After the battle, the situation stabilized.

Sunagakure had suffered two consecutive defeats, their forces critically depleted. With no strength left to resist Konoha's offensive, the Land of Wind had no choice but to accept the conditions of the Land of Fire and sign a humiliating treaty of surrender.

In contrast, Kumogakure—having launched an incursion into the Land of Earth months earlier—was still locked in a stalemate.

Within days, news of Konoha's overwhelming victory swept through the village. And with it, tales of Nawaki's stunning feat—slaughtering dozens of jōnin in an instant—spread like wildfire.

People began to believe he might truly reach the heights of his grandfather, Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage.

Overall, Nawaki's efforts had paid off—his prestige skyrocketed. Even after returning to the village, staying holed up at home didn't stop love letters from being slipped under his door daily.

"I've already graduated from school. Why are love letters still a thing!?"

Had Nawaki dared to step outside, the streets would've been flooded with curious villagers hoping to glimpse this young hero in person—wondering if he had an extra nose, a missing eye, or some other extraordinary feature.

To avoid the passionate crowd, Nawaki had no choice but to stay indoors, waiting for the excitement to fade.

Meanwhile, little Kushina Uzumaki had returned to her energetic self, frequently dropping by his place over the past few days.

As Nawaki lounged in the courtyard sunbathing—book in one hand, teapot in the other—Kushina ran up, emptied a pile of pink heart-shaped stationery from her backpack, and began sorting through the stack.

"Big Bro Nawaki, these are love letters from classmates at school! This one's from Chinatsu, this one's Momoe's, this one's from Kurai, and this one's from Miyuki…"

"Alright, just set them aside. And next time, please don't bring them. If I read and respond to each one, I'll waste an entire day," Nawaki said, helplessly spreading his hands.

Seeing he had no interest in reading them at all, Kushina beamed, clearly pleased.

She quickly stuffed the letters back into her bag and gleefully plopped down beside Nawaki, massaging his shoulders like an obedient little sister.

"Big Bro Nawaki, can you tell me how you managed to instantly take down dozens of jōnin?"

"Hasn't that battle already been recounted all over Konoha?" Nawaki replied, twitching his lips.

Every time he thought about it, he found it ridiculous. Since news of the fight reached the village, people had started giving him a nickname—just like the "Yellow Flash," "Shisui of the Body Flicker," or "White Fang of the Leaf" from the original timeline.

His nickname?

Godspeed Senju.

"Godspeed Senju Nawaki…"

It sounded awkward, like a tongue twister, and even clashed with Tobirama Senju's former title, "The Fastest Shinobi of the Warring States." It lacked the bold impact of "Yellow Flash" or "White Fang."

Still, he took some comfort in knowing Minato was probably having an even rougher time.

With Nawaki around, even if Minato mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique in this timeline, whether he'd still earn the title of "Yellow Flash" was up for debate.

Minato, unaware of any of this, had come running the moment he heard Nawaki had performed the full version of Flying Thunder God. After receiving instruction from him, Minato went back home to train in seclusion.

For a shinobi from a civilian background, mastering such a technique would be an incredible blessing.

But Flying Thunder God was just the beginning. As Minato's thoughtful "big brother," Nawaki—who also happened to be the Lord God behind the scenes—had already planned several future enhancements for him.

He just hadn't exchanged for them yet due to insufficient points.

Perhaps someday Minato would earn the title "Yellow Flash" again—through a different path.

"It sounds different when you tell the story yourself!" Kushina protested boldly. But seeing that Nawaki wasn't going to budge, she gave up and changed the topic, asking him for ninjutsu instruction instead.

—Which, of course, was her real reason for coming.

Watching Nawaki's strength grow at such a terrifying pace while her own power remained stagnant, Kushina had begun to panic. At this rate, she might never be able to team up with him.

In addition to asking Nawaki, she'd sought advice from Tsunade and the Third Hokage—after all, she wasn't lacking in jutsu; what she needed was guidance.

With her talent, it was only a matter of time before she broke through and brought in a bounty of points for herself.

As she began practicing, Nawaki set his teapot down, covered his face with a book, and appeared to doze off.

In truth, he had just opened the Lord God's exchange panel.

"From A and Killer Bee's perspective, the war between Kumogakure and Iwagakure is heating up. It's time to send in some Reincarnators."

A faint smile tugged at his lips as Nawaki's thoughts drifted to the One Piece world.

Right now, the shinobi world was engulfed in war—death was everywhere. If he didn't seize this opportunity to deploy Reincarnators for growth, he'd be wasting a golden chance.

The recent slaughter of dozens of jōnin had earned him nearly twenty thousand points.

This new Reincarnator Mission was being launched ahead of schedule—before the usual start-of-month timing—for a reason.

If Reincarnators from other worlds entered the Naruto world, its time flow could no longer be paused.

So the idea of completing every mission "in an instant" would become a fantasy, and it might even disrupt the monthly cycle of missions.

There was no easy fix—unless parallel timelines were implemented.

But unlocking parallel timelines required too many points. Nawaki couldn't afford it yet. So for now, a workaround was necessary.

Due to the difficulty of syncing time across worlds, all mission intervals would be based on one month in the Naruto world.

After all, the Naruto universe was Nawaki's chosen base of operations.

This time, Reincarnators from other worlds would enter the Naruto timeline during the gap between two scheduled missions, and the duration wouldn't exceed a week.

That way, the rhythm of missions would remain intact.

"Alright then… time to deploy the One Piece Reincarnators."

He dragged three pre-selected names into the teleportation panel.

With that, Nawaki activated the transfer and used a Reincarnation Talisman.

In various corners of the One Piece world, three individuals simultaneously heard a calm voice whisper into their ears:

[Commencing Reincarnator Mission.]

In the next moment, their vision went black—and they collapsed into unconsciousness.

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