"So… this is all because of Naruto?"
Sasuke glanced at Uchiha Itachi in the distance, feeling reluctant but ultimately accepting Uchiha Mikoto's explanation.
Since they were from different worlds, it was only natural that things would turn out differently.
Maybe the moment Naruto ate the Mori Mori no Mi, a parallel world branched off from their official history.
Sasuke looked over at Hashirama and Tobirama, who were questioning Boruto.
Then, turning back to Mikoto, who smiled gently at him — and to Izumi standing beside her —
he suddenly recalled everything he had seen and heard after arriving here.
Compared to their own world, this one seemed… much more peaceful.
He smiled bitterly.
In their world, if Naruto and he ever fell, another massive war between the Five Great Nations would be inevitable.
But here, even with Konoha losing its overwhelming influence over the ninja world,
while conflicts might still happen, they would not erupt as quickly, nor would the scale be so devastating.
Perhaps wars here would take on an entirely different form.
Meanwhile, Boruto's words left both Young Sasuke and Tobirama utterly stunned.
"What?!" they exclaimed in unison, drawing the attention of Mikoto and Izumi.
"You mean… you're Naruto and Hinata's child?" Young Sasuke's face was filled with disbelief.
"Tsunade… Tsunade actually ended up dying alone?" Tobirama's eyes widened in shock.
The next moment — whoosh! — Tobirama used Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished.
"Tsuna! Right now! Immediately!"
"Go find Naruto!"
"We need to secure blood for the Senju Clan!"
Tsunade: "…"
Bang!
Whoosh!
Tobirama returned.
But this time, his right eye was swollen shut, and blood dripped from his nose.
"Uh… That was Flying Thunder God, right?" Boruto blinked, wide-eyed (⊙o⊙).
"Grandpa Nidaime, are you alright?"
Tobirama wiped his bloody nose with a sleeve and waved it off. "I'm fine. I'm fine."
Then he sighed heavily.
Young Sasuke was lost in thought.
Naruto and Hinata's child...?
Then — what should he even call him?
Memories of the first time he visited Naruto's house flashed through his mind.
From Boruto's brief explanation, Sasuke could tell:
the future had already changed at that moment.
Young Sasuke glanced at Sasuke and secretly let out a sigh of relief.
"Luckily… I'm the Sasuke of this world."
After a short pause, Tobirama's expression turned serious.
"So, how exactly did you get here? And what do you plan to do once you return?"
Boruto and Sasuke finally remembered why they came in the first place.
Meanwhile...
"Naruto, your eyes…"
The stunned Nine-Tails stared at him.
Naruto smiled and said casually:
"Just like you see — the Rinnegan. No, the Samsara Sharingan."
He wasn't finished.
His Rinnegan shimmered — changing colors in an instant.
First blue.
Then a deep blood-red.
Then dazzling gold.
And finally, returning to its familiar, deep violet hue.
It was similar to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan…
but different.
This eye technique was not something he had inherited from Kaguya Ōtsutsuki —
it was something Naruto himself had created.
It was built from the chakra of the nine tailed beasts he had gathered,
combined with the chakra of the Outer Path Demon Statue.
The equivalent of the chakra of the Ōtsutsuki Clan and the Ten-Tails.
It also carried the powers of the spirit world, of ancient gods, of miko, and even of the underworld.
And his unique Samsara Sharingan abilities were still developing, growing stronger by the moment.
The Nine-Tails (Kurama) was completely stunned, instinctively taking several steps back.
The Samsara Eye — an eye that could truly control life and death.
The ultimate dojutsu, born from the chakra fruit of the God Tree.
Naruto grinned, closing his eyes briefly to sense the new power.
When he opened them, he stared at Kurama, who had almost backed into a stone wall.
Whoosh!
With a mere thought, Naruto activated his eye power.
Snap!
Kurama vanished from her spot —
and a white pillow dropped onto the ground where she had been.
Startled, Kurama found herself standing right next to Naruto, heart pounding.
It was the unique ability of Sasuke's Rinnegan: Amenotejikara — the swap technique.
