If not for the Lord God, Madara would never have broken free from his control. His entire life would have unfolded exactly as planned—merely a stepping stone for Mother's resurrection.
If not for the Lord God, he would never have been exposed by Madara, captured, and beaten mercilessly by his so-called "nephew."
If only the Lord God hadn't existed!
Full of grief and indignation, Black Zetsu roared inwardly.
Yet now, staring at the options displayed on the glowing interface before him, this being who had fallen into despair after Madara's beatdown suddenly saw a sliver of hope in the darkness.
If these options were real, then he wouldn't need to rely on anyone else. As long as he gathered enough points, he could break the seal himself—reviving Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and bringing her back into the world!
Having personally witnessed Madara's transformation, Black Zetsu held complete faith in the Lord God's capabilities. The only question that lingered was: what is the Lord God's true goal?
Of course, that was the common doubt shared by all Reincarnators.
"As long as I can resurrect Mother, I'll give anything!"
Upon spotting the resurrection option for Kaguya, Black Zetsu didn't hesitate to upload his ninjutsu knowledge.
As an ancient entity that had survived since Kaguya's era, the number of jutsu he had memorized was unmatched across the shinobi world.
But there was one unfortunate fact:
Black Zetsu had been created through Yin-Yang Release, and Kaguya had exhausted all of her remaining strength in doing so. Compared to her two sons, he had been born malnourished—lacking almost all physical strength and unable to cultivate chakra.
His only means of exerting power was through his innate abilities—spiritual fusion and possession—to hijack another's body and wield strength vicariously.
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Moments later, as Black Zetsu completed his upload, Nawaki glanced at the updated point tally and raised an eyebrow in mild surprise.
He'd only received about 10,000 points.
It was… surprisingly low. Considering Black Zetsu's identity, it didn't seem to match expectations. Madara had earned more through his own uploads.
After thinking it over, Nawaki realized the reason.
Although Black Zetsu's true strength was difficult to measure, the system scan classified him as A- rank.
He had possessed this level of strength since birth. Consequently, the difficulty of acquiring new jutsu afterward was lower, which also meant the fate or karmic weight tied to those jutsu was minimal.
Same situation with Madara: if you can easily obtain any technique, their intrinsic value diminishes.
Even so, to still generate over 10,000 points by sheer volume alone…
That was a testament to just how terrifyingly massive Black Zetsu's inventory of jutsu truly was.
"Well, whatever. Time to begin the mission."
Seeing that everyone had finished their exchanges, Nawaki waved his hand.
The translucent screens in front of the participants began to shimmer and shift, the characters rearranging themselves under a mysterious force.
A cold, emotionless voice echoed out:
[Commencing Reincarnator Mission.]
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[Current World: One Piece]
The Donquixote Family was originally part of the Celestial Dragons, the aristocracy of the world. However, Donquixote Homing gave up his status and privileges, choosing to leave Mariejois. This decision led to the family's decline.
His eldest son, Donquixote Doflamingo, murdered his father in a bid to reclaim their status—but was still rejected by the Celestial Dragons.
Enraged, Doflamingo formed the Donquixote Pirates, vowing vengeance against the nobility.
Just as his pirate empire was flourishing, Doflamingo discovered that his younger brother, Rosinante, had betrayed him—acting as a secret marine operative. Worse, Rosinante had absconded with the Op-Op Fruit, the very Devil Fruit Doflamingo desperately sought.
A betrayal he could not forgive.
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[Main Mission: Rescue Rosinante and Trafalgar Law, and help them escape Doflamingo's clutches.]
[Reward: 3,000 points]
[Failure: If either target dies, all rewards will be revoked. If both targets die, the mission fails, and participants will face Erasure.]
[Notice: The Donquixote Pirates will arrive at Minion Island in 20 minutes.]
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Once again, Nawaki had selected the One Piece world for this mission.
After all, for Reincarnators with A-rank strength, both the Naruto and One Piece universes provided ideal training grounds.
And compared to Naruto, the One Piece world was far larger, with countless missions waiting to be tapped.
Until he had fully mined its potential, Nawaki had no intention of abandoning this world.
One point worth noting:
This mission took place 13 years before the start of the One Piece story.
When the Sannin were sent to this world previously, it was 16 years before the start of the plot.
A time gap of three full years.
Nawaki had used the Reincarnation Talisman to accelerate the flow of time in the One Piece world, effectively fast-forwarding three years in an instant.
After all, the Reincarnation Talisman didn't "pause" time—it allowed Nawaki to adjust its flow rate.
To skip those three years, he had spent 6,000 points!
If he couldn't earn that back, it'd be a major loss.
"Hmph… I really need to unlock a time-adjustment function next."
Nawaki muttered to himself.
Time manipulation wasn't all that rare in fiction. As a so-called omnipotent Lord God, not having that feature would be a disgrace.
The only catch—it cost a fortune in points.
And currently, points were exactly what Nawaki lacked most.
For now, time-jumps could only be achieved using the Reincarnation Talisman—and only forward, not backward.
Shoving aside such lofty ambitions for the moment, Nawaki turned his attention to the new Reincarnators.
When Chiyo, A, and the others saw the word "Erasure" in the mission penalty, their expressions changed.
Of course. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
They had already tested the exchange system and had witnessed the Lord God's incredible power. No one doubted he had the capability to erase them.
With this carrot-and-stick setup, as long as they valued their lives, they had no choice but to obey Nawaki's commands.
"We should discuss how to complete this mission," Chiyo said coldly after a moment of silence. "Assuming none of you want to die."
The four of them exchanged glances.
Chiyo had figured it out—just like Black Zetsu.
So that's why Tsunade had some strange ninja tool that beat me last time… She must have exchanged it from the Lord God.
A nodded slightly. "If we're cooperating, we need to know each other's strength. I'm A, this is my partner, Killer Bee. Together, we have the ability to kill elite jonin."
He kept it vague—understandably cautious, since they didn't know each other well.
Just as he finished speaking, an astonished voice rang out.
"You're the A-B combo from Kumo?!"
The three turned to see the thick-browed Konoha shinobi staring at them wide-eyed in shock.
Then, scratching his head sheepishly, he added:
"I'm Might Duy… Just a genin from Konoha."
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