Konoha Main Street.
Whoosh, whoosh~
Boruto was dragged into an alley by Sasuke, and asked in confusion, "That was the 4.5th Hokage's wife just now, why does she seem to have not changed since the future?"
He knew he had almost said the wrong thing again, but he was more curious about that phenomenon.
She was clearly young now, yet she was still so young in his era.
"If he knew you called him the 4.5th Hokage, he might play a trick on you.
Uncle Satoru is very mischievous, so be careful what you say.
As for the change in appearance, Uncle Satoru is a very family-oriented person.
He uses his Chakra to maintain his family's health.
It's probably like the Fifth Hokage!"
Sasuke sighed.
"Why? He's a Hokage, you know. Why doesn't he like being called that?
Many classmates at the Ninja School like to call him that." Boruto asked curiously.
He was very curious about Captain Satoru, who made outstanding contributions in the Fourth Shinobi World War, and the founder of the Ninja School's battlefield simulation training.
He wondered what his personality was like?
But if he takes good care of his family, he must have a good personality.
Unlike his dad.
Judging by Uncle Sasuke's tone, it seemed to make Uncle Sasuke quite speechless.
"The 4.5th Hokage, as the name suggests, is an Acting Hokage, not an official Hokage.
Do you want to be like that?" Sasuke retorted.
"..." Of course, Boruto didn't want to.
He wanted his face carved into the Hokage Rock.
"He has already retired from the front lines of the Ninja world and moved to logistics. From now on, call him Director. Uncle Satoru seems to think this title is greater than Hokage.
He prefers this title."
Sasuke reminded him.
"Isn't he the Deputy Director?"
"...When we deal with Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, you can try calling him that when you go back." Sasuke glanced at him.
Boruto scratched his head, "Forget it, I've only met Director Satoru a few times, so I wouldn't dare speak carelessly."
He was also afraid of being pranked, because there were people who liked to prank others when he was in school.
"Let's go, the important matter hasn't been resolved yet."
"Okay."
Whoosh, whoosh!
...The two wandered around Konoha for a while and finally gathered information.
Currently, they were in the period of Boruto's dad, Naruto's, first Chunin Exams.
In other words, the current Sasuke was only about 12, almost 13 years old.
But they hadn't found a single piece of information about Ōtsutsuki Urashiki, as if he hadn't appeared in Konoha at all.
No, that's not right. Urashiki should be looking for young Naruto now, trying to collect the Nine-Tailed's Chakra.
"Uncle Sasuke, what should we do? Could he have gone somewhere else to hide?"
Boruto walked down the street, bored.
His mind was already wandering to see what his dad was like when he was little, and what Uncle Sasuke was like when he was little.
"No, the time travel of the Time Tool also has a time limit.
It's impossible for us to stay in the past indefinitely.
When the Time Tool's time energy is fully recharged, it should send us all back.
It's more likely that when we entered the time tunnel,
due to the impact I caused, Urashiki is not in the same space-time as us.
If that's the case, then we're in trouble."
Sasuke was even more worried about this problem.
If they weren't in the same space-time node, then no one would stop Urashiki.
"Ah... will our future change?
Will I not be born from my mom's belly?"
Boruto thought of a terrifying scene and felt a chill in his heart.
"Uncle, there are powerful Ninja at this time too, right? They can stop Urashiki, right?"
He looked at Sasuke with hope.
"I don't know. No one has fully understood research on time yet.
Are they two different parallel space-times, or do they intersect and can influence each other?
No one can say for sure.
However, there are many powerful Ninja, but without information, it might be difficult to deal with him."
This was also why they had to stop Urashiki; they couldn't place their hope on the unknown. The best way was not to affect the past.
Boruto felt terrible at these words. He didn't want to die before he was even born.
"Let's go find Dad quickly. If he appears, he must be looking for Dad, right?
Urashiki's goal isn't the Nine-Tailed, so as long as we find Dad, there's a high probability of running into him, right?"
Despite his worries, Boruto still thought of a possibility.
"Hmm, at this time, Naruto is probably training with Jiraiya, One of the Sannin.
Let's go look for him."
Sasuke nodded, pleased with Boruto's analysis... "Boar - Dog - Rooster - Monkey - Ram, Summon Great Toad, damn it,
why can I only summon tadpoles, two-legged toads?"
Naruto walked with his head down, his hands still making gestures.
It was clearly the same hand seal, so why was his version different from the Perverted sage?
No, he must learn this Ninjutsu, defeat everyone, including Sasuke, and successfully get promoted to Chunin.
Suddenly.
He looked in the direction of his house.
Two figures were crouching in the alley next to his house, seemingly chatting about something.
"Hmm? Something's wrong."
Naruto made a hand seal and 'poof' transformed into a random passerby, tiptoeing closer.
He perked up his ears, wanting to hear what they were saying.
"Has he not come back yet?"
"He should be training."
"I'm so excited. What was Dad like when he was young?"
"A mischievous troublemaker, a guy who liked to attract attention with pranks."
"How childish."
Naruto's ears perked up, listening to their words, completely confused.
Mischievous troublemaker, likes to attract attention with pranks, who were they talking about?
Could it be me?
No, no, no, he wasn't a troublemaker; he was a good student at school.
Uncle Satoru even said so.
And he was only 12 years old, he didn't have a son.
Just then, he realized the voices were gone. He peeked around the corner and found that the figures from before were gone.
"They weren't looking for me. It must have been a coincidence."
Naruto breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he felt very happy.
It was his first time using his Ninja skills, acting as an intelligence Ninja, and it felt quite fulfilling.
"Hello, old... little rascal."
Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him, startling Naruto.
He quickly turned around, and two familiar figures appeared before him.
The younger one had yellow hair, a similar whisker mark on his face, and blue eyes.
He was the one who spoke.
Naruto was greatly surprised. He didn't dwell on the 'little rascal' comment. He quickly took a mirror from his Ninja tool pouch, quickly looked at his own face, and then at Boruto's appearance.
His eyes grew increasingly strange.
Boruto and Sasuke looked at him with surprise too. Had Naruto discovered something?
Naruto pointed at Boruto and exclaimed, "You... you... could it be..."
"No way, Dad couldn't have recognized me, could he?" Boruto exclaimed in his heart.
Was Dad able to become Hokage because he was too smart?
Only Sasuke thought about it for a moment and knew that Naruto couldn't have recognized them; he just didn't know what he was thinking now.
"Are you my dad's illegitimate child?"
Naruto blurted out in surprise.
And he quickly approached Boruto to examine him, and the more he looked, the more he felt it was possible.
The same hair, similar face shape, similar age. Oh, his long-dead dad actually had an illegitimate child.
Immediately, his mind started to gossip. Who was his mom?