-Still in Boruto's timeline-
"Damn, his lab is looking slick" Naruto looked around in awe, be it the aesthetics, or the various technologically advanced devices around, it's vastly superior to the ones in the Konoha he resides in.
Sasuke remained silent the whole way, he couldn't help but wonder...how much of a mess would it bring the past if he let him see Orochimaru's current research?
"Oh, Sasuke, a rare guest, and this..." Inside the lab, Orochimaru's gaze narrowed upon seeing Naruto
"This...Naruto?" He was a little surprised
"Goodness, how did you revert your age? I've spent all my life trying yet here you are, looking over a dozen year younger" He chuckled
Sasuke coughed
"This is actually..." He explained the situation to Orochimaru, and upon hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes widened from shock
"He...he actually befriended the me of his timeline at his age? Kid, come here and read this real quick" Orochimaru narrowed his gaze and passed him a tablet.
Naruto held the tablet
"Fascinating, this is created through some rather complicated digital based technology, pity, the past does not have the capability to create such things as of yet" Naruto muttered
Orochimaru pointed on the screen
"What do you think of this" He said
Naruto began reading the content, and after finishing it, he rubbed his chin
"For the first section, it's viable as long as you..."
"And here, I think that it can be..."
Orochimaru's eyes lit up
"Yes, next one, come with me" Orochimaru led Naruto away as he began taking out different research materials he has been working on.
Sasuke's lips twitched, so he was forgotten already? But he was in awe, is this the type of relationship he had with Orochimaru in his timeline as well? If so, it is no wonder Orochimaru was willing to fight Urashiki for Naruto's sake, as from a scientist's perspective, there is no greater joy than to explore the unknown depth of research with a fellow researcher.
"Kid! Stay in this timeline, I'll provide you with as many materials and research data you want" Orochimaru said as he grabbed Naruto's shoulders
Naruto shrugged
"Nah, for one, I'm just a clone, two, the people here aren't the ones I know, not to mention, I'm pretty sure the Ino of this timeline is already married, huh?" Naruto crossed his arms and huffed
"...huh? Wait, Ino? Not Hinata?" Orochimaru was once again taken aback
"Why do you all assume I'd end up with Hinata? The Naruto here can't use seals, I can, the current Konoha didn't save Hiruzen, but I did, the Naruto of this timeline couldn't control the nine tails until he was how old? Whilst I already broke the nine tail's seal, want me to point out more things?" Naruto scoffed
"...I see" Orochimaru nodded
He thought for a bit
"Alright, I'll compile a bit of my research for you to memorise, most of the current ones require some advanced technology, so I'll only give you the ones you can perform in your timeline" He said calmly
"That's more than enough" Naruto nodded
"By the way, how is the me of your timeline doing?" He chuckled
"Uh, like, he's doing fine, but I don't exactly know your history, so how do I tell you if it's worse or better?" Naruto replied
Orochimaru chuckled
"Hm, you finished the chunin exams not long ago, so I guess, how did my attack on Konoha do?" He asked
"Oh that, I mean, I kinda disrupted your whole plan, turned you into a woman for fun, and had you tied up, other than that, I made sure Hiruzen didn't use the reaper death seal on you, and helped you advance your curse mark to a new level" Naruto replied
"...care to repeat the first few things you said?" Orochimaru's smile was faltering at this moment, it was twitching as he did his best to maintain it.
"Oh, I have a recording if you want" Naruto said as he took out a scroll
"..."
Orochimaru really didn't want to open it, but his curiosity got the better of him
"..." The moment he opened it, he saw himself get tied up, then turned into a woman...
"If it makes you feel any better, I did it to the Sasuke of this timeline when I sparred with him, you can have the recording" Naruto said as he passed him another scroll
Orochimaru's lips twitched, just what is up with this kid? He's an absolute menace to society!
"Or right, here's one for Jiraiya, Hiruzen, Tobirama and Hashirama" Naruto said as he took out four more scrolls
"..."
