"Yo yo yo~ You even had a kid, huh."
In the timeline of the Fifth Hokage, Kamui Kakashi suddenly flashed behind Naruto. He poked Naruto in the waist, his tone dripping with sarcasm, envy practically radiating off him.
Naruto didn't blame Kakashi though.
He knew that ever since Kakashi received both of Obito's eyes, the man had become... well, a bit unhinged.
So what if he got poked in the back and heard a few sour words?
I, Uzumaki Naruto, am generous. I won't stoop to the level of a lonely single guy like Kakashi-sensei.
"Hehehe."
Naruto grinned foolishly.
"Tch, never thought I'd say this, but your son's actually kinda cute."
Naruto kept grinning.
"With Naruto's whiskered face, how did he manage to have such an adorable kid? No way. This is definitely all thanks to Hinata."
Faced with everyone's teasing and snarky remarks, Naruto could only keep smiling like a dope.
Even though he and Hinata weren't married yet at this point, the moment he saw that tiny version of his son on the light screen, he felt overwhelmed with happiness.
Mom, Dad, did you see that? Even the me on the screen has a son now.
Timeline of the Fourth Hokage.
Minato was currently having his hair yanked by Kushina.
He didn't mind the pulling. After all, she was his wife — of course he'd let her.
But what made his head ache was that Kushina was crying while tugging at his hair.
"Kushina, don't cry, okay? Naruto's married and has a child now — isn't that a wonderful thing?"
"It's really good, I never said it wasn't."
Kushina let out a couple more sobs, then finally released Minato's hair from her grip. She wiped her tears and continued, "I'm just so happy, that's all."
"Who cries this hard when they're happy?"
"I just can't help it... seeing how happy our son is going to be in the future."
After speaking, Kushina looked at baby Naruto, still wrapped in swaddling clothes, and said with a tearful smile, "Naruto, Mommy already found you a daughter-in-law. You better grow up fast."
Maybe Naruto felt his mother's warmth—he had just woken up, but suddenly gave her a big, bright smile.
"My son is the best!"
"Of course, he's the son of me, the Fourth Hokage!"
"And also the son of me, Uzumaki Kushina!"
"Hahaha!"
Standing nearby, the Third Hokage watched as the Minato couple finished showing off their love... only to start showing off their son next. He felt numb all over.
He too wanted to show off his sons in front of them.
But then he thought about it—his eldest son was sickly, and his youngest was rebellious as hell. He didn't even know how to show them off.
With a heavy heart, all he could do was puff on his smoking pipe like mad.
In this world full of desire, where people's hearts had grown cold and selfish, only this pipe could give him a bit of warmth.
[With the story reaching this point, this movie is about to come to a close.]
[When Toneri finally reappears, it'll already be during Boruto's era.]
[Toneri reaches out to Naruto and Hinata's son—Uzumaki Boruto—in a dream, telling him that his eye technique will bear the fate of the entire world.]
[Isn't that basically the new Child of Prophecy?!]
[Some time later, Urashiki from the main Otsutsuki clan and Toneri met face to face.]
[Because Urashiki wanted to get close to the still immature Boruto, Toneri fought him and was eventually sealed on the moon by Urashiki.]
[The straightforward Toneri Otsutsuki exited the stage once again.]
[One more thing — in Naruto, anyone who tries to make a move on Naruto's wife (Hinata, Sasuke's...) usually ends up either dead or crippled.]
"Otsutsuki Urashiki? Looks like another enemy after Momoshiki and Kinshiki."
In the second hokage's timeline.
Six Paths Hashirama was quite pleased about Naruto marrying Hinata.
After all, both he and Naruto carried the reincarnated chakra of Asura, so he naturally had a favorable impression of Naruto.
As always, Tobirama Senju was analyzing the details revealed by the light screen.
"Relax, Tobirama. Judging by Boruto's appearance on the screen, this seems to be shortly after he graduated from the ninja academy. That means this is several decades ahead of our current time. With that much time, by the time Urashiki arrives in our shinobi world, we might already be at the level of Sage of Six Paths ourselves. A little Urashiki? Piece of cake."
"Hashirama's right. A few decades is more than enough. Even if you're devious, sinister, weak, and shameless — as long as my brother and I are around, it doesn't matter who the Otsutsuki send."
Tobirama clenched his fists and glared at Six Paths Madara.
"Don't think I didn't hear that — you were clearly insulting me!" he snapped.
Izuna stepped in before Madara could respond.
"Tch. So what if you heard it? What, you wanna fight me and my big brother now?"
Tobirama shot Izuna a sideways glance and sneered.
"I can't beat Madara, but you... tch tch. How about this — once the light screen finishes playing, you and I go settle this in the woods?"
"I'm not stupid enough to fight you head-on in some random forest clearing. If you want a fair fight, I'm not giving you that chance."
Tobirama turned his face to the side, grumbling in frustration.
"Tch~ You saw through it, huh?"
Third Hokage's Timeline
Just moments ago, everyone was still celebrating Naruto and Hinata's wedding.
But then, the screen showed shocking information about Otsutsuki Urashiki.
The Third Hokage looked slightly worried.
"This planet beneath our feet really is full of disasters. First came Kaguya Otsutsuki… and that wasn't enough. After her, two more Otsutsuki appeared. And after dealing with Momoshiki and Kinshiki, now there's Urashiki. When will this ever end?"
"Relax, old man," Jiraiya replied casually. "Didn't the light screen already say it? Boruto is the Child of Prophecy of the next generation.
The story is even called Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. That alone shows he's meant to overcome whatever crisis is coming. You don't need to worry so much."
"How can I not worry?"
The Third Hokage shot Jiraiya an annoyed look.
"If the situation becomes so bad that Boruto has to step in and save the world… then where are Naruto and Sasuke at that time?
With both of them around, why would a kid like Boruto be the one facing a world-ending threat?"
Jiraiya froze for a second, realizing the meaning behind the Third's words.
"You're saying… Naruto and Sasuke are already dead by then?"
"It's not impossible."
"If that's true… then we've got a real problem."
Thanks to the footage shown on the screen, everyone now had a clear idea of how powerful Naruto and Sasuke became later in life.
And yet, even their power wasn't enough.
If things reach the point where only Boruto can resolve it, then that threat must be unimaginably huge.
"No… we can't just sit around and wait for doom. If we already know such a major crisis is coming, then we need to start preparing for it now."
At that, Jiraiya turned his head and looked toward Orochimaru.
"Out of everyone here, you're the one with the most wicked ideas. I'm giving you three days to come up with a method that sticks to our core values and helps us get stronger."
Orochimaru's face darkened with a mix of annoyance and disbelief.
Still… he really did have a way to make everyone stronger.
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