🔶 POV: Alex (The Infinite Hotel)
The doors open.
My first guests arrive.
And of course—of COURSE—it's them.
Naruto.Luffy.Goku.
The Three Stooges of the Multiverse.
I shouldn't be surprised.In fact, I'm not.
Naruto: because anything mysterious and stupid is EXACTLY his type.Luffy: because he absolutely gained some nonsense ability like Smell Food Through Realities.Goku: because… food.
This is my life now.
They enter the lobby at the same time, drooling in unison like synchronized idiots. Behind them, their worlds' responsible adults sprint in after them—Kakashi, Sakura, Jiraiya; Bulma, Chi-Chi, Vegeta, Piccolo; Nami, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, and the rest of the Straw Hats.
In the exact moment Naruto sets foot inside—
Sakura charges in behind him, fist cocked back, murder in her eyes.
She screams:"YOU—ABSOLUTE—MORON—!!!!"
Her fist rockets toward Naruto's skull.
I teleport instantly.
My avatar appears directly between Naruto's face and Sakura's fist.Her chakra-powered punch stops one inch from impact, caught cleanly in my hand.
Every ninja in the room freezes.
Sakura looks up at me—10'11" of faceless, perfectly pressed suit—as I lift her off the floor by her fist with zero effort.
She kicks in the air, shocked.Her voice cracks:"H-H-HEY—WHO—WHAT—LET GO OF ME!!"
I bring her closer to my blank face.
And calmly, politely, neutrally say:
"Rule One: No violence inside the Infinite Hotel.Please refrain from punching guests.There will be consequences."
Then I let go.
She drops to the floor with a startled thump.
Internally?
I am deeply, immensely satisfied.
Millions of viewers have wanted to do that to Sakura at least once in their lives.I finally got to do it.
A small victory.But a victory nonetheless.
Behind me, Naruto gulps loudly.Luffy and Goku don't notice any of this—they're too busy drowning in their own drool.
Time for their POV.
🔶 POV: Naruto
Holy crap.
This place smells AMAZING.
Like ramen.And meat.And tempura.And things I can't name but want to eat immediately.
I don't even remember Sakura screaming.Or Kakashi-sensei saying "I told you so."Or Jiraiya grumbling about traps.
I just know:
"I WANT TO EAT EVERYTHING IN HERE."
I'm drooling.My brain is gone.The food smell has taken over my soul.
🔶 POV: Luffy
I can't breathe.
No.
I CAN breathe—
IT JUST SMELLS LIKE HEAVEN.
I fall to my knees.
Tears pour out of my eyes like waterfalls.
"LUFFY!?" Nami shouts behind me.
Zoro is staring like I've lost my mind.
Sanji looks offended that something else smells better than his cooking.
I wipe my eyes.
And say, in a voice so serious it scares the entire crew:
"I might have found the One Piece."
Dead silence.
Every Straw Hat stares at me like I just stabbed their reality.
Robin murmurs, "That… can't be right, captain."Usopp shrieks, "YOU CAN'T JUST SAY THAT!"Franky shouts, "DON'T SAY HUGE THINGS LIKE THAT SO CASUALLY!"Chopper screams, "NO WAY SMELLING FOOD MAKES THE ONE PIECE APPEAR!!"Brook says, "Yohoho! If food is the One Piece, then I must taste it too!"Nami smacks me: "DON'T CRY OVER SMELLS, YOU IDIOT!"
But I can't stop crying.
Because the food.The FOOD.
Is calling me.
🔶 POV: Goku
OH. MY. KAMI.
This smell—this smell is BETTER than King Kai's meals.Better than Chi-Chi's cooking.Better than anything I've EVER eaten.
I'm drooling so much my boots are wet.
I lean toward Naruto and Luffy.
We all breathe in at the same time.
Three idiots.One drool puddle.
I whisper:
"I think this is the best place in the universe."
Naruto nods rapidly.Luffy sobs harder.My stomach screams like a dying whale.
I take a step forward—
Straight into the Infinite Hotel's dining wing.
Food waits.