The Dimensional Tavern of the Mefilas Alien

"That's your future self, not your present self. If you don't work hard now, you won't be able to become Hokage either." Kakashi was a little worried that Naruto would become complacent after knowing about the future, so he quickly warned him.

Naruto let it go in one ear and out the other, nodding casually: "But why am I not the Fifth Hokage? Not even the Sixth Hokage?"

Naruto was a little unconvinced.

The third generation remained silent, only turning the pages repeatedly.

Seeing one unfamiliar young person after another, the Third Hokage felt gratified. Aside from the unsettling beginning, Konoha seemed to be thriving in the future!

However, after Boruto revealed that the girl on his team was the father of another Hokage and the only ninja whose strength was comparable to Naruto's, the third brother's expression became much more serious.

This statement makes it hard for him not to think of himself and Danzo.

"Sasuke..." Has the last surviving member of the Uchiha clan become someone like Danzo?

Even with the Third Hokage's composure, the thought of what Danzo had done to the Uchiha clan made it hard for him to keep his expression in check.

"Sasuke and my future self are evenly matched?" Naruto's focus was rather unusual: "That's definitely bragging!"

But what followed was what truly shocked Naruto.

"Where's Sakura? Where did Sakura go?!"

In the manga, Naruto and his family of four are celebrating their youngest daughter's birthday. However, the mother is not Sakura, whom Naruto thought she was, but a woman he doesn't recognize at all.

"Byakugan... Hyuga clan daughters?" The Third Hokage ran through the thought in his mind. Among the Hyuga clan members, the only ones close to Naruto's age were the two daughters of the clan head, Hyuga Hiashi.

"Hyuga?" Naruto had no recollection of this surname.

The third generation wasn't very interested in everyday life, so they quickly flipped through the pages.

Sasuke's appearance, Boruto becoming Boruto's apprentice, the Chunin Exams...

Most of the earlier plot might be somewhat watchable from a manga perspective, but for the Third Hokage, aside from letting him know that Konoha and the ninja world would be relatively peaceful in the future, it was rather unremarkable.

Only Naruto was extremely anxious. Because in the manga, Sasuke and Sakura were married and had a daughter.

The third generation ignored him and just flipped through the pages. Soon, the main event began.

During the Chunin Exams, Kinshiki and Momoshiki Otsutsuki unexpectedly appear. Naruto, to protect the village from harm, is forced to take damage from the enemies, resulting in his capture. His wife, Hinata, is also injured while trying to save him.

Afterwards, the remaining four Kage, together with Sasuke, rescued Naruto. The group regrouped and engaged in a fierce battle with the two Otsutsuki.

After watching this scene, both the Third Hokage and Kakashi had somewhat strange expressions.

The entire battle was spectacular and incredibly impressive. Especially in the eyes of the Third Hokage, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha's strength was nothing special.

Yet, in this top-tier battle of the ninja world, the final deciding factor was a genin who hadn't even passed the Chunin Exams...

The Third Hokage and Kakashi were exhausted. Seeing this plot development, they gained a new understanding of the word 'protagonist'.

But aside from that, Boruto still reveals a lot of important information to them.

First, there was the Rinnegan. In their past understanding, the Rinnegan was just a legend. But in the manga, Sasuke and Momoshiki Otsutsuki both demonstrated the Rinnegan and unleashed extremely powerful skills.

This led the Third Hokage to wonder: Could it be that the Uchiha clan's Sharingan has an even stronger form than the Mangekyou Sharingan?

Not only that, even the Byakugan, which he thought had limited limits, was used by Kinshiki Otsutsuki to unleash an extremely powerful space-time ninjutsu like Intangibility.

And then there's Naruto... The Third Hokage glanced at Naruto, who suddenly fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.

The future Sasuke and the two Otsutsuki displayed power so exaggerated it seemed like they came from another dimension. Yet Naruto was still able to rival them.

