"What's your mother's maiden name?"
Naruto's blue eyes scrutinized Boruto, cold and dispassionate.
To get the answer he wanted, Naruto even employed some subtle, imperceptible genjutsu.
After all, Naruto was intensely curious about who his future wife was.
Very, very curious!
Who wouldn't be curious about their own future?
Naruto certainly was.
"Uzumaki!" Boruto whispered, unable to withstand the pressure.
"Uzumaki?"
Hearing that surname, Naruto's mind first flashed to Karin's red hair.
Instantly, he realized his mistake.
This world seemed to have a custom of wives taking their husband's surname after marriage, so what else would his future wife be called besides 'Uzumaki'?
Emm...
Having made a blunder, Naruto was momentarily speechless. He tried again: "I mean, what was your mother's surname before she got married?"
"H-Hyūga."
Boruto pursed his lips and looked up at Naruto, who was a head and a half taller than him. He finally spilled the beans readily.
He couldn't help it.
That look, that aura—his dad, when he was younger, looked so fierce!
It made the usually lively and rebellious him completely unable to object.
He had just confusedly confessed everything.
"Hyūga... is it?" Naruto thought of the shy little girl.
Hyūga Hinata—she was his wife in the end?
Naruto mumbled the name, somehow feeling not entirely surprised.
His gaze refocused, scrutinizing the blonde, pineapple-headed youth before him. "So, what's your name?"
Boruto didn't answer right away.
He looked left and right, confirming Sasuke wasn't around.
'Sorry, Mr. Sasuke!' Boruto muttered in his heart, deciding to go all-in.
"Boruto, Uzumaki Boruto," he said.
Looking at the guy who was nine-tenths identical to himself, Naruto asserted, "So you are my son from the future, right?"
"Yes!"
Boruto nodded quickly. He somehow felt this younger version of his dad wasn't as clueless as he remembered.
Naruto pondered.
The situation was exactly as he had surmised: this guy was a time traveler from the future, and his own biological son.
But, Naruto frowned slightly, something felt off.
He had been transmigrated into this world for so many years, so why was Sasuke still on the path of a wandering ninja, just like in the original world?
Also, if such a time-traveling tool existed, Naruto genuinely doubted his future self would hand the opportunity to someone else.
Therefore, there was only one truth!
"Boruto, tell your old man, who is the Sixth Hokage?" Naruto stared intently into Boruto's eyes, trying to confirm the suspicion in his heart.
That look made Boruto momentarily afraid to meet his gaze.
"It's Uncle Kakashi!"
Uncle Kakashi?
What kind of weird title was that?
However, with this answer, Naruto was certain: this kid was definitely from a 'Parallel World!'
In this world, he, Uzumaki Naruto, was already the predetermined "Sixth Hokage." There was absolutely no doubt about that.
The fact that Kakashi-sensei was the Sixth Hokage could only belong to the world without him, the transmigrator.
As expected~
Naruto looked up, took a deep breath, and was filled with emotion.
History, from the moment he was born—no, from the moment he transmigrated—had already reached a certain turning point.
After a moment, Naruto looked back at Boruto, who was curiously scrutinizing him.
Their eyes met.
The brightness, stubbornness, and curiosity in those eyes were deeply impressive.
After Naruto released the influence of the genjutsu, Boruto returned to his natural state. With this temperament, he seemed like a kid who would be a handful.
Oh well, Naruto sighed.
He's not my kid anyway, let the Naruto of that world worry about it!
However...
Physiologically speaking, this kid did carry his blood.
So, he'd take care of him a little more.
But, before that...
"Give me some more intel!"
Even if it was a parallel world, his birth only changed the world after he was born. The facts already established before his birth would not change.
As a fictional work, Naruto couldn't possibly introduce the major villain after the protagonist was born, could it?
So, the information must be universal!
And this kid was never seen in the 'Fighting Arena,' so he must be a character from Part Two, or some kind of sequel.
He would definitely know the major villain from Part One!
