XX-level Hokage

Everything is a cycle, whether it's the origin of chakra or the birth of Devil Fruits. Perhaps in some higher dimension, all paths lead to the same destination.

“Sister Tianchen’s words are always so profound.” Flora pushed up her glasses, a hint of inquiry flashing in her eyes. “Actually, I’m very curious whether the so-called chakra and our Haki are essentially a combination of spiritual and physical energy? If I have the chance, I would like to study the stone tablet left by Aunt Kaguya.”

“Sure.” Tian Chen smiled slightly, a hint of cunning in his expression. “But that’s a secret. In exchange, could you tell me about the Void Century? I think Father would be very interested in that.”

Just as this group of top students were having a high-level academic exchange, a pink ghost head quietly emerged from under the table.

"Heh heh heh heh... What kind of boring stuff are you all talking about?" Lilim floated out, holding Kumasi in her hand. "Since you're so bored, let's do something exciting! Go ahead, scare them a bit!"

Several ghosts attempted to ambush the believer.

However, before the ghost could get close, the believer's paintbrush suddenly stopped, and she drew a "cage" on the paper.

The next second, a cage made of two-dimensional lines actually appeared in reality, trapping the ghosts inside. "Huh?! My ghosts!" Lilim exclaimed in surprise.

"So cute." Rui Yuhi walked over, looking at the ghost in the cage, her red eyes curving into crescents. "Is this Lilim's friend? Although it looks a bit eerie, under the filter of illusion magic..."

With a light tap of her finger, Lei added a pink filter and a bow effect to the cage, instantly transforming the originally terrifying and negative ghost into something resembling an amusement park mascot.

"Ugh! Don't put this disgusting filter on my ghost!" Lilim exploded. "It's not gothic at all! It's not despairing at all!"

"But it really suits your dress today," Tears gently added. Lilim: (Completely defeated)

On the terrace outside the banquet hall, two figures were enjoying the breeze on the railing. One was Nohara Hatsukami, and the other was Coco, the bunny-eared girl.

"Um...Chujian, where's your tail?" Coco curiously examined Chujian's bottom. "Since you can use that red chakra cloak, you must have a tail, right? Like Father's?"

"I don't have a tail!" Chu Jian blushed slightly as she argued, "That's a pseudo-tailed beast transformation! It's a chakra transformation! Besides, my chakra is blue, and it only turns red occasionally!"

"What a pity." Coco twitched her ears, somewhat disappointed. "Father's tail feels so nice to touch. I thought all the sisters on this ninja side had them." "Although I don't have a tail, I have this." At first glance, to save face, she extended her palm, and a small Tailed Beast Ball condensed in her hand, radiating a dangerous aura.

A sense of danger emanated from it. "Look, it's a Tailed Beast Ball."

"Wow! That's so cool! It looks like a compressed ball of lightning!" Coco's eyes lit up. "Then I'll show you something good too!"

Coco took a deep breath, and static electricity instantly generated on her fur, causing it to crackle. "Electric Moonwalk!"

She leaped through the air, leaving behind electrified footprints.

"This... this is flying without chakra?" Chu Jian exclaimed, her mouth agape. "Amazing! Can you teach me? If I learn this, I can protect my mom even better!"

"Garchu!" Coco pounced down from the air and hugged Chujian. "If you treat me to carrots, I'll teach you!" "No problem! There are plenty in the kitchen!"

The two tomboyish, wild types instantly formed some kind of interspecies friendship agreement. Halfway through the banquet, the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

Alice saw that although everyone was acting independently, the tension had dissipated, so she stood up and walked to the center of the field.

“Since it’s a party, food and conversation alone aren’t enough.” Alice took out a peacock feather fan from her waist. It was an exquisite pair of folding fans with the Alabasta desert and oasis painted on the surface.

"I would also like to show you my sisters a dance from the desert kingdom." As Alice finished speaking, she began to dance gracefully.

Unlike the ninja's strength, her dance blends the exoticism of Alabasta with the subtle elegance of royal instruction.

Her long blue hair fluttered in the wind, and as she opened and closed her feather fan, a cool breeze seemed to be blowing, carrying fine sand that shimmered with golden light in the shadows.

It was a perfect combination of wind-attribute chakra and dance. "So beautiful," Ruri stopped eating and stared in a daze.

"Hmph, it's alright." Although Wan Hua was stubborn, she put down her wine glass and started clapping along to the rhythm. "Since Alice is dancing, I'll join in the fun too."

Xi Ri Lei smiled slightly and formed a hand seal.

The lights in the banquet hall dimmed instantly, and countless glowing butterflies flew out from her sleeves, fluttering around Alice and making her look like a moonlit fairy.

Seeing this, Xiao Nan also became interested. With a slight movement of her fingers, the paper transformed into a musical instrument, automatically playing a light and cheerful melody in the air. Watching this scene, Uchiha Miko's tense face finally softened.