At this point, should he be surprised anymore?
Sasuke: Did they forget I'm here?
He has been standing there to keep watch of Naruto the whole time, but he didn't expect to hear some spicy news! Naruto actually used that stupid jutsu on not just Orochimaru, but three generations of Hokages, as well as Jiraiya!?
Now, he just needs to use it on Tsunade to have successfully gender bent all three legendary sanins!
-Back in original timeline-
*Achoo*
Tsunade rubbed her nose as she looked around
"Who's talking behind my back?" She muttered
At the same time, at Naruto's house...
*Ding*
Ino stood in front of Naruto's house and rung the doorbell. She waited for a bit, and the door opened up.
"Na-kun, you-...who are you?" When the door opened, Ino saw a man whom she did not recognise.
His appearance was terrifying, with a massive sword behind his back, and bandages covering his mouth.
'Isn't that the sword Na-kun used to use?' She recognised the executioner's blade very quickly, and narrowed her gaze on the man.
Zabuza, of course, knew who Ino was. Naruto talks about her sometimes when he is home, so he revealed a friendly smile, well, the most friendly smile he could manage...
"Uh, hi" He waved awkwardly
"H-Hello...wh-who are you?" She asked
Zabuza looked around before speaking
"I guess you can say I'm a house keeper, Naruto is sleeping right now, want to wait inside, or come back another time?" He asked
"I...I'll wait inside" Ino said firmly
Though the man looked scary, she sensed no ill intentions from him, not to mention...that pink apron on him stood out quite a bit!
How can someone who wears such a cute apron be a bad person? So she stepped inside and headed to the lounge.
"Hm?" Ino quickly took notice of someone else who was in the house
A very pretty looking girl with black hair...
"..." Ino's expression became sour, who is this person, and why is she in Naruto's house?
"That's Haku, my son" Zabuza said calmly
"Oh, your...son???" Ino turned to him in shock
"We get that a lot" Zabuza replied with a chuckle
Ino stared at Haku in bewilderment, she's supposed to believe that this is a guy? Be it his appearance or figure, it just screams female! She shook her head, perhaps she was just too paranoid.
However, another thought came to mind...
'Does...Na-kun swing both ways?' She remembered when he kissed Sasuke, and his jokes about becoming her next love rival when she was still after Sasuke...
Suddenly, a sense of crisis rose in her heart...could he actually swing that way?
Ino took in deep breaths to calm herself. Haku was laying on the couch, fiddling with her senbons and ice release like usual.
"Um, hello, my name is Ino" She said
Haku glanced at her
"You're Naruto's little girlfriend?" He asked
"En" Ino nodded
"I see..." Haku replied in a flat tone before going back to fiddling with ice release.
Ino gulped
"Um, a-are you and Na-kun...close?" She asked
Haku paused, and shifted his gaze over before giving her a smile
"Go die" He said with a calm smile
"..." So is that a yes or a no???
Is he saying that because she was wrong, or because he's jealous? His expression is so calm and she couldn't get a feel on it at all! Even her clan jutsu isn't allowing her to perceive Haku's emotions, making it all more difficult to understand.
*Kacha*
The door to the side of the kitchen opened, and Naruto walked out still yawning as he scratched his back.
He paused a little when he saw Ino with Haku
"Yo, Ino, looks like you met Haku" He said casually
"Mn" Ino nodded faintly
"Haku, how'ya doin?" He asked
"Fantastic, but you can make my day better by f**king off and dying" Haku replied with a gentle smile
"...yep, seems like you're the usual" Naruto nodded nonchalantly
Naruto turned back to Ino
"You can ignore him, he's a prick cause I f**ked up his dad's arm" Naruto said
"Plus the poison and explosion" Zabuza added
"Yeah, plus the poison and explosion" Naruto nodded
"Oh right, also putting us in a state of life and death for a few days inside a scroll" Zabuza snapped his fingers and said
"Right, that, yeah, I did do that" Naruto crossed his arms as he continued to nod in agreement
"..." Ino didn't even know what she was looking at anymore, and Haku seems to have given up on even listening the moment Naruto started speaking with Zabuza.
