But compared to Naruto, Jiraiya was far more concerned about Sasuke and Boruto standing nearby.
Although their hair color differed slightly from Naruto's, if he wasn't mistaken...
"I found you, trash!"
Urashiki's voice shook the sky, the fury carried within it as if he intended to tear everyone present to pieces.
"Anyway, I'll have to ask you to buy me some time, alright?"
Jiraiya turned his head toward Sasuke.
He was still heavily injured and should've been lying in the hospital, enjoying the care of the pretty nurses.
Unfortunately, because of his disciple Minato, he had been dragged into this mess for no reason at all.
With his current body, the only thing he could still use properly was Sage Mode.
"I understand."
Sasuke read Jiraiya's gaze and stepped forward without hesitation.
"Boruto, keep Naruto safe. Keep him safe no matter what."
After giving Boruto his orders, Sasuke moved forward on his own.
But in his current condition, Sasuke was basically walking over just to get beaten up.
After only a few brief exchanges, Sasuke was sent flying by a single kick from Urashiki.
Seeing this, Boruto quickly used Wind Release for cover, firing several wind bullets, but Urashiki dodged them with ease. In the next instant, he closed in on Boruto and threw a punch.
Naruto immediately pushed Boruto aside and used Wind Release: Gale Palm to take Urashiki's attack head-on.
As expected, Naruto was also blasted away.
"Hah! Coming to this timeline really is refreshing. Uzumaki Naruto, you're no better than trash right now."
Urashiki let out a wild, arrogant laugh.
Sasuke charged in again with the Kusanagi Sword, slashing at Urashiki's back.
Having been pushed aside, Boruto concentrated a small Rasengan in his palm. Once it left his hand, it disappeared from sight.
"Invisible Rasengan, hm? I'm already sick of this trick."
Urashiki flicked Boruto's Rasengan away with his fishing hook, then grabbed the wrist holding Sasuke's Kusanagi and flung him straight toward Boruto.
Jiraiya was still trying to enter Sage Mode.
"Hmph, you can roll away too—"
Before Urashiki could finish speaking, his entire body suddenly sank into the ground.
No—someone had stomped on his head and smashed him straight down.
"Who?!"
Struck hard without warning, Urashiki tried to raise his head, but another brutal kick slammed into his skull.
The kick shattered a piece of the halo above his head, and his whole mind buzzed.
"Get lost!"
A powerful repulsive force burst from Urashiki's body, carving out a massive crater around him.
"What the hell—did he seriously just use Shinra Tensei?"
The figure who had stomped on Urashiki's head traced an arc through the air before landing steadily a short distance away.
Hearing that voice, Jiraiya immediately abandoned entering Sage Mode and rushed to check Naruto's condition.
"Hey, where did you find this kind of enemy again?"
The person who stepped on Urashiki's head was none other than Shimura Takeshi, the Fifth Hokage, who had just finished eating the specialty food of a nearby town and was casually wandering back to the village.
Seeing the furious Urashiki—whose face seemed oddly familiar—Takeshi naturally tossed a teasing remark at Jiraiya.
"This one wasn't brought here by me. If you want to know, ask those two."
Seeing Naruto only fainted, Jiraiya sighed in relief. Only then did he have the leisure to respond to Takeshi's teasing.
"Who are you?"
Seeing the man who stomped on his head completely ignore him to chat with Jiraiya, Urashiki spoke in a cold voice.
"You're asking who I am? I'm your—wait, give me a second."
Takeshi finally took a proper look at Urashiki.
This guy… that face...
Takeshi paused, then quickly looked toward where Sasuke and Boruto stood.
That tall black-haired man—no mistake, that was Sasuke as an adult.
And that little kid beside him—
"Wait, your name is Boruto, right?"
Takeshi's eyes landed on Boruto—more precisely, Boruto's hair—as he asked uncertainly.
"Uh… yes. And you are…?"
Boruto answered timidly.
The person before him had such a refined face—it felt like he had seen it somewhere before.
"Your hair…"
Once Takeshi confirmed it really was Boruto, his expression twisted into something like constipation.
No way… why that hair color?
While Takeshi struggled mentally, Jiraiya was stunned that Boruto didn't recognize Takeshi at all.
Then Jiraiya looked at Takeshi with a strange expression as well.
"Anyway, let's deal with the guy in front of us first."
Sasuke spoke up in time, interrupting Takeshi and Boruto.
He stepped beside Takeshi, bent forward, and was about to speak—only for Takeshi to jump up and smack him on the head.
"You've gotten pretty bold, huh? Talking to me like that."
