In the deep forest.
Two figures, one large and one small, shook the dust from their bodies and looked at the talking turtle in their hands.
This turtle, named Karasuki, was a treasure of the Otsutsuki Clan and possessed the ability to travel through time and space. During their battle with Urashiki, they had accidentally interfered with and destroyed Urashiki's time-travel plan, causing them to arrive in an earlier era.
After finishing its explanation, the chakra-depleted turtle fell into a deep sleep.
After listening to the turtle's explanation, Boruto frowned and asked, "Mr. Sasuke, did we really travel back to the past through this thing?"
Feeling the nearly exhausted chakra in his body, Sasuke nodded slightly and said:
"Judging by the current situation, we arrived a few days before Urashiki. During this time, we need to make preparations in advance and stop him from traveling through time to steal the Nine-Tails."
"Then how are we supposed to find my dad? Speaking of which, I've never seen Konoha like this before..."
Boruto placed his hands behind his head and spoke with a grin.
At that moment, Adult Sasuke covered Boruto's mouth and stared at the figure emerging from the grass ahead. Boruto struggled for a moment, then followed Adult Sasuke's gaze and spotted another Sasuke stepping out from the bushes.
It's Teacher Sasuke when he was young...
Boruto thought to himself, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Sasuke, however, couldn't smile at all.
The two figures before him, one large and one small, both felt strangely familiar, yet they also gave off an overwhelming sense of pressure. Especially the one-armed man in the cloak, who seemed capable of seeing right through him.
Gripping the kunai in his hands, Sasuke forced himself to remain calm and asked:
"Who are you two? Why have you entered Konoha's territory without authorization?"
As he spoke, Sasuke formed hand seals, and dazzling lightning crackled from his palms.
Adult Sasuke lowered his weapon, stared at Sasuke for a few moments, and said:
"We're travelers wandering around the world. We make a living performing tricks and magic shows. We got lost and ended up here by accident."
"This is Uchiha Clan territory. And how do you plan to prove you're travelers?"
After a pause, Sasuke looked directly at Boruto and asked:
"ANBU has already noticed this area and will be here soon. What's your name? We'll verify your identities when they arrive."
Boruto glanced at Adult Sasuke beside him before answering:
"My name is Boruto, and he's my teacher."
Boruto...
The hostility in Sasuke's eyes lessened considerably when he heard the name.
Boruto sounded similar to Naruto, and his hair color also resembled Naruto's. He was probably a relative Naruto had found in Uzushio Village.
The two ninjas who had entered Uchiha territory were most likely from Uzushio Village.
With that thought, Sasuke dispersed his ninjutsu and said expressionlessly:
"I'll pretend I didn't see anything this time, but Konoha ANBU won't be so lenient. You'd better be careful."
After speaking, Sasuke turned around and rushed toward the training grounds.
Adult Sasuke and Boruto exchanged glances before deciding to follow. As they moved, they used chakra to muffle their voices and began speaking quietly.
"Mr. Sasuke, were you really this cold when you were younger? You're way colder than you are now."
"People change eventually. Back then, I was blinded by certain things from the past..."
Adult Sasuke replied absentmindedly while looking at his younger self's back. However, his expression remained extremely serious, and his eyes constantly scanned the surroundings.
He clearly remembered that during this period, his younger self should have already gone to Orochimaru and joined Otogakure.
Why was he still in Konoha?
Could Karasuki have misled them? Had Urashiki traveled to an even earlier point in time and altered the future?
After silently pondering for a while, the two followed Sasuke to the Uchiha training grounds.
Looking at the training dummies scattered around the field, Adult Sasuke's eyes filled with nostalgia.
Meanwhile, Boruto seemed to notice something and pointed toward the Hokage Rock on the distant horizon.
"Why is Jiraiya's face carved onto Hokage Rock? Shouldn't it be Granny Tsunade?"
Boruto's voice was loud enough to immediately attract Sasuke's attention.
Sasuke glanced at him before replying calmly:
"Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, possesses authority equal to a Hokage in Konoha. But the Fifth Hokage is Jiraiya."
"The Fifth Hokage is Jiraiya?!"
Boruto looked utterly shocked and immediately turned toward Adult Sasuke beside him.
Adult Sasuke stared blankly at Hokage Rock, his heart already churning with turbulent thoughts.
In an instant, he appeared beside Boruto, left behind a single sentence, and vanished.
"I need to take care of something. Don't reveal our identities."
Don't leave me behind...
Boruto stared at the disappearing Adult Sasuke, feeling completely lost for a moment.
However, he quickly recovered and walked toward Sasuke.
If he could build a good relationship with his teacher's younger self, maybe he could learn some embarrassing secrets about his teacher.
Sasuke also noticed Adult Sasuke's disappearance. Leaning slightly closer, he said:
"Your captain just left you here alone to carry out a mission? Looks like he still treats you like a child."
Boruto hurriedly replied:
"What mission? We're travelers making a living with magic tricks."
Sasuke gave him a look that clearly said I understand everything and immediately replied:
"That excuse might fool other people, but it won't fool me. That uncle is obviously a member of the Uchiha Clan, isn't he? And your surname should be Uzumaki."
"How did you know?!"
Boruto was stunned. He had never expected Sasuke to see through both him and his teacher so easily.
Sasuke casually threw more than ten kunai, all of which landed precisely around the bullseye, and said calmly:
"Because your disguise is terrible. That uncle looks like a Uchiha ninja at first glance. And every Uchiha in the ninja world besides me belongs to Uzushio Village."
"As for your hair color, it reminds me of Naruto. You're probably one of Naruto's relatives—a ninja from the Uzumaki Clan."
"I'm a ninja from Uzushio Village?"
After receiving so much information at once, Boruto felt his head spinning.
In his memory, the Uchiha Clan only consisted of Mr. Sasuke, Aunt Sakura, and Sarada.
Could it be that in this era there were still other surviving Uchiha?
And what exactly were Uzushio Village and the Uzumaki Clan?
He had never even heard of them.
At that moment, Boruto suddenly remembered Adult Sasuke's abrupt departure.
Could it be that Mr. Sasuke had discovered something wrong with this era and intentionally left him behind while he investigated alone?
Thinking this over, Boruto decided to go along with the misunderstanding and said with a smile:
"I never expected our disguises to be that good, yet you still figured it out. Are you training right now?"
"If possible, could I train with you?"
Sasuke glanced at Boruto, didn't think too much about it, and nodded.
"Sure. It'll also give me a chance to see the average level of Uzushio Village's younger generation."
After speaking, Sasuke stepped forward and formed the Seal of Opposition with Boruto.
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