However, this also left Ino confused, if Naruto did all that, why are they in his house!? And from the sounds of it, they were enemies at one point.
"Na-kun, who are they?" Ino asked
"This is Zabuza, the demon of the mist, and this is his son, Haku" Naruto replied
Ino smiled, she tilted her head to the side with a confused look
"...I think I misheard, I think you just mentioned the missing nin, Zabuza, demon of the hidden mist" Ino asked awkwardly
"Yeah, that's him" Naruto nodded
Ino fell silent for a bit, she then checked her own forehead
"I'm not running a fever, weird..."
"Hey now, is what I'm saying really that unbelievable?" Naruto frowned
"Very much so" Ino replied
"He's also my sensei, teaching me how to wield a sword" Naruto added
"...Na-kun, maybe we should just go train and pretend this conversation never happened" Ino's lips twitched
"If you say so" Naruto shrugged
-Back to Boruto's timeline-
"Urgh, kid, I don't know where your twisted nature stems from, but keep it away from me, I'll have the research materials prepared for you later, until then, why don't you go tour the village?" Orochimaru sighed, wanting Naruto out of his lab in this instance in case he decides to use that gender bend jutsu on him.
"Oh right, I also taught it to Boruto when he stayed over at my place" Naruto added
"..." Both Sasuke and Orochimaru were speechless, he actually taught such a dangerous jutsu to Boruto!?
The two of them secretly put their guard up against Boruto, if he were to ever use it on them, their lives in this timeline would be thoroughly ruined!
Orochimaru also came to a silent agreement with Sasuke to later destroy the scroll Naruto gave them, so no one else will witness those scenes...
"Alright, I'll be off now, no need to see me off, I'll wonder around on my own" Naruto waved and left the lab.
"..."
"Is it really alright to let him go on his own?" Sasuke frowned faintly and said
"It's fine, if it is as you said, then he would at most play pranks, and would not do anything detrimental to the village" Orochimaru replied as he returned to his research, his expression remained calm and unchanged.
Outside, Naruto wondered around the village with a look of awe wherever he looked.
"Technology seriously advanced a lot in this timeline, ah, I wonder if Ichiraku is still the same" Naruto grinned as he headed down the streats, but gradually realised that he didn't even know where he was...
"Boruto"
'Oh, is Boruto here? I guess I can ask him for directions' He heard someone call out Boruto, so he started to look around
"Behind you" The same voice spoke, however, he thought that person was talking to Boruto, so he began searching again
"Stop acting like an idiot, jeez" A hand reached out and grabbed his ear
He was stunned, and quickly slapped the hand away before turning around. He was quickly faced with a black haired girl wearing a pair of glasses.
"Girl, I only let two types of people grab my ear, first, the girl I like, second, someone I can't beat in a fight, I don't think you're either of them" Naruto crossed his arms and said with a huff
"Do you think you're funny?" The girl frowned
"B*tch, I'm hilarious" Naruto replied with a blank gaze
"...urgh, whatever, Konohamura sensei is looking for you" The girl said
"Huh?" Naruto scratched the side of his cheeks
"I think you have me mixed up with someone else" Naruto said
"Just because you changed your appearance a little with the transformation jutsu, do you seriously think I won't recognise you?" The girl rolled her eyes at him
Naruto pinched between his brows
"No, seriously, you have me confused with someone else" Naruto sighed
"Still playing around?" The girl was starting to show signs of impatience as her hands clenched into a fist.
