Naruto: Starting from Eating the Gold Fruit

Chapter 292 Those Who Left and Those Who Stayed (Part 1)

"Hmm... So you rushed to find me as soon as you saw this kid's arm turn transparent?" Yua asked, looking at Tsunade and the three little ones in front of him with a helpless expression.

Tsunade was a little embarrassed, but she still nodded and said to Yua, "I don't know what happened. Although I live near a hospital, I don't think this kind of thing has anything to do with hospitals..."

Yuya grasped Boruto's hand and squinted her eyes.

This situation, where you can see the floor through your arm, is indeed quite unusual.

However... Yua roughly understands the reason.

"You...aren't from this world, are you?" Yua asked Boruto.

Tsunade was taken aback, then realized what she meant: "You, you mean... those three children are...?"

You Ya nodded: "That's right, they are the other ones..."

"A ghost?!" Tsunade exclaimed in horror.

You Ya: "..."

No, why did you even think of going here?!

But upon closer reflection...

Well, my words did indeed have that kind of inclination...

Boruto and his two friends looked speechless. Class representative Sumire hesitated and said to Tsunade, "Um, we're real people..."

Tsunade looked at Boruto: "What happened to his arm?"

Class monitor Mi Jin fell silent.

Yuya coughed, drawing Tsunade's attention back: "What I mean is... they're not from this world..."

Tsunade realized what she meant: "You mean, they're from another world..."

You Ya nodded.

Tsunade: "A ghost from another world?"

You Ya: "..."

Five minutes later, Tsunade, finally snapping out of her daze, looked at Boruto and the other two and asked in surprise, "Twenty years from now?"

Boruto and his two companions felt helpless. Rather than being treated as ghosts, they figured it would be better to tell the truth directly and be accepted by others.

After all, spatial rifts have appeared, and another world has emerged; there's no reason to still feel fear towards people from the future.

And indeed, compared to ghosts and spirits, simply a person from the future didn't frighten Tsunade.

"Hmm~ So you come from... well, to us, the future forty years from now?"

As Yuya spoke, she suddenly remembered something and asked Boruto, "Then I have a question for you: In your world, am I still alive?"

Tsunade was taken aback and looked at Yua speechlessly.

Boruto blinked, looking at Yua with a puzzled expression: "Huh? How would we know if you were dead or not back then?"

You Ya was a little confused.

Sarada, hands in her pockets and looking cool, said, "We've only just graduated from school; we're not qualified to cross spatial rifts yet."

Yuya pursed his lips, watching Sarada's actions. To be honest, if Sarada weren't a girl, and if Sasuke were trying to act cool in front of him, Yuya would definitely have punched Sasuke on the head and spun him around!

However, it doesn't seem impossible if it's Sarada.

Yuya pinched Sarada's cheeks with both hands: "If you're a child, act like one."

Sarada's eyes immediately welled up with tears as she was pinched.

Satisfied, Yua looked at Boruto's transparent arm and then laughed, "Since that's the case, isn't your current state quite simple?"

Boruto was a little confused and didn't understand what it meant.

You Ya raised his index finger: "It's simple. You should be heading back soon, right?"

Boruto was stunned for a moment, then looked at his transparent arm and opened his mouth...

But in the end, no sound came out.

Yuya sighed. This was something anyone could figure out with a little thought, and there was no reason why Boruto and the other two kids wouldn't have thought of it.

They've been here for two or three days already...

If I really have to say something unexpected...

That can only prove that it's in one's subconscious...

They don't want to leave...

Boruto suddenly turned around and rushed out of the Hokage's office.

Sarada called out to the class monitor, and then Sarada ran after him.

Just as Class Monitor Mi Jin was about to follow, she realized something, turned around and bowed to You Ya, saying, "Thank you very much for your answer."

Then he lifted his foot to follow.

Watching this scene, You Ya sighed, "Girls are indeed more sensible."

Tsunade glanced at Yua and said softly, seemingly casually, "How about... another one?"

You Ya's hand trembled slightly, and he coughed softly, saying, "This is the office. Let's talk about it when we get back."

Tsunade snorted coldly and left the office.

……

Boruto ran through Konoha Village, quickly leaving the crowds behind him.

Well, he hadn't thought about this before, but now that Yua had pointed it out, Boruto immediately realized it.

He's going back?!

He's actually going back?!

This won't do!

He hasn't...

I haven't had a proper talk with my father yet...

I haven't told him yet not to be too busy with work, not to overwork himself, not to...

As he was running, Boruto slowly slowed down.

Sarada ran up behind him, slightly out of breath, and asked Boruto, "W-what happened?"

Boruto, somewhat puzzled, pointed ahead, then looked at Sarada and stammered, "That, that person is...?"

Sarada also stared wide-eyed in shock.

Naruto, carrying a large stack of books, complained to Sasuke, whose face was half-covered by long bangs, "Seriously, shouldn't you learn some of this stuff too?"

Sasuke coolly replied, "No need. I am the shadow of Konoha. I only need to keep watch from the shadows and deter those petty villains."

Naruto squinted: "You can't learn these things because they're too hard, right?"

Sasuke: "Provocation doesn't work on me. If I don't want to learn, I simply don't want to learn."

"What if I have to leave Konoha someday? I won't feel at ease leaving the village without you watching over it."

Sasuke sneered, "If the Hokage needs to go to the front lines, it means the village is at a critical juncture of life and death. Are you sure you don't want me to go with you then?"

Naruto lowered his head and thought about it, and realized that it seemed to be true.

So he simply curled his lip and said with a displeased expression, "Fine, I can't argue with you. Oh, and by the way, I haven't become Hokage yet, so don't talk nonsense."

Sasuke's expression remained calm: "Besides you, who else could become the Seventh Hokage?"

The Sixth Hokage was your teacher, and the Fourth Hokage was your father…

Naruto said somewhat discontentedly, "I don't want to go up for that reason."

Sasuke sighed. "Alright, let's get down to business. Among our classmates, who's stronger than you?"

Naruto pursed his lips: "I might have thought that way before, but now..."

I think becoming Hokage should mean being able to make the villagers live a better life...

Boruto, Sarada, and the class president watched Naruto and Sasuke walking and chatting while carrying a large stack of books. When Naruto turned his gaze toward them, the three of them immediately hid to the side.

Naruto and Sasuke did not come over to capture the three.

Watching the two figures continue walking away, Boruto suddenly seemed to understand something...

His father seemed to be...

He wasn't alone...

What Boruto didn't notice was...

His arm...

It's become even lighter...

(End of this chapter)