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Half a month later, at Renzo's home.
"Can't believe it… the Fourth Great Ninja War is actually over just like that. Pretty unexpected, huh?"
Minato smiled as he chatted with Renzo.
Honestly, all of this was thanks to Renzo. If it hadn't been for him, who knows what would've happened once Kaguya showed up?
This time around, there wasn't any Sage of Six Paths handing out cheat codes to Naruto and the others. Heck, they hadn't even fully matured yet.
"Eh, it wasn't a big deal," Renzo said casually as he sipped his tea. "But things are just getting started for you. Sure, the Four Great Countries and the smaller ninja villages were forced to submit to Konoha's strength, but if you want to truly unify the world and erase centuries of grudges and mistrust… yeah, that's not gonna be easy."
He wasn't wrong.
Half a month ago, right after the war ended, Minato and the others kicked off their plan: using overwhelming power to pressure the other countries into merging with Konoha and the Land of Fire.
Even the daimyos had been stripped of power.
Now, the merger and reform processes were in full swing. It was chaos—but productive chaos.
Today, Minato had somehow found time in his packed schedule to stop by and ask Renzo for help.
Too bad Renzo couldn't care less.
"You're seriously not gonna help me with this?" Minato asked, trying not to sound too desperate.
Renzo shook his head. "Nah. I'm planning to take Kaguya and the others to check out the Ōtsutsuki clan's home planet. You guys can handle the rest of this ninja world business."
"Oh?"
That definitely caught Minato's attention. "You managed to get Kaguya to spill the beans about the Ōtsutsuki clan and their location?"
As he asked, he glanced at Kaguya, who was gracefully pouring Renzo a cup of tea nearby.
Internally, his respect for Renzo skyrocketed again. The guy had actually tamed Kaguya. That was beyond impressive.
Renzo nodded. "Got the info I needed. So yeah—nothing personal, but the whole 'unifying the ninja world' thing just isn't worth my time. You all can handle it."
"Well, I figured you'd say that." Minato chuckled bitterly. "Still, good luck on your off-world trip. Just give us a heads-up before you leave, alright?"
— — —
In the Consciousness Space:
"Whoa, so the ninja world's actually united now? Not bad. Then again, with your power, I guess that was always gonna happen."
"If you hadn't stopped getting involved toward the end, you probably would've unified it a long time ago—like I did over here." Pirate Renzo grinned as he teased Uchiha Renzo.
Over in the One Piece world, it had been over a year since their new unified government was established. Things were steadily improving.
Major reforms were in motion—most of it handled by Dragon, Robin, and the others. Pirate Renzo just guided the big-picture stuff. He didn't bother with the day-to-day grind.
Classic hands-off boss.
Every now and then, he liked going out and cleaning up stubborn pirates or bandits that refused to get with the program.
Technically, all pirates were being hunted down now. Only registered 'adventurers' were allowed to sail freely. But change takes time—old and new pirates still kept popping up.
Wiping them out completely would take years, maybe even decades.
That's just how this world works—there's always some lunatic with a death wish looking to cause trouble.
"If I interfered too much, it'd just be a low-effort steamroll. No challenge. Besides, I'm too lazy to play god. I trained up Minato, Kakashi, and the others for a reason—they're my tools for handling all that boring stuff," Uchiha Renzo shrugged, totally unbothered.
Exploring the stars was only going to take up more and more of his time. He couldn't handle everything alone.
He trained to get stronger so he could enjoy life, not so he could run himself into the ground.
"Fair enough," Pirate Renzo nodded, not arguing at all.
He felt the same way, after all.
Sure, he wasn't technically the head of the new world government—but every major leader knew the truth: Renzo was the real power behind the throne.
He just preferred staying in the background and letting others take the heat.
At that moment, Hermione chimed in, a little exasperated: "You guys are way too slow. I've already started building magical-tech starships to explore the galaxy! And you're still playing politics on your home planets? Ugh. The stars and the sea are our true destiny!"
"I'm with her on that one!" Gundam Renzo raised his hand.
Dragorr: "Same here."
Star Wars Renzo: "+1."
"Alright, alright..."Pirate Renzo shrugged. He did want to explore the stars eventually—but not just yet.
The science division of the new world government in his world had only just gotten started. If it weren't for his advanced tech, resources, and Vegapunk lending a hand, it might've taken centuries before interstellar exploration was even a possibility.
For now, stabilizing the world and pushing forward with reforms was still top priority.
Thud-thud-thud!
As everyone was chatting, a flurry of urgent footsteps echoed through the space.
"Hm? Someone else still hasn't arrived? Or… is this a newcomer?" Eevee looked up curiously in the direction of the sound.
"Huff… huff…"
A moment later, a figure in traditional robes stumbled in through a portal, panting and wide-eyed at the strange space—and the even stranger crowd of Renzos.
"Uh… greetings, everyone. I'm Xiao Yan. Um… can someone tell me where this place is?"
He couldn't tell if it was just his imagination, but some of these folks looked oddly familiar...
Like that guy in the captain's cloak—Aizen. The girl in wizard robes—Hermione. An Eevee. And more...
"…So is this like a gathering place for people who got isekai'd or something?" Xiao Yan muttered, trying to make sense of it all.
"Xiao Yan? That Xiao Yan from Battle Through The Heavens?"
"No way!"
"That's awesome!"
Everyone perked up a little at his introduction.
Thud-thud-thud!
Another set of footsteps approached, and soon two more newcomers appeared.
"Yo~ I'm from Ultraman!"
"Hmm.... Academy City, Level 0 Esper!"
In no time, the group had a grasp on the backgrounds of the three newcomers.
Then came the part everyone looked forward to—the contribution check.
"Okay, so aside from Ultraman Renzo, the other two aren't bringing anything super powerful to the table yet," Hero Renzo said thoughtfully, rubbing his chin. "But their worlds? Tons of potential."
He was already brainstorming what they could extract—resources, tech, systems—that would benefit everyone.
"Agreed," Uchiha Renzo nodded. "Forget Ultraman for now—Xiao Yan's world has cultivation, Heavenly Flames, Magical Beasts, a whole xianxia system. There's real value there."
"But come on, Xiao Yan, you are way too weak. You were reincarnated for years, and this is all the progress you've made?"
Xiao Yan gave an awkward smile and scratched his head. "You've seen my memories, right? It's not like I didn't try—trust me, I really did! But it's just… I was so young for training. I only started, like some months ago."
"But now that we can all share power and knowledge, those limitations don't matter anymore. Honestly, if a Saint from my world showed up now, I wouldn't be scared at all!"
"Save Fairy Doctor. No discussion needed." Pirate Renzo said, ignoring what Xiao Yan had to say.
"And send Medusa to my bed!" Hentai Renzo chimed in with a nod.
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