Unlike Reto's ease, everyone else's face showed a layer of gloom when they heard "Fourth Ninja World War". The previous wars were all experienced by them personally. They knew very well how many people would die and how much hatred would be born in a war.
Not to mention, the scale of today's "Fourth Ninja World War" has far exceeded any previous Ninja World War, even greater than the intensity of all previous Ninja World Wars combined.
"Alas, I don't know how many seeds of hatred will be planted in the world after this war!".
The Third Hokage sighed deeply, only lamenting that today's war is completely different.
"I don't know, but Shanks has never launched a war because of hatred, he has never moved."
Kabuto did not object to the Third Hokage's sigh. He was an orphan of war and naturally understood the consequences of war.
"That's what makes Shanks so powerful, he doesn't have to do anything, the world revolves around him.
People with the greatest courage and the greatest wisdom in the world and in history are not to be trifled with."
Reto's face was still the same easygoing look, not taking this big war to heart at all.
In his opinion, Shanks was already controlling the intensity. That guy was carefree on the surface, but extremely decisive when it came to serious matters. However, due to his kindness, he could never do anything extremely evil.
Of course, maybe it wasn't kindness, but that man's vision was too far.
Compared to Shanks' strength, his unparalleled wisdom and courage were the real top-tier qualities.
"Okay, let's not talk about that for now. We still need your help next. Once the Ninja World War breaks out, it won't just be the Land of Demons' business."
Kabuto waved his hand. He was still the person in charge here, although that identity was just an identity.
Reto's joining was not something Kabuto agreed to casually. The most important thing was that Reto was very strong.
Not just strong in terms of power, but strong in the qualities of a leader.
A long-term vision, courage and decisiveness different from ordinary people, and wisdom beyond ordinary people.
And by ordinary people here, he wasn't referring to ordinary people, but these strong people that Kabuto Edo Tensei brought back.
Among these strong people, the only one with a brain was Minato Namikaze. The brains of the others were not even as good as Kabuto's.
And Reto's wisdom was something that even Minato took notice of.
So now that the Ninja World situation has changed, Kabuto has no choice but to gather everyone together. Although he doesn't have that much wisdom, he knows how to use people.
For one thing, Kabuto can be sure that Reto's identity as an ally is definitely trustworthy, and Minato, who made a deal with Orochimaru, is also trustworthy.
"Let's talk about the Red Earth Continent first. You can probably see that this war is different. This world has been completely different since Shanks appeared."
"The war in the new era is completely different from the wars we experienced before. Starting with the pirates, it was to break the long-standing class solidification. The suppressed power of the bottom class completely exploded with the outbreak of the pirate era."
Reto was holding a pile of newspapers and information collected by Kabuto. As an ally, some value needs to be shown.
Sunagakure Village is too weak. You can't really let Gaara hold up Sunagakure Village alone, can you?
Gaara does have the ability and the determination, but haven't these old guys come back to life?
Besides, now that he finally has the qualification to stand in the same era as Shanks, how could Reto's heart only contain Sunagakure Village?
His eyes are always on this new era, on that man.
"So for the pirates, perhaps they were prepared to sacrifice from the beginning, and the intensity of the war will become stronger as a result.
It can even be said to be a fight to the death!"
Reto said, his words carrying solemnity and even revealing a cold killing intent.
The people present naturally understood what Reto was saying, and they were all silent.
"The World Government will also make adjustments. Looking at the establishment of the World Government and the distribution of various interests, the World Government is also responding to the pirate era of the new era, preparing to make a major modification to the classes of the old era.
The World Government's approach is the best response. They can also provide the needs of the new era, but there are some things that cannot be given."
"What?"
Hearing Reto say this, everyone was stunned. Was there anything else missing?
"An explanation, an explanation of history."
"The power of the new era is the rebound of sealed history. Starting from the bottom-level civilians, the will that has been suppressed for thousands of years rebounds from the bottom and sweeps through the entire old era.
And there are many things left over from history that the World Government cannot give everyone an explanation for. The contradictions belonging to history will still exist in this era."
"You should all have had contact with those pirates from the Land of Demons, right?"
Reto said here, then changed the subject and suddenly asked about the group of pirates from the Land of Waves.
