
"Orochimaru! What did you do to Sasuke!?"
"Heh… Sasuke's doing quite well. He's far stronger than you now..."
The moment Naruto heard that, he snapped. The Nine Tails' chakra formed into massive red claws, slashing toward Orochimaru.
Orochimaru grinned sinisterly, leaping away while transforming his right arm into a mass of serpents—Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
Naruto swatted the snakes into bloody pulp, then lunged again with his crimson claws.
Orochimaru twisted in midair to dodge, but one slip-up and he was smashed into the ground with a deafening crash.
But Orochimaru's survival skills were unmatched. His mouth opened wide, and a fresh body crawled out of his throat—a sight almost unbearable to watch.
Naruto's rage only grew. More tails sprouted behind him—he was entering Three-Tails form.
But Orochimaru wasn't satisfied. He wanted to see the Nine Tails' true power.
He continued to taunt Naruto.
"Is that all? Don't you want Sasuke back?"
Hearing Sasuke's name again, Naruto's eyes widened, turning blood-red. His skin began peeling away.
A violent surge of chakra erupted, shaking the bridge until it collapsed. Sakura, unconscious, fell as the structure gave way.
Yamato's expression darkened. He shouted for Sai to rescue her. Sai quickly mounted a bird drawn from his scroll and flew toward Sakura.
Meanwhile, Naruto's entire body was engulfed in black chakra—on the verge of entering Four-Tails form.
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