"Naruto… what are you trying to do?"
"Don't — don't use me for your experiments again!"
Naruto smiled even more brightly.
The last time, he had used Kurama to experiment with the power of the Strength of a Hundred Seal.
Seeing that grin, Kurama broke into a cold sweat.
"Don't mess around!" she cried.
The next second, Kurama shivered violently.
She spun around — but saw nothing behind her.
"What the — no way — AHH!"
Kurama screamed, scrambling closer to Naruto.
"Ghost! Naruto, there's a ghost!!"
Goosebumps broke out all over her body.
"No way… was it a genjutsu?"
But without the Rinnegan herself, she couldn't see the truth:
Naruto had split his shadow into four invisible clones —
a hidden ability of the Samsara Sharingan.
At that moment, Naruto tilted his head upward, sensing something far beyond the earth.
Above the ninja world — there were meteorites.
Massive ones.
Each one larger, heavier, and deadlier than anything Madara Uchiha had ever summoned.
Sensing Naruto's faint smile, Kurama immediately understood.
He was behind it.
"Is that also your Samsara Sharingan's ability?" Kurama muttered resentfully, rubbing her head where the invisible clone had patted her.
Naruto looked at her and said:
"Attack me. With ninjutsu."
Kurama frowned.
"Why?"
But she didn't hesitate.
Chakra surged into her palms, condensing into a Tailed Beast Rasengan.
She hurled it at Naruto without mercy.
"Take this!"
Whoosh!
Suddenly — an invisible shockwave erupted from Naruto,
spreading in a perfect circle, 360 degrees around him.
Kurama froze mid-attack, her body rigid.
Snip!
A few strands of her fur floated to the ground.
Boom! Boom!
All around the storage chamber, everything was sliced cleanly and neatly —
as if the space itself had been severed.
The roots of the trees rapidly pierced the cave's walls, reinforcing the entire storage chamber like steel bars.
Naruto quietly nodded.
"So this is the power of Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki's eye—Samsara Eye: Pressure. A pretty decent method of attack."
The Nine-Tails glared at him, her resentment growing by the second.
She was so furious her teeth itched... but she had no way to resist.
Naruto smiled at her, then raised his hand.
His Rinnegan shimmered—and suddenly turned a dazzling gold.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!
The Tailed Beast Rasengan forming in Kurama's hands was immediately absorbed by the golden Rinnegan in Naruto's right eye.
At the same time, the golden Rinnegan in his left eye activated.
Buzzing with power, it began releasing chakra.
Buzz——!
A massive, enhanced version of the Tailed Beast Rasengan formed, surging with terrifying energy.
This was a technique belonging to high-level Ōtsutsuki Imperial Spirit Masters.
The Nine-Tails' fur stood on end.
She shouted, eyes wide, "I wasn't even attacking you! This isn't some turn-based battle—don't mess around!!"
Naruto chuckled lightly. "Okay."
He withdrew his hand.
The gigantic Rasengan, losing its support, started falling toward the ground.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!
Just as it was about to smash into Naruto,
his Rinnegan shifted—turning a deep blue.
In the next instant, Naruto's body transformed into several fluttering red paper cranes,
vanishing from the spot.
This was one of Urashiki's abilities: Thousand Paper Cranes Instant Teleportation.
It allowed Naruto to appear at any location he chose.
And now—
he reappeared right behind the Nine-Tails.
His Rinnegan gleamed red once more.
Behind him, a black portal opened—
Yomi Hirasaka, the Gate to the Underworld.
Without hesitation, Naruto stepped through the portal and left the storage cave.
The Nine-Tails blinked blankly, having missed her target.
At that very moment, the giant Rasengan exploded.
Boom——!!
Boom——!!
Kyuubi: "..."
"...That's way too much!!!"
But just as the shockwave was about to flatten everything—
Time stopped.
Then—
it began to rewind.
Naruto emerged from another portal connected to Yomi Hirasaka.
He now stood behind Kurama once again.
His Rinnegan flashed blue.