"Yeah, no" Naruto took out a thin needle that he jabbed into her shoulder
"Tsk" The girl froze up, and quickly realised that she couldn't move her body at all
"Have fun with the paralysis poison, cya" Naruto bid her farwell and walked off
"Hey, take this needle out! Boruto!" The girl screamed
Naruto covered his ears
"This timeline is already starting to annoy me, perhaps I should spread some poison around to get everyone itching like they are in my timeline" He cursed under his breathe
-Five minutes later-
The girl was still stuck in place, and was seething with anger.
"Huh? Sarada? What are you doing, just standing here?" Boruto noticed the girl and walked over
The moment their eyes met, Sarada's temper flared
"Boruto! You b*stard, remove this needle this instant!" She screamed
"H-Huh? Why are you so angry?" Boruto muttered in confusion, but he still helped her out and removed the needle.
But the moment he removed it, she came swinging as she knocked his head
"Ouch! What was that for!" He gasped, confused as to why she hit him out of nowhere
"What was that for? You stabbed me with that needle and left me here! How dare you act innocent!"
"Hah!? I was with Konohamura sensei the whole time" Boruto replied with a frown
Sarada narrowed her eyes in on him fiercely
"He's not lying, he was indeed with me until now" A man walked over with a headband over his forehead.
"K-Konohamura sensei? Wait, he was with you the whole time? Then who was it that struck me with that needle?" Sarada was stupefied, if it wasn't Boruto, who was it?
"Huh? Someone who looked like me attacked you?" Boruto asked
Sarada nodded
"He looked a lot like you, I thought you used the transformation jutsu to change your appearance" She replied
'Looked a lot like me?' Suddenly, Naruto's face emerged in his mind, however, he quickly dismissed it, he's already back in his own timeline, why would Naruto be here?
"I see, if that's the case, then I will help search" Konohamura said with a serious expression
The three jumped onto the rooftop to get a better view.
Sarada's pupil began spinning, and a one tomoe sharingan was activated as she looked around.
"I see him!" She took notice of the blonde boy in the distance and pointed in that direction
Boruto turned to look, and the moment he saw him, he was stupefied
'Wh-Why is he here!?'
He couldn't understand, he did return to his own timeline, so why is Naruto of the other timeline here!? Or could it be someone playing a prank, by turning into what his dad's younger self? But be it the asthetics, or the look in his eyes, it screams Naruto from the other timeline. His headband was worn around his neck, he was wearing the Jonin uniform, if this isn't the Naruto from the other timeline, he didn't know who it could be aside from his dad pranking him.
He didn't hesitate to rush over to check it out
"You!" Naruto heard Sarada's angry voice and turned around
"Of course it's you" He sighed
"Why did you poison me" She said angrily
"Why did you mistaken me for someone else and grab my ear?" Naruto retorted
"Th-That-..." Sarada paused, and she quickly felt both Boruto and Konohamura's gazes land on her...
"Uh..."
"Sarada, don't tell me you were bothering someone, thinking it was Boruto, and blamed him for self defence" Konohamura wore a smile, but it was terrifying...
Sarada lowered her head, ashamed to look up at him.
Konohamura sighed, he then turned to Naruto
"Sorry, my student-...N-Naruto-sama?" He gasped
'Naruto!?' Sarada's eyes widened, is this the seventh Hokage!?
If so, that would explain why she mistook him for Naruto, but why is he transformed into his younger self?
"I'm indeed Naruto, but not the same Naruto you know" Naruto replied
"Huh?"
"I'll explain" Boruto sighed
The two turned to him as he began explaining about the time travel incident recently, and how this was a Naruto from a different timeline. Though it was a lot to take in, they slowly understood.
