Soul King Palace.
"I feel a disgusting presence."
Yhwach, who had been in a deep slumber, seemed to sense something. He slowly opened his eyes and muttered to himself.
"Is it an illusion?!"
Having been trapped in the crystal for so long, Yhwach sometimes couldn't distinguish whether what his senses perceived was real or an illusion.
Furthermore, Eden had dismantled Yhwach's Schrift, The Almighty, into two parts. The 'Omnipotent' aspect was used to maintain the balance of the Three Realms, while the 'Omniscient' aspect allowed Yhwach to continue foreseeing the future, enabling him to perceive everything in the outside world.
Unfortunately, Yhwach had lost the power to change the future. He could only watch and silently accept it.
At this moment, Yhwach finally understood what his father, the Soul King, had felt.
"So, the true course of destiny cannot be changed?!" Yhwach couldn't help but sigh.
In this moment, Yhwach seemed closer to a so-called god than when he had intended to plunge the entire Three Realms into chaos, where life and death would cease to exist.
"Yo, Yhwach, long time no see."
Just as Yhwach was contemplating this, Eden appeared before him, greeting him with a cheerful smile.
"No!"
Yhwach's face changed drastically. He cried out in anguish, "This isn't real! My premonition wasn't wrong. The person I loathe has finally appeared."
"How have you been lately?"
Eden was now greeting Yhwach as if no one else was around.
"Good my ass!"
Yhwach berated Eden, his voice cold, "Eden, I despise you! You possess the power to free all of humanity from the pain of death forever, yet you do nothing! You are unworthy of being the Lord of Hell. You are unworthy of being called a god."
"I've never considered myself a god."
"I'm just an ordinary person who happens to have great power," Eden said with a smile.
"Besides, haven't you heard the saying?"
"With great power comes great irresponsibility," Eden said to himself.
"..."
Yhwach fell silent. He couldn't comprehend how he had been defeated by the person before him, nor could he understand why his father would choose this person over him.
Yhwach: "We are all the father's children, so why can't I receive his love?!"
To this, 'Magic King' August silently gave Yhwach a thumbs-up.
Yes, Wade also expressed his approval.
"Anyway, I'm relieved to see you're okay."
"As for the things troubling your heart? Don't worry, I already have a solution."
"Whenever a human dies, I will give them a choice. If they want to continue to accompany their families, I'll send them to the Soul Society. If they don't, then they can reincarnate directly!"
"How about that?! Isn't it much more humane than before?" Eden looked at Yhwach and smiled.
"You're just burying your head in the sand! It's meaningless."
"Humans are still trapped by their short lifespans. They cannot attain eternal life," Yhwach said angrily.
"So, what did you and I, who are immortal, invent or create?"
"Did you invent the electric wire, the computer, the steam engine, or the electric motor?"
"It is precisely because human life is short that it is brilliant!"
"If we were to truly create that world of immortality, the human world would stagnate, wouldn't it?!"
"It's not about never letting humans achieve immortality, but about letting them find a way to achieve it themselves, to explore! The process is far more important than the result," Eden said to Yhwach.
"..."
Yhwach fell silent. He couldn't be bothered to argue with Eden anymore; their paths were too different.
At the same time, Yhwach felt as if he had been persuaded.
Eden: "Having learned Talk no Jutsu from Naruto, I am powerful!"
"Eden, I don't want to see you," Yhwach roared at Eden.
"It's fine, I just came to see you. I'm leaving now."
As Eden spoke, he turned around and opened a portal with a wave of his hand.
"Voom!"
With a hum, Eden instantly disappeared from before Yhwach.
"Eden, you're really leaving just like that?" Yhwach watched the departing Eden, his brow furrowed in anger.
"I sense Eden's magic."
Just then, Erza, the current Captain-Commander of the Zero Division, appeared in the palace. She looked at Yhwach sealed in the crystal and asked, "Yhwach, answer me. Where did Eden go?"
"Hehehe."
"I have no reason to tell you."
"Unless you release me," Yhwach said to Erza with a cold smile.
"You're dreaming."