There are many pirates appearing in the Land of Demons, but the only ones who can be called "that group of pirates" are the mad dogs from the Land of Waves, who bite anyone they see.
But it has to be said, they are really ridiculously strong.
"We've had a few tentative contacts, they're very strong.
Even though their strength isn't that great, those people can unleash extremely powerful team strength just by relying on the Red Hair Pirates' flag."
Minato nodded, he had indeed been in contact with that group of pirates.
"Moreover, their power is very similar to Naruto's power. They should belong to the same type, a resonance of the team, which can form a large will group within a certain range."
"This is what I want to say, the power of the bottom class, the suppressed power.
Shanks won't let those people become stronger. If that flag were in the hands of the Marines, it would definitely not have this effect."
"It might even turn those Marines into pirates on the spot."
Rasa in the corner inexplicably blurted out a sentence. Although he wasn't good at anything, he was pretty good at retorting.
Rasa's words instantly embarrassed Reto, because what Rasa said was not unreasonable.
"Anyway, it's pretty much like this. The war in this era is not just a war, but a collision between different wills and beliefs.
It's not just for personal gain, for the interests of the village and the country. The moment Shanks appeared, everyone in the world had to get on this gambling table."
"If we fight for the interests of the village, for personal gain, or even for the interests of the country, then the end result on this gambling table will only be to lose."
"Then what are we fighting for?"
Kabuto asked.
"It's not what we are fighting for, but what the World Government is fighting for. What I'm talking about is just the World Government's response to the new era. The World Government cannot fight for the interests of one person or the interests of one country.
So as long as the Ninja World War doesn't touch the overall situation of the world, the main force of the World Government won't interfere."
"..."
Everyone instantly understood what Reto was saying.
But…
"In other words, even if a country in the Ninja World is destroyed, the World Government won't interfere."
"Yes, even if the Five Great Nations are destroyed, the World Government won't interfere.
But destruction is okay, there must be a country belonging to the World Government to replace it in order to stabilize the World Government."
"However, as long as the World Government is still there, don't even think about creating conflicts between countries. The historical system and tacit understanding of the world nobles are not so easy to solve."
Seeing the light in Minato's eyes, Reto reminded him that these little thoughts were unnecessary, they couldn't be done.
"Is that so?"
Since that's the case, Minato also put away his little thoughts. It seems that there isn't that much he can do.
As for Kabuto, he also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it seems that the Ninja World's situation only has a small probability of reaching the level of destroying a great power. He can still handle it for the time being.
Although the intensity of the war will become stronger, it should be fine.
"But as a result, the intensity of the Ninja World War will greatly increase. We will probably need to be careful too."
"Yes, and under this clash of great wills, I wonder how many era-defining geniuses will appear."
"I can't say anything else for sure, but you should all be able to see that there are more geniuses in this era than ever before."
Reto took out the bounty posters one by one. Each person on these posters, if they were in a previous era, would really be a great figure who suppressed the era.
But in this era, there are so many such geniuses.
"Dark, a great pirate who was able to gather nearly 50,000 people to besiege Shanks when he first emerged. If this guy were in the past, it would probably take all the forces of the Five Great Ninja Villages to deal with him."
"Someone who was able to see through Dark's tricks and directly counterattack. The first genius of the new era, who was already so intelligent even before he emerged, Haku."
"Mountain Bandit King Higuma, a person who idles around in the Land of Tea, but became the Mountain Bandit King. He once led troops into the Land of Fire and was besieged by immortals, but he retreated with his troops unscathed."
"Great Pirate Ross Jess…"
Reto flipped through the bounty posters one by one.
To be honest, any one of these people would be an absolutely terrifying existence in a previous era.
The more the others looked, the greater the psychological pressure they felt. They didn't know until they looked carefully, but this era is full of monsters.
"Of course, it's not just the pirates…"
"Among the younger generation, you have all witnessed the strength of Naruto Uzumaki. Then there's Sasuke Uchiha of the Uchiha Clan, and Gaara is also not weak. Being able to keep up with Shanks's footsteps in the path of Taijutsu is already very impressive.
