Under Shin's coaxing, Saga ultimately believed him.
Using the Hōgyoku's power, Shin successfully fused Saga's two personalities into one. As for whether it truly had no side effects, as he claimed, only Shin himself knew.
Saga then took his leave. This incident triggered a chain reaction, and nearly all the major forces that had first arrived in the Myriad Worlds became involved. Las Noches was destroyed, the Gotei 13 suffered devastating losses, while the Sanctuary and Pili World retained relatively intact fighting strength.
The remaining King of Fighters world had stayed in spectator mode all along, while no one knew where that bald Saitama had gone. Everyone seemed to have deliberately forgotten his existence, and no one took the initiative to provoke him.
As for the Naruto World, where Shin was based, this entire series of events had begun with his scheme against Gilgamesh.
But now, it had finally settled.
When Shin returned to New Konoha, things there had already completely stabilized, and Madara and Hashirama had returned as well.
After they had clarified the situation, a high-level meeting was promptly convened.
"So, Shin, has the objective been achieved?" Uchiha Madara asked first.
Shin opened his palm, revealing a jade orb emitting a hazy glow. "This is it—the Hōgyoku... a miraculous item that allows people to evolve without limit. It grows stronger along with the user's spiritual power."
"Something that incredible?" Madara murmured in surprise, releasing his own chakra to inspect it. But different fields were as far apart as mountains, let alone the fact that Naruto and Soul Reaper were entirely different worlds. Faced with Madara's chakra, the Hōgyoku did not react in the slightest.
Shin smiled. "I told you, this thing responds to spiritual power. You need a special method to use it."
Senju Hashirama frowned slightly and