(T/N: I'll use Sasuke to call the current Sasuke, and Adult Sasuke to call Adult Sasuke.)
"I..."
"This..."
Hearing Boruto's words, Sasuke stammered for a long time but couldn't get a single coherent sentence out.
He was pretty sure he'd heard his own name just now...
If he guessed correctly, the guy in the black robe was his younger self from this timeline.
'But...'
'Wasn't I supposed to have defected from the village at this time to seek Orochimaru for power?!'
'What the hell was going on here?!'
'And if I'm not mistaken...'
'The one who beat up that old man was definitely Naruto, right??'
Sasuke's brain was practically overheating, as he's completely unable to make sense of the situation.
The two of them, one big and one small, just stood there stupidly, looking like they were petrified.
"Haak… ptui!"
Naruto spat at the restaurant owner, who was wailing on the ground, and seeing that he's already covered in bruises, he decided to stop for the time being.
If they continue to beat him, he will probably die.
"Still yapping?"
"Tch!"
Naruto, not feeling satisfied, kicked him twice more before stopping.
At this moment, Sasuke suddenly grabbed Naruto's arm.
While beating up the old man, he'd noticed two weirdos watching them.
Especially the middle-aged man wearing an ugly robe, with long hair covering one eye.
This person was dressed strangely, but Sasuke felt an indescribable sense of familiarity from him.
But what puzzled Sasuke was, that was no such person in his memory at all.
"What's wrong?"
Naruto glanced at Sasuke beside him and found that the guy was just standing there, seemingly deep in thought.
Following his gaze, Naruto saw a spiky-haired blond kid, and standing next to him was a middle-aged uncle, with only one eye visible.
Looking at the guy's hairstyle, Naruto couldn't help but complain in his heart, 'If you're not gonna use that eye, why don't you just donate it to someone who needs it?'
Naruto pursed his lips and looked at the yellow-haired kid's whisker marks and spiky hair...
He immediately knew that this kid is his future son, Boruto.
But seeing that Sasuke wasn't wearing the 'Xiao Yan skin', it is not difficult to guess that the other party is not from the future of their world.
'From a parallel world?'
After taking two seconds to figure it out, Naruto put on his most harmless smile and walked over enthusiastically.
He intends to...
First, discipline this son of his from another world.
Seeing Naruto approach the two, Sasuke silently followed behind.
Boruto suddenly froze when he saw his father walking towards them.
He always felt that this version of his father was a little... off.
"Sasuke-san...what should we do now?"
He whispered. Since the situation was unclear at the moment, he knew it's best to listen to his Guardian first.
Watching the two get closer, Sasuke sighed and said, "Engage for now."
"But in order to prevent any complications...we'd better hide our identities."
Besides, they have already attracted the other party's attention, so it would be too late for them to run away now.
'Although this Naruto is a little different from what I remember...'
'It probably wasn't a big deal.'
'Anyway, our purpose for coming to this time is to protect the young Naruto from Urashiki's attack.'
Naruto walked up to the two guys, narrowed his eyes slightly, showed an innocent smile, and said enthusiastically, "You don't look familiar... You're probably not from here, right?"
"My name is... Kurosaki Ichigo."
"And this is..."
Boruto: "???"
Adult Sasuke: "???"
When Sasuke heard Naruto use a fake name, he instantly understood what he meant and opened his mouth to give his own fake name.
"Xiao Yan."
Boruto and Sasuke were immediately stupefied when they heard these two extremely unfamiliar names.
One of them had grown up with Naruto, and the other had seen pictures of his father as a kid...
There was no way they wouldn't recognize a teenage Naruto!!
'Did these two really think they were idiots???'
'We were clearly planning to use a fake name, so how did the other party do that first?'
The two looked at each other and quickly came up with their own fake names.
"Ubito."
"Narusasu."
Naruto: "…"
'Is this uncle Sasuke messing with me??'
'Couldn't you at least try to make up a convincing fake name?!'
'And why does that sound like a ship to me?!'
Naruto subconsciously glanced at Sasuke beside him and decided to keep some distance from him for the time being.
In order to avoid any unfortunate developments in the future.
Seeing Naruto's reaction, Adult Sasuke's heart tightened.
'Oh no!'
'Did Naruto figure something out?'
'But considering this guy had been a total idiot since childhood, there was no way his brain could work that fast.'
Thinking of this, Adult Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief.
Naruto scratched his head, smiled heartily, and then extended his hand to Boruto.
"Nice to meet you... Ubito."
When Boruto saw his young father's smile, memories from his childhood to the present kept flashing through his mind.
He was in a trance for a moment, then subconsciously stretched out his hand and shook hands with the other party.
Just as he was still thinking about his father's smile, he suddenly felt himself being pulled hard by the other party and he lost his balance instantly.
The world spun, and the next thing he knew, he was lying already on the ground.
Then, he heard...
"Damn it!"
"Sa... Xiao Yan, hold him down!!!"
After flipping Boruto over, Naruto planted a knee on his back and pulled out a perfectly straight wooden stick he'd picked up during the Land of Waves' mission.
Then, without hesitation, he swung it down hard on Boruto's butt.
"Ouch!!"
"Dad... what are you doing!!"
Boruto was completely bewildered. Feeling the pain in his butt, he immediately started howling.
He tried to struggle, but the force from his back was like a huge rock, and no matter how he much he squirmed, he couldn't break free.
He also really couldn't understand why his young father had just randomly decided to beat him up.
Bang…
Sasuke didn't follow Naruto's order to help. Instead, he pulled out the Heavy Xuan Ruler and planted it firmly in front of him.
His figure was like a mountain, shielding the currently violent Naruto.
Sasuke lowered his head and said coldly, "Don't move."
"If you dare to move..."
"I'll break your legs."
Adult Sasuke, who was just about to rescue Boruto and had just grasped the hilt of the sword, froze in place when he heard this.
'Wait…'
'I remembered that I wasn't this crazy before I betrayed the village?'
'What the hell was up with this version of me?!'
'What the hell was up with this Konoha?'
Adult Sasuke was genuinely at a loss now.
To be honest, he really wanted to teach this 'Xiao Yan' a lesson, but the artefact, Karasuki, had warned him not to reveal their identity.
As for Naruto beating up Boruto... it can still be counted as a family matter.
"AAHH!!"
"Sa... Narusasu-san, save me!!"
"STOP IT!!"
"OUCH! STOP IT! STOP IT!"
Boruto's screams filled the air.
Naruto swung the stick with a very unbridled smile.
He'd wanted to smack this brat, who cheated in the Chunin Exams and looked down on his dad all day, for a long time.
Snap…
Naruto stopped only after the stick finally broke.
Adult Sasuke felt complicated as he looked at this Naruto, who was familiar yet unfamiliar.
He really wanted to find a place to take out Karasuki and ask what the hell was going on.
Why had the Naruto he knew turned out like this?
And why was he, who should have defected from the village, still staying in the village, wearing strange clothes and behaving in an extremely arrogant manner?
"Yo, Thin..."
At this moment, Kiba happened to pass by and opened his mouth to greet Sasuke.
But before Kiba could finish his words, he was knocked away by Sasuke's Heavy Xuan Ruler.
But seeing how him get up from the ground and flee the scene in an instant, he shouldn't be in any trouble.
Looking at the retreating figure, Sasuke did not forget to warn, "Kiba, if you dare call me that again..."
"Don't blame me for what happens next!"
Adult Sasuke stared blankly in in Kiba's direction, and a strong curiosity suddenly arose in his heart.
'Thin what?'
'What kind of nickname could make my younger self react like that?'