Chapter 10: Learn the Rasengan, and I Will Take You as a Disciple!
[Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki: "It's still somewhat hard to evaluate..."]
[Genma Shiranui: "That's normal, right? After all, anyone would be angry if their parents didn't spend time with them during their childhood..."]
[Uchiha Obito: "Indeed..."]
[Hatake Kakashi: "Obito, how are you doing in the Pure Land?"]
[Uchiha Obito: "Trash Kakashi..."]
A cave.
Obito looked at the screen, his eyes complex.
"Sensei's son is truly pitiful... This ninja world shouldn't exist in the first place. I will create the Infinite Tsukuyomi!"
[Jiraiya: "It's normal for kids to be rebellious. The key is what happens later, haha..."]
The scene shifted.
Boruto walked up to the second floor in a daze. Just as he was about to return to his room, he glanced at the door to his father's room, which was slightly ajar...
He stared at the photo album on the wall, then glanced at his father's clothes.
"So tacky it hurts!"
Boruto threw the clothes out the door.
Ding-dong. The doorbell rang.
Boruto's eyes lit up. He sprinted downstairs. It must be Dad coming back!
He had to have a good argument with his father!
The door was flung open!
Boruto threw a punch at Sasuke, who caught it effortlessly with one hand.
A gust of wind blew past.
Sasuke looked at Boruto calmly.
"Ah, I'm very sorry, I thought you were my dad..." Boruto apologized hurriedly after realizing he had attacked the wrong person.
"You... are Naruto's son, right?" Sasuke asked slowly.
"Name."
"...Um, Uzumaki Boruto."
The lights in the room turned on, and Hinata walked out.
Sasuke asked Hinata if Naruto was home. Hinata shook her head, indicating that Naruto was still at the Hokage's office.
"Understood. Sorry for the intrusion." Sasuke turned and left.
Watching Sasuke's retreating figure, Boruto's eyes lit up, and a look of excitement appeared on his face.
Is this Dad's rival? He's way too cool!
On the street,
Sasuke turned a corner and saw a worn-out jacket lying under a flickering streetlight...
...
Hokage Office.
Sasuke tossed a scroll to Naruto, who caught it with one hand.
The two began to discuss intelligence regarding the Otsutsuki clan.
"By the way, there's one more thing..."
"Hm?"
Sasuke took out a jacket.
"Why do you have this?"
"Found it on the road."
"Is that so..." Naruto's eyes became complex.
It seemed his son was still angry with him...
"I met your son. He's a lot like you were when you were little."
"No, he's not like me at all. He's more like you... no, that's not right either, he's different from you too." Naruto shook his head.
"The clothes he wears are always brand new... I guess we're just old-fashioned." Naruto's eyes remained complex.
"You're mistaken. No matter how the times change, the essence of a ninja does not change. Your son is the same." Sasuke shook his head, then took out a forehead protector from his chest pocket.
There was a deep scratch across the middle of the protector...
[Fourth Raikage A: "Hmm, a rogue ninja headband?"]
[Yamanaka Ino: "Why is that headband with Sasuke..."]
[Haruno Sakura: "Naruto, are you there..."]
[Uzumaki Naruto: "Ah, Sakura-chan, what's up?!"]
[Haruno Sakura: "I am very sorry about what happened before..."]
[Uzumaki Naruto: "Eh?!"]
Konoha Streets.
Sakura found Naruto and bowed to him, then spoke about what happened at the Ninja Academy earlier.
She shouldn't have scolded Naruto for not having parents...
Seeing Sakura apologize so sincerely, Naruto scratched the back of his head and laughed:
"Hehehe... an apologizing Sakura-chan is also very cute..."
"Dead last..."
Sasuke, standing to the side, looked at Naruto's behavior and sighed lightly.
[Uzumaki Naruto: "Ah, you bastard Sasuke, are you looking for a fight?!"]
[Uchiha Sasuke: "Would I be afraid of you?"]
