Chapter 131: Hagoromo Otsutsuki Arrives!

Chapter 131: Hagoromo Otsutsuki Arrives!

"Is that so?"

Sasuke of the Ninja World nodded, suddenly losing interest in the two before him.

He turned to leave, but Boruto Sasuke reached out, unable to help himself, and said, "Wait."

"Hmm? What is it now?"

Sasuke of the Ninja World turned back, his tone indifferent.

"How... how are things between you and Haruno Sakura these days?" Boruto Sasuke asked, his expression slightly embarrassed.

"Haruno Sakura? What do you mean by that?" Sasuke of the Ninja World frowned.

"As far as I know, Haruno Sakura should have feelings for you... She's been by your side and has made many sacrifices for you. She's a really good girl... If you're considering marriage, she'd be a great choice," Boruto Sasuke said.

Upon hearing this, Boruto's heart raced as he thought to himself,

> Uncle Sasuke is indeed afraid of this world and has gone down the wrong path! If Uncle Sasuke from this world doesn't marry Aunt Sakura, then Sarana won't exist!

As for Boruto Sasuke, while a large part of his concern was indeed due to the fear of Sarana's disappearance, another part of it was...

> ...the fear of Naruto!

What if Naruto from this world couldn't end up with Hinata and instead ended up with Sakura?

If that were to happen, it would be truly terrifying. How would things turn out then?

Would it mean that Naruto from this world had indirectly caused his own downfall, or would it be the other way around?

Just thinking about it sent shivers down his spine.

"One-armed man, you're sticking your nose into too many things. If sacrifices deserve rewards, then there are too many women I'd have to respond to," Sasuke of the Ninja World scoffed.

"What... What do you mean by that?" Boruto Sasuke asked, a hint of surprise in his voice. "Are you talking about Xiangling?"

He thought of that perverted woman who had also made sacrifices for him.

"It's not just Xiangling. There are hundreds of thousands of girls in the Empire who adore Sasuke, and there are no fewer than tens of thousands who dedicate themselves to him every day..." Naruto's words trailed off as a series of shrill cries echoed from a distance.

"You despicable bastard! Get out of our way! Let us through! We want to see our Sasuke-nii-san!"

"Onii-san is awake now! Don't you dare pretend you don't know!"

"Get lost! Sasuke-nii-san just woke up, and he must be hungry. He needs our lovingly prepared breakfast."

"I brought this breakfast especially for Sasuke-nii-san. If it gets cold, it's on you!"

Listening to these shouts, both Boruto and Boruto Sasuke were stunned.

"What... What's going on?" Boruto asked.

"Sasuke-kun's fangirls," Naruto of the Ninja World sighed.

"Huh? Uncle Sasuke... Nii-san is so popular?" Boruto muttered, his eyes shifting to his Uncle Sasuke.

Boruto Sasuke was equally perplexed.

"When I was younger, I was indeed quite popular with the girls, but that was a long time ago. Now that we're all adults, those girls aren't nearly as crazy," Boruto Sasuke explained.

"Of course, Sasuke is one of the most handsome men in the Empire, and Itachi-nii-san even held a marriage campaign for him online. It would be strange if he wasn't popular," Naruto of the Ninja World shrugged.

"Hmph! That idiot is just overdoing it!" Sasuke of the Ninja World coldly retorted.

Suddenly, a loud rumble sounded from a distance. It turned out that the earth-style ninja guarding the door had been blasted away, and a group of women rushed towards Sasuke of the Ninja World.

"Sasuke-kun, we're here!"

"Sasuke-kun, eat this! Eat this! Eat this!"

"Sasuke-kun..."

The shrill cries of the women caused Sasuke of the Ninja World to furrow his brows. A crimson light flashed in his eyes, and he swept his gaze over the crowd.

The women, looking dazed, began to turn and leave.

"Is that the Kaleidoscope?" Boruto asked, his eyes fixed on Sasuke of the Ninja World's eyes.

"This isn't an ordinary Kaleidoscope, but the Eternal Mangekyo... and the eye power... it's very strong!" Boruto Sasuke said, a gleam in his eye.

The eye power in this Sasuke's gaze far surpassed his own Eternal Mangekyo, and it felt like it was approaching the level of the Rinnegan.

He seemed to possess considerable strength.

However, without the Rinnegan, it would still be insufficient to deal with Hagoromo.

"Hmph... You do have some knowledge," Sasuke of the Ninja World said arrogantly, glancing at Boruto Sasuke.

