Chapter 796 Not the Future

“Tell me about your situation. How did you find me, and how did you get the Police Force to release me?”

On a secluded path, Sasuke and Boruto walked side by side, conversing in low voices.

Undoubtedly, something must have happened to Boruto before they met up.

Otherwise, with Boruto’s ability, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to find him, who was imprisoned in the Police Force, in one day, nor would he have been able to get the Police Force to release him.

It was more likely that the two of them, master and disciple, would reunite in prison.

“Grandma and Grandpa helped,” Boruto explained.

“The Fourth Hokage…” Sasuke showed a thoughtful expression.

Of course, he knew who Boruto’s grandfather was.

“Yes, Sasuke, you must have noticed too, right? This isn’t our era; it’s the past,” Boruto continued.

Sasuke nodded, signaling Boruto to continue.

“When I first traveled through time, I met Grandma Kushina. She’s so smart; she immediately realized I was a Ninja from the future. I even felt like she already knew I was her grandson.”

Sasuke frowned slightly but didn’t react too much.

He had long anticipated this outcome.

Boruto was just a kid who had just graduated not long ago. It was perfectly normal for someone to discover his secret while he was alone in this dangerous era.

It could only be said that it was fortunate that his grandmother, Kushina, discovered Boruto’s secret, and not someone like Orochimaru or Danzo Shimura.

If it had been the latter, Boruto would have been in danger.

“Then I asked Grandma Kushina to help me find you, and now here we are,” Boruto said.

“Tell me in detail how you were exposed,” Sasuke said after some thought.

In his imagination, Boruto would easily be caught as a spy, but the time travel incident wouldn’t be exposed so quickly.

It wasn’t that he believed in Boruto’s ability to keep secrets, but rather that time travel was too unbelievable. Even if Boruto personally spread the word, few people would believe such a thing.

“I looked for Sasuke all morning in the city, and I was so hungry. I wanted to eat Thunder Burger but didn’t see any, so I accidentally blurted out, ‘Is there no Thunder Burger in this era?’ and Grandma Kushina heard me,” Boruto explained.

Sasuke: …

He was so speechless he didn’t know what to say.

“You probably exposed your abnormality when you were asking for directions. Then she tracked you, further confirming your abnormality, and finally used the Ninja Academy graduate trick to make you panic and admit it yourself,” Sasuke slowly analyzed.

In front of an excellent Ninja like Kushina, who grew up in an era of war, Boruto was just a naive rookie, full of flaws.

“It’s a good thing you didn’t reveal all your information directly, which would have made the situation worse.”

No one knew what consequences changing history would cause. Sasuke believed that as future Ninja, they should act cautiously.

“I didn’t mention your information either, Sasuke,” Boruto said, puffing out his chest.

He actually felt that his performance today was pretty good. Although his identity was exposed, the result was good. If it hadn’t been exposed, Sasuke would still be starving in prison right now.

“In the future, if there are other people around, don’t call me Sasuke. Either call me sensei directly, or call me Suigetsu,” Sasuke reminded him.

“You too, Sasuke. If there are other people around, remember to call me Mitsuki,” Boruto showed a rather excited expression.

He felt this was very interesting, like a legendary Ninja carrying out a mission in a movie.

Then Boruto and Sasuke went to eat Ichiraku Ramen together.

After eating lunch, he felt a bit unsatisfied and wanted to eat it again.

“Sasuke, what do we do next?” Boruto asked after finishing his meal.

“Wait,” Sasuke replied concisely.

Boruto looked at Sasuke with a puzzled gaze.

“Wait for the ‘Plough’ to finish charging, then wait for Ōtsutsuki Urashiki to appear, and bring Ōtsutsuki Urashiki back to our era,” Sasuke explained.

This was the safest method, to return everything to the starting point.

“What if Ōtsutsuki Urashiki comes before the ‘Plough’ finishes charging? That guy will definitely cause trouble in Konoha,” Boruto asked.

They could restrain their actions and not change history, but Boruto didn’t believe Ōtsutsuki Urashiki would care about the future Konoha.

“Then we’ll stop him,” Sasuke replied.

Currently, he didn’t have a better plan and could only act according to the situation.

“Oh, by the way, Sasuke, we also have to go to the Hokage Office to see Grandpa. This was agreed upon when we were looking for you,” Boruto remembered something and said.

Actually, he hadn’t met Minato Namikaze yet; Kushina had contacted Minato Namikaze for help.

“Then let’s go. Don’t call him by the wrong name when we get there,” Sasuke nodded, reminding him.

