Boom…
Boom…
In the training ground, Gamabunta chased a yellow-haired kid while swinging his massive sword at him.
Fortunately, Hiruzen had already passed away and was replaced by Tsunade, who was unaware of the situation.
In this way, the warning given to Naruto by Hiruzen has become useless.
"AAAAHHH!!!"
"Konohamaru-nii! What are you doing!?"
"Are you trying to kill me!?"
Boruto's face was filled with fear, and tears kept flowing behind him as he ran.
He really couldn't understand why Konohamaru's idea of 'getting stronger' had to involve something like this.
Every time Gamabunta swung his sword, Boruto felt like he could see his late grandparents flashing before his eyes.
Glancing at his father, who was casually watching from the sidelines while snacking, Boruto's cries grew even louder.
"Dad!! Save me!!"
"Hurry up and stop Konohamaru-nii!!"
Boruto screamed heartbreakingly, and anyone would've pitied the poor kid.
But not only did Naruto showed no concern whatsoever, he even felt that the snacks in his hand tasted even better.
Standing next to him were Adult Sasuke and Sasuke.
Sasuke looked unhappy. He had been thinking about how to deal with Konohamaru from the beginning until now.
Moreover, he felt very uncomfortable standing next to Adult Sasuke.
He was afraid that Adult Sasuke would suddenly call him Thin Ice Bro.
On the contrary, Adult Sasuke was genuinely worried that something might happen to Boruto.
'Who in their right mind used a Summoned Beast for training?!'
Gamabunta is so huge that if he steps on Boruto, Adult Sasuke will feel that he will have trouble explaining to Naruto when he returns.
Adult Sasuke glanced at Naruto, who was still happily munching away.
"Naruto..."
"Are you sure... this won't end badly?"
Although strictly speaking, Boruto is not the son of this world's Naruto, at least he shouldn't be letting this happen...
Adult Sasuke thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out how Gamabunta was supposed to help Boruto get stronger.
"It's fine."
"That's how Konohamaru trained, too."
Naruto was so happy watching this.
Besides, Boruto was basically a freebie anyway, and if it was Himawari who came, Naruto might've actually shown some fatherly love.
But then again…
Naruto looked at Konohamaru standing next to Gamabunta and laughing mischievously, and his nose suddenly felt sore.
'Old man Sandaime!'
'So this is the Will of Fire you spoke of?'
'I understand now!'
"Boruto! Why are you crying!?"
What's with those tears?"
"Do you think crying will make you stronger?!"
"Stop running! Charge at Bunta!"
Konohamaru put on an extremely serious expression, but from his constantly trembling shoulders, it could be seen that he was trying his best to hold back his laughter.
While he was teaching Boruto a lesson, he recalled in his mind how Naruto had once trained him.
In short, Konohamaru felt like he was truly passing on his teacher's will to his new junior.
"Dad! Save me!!"
"Sasuke-san, help me!!"
Boruto desperately tried to awaken whatever shred of paternal instinct Naruto might have left.
But he found that his father, whom he had just met not long ago, was giving him a thumbs up to encourage him...
Boruto: "…"
'Please, someone come and save me!'
'I shouldn't have come after Otsutsuki Urashiki!'
'This place is even more dangerous than Urashiki...'
Bang…
As Boruto was feeling regretful, he heard a loud noise, and then everything went black as he lost consciousness.
Seeing his cheap son being stepped on by Gamabunta, Naruto's smile instantly froze, and he threw the portal on the spot and rushed forward.
Before leaving, he said to Sasuke...
"Konohamaru's been slacking lately..."
"Go handle it. Just don't kill the kid."
"Got it!"
Sasuke's eyes sparkled. A blue light flashed, and his figure disappeared instantly.
Naruto and Adult Sasuke reached Boruto's side.
Adult Sasuke felt Boruto's pulse and was stunned.
"He's dead!?"
"It's no big deal."
Adult Sasuke: "???'
'No big deal!?'
'He's DEAD!!!'