"The Uchiha clan's Sharingan is renowned throughout the world. In the past, I spent some time researching these powerful eyes, so I have some understanding of them," Boruto Sasuke explained.

"Hmph... I hope you're not one of those rats coveting the Uchiha eyes," Sasuke of the Ninja World coldly remarked.

"Of course," Boruto's Sasuke replied.

Ninja World Sasuke's lips curled up slightly as he strode towards the door.

"Sakura Haruno is a good girl. If you ever consider marriage, give her more thought," Boruto's Sasuke added.

"Shut up! I don't need your reminders, you blabbering fool! As a strong man, how can I be bound by a woman? You, with your pathetic face and thin chakra, must have been sucked dry by a woman, and yet you dare to lecture me? How laughable!" Ninja World Sasuke spat in annoyance.

Boruto's Sasuke's face darkened, his expression turning constipated.

"This version of me has a venomous tongue! What do you mean by 'a pathetic face'? If it weren't for that bastard Urshiola absorbing my chakra, I wouldn't be in this state!"

Hmph! Even in my weakened state, I'm still stronger than you, you damn fool!

If I wasn't afraid of causing misunderstandings, I would beat you up!

Boruto's Sasuke, displaying the maturity of a middle-aged man, suppressed his anger and said, "Due to some special reasons, there's an issue with the chakra in my body. It has nothing to do with women."

"Hmph..." Ninja World Sasuke merely coldly smiled and walked out.

Ninja World Naruto smiled awkwardly and said, "Sorry, sorry, Sasuke tends to be sharp-tongued, but he's not a bad person."

"I know," Boruto's Sasuke said. "Naruto, aren't you going to continue your training? Let's go together. I also want to keep watching."

"Alright, let's go," Ninja World Naruto smiled and walked out the door with Ninja World Sasuke.

As soon as they stepped out, Boruto and Boruto's Sasuke saw three women waiting at the entrance of the community.

One of them had pink hair and wore a pink cheongsam. Another had golden hair, exposing her waist, and wore a tight purple skirt. The third one was dressed in a white-collar uniform, with black stockings on her legs and glasses on her face. They all held lunch boxes and, upon seeing Ninja World Sasuke, they simultaneously took them out with smiling faces and said,

"Sasuke! Here's your lunch!"

"I've told you I don't need it. Come on, let's go and train. I don't want to lose to that dead-last Naruto the next time we spar," Ninja World Sasuke said coldly.

The three women followed him obediently.

"Big Brother Sasuke... You're really popular with women," Boruto mumbled, glancing at his Uncle Sasuke again.

"Shouldn't Ino be in love with Sai?" Boruto's Sasuke asked in confusion.

"Huh? Sai and Ino? How is that possible? Ino has liked Sasuke since they were kids," Ninja World Naruto added from the side.

"..."

Of course, I know that, but... in our world, Ino eventually married Sai!

Boruto's Sasuke inwardly criticized, seeing Ninja World Naruto's calm expression. He couldn't help but ask, "Naruto, you don't feel anything seeing them so intimate?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Ninja World Naruto paused, then looked terrified as he exclaimed, "You! You, you, you! You're not a fan of the Naruto and Sasuke pairing, are you? There's nothing going on between me and Sasuke! We only kissed in the past because we were forced to! Don't overthink it!"

"!"

Who the hell is that kind of person?!

Boruto's Sasuke shouted in his mind, his peripheral vision catching Boruto's reaction.

The boy's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "What? Did... Did Sasuke kiss Naruto?! Oh my god! A man kissing another man... Naruto, you..."

Then he looked at his Uncle Sasuke, thinking to himself.

This Sasuke... he didn't kiss Dad, did he? No, that's impossible, right? It can't be!

Boruto's Sasuke's face turned green, and he said angrily, "Who would be bored enough to think about that kind of thing?! Forget it... let's go."

Boruto's Sasuke didn't want to continue the conversation with this idiot.

He turned and walked away.

Ninja World Naruto was taken aback for a moment before smiling and saying, "It's good that you didn't misunderstand. Let's go now."

He then left with Boruto in tow.

In the following days, Boruto and Boruto's Sasuke stayed with Ninja World Naruto and met many people, but none of them caught their attention. They simply followed Ninja World Naruto, and Boruto's Sasuke sent a shadow clone to tail Empire Naruto.

He kept an eye on the two Narutos' daily lives to guard against an attack from Otsutsuki Urshiola.

