Meanwhile, in other timelines of the Shinobi World, the people whose names were mentioned were left dumbfounded.
Weren't they talking about the Jōgan? Why did the topic suddenly shift to this? And also—was this entire string of descriptions referring to a single individual?
Minato scratched his head, feeling his train of thought suddenly stall. Didn't the Sky Screen show earlier that this boy, Boruto, was Naruto's son?
Then shouldn't he be called Uzumaki Boruto? Even if Naruto married into the Hyūga Clan, shouldn't he be Hyūga Boruto? How did he become Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki Boruto?
Wasn't the Ōtsutsuki clan a distant relative of the Hyūga? And didn't they live on the moon?
And also... "Minato's speed," huh?
Furthermore, "Jiraiya's intelligence"—did that mean Jiraiya-sensei intelligence gathering skill?
After all, Jiraiya-sensei's work collecting information out in the field had indeed helped Konoha quite a bit.
But Kakashi's "calmness"... the problem was, that Kakashi was not calm at all! Whenever he saw someone before, he would just charge with a Chidori, barely having any backup plan. And now he had become somewhat withdrawn because of Obito and Rin, but that was coldness, not calmness.
And "Naruto's Talk no Jutsu"... did that mean he had a silver tongue?
And finally, that line about surpassing the pain of Pain.
Now Minato understood the implication of that. Clearly, it wasn't a good thing.
Did that mean Boruto's future would be filled with tremendous pain?
Minato looked up at the SKy Screen, his eyes filled with worry.
There were still people on there he didn't recognize. So what did all these descriptions mean?
---
[Konoha, Year 60]
Inside the Akatsuki's hideout.
Itachi was silently pondering the meaning of the words: "Itachi's Health."
If they were talking about actual health, then what he currently lacked most was precisely that.
That meant that Boruto the SKy Screen was describing was like someone with his own physique, combined with Naruto's instinct, and Sasuke's coolness...
Many of these things he couldn't quite understand. But based solely on the parts he could understand, he speculated that this was describing some kind of peak state?
He couldn't say for certain about the others, but his own health was indeed deteriorating. Though if he was in a healthy state, his strength would undoubtedly far surpass what it was now.
From this perspective, Boruto seemed to combine the strengths of all the people listed above. Although Itachi didn't recognize some of them, it didn't stop him from understanding that the SKy Screen was praising Boruto's power.
So then... was Boruto also a Six Paths-level powerhouse? And how did he compare to the Ōtsutsuki Toneri, mentioned earlier?
The Ōtsutsuki clan truly seemed extraordinary. In just this short while, two Six Paths-level powerhouses had already appeared.
---
Sasuke stood in the middle of the training ground, his expression somewhat odd.
"'Sasuke's coolness'?"
Naruto came over, his face full of curiosity: "Sasuke, what do they mean your 'coolness'?"
Sasuke glanced at him. "Shut up."
Naruto shrank his neck but couldn't help adding: "I think it means that you pretend to be cool all the time, no?"
Sasuke's expression darkened.
---
Meanwhile, Madara, Jiraiya, Kabuto, and others were all pondering the meaning of the SKy Screen's words.
If the people mentioned above were merely curious, then there was a certain dark, shadowy figure in the Shinobi World who was now stiff all over, barely able to breathe properly.
His body was trembling slightly, and for the first time, an expression of genuine fear appeared on his eternally gloomy face.
"Kaguya… it's not the one I think it is, right?"
---
[Future Timeline]
On the streets of Konoha, villagers looked up at the SKy Screen, their faces burning with anger.
"Boruto!!"
A middle-aged man clenched his fist, his eyes blazing with fury: "He killed the Seventh Hokage… and he dares to return?"
"Murderer!"
Angry shouts rose one after another.
[That said, Boruto's Jōgan, like the Byakugan, can perceive chakra flow, see the chakra pathway system, and identify its key points. More importantly, it can also see through the invisible barriers between different dimensions, granting it the ability to use space-time Ninjutsu.]
[When facing Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, he could even directly predict the landing point of the Yomotsu Hirasaka. This might be the largest power gap in a battle in the entire history of the Shinobi World. All we can say is that Urashiki truly deserves his reputation as the most lackluster Ōtsutsuki.]
[Of course, part of the reason is also the rapid power inflation of the new era. Take Naruto and Boruto, father and son, for example. At roughly the same age—also after a three-year gap—Naruto was still one step away from Kage-level, and Sasuke was only slightly stronger than Naruto, both probably at the Elite Jōnin level.]
[In contrast, Boruto, after his return, was a straight-up Six Paths-level powerhouse. On his own, he could probably sweep through the entire power system of the Shippūden era. It's enough to leave the people of the past utterly dumbfounded.]
Fifteen or sixteen years old… Six Paths-level powerhouse?!!
The Sky Screen didn't even need to say it; people from various timelines across the Shinobi World were really dumbfounded.
Was this still the world they knew?
Leaving aside the inexplicably appearing Ōtsutsuki clan—every Ōtsutsuki with a name seemed to start at the Six Paths-level as a baseline.
And this guy, whether his name was Uzumaki Boruto or Ōtsutsuki Boruto, had reached the Six Paths-level at the age of fifteen to sixteen?
When did the world become this dangerous? How were ordinary shinobis like them supposed to survive in the future?
Forget it, let's just talk about the Byakugan… or, better yet, let's talk about achieving peace in the world.
The future of the Shinobi World was simply too dangerous.
---
[Konoha, Year One]
"A fifteen-sixteen years old… Six Paths-level shinobi?"
Young Hiruzen's voice was full of disbelief.
Madara's expression was also uncharacteristically grave. He turned to look at Hashirama: "So you're telling me that brat, at fifteen or sixteen, is already stronger than both of us?"
Hashirama thought for a moment, then smiled: "Probably, after all, we can't split the moon in half."
Madara looked disgruntled. "Just how many more monsters are hiding in this world? I really feel like taking a trip to the moon right now."
---
[Konoha, Year 60]
After their scuffle, Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other.
"Naruto," Sasuke suddenly spoke.
"Huh?"
"Why don't you just marry Hinata sooner."
Naruto was stunned: "Huh?!"
Sasuke said with a completely serious face: "Have a son. If he's Six Paths-level by fifteen or sixteen, then the Akatsuki, Orochimaru—whoever—none of them will be a match for him."
[T/N: My guy is ready to do anything for his goals.]
Naruto immediately jumped up upon hearing that: "Idiot Sasuke! Stop talking nonsense! I've already said it—the one I like is Sakura, Sakura!"
Nearby, Sakura lightly pressed her hand to her forehead.
What on earth were these two idiots talking about!!
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