"This... isn't the underworld? I... I'm actually alive again?"
When Master Roshi realized he had come back to life, he was completely dumbfounded. Only when he saw the lingering figure of Shenron did he begin to piece together what had happened.
At that moment, a prompt suddenly appeared in his mind:
"Lin Xuan invites you to enable shared vision. Accept?"
So eager to make me go live?
Master Roshi couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Still, he accepted Lin Xuan's invitation. As the vision was shared, he asked,
"I'm already back in my original world. Now are you going to tell me what your so-called plan was all about?"
To his surprise, Lin Xuan simply replied,
"The plan is—do nothing."
Hearing that, Roshi had a strange feeling creep up in his chest:
"Do nothing? What does that even mean? Don't tell me… Lin Xuan tricked me again?"
Meanwhile, his current situation was instantly broadcasted in the dimensional chat group, immediately catching the attention of Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama, who were in the middle of explaining to the Sage of Six Paths about the existence of other worlds.
Since Lin Xuan hadn't switched the camera angle yet, the first thing they saw was exactly what Master Roshi was seeing—Shenron.
"Is that... a dragon?" Hashirama exclaimed, shocked.
"This is Master Roshi's world? They actually have dragons?"
In the Naruto world, dragons existed only in legends—there were tales of the Dragon Vein and even Hashirama's Wood Dragon Technique—but neither he nor Madara had ever seen a real dragon.
So when they saw Shenron for the first time, both of them were truly astounded.
Then, they heard Lin Xuan's calm voice explaining:
"This is the Divine Dragon of Master Roshi's world. Summon it, and you can make any wish—even bring the dead back to life."
As he spoke, he switched the shared camera view.
Instantly, Madara and Hashirama saw that Roshi was no longer in the state of Reanimation, but was fully alive—a living, breathing human being.
Madara was stunned.
"The dragon... just grants wishes to revive the dead? That simple?"
Lin Xuan replied casually:
"Exactly. It's really that easy."
Madara: "..."
Up to this point, the only way Madara knew to bring someone fully back to life was through the Rinnegan's power—the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
That jutsu could indeed revive the dead, restoring their body and soul completely—but the cost was the user's own life.
Nagato used it once—and died.
Obito also used it. Though he managed to survive a little longer due to being the Ten Tails' Jinchuriki, and with Black Zetsu's aid and Hashirama cells, he still eventually perished.
Madara himself had gone through immense trouble—plotting and leaving countless backdoors—just to return to life.
Now, Lin Xuan told him that in another world, you just summon a dragon and make a wish, and the dead return to life?
How could he possibly accept that so easily?
"I never imagined such a powerful being existed in your world, Master Roshi."
Madara, at this point, was left speechless. He could only use ellipses to express the turmoil in his heart.
After all, in the Naruto world, bringing someone fully back from the dead (without Edo Tensei) was incredibly difficult.
Hashirama, while still processing this, suddenly thought of another issue:
"Wait... doesn't this mean Roshi can't be reanimated anymore? We might never see him again."
Roshi, who was still a bit confused about his sudden resurrection, suddenly understood the implication upon hearing Hashirama's remark.
Hashirama: "..."
Just then, Shenron's deep voice echoed once more:
"Your wish has been granted. Until next time."
The overcast sky that had formed during Shenron's appearance quickly cleared up.
"Welcome back!" Bulma greeted them warmly.
Krillin, still disoriented, asked,
"Did I really die earlier?"
"Krillin, you lucky guy!" someone laughed.
"Wait a minute," Master Roshi suddenly froze, his face changing drastically,
"Does this mean I'll never get to see my female disciples from that other world again?!"
Madara: "..."
So that's what you're most concerned about?
Were you really willing to give up resurrection just to stay and train your disciples in another world?
After Shenron vanished, the seven Dragon Balls scattered across the globe once more.
Everyone else finally came back to their senses and gathered around Roshi, smiling and laughing joyfully.
"Hahaha..."
Hearing Master Roshi's ridiculous complaint, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Yet amidst all the joy, Roshi was still lost in grief—mourning the fact that he might never return to Lin Xuan's world to guide his lovely disciples ever again.
Suddenly, another realization struck him.
"Wait a second! You guys didn't use the Dragon Balls to deal with Piccolo, but to bring us back to life? That means Piccolo's already been taken care of?"
"Yes," Tien responded with a solemn nod.
"Master Roshi, although I did learn the Evil Containment Wave, I failed when I tried to seal Demon King Piccolo. In the end, it was Goku who killed him!"
"What?!"
Roshi's eyes widened in shock.
Everyone thought he was stunned by Goku's achievement. After all, when they first heard Goku had defeated Piccolo, they too were stunned.
But the next moment, Roshi's reaction confused everyone.
He suddenly shouted in frustration,
"Damn it, Lin Xuan, you tricked me!"
Everyone fell silent, stunned.
What's going on?
Who's Lin Xuan?
And what just happened to Master Roshi?
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