"The villain who destroys the world?"
For some reason, Boruto had already said so much without realizing it, so he felt saying a little more wouldn't hurt.
And so, Naruto learned an extremely crucial piece of news.
The Moon was actually sealing the major villain of this world—Otsutsuki Kaguya!
Nani?!
Naruto was stunned.
This woman wasn't dead yet?
And she was on the Moon?
Naruto suddenly recalled the little story he had made up about Otsutsuki Kaguya.
What's the meaning of 'a prophecy fulfilled?'
This is freaking a prophecy fulfilled!
"What else? How did that woman escape?" Naruto looked at Boruto, his eyes full of curiosity, wanting to hear the rest of the story.
"Uh..." Boruto scratched his head awkwardly. "Sorry, Dad, I didn't really pay attention in class. I fell asleep."
This...
Naruto was speechless.
Where's my belt when I need it?
But looking at Boruto's innocent big eyes, Naruto couldn't bring himself to blame him.
"Forget it..."
He sighed heavily. Destiny, right?
Anyway, that old woman was defeated by him in the Fighting Arena, so wouldn't the outcome be the same?
"So, how did you guys time travel?" Having clarified the thing he was most curious about, Naruto scrutinized him up and down.
Boruto pulled something out of his pocket. "It was all thanks to this."
"This?"
Naruto carefully examined the turtle-shaped device, seeing nothing unusual.
"Is... Is... Is!" Boruto called out several times, but the thing remained unresponsive.
"Let me see." Naruto reached out and took it.
"Here."
As soon as he touched it, Naruto sensed the difference in the object.
Even more different was the prompt that suddenly popped up.
[Congratulations on finding an Easter Egg! Would you like to reclaim it? Reclaiming will trigger the Easter Egg.]
Easter Egg?
Naruto was completely bewildered.
What Easter Egg? Give me a hint, you bastard!
However, an Easter Egg was immensely tempting. In all his years, he, Uzumaki Naruto, had never encountered an Easter Egg!
He felt an immediate urge to reclaim the turtle in front of him.
But, glancing at Boruto, Naruto suppressed the thought.
"Where did this come from?"
Boruto looked thoughtful. "I saw it on TV. This thing was found in the sea nearby."
"Is that so?"
Naruto pondered for a moment, deciding to go exploring in the sea later.
He had to get this Easter Egg no matter what.
As for this turtle, he'd leave it to the people of their parallel universe.
"Why did you guys come here?" Naruto was very curious about this.
He couldn't be the only reason they came to this dimension—just to see his younger, 'Pro-MAX' version, could they?
"Actually, we came here to chase a guy named Otsutsuki Urashiki."
"Otsutsuki? Urashiki?"
Another Otsutsuki he didn't recognize.
"Yes."
Boruto began to tell a story, the content of which was mostly what he had heard from Mr. Sasuke along the way.
A story about an Otsutsuki stealing Chakra.
The story included not only Otsutsuki Urashiki but also the powerful Otsutsuki Momoshiki and Kinshiki.
In short, it was a story about aliens disrupting the Chunin Exam, where he, Uzumaki Boruto, performed exceptionally, defeating the incredibly powerful Otsutsuki Momoshiki, and so on.
The content made Naruto highly suspicious.
You, kid?
Defeating Otsutsuki Kinshiki, whom your dad and uncle couldn't handle?
Naruto strongly suspected that this kid had employed some degree of artistic license.
Something like 'teaming up with Zhao Zilong to effortlessly dominate,' or 'averaging 80 points with the boss,' or 'averaging a billion dollars with Jack Ma.'
However, from this story, Naruto still extracted a lot of useful information.
Namely: the Otsutsuki Clan definitely exists in this world!
And they are indeed plundering the Chakra of the entire universe.
Tsk tsk tsk...
A smile appeared on Naruto's face. Things seemed to be getting interesting.
He hoped they could provide a decent challenge, otherwise it would be too boring.
Let the storm rage on!