Konoha.
Naruto and Sasuke strolled together.
"Did you hear? Neji's getting married to Tenten!" Naruto whispered excitedly into his ear.
Sasuke blinked, "What? He's only fifteen... no, wait, sixteen years old, right?"
Naruto chuckled, "According to him, it's to follow the Teacher's baby-making initiative."
"The Teacher's policies are naturally flawless!" Sasuke declared respectfully.
"Yeah!" Naruto nodded repeatedly. "If the Teacher hadn't conducted a population census, I wouldn't have realized how few ninja there are in the entire shinobi no sekai!"
During the Fourth Great Ninja World War, even the five great ninja countries combined with the Land of Iron could only muster an army of about 80,000.
Even if we assume one ninja per hundred people, the total ninja world population wouldn't exceed ten million!
Calling it sparsely populated already feels inadequate!
"But when did Neji hook up with Tenten? Could it possibly be that he's trying to sponge off her?" Sasuke suspiciously asked.
"He probably wouldn't go that far," Naruto defended Neji. "He's from the Hyuga Clan after all. How could he possibly be the type to sponge off someone like that?"
Sasuke waved his hand. "As a member of the Branch Family, he doesn't even have inheritance rights. How much property could he possibly get? I've always found it strange—taijutsu training consumes a lot of resources. Without special herbal treatments and specialized diets for body conditioning, it might leave hidden injuries in the body."
"But Neji doesn't seem like someone with hidden injuries. Now that I think about it… Could it be that he sold his body to get money from Tenten? Hmph, that would truly disgrace us!"
At Sasuke's convincing words, Naruto swallowed hard and shoved Hinata's birthday gift—the gold card—deeper into his pocket.
"Naruto, why aren't you saying anything?" Seeing that Naruto hadn't responded for a while, Sasuke asked.
"I..." Suddenly Naruto pointed at the sky. "Quick, look! There's a flying car!"
Sasuke looked up and saw a high-end flying car speeding across the sky at an extremely fast rate.
"Hmph! These street racers are getting more outrageous by the day!"
With that, wings appeared behind Sasuke. With a flap of his wings, he instantly appeared on the road right in front of the flying car.
After Sasuke forced the flying car to stop, a punk-looking kid popped his head out the window. "Which bastard... oh, it's you, Uncle Sasuke!"
Sasuke narrowed his eyes. "Konohamaru, I won't even mention your speeding. Where's your driver's license!"
Konohamaru grinned awkwardly. "At my age, how could I possibly have a driver's license?"
"So you actually know your age is too young!" Sasuke's expression darkened. "You're coming with me to turn yourself in at the police station!"
"No way! Uncle Sasuke, you're not even a traffic cop!" Konohamaru protested defiantly.
Sasuke didn't even lift his eyelids. "I'm a jonin. I have the authority to supervise all illegal activities I witness!"
Konohamaru pouted for a moment before muttering, "Fine. I'll go anyway. But thanks to the Juvenile Protection Law, any punishment will fall on my parents!"
A smirk tugged at the corner of Sasuke's mouth. "It's already been revised. The current Juvenile Protection Law only protects minors who are victims, not those who commit crimes!"
Konohamaru immediately let out a wail. "I'm doomed!"
Sasuke ignored him and flew back down, flapping his wings.
"Mangekyo Sharingan's ability is just so convenient," Naruto said with obvious envy.
"Do you think it's easy to compress the size of Susanoo and summon only the wings?" Sasuke shot back with a glare, rubbing his eyes slightly while still feeling uneasy.
Three years ago, after learning that the frail, weakened man was his future self, he immediately begged his teacher to begin intensive training.
After implanting part of those memories from his future self, his Mangekyo finally awakened... although even recalling that memory still brought him pain and fear.
At the same time, he also understood what kind of future awaited without his teacher, which only deepened his admiration and gratitude toward Seiki.
"It does sound tough," Naruto nodded thoughtfully, concern showing on his face. "I heard overusing your Sharingan could make you go blind?"
"Used to be that way," Sasuke rubbed his chin. "But now it's different. As long as I visit Kabuto-senpai periodically to nourish my eyes with my mentor's chakra, they're fine."
"Truly worthy of being our mentor!" Naruto praised, then asked, "I heard that Kabuto-senpai is assisting Orochimaru-sama in researching artificial Kekkei Genkai. Do you know if he succeeded?"
"Artificial Kekkei Genkai!" Sasuke gave a bitter smile. "If they really succeed, then the pride of all Kekkei Genkai Clans like us will be completely trampled."
"I actually think it's pretty good," Naruto nodded. "If Kekkei could be freely chosen, then Neji's children wouldn't have to worry about the Caged Bird Seal anymore!"
...
At Seiki's home.
Asuma circled around Mizuki, giving him a playful pat on the shoulders while clicking his tongue. "This smooth, delicate skin truly belongs to someone eight years younger than us. I really envy you, little brother Mizuki!"
Mizuki scowled. "I'll summon Manda to bite you!"
"I can understand a young man's fiery temper," Asuma grinned impudently. "Who can blame you for being eight years younger than us?"
Seeing Mizuki was genuinely getting angry, Rin quickly stepped in to mediate. "Senior Mizuki, why don't you tell us about what you saw in that world?"
Mizuki suppressed his anger, speaking calmly. "I indeed saw many things in that world. Their final battle was even more intense than our Fourth Great Ninja World War!"
"Like the world-creating Sage of Six Paths, along with Hagoromo's mother and even her mysterious superior..."
The originally calm audience reacted with disbelief.
"I know the Sage of Six Paths, but who exactly are Hagoromo's mother and her superior?"
"What exactly happened in that timeline? A mythical war?"
Mizuki continued, "It's almost like a mythical war. For example, the Sage of Six Paths and that superior of his mother actually fought in outer space. Even so, the entire shinobi world nearly got destroyed by their battle..."
Everyone dragged over small stools and sat around him, listening with astonished gasps like kids hearing a bedtime story.
Not far away, Minato looked toward Seiki and asked, "Was that timeline really so dangerous?"
Seiki nodded. "Just like that otsutsuki three years ago, we've already been marked. There's no turning back now!"
Minato responded with a bitter smile. "In such difficult times, we really have to rely on you to carry the heavy burden!"
"Only you can keep the train of the Alliance moving full steam ahead!"
Seiki smiled and shook his head, asking, "Do you feel confident about the election, Minato Aniki?"
Seeing that Seiki avoided answering directly, Minato naturally understood his meaning and sighed involuntarily, "Not too confident, honestly..."
Kushina narrowed her eyes, her gaze flashing with dangerous light, "But I heard you're really popular among women? A lot of them even call you 'Ladies' Friend'?"
Minato looked awkward, "You got it wrong. Actually, Seiki receives the highest support. It's just that he's not running, so they've settled on me as their second choice!"
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