Konoha: I, Naruto, will eat the Forest-Forest Fruit!

"Mother... I still can't believe... you really came back to life."

Maitreya followed the long hair of Shion.

"Even my mother can't believe it's true... Naruto is just too incredible."

"He's going back. Should the little priestess go back with him?"

"Mother~!"

Ziyuan let out a angry shout.

"It's good that Mother is here to guard the place; the people from Konoha will be here soon."

"This ninja world has changed... It will be easy to come back in the future."

Miroku looked at himself and Shion in the mirror, a gentle smile on his lips.

Outside the door, Naruto closed his eyes, his precognitive power arose, and his eyes turned into complex purple patterns.

"Are they here?"

"No...this isn't official history, it's another world...like Menma's limited Tsukuyomi world?"

"Not really. That limited Tsukuyomi has the power of the Gedo Mazo, so it's more like a parallel world that was created the instant it connected with the real world."

Naruto slowly opened his eyes. "It's time to go back."

......

Meanwhile, on the streets of Konoha, Boruto held the back of his head with both hands and pouted:

"What? Isn't this Konoha?"

"It's just that we've never been to this remote location before."

"Tch, that surprised me."

Sasuke suddenly stopped, his pupils contracted, and an expression of disbelief crossed his face.

Boruto noticed Sasuke's unusual behavior and followed his gaze.

They were stunned.

"Huh? That's... the Hokage Rock?"

"Hmm...it doesn't quite look like it, but that's the right location..."

Boruto rubbed his eyes and looked again carefully.

"What about Dad's Shadow Rock and Grandma Tsunade's Shadow Rock?"

Sasuke's expression turned unusually serious as he grabbed Boruto by the back of the neck.

whoosh-

The two arrived at the rooftop.

"No...that can't be?!"

Boruto sat on the rooftop. "Why did you suddenly come up here? Is something wrong?"

Sasuke ignored him and instead activated his Sharingan to examine the Shadow Rock closely.

Boruto exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?"

Why are the buildings here a little different?

Sasuke closed his eyes. "Boruto, this place... is the old Konoha..."

Sasuke wasn't sure either.

Because there are only four Hokage Rocks now, and all four of them are completely unrecognizable.

The gap at the top still shows signs of destruction.

Sasuke is very familiar with it.

"A Qilin?"

Why?

Boruto exclaimed in surprise, "There's no new city area anymore!"

"The streets are completely different... I thought I just hadn't noticed this place before... Have I really traveled back in time?"

Sasuke said uncertainly, "It is the Konoha of the past... but this Konoha is not the Konoha I remember."

Sasuke recalled Urashiki in his mind.

"I need to go harvest the fox's chakra."

call--

Sasuke sighed. "I knew it."

"However, it cannot be ruled out that we are not in the past world now, but in an illusion created by Urashiki."

As soon as he finished speaking, the plow in the doctor's hand began to vibrate, and a notification sound rang out.

"Warning! Warning!"

Boruto was startled and quickly lifted it up, while Sasuke frowned.

"Time shift has significantly deviated from the target coordinates!"

"He spoke?!" Boruto looked at Li with surprise and doubt.

Sasuke also crouched down, listening carefully to the sound of the plow.

"The location here does not match the time travel target coordinates set by Lord Urashiki Ōtsutsuki; a spacetime anomaly has occurred!"

Sasuke pondered for a moment, then asked in a deep voice, "You said time travel, so this is the old Konoha?"

Drop drop-

Li flapped its limbs before answering Sasuke's question.

"This is the old Konoha... The current era is the time when the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade, is in charge of Konoha."

Sasuke frowned. "The Fifth Hokage?"

"Wait... is there an anomaly in spacetime?"

"Really?" Boruto's face was full of disbelief.

"So where is Urashiki? You said we've deviated from the target coordinates, which means we've deviated from the time... Is Urashiki at another time?"

Although Sasuke had many questions in his mind, he knew that the most important thing now was to confirm Urashiki's location.

"Lord Urashiki set the time-shifting coordinates to Naruto Uzumaki's childhood, but due to improper operation during the spatial shift, the era we arrived at is slightly later than the target era."

"And Lord Urashiki, who parted from us, will arrive in this era in a few days."

Li slowly revealed the time when Urashiki appeared.

"He came out before us, but it was a few days later?" Boruto scratched his head.

