As white light flashed in the east of the village, the entire Konoha Village seemed to see the sun. This explosion was even more violent than the last mushroom cloud.
But everyone was used to it. If a day passed without an explosion to the east of the village, they would be surprised. Tsunade looked in the direction of the explosion, her face darker than the bottom of a pot.
'I was finally enjoying my break at work, relaxing with a couple of glasses of wine. I was in such a good mood,' she thought.
But the explosion ruined that mood completely. She had been away from the Hokage building for less than two hours. How could that yellow-haired guy cause trouble for me again?! After standing there for a while, Tsunade gritted her teeth and decided to find Jiraiya first.
To the east of the village, at Uzumaki Naruto's exclusive training ground—
Sasuke had already canceled Susanoo. He was supporting himself on one knee, breathing heavily, his face showing fatigue.
"Are you that weak?" Naruto rolled his eyes at him, clearly unimpressed.
After all, Sasuke had been at full strength moments ago. But now, after using Susanoo, he was completely drained?
'In Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, why don't you even break a sweat while using Susanoo?'
Uchiha Xiao Yan was equally speechless about this "weakened" Uchiha.
However, he didn't say anything. His attention was entirely focused on the strange black flames burning nearby. Sasuke slowly stood up and took a deep breath. It wasn't that he was too weak. The explosion just now had worried him about its impact on Konoha Village.
While using Susanoo to shield several people, he had exerted extra strength to minimize the explosion and prevent the flames from spreading. This effort had consumed a significant portion of his chakra.
The explosion's destructive power had truly been no joke!
"Those black flames..."
"How did you manage this?"
Uchiha Xiao Yan didn't want to engage with this "weakened" Sasuke, but the allure of the strange black flames was too much. He had to lower his pride and ask. He recalled the explosion caused by the fusion of the two strange fires...
Wasn't that the Buddha's Wrathful Lotus? If he could obtain such a fire...
Uchiha Itachi would be nothing.
Sasuke was silent for a moment before finally speaking.
"If you're thinking about using a fire-style jutsu like that against Uchiha Itachi... I'd advise you to give up. Unless you obtain the Mangekyō Sharingan."
Sasuke naturally knew Uchiha Xiao Yan's plans. Although he didn't understand why Xiao Yan had become so strange in this world, he could still sense his intentions.
Upon hearing Sasuke's words, it was now Uchiha Xiao Yan's turn to fall silent.
After a pause, he finally asked, "At what stage do you get the 'Power Ranger Megazord'?"
Sasuke: ... 'What the hell is "Power Ranger Megazord"?
Why does this guy always say such bizarre things?'
The expression on Sasuke's face almost twisted with confusion.
"That's not a thing. There's no such thing as "power ranger megazord."
"And you're no match for him right now."
Sasuke's words weren't wrong, but Uchiha Xiao Yan couldn't bear to hear them. He grabbed the Xuan Zhong Ruler and prepared to fight again. Naruto watched the exchange, feeling these two were born to clash.
They would argue after exchanging only a few words. It was as if they just couldn't stand each other. Especially Sasuke—he couldn't stop bringing up Uchiha Itachi whenever Xiao Yan was around.
Naruto suspected Sasuke was deliberately provoking him.
After sighing, Naruto pointed at the flames burning nearby and motioned for the two to deal with them. Both scoffed in unison, then went to work.
One took out a sealing scroll to collect the black flames, while the other used a kaleidoscope ability to contain the green flames and then stored them in another scroll.
Although Sasuke believed the green flames were inferior to his Amaterasu, they didn't consume chakra. He figured he could take them back to develop new jutsu for dealing with the Otsutsuki clan. The two still disliked each other but worked in perfect sync. Naruto watched from the side with a smirk.
Half an hour later, they finally cleaned up the scene. Sasuke sat down in front of Naruto and, without hesitation, revealed his true purpose. He explained that he and Boruto had accidentally traveled to a parallel dimension.
Suddenly, all the strange occurrences earlier made sense. This world's future was entirely different from their own. So there was no need to worry about the consequences of their actions here.
"You can't beat Otsutsuki Urashiki?" Naruto asked curiously.
He couldn't imagine Sasuke resorting to lies.
"There's too little intel. And my hand... Never mind, it's fine."
Sasuke glanced at his empty sleeve, his expression complicated. If he hadn't lost his arm, perhaps he wouldn't be struggling so much against Urashiki.
But cutting off his arm was meant as a reminder of past mistakes. It was just troublesome dealing with the Otsutsuki clan alone.
Naruto noticed Sasuke's pained expression. He took out a red potion and handed it to him.
"Drink this. It'll help you recover."
Naruto could guess what Sasuke was thinking.
'The Otsutsuki keep appearing, and we're still struggling. If you had both hands, maybe your Rinnegan wouldn't have been blinded by my son's kunai.'
Sasuke drank the potion without hesitation. After drinking it, he felt a powerful surge of Yang energy coursing through his body.
"Dad! Don't worry! Sasuke-san and I will protect you!"
Boruto's voice was full of excitement as he stood tall.
Just then, they heard Konohamaru's voice calling from a distance:
"Big Brother Naruto! Big Brother Bo Bing! I'm coming to see you!!"
[T|N: Bo Bing means thin ice]
From this chapter onward the TL of this novel is taken over by another translator so please point out the mistakes if you find any.