The morning of the real world, Nishikawa Palace.
Sunlight slanted in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Tsunade stood in front of the window, looking at the steel and concrete buildings outside, so different from the towns she had known since childhood.
"So... you all came from another world?"
After an entire day, Tsunade and the others had only barely begun to accept the true origins of Makoto and his group.
Mai, who was in charge of explaining, nodded, then handed Tsunade a cup of brewed tea. "Sensei, have something to drink."
Hanabi was playing on a handheld console, competing with Nayuta. The younger ones adapted much faster.
"In other words," Tsunade had no mood for tea. She put down the cup and asked, "The world we're from and your world are now connected, and we can go back anytime, is that right?"
"If you want to return, Sensei, you'll need Commander to lead the way," Mai explained.
She had learned these system rules from Megumi, her senior.
Tsunade was silent for a moment, then clicked her tongue. She didn't touch the tea, but instead took a bottle of whiskey from the nearby liquor cabinet and drank it all in one go.
To help Tsunade and the others adapt, Makoto had put in considerable effort after returning yesterday.
"Whatever. It's not like there's anything worth missing there anyway."
Due to the intervention of Makoto's butterfly effect, there weren't many people Tsunade cared about in the Naruto World. At most, there was Shizune. Jiraiya only counted as half. Besides, ever since she got together with the little bastard Makoto, she had been careful to keep her distance from Jiraiya.
"Tsunade-san! Dinner is ready!"
Just then, Mrs. Yukinoshita entered the room, smiling and calling out.
Soon, in the dining room.
Makoto's gaze swept one by one over Hinata with her Tenseigan, the doujin queen of Naruto World, and the four members of the Kessoku Band with Poké Balls on their belts, the corners of his mouth curving slightly.
'Mm, this haul was pretty good.'
Makoto also glanced at his item slot. Placed at the very front were the Rinnegan and Sharingan just obtained from Sasuke, along with the Eternal Mangekyo pair he had swapped out.
"Whoever performs best tonight gets the Rinnegan!" Makoto announced with a smile.
The young women spat in response, their faces slightly flushed, turning their heads away.
They were all seasoned wives... of course, they knew what this dog of a man meant.
But honestly, most of the women already had their own cheats.
Devil Fruit powers, Haki, Devil Power… these were mostly sufficient, so they weren't that fixated on the Rinnegan or Mangekyo.
Besides, many of them couldn't even fully utilize the power of those eyes.
It was like they all had Saiyan blood, so why was Kakarot the only one who achieved Super Saiyan?
…
At night.
After four years away from the real world, the women's spirits were still high.
The Nakano quintuplets dressed in catgirl outfits. Five pairs of ears twitched on top of their heads with their movements. But even more eye-catching were the furry tails behind them... who knows where those were inserted.
Makoto leaned against the headboard, looking at the row of catgirls, enjoying a taste of Ash Ketchum's treatment.
Then he thought of Nijika, who had Pikachu.
If he dressed her up as Pikachu and had her call him 'Ash pika pika', that would probably be quite thrilling.
In the end, Makoto temporarily kept his own Eternal Mangekyo, which had been fused with the eyes of Itachi and Fugaku.
As for Sasuke's Rinnegan, he gave it to Shinomiya Kaguya.
He had said before, back in the One Piece World, that when they got to the Naruto World, he would try to get her a power-up as best he could.
Additionally, Sasuke's Susanoo used a bow and arrow, perfectly suiting Kaguya, who used a bow and arrow as her weapon.
When morning came, due to the fierce battles of the previous night, most of the women were still fast asleep.
Makoto climbed out of the bed… to be precise, crawled out from a mountain of flesh… got dressed, and went to the courtyard with the Tailed Beasts that had also come to the real world from the Naruto World.
He opened all eight Poké Balls at once, and the eight Tailed Beasts landed on the courtyard lawn, shaking the entire palace.
"You can mostly move around this area. If you want to go into the city, just say so beforehand. But if there's no need, it's probably best not to go out. It's easy to trample people. If you need anything, tell the people here. My people will satisfy your requests as much as possible."
Listening to Makoto's explanation, the Tailed Beasts arriving in this new world were both excited and nervous.
"..."
The Two-Tails, with its feminine voice, spoke with a hint of hesitation. "Won't we be discriminated against?"
Makoto wordlessly pointed to the Devils guarding the gates.
On the left was a huge one, blackish-green in color, its body covered in fine fuzz, various parts showing bat-like features.
The Bat Devil!
On the right was one that was nothing but a giant mouth, with black hair on its head and numerous tentacles covering its body, enough to make one's sanity drop.
The Leech Devil!
Each and every one of them looked more abstract than the Tailed Beasts.
The Nine-Tails stared at those Devils for a few seconds, then withdrew his gaze and lay down.
'Looked like there was nothing to worry about.'
When Makoto returned to the dining room, several women were already seated at the table.
Megumi, Robin, Hinata...
Clearly, these were the more diligent ones who didn't like to sleep in.
The ones like Utaha and Ichika would never get up until the sun was high in the sky.
Makoto walked over and kissed each of them on the forehead in turn.
Megumi returned a faint smile. Hinata's face reddened all the way to her ears. Robin put down her book, grabbed Makoto by the collar, and kissed him back hard twice.
One could also see the different personalities of the women from this.
The Lion Devil entered the dining room, came to Makoto's side, and bowed his head slightly. "Commander, Yukinoshita Haruno wishes to see you."
Haruno and Yukino had entered and exited the palace several times already, so the guards were very familiar with them.
But everyone also knew that these two sisters had not yet been promoted to Mrs. Nishikawa, so they had to announce themselves each time they came.
Makoto nodded.
He could roughly guess why Haruno was here so early in the morning.
Sure enough, Haruno's first words after bowing at the door were, "Commander, isn't it time to bring Yukino back?"
Megumi and Robin were both startled, then remembered that Yukino was still in the One Piece World.
Hinata's eyes blinked a few times as she tried to recall who Yukinoshita Yukino was.
Come to think of it, it was strange. During that time in the Naruto World, why hadn't she thought of this person?
They had been classmates, after all.
Mm, one could only say that the system's hand was at work.
Makoto didn't refuse. "I'll go right after breakfast."
"For something like this, you don't need to go yourself, Senpai. I'll go."
Yu had just walked into the dining room and, hearing this, immediately volunteered.
Makoto raised his hand to indicate it wasn't necessary.
He wanted to see how things were in the One Piece World after all this time anyway.
Seeing that Makoto insisted, Yu didn't say any more.