She looked at Otsutsuki Tenchen, who was holding a wine cup, the harmonious scene reflected in his dark green Rinnegan. "Tenchen-nee, it seems this meeting was more successful than expected," Miko said softly.

"Yes." Tianchen took a sip of sake. "Although our power systems are different and our personalities vary, bloodlines don't lie. This noisy yet warm..."

It truly felt like a welcoming home for relatives.

"However," Tianchen changed the subject, looking at the orange-haired figure (Zona) who was secretly signing a contract with Ya, "I think for the sake of the national treasury's safety, we still need to send someone to keep an eye on that little sister Zona."

Miko couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't worry, I'll have the police department (Uchiha clan) keep an eye on it."

On this night filled with laughter, song, and dance, the princesses from two worlds, after their initial clashes and tentative explorations, finally began to live together peacefully, drawn together by food, art, and their shared bloodline.

Bonus Chapter: Royal Meet-and-Greet (Part 3)

Location: Ninja Kingdom, Imperial Capital, Royal Martial Arts Arena Time: One hour after the banquet begins

Inside the banquet hall, the dance that blended wind magic with desert style temporarily eased the atmosphere, but for these girls who inherited the most elite bloodlines from two worlds, eating and drinking alone was clearly not enough to satisfy the restless energy within them.

In particular, when Senju Fanghua looked at the broken giant golden nanmu wood table, which had been broken by Liuli, the muscles at the corners of her eyes kept twitching. "Hey, the 'Empress's' daughter over there."

Wanhua downed the strong liquor in one gulp, slamming the glass heavily on the tatami mat. She stood up, her green robe billowing in the wind, her gaze fixed intently on Boa Feren opposite her.

"Just now on the red carpet, you said that our ninja world's Genmi and Kanetsuki are just flashy little tricks, right?"

Philen elegantly wiped the corner of her mouth, not even glancing at Wan Hua, and slowly adjusted the nine-snake pattern on her cuffs: "I am merely stating the facts. Without absolute power to support it, even the most gorgeous skills are nothing more than frivolous entertainment."

"Since that's the case." Wan Hua smiled, revealing a set of pearly white teeth, and a visible wave of green chakra suddenly erupted from his body.

"Then let's go to the training grounds and practice! Let me see just how tough your world's domineering spirit really is!"

"Just as I intended." Philon stood up, her high heels clicking crisply on the floor, a subtle aura of dominance emanating from her. "Perfect post-dinner exercise, and I'll also teach you what true regal bearing is."

Seeing the two locked in a fierce confrontation, the surrounding sisters not only did not try to stop them, but instead all showed expressions of watching a good show.

"I want to open a betting market." Zona quickly pulled out an abacus and notebook, her orange eyes gleaming. "Bet on Wan Hua to win is 1.5 to 1, bet on Fei Lun to win is 1.5 to 1, and a draw is 3 to 1! Ya, do you want to invest?"

"I bet on Sister Fanghua!" Ya pulled out the gold coins she had just earned from Zona without hesitation. "Although she is usually fierce, she has never lost in terms of strength!"

“Then I’ll bet on Sister Philon.” Xing yawned lazily, took out a fan and fanned himself. “After all, she’s the daughter of that ‘Empress,’ her aura seems very strong.”

And so, surrounded by a group of sisters who loved watching the excitement, the group moved to the giant training ground behind the palace, which was large enough to accommodate the tailed beasts in battle.

In the center of the training ground, the two stood facing each other.

There are no referees, no rules, the only rule is—don't injure your opponent. "Wood Release: All Things in the Universe!"

Fang Hua struck first, her hands clasped together abruptly without forming any complex hand seals, and the ground instantly rumbled. Countless enormous tree roots burst forth from the earth like raging dragons, sweeping towards Philon with overwhelming force.

This is not just ordinary wood; it also incorporates the ultimate chakra control inherited from Tsunade's lineage, making each piece of wood as hard as iron. "It's that plant trick again."

Philen snorted coldly, her long, beautiful legs instantly covered in a layer of jet-black, gleaming Armament Haki. Instead of retreating, she advanced, her body tracing a graceful arc in the air.

"Fragrant Foot - Thigh Fat Shoot!" Bang—!!!

The black high heels collided violently with the thick tree trunk.

The Wood Release technique, which was powerful enough to trap the Tailed Beasts, shattered inch by inch under Philon's kick, turning into wood chips everywhere.

Using the recoil, Philon soared into the air, his body spinning rapidly like a red whirlwind, aiming straight for Wan Hua's face. "It's not over yet!"

Manka's eyes blazed with fighting spirit. She neither dodged nor evaded, gathering her chakra into her right fist, a power she inherited from Tsunade and enhanced by the Mashiro bloodline: "Unparalleled Strength."

