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Chapter 757: A Plea for Help from a Parallel World (5k)
Chapter 757: A Plea for Help from a Parallel World (5k)
Moonyue put down the intelligence report and made his way to the training grounds within the city, where Dai Tu and the others were cultivating.
Just a few days ago, Dai Tu and his three companions had come to Six Paths City to seek guidance from Moonyue on Sage Techniques.
"Naruto's here again. Do you want to come with me to see him?" Moonyue asked his disciples.
"Naruto? Did Master Minato bring him to Six Paths City to play?" Dai Tu paused his cultivation and asked curiously.
"It's not Naruto from our world, but the Uzumaki Naruto, right?" Kakashi, with his keen senses, noticed the emphasis on 'another' in Moonyue's words.
"That's right, it's him," Moonyue nodded in confirmation.
"So it's Big Brother Naruto, not Little Brother Naruto," Dai Tu realized with a look of enlightenment.
"Then we must go. I want to ask them about their world, and I'm sure Naruto-nii has a reason for coming here," Dai Tu said, feeling the need to help if Naruto was in trouble.
After all, Naruto had taught him the Rasengan, even though he hadn't mastered it, but the intention was there.
"I'd also like to learn about their world," Hinata added, curious to know if there was another version of herself in Naruto's world and what her life might be like.
"I'd like to see him too," Shizui requested to join the group.
As ninjas from another world, and one similar to their own, Shizui was intrigued.
Seeing that all four of them wanted to go together, Moonyue led them swiftly to Loulan.
With Moonyue's full-speed travel, they reached Loulan in no time.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" As they entered Loulan, Dai Tu, with his sharp eyes, spotted an elderly person in need of help. He quickly created a shadow clone to assist the old man while his original body followed behind Moonyue.
Within minutes, under Moonyue's guidance, Dai Tu saw Naruto and a tanned, muscular ninja standing beside him.
"Big Brother Naruto, it's been a while!" Dai Tu hurried forward and greeted Naruto enthusiastically.
Naruto was momentarily stunned by the sight of Dai Tu, who was now slightly taller than him.
"Little Brother Dai Tu, you've grown up so fast. You're already as tall as me," Naruto said, recognizing Dai Tu from their recent encounter and patting him on the shoulder.
"It's been a while, but it's been seven years," Dai Tu replied indifferently, then glanced at Naruto.
"Big Brother Naruto, you've aged well. After seven years, you look exactly as I remember," Dai Tu commented.
"What? It's already been seven years in your world?" Naruto exclaimed in surprise.
He hadn't kept track of time, but he was certain that only two months had passed since he returned.
"Oh, so Big Brother Naruto, it hasn't been seven years in your world?" Dai Tu echoed Naruto's surprise.
Kakashi's expression turned peculiar, wondering how these two had grown to look even more alike.
"Wait, that means..." Dai Tu's eyes lit up as he realized something—Uzumaki Naruto could also be Little Brother Naruto.
"Big Brother Naruto, or should I say, Naruto, how old are you this year?" Dai Tu asked hurriedly.
"How old are you this year, Dai Tu?" Naruto asked in return, recalling their conversation before their separation.
"Seventeen," Dai Tu replied.
"Then I'm eighteen," Naruto said.
"I see," Dai Tu said, his expression turning slightly disappointed. He had thought that after so much time, he would be older than Uzumaki Naruto.
"You idiot, what are you doing here? We're here to gather reinforcements, not to chat and catch up," Chirabi said in his unique rap-like tone to Naruto.
"I understand, but there's no need to rush. Once we succeed and return, no matter how long we stay here, it will only feel like a moment has passed," Naruto quickly explained after hearing Chirabi's words.
With time being of the essence, Naruto had come to Loulan with a 'give it a try' mindset.
To get there quickly, he had been traveling in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, combined with the Breath Technique Chakra Mode.
To his surprise, his attempt was successful on the first try.
"Let's trust Naruto for now. If that man is willing to help us, our chances of winning this war will greatly increase," the Eight-Tails spoke up from within Naruto's consciousness.