If the Third Hokage wasn't mistaken, the eyeshadow change in the manga was likely the Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku. But what concerned him most was that Naruto was actually able to work together with Kurama.

"Kurama." This is the name the Third Hokage saw for the Nine-Tails in the manga. Naruto called out to the Nine-Tails in this way and then gained even greater power.

"Don't call me that name!" Kurama roared inside Naruto's body.

In a fit of extreme rage, Kurama raised his nine tails, unleashing a torrent of malevolent chakra that violently assaulted the prison of his mind, causing the Fourth Hokage's seal to teeter on the brink of collapse.

The Nine Lamas understood the meaning of that gesture far better than the Third Lama.

Only when a tailed beast truly understands its jinchūriki will it reveal its name to them. In that case, the jinchūriki and the tailed beast can truly become one, becoming a perfect jinchūriki and unleashing the tailed beast's true power.

But these humans have arbitrarily sealed themselves away as tools. Why should I understand them and help them?

The Nine Lamas could not accept it.

The Third Hokage and Kakashi immediately noticed something amiss with Naruto's body.

"Calm down, Nine-Tails!" The three generations of elders were wise and immediately guessed why Nine-Tails had gone berserk.

"Now that we know the future, let's find an opportunity to talk about it properly later!"

"You don't want to be captured by those people called Otsutsuki and turned into so-called chakra fruits, do you?"

This really hit Nine-Ra's weak spot, making it barely calm down.

Those who are part of the group know their own situation. Although it is the strongest of the nine tailed beasts, it couldn't actually unleash its full power on its own without a Jinchuriki. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been repeatedly whipped around by Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju.

In a way, the relationship between tailed beasts and their jinchūriki is mutually beneficial.

Seeing that Kurama had finally calmed down, the Third Hokage and Kakashi wiped away their cold sweat.

I never imagined that reading a comic could involve such risks. Perhaps this is the price of knowing the future!

Naruto, who had almost gone berserk just moments before, was currently lost in thought.

In the manga just now, Hinata Hyuga, Sasuke, and many other people he doesn't even know yet risked their lives to save him. This is an extremely novel experience for Naruto, who has always been ostracized.

So, it turns out that someone does care about me after all.

Thinking of the woman in the manga who cared deeply for him and seemed to be his future wife, Naruto's heart was in turmoil.

Although Hinata still had Sakura in her heart, she successfully stirred a ripple in Naruto's heart.

Chapter Sixty-Three: Confession

"Is that all?" The Third Generation, who hadn't had enough, rummaged through the bag and found that there were only three volumes of the manga.

"They still haven't said how the ninja era ended!" the Third Hokage said anxiously.

Kakashi took out the remaining books from the bag. The first one that caught his eye was a guide to customs.

The Third Hokage and Kakashi's eyes lit up slightly when they saw the seductive woman on the cover.

This other world's culture is amazing! We must learn it!

"What is this?" Naruto also saw the customs guide and reached out to take it.

Kakashi used his 26 years of single-life speed to quickly put the guide to customs back into the bag.

"The remaining books must have been specially prepared for us by Lord Sakata. Let's study them slowly when we get back to the village!"

Naruto pouted, "Kakashi-senpai is stingy!"

He now knows Kakashi's name.

Kakashi was embarrassed; Naruto was still young, and it was really not appropriate to show him this.

The third generation picked up a few other books and glanced at them briefly.

Postpartum care for sows, agricultural technology, man and nature, a journey through the stars, a brief history of the world...

"It seems that Lord Sakata has indeed put a lot of thought into this!"

The three generations were deeply moved.

Sakata Gintoki clearly considered the current situation of the ninja world and Konoha, and specifically sought out some books that they could use.

Judging from the worn state of these books, it must have been very difficult for Sakata Gintoki to find them.

"Lord Sakata is a kind and honest man!"

The third generation took out another sum of gold, part of which was used for purchases at the tavern, and the other part was entrusted to Murphy to pass on to Sakata Gintoki.