[Uzumaki Kushina: "Stop it, you two can't fight!"]
[Uchiha Mikoto: "Speaking of which, we have to thank Naruto. Sasuke is quite stubborn; for you to become Sasuke's friend..."]
[Uchiha Sasuke: "Mom, what are you saying? I'm not friends with this dead last..."]
[Uzumaki Naruto: "Idiot!"]
The visuals continued.
Naruto and Sasuke made a bet.
The bet was on whether Boruto possessed the essence of a ninja.
Naruto felt that Boruto's life was too comfortable and he didn't need to risk his life like they did in the past.
Sasuke, however, denied Naruto's view.
The scene switched.
Sasuke was walking on his way home when suddenly, Boruto's figure rushed out of the smoke to the side.
Sasuke vanished from his spot in the blink of an eye.
"Strange, where is he?!"
The real Boruto walked out of the alley; the one who attacked Sasuke just now was his Shadow Clone.
While Boruto was still looking for Sasuke, Sasuke appeared behind him and tripped him with a kick.
Boruto got up after falling and dusted off his clothes.
"That was amazing! Are you my dad's rival?"
"I see... designer clothes, huh." Sasuke looked at Boruto's new clothes, recalling Naruto's words.
"Please take me as your disciple! I want to defeat someone... no matter the cost!"
Sasuke paused, looking down at Boruto's azure blue eyes, which were identical to Naruto's.
"Can you do the Rasengan?"
"Huh?"
"If you can't, you can't be my disciple." Sasuke turned to leave.
"That's simple, I'll learn it in no time!"
Boruto said firmly as he watched Sasuke leave.
"Naruto... the bet from earlier has only just begun!" Sasuke thought deeply as he walked onto the distant village path.
Boruto ran towards the bustling city in the distance.
This was the new generation... a world that no longer belonged to their old era!
[Hagane Kotetsu: "Just asking because I don't understand... are all these shots meant for us to do reading comprehension?"]
[Kamizuki Izumo: "Here comes the question: Naruto keeps mentioning Boruto's new clothes. What is the implied meaning?"]
[Killer Bee: "Oh yeah, it expresses Naruto's longing feelings!"]
[Hozuki Suigetsu: "A bunch of illiterates... makes me laugh (facepalm laugh)"]
...
Konoha Village.
Sasuke looked at the screen high in the sky, his eyes filled with excitement.
"So that means... in the future, my revenge was successful?"
Great.
My future self finally avenged Father and Mother!
...
In a desolate wilderness.
Itachi looked up at Sasuke in the sky, his eyes full of joy.
"Sasuke really has grown up..."
"Mr. Itachi, you care a lot about Sasuke..." Kisame Hoshigaki saw through it but didn't say it explicitly, chuckling lightly.
"..." Itachi remained silent.
...
The visuals continued.
"Sensei Konohamaru!"
Early in the morning,
Boruto found Konohamaru, who was sound asleep.
"What's wrong..."
Konohamaru rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked.
"Please teach me the Rasengan! I must learn it immediately!"
Hearing Boruto's words, Konohamaru held his chin, his eyes full of surprise.
A thought quickly flashed through his mind:
Boruto coming to find me late at night to train the Rasengan... surely it's to give his father a surprise!
"Now you're acting like a ninja!" Konohamaru patted Boruto's shoulder.
"Uh..." Boruto scratched the back of his head, hesitating to speak.
[Sarutobi Asuma: "I didn't expect Konohamaru to look like that in the future..."]
[Sarutobi Konohamaru (Youth): "Big bro... don't I look handsome?"]
[Sarutobi Asuma: "Slightly inferior to me."]
[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: "Is no one going to roast the fact that this Boruto wants to learn the Rasengan?"]
[Konoha Anbu: "The Rasengan isn't that easy to master. This child is too impulsive..."]
[Hagane Kotetsu: "Youthful vigor, this is normal!"]
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