One Piece World — Marineford
"That old man, Ōnoki of the Two Scales… he's got guts! I admire that!"
Fleet Admiral Sengoku's eyes were filled with respect as he watched the tiny old Tsuchikage hurl himself toward a falling meteor.
In Sengoku's view, no matter how hopeless, no matter how suicidal—
standing your ground on the battlefield makes you a hero.
A real man dies standing.
And now, a stubborn little old man from another world had earned Sengoku's admiration.
"This Uchiha Madara guy is seriously ridiculous…"
Garp didn't focus on Ōnoki's bravery.
His attention was locked on Madara—
a man who summoned a meteor as casually as breathing.
"This bastard makes even Golden Lion look normal.
If he existed in our world…
he'd be an absolute catastrophe."
Vice Admiral Tsuru silently agreed.
Madara was clearly a man with overwhelming ambition and pride.
Someone like him would never submit to the Navy, let alone the World Government.
If Madara appeared in their world, he would undoubtedly become…
the greatest enemy the Government ever faced.
"Keep watching."
Akainu's voice was cold.
He hated this.
Every video showed monsters stronger than the last.
The first—Tanjiro—was nothing.
So long as one avoided the "iron head," he could be crushed with a single hand.
But the second video?
The Legendary Pokémon…
Every single one of them radiated power that made Akainu feel something he despised—
fear.
He even suspected that facing any one of those beasts would mean death.
And now, the third video…
Uchiha Madara, a man who summons meteors.
"Break a meteor…? With fists?"
Akainu clenched his teeth.
Impossible.
"The impact alone would kill me…" he muttered bitterly.
Naruto World
Countless shinobi were trembling.
The moment Madara called down a meteor, many simply collapsed.
Even though they knew this was likely a vision of the future…
That future was horrifying.
"Are we really going to face something like this one day…?"
"No wonder all five villages unite… Only by joining forces could we even hope to fight Madara…"
"How is this human!? This is a god!!"
"Once that comes down… who can survive…?"
Despair spread everywhere.
But—
Despair also ignited determination.
Countless shinobi who had grown complacent suddenly trained harder than ever before.
Because they now understood:
If they didn't grow stronger… they would die.
Iwagakure
Ōnoki himself was frozen in shock.
He stared at the screen—
at the old man charging head-first toward a meteor.
That old man…
was him.
He wanted to cry.
"Is… is that really me!?!?
What happened to me in the future!?
Since when did I become so brave!?"
Beside him, his granddaughter Kurotsuchi looked at him with shining, admiring eyes.
"Grandpa!!! You're amazing!! So brave!!!"
Ōnoki's mouth twitched violently.
He wished—
with all his heart—
that Future Ōnoki wasn't that brave.
That was a meteor.
A real meteor.
Falling from the sky to kill him.
But with his granddaughter idolizing him, Ōnoki puffed up proudly anyway.
"Hmph. I am the Third Tsuchikage!
Courage is something I possess in abundance!"
Deep down?
He was screaming.
Back to the Video
Ōnoki pressed both palms onto the falling meteor.
The pressure contorted his face in agony,
but he still roared:
"Earth Style: Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique!!!"
A surge of chakra washed over the meteor—
its weight dramatically reduced,
its fall slowed.
Gaara immediately followed up, sand swirling upward like a tidal wave.
BOOM!
Sand and meteor collided.
The massive rock slowed…
and finally stopped.
Everyone stared in awe.
Two shadows stood beneath the meteor:
The Third Tsuchikage — Ōnoki of the Two Scales
The Fifth Kazekage — Gaara
Together—
they prevented total annihilation.
Cheers and relieved laughter spread—
Until a voice echoed from afar.
Madara's voice.
Calm.
Mocking.
Playful.
"Well then… Ōnoki, what will you do about the second one?"
…
"Second…?"
Every shinobi froze.
Slowly, they turned toward Madara.
Did they… hear correctly?
Second meteor?
The camera zoomed out once again—
and all worlds watching went silent.
Because above the clouds…
breaking through with unstoppable force…
descended a second meteor—
far larger than the first.
A star falling from heaven.
A catastrophe beyond human comprehension.