Null Realm, audience.
"The match can be declared over!"
"Really great! But unfortunately, the Luffy I supported still fell short!"
"Fell short? Are you blind? That's a huge gap! Luffy and Naruto are on completely different levels!"
"I just want to know... what promise will Naruto make?"
Everyone's gaze turned to the Grand Priest above.
On the field, Naruto also looked at Roy with anticipation.
"To live again… I wonder what my parents looked like? Mr. Sarutobi once said they were just two ordinary ninjas."
"That's enough! Finally, I won't be hated by the villagers anymore!"
But as Naruto waited, Roy remained silent. Just as Naruto was about to speak—
From afar, thick blinding white mist rolled in.
In the next moment—
A massive arm burst through the mist.
*Pa!!!*
In a flash, Naruto was sent flying hundreds of meters.
*Pa!*
A glowing figure leapt from the mist, shining with radiant white light. Floating in mid-air, he looked at Naruto with a wild grin.
"Ahahaha!!!"
The laughter was piercing and full of madness.
Everyone was stunned.
"What's happening?!"
"Who is that?!"
Naruto clutched his arm in pain, filled with confusion and disbelief. Despite his immense chakra and healing, he was wounded by this figure.
Unbelievable.
Moments later, the laughter subsided.
"Now I feel like fighting again!" the figure declared.
"Forget everything else… Let's end this!"
That voice—was it Luffy's?
Naruto stared at the figure. Under flame-like silver hair were familiar facial scars—including the unmistakable X-shaped scar across the chest.
"Is it really… Luffy?"
"He… he upgraded again?!"
The entire audience was stunned. No one expected this. Even after his life and soul were drained, Luffy returned.
Blood surged anew, wounds vanished, and his form evolved—more divine, almost godlike.
Beerus frowned. "This… I feel godly power from him. Even across universes… he now holds the essence of a god!"
In Dragon Ball, gods are many—Kaioshins, Saiyan Gods, Gods of Destruction, Angels.
All possess divinity unreachable by mortals.
Hearing Beerus, the Z-Fighters widened their eyes.
"Is Luffy… a god from another universe?"
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**One Piece World – Holy Land Mary Geoise**
The Gorōsei looked at each other, pale with dread.
"Zoan-type Devil Fruit—Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika… A Mythical Zoan."
"Revived by a D. clan remnant?"
"A fruit bearing the name of a god, not seen in eight hundred years… now awakened?"
Though centuries old and wise, fear drenched their backs.
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**On the Moon**
"Shit! I didn't expect this brat to be so strong…" Enel muttered. "Maybe losing to him wasn't a mistake."
**Wano Country – Onigashima**
Kaidou crushed his sake jug. "I kept killing myself… waiting for Joy Boy. Thought it was just an empty myth. But now… you've truly appeared."
In the shadows, King pulled off his mask, trembling. His loyalty shaken.
"I thought the one to change the world would be Kaidou… but it's Straw Hat Luffy? Maybe it's time to act."
**Elsewhere**
"Damn! Ace is really that strong?!" Yamato grinned.
"I want to carry Oden's will and join the Straw Hats!"
But she sighed. "I can't even leave Wano yet…"
Back in the Null Realm—
"As expected! The Grand Priest hacked the match!"
"Now the pressure's on Naruto!"
"How will he respond?"
Everyone leaned in, eyes locked on the screen.
Naruto transformed into Kurama Sage Mode and charged. Rasengan after Rasengan, Rasenshuriken after Rasenshuriken—
But nothing landed. Nothing harmed Luffy.
"If Ninjutsu doesn't work—Taijutsu it is!" Kurama roared.
A massive Nine-Tails form surged forward. In its mouth, a Bijūdama charged. Its claws radiated raw energy.
"Now!"
The Bijūdama fired. The claws lunged for Luffy's head.
But then—
*Roar!!!*
Luffy transformed again—this time towering over even Kurama.
With a massive hand, he seized the Nine-Tails by the throat and slammed it thousands of meters away.
*Boom!*
The impact left a crater hundreds of meters deep.
In the mindscape, Kurama faded into illusion.
"Naruto… Even with my healing power, you're hurt.
This isn't just a gap in strength… It's a gap in realm."