Chapter 109:
"I really don't get it. Why would my mom fall for a dumb guy like my dad?"
As they left the Hyuga residence, Boruto muttered while glancing behind him.
Young Hinata shyly followed beside young Naruto, who was doggedly tailing young Sakura like a lovesick puppy. Sakura, meanwhile, was blushing furiously, completely lost in her fantasy about Sasuke.
"Maybe Lord Hokage has some hidden charms we haven't discovered yet."
Seeing Naruto's younger self, Sarada found some of her admiration for the adult Naruto starting to fade.
In reality, young Naruto was in quite a complicated emotional state. He liked Sakura but didn't know how to face Hinata, who might very well become his wife in the future.
Though things were calm for now, the Holy Grail War was already counting down to its start.
Hidden Leaf Village – Hokage's Office
Only Naruto and Shikamaru were present.
"Who's there?!"
Naruto, busy with paperwork, suddenly looked up sharply.
"What's wrong, Naruto?"
Shikamaru, who was responsible for devising strategies for the Holy Grail War, also immediately went on alert.
"It's been a while, Lord Hokage."
A small white snake slithered out from the corner, speaking human words.
"Mitsuki?"
In Naruto's memory, the only person who played with snakes—especially white ones—was Mitsuki.
He frowned deeply, but the white snake didn't answer. Instead, it opened its mouth and spat out a scroll.
"This is—"
Shikamaru picked up the scroll. After an audible gasp of shock, he handed it to Naruto.
"I never imagined S.H.I.E.L.D. would summon Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Sasuke as their Servants."
Naruto's face turned grim. No matter how you looked at it, Konoha seemed doomed to lose this Holy Grail War.
After storing Mitsuki's intel, Naruto continued, "Mitsuki, investigating S.H.I.E.L.D. is a matter for us adults. You don't need to do this."
Feigning betrayal to secretly gather intel—this was exactly what Uchiha Itachi had done back then. As a senior Konoha leader, Naruto was fully aware.
"Forget it. Ever since I joined S.H.I.E.L.D., I've eaten my share of humans. Would Konoha even accept someone like me?"
Naruto suddenly fell silent.
Accepting a ghoul like Mitsuki—just the villagers alone would never agree. And in today's peaceful era, there weren't exactly many enemy corpses lying around to feed him.
As for feeding him with the remains of Konoha's own people—that was out of the question.
No one would willingly use the body of someone they knew as monster feed.
Mitsuki was already mentally prepared for Naruto's reaction. From the moment he became a ghoul, he knew he could never return to the Hidden Leaf. Joining S.H.I.E.L.D. and transmitting intel was the only thing he could still do for Boruto.
"Lord Hokage, you'd better start preparing for the Holy Grail War."
With those final words, the white snake dissolved into white mist.
Mitsuki, having just completed a hand seal, exhaled heavily and glanced at the trembling man tied up in front of him.
After becoming a ghoul and joining S.H.I.E.L.D., though Mitsuki had lost the ability to control his hunger, he hadn't given in completely. He chose his meals—targeting rogue ninja, bandits, and other criminals.
He was the perfect embodiment of someone in darkness with a heart yearning for light.
Naturally, someone like Mitsuki would catch the eye of the "Flaming Cloud Evil God" Uchiha Itachi.
To Itachi, as long as they shared a common enemy and didn't harm Sasuke, they were allies. Even if Mitsuki ate innocent people—it didn't matter.
After hearing Itachi's suspicions about S.H.I.E.L.D., Mitsuki had immediately joined his group of double agents.
Currently, the S.H.I.E.L.D. double agent team included Itachi, Mitsuki, Uzumaki Kushina, and Namikaze Minato—who had been reluctantly convinced that S.H.I.E.L.D. was up to no good.
It's just that no one knew where Minato and Kushina had gone off to, and S.H.I.E.L.D. hadn't assigned them any missions.
After all, they were the protagonist's parents—they couldn't be treated too harshly.
"I wonder how Boruto's doing right now…"
Mitsuki's daily routine—thinking about Boruto while doing anything else.
That night—the beginning of the Holy Grail War.
"Well now, how interesting. I never thought I, Uchiha Madara, would return to the Hidden Leaf Village once more."
Old Madara leaned on a cane, a nostalgic look in his eyes.
"All threats neutralized."
A flock of crows flew in, forming the shape of Uchiha Itachi beside him.
"Hm. Let's head into the village, everyone."
The Hidden Leaf was quiet in the dead of night.
Boruto lay in bed, listening to young Naruto snoring lightly beside him. With a sigh, he turned over, about to resume counting sheep, when he heard faint noises outside.
"Shinra Tensei!"
At this point, old Madara still hadn't given up his Rinnegan.
The blast from Shinra Tensei instantly caught the attention of Naruto at the Hokage's office.
"That was Shinra Tensei! Is Sasuke under attack? No… wait, that direction… that's my house!"
Realizing what was happening, Naruto grabbed his Hokage cloak and entered Sage Fox Mode in an instant.
"Hm? Another Nine Tails? So in this world, the jinchūriki of the Nine Tails actually became Hokage. How amusing." Madara stared toward the massive fox-shaped chakra emanating from the Hokage office.
"Cough—damn you! Who the hell are you?!" Boruto coughed, struggling to speak.
Just as the house collapsed, adult Hinata had launched a Rotation, deflecting all falling debris.
"Uchiha Madara!" Boruto may not have known, but adult Hinata, who fought in the Fourth Great Ninja War, instantly recognized him.
That's right—standing before them was one of the founders of the Hidden Leaf Village, a tragic figure used by Black Zetsu, the proud tsundere who always invited others to "dance"—Uchiha Madara!
"Didn't expect anyone to still recognize me."
Hinata's expression turned grim. Her strength had never been top-tier, and after years spent raising a family, her power had declined even more. She was no match for old Madara.
But even if she couldn't win, Hinata would not retreat—not with so many children behind her.
Chakra-formed lion heads appeared on Hinata's hands.
"Mom, I'll help you!" Boruto stepped forward, standing beside Hinata.
"Stay back, Boruto! This is not someone you can handle." Her tone was stern, her expression serious.
"But…" Boruto wanted to protest, but seeing how focused Hinata was on the elderly man in front of them, he swallowed his words.
Madara didn't spare Hinata a second glance. In his era, things like the Byakugan and the Hyuga Clan were small fry. No matter how strong her Gentle Fist or Rotation was, could it beat Susanoo? Ridiculous.
To Uchiha Madara, the only true enemies of the Uchiha were the Senju—especially Hashirama Senju.
Madara slowly extended his hand toward Hinata and calmly said, "Banshō Ten'in!"
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