Traveling through Naruto, I am Uchiha Obito?

'How I long... to see you again, Lin... the real you...'

But now... with my hands stained with blood... do I really have the right to stand before you? I...

His thoughts were interrupted by a figure in front of him.

The boy who bore a striking resemblance to him was leaning lazily against the wall at the street corner, arms crossed, looking at him with amusement, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

Obito stopped in his tracks, his deep, hoarse voice returning to normal:

"How...how did you know I was here?"

Instead of answering his question directly, the Rubik's Cube looked him up and down, seemingly trying to suppress a laugh.

"Turning yourself into the image of yourself in this world? You really have the nerve to do that. But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, you're just a coward who hides in a false dream. It's understandable that you would do something like this to deceive yourself."

"Humph."

Obito snorted coldly, realizing that what he had done was indeed a bit beneath him, and he felt a little embarrassed.

He simply deactivated the transformation technique, revealing his true face—the mature and weathered face of the main world's Uchiha Obito—and he was not wearing a mask at this moment.

"You came to see me just to say these sarcastic things?"

He paused, trying to seize the initiative:

"Given your personality, you didn't come to me just to fight, did you? Now that neither of us is in our original world, perhaps we could try talking about reconciliation..."

The words have not yet been spoken!

boom!

A muffled sound!

The Rubik's Cube struck without warning. To prevent Obito from subconsciously activating Hollowfication, he used the "Tomiya no Tsurugi" ability the instant he threw the punch. A slight sense of stagnation flashed by, enough to interrupt the activation of Hollowfication! A solid punch slammed into Obito's face, showing no mercy!

Obito staggered back several steps, nearly falling, from the sudden and powerful punch. He covered his face, looking at the Rubik's Cube with a mixture of surprise and anger, a glint of fury in his eyes.

"you!"

He understood why the Rubik's Cube attacked him. But what he didn't understand was why it hadn't happened when they first met. Why now of all times? He reasoned that the Rubik's Cube was approaching him now to discuss a collaboration!

"This is the first punch."

Rubik's Cube shook his hand and casually wiped away the bloodstains flowing from the corner of his eye.

Obito steadied himself, spat out the blood from his mouth, and tried to mask his inner turmoil with sarcasm:

"Just a heads-up, don't use your Mangekyou Sharingan carelessly just because of some pointless attack. Otherwise, you'll end up like Itachi Uchiha."

"Hmph, in the end he's just a brat who doesn't know when to stop once he has power..."

"Trying to get my attention with this clumsy attempt at reverse psychology? Forget it," Rubik's Cube interrupted him, his tone laced with sarcasm.

"Father."

The word "father" struck Obito's heart like a heavy hammer. The forced mockery on his face vanished instantly, leaving only silence and an indescribable complexity.

"You can still occasionally pretend to be a father who cares about his child in front of me."

The Rubik's Cube's voice suddenly rose, its suppressed anger like a volcano about to erupt.

"Where's Naruto?! Where's his father?! Where's his mother?! Where did they go?! Answer me!!"

Faced with the Rubik's Cube's angry questioning, Obito opened his mouth, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't say a word.

Kill Minato-sensei and Kushina...

That was the decision he made on that desperate night. Rationally, it was to weaken Konoha and capture the Nine-Tails; emotionally, in his near-madness, he also wanted to bury "Obito Uchiha," who dreamed of becoming Hokage, completely through this extreme method.

Even now, as the executor of the "Eye of the Moon" project, he tells himself he should have no regrets. This is a "necessary evil" to achieve "Infinite Tsukuyomi" and create lasting peace.

As "Uchiha Madara," he had no reason to regret anything. In his eyes, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were merely stumbling blocks on his path to his plan, and eliminating them was only natural.

But standing before him now was his son. He was forced to confront this question as "Obito Uchiha."

He personally killed his master and mistress, destroying a once happy and fulfilling family and causing their children to suffer more than a decade of pain and loneliness.

He is a complete beast.

When the perspective was forced to switch back to "Uchiha Obito," a sense of guilt and pain that had been delayed for more than a decade, heavy to the point of being suffocating, finally struck him hard! This emotion was so intense that he could hardly breathe.

The Rubik's Cube didn't say anything more, but walked step by step in front of him, and then swung its fist again!

This time, he did not use "Tomiya no Tama".

Obito also quietly turned off the passive effect of "Kamui".

boom! boom! boom!

Punch after punch landed squarely on Obito's face. Cube showed no mercy, his eyes cold and resolute, as if he wanted to take back all the pain that Obito had inflicted on Naruto and the world.

Obito neither dodged nor retaliated, but silently endured the blows. Each heavy strike seemed to carry the weight of his past sins and a belated punishment.

Time passes slowly.

Finally, the Rubik's Cube stopped, and he shook his slightly numb wrist. It wasn't that he didn't want to continue, his hand was just a little tired…

Obito was now bruised and battered, his mouth split open, looking quite disheveled. He glanced at the Rubik's Cube with a hint of resentment, his eyes seeming to ask, "Still want to play?"

The Rubik's Cube turned its head to the side, too lazy to look at him.

Obito seemed to understand, silently took out the Uzumaki Mask, put it back on, and covered his horribly disfigured face. He lowered his head, turned around, and prepared to silently leave this "place of trouble."

"and many more."