Although they had only met once, the Eight-Tails instantly recognized Moonyue's extraordinary abilities.
Not only did Moonyue possess an incredibly powerful chakra, but his body also contained the chakra of the nine Tailed Beasts.
The Eight-Tails could sense the acknowledgment from those chakras, making Moonyue the second man after the Six Paths Sage to receive approval from all nine Tailed Beasts.
"How is it possible for this guy to have so much of my chakra within him?" The Nine-Tails, on the other side, also noticed the Tailed Beast chakra within Moonyue.
Having experienced a similar situation, the Nine-Tails quickly understood what was happening—the Nine-Tails from this world had acknowledged Moonyue.
However, unlike the Eight-Tails, the Nine-Tails did not communicate with Chirabi but instead fell into deep thought.
"Big Brother Moonyue, this time, I triggered the Dragon Vein to come here. Uchiha Sasuke has started the Fourth Great Ninja War, intending to destroy the entire Ninja World..." Naruto solemnly shared the situation in their world.
"Uchiha Sasuke, he's still alive after all these years!" Dai Tu exclaimed in surprise, thinking that Uchiha Sasuke had already caused enough trouble during the Third Great Ninja War in their world.
He couldn't believe that in Uzumaki Naruto's world, Uchiha Sasuke was capable of starting the Fourth Great Ninja War.
Dai Tu was grateful for Moonyue's presence in their world; otherwise, after the Third Great Ninja War ended, there would be another Ninja War just a decade later.
"Big Brother Moonyue, I believe our two worlds can unite and help each other eliminate the crisis."
Naruto continued, "If it's a matter of crossing over to the past, I certainly wouldn't go back to seek reinforcements to avoid disrupting history."
Since the two worlds were not the same, there weren't many concerns, and Naruto felt that a union between the two worlds would definitely be beneficial.
Although they weren't entirely identical, there were still many similarities, indicating that the world where Moonlight and the others resided could learn from Naruto's world's experiences.
"Traveling between worlds isn't that simple," Moonlight shook his head, estimating that Naruto had established a connection with the dragon veins of both worlds, which allowed him to precisely cross over to their location.
Moreover, the dragon veins' crossing proved to be unstable.
Naruto hadn't been in the other world for long, but the crossing brought him directly seven years into the future on their side.
"It's fine if you can't make it over here, Moonlight. We can at least secure some more time for cultivation here."
In truth, Naruto's primary purpose for crossing over wasn't to find help but to cultivate.
Based on his previous experience, he could gain at least an additional month of cultivation time.
With Moonlight's guidance, his strength would undoubtedly improve during this month, allowing him to better face the war when the time came.
Naruto wasn't afraid of war; he feared not being able to protect his companions during the conflict.
"I don't like what you're saying, Naruto. We should believe in Moonlight first and then believe in him again!"
Dai Tu thought that Naruto's faith in Moonlight had wavered.
"It should be possible to go back, but I can't bring too many people," Moonlight said, meeting Dai Tu's expectant gaze.
While the Flying Raijin Technique couldn't cross worlds, he had Chirabi.
Chirabi's mastery of space-time power meant that with Naruto as a living coordinate, he should be able to take people across.
Unable to achieve cooperation between the two worlds, occasionally lending a hand as reinforcements was still possible.
"Moonlight, I'm truly grateful, but you don't need to bring people across to my world. From now on, you can just guide me in cultivating the Breath Technique for a while."
Naruto expressed his gratitude with a smile.
Naruto's idea was that if they could form a large ninja force, the two worlds could join forces and defeat Uchiha Sasuke together.
However, sending just a few ninjas wouldn't have much significance.
The moment they stepped out of the barrier, Naruto sensed tens of thousands of enemies, among whom were those with powerful chakra.
He couldn't let Moonlight and a few ninjas risk their lives in the Fourth Ninja War just because they were kind.
"Don't overthink it. When it comes to dealing with Uchiha Sasuke, I actually have quite a bit of experience," Moonlight said with a faint smile.
For him now, even Uchiha Sasuke at his peak was easily dealt with.