This was another of Urashiki's eye powers—
Time Reversal.
Whoosh——!
Naruto's eyes shifted again, morphing into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Kamui.
The massive Tailed Beast Rasengan was sucked away into the Kamui dimension, disappearing without a trace.
Naruto smiled, looking satisfied.
"Yeah... this power exceeds my expectations."
But as he turned around, his expression froze.
Inside him, the Yang half of Kurama was still quietly observing everything.
And since Naruto hadn't blocked the Yang Kurama's perception,
she had witnessed the entire sequence of events firsthand.
Now, there were two streaks of tears rolling down her furry cheeks.
Grievance.
Anger.
Frustration...
All tangled together.
Naruto scratched his head awkwardly.
"Well... isn't everything fine now?"
The Nine-Tails growled, eyes burning with fury.
"You're using me for experiments again... Damn Jinchūriki!!"
She lunged at him, jaws wide open!
Whoosh——!
But she bit nothing but air.
Naruto had already vanished again.
Kyuubi stomped the ground angrily.
"THAT'S TOO MUCH!!"
"JUST WAIT!!"
"I'LL MAKE YOU PAY!!!"
Crash——!
Suddenly, a black portal appeared above her head.
Countless treasures—gold, silver, and jewels—poured down like a waterfall, almost burying her alive.
Kurama stuck her head out from the mountain of treasure, stunned.
She blinked.
Then—
The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl into a grin.
"...Fine," she muttered, tail swaying happily. "I'll forgive you... for now."
Of course, she had no idea.
The gold, silver, and treasure were stolen straight from her own private treasury.
Still, for now—
Kyuubi was smiling brightly.
But after a few seconds, she began to frown.
"Wait a second... why do these treasures look so familiar?"
Silence.
"..."
"You said you forgave me," Naruto's voice teased from nearby, hidden among the surrounding vines.
Kyuubi's face flushed red with anger.
"I said it was temporary!!" she roared.
"Temporary! Understand?!"
"And now—"
"The forgiveness period has EXPIRED!!"
"No chakra flow into the house tonight!"
Then, realizing how awkward that sounded, she corrected herself:
"I mean—FREEZE your chakra!!"
Even so, Kyuubi still felt something was wrong.
But she was too furious to care.
She threw her head back and roared:
"DAMN IT!!"
"SASUKE, PAY ME BACK QUICKLY!!!"
…
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——
In the Uchiha Clan's territory, Sasuke's eyes narrowed.
A space portal had appeared without warning.
He immediately went on high alert.
Who is it?
A cold voice followed:
"Why do you have the same eye technique as me?"
Before Sasuke could react, Naruto stepped out from the portal.
Sasuke froze.
The Naruto standing in front of him was completely different from the one in his memories of this time.
It wasn't just the long, flowing golden hair—
even his figure was more mature, like the Naruto from two and a half years into the future.
"...Naruto?"
Sasuke called out, disbelief coloring his voice.
Hearing the sound, Boruto quickly turned around—
catching a glimpse of the figure with long golden hair.
The silhouette felt incredibly familiar...
but something about it was undeniably off.
"You've gotten a lot weaker, Sasuke."
Sasuke frowned.
"No, I—" he started to retort instinctively, but then paused.
Wait. He's talking about... my future self?
Sasuke nodded lightly to himself.
"Yeah... it does feel like I could beat myself now—the future me, even with the Rinnegan."
The future Sasuke was way too slow.
If he just pulled out Susanoo, he would basically be on Kakashi's level...
Sasuke relaxed a little.
Looking at Naruto, he felt an unexpected sense of reassurance.
His earlier worries about Ōtsutsuki Urashiki completely faded away.
Instead, a wave of familiarity washed over him—like he was looking at someone he'd known forever.
"...Yeah."
Sasuke answered, a rare softness slipping into his voice.
He even found himself smiling slightly—something he could hardly control.
At that moment, Naruto finally turned around.
And Boruto, seeing his face clearly—
His eyes widened in shock.
He blurted out loudly:
"Dad?!"
...
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