"This isn't a prank, is it?" Sarada frowned, showing signs of distrust
"I wish it was" Boruto muttered
*Pat*
"Oh? Boruto, did you not like training with your old man?" Naruto smiled as he rubbed Boruto's head
"Bugger off, you're younger than I am, I called you dad before cause I was still confused as to how to address you" He cussed
"Tch, as if I'd want to acknowledge a son like you, if not for the blood relations, I'd have put you six feet under for learning from an Uchiha before an Uzumaki" Naruto said with growl
Sarada flinched at that statement
"What's wrong with an Uchiha, huh?" She said angrily
"What's wrong? He's a damn Uzumaki! Why don't I teach you my clan jutsus instead of your own? The Uzumaki clan is scarce as it is, yet he's here, learning things outside his own clan" Naruto sighed as he shook his head
"Whatever, this is a different timeline, I shouldn't get too angry since I'll make sure my kid learns how an Uzumaki should fight" He muttered
Sarada stomped her feet
"If you're so great, then why don't you fight me? Show me how great your so called Uzumaki clan is compared to my Uchiha clan" Sarada said proudly
"...you're an Uchiha? Well, that explains a lot" He sighed
After a bit of thought, he put two and two together
"Oh, you're Sasuke's kid, aren't ya? Nice to meet you, I embarrassed your father thoroughly when he visited my timeline and made him too embarrassed to show his face in public" Naruto said with a straight face
"..." Who greets people like that!?
Sarada gnashed her teeth as she activated her sharingan
"You'll pay for saying that!" She shouted
Naruto sighed, he gave a gentle flick, and a needle appeared on his abdomen...
"Urgh..." Once again, Sarada found herself completely immobilised...
She struggled with all her might, but not only is her body immobilised, even her chakra became stagnant.
"Enough with these petty tricks and fight me properly!" She shouted at him furiously
Boruto sighed
"Sarada, you should give up on fighting him, you can't win" He said
"How do you know? Huh? Did you lose to him? Do you think I'm you!" Sarada snapped at him anrgily
Boruto's lips twitched, this Naruto has even fought her father, and came out on top! Though Sasuke was holding back, it is an impressive feet that most people cannot come close to!
"I'm not bothered to elaborate, hey Boruto, you know where Ichiraku ramen is?" Naruto asked
"Huh? What about Sarada?" Boruto asked
"Just leave her with your sensei, I'm too hungry for this" He replied
"Uh, before you go, what's the me in your timeline like?" Konohamura asked eagerly
Naruto glanced over
"Your name, it was Konohamura, right? Let me think...hm, sorry, I ain't got a clue, I hardly know you in my timeline, ah, there is one thing" Naruto clasped his hands together and smiled
"I knocked Konohamura out once and tried to use him as blackmail material so Hiruzen would increase my allowance" He said with a grin
"...on second thought, I'd rather not know, I'll be off now" Konohamura coughed and left with the immobilised Sarada.
Boruto sighed helplessly, this Naruto can either be the most mature, or most immature person he knows at the drop of a hat...
"Let's go grab lunch, I'm starving" Naruto turned to Boruto and said
"Sure, my treat" He smiled bitterly and replied
He took Naruto to Ichiraku ramen, which looked vastly different to the small stall he was used to. It was now a full blown restaurant!
"How is Teuchi by the way?" Naruto asked
"He's doing well, he retired and handed the restaurant to his daughter" Boruto replied as he ordered two bowls of ramen.
"That's good" Naruto nodded
Whilst Naruto was appreciating the difference in restaurant designs, Boruto noticed two people walking into the restaurant.
"Boruto, I knew I didn't see wrong"
"M-Mum? Ino-san?" Boruto was stunned, when he saw Naruto, he vowed that these two are the last ones he want to meet when he's with him!
"Hehe, why are you acting so strange? Do you not want to see your mum?" Hinata smiled gently as she ruffled his hair up
Boruto tucked his lips, and his gaze shifted to Naruto. But to his surprise, Naruto seemed rather uninterested in Ino, rather, he seemed more eager to eat a bowl of ramen...
"And who's this with you?" Hinata smiled
But when she and Ino turned to Naruto, their pupils shrunk
"Naruto-kun? Oh my, why did you transform into your younger self?" Hinata covered her mouth her one hand and giggled
Naruto turned and stared at her for a bit
"Oi Boruto, why's your mother's chakra so low? From what I've seen from Hinata in my timeline, if she continues to train how she is now, she should have much more than what your mum has" Naruto said to Boruto, which left Hinata and Ino confused.