Only the Six Paths Sage, the Jinchuriki of the Ten-Tails, could be considered his opponent.
Moreover, the Uchiha Sasuke that Naruto spoke of wasn't even the real Uchiha Sasuke.
"Ahem, Naruto, I have to remind you that Uchiha Sasuke is Moonlight's defeated opponent," Dai Tu coughed lightly, revealing that Moonlight had defeated Uchiha Sasuke during the Third Ninja War.
"As expected of Moonlight, you're truly amazing!" Naruto exclaimed, feeling that without the menace of Uchiha Sasuke, Moonlight's world should be a little better than theirs.
"Naruto, rest assured, no one can be Moonlight's match," Dai Tu continued, informing Naruto of Moonlight's record of single-handedly defeating the elite forces of the four ninja villages.
He understood Naruto's concerns, fearing they would encounter danger, which was why he didn't want them to go.
But this was a completely unnecessary worry; Moonlight already had the strength to end the Ninja War on his own.
"In that case, I'll trouble you. If you're injured during the battle, please retreat quickly!"
Naruto expressed his gratitude with a solemn face to Moonlight and Dai Tu, silently remembering this favor in his heart.
If Moonlight's world ever faced a crisis, no matter how dangerous it was, Naruto would definitely come to help.
"Hello, Naruto. Could you please lend me your hand?" Shizui approached and said after the support arrangements were finalized.
"Who are you?" Naruto scratched his head with his left hand and extended his right hand toward Shizui, asking.
"I'm Uchiha Shizui. It seems there's something of 'me' within your body," Shizui said, grasping Naruto's hand and revealing a look of realization.
Upon seeing Naruto for the first time, Shizui sensed his own chakra within Naruto's body.
As they had never met before, the chakra within Naruto could only have been left by another world's Shizui.
However, according to Kakashi's intelligence, Naruto didn't know anyone named Shizui.
Shizui was curious about Naruto's situation, but since Naruto and Moonlight had been discussing important matters, Shizui didn't interrupt.
"Ugh!"
As Shizui infused his chakra, Naruto suddenly made a retching motion, and a black crow emerged from Naruto's mouth, appearing before everyone's eyes.
The crow immediately perched on Shizui's shoulder as soon as it appeared.
"Naruto, how did you do that? Were you storing food in your stomach?" Dai Tu's eyes widened, surprised that Naruto had vomited a living crow.
"Huh?"
Naruto scratched his head in bewilderment, also feeling a bit dazed by the situation.
"I remember now. It was given to me by Itachi."
Naruto pondered, finally finding the source after searching his memories.
When he encountered Uchiha Itachi while searching for Uchiha Sasuke, the other man had cast an illusion on him.
"The Uchiha Itachi who annihilated the Uchiha clan? He probably wanted to use you to cast an illusion," Shizui said, frowning slightly as he grasped the crow on his shoulder, sensing the Mangekyo Sharingan on it.
"This can't be Shizui's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, can it?"
Daitu noticed the anomaly in the crow's eyes.
"It seems so. It looks like in another world, I was killed by Uchiha Itachi, who took my eyes after my death."
Shizui's voice was low as he analyzed the situation.
Naruto wanted to speak but hesitated, listening to Shizui's words.
Uchiha Sasuke had told him the truth about Uchiha Itachi, but Naruto wasn't sure if Sasuke's words were entirely factual.
In the end, Naruto remained silent.
Even if what Sasuke said was true, Shizui's words weren't wrong either. Uchiha Itachi had indeed killed the Shizui from his world, and the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan was in Itachi's possession.
"Shizui, you can try transplanting this eye. It should be able to upgrade your left eye to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan."
Moonlight spoke up.
As counterparts from another world, their compatibility was likely at its peak, almost eliminating the possibility of failure.
"Hinata, can you help me with the transplant surgery?"
Shizui nodded and turned to Hinata for confirmation.
With an opportunity to easily enhance his strength right before him, he couldn't afford to miss it. After becoming Eternal Mangekyo, his eye power would become even stronger.
"Leave it to me."
Hinata smiled and agreed.