Erza shook her head. Releasing Yhwach was out of the question.
World of Naruto.
"Voom!"
With a hum, Eden arrived in the present-day Konoha.
"You are... Eden-nii?!"
The moment Naruto sensed the presence of spatial magic, he used a Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Eden. His heart filled with joy upon seeing him, and he said happily.
"Yo, Naruto."
"How have you been lately?!" Eden looked at Naruto and smiled.
"I'm good!" Naruto nodded and said.
"There are no longer Five Great Nations in this world; all countries have been unified by our Land of Fire."
"Even the Five Great Shinobi Villages have disappeared. All the ninja in the world have been unified."
"Also, clan-exclusive secret techniques no longer exist. I've gathered every clan's secret techniques in the jutsu library, allowing every common ninja to learn and borrow them freely," Naruto said with a smile.
"Then what about the Hokage?!" Eden asked, stunned.
"It's fine. The leader of the ninja is still respectfully called the Hokage by everyone."
"Actually, we held a conference for several days over this matter."
"The final decision was for Konoha and the other villages to each contribute one character. We, Konoha, contributed 'Ho' (Fire), and the other villages contributed 'Kage' (Shadow)," Naruto said with a smile.
"Pfft."
Eden couldn't help but laugh at Naruto's words.
"By the way, after the Five Great Nations were completely unified, we began a massive infrastructure project, laying down train tracks all over the world, shortening the distance between nations, which has also accelerated the assimilation and integration of peoples."
"Of course, these ideas all came from Orochimaru. He is currently serving as the chief scientist of the super shinobi village, planning the future layout of the Five Great Shinobi Villages," Naruto explained Orochimaru's current situation.
"Oh, right."
"Orochimaru has already deciphered the genetic code of the Byakugan and the Sharingan, and has successfully cultivated the first pair of artificial Sharingan using cells from Uchiha Madara and Hashirama."
"In other words, the Sharingan is no longer exclusive to the Uchiha clan. Commoners now have the possibility of obtaining it."
"Plus, Kakashi-sensei has already proven that it's possible for non-Uchiha clan members to develop the Sharingan to the Mangekyo level, so possessing a Mangekyo Sharingan is no longer proof of being an Uchiha."
"As for the Hyuga clan's Byakugan, the situation is even more exaggerated than the Uchiha clan's Sharingan. Artificial Byakugan have become completely widespread, to the point where they can be freely bought in the market or at hospitals."
"As for Kekkai Genkai, Orochimaru has also cracked them over the years. Based on Vegapunk's Lineage Factor and the principles of Green Blood, Orochimaru invented Blue Blood, which allows for one-click bloodline replacement, giving everyone more choices to select the bloodline they want."
Naruto continued to describe what technology had brought to the world of Naruto.
"That's incredible, the power of technology," Eden couldn't help but exclaim.
"Indeed."
"I remember Orochimaru saying something like this to me back then: 'Technology is amazing, isn't it?!'" Naruto said with a smile.
"Awesome!"
Besides saying 'awesome,' Eden didn't know what else to say.
"Kakashi-sensei is still serving as the Hokage. In addition, that guy Shikamaru has become the Hokage's assistant, helping Kakashi handle a series of tasks."
"As for Kiba, he opened a pet hospital. That guy using ninjutsu for civilian life makes him one of the first to embrace our new era's philosophy of ninjutsu."
"The Hyuga clan is preparing for UFC events, and they're doing very well, receiving unanimous praise from the citizens. As for the more visually appealing Uchiha clan, most of them have debuted as idols."
As Naruto spoke, he stood in front of Eden.
"Eden-nii, long time no see."
As for Uchiha Sasuke?! He had appeared behind Eden at some point.
"Oh?!"
"What is this?"
Eden glanced at the two men sandwiching him and asked.
"Eden-nii, we're sorry."
"Old Man Makarov gave us a direct order. We must bring you back," Naruto and Sasuke said in unison.
"Then let's see you try," Eden smiled, saying nonchalantly.
"Forgive us."
Almost at the instant Naruto and Sasuke's words fell, the two immediately surrounded Eden from the front and back.