Of course, everyone knows Kimimaro's strength. Although he is young, even if we go all out, we may not be able to defeat him."
Reto's words were clearly to save face for everyone.
"So if we want to survive in this monster-filled battlefield, we need to make good arrangements next.
Minato, the first thing you need to do next is to take care of it!"
Reto looked at Kabuto, and Kabuto also nodded.
"Tell me what you need me to do!"
Minato stood up. Reto called him first because he was trustworthy, at least, he was trustworthy to Kabuto.
The New World – Onigashima!
As one of the well-known Four Emperors, "Strongest Creature" Orochimaru's territory, this place has always been off-limits to strangers, let alone someone coming to cause trouble in this place.
But at this time, a great battle was taking place on Onigashima.
Rumble!!
Dark clouds rolled, and lightning fell from the sky. Along with the lightning, there was also a huge creature falling, a dragon.
Bang!!
The dragon's huge body crashed into the ground, shattering the ground. A small mountain was even directly crushed, and blood flowed from the dragon's body, scorching the ground.
Orochimaru's body was emitting a faint red power, but this red power was not seen by anyone. Even after a short while, the red power on Orochimaru's body directly dissipated.
"Ha… Hahahaha!!"
Laughter came from the sky, and a huge fist directly crushed the clouds, smashing down towards Orochimaru with endless power.
The lightning in the clouds even lost its sharpness due to the influence of that hand, becoming like rubber, torn apart by the power of that fist.
As the fist fell, the figure behind the clouds also revealed his head, a huge twisted face with a smile on his face.
The style of that face was out of place with this world, obviously affected after the awakening of the fruit. And that face… had some resemblance to Naruto, it was Naruto's son, Boruto.
"Is it over?"
Orochimaru looked at the fist falling from the sky.
He owed Minato a favor, and although he didn't repay it to his son, he repaid it to his grandson.
Boruto's talent wasn't high. Compared to that era with countless monsters, Boruto could only be considered mediocre.
Even after being forced into a dead end countless times, he only reached the point of awakening the fruit. This was equivalent to reaching the same level as the sky, using the world's will to influence the area around his body.
Compared to those ruthless people who broke the world's will from time to time in that era, Boruto's strength was still not enough.
But it was enough to deal with him, who already had a death wish.
"Shanks… what a disgrace. I, as one of the Four Emperors, am actually going to die like this."
"But… it's also good. Without your new world, there is no meaning to exist anymore. The so-called Four Emperors only have meaning because of your existence."
Orochimaru slowly closed his eyes. He was tired, he was too tired.
Shanks died, Golden Lion also died, many people died… He, the so-called strongest creature, actually survived.
Even after enduring a heavy blow that surpassed the world's will, leaving his brain unable to think like a normal person, leaving his strength no longer as strong as it once was.
But his incomparably strong body still allowed him to survive that war. He became the only survivor.
As the people of the old era died, a brand new era began.
The immortals of the World Government buried the true history as before, forging that history into another form.
The new era opened under the new "Poneglyph". Everyone was expecting someone like Shanks to appear again.
Including the World Government, they were also hoping for this, to overthrow their false history, even if they were directly sacrificed.
But… it's impossible to get back, how could such a person be calculated back by them?
After that, the Ninja World formed a relatively stable period of peace.
The only one who caused trouble from time to time was Orochimaru. When he was awake, he would always try to let himself die.
He tried to let himself die countless times, but his body trapped him. Not even the sea could take him away.
And the Marines did not attack Orochimaru either. Orochimaru's identity was different, different for the entire World Government.
Among the current Four Emperors, only Orochimaru could be considered a true Four Emperor, a Four Emperor from that era.
But today…
"Boom!!"
A huge fist directly hit Orochimaru's head, and his entire head was flattened under the influence of the world's will, flattened like rubber.
"Sun God Nika…"
"I, who once pursued freedom, actually lost to this kind of person…"
As the earth shattered and lightning fell.
In the astonished eyes of many pirates outside the battlefield, Orochimaru, who was known as the world's strongest creature and one of the Four Emperors, was defeated.
Defeated by a young man.
"Uzumaki Boruto…Boruto actually won!!"
"Uzumaki Boruto… that young man defeated one of the Four Emperors."