Daitu looked at Shizui with envy, having obtained an Eternal Mangekyo just like that.
"By the way, Naruto, our world is actually different from yours. Your world probably doesn't have Moonlight-sensei or me, right?"
Daitu suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to mention the parallel world situation.
When Naruto first arrived, due to insufficient intelligence, they had both made incorrect assumptions, thinking they were from the same world but different timelines.
"I know. Our world indeed doesn't have Moonlight-sensei, but in our world, we do have you, Daitu. After I returned, I inquired about your situation."
Naruto explained.
"Huh? You have me?"
Daitu showed a surprised expression, feeling something was amiss.
He probably didn't die an unknown death in the Third Great Ninja War.
"In our world, you, Daitu, are a war hero of Konoha. You sacrificed yourself during the Third Great Ninja War to complete an important mission."
Daitu instantly relaxed, relieved that he died in the Third Great Ninja War but was at least a hero, not as pathetic as he had imagined.
"Kakashi, did you hear that? In another world, I'm not mediocre; I'm a hero! If not for my untimely death, I would've had the chance to become Hokage."
Daitu couldn't help but look at Kakashi with a proud gaze.
Previously, he had been truly scared by Kakashi, worrying that the other world's him was utterly mediocre.
"Do you have any information about me?"
Hinata curiously looked at Naruto.
"He also died in the Third Great Ninja War."
Naruto honestly replied.
"That's a pity."
Hinata sighed, feeling sorry for the self she had never met.
She had hoped to exchange some words with 'herself', but it seemed there was no chance for that.
Daitu and the others exchanged glances.
Initially, they had speculated their respective deaths by combining information from both worlds, and it turned out they had guessed correctly. However, this wasn't their death but that of their counterparts in the other world.
"Does that mean there's a younger version of you here?"
Chirabi stroked his chin, suddenly realizing something he hadn't considered.
"Hey, don't forget, this world also has you."
The Eight-Tails cautioned.
If Chirabi provoked the younger Fourth Raikage, the Fourth Raikage might not be able to handle him, but he definitely wouldn't be able to handle the young Chirabi from this world.
"Idiot, another me is not me. I'm the one and only Chirabi."
Chirabi hummed happily.
The Eight-Tails could only attribute this to a baseless worry.
"Since you want to cultivate first, I've developed a new Sage Mode."
Moonlight glanced at Naruto's panel, noticing that Naruto's Breath Technique and Sage Technique were already at a considerable level. He decided to teach Naruto the Breath Sage Technique directly.
With the foundation of the Sage Mountain's Sage Technique, Moonlight estimated that Naruto could master the Breath Sage Technique in a day or two without wasting time.
To prevent Chirabi from just watching, Moonlight also taught Chirabi a few things.
As Moonlight expected, by the end of the morning, Naruto could perfectly utilize the Breath Sage Technique.
By the afternoon, Naruto was already able to use the Breath Sage Technique in conjunction with the Breath Chakra Mode.
Considering Naruto's progress, Moonlight decided to set off at noon the next day, as he still had something to teach Naruto the following morning.
...
At night, Naruto, unable to sleep, summoned Shizui and Daitu using Shadow Clones.
"Naruto, is there something you need?"
Daitu yawned and asked.
Shizui also looked at Naruto with a puzzled gaze.
"At Uchiha Sasuke's side, I learned some things about Itachi."
Naruto straightforwardly stated his purpose.
He thought carefully and felt he should share the information about the Uchiha with Shizui and Daitu.
The focus wasn't on the Uchiha but on the possibility of a political upheaval within the Uchiha clan.
"Itachi didn't defect from Konoha. The mission to eliminate the Uchiha clan originated from Konoha because the Uchiha clan intended to carry out a political coup through force."
"Itachi did it to protect his younger brother Sasuke and Konoha. He eliminated the Uchiha clan and then pretended to be a rogue ninja, infiltrating the Akatsuki organization where Uchiha Sasuke was."
Naruto told them everything Sasuke had revealed to him.
Due to the sensitivity of this information, he specifically called Shizui and Daitu, both being members of the Uchiha clan.
(End of Chapter)
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