"As expected, Urashiki's target is Naruto of this era."

"He planned to steal the Nine-Tails' chakra from the still young and weak Naruto."

Boruto's expression also turned serious. "That's really despicable... Anyway, as long as we find Dad before Urashiki and protect him, that's fine, right?"

Sasuke glanced at the unfamiliar face and could only say, "This is the best way to do it for now."

Li then began to advise, "You come from the future, and this must not be revealed to people from the past, especially not to those who have close relationships with you."

"What if our identities are exposed or something else happens?" Boruto asked.

"It will have a huge impact on the future. To exaggerate a bit, every action you take in the past will change the future."

"Beep beep beep—"

Just as Li was about to continue speaking, his whole body suddenly trembled.

No further notifications were issued after that.

Boruto seemed unconvinced, and instead said rather carelessly:

"I'm getting more and more excited!"

"They actually managed to come to Konoha before I was born!"

Sasuke, however, seemed preoccupied and stopped speaking halfway through his sentence.

He tried asking a few questions, but Li remained silent.

The final message indicated insufficient chakra fuel.

"Conceal your identity first."

Sasuke, who originally intended to change his clothes, instead formed hand seals with one hand and used the Transformation Jutsu.

Changing clothes?

With their faces, especially Boruto's, how could they not be recognized in Konoha?

Sasuke didn't know why he had that thought just now.

They're ninjas, after all.

After seeing Sasuke use the transformation technique, Boruto also used the transformation technique.

"Sasuke-san is so clever. I was even planning to find some clothes to change into for disguise."

The two jumped down, and looking at the bustling street, Boruto felt both a sense of unfamiliarity and a certain familiarity.

"Is future technology already that advanced?"

One sentence jolted Sasuke awake.

"Could it be...?"

Sasuke pulled Boruto aside, "Quiet down!"

Then, they quickened their pace and moved through the streets.

Televisions, PHS phones, flip phones, etc.

This made Sasuke's mood even heavier.

Finally, Sasuke stopped.

Boruto's eyes widened in surprise.

"The Hokage's robe...it's the same as Dad's clothes...who is that old man?"

"Wait...that face, isn't that the Third Hokage?"

Boruto exclaimed in surprise.

Sasuke was also extremely shocked, but he quickly covered Boruto's mouth and teleported to the rooftop.

Chakra... no, my chakra hasn't changed... why do I feel like I'm consuming a lot of chakra just to use a Body Flicker Technique?

Sasuke shook his head, squinted, and carefully looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi sweeping the street below.

"Ughh ...

Boruto struggled repeatedly in protest.

Sasuke released his grip and warned Boruto with a serious expression, "Boruto, don't attract attention."

Boruto then realized what had happened and quickly apologized.

Sasuke ignored him, only looking at Hiruzen Sarutobi below, muttering, "How could it have turned out like this... By now, Orochimaru would have already launched the Konoha Crush... Shouldn't that old man be dead?"

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face was filled with a happy smile.

"Konohamaru glanced at me more than once today, and didn't leave immediately when he saw me."

"Haha, thankfully I've been working hard. Naruto was right, one day I'll gain everyone's recognition~"

Sasuke's gaze passed over Hiruzen Sarutobi and landed on a civilian and a ninja who were walking towards him.

The two chatted and laughed, showing no signs of the usual barriers between commoners and ninjas.

Sasuke also noticed that the two of them didn't look like Konoha residents at all.

"Go down and eavesdrop on what they're saying."

Just as I was about to move, I suddenly stopped.

"Don't I know how to read lips?"

"Go down and follow... what kind of low-level ninja would do that?"

Dispelling the strange thoughts in his mind, Sasuke began to decipher the two people's lip movements.

What do you think Naruto-sama will do with those ungrateful bastards?

[Hmph, do those scumbags even deserve Naruto-sama's attention?]

"That's true, hehe, look, isn't this the Third Hokage?"

[Damn it, I just threw the trash in the bin... That old bastard deserved it!]

【...】

Sasuke stood frozen in place.

Boruto's patience was wearing thin, but seeing Sasuke's strange expression, he could only purse his lips and continue to wait.

Suddenly, Boruto saw Danzo walking out of the restroom with a mop covered in golden legends.

"what?"

"Sasuke-san, do you know who that person is?"

"Why does he look so strange...? Ah? Isn't he... isn't he Danzo?"