"Rasengan."
"Chidori."
Without any hesitation, Naruto and Sasuke started with their old moves.
"Too slow."
Seeing this, Eden grabbed Naruto's wrist with one hand and Sasuke's forearm with the other. With a gentle pull, Sasuke was immediately thrown away by Eden.
"..."
In the sky, Sasuke was silent. His pupils contracted slightly, and he immediately activated his ocular jutsu, swapping his position with Naruto's.
"Playing spatial ninjutsu with me?" Eden smiled. He didn't even bother to look at Sasuke behind him and directly swapped Naruto's position with his own.
"Swoosh!"
In an instant, Naruto and Sasuke fell to the ground, while Eden stood tall in the sky.
"As expected of Eden-nii!"
Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other upon seeing this and shook their heads.
"Do you want to continue?" Eden asked with a smile, standing in the sky.
"Of course!" Naruto said, activating his Six Paths Sage Mode.
"Susanoo!"
As for Sasuke, he activated his Susanoo.
"You two~"
"You can't stop me."
Eden couldn't help but smile at the sight.
"That's not necessarily true!"
Naruto flew into the sky holding a Truth-Seeking Orb and charged at Eden.
"Boom!"
Eden's expression didn't change. With pure strength, he shattered the Truth-Seeking Orb with a single punch.
"What?"
Naruto was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief, "The Truth-Seeking Orbs can be shattered?"
"I told you, I also possess the power of the Otsutsuki clan, and my entire body is composed of something far superior to Truth-Seeking Orbs. How could a mere Truth-Seeking Orb possibly harm me?!" Eden said helplessly, shaking his head.
"Watch this!"
At this moment, Sasuke swung the large blade in his hand at Eden. The power of the blade was enough to shatter both space and time.
"Useless."
Seeing this, Eden slapped back with the back of his hand.
"Boom!"
In an instant, Sasuke's Susanoo shattered, turning into dust.
"Pfft..."
Sasuke spat out a mouthful of blood, seemingly having injured his core energy.
"Is that enough?!"
Eden stopped his hand and looked at the two, asking.
"Enough."
"It's indeed enough," Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other and shook their heads.
"I never thought you were this strong, Eden-nii. That's just cheating, isn't it?" Naruto complained to Eden.
"Because I am constantly getting stronger. Whenever a strong person dies and enters Hell, their power is added to mine. Over time, I've become stronger than anyone else," Eden said with a smile.
"That's cheating!"
"That's totally cheating!" Naruto grumbled.
"Anyway, seeing that you're all doing well, I can rest assured."
"I should be heading to the next world."
As Eden spoke, he opened a portal, seemingly intending to leave just like that.
"Goodbye, Eden-nii."
Naruto and Sasuke watched the departing Eden and waved.
"Goodbye."
Eden smiled and walked forward.
The fourth world Eden chose was the world of One Piece.
"It's been a while."
Standing on this vast sea, Eden couldn't help but smile.
This was the world where Eden had searched for his companions, and the first world where he was forced to begin his journey across the multiverse.
"Pirates! There are pirates! Someone, help!"
Just as Eden was thinking this, a shout suddenly reached his ears.
"Hmm?!"
Eden was slightly taken aback, then shook his head, "There are still pirates in this world?! It seems that guy Akainu isn't governing very well."
To this, Akainu Sakazuki would say: "Hey man, you took away our two current Marine Admirals, Aokiji Kuzan and Kizaru Borsalino!"
"You also took away Ryokugyu Aramaki and Fujitora Issho, who were supposed to become Marine Admirals in the future. Now you're saying I'm not governing the Marines well? Let me ask you, do I have anyone to help me govern?"
To this, Chaton and Gion would say: "Let me ask you, are we not people? Huh?! Are we not people?"
Ahem.
Complaints aside, Eden still chose to go see for himself what was happening up ahead.
"Ahahaha!"
On the sea not far away, a pirate ship flying a skull flag was blocking a merchant ship. A man with a large red beard was laughing maniacally, "Your luck has run out! All your money belongs to me, Redbeard!"