A mysterious powerhouse had descended upon the ninja world from beyond the heavens!
When Kushina delivered this news, Lin Xuan couldn't help but be stunned.
Almost immediately, one possibility came to mind: Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki and his group.
But then… something felt off.
He was only three years old! According to the original timeline, Momoshiki and his people wouldn't appear until more than a decade after Kaguya was sealed again—when Naruto's son Boruto was already twelve.
Could this be the butterfly effect brought on by his presence, causing them to arrive ahead of schedule?
Lin Xuan quickly pressed Kushina for details.
It turned out that after the last great ninja war, the Sage of Six Paths and his brother had never returned to the afterlife. From their conversations with Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, they had learned truths they had not known before—that their mother really had acted out of fear of enemies from beyond the world. Guilt weighed heavily on them.
So they chose to remain in the mortal world, guarding it and standing watch against the very enemies even their mother had dreaded.
Not long ago, the Sage and his brother had sensed a terrifying force from beyond the Earth speeding closer from space.
They wanted to notify Kaguya, who was now in the One Piece world, as well as Madara and the others.
As it happened, during Orochimaru and Kabuto's previous plan to use Edo Tensei to send Yahiko to the One Piece world, Kushina had also been summoned as a "backup candidate." Yahiko was ultimately chosen, leaving Kushina still bound by Edo Tensei but unused.
Rather than dispel her, Kabuto had left her that way. After learning the truth, she had chosen to stay by her son Naruto's side, doing her best to make up for the years she had lost with him.
Now, with the Sage's warning, the entire ninja world was on edge—and Kushina naturally learned of it as well.
Originally, Kabuto had planned to summon Madara and Hashirama back into the ninja world directly to warn Lin Xuan. But when he discovered that Kushina had also been pulled into the One Piece world, he decided to entrust her with the message instead.
After hearing Kushina's report, Lin Xuan couldn't be sure whether the enemy was really Momoshiki and his group, but it was the most likely case.
What he couldn't predict was whether these would be the only enemies—or if even stronger foes would appear as well.
The butterfly effect was unpredictable.
If it was only Momoshiki and his people, it wasn't too concerning. Naruto, Sasuke, and the Edo Tensei Sage brothers together would be enough to handle them.
But if others came, far more powerful than expected… then things could get messy.
"Forget it. The World Martial Arts Tournament in the Dragon Ball world is still a ways off. I might as well take a trip to the ninja world first."
Lin Xuan quickly made up his mind.
After all, he had already decided to help Kaguya deal with her clan. And truth be told, he was curious to see the ninja world for himself.
Kushina was supposed to return to report soon—Kabuto had said he would release her back in half a day—but Lin Xuan refused to allow it.
He wasn't going to waste his reputation points on unnecessary Edo Tensei when he now had the ability to travel between worlds on his own.
So he let Kushina and Minato go enjoy themselves in town, while he sought out Kaguya on the Sabaody Archipelago, where she was working on transforming the "new God Tree."
He explained everything to her.
The usually icy Kaguya turned pale the instant she learned that the enemies she had long feared might be arriving in the ninja world.
Konis, who had been helping her and learning from her, was stunned. She had never seen Kaguya wear such an expression. Even the little cloud fox in her arms shrank back in unease.
If someone as powerful as Kaguya was this frightened, then the enemy must truly be terrifying.
Worry welled up in Konis's chest.
Lin Xuan only smiled, patting her hand reassuringly. "Don't worry. Enemies like that are nothing I can't handle."
He then turned to Kaguya. "It seems you're not in any condition to fight right now. Stay here. I'll go and deal with them."
Kaguya agreed almost instantly, as though terrified he might drag her back to face the threat. Her dread of these enemies was far greater than Lin Xuan had imagined.
He didn't push her. Instead, he gave Konis a few final words of comfort before heading straight for Orochimaru's lab.
On the way, he opened the interdimensional communicator and entered the ninja world chat group.
Inside, people were still chatting idly, sharing all sorts of curious discoveries they'd made across the One Piece world.
Lin Xuan dropped a message directly:
"@Uchiha Madara @Senju Hashirama — Remember what I told you before? The enemies from beyond your world? They've arrived."
Madara: "!!!"
Hashirama: "What?!"
The two, lounging somewhere in the world, were instantly shaken.
Others in the group, though, were only confused.
Jiraiya: "Guild Master, what enemies are you talking about?"
Nagato: "So there really are enemies beyond our world? For you to bring this up personally… they must be powerful."
Curiosity spread quickly through the group.
Lin Xuan only grinned and sent:
"Powerful or not, you'll see soon enough. In the meantime, I'll come visit your world myself."
The moment those words appeared, the chat group exploded.
The Guild Master himself was coming to the ninja world?
That was no small matter.
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