As the white light flashed over the eastern edge of the village, the people of Konoha felt as if they were witnessing a second sun.
This explosion was even more intense than the previous mushroom cloud.
But by now, everyone is used to it.
If there wasn't an explosion in the east one day, that would be the real surprise.
Tsunade looked in the direction of the explosion, and her face is now darker than the bottom of a pot.
She originally took advantage of her break to have a couple of cups of sake to relax, and her mood had been pretty good…
But this explosion completely ruined it.
'I had only been away from the Hokage Tower for less than 2 hours.'
'How the hell did that yellow-haired brat manage to cause trouble again in such a short time?!'
After standing frozen for a moment, Tsunade gritted her teeth and decided to go find Jiraiya first...
…
The eastern edge of the Konoha Village, Naruto's exclusive training ground.
Adult Sasuke had already deactivated his Susanoo, and was leaning on one knee as he panted heavily, with exhaustion written all over his face.
"Are you seriously that weak?"
Naruto rolled his eyes at him speechlessly.
'Weren't you at full strength earlier? How does using the Perfect Body Susanoo once leave you this drained?!'
'In Shippuden era, you spam Susanoo for travel and don't even breathe hard!'
Sasuke was also speechless about this crippled middle-aged uncle.
But he didn't say anything. His attention was now completely focused on the 'Black Heavenly Flame' still burning around them.
Adult Sasuke slowly stood up and took a deep breath.
It's not that he's too weak…
It was just that, during the explosion, he had been desperately trying to minimize the damage to Konoha.
While shielding everyone with his Susanoo, he had also used extra Chakra to contain the blast and prevent the flames from spreading outward.
That was why his Chakra had been consumed so badly.
And the power of that explosion just now was no joke!
"That black flame..."
"How did you get it?"
Sasuke really didn't want to bother with this crippled middle-aged uncle, but the temptation of the Black Heavenly Flame was too great, so he had to lower his pride and ask the other party.
'Now that I thought about it…'
'The explosion caused by the fusion of the two Heavenly Flames fires...'
'Isn't this the Angry Buddha Lotus Flames?!'
'If I could get this Heavenly Flame...'
'Then Uchiha Itachi is nothing.'
Adult Sasuke was silent for a moment, then said, "If you're planning to use that Fire Release against Uchiha Itachi..."
"I advise you to give up that idea."
"Unless you awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan."
Adult Sasuke naturally knew Sasuke was thinking.
Although he didn't know why he in this world had become like this, even though the other person had become a little strange, he still understood his own heart.
After hearing what Adult Sasuke said, it was Sasuke's turn to remain silent.
After a long pause, he finally spoke again, "What stage has your turning Pupil Power into armor?"
Adult Sasuke: "…"
'What the hell is that thing called turning Pupil Power into armor??'
'Why does this guy keep spouting nonsense?'
Sasuke's face practically twisted in frustration.
"That's not some kind of Pupil Power Armor."
"And as you are now, you're no match for him."
What he said was not wrong, but Sasuke just couldn't bear to hear such words now, so he grabbed the Heavy Xuan Ruler and prepared to continue fighting.
Thankfully, Naruto grabbed him just in time and prevented them from continuing to fight.
Naruto was starting to think these two were naturally incompatible, as they couldn't exchange three sentences without trying to kill each other.
It was like they were hardwired to despise one another.
Especially Adult Sasuke, when he saw Sasuke, he would talk about Itachi every other sentence.
He suspected that Adult Sasuke was deliberately provoking Sasuke.
After sighing, Naruto pointed to the flames burning around them and signaled the two to deal with it.
Then the two of them snorted coldly at the same time, and then one of them took out a sealing scroll to collect the Black Heavenly Flame, and the other one used his Mangekyo to extinguish the remaining fire before also taking out a sealing scroll to store the green flames.
Although the Adult Sasuke felt that this green flame was not as good as his own Amaterasu...
But this thing doesn't consume his Chakra!
If he took it back, maybe he could study it and develop a new technique to use against the Otsutsuki Clan.
Despite their mutual disdain, their actions were in perfect harmony.
Naruto just watched from the side with his cheap son.
Half an hour later, after cleaning up the battlefield, Adult Sasuke sat down in front of Naruto and laid everything out… his identity, his purpose, and the situation.
Earlier, Adult Sasuke had secretly consulted with Karasuki in a corner and learned that he and Boruto had accidentally traveled to a parallel world.
That explained all the weirdness so far.
And since this world's future was completely different from theirs, there was no need to worry about his actions causing major consequences.
"You can't beat that Otsutsuki Urashiki?"
Naruto asked curiously.
He found it hard to believe that Adult Sasuke would resort to something like the 'Uchiha Body Slam'.
"There is too little information."
"And my arm... Never mind, it's fine."
Adult Sasuke glanced at his empty sleeve with a very complicated expression on his face.
If he still had both arms, dealing with Urashiki might not have been so difficult.
But losing that arm was a reminder of his past mistakes...
And fighting the Otsutsuki with one hand was just a bit more troublesome, that's all.
Seeing Adult Sasuke's ever-shifting expression, Naruto casually pulled out a red potion and handed it to him.
"Drink this."
"It'll heal your injuries."
Naruto saw the middle-aged uncle's conflicted look and knew what he was thinking.
'The Otsutsuki keep showing up one after another, and you're still hung up on this?'
'If you had both arms, maybe your Rinnegan wouldn't have gotten stabbed out by my son with a kunai later.'
Adult Sasuke took the potion without hesitation and downed it in one gulp.
The moment it entered his system, he felt an overwhelming surge of Yang Attribute Chakra boiling within him.
"Don't worry, Dad!"
"Sasuke-san and I will protect you."
When saw that the atmosphere was not right, Boruto stood up and declared passionately.
Naruto: "..."
Faced with his sudden son's fiery declaration, Naruto felt anything but fired up.
'If I have to rely on you for protection...'
'I might as well go find that white-haired middle-aged slacker instead.'
While the few of them were talking, Sasuke kept his head down and remained silent.
After confirming that the crippled middle-aged uncle was his future self in another world, he was in a very bad mood.
Even though he had just collected new Heavenly Flame, he was not happy at all.
Because as long as the middle-aged uncle stayed in Konoha...
He'd eventually find out about the Thin Ice Bro nickname!
The thought of being called Thin Ice Bro by his other self...
It was enough to make him want to die.
'Damn it!!'
'This situation must never happen!'
'And there's Naruto's son too? If word got out...'
'My reputation would be ruined.'
Sasuke secretly pulled Naruto aside and whispered, "Can we let them stay here for the time being…?"
"Don't let those two go into the village?"
Although he really wanted to leave Konoha now, with Naruto in potential danger in, he couldn't bring himself to abandon him, so this was the only compromise he could think of.
"Why?"
"No reason."
Sasuke looked embarrassed and he glanced towards Adult Sasuke nervously.
Obviously, he is worried that their conversation might be heard by the other party.
Naruto glanced at his expression and his smile gradually became more unbridled.
"Hey, Sasuke, weren't you super cool back when you were walking on thin ice?"
"Why do you care about…?"
"SHUT UP!!"
Sasuke was so angry that he was about to swing the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
"Just help me."
"Don't let them find out."
The two of them whispered in secret, while Boruto and Adult Sasuke tactfully avoided eavesdropping.
But at this moment, Konohamaru's voice came from the distance.
"Naruto Aniki!"
"Thin Ice Bro!!"
"I'm here to see you!!"