"Bah, my mum ain't like the monster in your timeline, she's a different person" Boruto retorted
"Jeez Naruto-kun, Boruto, is this a prank?" Hinata puffed up her cheeks as she reached her hand out to pinch Naruto's cheeks.
However, Naruto repelled her hand gently as he knew she had no ill will
"Sorry Hinata, but the only one that I allow to pinch my cheeks thus far is Ino" Naruto said calmly
!?!?!
Boruto's mouth was agape, in shock that Naruto just said a line that can be so easily misunderstood! He quickly turned to see how his mother is doing, and she was NOT having it at all!
Her gaze became rather scary as she stared at Naruto...then at Ino...
"Wait, Hinata, there has to be some sort of misunderstanding here!" Ino waved her hands and said in stupor
"Naruto, you can't say things like this, even as a joke, look at how angry you made Hinata" Ino frowned upon Naruto's actions and said in a low voice.
"Wait!" Boruto exclaimed as he stood between them
"I'll explain" He said with a bitter expression, and he also realised something...he cannot leave Naruto alone!
He needs to be there to explain the situation, or trouble will arise, just like now!
Boruto quickly gave the two a rundown of what happened with the time travel incident, and how this is a Naruto from a different timeline.
"I see, but if this is the case, why is he here?" Hinata asked with a frown
"I was curious about this timeline, so I created a clone, sealed it in a subspace that I hid on Sasuke's cloak, and after a certain period is up, the seal will be undone" Naruto responded calmly
As the two listened, they fell into silence...
"Hey, Ino, isn't this Naruto...saing some really sophisticated things?" Hinata whispered
"The Naruto I knew can't even do a jutsu correctly at that age" Ino agreed
Naruto stared at them as if he saw through it all
"I'll be frank, the Naruto in this timeline sounds like a total idiot, incapable of even doing things efficiently, also, I can hear everything" Naruto said with a frown
The two smiled awkwardly
"Well, he is a little dense at times, but he's matured a lot since then" Hinata smiled
"He must be mature in this regard, from what I heard, he's the Hokage, if he hasn't matured, then he would not be on that seat, even if he is strong" Naruto replied
"Uh..." Hinata found it to be quite hard to talk back against it, as it was very logical
Ino leaned in
"Hey, then what's this about me? You said only I can pinch your cheeks, right? Don't tell me you and I have a relationship in your timeline" Ino grinned cheekily
Naruto leaned on the counter
"I confessed a while back, but Ino hasn't given me a proper response yet...but she's just adorable, so I don't mind waiting" He replied with a smile
"Oi now, don't flirt with her just because you're dating her in your timeline" Boruto nudged him and said
"I'm not an idiot" Naruto rolled his eyes at Boruto's comment
Ino chuckled
"Right~, I'm a married woman now, say, does that make you jealous?" Ino asked with a playful grin, her eyes curved into a crescent shape along with her smile.
However, faced with this comment, Naruto merely shook his head
"As I said, this is a different timeline which has many differences compared to mine, so in this regard, you may be Ino, but you are not the Ino I know and like, therefore, whether you are married or not does not link to my relationship with the Ino of my timeline" Naruto said with a calm expression
"..."
"You're...a little too mature for your age" Ino was at a loss for words, he's only thirteen for goodness sake, shouldn't he be unable to contain his emotions well, and get jealous easily?
"I have to be, there are numerous people out there who are after my nine tails, if I am always messing around and acting like a child, then I may as well be considered dead" Naruto responded, his expression remained unchanged.
"..."
Hinata and Ino couldn't help but think of the Naruto they knew. When he was around thirteen, was he this mature? Not to mention, he was nowhere near this Naruto in terms of knowledge and intellect.