Until...

Buzz...

On the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, space rippled.

Otsutsuki Urshiola appeared, gazing at the yellowish sun in the sky with a sinister smile. "Finally, I've arrived in the past world.

"This time, I will get the Nine-Tails for sure!"

With that, his figure floated up into the sky.

Soon, he soared over the vast expanse of tall trees and beheld the majestic grandeur of the Imperial Capital.

A sinister glint flashed in his eyes, and he muttered with a peculiar expression, "Where is this place? Is this really the Konoha of the past? It seems far more developed than the original Konoha. Or have I arrived somewhere else?

Never mind... Let's find a few people to harvest their chakra and gather some information while I'm at it."

"I'm not like Momoshiki or Kinshiki, those two idiots, who rush into battle without gathering intelligence and end up getting defeated.

Truly foolish."

As he finished speaking, his figure slowly floated toward the Imperial Capital.

Midway through his flight, he heard a noise and looked down.

He saw a black-haired girl with the Byakugan, her palms striking the surrounding trees repeatedly. With each strike, the trees underwent strange changes, either exploding or withering away.

"This woman... Byakugan, is she a descendant of that wretched Hagoromo? Hmph, what a coincidence. As a descendant of that Hagoromo wretch, she should know quite a bit of information, and her chakra looks quite enticing too."

A sinister smile spread across his face as he drew out a red fishing rod and cast it with a flick of his wrist.

The fishing line extended, and the hook shot straight toward Hinata below.

"I must work even harder! Only then can I avoid being left far behind by Naruto! So I must strive... strive... Wait... This aura... Something's wrong!"

Hinata, who had been diligently training, suddenly sensed a malicious presence overhead, along with ripples in the air.

This caused her to abruptly halt her training and leap backward to evade.

The hook slammed into the ground, creating a small crater.

Hinata looked up and saw Hagoromo Otsutsuki slowly descending.

"Byakugan? Are you also from the Hyuga clan? Why are you attacking me?"

As she spoke, the veins of her Byakugan bulged, and she assumed a defensive stance.

"Huh? Hyuga clan? Little girl... Your words are making me angry.

How dare a lowly clan like yours compare yourself to me?"

Hagoromo's tone turned displeased.

"Hyuga... lowly? Who are you?" Hinata demanded.

"If you want my information, then... entertain me thoroughly, and perhaps I'll tell you."

Hagoromo smiled evilly, and with another flick of his wrist, he cast his fishing line again.

"If you're an enemy, then I won't hold back! Lightning Style: Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven!"

Hinata of the Ninja World took a deep breath, and electricity coursed through her body.

She struck out with her palms, and a thunderous palm strike hit the fishing line, causing it to fly off course. The lightning energy traveled along the line and struck Hagoromo's body.

His body stiffened from the attack.

"This little girl..."

Hagoromo was caught off guard.

"Flying Thunder God!"

Hinata, seizing the opportunity, stomped her feet and soared into the air toward Hagoromo.

Hagoromo was surprised by this turn of events:

"What? An inferior being like you actually has the ability to fly?"

"Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, consecutive strikes!"

Hinata shouted, her palms flashing with lightning as she unleashed a rapid series of strikes.

Hagoromo finally discarded his condescending attitude. A black hole appeared behind him, and he stepped into it, vanishing from sight.

"He's gone? Is this a space-style ability?"

Hinata's brow furrowed.

However, she wasn't overly concerned. As long as the enemy remained nearby, they couldn't escape her Byakugan's perception.

Indeed, Hagoromo reappeared not far behind her and launched another attack, only to have his fishing line struck away once more.

"Tsk! A lowly woman of the inferior beings, yet you've acquired the Byakugan's power and are so troublesome? It seems... you must be a rare genius among Hagoromo's wretched descendants."

"Hagoromo? Do you mean Hagoromo Otsutsuki?"

Hinata was shocked and asked, "Oh? A random inferior being actually knows about Hagoromo? Which time period is this world in?" Hagoromo wondered.

"Inferior beings... Hagoromo... Could it be... You are one of the enemies His Majesty mentioned, a member of the Otsutsuki clan?"

Hinata's heart skipped a beat as she made a terrifying realization, and she exclaimed, "Even the Otsutsuki clan knows about her? This time period doesn't seem favorable. That damn fox must be quite old by now. Tsk, capturing him might be troublesome."

Hagoromo's face twisted in annoyance.

(End of Chapter)

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