The next day.
Jiraiya, as planned, left a letter and was about to leave the Village to find Naruto, but was stopped at the Village gate by Anbu who had been waiting for him for a long time.
Naruto, who had passed out yesterday and was now just waking up, still groggy, was called to the Hokage Office.
"Using defection as an excuse to leave the Village? Which of you two came up with this terrible idea? Huh?!"
After beating them both up, Tsunade pulled out the "accusation letter" Sasuke had left behind.
"Damn Sasuke, he actually left two copies. I miscalculated."
Naruto clutched his head, grumbling and complaining.
"Forget it, he's probably gone to Orochimaru now. We can't catch him anyway. We'll deal with it later."
Tsunade sighed.
The feeling of Sasuke pursuing power now was just like Orochimaru in the past; this feeling was too familiar.
"No, I must get revenge on Sasuke! That guy didn't leave the Village immediately yesterday; he was lurking, saw me steal the letter, and then ambushed me!"
Naruto clenched his fists, gritting his teeth as he spoke.
"Lurking to ambush you? Are you sure it was Uchiha Sasuke?"
Although Tsunade wasn't in the Village before, after returning and becoming Hokage, she had learned about the general personality of every Ninja in the Village, and Sasuke was often mentioned by her disciple, Sakura.
According to Sasuke's personality, he definitely wouldn't make such unnecessary trouble, risking being discovered and unable to leave, just to play a prank on Naruto and get revenge.
"It must be him! After I passed out yesterday, I vaguely heard the sound of the jutsu Kakashi-sensei taught Sasuke!"
Naruto had a look of certainty.
"Chidori?"
"Uh, yes! After I woke up, my butt still hurt a little!"
"Hiss, this..."
Tsunade hesitated.
The sound of Chidori was too unique; Naruto couldn't have misheard it. It couldn't be that Kakashi was just electrocuting Naruto for fun, could it?
"Lady Tsunade, two outsiders have arrived in the Village, claiming to be performers."
At this moment, Shizune pushed open the door and walked in, reporting to Tsunade.
"What?"
That fast?
A hint of surprise flashed in Tsunade's eyes.
Shizune had been listening in on their previous conversation and was the only other person aware of the situation.
Her report now seemed ordinary, but it actually contained an implication.
"Bring them in."
"Yes."
"..."
Tsunade looked at the two, one large and one small, who appeared before her.
The older one was fine; if she hadn't known beforehand that this was the future Sasuke, she wouldn't have recognized him.
The smaller one was ridiculous.
Aside from the hairstyle, slightly bluer eyes, and trendier clothes, he was a complete replica of Naruto.
Trying to pretend not to know them felt a bit difficult.
"Ahem, what is your purpose in coming to Konoha? Don't blame us for being nervous. Konoha has just experienced turmoil recently, and a Genin has defected, so we have to treat every outsider strictly."
Tsunade looked at the two and spoke.
"A Genin defecting? That's too funny, isn't it? Defecting to other Villages to pick cotton or catch kittens? Don't you agree, Sa... uh, Master?"
Boruto grinned when he heard that a Genin had defected.
"Mm."
Adult Sasuke responded with a hum and turned his head away.
"Naruto, Jiraiya, don't even think about running off to peek into women's bathhouses again. I'm giving you a mission: during these two's stay in the Village, you are responsible for monitoring them and also acting as their tour guides."
Tsunade waved her hand, issuing the command.
"What? But I still need to train..."
Naruto looked troubled.
"Where can't you train? How about this, if Jiraiya ever dares to use the excuse of going to the red-light district to leave the Village and not teach you, just tell me, and I'll beat him up a few times for you."
"That's great! Granny Tsunade... uh, Hokage-sama is truly wise!"
Naruto clenched his fists and made a "Oh yeah" gesture.
"Alright, Naruto, you take them on a tour first. Jiraiya, stay here. I need to educate you on how to be a proper teacher. Shizune, please go call the Third Hokage."
Tsunade waved her hand, signaling for them to leave.
"Nooooooo~~~"
Amidst Jiraiya's wails, Naruto led the two "performers" out of the Hokage Building.
However, not long after they left, as Naruto was introducing Konoha to the two, the older one disappeared.
Inside the Hokage Building.
Jiraiya initially thought he was going to get beaten, but he didn't expect Tsunade to do anything after they left. She returned to the Hokage seat and sat down, not saying a word until Shizune called Hiruzen Sarutobi over, and then she began to speak.
"What did you say? Those two people just now were Uchiha Sasuke from the future, and Naruto's son?!"
Jiraiya was dumbfounded.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was also in shock.
"That's right. This is the information I got from Orochimaru and that organization.
I didn't tell you two before because I wasn't sure if the information was true or false, until today, when they actually appeared."
Tsunade rested her chin on her hands, speaking with a serious expression.
"So what should we do now?"
Jiraiya asked.
"That person also said that the enemies of the Ōtsutsuki Clan would also come. That Ōtsutsuki is the enemy they both came back to our era to face, and also the enemy threatening the Ninja World.
That person hoped that when I discovered the future Uchiha Sasuke's appearance, I would inform them so they could come and help solve it..."
Tsunade paused here, then slammed her hand on the table, "I'm not going to be manipulated by the other party and told what to do like a puppet! The Ōtsutsuki haven't appeared yet, so it's not even certain if it's true.
If we tell Amegakure now, what if they are actually planning to deal with the future Uchiha Sasuke?
Compared to the organization Orochimaru joined, and compared to Amegakure, I think we should trust the future Konoha Ninja more.
They seem not to want to expose their identities, probably worried about affecting the future.
I hope that while keeping the secret, you can find a way to extract some information from them, such as their true purpose for coming back, and the true identity of that Amegakure Ninja in the future."
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Late at night.
Naruto took Boruto on a tour and then brought him back home.
"You live alone?"
"Yeah, because I don't have a mom or dad."
"..."
"Uh, to welcome you, I'll treat you to a big meal."
~
Naruto and Boruto finished their grand meal—instant noodles—and turned off the lights to sleep.
After chatting for a while, the father and son, of similar age, Naruto fell asleep first.
Boruto sighed with emotion, then prepared to sleep too.
Suddenly, a question popped into his mind.
Had his dad recovered from being "attacked" by him and "shocked" by Sasuke-sensei yesterday?
This concerned his very life!
Boruto swallowed, slowly got up from the futon, reached towards the bedside, and carefully slipped his hand under the blanket.
"Looks like it's okay."
Boruto breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hmm?"
Naruto groggily opened his eyes and made eye contact with Boruto.
Then, Naruto felt a hand in his underwear and immediately widened his eyes.
"Ah — — — — — — — — — —"
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