Chapter 15: Rescue Naruto, The Operation Begins!
[Uchiha Sasuke: "Heh, your son is an idiot just like you..."]
[Uzumaki Boruto: "Master Sasuke, why do you say that?"]
[Uchiha Sasuke: "You don't actually think Naruto lived a good life when he was young, do you?"]
[Uzumaki Boruto: "I..."]
[Uchiha Sasuke: "You have it much better than he did, both mentally and materially... When he was your age, he had no family by his side at all."]
The visuals continued.
Boruto stood before a full-length mirror, looking at his disheveled reflection.
"I really am... so stupid!"
"You're certainly not wrong about that!" Sasuke's voice came from behind.
"During the exams, everyone was accusing you... You were disqualified as a ninja. The current you can no longer become a ninja...
"Furthermore, you made your sister cry, your mother was injured, and your father is missing... However,
"Your sister still loves you, and your mother is still worrying about you...
"Otherwise, you'd really end up just like your father was back then." Sasuke looked at Boruto meaningfully.
"So... what do you plan to do?"
Boruto hesitated, then turned his head to look at Sasuke with complex eyes.
"My dad... what did my dad do back then?"
"Looks like you're interested in more than just his weaknesses... Then I'll go ask him in person. I'm going to rescue him." Sasuke said slowly.
[Uzumaki Kushina: "That's great, Naruto is still alive!!!"]
[Namikaze Minato: "That's great!!!"]
[Senju Tobirama: "You husband and wife... seem a bit foolish."]
The visuals continued.
"Master Sasuke, why do you still bother with me?"
"Because you have strong ninja potential... I once lost to that guy, but if it's you, you can definitely surpass him!"
Sasuke looked at Boruto with deep meaning.
"How do you know?"
"Because you are his son, and my head disciple, aren't you?
"And... you are more of a Usuratonkachi (Dead Last) than he ever was!" Sasuke said slowly.
"Dead Last? Doesn't that mean..." Boruto's tone was somewhat downcast.
"Dead Last means the spirit of never giving up..." The corners of Sasuke's mouth rose slightly.
Hearing this answer, a fire of determination ignited in Boruto's eyes.
That's right.
When Dad was his age, he had lost everything, but didn't he still rely on his own hard work to get where he is step by step?
If I am his son, I can definitely rely on that same spirit to get through the predicament before me!
At this moment,
The Five Kage rushed into the office quickly. Everyone planned to go support Naruto together!
The crowd watching the video couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
With the help of the Five Kage, the upcoming situation should have a high chance of success, right?
[Uzumaki Naruto: "I didn't expect that 'Dead Last' actually meant that..."]
[Uchiha Sasuke: "Idiot Naruto..."]
[Uzumaki Boruto: "Master Sasuke, is it true that I have strong ninja potential?!"]
[Uchiha Sasuke (Youth): "Yeah, you will be stronger than Naruto!"]
Inside a mansion.
Boruto watched the screen in the chat group and rolled around on his bed in excitement.
"Awesome... I'm going to become even more amazing than Dad!"
Boruto wasn't sure if Sasuke was praising him or just comforting him...
After all, Dad's strength was so powerful...
[Darui: "Silly child, your dad is the Sage of Six Paths level, how are you gonna surpass that..."]
[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: "Indeed, your dad's 'Gundam' mode is insanely broken. How are you supposed to break that?"]
[Uzumaki Boruto (Youth): "..."]
The visuals continued.
Sasuke took a forehead protector out from his chest pocket and handed it to Boruto.
Boruto reached out and took it.
At this moment, Sasuke used his Rinnegan to instantly open a black portal.
Since the portal could only accommodate a limited number of people, they had to select the strongest lineup.
Just as Boruto was about to step into the portal, he suddenly heard his mother's startled cry.
He turned to look...
"Boruto..." Hinata looked at her son with a face full of worry.
The next second, Boruto took out the forehead protector, tied it behind his head, his eyes exceptionally firm.
Naruto's appearance from his childhood overlapped with him in this moment.
Seeing this scene, Hinata's pupils shrank violently. This father and son were simply too alike!
"I'm going!" Boruto smiled slightly.
"You finally look like a ninja. Let's go!" Sasuke smirked.
Soon,
The group jumped into the portal.
"Boruto, remember to take care of your dad..." Hinata spoke slowly, her expression filled with emotion.
Just as the portal was about to close, two more figures suddenly rushed in at high speed.
Shikamaru watched this scene, frowning tightly. Why those two guys?
[Darui: "With those two going in, they won't drag the team down, will they?"]
[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: "Let's hope they aren't teammates who feed the enemy..."]
The visuals continued.
A God Tree, nearly a thousand meters tall, stood high in the dimension.
Momoshiki looked at the bound Naruto and extended his fingers to absorb the chakra from his abdomen.
Naruto immediately felt a heart-wrenching pain.
Momoshiki looked displeased.
Naruto had held on until now through sheer willpower, preventing him from fully absorbing the Nine-Tails' chakra.
"You're disappointed... You need to understand, us ninjas don't give up easily!" Naruto said weakly.
Soon,
Five figures leaped down rapidly from high above.
"Let's go!"
Gaara gave the order and decisively threw out a massive amount of quicksand.
At the same time,
Sasuke swung his sword to cut the roots binding Naruto.
Boruto rushed down at high speed, kunai in hand, slicing the branches tying his father.
Gaara and Darui stood on the sand,
Surrounding Momoshiki in the air.
Kurotsuchi and Chojuro landed quickly, surrounding Kinshiki.
[Jiraiya: "So white... no... so long, that's not right either!"]
[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: "Kurotsuchi has really long legs!"]
[Senju Tsunade: "Why are your focal points so weird..."]
Tanzaku Quarters.
Tsunade looked at the screen in the sky, her heart also filled with some anticipation.
If it's the Five Kage, they should be able to contend with these two Otsutsuki, right?
...
The visuals continued.
"You think you can shake us off?" Gaara spoke slowly.
"Lower lifeforms!"
Momoshiki opened his palm with disdain, and a red light quickly gathered in it.
BOOM!!
In the blink of an eye, a violent explosion came from above.
"Sasuke..."
Naruto looked weakly at Sasuke, then turned his head to look at his son, looking confused.
"Why are you here too? And those clothes..." Naruto stopped mid-sentence.
"Stuff happened... But, he is already a qualified ninja now!"
Sasuke smiled.
After speaking, he vanished from his spot; he still had to support the Five Kage.
At this moment,
Only the father and son remained on the tree root, looking at each other.
"Looking at you, I feel like I'm seeing myself when I was little..."
Boruto patted the clothes on his body.
"Compared to before... at least now it's cool enough, right?"
"Yeah, much cooler than before!"
"So, you were actually watching me all along..."
"I'm sorry about before... From now on..." Naruto lowered his head to apologize, but before he could finish.
"This is fine as is. As long as you can spare more time to be with me, and don't always lecture me... Also, I want to hear you tell stories about the past!"
Boruto smiled slightly.
[Uzumaki Kushina: "He is simply too much like Naruto when he was little..."]
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(The pacing of this book is very slow, I feel like very few people will read it...)