Sasuke didn't get angry. Rubbing his head, he muttered awkwardly,
"I'm just trying to deal with the enemy… and well, the Sage of Six Paths said so—you know everything…"
Sasuke's voice was very quiet; only Takeshi could hear him.
"Hmph. I see."
Takeshi instantly understood a lot.
"Anyway, we just need to get rid of this uninvited guest, right? Hmph, I'd better kill him before Hikari shows up."
Estimating the distance between himself and Hikari, Takeshi cracked his knuckles. Just as Urashiki was about to start round two of his villain speech, Takeshi appeared in front of him in an instant.
"So fast!"
Urashiki had no time to react and instinctively activated his ability.
...
His Rinnegan began flashing with blue light.
Urashiki's ability was time rewind. With it, he easily dodged Takeshi's punch.
But his face was still struck.
"What?"
Urashiki winced in pain, shocked at the same time.
The force of that punch…
Urashiki felt the pain and was somewhat astonished.
The punch was powerful, sending him crashing into the ground again, this time headfirst.
Takeshi followed up with a whip-like kick, launching him out of the ground and spinning into the distance.
"What technique is this? I should've dodged!"
While spinning, Urashiki activated his ability again, trying to find a timeline to evade Takeshi's third attack.
Takeshi didn't recall the full extent of Urashiki's ability, but seeing him constantly dodge roughly reminded him of the details.
It seemed like time reversal, but my taijutsu attacks aren't something he can dodge just by seeing them.
Takeshi naturally didn't explain to Urashiki, and after a few more moves, having basically gauged Urashiki's taijutsu, he prepared to use senjutsu.
"Sage Art: White Surge Technique."
This move was so useful that Takeshi used it as his go-to opener every time after learning it.
But it was tough for Sasuke and Jiraiya nearby.
Even Naruto, who had fainted, was startled awake by the sharp noise.
Urashiki, closest to the senjutsu, didn't stand a chance.
After a few clashes, he had already been beaten into a ragged mess.
Time reversal was useless against Takeshi's overwhelming strength.
Of course, he wasn't entirely without gains; at least through taking the hits, he understood why he couldn't dodge Takeshi's attacks.
The opponent's taijutsu was laced with invisible natural energy attacks. In short, what looked like a single punch was actually multiple strikes. What looked like a single kick was actually multiple kicks.
That's why Urashiki was so overwhelmed in such a short time.
Who is this guy really?
Judging from his appearance, he shouldn't be very old. Why haven't I seen him in the original timeline?
As the White Surge Technique ended, Takeshi threw ice shuriken.
"Sage Art: Ice Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique."
Countless shuriken sliced through the sky, flying rapidly toward Urashiki.
Despite activating time reversal, Urashiki only dodged most of them; the rest, enhanced by senjutsu chakra, pierced his body, causing serious damage.
"Amazing… just a few moves and Urashiki is already…"
Boruto couldn't help but marvel, growing more curious about the opponent's identity.
"Who is he exactly?"
"Hmph, that's our village's Fifth Hokage…"
Naruto, now awake, proudly introduced him.
"He's the Fifth Hokage?" Boruto was surprised; the man looked about his age, yet was the Fifth Hokage?
"Exactly," Sasuke nodded beside him.
"So cool…" Boruto's eyes sparkled.
Meanwhile, Takeshi was already on top of Urashiki, striking with fists from all sides.
Before long, Urashiki's hard skull began to deform.
"Get off!"
Realizing he would be beaten to death if this continued, Urashiki activated Chibaku Tensei once more.
Pushing Takeshi back, he shakily rose to his feet.
"You insignificant ants, how dare you!"
He hadn't expected that the one who once eluded peak Naruto would encounter someone even more formidable in this era.
Now, killing Naruto was no longer the priority; what mattered was dealing with this brat who could single-handedly beat him into this state.
Without hesitation, Urashiki tore his fish basket into his mouth, then removed his Rinnegan, placing it in his mouth to chew.
"Be careful, I sense extremely terrifying chakra."
Jiraiya stood in front of Naruto, shielding him and Boruto behind himself.
"Your back…"
Naruto pointed, seeing blood continuously seep from Jiraiya's back.
"It's nothing, just a reopened wound," Jiraiya said, unconcerned.
By now, Urashiki had completed his transformation.
In this state, Urashiki lost all previous abilities but gained a strength far surpassing before.
This time, it was Urashiki charging at Takeshi.
Seeing the vastly faster Urashiki, Takeshi stood firm, hands spread wide.
"Good, just in time to try out my newly developed technique: Sage Art: Divine Sand Storm!"