Chapter 20: The Weight of These 720 Episodes... The Ten Years of Youth of Everyone Here... I've Won For Sure!
The speed of the Rasengan in the air gradually slowed down...
Momoshiki sneered. Just as he was about to absorb this Rasengan...
The Rasengan actually vanished into thin air!
Everyone watching the video was instantly stunned.
...
Hidden Stone Village.
"It... it vanished?" Onoki's pupils constricted rapidly, and he nearly threw out his back.
...
Hidden Cloud Village.
Raikage A, who was lifting a dumbbell, crushed it directly in his hand.
"Damn it, did it actually fail..."
...
Hidden Mist Village.
Mizukage Mei Terumi looked at the screen in the sky, her face full of worry.
...
Despair fell upon the people of the ninja world.
But immediately after,
The Rasengan that had vanished in the air seemed to calm down, like soothing music...
Boruto stared intently at the strike in the distance.
Gritting his teeth, only he knew the properties of his own Rasengan!
Seeing that the Rasengan had disappeared before even reaching him, Momoshiki couldn't help but chuckle:
"This is ridiculous... It doesn't even qualify to touch me. But rest assured, all of you will be going to the same..."
Momoshiki didn't finish his sentence.
BANG!!!
The Rasengan smashed violently into his face, knocking him directly to the ground.
Because Momoshiki lost control, all the Kage instantly regained their ability to move.
...
"Yes! It hit!!!"
"Ahhh, the ninja world won't end here!!"
"Awesome! Long live Boruto!!!"
Everyone in the ninja world cheered, jumping three feet high in excitement.
That was truly badass!
It hit...
Holy crap!!!
Now, as long as everyone coordinates again, they can defeat Momoshiki!
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[Onoki: "Hard work pays off... It finally hit!"]
[Fourth Raikage A: "By the way, why did Boruto's Rasengan disappear?"]
[Mizukage Mei Terumi: "+1, I'm super curious too!"]
[Senju Tobirama: "It likely incorporated Lightning Release chakra, didn't it?"]
...
The visuals continued.
Boruto jumped down rapidly from high above.
"Dad!"
"Boruto, when did you..." Naruto looked joyful.
"I told him... as long as he learned the Rasengan, I would take him as my disciple." Sasuke smiled faintly.
"And he learned it in just a few short days. He incorporated his specialty, Lightning Release... subconsciously changing the nature of the chakra, creating a new technique," Sasuke explained.
"A vanishing Rasengan..."
Hearing Sasuke's explanation, the father and son widened their eyes.
"A vanishing Rasengan? He actually invented such a jutsu?" Naruto turned to look at his son, his face full of shock.
"I... Mr. Sasuke?!" Boruto's tone was excited.
Sasuke's lips curled up.
He let out a cool laugh, and the atmosphere instantly became exceptionally heartwarming.
At this moment, Momoshiki stood up in the distance. It wasn't over yet!
"What did you say... with just this level of power?"
"Momoshiki Otsutsuki... You seem omnipotent, but you can't absorb a ninjutsu you can't see!" Sasuke said disdainfully.
Momoshiki clutched his abdomen, gasping for breath. At this moment, he pulled out four pills from his robe.
"So what if I can't see it? As long as I have these, I can do whatever I want!"
Momoshiki swallowed the four pills.
He enjoyed the sensation of his power rapidly increasing...
With a roar from Momoshiki, a violent hurricane blew everyone back a fair distance.
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[Fourth Kazekage Rasa: "This Otsutsuki clan is way too broken..."]
[Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki: "How are we supposed to fight this... He restores to full health just by eating some pills!"]
[Senju Hashirama: "Young ones, don't lose heart! There is definitely a way to defeat him!"]
...
The people of the ninja world looked at the screen in the sky, disheartened once again.
This enemy is just too strong, holy crap!
But then,
Everyone's expression froze.
Because on the screen,
Naruto showed no fear. Instead, the corners of his mouth rose, and he looked at his son with pride.
"Boruto, do the Rasengan one more time!"
"Huh?"
Boruto turned his head, his eyes filled with insecurity.
"But my power is really too small..."
"Don't worry!"
Feeling his father's confident gaze, Boruto clenched his fist.
He rubbed his hands together to form a tiny Rasengan.
Compared to the massive monster in the distance, it seemed insignificant, even a bit ugly and laughable...
But in the next moment,
Naruto reached out and placed his hand under Boruto's, as if saying:
Watch closely... kid, this next Rasengan is going to be cool!
In just an instant,
The Rasengan in Boruto's palm turned azure blue and expanded rapidly.
Boruto looked up,
Staring at his father dumbfounded. His father gave him a confident smile.
Father and son raised their hands simultaneously.
The music ignited at this moment... The faces of everyone watching the video froze.
As the Rasengan rose,
Many phantoms appeared.
Boruto didn't recognize these people...
A long-haired, somewhat scruffy-looking uncle?
Boruto looked confused.
His eye turned into the Jōgan (Pure Eye) at this moment,
And he saw many, many stories...
So this is what Dad looked like when he was young; he looked scruffy, but seemed very optimistic...
Then his grandmother appeared beside him,
Smiling, helping to form this Rasengan together.
The Rasengan became larger and larger...
Then Uncle Neji,
His grandfather.
Immediately following,
It was Master Sasuke as a child, and his own mother. A massive number of people were forming the Rasengan together.
The image of his father as a child grew rapidly larger—from insecure and wretched, changing himself step by step, and finally becoming Hokage...
The Allied Shinobi Forces numbering in the tens of thousands,
11 movies,
The weight of 720 episodes, and the 10 years of youth of everyone seated here, all condensed into this Rasengan!
The Rasengan became increasingly massive...
Feeling the heavy weight in his hand, Boruto finally snapped back to reality...
He had just seen countless memories in that image.
Seeing that his son had completely withstood the weight, Naruto lowered his hand with gratification.
The road ahead is still long; Boruto will have to walk the rest of it slowly on his own...
"It's so heavy... Is this Dad's memory... How much effort, how many detours did it take to make it like this..."
Tears welled up in Boruto's eyes.
He looked at his father.
His father wore a gratified smile, his hand already lowered.
Now, only he was left to catch the weight of these 720 episodes...
Boruto wiped away his tears, turned his head, and looked into the distance with determined eyes:
"This time... without a doubt... I've won this!!"
[Onoki: "I'm crying..."]
[Fourth Raikage A: "I got sand in my eyes..."]
[Darui: "That scene just now was so fiery..."]
[Senju Tobirama: "Are you kidding me? There's another great war in the future? The entire Allied Shinobi Forces were in that memory..."]
[Senju Hashirama: "Without a doubt... Naruto is the most outstanding Hokage!"]
[Gekko Hayate: "Cough cough... Then what about Boruto?"]
[Uchiha Sasuke (Adult): "He is the most outstanding ninja... after all, he is my disciple!"]
[Uzumaki Boruto (Adult): "Even so... I am still a ninja!"]
The visuals continued.
Momoshiki looked at the massive Rasengan in the distance, his eyes even more disdainful.
"I saw it this time... there won't be a second chance!"
"I don't need to say more about what comes next. This is the final chance..."
Sasuke walked out slowly and drew his blade.
"Let's go!"
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(This part is truly touching. I recommend everyone go watch the Boruto movie...)
(Personally, I feel the best Naruto movie is probably the Boruto one.)