They were Ninja who didn’t belong to this era. Not to mention meeting him, Sasuke wouldn’t be surprised even if Minato Namikaze sent a squad of Anbu to monitor him.

“Yes, Suigetsu-sensei,” Boruto chuckled, his heart full of anticipation for the upcoming meeting.

Because Minato Namikaze had given them a heads-up, the two encountered no obstacles and walked directly to the front of the Hokage Office.

Knock knock.

Sasuke knocked on the wooden door of the office.

“Come in,” a gentle male voice came from inside the office.

After receiving permission, Sasuke opened the office’s wooden door and walked in with Boruto.

Boruto finally saw his living grandfather, whom he had never seen before.

His brilliant golden hair, and his gentle smile that seemed to illuminate the darkness, all made Boruto’s heart excited.

“He’s so handsome, much more handsome than my stinky dad who rarely comes home,” Boruto gave Minato Namikaze a thumbs up while giving Naruto a thumbs down.

“Indeed, there are some similarities.” While Boruto was observing Minato Namikaze, Minato Namikaze was also observing Boruto.

Kushina said that Boruto might be Muzuki’s son. Minato Namikaze, upon seeing him, felt that the probability was not small.

After all, his “son” had already traveled through time once; this time should have nothing to do with him.

“You must be Mitsuki, whom Kushina mentioned,” Minato Namikaze broke the silence, looking at Boruto with a gentle smile and asking.

“Mm-hmm,” Boruto nodded with a smile.

“I am Suigetsu.” Before Minato Namikaze could ask, Sasuke proactively introduced himself.

“What happened to you that caused you to travel to our era?” Minato Namikaze asked.

Based on experience, time travel can be active or passive.

For example, Uzumaki Naruto passively traveled through time the first time, and actively triggered the power of the Dragon Vein to travel through time the second time.

Due to Boruto’s performance, Minato Namikaze tentatively concluded that they were passive time travelers.

Boruto looked at Sasuke.

“This is a bit difficult for me to explain. In short, it was caused by a very troublesome enemy,” Sasuke said in a deep voice.

He was preparing to reveal the existence of Ōtsutsuki Urashiki.

He and Boruto were only two people. Even if Ōtsutsuki Urashiki traveled through time, it would be difficult for them to find Ōtsutsuki Urashiki immediately.

Therefore, he wanted to use Konoha’s powerful intelligence network.

Sasuke didn’t want to affect the past too much, but compared to Ōtsutsuki Urashiki causing destruction in the past, it would definitely be better to give the intelligence Ninja an extra mission.

“Caused by an enemy? So that enemy also traveled through time?” Minato Namikaze’s expression became a bit serious.

Boruto might be a future Ninja, so this enemy was very likely to be a powerful enemy they would face in the future.

“That’s right. Within the next month, he could appear in this world at any time.”

“Can you introduce this enemy in detail?”

“His name is Ōtsutsuki Urashiki. He is an extremely heinous criminal, and his strength is very powerful. If any Ninja discovers his whereabouts, please do not act rashly. It’s best to notify us first,” Sasuke said with a serious expression.

“Ōtsutsuki!” Minato Namikaze’s heart trembled, and countless thoughts instantly arose in his mind.

“What is the relationship between this Ōtsutsuki Urashiki and Ōtsutsuki Kaguya?”

“Is Ōtsutsuki Urashiki as powerful as Kaguya?”

It wasn’t that Minato Namikaze was making a fuss; it was truly that this surname was too terrifying.

Even Muzuki publicly stated that he was inferior to Ōtsutsuki Kaguya and needed to integrate the power of the Ninja World to deal with Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, who would break the seal in the future.

One Ōtsutsuki Kaguya already required the integration of the Ninja World’s power to possibly deal with; what if another Ōtsutsuki of similar strength appeared?

Fortunately, Minato Namikaze had also seen his share of major events. Although he was deeply shocked, his expression on his face did not change much, and Sasuke did not notice anything.

“Suigetsu, do you mean that you can deal with Ōtsutsuki Urashiki?” Minato Namikaze asked calmly.

“It’s very difficult for me to defeat him, but it’s also very difficult for him to defeat me,” Sasuke replied.

Once his Chakra recovered to its peak, even if he couldn’t defeat Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, he could prevent the opponent from easily causing trouble.

“I see.” Minato Namikaze felt a little relieved.

There were two possibilities: one was that Sasuke was very strong, already comparable to the Six Paths Sage; the other was that this Ōtsutsuki Urashiki was not as terrifyingly strong as Ōtsutsuki Kaguya.