"Painful Heaven Kick - Modified - Crushing Fist!" Boom!

Fists and feet collided in mid-air without any fancy moves.

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze. Then, a terrifying shockwave spread outwards from the two of them, and the ground of the training ground shattered like a biscuit, with debris flying everywhere.

The green chakra aura intertwined with the dark red, domineering lightning, emitting a piercing hissing sound.

"Not bad, you're quite strong, you freakish woman." Philon gritted her teeth, a bead of sweat forming on her forehead, but her eyes remained arrogant. She could feel the terrifying power emanating from her opponent's fist—a pure, destructive kinetic energy.

"Your legs are pretty strong too, long-legged woman." Fang Hua smiled, but her arms were trembling slightly.

The opponent's power, known as "domineering aura," was very strange. It was not only hard but also possessed an internal destructive force capable of penetrating muscle defenses.

The two exerted force simultaneously, each leaping backward dozens of feet, carving two deep furrows in the ground. "Again!"

Fang Hua formed hand seals, preparing to use a more advanced immortal technique.

Philen took a deep breath and assumed the "Sweet & Sweet Breeze" starting pose.

"If this is just a warm-up, it's enough." A cold voice suddenly broke through the battlefield.

Otsutsuki Tenchen appeared between the two at some point. She didn't make a move, but simply activated her dark green Rinnegan. "Shinra Tensei."

An invisible wall of repulsion instantly opened, forcefully pushing away Wan Hua and Fei Lun, who were about to charge again.

"The banquet has only just begun. If you demolish the training ground, Father will have nowhere to practice in the morning when he returns," Tian Chen said calmly, his tone carrying an unquestionable authority.

Wan Hua smacked her lips and dispersed the chakra in her hand: "Tch, how boring. Sister Tian Chen, you're always such a spoilsport."

Philon tidied his slightly messy hair and gave Tianchen a deep look: "Is that the Rinnegan...? This repulsive force is indeed quite something."

Although the battle between the "heavy armored warriors" was halted, on the other side of the training ground, two afterimages were having a great time. "Hahahaha! Come and chase me! You can't catch me!"

Coco, the Mink Girl, was now completely excited. Her whole body crackled with electricity. Although she hadn't entered her Sulong form, her Mink Tribe talent gave her extremely high agility.

She leaped back and forth between the rock pillars of the training ground, like a white lightning bolt.

Behind her, a pale blue figure was hot on her heels. "Stop! You rabbit! Give me back my headband!"

Nohara Hatsumi, draped in a semi-transparent Three-Tails chakra cloak (pseudo-state), ran on all fours like a cheetah, her speed was extremely fast.

Each time, it leaves behind a crater filled with the explosive power of chakra.

Just now, Coco took advantage of the break in the fight between Wan Hua and Fei Lun to casually remove the ninja headband that Chu Jian was wearing around his neck, using it as an "invitation" for the race.

"Electric Luna!"

Coco stomped her foot on the air, twisting in mid-air to nimbly dodge a small water-escape bullet spat out by Chu Jian. "My turn! Electric Claw!"

Coco descended from the sky, her claws crackling with high-voltage electricity as she lunged at Chujian's shoulder. "Isobu - Armored Shield!"

Upon first sight, the reaction was extremely fast; the chakra cloak on his back instantly materialized, forming a hard, tortoise-shell-shaped shield. *Sizzle sizzle—*

The electric current struck the chakra shield, but was neutralized by the heavy chakra.

"What a hard turtle shell!" Coco rolled over and landed, shaking her slightly numb hands. "Is this the power of a tailed beast? It doesn't feel quite like our Haki."

It's similar, or more like... a living energy?

"That's the power Mom gave me!" Chu Jie said breathlessly after clearing his defenses. "How about it, want to continue?" "Of course! That was just a warm-up!" Coco's ears perked up. "I'm going to get serious now!"

Seeing that the speed battle was about to escalate, Xiao Nan lazily yawned and flicked her finger. Several giant paper nets descended from the gate, trapping the two who were about to jump again.

"Alright, alright, stop running around." Xiao Nan rubbed her eyes and walked over. "The dust you've stirred up while running around is all over the cake over there. Liu Li will cry."

Upon hearing "Liuli can cry," Coco and Chujian froze instantly. They both turned their heads to look at the edge of the training ground.

Sure enough, Liuli was holding a dusty cake, her eyes brimming with tears, her lips pouting—a clear sign that she was about to grow bigger. "I'm sorry!!!" the two shouted in unison, as if afraid that if they hesitated even a second longer, the training ground would collapse under the weight of the colossal mermaid.

In the spectator stands of the martial arts arena, a quieter yet equally thrilling contest is taking place compared to the hand-to-hand combat that will take place on the field. Uchiha Miko is sitting upright, his three-tomoe Sharingan slowly turning, his gaze locked on Nico Flora not far away.