"Naruto-kun..."
Robin froze for a moment, then her face lit up with joy as she rushed forward and hugged Naruto tightly.
"Naruto-kun, I've been searching for you for so long. But no matter where I looked, I couldn't find any place on the sea called the Shinobi World…"
"Then I heard… you invaded the Holy Land Mary Geoise, killed a ton of Tenryūbito, fought the Marine Admirals, and now have a bounty of one hundred billion Berries…"
"I was so worried… I'm so glad you're alright. I missed you so much… the clover flowers missed you too…"
Now more mature and with a charm reminiscent of her original self, Robin happily held onto Naruto's arm.
Nami, watching this unfold, puffed out her cheeks. She stepped up and held out her hand:
"Nice to meet you, Nico Robin. I'm Nami. Please treat me well."
Robin blinked, finally noticing the orange-haired girl who only reached Naruto's thigh.
At first, Robin didn't understand the situation — but seeing the clear hostility in the girl's eyes, she instantly understood what was on her mind.
With a warm smile, Robin reached down and ruffled Nami's hair.
"So you're Naruto-kun's little sister? Hello. You can call me Big Sister Robin."
Nami jumped up in protest, her face turning bright red:
"I—I'm not Naruto-sama's little sister! I'm his comrade! And in the future… I'll be… I'll be the closest person to him!"
As she said this, her face went completely crimson.
Robin giggled gently, then held onto Naruto's arm again and teased:
"Naruto-kun, you found yourself quite the lively little girl. But she's still very young. The seas can be dangerous."
Nami looked at the woman in disbelief.
First she says I'm his little sister — now she's trying to send me away from Naruto-sama!? What kind of horrible woman is this…?
Determined, Nami puffed out her chest:
"I'm not that young! I've crossed the Grand Line with Naruto-sama, climbed the Red Line, and even trained with him on a deserted island for six months!"
"Oh, really?" Robin smiled softly and — without making a show of it — subtly pushed out her own chest.
Boing.
Nami could practically hear the sound. She looked at Robin's… generous curves, then down at her own flat chest.
The orange-haired girl's eyes welled with tears.
Seeing this whole exchange unfold, Naruto could only smile bitterly and mutter:
"You two… being around me is dangerous no matter what. I'm going to send you both somewhere safe."
"Ehh!?"
"Ehh!?"
Nami and Robin both shouted in disbelief.
Robin quickly responded:
"Naruto-kun, I've already learned both Busoshoku Haki and Kenbunshoku Haki. I've also made decent progress with Rokushiki."
Nami nodded furiously:
"I haven't learned Haki or Rokushiki yet, but if I had a Devil Fruit, I could—"
"My next enemies are Marine HQ and the World Government."
Naruto's single sentence crushed their hopes. He smiled gently and added:
"Don't worry. I'll be fine. I might disappear again for a few years, but I promise — I'll return."
Naruto took both girls to the Calm Belt. Navigating between countless Sea Kings, they finally arrived at Amazon Lily — the Island of Women.
There, after quietly meeting Boa Hancock, Naruto pulled out a corpse from his Air Door — a dried husk of a Tenryūbito who had starved to death after being left in the portal for six months.
Boa Hancock was so thrilled she didn't hesitate to agree to Naruto's request.
Not only did she allow Robin and Nami to stay on Amazon Lily, she welcomed them into the Kuja Pirates — and even personally trained them.
The negotiation went so smoothly it caught Naruto off guard.
But seeing Hancock's flushed face and the worship in her eyes, Naruto realized the reason.
After settling everything, Naruto once again set off alone — heading for the World Government.
The CP agents and Admirals who had been forced to wait days were fuming with rage as they returned to their positions.
And finally, Naruto arrived.
He looked up at the newly rebuilt — even more lavish — white buildings of Mary Geoise, and smiled:
"They didn't learn a thing. Not only are they still capturing slaves… the Tenryūbito are even worse than before."
He formed hand seals and shouted:
"Tajū Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" (Multiple Shadow Clone Technique)
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
With several bursts of white smoke, thousands of Naruto clones appeared.
The Tenryūbito watching this scene paled as if they'd seen a ghost.
"No! It's him! The Demon Child is back!"
"Run!"
"Where are the Admirals!?"
"Gorōsei, save me! I'm a Celestial Dragon!"
Screams filled the air as over a thousand shadow clones launched an assault more destructive than ten Buster Calls combined.
Flames, lightning, torrents of water, howling winds, and a rainbow of Rasengan variants…
When news reached the Admirals that Naruto was once again attacking Mary Geoise, they were grinding their teeth in rage.
It could only be described as: one Buddha ascends to the heavens, two more are born in anger.
Without a word, they immediately headed back to Mary Geoise.
The Gorōsei also mobilized from Marine HQ, vowing to capture that damn blond brat no matter what.
Two hours later.
All of Naruto's clones had been destroyed.
His true self was covered in blood, yet he still smiled:
"As expected… even with my body matured, it's not truly complete. This is my current limit…"
"Dai Endan!!!" (Great Fireball)
Akainu struck with a magma-infused punch.
As the searing heat bore down on him, Naruto slowly closed his eyes. In his inner world, his consciousness stepped into the Gate of Worlds.
At that moment.
Everyone at Mary Geoise — all the strongest present — were left staring in stunned silence.
Behind Naruto, a towering gate that pierced the heavens had begun to form.
Before their eyes, filled with fury and unwillingness, Naruto's body was pulled into the Gate of Worlds — and vanished.
"..."
"This time… was way more exciting than last time…"
...
Land of Fire — Deep within a forest.
A blond youth slowly opened his eyes atop a tree branch, the corner of his mouth curving into a grin.
But right away, he hissed:
"Ow…"
Feeling the pain still wracking his body, Naruto set aside his thoughts for now and roasted some Sea King meat to eat.
Moments later, Yakumo and Karin came running over, excitedly shouting:
"Naruto-kun! Karin's mother knows Fuinjutsu — do you want to learn?"
"Naruto-sama, I just started learning sealing too—"
But halfway through their sentences, the two girls froze.
Their eyes went wide as they stared up at the handsome blond boy with waist-length hair sitting in the tree.
"…Is that… Naruto-kun?"
(End of Chapter)
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