Adult Sasuke was already imagining that after returning, he would have to break the news to his world's Naruto that his son had died.
'Damn it!'
'How am I supposed to explain this to him?'
Naruto glanced at the panicking Adult Sasuke, then casually pulled out a Totem of Undying and placed it on Boruto's chest...
…
Pure Land.
Boruto jolted awake, only to find himself lying on an unfamiliar bed in an unfamiliar room.
The sound of cooking came from outside the door.
For a moment, Boruto felt like he was back home.
"Strange..."
"Was all that just a dream?"
"No wonder."
He scratched his head and chuckled before getting out of bed.
'It turns out that the weird dad, Sasuke-san, and Konohamaru-nii who let the Summoned Beasts to attack him had just been a nightmare.
'No wonder it felt so off.'
Although he doesn't know where he is now, Boruto instinctively believed everything he'd experienced before was fake.
Or maybe he just wanted to believe it was.
He'd rather think he'd fallen asleep in a stranger's house than accept that Konohamaru had actually tried to murder him.
Click…
Taking a deep breath, Boruto opened the door, and the first thing he saw was the back of a red-haired woman busy in the kitchen.
This person...
He felt like he had seen her somewhere before re.
But he just couldn't remember where.
Boruto's footsteps alerted the woman. The red-haired woman turned around with a spatula in her hand and looked at Boruto with a smile.
"Naruto, you're awake?"
"The Dinner will be ready soon, just wait a little longer, okay?"
Kushina gazed at Boruto with eyes so tender they seemed to melt.
She had heard from Mikoto and the others before that Konoha seemed to have recently developed a technique that could bring people to the Pure Land.
Kakashi and Sasuke had both visited before.
This really excited Kushina.
She had desperately wanted to see what her son looked like all grown up.
Even just hearing news about Naruto from others would've been enough...
But for some reason, Kakashi had met with almost everyone except her.
Fortunately, her son had finally come to the Pure Land to see her, which filled her with joy.
Kushina thought that the yellow-haired boy in front of her was her son, but she didn't know that the person in front of her was not Naruto at all.
Seeing Kushina's full appearance, Boruto's pupils dilated in shock.
'Grandma!?'
'Why was I seeing Grandma!?'
"What's wrong, Naruto?"
Noticing her son's lack of movement, Kushina put down the kitchen utensils in her hands and quickly walked over.
Boruto looked up at his Grandma, tears welling in his eyes. He opened his little mouth and burst into tears, "Grandma!!"
"I've had such a hard time!!"
Kushina: "???"
'Huh?'
'What's going on?!'
'It hadn't been that long since I died, right?'
'Why is this child calling me grandma?!'
"Wait…!?"
"You're not Naruto??"
Boruto wiped his tears with his sleeve and said with a wronged look on his face, "I'm Uzumaki Boruto...."
"Uzumaki Naruto's son."
He first talked about his identity, and then went on to talk about the grievances he had suffered over the years, as well as how he'd been beaten up by the younger version of his own father after arriving in this place.
At this point, he didn't care. Both versions were his father, and tattling to his grandma seemed perfectly justified.
"Ah... this…"
Kushina clutched her head, completely bewildered.
'I had just been preparing myself to be a mother.'
'How come Naruto already have a child?!'
'And what was this about the Nanadaime Hokage, and a younger Naruto...'
At this moment, Kushina's mind was a mess.
The sheer amount of information in Boruto's words was overwhelming, and it took Kushina a long moment to process even the basics.
"Not bad at all!"
"Naruto actually managed to trick the Hyuga Clan's eldest princess into marrying him!"
"GRANDMA!"
Boruto shouted anxiously, as this is not what he wanted to hear!
Hearing her grandson's distress, Kushina gently patted Boruto's head.
"Don't worry, Boruto. If I ever see Naruto, I'll give him a good scolding."
Boruto smiled happily upon hearing that.
Though he wasn't sure if Kushina would actually have the heart to discipline her own son.