"When Sakata arrives, please give him this gold and ask him to help us buy some more books. Also, if possible, could you please buy us the prequel and sequel to Boruto as well?"

Homura Akemi stared in disbelief. Are all the people in the ninja world this simple and honest?

……

Meanwhile, after returning to the Gintama world, Sakata Gintoki was dejected the whole way.

"How can it be repaired?"

Back at the Yorozuya, Gintoki angrily banged his head against the wall.

"The money-making opportunity I finally got has been ruined!"

"What's wrong with Ah Yin this time?"

Kagura and Shinpachi stood aside, eating snacks and watching the excitement.

"I don't know, Aru!"

The two felt this was more like it. Yesterday, Gintoki came back and suddenly brought them a lot of delicious food. The two even suspected that Gintoki had contracted some terminal illness that had damaged his brain, and they were terrified all night.

Seeing that Ah Yin had returned to her usual self, I immediately felt relieved. The snacks I had been hesitant to eat and was planning to return could now be enjoyed without worry.

"How dare you!" Gintoki turned and glared at them when he heard their sarcastic remarks.

"You two heartless bastards, can't you share some of the burden with me, Ah Yin!"

Shinpachi said helplessly, "Then at least let us know what kind of pressure you're under!"

"Didn't I say that?" Gintoki was stunned.

"No, Aru," Kagura mumbled, chewing on vinegared kelp.

"Oh, then I'll tell you now..."

……

"What? Gintoki, have you been eating all by yourself all this time?" Kagura was furious, and her fist hardened.

"I knew it! That's why you haven't had a good appetite lately!" Shinpachi exclaimed, suddenly realizing, "Gintoki, your blood sugar is already very high! You absolutely can't keep eating sweets like this! If you keep doing this, you'll die from high blood sugar sooner or later!"

"That's right!" Kagura nodded quickly, "To protect Gin's health, I'll take the free sweets!"

"I'd rather die in a hell of sweets. No, that's the kind of death a man should have!" Gintoki defied to the death.

The three of them clashed again.

After a long while, the three exhausted people lay sprawled out in a disarray.

"Gin..." Shinpachi said breathlessly, "The focus now is on how to make amends to the ninjas of Konoha!"

"But I'm out of money." Gintoki scratched his belly, looking like a dead pig that doesn't care about boiling water.

"You still have the Jump you bought before."

"what?"

"If you just want to read the Naruto manga, you don't necessarily have to read the collected volumes!" Shinpachi pushed up his glasses.

"That's my treasured Jump!" Gintoki said reluctantly.

"Don't you want to keep going to that bar and eating free snacks?" Shinpachi insisted, "Besides, you should keep your promises!"

"Damn it, you lousy glasses."

"I'm not glasses!"

The next day, with the help of Shinpachi and Kagura, Gintoki sadly collected all the Jump magazines he had bought before, preparing to pack them up and give them to the Third Hokage.

"Do you want to come with me?"

Gintoki asks Shinpachi and Kagura.

He didn't take the two of them with him before mainly because he still had doubts about Murphy. But now those doubts have been dispelled, and Gintoki doesn't necessarily have to eat alone.

"I want to go!" Kagura was tempted, but Shinpachi stopped her.

"Let's wait until Gintoki has made some money!" Shinpachi complained. "We can't all go out and freeload, can we?"

“Okay.” Gintoki shrugged and summoned the tavern doors right in front of them.

Kagura's mouth watered as she saw the pub's entrance, and she was about to pounce inside. Luckily, Shinpachi reacted quickly and grabbed her by the back of the collar.

"Let go of me, you useless glasses!"

As Gintoki and the tavern doors disappeared together, Kagura was heartbroken and tearfully accused Shinpachi.

"Alright, alright, there are still plenty of snacks!" Shinpachi tried to appease Kagura with the snacks Gintoki had bought earlier. But after searching around, he couldn't find any snacks at all.

"Where are the snacks?" Shinpachi asked in shock.