"Doesn't that mean that the sea has produced a fifth Emperor…"
Many pirates looked at the distance in surprise, and some old pirates' eyes flickered.
Uzumaki…
This surname is not ordinary.
But now is not the time to think about these things. With Orochimaru defeated, those who were imprisoned in Onigashima were all free.
Cheers echoed in the air above Onigashima as the dark clouds dissipated and the entire island was able to see the light of day again.
Soon after, Boruto and his group left Onigashima.
Orochimaru's "son", Mitsuki, looked at Onigashima, which had regained its vitality, feeling both happy and a little lost.
He was Orochimaru's "son", the "son" that Orochimaru created with his own hands. But in Orochimaru's heart, there was such an important young man.
Mitsuki took a picture out of his arms.
The Orochimaru in the picture was still young, without a beard, with a strong and majestic body, a wild head of white hair, and eyes that looked down on all living things.
Handsome and majestic, full of wildness and power.
And standing next to Orochimaru was a young man. The young man looked a little sickly, but that was only what it looked like.
Just looking at the young man's stance, you could tell that he was extremely powerful.
"Lord, the matter has been handled. The World Government has acknowledged you to take over everything on Onigashima."
"From now on, you are the lord of the country."
A middle-aged man's excited voice came from behind. After hearing it, Mitsuki slowly nodded.
"I know, let me be alone for a while."
"Yes, Lord."
Seeing that Mitsuki's mood was not high, the man behind him tactfully left.
No matter what, Orochimaru was Mitsuki's father, but Mitsuki joined forces with Boruto to defeat his father. How could outsiders understand this kind of mood?
Of course, Mitsuki did not regret it.
Looking at the young Orochimaru in the photo, Mitsuki didn't know what Orochimaru had experienced, what he had experienced to make him a capricious madman, a madman who got drunk all day long.
"Kimimaro… I'm just a substitute experiment for Kimimaro. What am I? Dad!!"
Mitsuki clenched his fists. Even if he won, even if he knew that his dad was defeated by him, he didn't feel happy at all.
Why is this happening… he clearly won.
His dad clearly said that as pirates, they could use any means. He clearly did it.
Mitsuki looked up at the sky. The sun was shining brightly. His eyes, which were born extraordinary, stared at the sun, only seeing pitch black.
The dark clouds are gone… but is the sky really not dark anymore?
His crazy dad, his never-seen brother, "Kimimaro".
However, the influence of the Battle of Onigashima affected not only Onigashima, but the entire world.
Even the high-level members of the World Government were alarmed.
The Five Elders urgently convened a meeting. The Marine Fleet Admiral, the three Marine Admirals, and the Marine hero "Naruto Uzumaki" participated in this meeting.
At the meeting table, the Five Elders directly threw the latest newspaper on the table, and their eyes also passed over the Marine Fleet Admiral "Shikamaru", directly pointing at Naruto.
"Naruto Vice Admiral, Uzumaki Boruto, defeated Big Mom in the New World and is now called the Fifth Emperor. What arrogance!"
"Oh? That kid is quite good, hahaha."
Naruto didn't even bother to raise his head. Big Mom's strength had weakened a lot, but you say this wasn't a fix? Who would believe that.
Moreover, having experienced that battle, Naruto didn't bother to care about these things anymore. He would still stand up when necessary, but now was not the necessary time.
"Naruto, you are a Marine!"
"Naruto, don't think that just because your last name is Uzumaki, you can ignore our World Government."
"Enough…"
When the word "Uzumaki" was mentioned, a faint voice came from above the Empty Throne.
As soon as this voice appeared, the three Admirals directly had their hairs stand on end and involuntarily entered a state of combat. Just the fleeting terrifying aura made them feel that their lives were threatened.
However, hearing this voice, Naruto only straightened his sitting posture.
It wasn't that he feared and respected the person on that throne, but out of respect for the word "Uzumaki", respect for that man.
The Five Elders also sighed at this time. Seeing this, Shikamaru quickly spoke.
"We Marines will immediately send people to deal with it. Just leave this matter to us. The order of the New World will not be out of control."
