"The plan to hunt an Ōtsutsuki!"
Sasuke was slightly taken aback, then looked at Naruto beside him with surprise in his eyes.
He hadn't expected the Naruto of this era to be so bold at such a young age. Upon hearing that Urashiki Ōtsutsuki was coming, Naruto's first reaction wasn't fear or anxiety—it was eager interest in hunting him down.
After thinking for a moment, Sasuke asked:
"Naruto, do you know how strong Urashiki Ōtsutsuki is?"
Naruto shook his head lightly.
"I don't know exactly how strong Urashiki is, but I can roughly estimate his limits."
"Since Urashiki couldn't even capture the Naruto of your world, it means he couldn't defeat either you or the adult Naruto working together."
"Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone through so much trouble to come to my era and steal the Nine-Tails' power."
At this point, Naruto revealed a meaningful smile and continued:
"Since that means we have a chance to defeat and capture Urashiki alive together, don't you want to obtain the secrets of the Ōtsutsuki and push your strength even further?"
For the first time, Naruto revealed his true thoughts to the adult Sasuke.
Ever since activating Sage Fox Mode and obtaining the complete Nine-Tails, his strength had already reached the upper limit of what a ninja could achieve.
He had also begun to feel the existence of a bottleneck and wanted to go even further.
Besides collecting all the Tailed Beasts and becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki, the only remaining paths were mastering Six Paths Senjutsu and obtaining Asura's power.
However, he had no way of acquiring Six Paths Senjutsu directly.
Becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki was his last option, since the Sage of Six Paths would never allow another Ten-Tails' jinchūriki to appear in the ninja world.
Originally, Naruto planned to slowly contact the remaining six Tailed Beasts and collect all their chakra.
Unexpectedly, the adult Sasuke and Boruto from another world had arrived, and in a few days, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki—a walking research specimen with immense value—would appear as well.
This was practically a gift delivered straight to his doorstep.
After hearing Naruto's words, the middle-aged Sasuke fell silent.
Since Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had been sealed, he had spent more than ten years gathering information about the Ōtsutsuki across the world, yet had achieved very little.
The only major encounters had been against Momoshiki and Kinshiki.
If not for Boruto's unexpected contribution, defeating those Ōtsutsuki would have been far more difficult.
Beyond Momoshiki, Kinshiki, and the Urashiki currently pursuing them, more Ōtsutsuki would target the ninja world in the future.
Even Naruto and Sasuke were already beginning to struggle against them.
If they could truly hunt an Ōtsutsuki and obtain information directly from one, they might be able to reverse their disadvantage.
After all, despite calling themselves ninjas, they were ultimately using the power of the Ōtsutsuki themselves to protect the ninja world.
After thinking for a while, the middle-aged Sasuke looked at Naruto seriously and said:
"I agree to join your plan."
"But I need the next few days to rest and recover my chakra."
"Besides, I need to verify your strength."
"After all, Boruto and I traveled through time to protect you."
"You are the most important person here."
Naruto smiled slightly.
Then he clasped his palms together and entered Sage Fox Mode.
His chakra materialized into a tangible form, condensing directly into shape, while a layer of dark armor enveloped the Fox Susanoo surrounding him.
Boruto's jaw nearly hit the floor.
"Isn't that Sasuke-sensei's Susanoo?!"
The middle-aged Sasuke was equally surprised and asked:
"You don't have a Mangekyō Sharingan anymore. How can you use Susanoo?"
Naruto answered calmly:
"A few years ago, I transplanted Shisui's Mangekyō Sharingan."
"Later, I felt the Mangekyō Sharingan wasn't particularly useful, so I simply returned it to Shisui."
"I only kept the memory of using Susanoo."
"Besides that, I can also use Flying Thunder God-style teleportation within a few hundred meters and am highly proficient in sealing techniques."
"Those abilities should be enough to deal with Urashiki Ōtsutsuki."
The middle-aged Sasuke was momentarily stunned.
The young Naruto before him was far stronger than the adult Naruto he remembered.
What kind of monster was this?
With a Naruto like this around, the world wouldn't have to worry much about an Ōtsutsuki invasion.
"Your current strength is sufficient."
"But you still can't afford to be careless."
"Of course I know that."
Naruto smiled and continued:
"But as collaborators, shouldn't you share some important information with me as well?"
"What if Urashiki manages to escape?"
"What information do you want?"
"The Sage of Six Paths' techniques that he passed on to you."
"And information about future enemies of the ninja world."
Naruto finally stated his true objective.
He wanted the inheritance bestowed upon the adult Sasuke by the Sage of Six Paths—the power that continued to influence the ninja world even a thousand years after the Sage's death.
Sasuke nodded without hesitation and extended his fist.
"You know this technique, right?"
"Naturally."
Naruto also extended his fist.
The moment their fists touched, a vast amount of information about the future ninja world flowed into Naruto's mind, along with the inheritance granted by the Sage of Six Paths.
It included methods for using Yin-Yang Release, techniques for condensing Truth-Seeking Balls, and the application of Kekkei Tōta-level abilities.
Among all of it, what interested Naruto the most were the Six Paths Chibaku Tensei formula, the applications of Six Paths Senjutsu, and information regarding Kekkei Mōra.
Only those abilities could truly threaten an Ōtsutsuki.
As he rapidly digested the information, however, Naruto also developed new doubts.
The Sage of Six Paths himself had not possessed a Kekkei Mōra.
So how had he obtained knowledge of Kekkei Mōra?
And after the Fourth Great Ninja War ended, had the Sage of Six Paths truly exhausted all of his power?
What exactly was the relationship between the Sage of Six Paths and the Pure Land?
Why was he still capable of influencing and sealing bloodline powers even after death?
Suppressing those increasingly scattered thoughts, Naruto stopped dwelling on them.
The most urgent task was to absorb everything he had gained from the adult Sasuke and turn it into his own foundation.
Although it wouldn't immediately increase his strength in the short term, it would help him discover a path forward.
Thinking of this, Naruto looked at the middle-aged Sasuke and Boruto and said with a chuckle:
"I wish us a pleasant cooperation."
"Before Urashiki Ōtsutsuki arrives in this era, I'll arrange a proper place for both of you to rest and prepare for the battle ahead."
The middle-aged Sasuke nodded.
His chakra reserves had been heavily depleted, and he desperately needed rest.
As for Boruto, he was bursting with energy and couldn't wait to explore Konoha of this era.
His teachers at the Ninja Academy were always talking about how difficult life had been in the past.
Now that he had actually traveled back in time, he naturally wanted to see it for himself.
Naruto glanced at the middle-aged Sasuke, left Shisui to accompany him, and then followed Boruto out of the restaurant.
Although Boruto was technically his son from another world, a Kāma left behind by Momoshiki still remained within his body.
It was similar to an Ōtsutsuki version of the Cursed Seal of Heaven and contained the information Momoshiki had left behind.
Once Boruto used too much chakra, Momoshiki's consciousness would gradually take over, replacing Boruto's soul little by little.
From that perspective, Kāma was like an enhanced combination of a Tailed Beast and the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
And it was precisely because of the existence of Tailed Beasts, Cursed Seals, and the Pure Land that Naruto had begun to question the Sage of Six Paths.
The Sage of Six Paths was simply too unique.
Compared to him, even his younger brother Hamura seemed almost insignificant.
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