The sound of the Rubik's Cube came from behind me.

Obito paused, turning around with some confusion.

Rubik's Cube simply flexed his wrist, his tone calm, as if the one-sided beating had never happened:

"I have some ideas about how to get back. I've also gathered some information, but I need you to verify it for me."

He looked at Obito:

"So, how about it? Would you consider a collaboration?"

Obito: "..."

He's proposing a collaboration right after beating me up? This kid...

To his dismay, he found himself subconsciously wanting to agree.

'...I'm really shameless.'

He stopped, turned around, and stared silently at the Rubik's Cube without saying a word.

The Rubik's Cube knew that this was already its answer.

"Next, I need you..."

The Rubik's Cube lowered its voice and began to explain its plan and the things that Obito needed to investigate.

……

Meanwhile, on the Hokage Rock.

The space distorted and fluctuated, and two figures appeared, staggering.

A black-haired man in a long black robe with a cold demeanor and a blond boy in a black coat appeared in the spot.

"Wow!"

Boruto Uzumaki finally managed to stand firm, and when he saw the unfamiliar Hokage Rock statue beneath his feet, he was completely stunned and couldn't help but shout:

"What...what on earth is going on?! This isn't Konoha, is it?!"

Standing beside him, Sasuke Uchiha also frowned deeply, his Sharingan quickly scanning the outline of the entire village and the unfamiliar Hokage portraits, his heart filled with surprise and doubt.

'Where exactly did that turtle from Urashiki teleport us to?'

'This...is definitely not the Konoha I know!'

'These statues… Who is that long-haired woman next to the First Hokage? And why is the Fourth Hokage's spot occupied by a starfish-haired man?!'

Where exactly is this place?!

Chapter 97 Sasuke:? ? ?

Chapter 97 Sasuke:? ? ?

After a brief moment of shock, Sasuke immediately forced himself to regain his composure. He grabbed Boruto, who was still in a daze, looking around with his mouth agape, and pulled him to the ground. After setting him down, he quickly formed hand seals, and the two figures transformed into two seemingly ordinary Konoha villagers in a puff of white smoke.

"Hey, Sasuke-san, what's going on here?"

Boruto lowered his voice, unable to hide his excitement and curiosity, as he looked at the shops and pedestrians on both sides of the street, which were both familiar and distinctly different.

"Is Konoha Village like this in our world at this time?"

Sasuke used his Sharingan to sharply observe the surrounding environment, architectural style, pedestrians' clothing, and even posted notices, while nodding slightly and speaking in a low voice:

"Hmm. As it stands, apart from the Hokage Rock and the signs of some shops, the overall layout and atmosphere are not too different from Konoha in our time."

He paused, his brow furrowing slightly, before continuing his analysis:

"But none of that is the most important thing right now. Urashiki's original goal was this point in time in our world, but due to unknown interference, we were thrown into this abnormal world."

Is it a parallel universe...? That possibility certainly exists.

He whispered an inquiry to the strangely shaped, faintly blue-glowing tortoise-like object he held in his hand—the "Plow," a treasure of the Ōtsutsuki clan:

“Plow, let’s analyze the current situation. Where exactly are we right now?”

A subtle glint flashed in "Plow's" eyes, and a calm, unwavering voice entered Sasuke's mind:

"Upon detection of traversing the spacetime tunnel, two powerful forces of spacetime were found to be abnormally interfering. One of these forces is particularly peculiar, seemingly possessing an attraction effect on the surrounding spatial coordinates that are experiencing violent fluctuations, forcibly pulling targets within its range into the current world."

Boruto quickly interrupted and asked:

"Can we go back? Back to our original time and world?"

"Can."

The answer from "plow" remained steady.

"However, due to the extremely large distance between the current coordinates and the target coordinates, recalibrating and stabilizing the channel will require a significant amount of energy and time. It is estimated to take... about 10 days."

Hearing that he could go back, Boruto breathed a huge sigh of relief, but then became troubled again:

"Ten days? Mom and Sunflower will be worried to death..."

Sasuke also thought of Sarada and Sakura at home, and Naruto waiting for his news in the Hokage's office. His previously calm demeanor was now tinged with anxiety. He continued to press:

"What about Urashiki Otsutsuki? Did he also enter this timeline with us? Or did he still go to Konoha in our original timeline?"

Boruto's expression tensed up at the mention of Urashiki, and he clenched his fists.

"Stupid old man..."

"Based on residual spatiotemporal fluctuation analysis..."

"Plow" answered.

"Otsutsuki Urashiki was also affected by the turbulence, but his arrival will be delayed. He is expected to arrive in this plane in... three days."

"Three days?"

Sasuke pondered for a moment. He breathed a sigh of relief, but a sense of urgency also followed.

Three days! They must ensure the safety of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki in this world within these three days! They must find him before Urashiki arrives!

"Boruto,"

Sasuke continued to observe while speaking to his curious apprentice beside him.

"Although this world is different, the fact that Konoha Village still exists indicates that its core structure is similar to our world. The most urgent task is to find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of this world as soon as possible."

He could be Naruto from this world, or he could be someone else. We must confirm his identity and location within these three days…

"Sasuke-san! Sasuke-san!"

Just then, Boruto suddenly tugged at Sasuke's sleeve, his voice trembling with excitement, and pointed in a certain direction.

"Look! Look over there!"