"Since the Shikamaru Fleet Admiral has said so, then we will leave it to you Marines to handle."
"Then we will leave first."
Shikamaru nodded. He didn't want to stay any longer.
Facing these "Celestial Dragons", he only felt disgusted, the so-called world nobles…
Afterwards, Shikamaru, Naruto, and the three Marine Admirals left, but Naruto was called back at the door.
"Naruto Vice Admiral, please stay behind first!"
"I understand."
Naruto stood at the door, signaling for Shikamaru and the others to leave first. Shikamaru just nodded. With Naruto's status, even the one at the very top would give Naruto some face.
The world's most noble surname, not the Celestial Dragons, but more noble than the Celestial Dragons.
As Naruto returned to the meeting table, one of the Five Elders, "Saturn" Killer Bee, took out a piece of intelligence.
Due to the establishment of the World Government, the Kage of the various ninja villages were also abolished. The Kage could no longer serve as the "Kage" of their own ninja village, and a regional management method was adopted.
And "Killer Bee", who came from Kumogakure, became the Kage of Iwagakure Village, and also one of the Five Elders, "Saturn".
"Besides the Big Mom issue, Gato, the owner of Totto Land, was also defeated by a group of pirates. Totto Land will also decline as a result. Do we need to provide protection for Totto Land?"
Killer Bee's tone had no arrogance. As one of the Five Elders, representing the highest power in the world, he could not override this "Marine Hero".
"No need."
"After… he died, Gato went crazy."
"He was serious to restore the Uzumaki Clan, creating many lives on Totto Land. This was nothing more than self-deception.
He… needs to wake up."
Naruto lowered his head. Gato had also become one of the Four Emperors, and also a madman, a complete madman.
After Shanks died, Gato went crazy, always taking the mission of restoring the family as his own task. On the one hand, he felt he didn't qualify to defile Shanks. On the other hand, he was also pain for not bee able to restore the Uzumaki clan.
He went crazy, locking himself on Totto Land, and starting to deceive himself.
"Moreover, he won't accept the protection of the Marine and the World Government. For the seek of defending that man honour."
Naruto waved his hand, stood up and left.
He pushed open the door of a Five Elders, and there was a silhouette block his way.
Micro light blow that hair is short when it come.
It made Naruto feel like as kid wheen that era haven't happen yet and when he meet man on Land of Waves.
"You..."
"I have stuff!"
Karin didn't pay any attention to Naruto and went straight inside.
Naruto didn't take offense and simply left.
As for Karin's arrival, even the Five Elders looked rather helpless — but what could they do? With that striking red hair of hers, anyone would have to give her some respect.
Naturally, Naruto wasn't worried about this great pirate entering the World Government's headquarters. Even if the Five Elders themselves got into trouble, Karin would be perfectly fine.
He closed the door and left.
A few days later, the World Government's official newspaper was released.
"The Fifth Emperor of the New World — Uzumaki Boruto!"
With the publication of that headline, the entire world grew even more turbulent.
The era of the Four Emperors was about to change.
As for Boruto, who had already left Onigashima, he merely looked at the newspaper and showed a goofy smile.
Meanwhile, Sarada had finally finished deciphering the latest Poneglyph text.
"I found it — Nika is the 'Warrior of Liberation,' also known as the 'Sun God Nika.'
Historical records say that the very first fruit user, *Himan*, was a great liberator.
His appearance freed countless slaves and granted them freedom.
During the great war buried by history, Himan played an extremely important role."
Sarada looked puzzled. The fragments of history she'd decoded were incomplete.
"But there's one thing I don't understand," she muttered. "If Hinoman was the first ability user, why is the fruit named after Nika instead of him?"
"Alright, Sarada, you'll understand it someday. For now, come eat some meat!"
"Yeah, we finally get a chance to relax for once!"
Hearing her crewmates' calls, Sarada took off her glasses and joined the feast.
After all, this banquet wasn't just for their *Straw Hat Pirate Crew* — several other pirate crews were here as well.
As for Boruto, who had now become the Fifth Emperor…
Sarada glanced over at him.
Boruto was currently being treated like a punching bag by the captain of another pirate crew.
Hmm… yeah, he definitely deserved that beating.
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