During this period, Master Roshi had been busy training his disciples, but he still made time to keep an eye on Lin Xuan and the others.
Through the vision-sharing function of the Dimensional Chat Group, he had witnessed the entire Marineford War. Watching that spectacle had fired him up so much that he nearly jumped in himself—but unfortunately, he was already resurrected.
No one else in his world had ever been reincarnated through Lin Xuan's Edo Tensei, and even if he wanted to seal himself away and send his body over, it simply wasn't possible.
Still, because of that, he was well aware of Lin Xuan's schemes against the World Government. Combined with the fact that Lin Xuan had tricked him once before, calling him a "despicable guy" wasn't exactly wrong.
Standing beside him, Krillin and the others turned their gazes warily toward Lin Xuan and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki.
"Master, should we take them out?" Krillin asked eagerly, itching for a fight.
Roshi nearly smacked him on the head. Can't you tell how they appeared? Those two are way out of your league!
But he couldn't exactly say that out loud. So he just replied, "No need. That guy may be a bit underhanded, but he's not our enemy."
He didn't bother to explain further—too complicated to do so now—and waved the question aside.
Then, turning his eyes back to Lin Xuan, Roshi's expression was a mix of awe and disbelief.
"Lin Xuan… I didn't think you'd actually make it here!"
Since Roshi wasn't part of the "Hidden Leaf" chat group but rather an elder group, he hadn't seen Lin Xuan's previous trip to the Ninja World in real time. This was his first time witnessing Lin Xuan actually travel between worlds, and the sight truly left him astonished.
Still, when he remembered that Lin Xuan had once pulled his soul from their world and sent it elsewhere, maybe this wasn't that surprising after all.
"How long until the World Martial Arts Tournament begins?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Three days from now," Roshi replied.
"Three days, huh?" Lin Xuan nodded. "Alright, we'll look around for a bit. I'll see you at the tournament."
Before Roshi could even answer, Lin Xuan and Kaguya vanished in an instant.
Roshi sighed. He'd wanted to invite them for a meal, but judging from that quick departure, he could save himself the trouble.
Krillin and the others, meanwhile, were dumbfounded. They'd just seen Lin Xuan and Kaguya fly off—walking through the air as easily as Chiaotzu.
Then again, after watching them step straight out of a space rift, maybe that wasn't so strange anymore.
"Master Roshi, who were they?" Yamcha asked curiously. "Friends of yours? How come we've never heard of them?"
Everyone turned toward Roshi, waiting for an answer.
He cleared his throat and said solemnly, "Let's just say they're… friends of mine. They rarely come out, and it's been ages since we last met. You wouldn't know them."
The group nodded in understanding, though Roshi's old sea turtle didn't look convinced at all—it had met Lin Xuan before, after all.
But Roshi ignored it and continued, "Oh, by the way—they'll be joining the tournament too. And not just the two of them. There'll be others coming, all of them strong. You'd better train hard, or you might not even make it to the finals this time."
At that, Krillin, Yamcha, and the others—each one eager to compete—suddenly felt a heavy pressure.
Determined not to slack off, they decided to use the remaining three days to train as hard as they could.
Meanwhile, high above the ocean, Lin Xuan and Kaguya had landed on a deserted island.
They stopped because messages were flooding the Ninja World chat group—Madara and the others were clamoring to come over and see this new world.
Since he'd planned to summon them sooner or later, Lin Xuan figured there was no reason to wait. The earlier he brought them in, the more reputation points he could earn.
He turned to Kaguya. "Let's do it now."
With a wave of her hand, a rift opened in the air, and countless White Zetsu spilled out like a white tide—perfect sacrifices for Edo Tensei.
Lin Xuan commanded his system to activate the Dimensional Edo Tensei, spending three hundred million reputation points to summon his entire ninja army.
As expected, the stronger his subordinates became, the higher the summoning cost. The ninjas' power had continued to grow even after entering the One Piece world.
That meant future large-scale summons would have to be planned carefully—summoning too many at once could bankrupt him.
Still, the stronger his army, the greater his influence. That much was undeniable.
With the technique unleashed, the once-empty island instantly became crowded as countless familiar figures appeared—the entire Ninja World army reborn again.
Landing in this strange new world, everyone looked around curiously, using their sensory techniques to probe the environment, eager to see if it was really as powerful as Madara and Hashirama had described.
Watching their excitement, Lin Xuan simply waved his hand. "Go explore. Have fun. Just make sure you're back here in three days."
"No problem!"
Everyone responded enthusiastically, then leapt into the sky, sprinting across the ocean in all directions.
At the same time, in the Dragon Ball world's Heavenly Realm, Kami suddenly sensed the massive surge of energy and nearly jumped out of his seat.
"What in the world is going on?! Why are there suddenly so many powerful beings on Earth?!"
His voice trembled as his divine senses spread outward—only to find the entire planet teeming with new, terrifying power.
And for the first time in a very long while… the gods of Earth were afraid.
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