Rumbling--

Sasuke turned around and saw Danzo in his reanimated body, and what he was doing.

My mind went completely blank.

He said woodenly, "Shimura Danzo...washing toilets?"

"The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, sweeping the streets?"

Boruto, of course, had no idea what this meant.

Sasuke was shocked, but his previously suppressed feelings instantly turned into a sense of relief.

Especially after Sasuke saw Danzo washing the mop covered in the golden legend with his hands, several civilians came out of the toilet.

They were dressed in Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village) clothing, and after they came out, they gave Danzo a good beating.

Danzo lay there like a dead dog, covering his head and face with the hand that still held the golden legend.

At that moment, Sasuke felt like the top of his head was about to be lifted off his head.

This feeling... is amazing! So amazing!

He couldn't help but activate his Sharingan.

Consuming chakra?

Why do I have to consider chakra just to open a Sharingan?

Who's inside me? Get out of here! Stop controlling my body!

Sasuke felt his whole body brimming with power.

It's just like how Kaka felt when he woke up in the morning after a week of perseverance.

At that moment, Sasuke froze.

Boruto sensed an incredibly powerful amount of chakra being suppressed within Sasuke.

This moment shattered his understanding of power.

"Mother?"

Sasuke unconsciously called out softly.

The moment Sasuke saw Mikoto Uchiha, he understood what Li had said: spacetime anomaly!

Without hesitation, he jumped.

Boruto quickly followed.

However, Sasuke stopped in his tracks after landing.

He looked at Erzhuzi, who was covered in dust. The familiar Erzhuzi now looked very strange.

In Erzhuzi's eyes, the word "hatred" did not appear.

"Mom, I'm not a little kid anymore... please don't do this."

Sasuke saw Mikoto brush the dust off his clothes, turn his head away, and feel a little hot in his face.

Boruto's eyes widened as he looked at Sasuke, then turned to look at him.

"You...he...Sasuke when he was a child?"

At that moment, Erzhuzi dodged Mikoto's hand and ran to the flower shop next door.

When Rino Yamanaka saw Sasuke arrive, she smiled and said:

"Sasuke, this is your first time here."

Erzhuzi stood there somewhat awkwardly, his gaze wandering over the bouquet.

Rino Yamanaka glanced at Mikoto outside the door and teased:

"Are you sending flowers to your mother?"

"Naruto buys carnations every time he passes by. Oh dear, that kid is really something, who buys flowers from a shop and gives them to the shopkeeper instead?"

Upon hearing this, Erzhuzi's eyes lit up, and he quickly began searching for carnations.

In the blink of an eye, Rino Yamanaka had already prepared everything for him.

"Take it, it's free."

As he spoke, he patted Sasuke's head.

Erzhuzi blushed, said thank you, and ran out to give the carnations to Meiqin.

Not far away, Sasuke saw everything.

Mikoto smiled happily after receiving the flowers.

"Mom, I'm going to the plaza later. Humph, that Uchiha Madara is too arrogant. I want to see how he embarrasses himself!"

Mikoto chuckled and shook her head. "Would you like to have a match with Lord Hashirama?"

Erzhuzi grinned slyly, "Hehe, right, that idiot still doesn't know what kind of dancing is."

"Really, Lord Madara is still an ancestor, you should show him some respect."

Mikoto gently tapped Erzhuzi's head.

Erzhuzi didn't dodge, he just grinned foolishly.

Along the way, some children recognized Erzhuzi and greeted him.

Erzhuzi immediately resumed his arrogant and cool expression, but the corners of his mouth couldn't be suppressed from turning up.

As the two passed by Future Sasuke and Boruto, Mikoto glanced at Future Sasuke.

Sasuke almost couldn't help but shout it out.

Erzhuzi then pulled Meiqin forward, saying, "Mom, there's a newly opened shop up ahead. I'll take you to see it."

Mikoto then turned around and joked, "Have you paid back Kurama's money?"

Erzhuzi gave an awkward smile, but immediately patted his chest and assured him:

"Xiao Qian, Kai sent me money again today... Don't worry, I'll definitely be able to pay it back."

After the two walked away, Boruto was somewhat at a loss.

tick-

Sasuke watched the receding figure.

Two lines of clear tears flowed down her cheeks.

P.S.: While you're buying things for yourself during Singles' Day, don't forget to buy gifts for your parents!