Chapter 414: The Plow
With no ties to their original timeline, Kakashi's demeanor was cool and straightforward.
"Follow me; I'll give you all the answers."
Perhaps because of Kakashi's undeniable strength, or maybe the familiarity of his presence, Sasuke didn't hesitate and followed him.
Konoha Village was off limits; even minor clashes would mean expenses Kakashi wasn't eager to bear. So, he led them to a hidden base deep within the Forest of Death.
Kakashi didn't hold back. He shared the complete history shift after meeting Ye Wen, leaving Sasuke wide eyed and in disbelief.
"So, because of Lord Shen's intervention, my parents, my brother, and the Uchiha clan were saved?"
"That's correct," Kakashi replied. "I'm telling you this because the upcoming battle won't need your help. We can handle it ourselves since the visitor from your timeline has an item of interest to Lord Hanhaishen the Plow which we intend to retrieve as a gift for him."
Sasuke understood. If such a fantastical feat as time travel was possible, it was no wonder Lord Hanhaishen would be intrigued.
But Boruto quickly grew concerned, "But if you take the Plow, we won't be able to go back!"
Kakashi gave him a look of disdain. "What are you thinking? Lord Hanhaishen wouldn't leave you stranded here. According to him, there's a Plow in this world too. With two Plows, you'll easily get sent back."
"Oh, I see!" Boruto smiled sheepishly.
Watching from the side, Minato Namikaze shook his head. How could a wise, elite shinobi like him have a son and grandson who were both this… simple minded? Could they have inherited more of Kushina's side? Minato shivered slightly at the thought and decided to drop it. Kushina would be furious if she found out.
Sasuke quickly tested Kakashi and the others' strength and was impressed. Without his Six Paths Power, he was left only with Amenotejikara and a six tomoe Rinnegan, making him feel like a shadow of his former self.
While Kakashi didn't mind the timeline divergence after all, this world had taken its own path he still didn't want Sasuke and Boruto to alter its course unnecessarily.
Yet Sasuke made a request: to secretly observe his family's well being, a long held regret of his.
Sasuke also saw his younger self, but instead of a face marked by hatred, he saw a young Sasuke beaming with a cheerful smile.
"It's beautiful. If only I'd been born in this world," Sasuke murmured.
Meanwhile, a sensory barrier had been activated throughout the Han Realm.
Due to Sasuke's use of Amenotejikara and the Plow for temporal travel, Uchiha Urashiki's arrival occurred slightly later. In this stable timeline, any space time fluctuations were as visible as ink dropped in water.
"Target sighted: coordinates 472, 344."
"Engage."
"Engage."
"Engage."
The ninja world's peak powers had waited long for this encounter.
"So, this is the Nine Tails Jinchuriki's weakest era, huh "
Just as Urashiki was about to gloat, a comet like figure charged at him at extreme speed.
"What the !?"
Urashiki was kicked several kilometers away by a speed that surpassed even his Byakugan's tracking ability.
"Ugh!" Despite being a member of the Otsutsuki, capable of traversing space with his physical body, the attack left him severely injured. He quickly pulled a healing pill from his fish basket and swallowed it.
The next second, Urashiki's wounds began healing as a blue Rinnegan appeared in his eye sockets, reversing the damage as if time were rewinding.
"Curse you, inferior beings!"
Restored to his original state, Urashiki was about to demonstrate the Otsutsuki's power, but suddenly Madara appeared in full Susano'o armor, only a step away.
Boasting in battle was a fool's choice, and the so called "Heavenly Being" was no exception; he had signed his own death warrant.
"Secret Art: Uchiha Cross Slash!"
Crossing his arms, Madara ground his blades together, unleashing a terrifying slash.
Urashiki's Rinnegan could indeed rewind time, but it wasn't without limits. Taking that hit head on would be deadly.
Urashiki quickly swung his fishing rod of dense chakra to parry Madara's strike.
The immense energy density generated violent sparks as their powers collided in a stalemate.
Cursing internally, Urashiki wondered what kind of absurd world this was. Why were these ninjas even more powerful than those in his own universe?
As a member of the Otsutsuki's vanguard, Urashiki soon realized that, although the abilities were similar to the ninja world's, they didn't rely on chakra. Instead, they stemmed purely from this realm's unique cultivation.
"What in the world…?"
In his own timeline, he'd barely gained the upper hand with his anti chakra abilities. That had led him to this world to try another approach, but here it was even worse.
"This world is far too strange. I need to escape."
With this thought, Urashiki retreated, backflipping to dodge Madara's blade. Quickly, he swallowed two more healing pills.
His forehead cracked open, revealing a golden Rinnegan, and his form began to shift, transforming into a gigantic, moth like being.
"I'm out of here!"
Flapping his wings, Urashiki prepared to flee at high speed.
But just then, four golden pillars rose into the sky a hundred meters away.
"Barrier Technique: Heaven Sealing Lock!"
The team laying this barrier wasn't the Han Realm's military but the four strongest Han Realm cultivators, after Madara himself: Kakashi, Kushina Uzumaki, Tsunade, and Uchiha Izuna.
Urashiki looked down on the "natives" of the ninja world and was unwilling to face this barrier head on. However, in his strongest form, he braced himself and charged forward.
"Out of my way, you worthless pests!"
Urashiki, however, failed to realize that what these four wielded was not chakra but pure, potent energy native to this world.
Black smoke rose as the smell of scorched flesh filled the air, and Urashiki lay defeated on the ground.
(Chapter Ends)
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