But no matter which possibility, it was good news for the Ninja World.

Then Minato Namikaze asked some more questions, and Sasuke selectively answered some of them.

“We must respect history. The cost of changing history is something no one can bear,” Sasuke said, shaking his head.

If Boruto hadn’t already been exposed, he would have chosen to lie low in Konoha, minimizing contact with past Ninja as much as possible to avoid changes in the future.

“Mm,” Minato Namikaze did not force him, stopping at an appropriate point.

He could understand Sasuke’s thoughts; otherwise, Minato Namikaze wouldn’t have wanted to seal the memories of Obito and the others before.

“They should both be future Ninja, not Ninja from a parallel world,” Minato Namikaze deduced in his mind.

Due to Boruto’s lack of cooperation, Kushina couldn’t determine whether Boruto had traveled from the future or from a parallel world like Uzumaki Naruto.

After a conversation with Sasuke, based on Sasuke’s performance, Minato Namikaze believed that it was more likely they came from the future.

Of course, Minato Namikaze couldn’t make a direct judgment, because Uzumaki Naruto’s case proved that parallel worlds were extremely similar, making it easy to make misjudgments.

More indirect questioning and verification were still needed.

“Did I disturb you?” At this moment, Kushina opened the office door and walked into the Hokage Office.

Minato Namikaze had already finished work, but he stayed until now because of Boruto and Sasuke, so Kushina didn’t knock.

“No, we just finished talking,” Minato Namikaze said with a smile.

“Didn’t you bring Naruto?”

“I did. He’s downstairs bothering someone to tell him stories,” Kushina replied.

“Dad.” Hearing his father’s name, Boruto showed a curious expression.

Looking at Minato Namikaze and Kushina, his father should still be a small child now.

Naruto always said he was disobedient and not as sensible as he was when he was little. This time, Boruto wanted to see what Naruto was like when he was a child.

“Naruto?” Sasuke didn’t notice anything at first, but after thinking carefully, his expression became puzzled.

He remembered Naruto was an orphan. Minato Namikaze and Kushina should have died on the day Naruto was born.

Even if that day was Minato Namikaze and Kushina’s death date, it still wasn’t right.

According to Kushina, Naruto could even speak already.

“Little Mitsuki, do you want to go downstairs and see Naruto?” Kushina invited Boruto with a smile.

“Okay,” Boruto immediately agreed.

Just a glance, it definitely wouldn’t have any impact.

Sasuke followed without a change in expression.

The few of them walked down to the first floor together.

“Dad, Mom.” Naruto heard footsteps and looked back, just in time to see Kushina and Minato Namikaze coming downstairs. He ran towards them, rushing into his family’s embrace.

“Such a small Dad!” Boruto exclaimed in his heart, looking at the three-year-old Naruto.

“It really is Naruto…” Countless questions immediately arose in Sasuke’s mind.

“Fifth Hokage-sama.” At this moment, a Konoha Ninja happened to pass by and respectfully greeted Minato Namikaze.

“Fifth Hokage? This can be called wrong. Shouldn’t it be the Fourth Hokage?” Boruto complained. Even he, who skipped classes every day, knew that Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina both quickly looked at Boruto.

Sasuke also had some conjectures in his mind.

“He didn’t call me wrong. I am the Fifth Hokage,” Minato Namikaze said, shaking his head.

This was why he didn’t easily make a judgment. Information gaps would create various misunderstandings, and more communication was needed to make an accurate judgment.

“But I only see four rock faces on the Hokage Rock, though?” Boruto said, looking bewildered.

He saw very clearly that there were only four rock faces on the Hokage Rock, and the last one was Minato Namikaze.

It couldn’t be that one rock face was invisible, could it? And if Minato Namikaze was the Fifth Hokage, then who was the Fourth Hokage?

“That’s because my rock face hasn’t been completed yet. You must have mistaken Muzuki’s rock face for mine. Muzuki is the Fourth Hokage,” Minato Namikaze explained.

Establishing a super department capable of mobilizing the Ninja World was not simple. Since Muzuki established the Ninja World Alliance, the entire Ninja World had become busy.

As one of Muzuki’s fundamental bases and the strongest Ninja village in the Ninja World, Konoha bore important responsibilities.

In addition, Minato Namikaze didn’t care much about things like rock faces, so the construction work proceeded slowly.

“What about Danzo Shimura?” Sasuke asked, his eyes flickering.