After a while, Itachi brought his two younger brothers—one older, one younger—and Boruto to the entrance of the Konoha Military Police Department.
Many of the officers noticed something strange: Itachi looked unusually cheerful today. The joy on his normally calm face was impossible to miss. No one could figure out what kind of news would make someone like Itachi so openly happy.
Knock knock knock.
Itachi knocked confidently on the deputy clan leader's office door.
"Come in."
"Lunch came earlier than usual today," came the casual response from inside.
Uchiha Hikaru, still focused on the documents piled up on his desk, didn't even glance up, assuming it was just the daily delivery.
"Deputy Clan Leader Hikaru, lunch might have to wait a bit," Itachi replied.
Hikaru paused, then looked up at the people standing in front of him.
And his eyes widened.
He hadn't noticed it before—but the sight now in front of him was truly shocking.
His gaze first landed on the older Sasuke standing to Itachi's left, then shifted to the much younger Sasuke on his right. And finally, on Boruto, who looked uncannily similar to Naruto—same frame, same eyes, just a different hairstyle.
What the hell? Why is the Uchiha clan's infamous brooder and Naruto's number-one hug-and-throw partner here?
Hikaru frowned slightly as he tried to recall the timeline from memory. This looked like a version of events that came shortly after Sasuke defected from the village—post-Chunin Exams, before Naruto left to train with Jiraiya.
And yet, in this world, things had already diverged drastically from the original story. The presence of the World Tree, and some meddling from Urashiki Ōtsutsuki—who might've screwed up a time-jump—could explain why this Sasuke and Boruto had landed here, in his version of the Naruto world.
Hikaru stood up and walked past everyone to the door.
"Let's move somewhere more private. This isn't the place to talk," he said.
"Itachi, go call your father. We'll speak downstairs."
Itachi's face flickered with confusion.
Downstairs? That was the holding area for detainees. It wasn't exactly a meeting room, but Hikaru seemed serious.
Without protest, he nodded and left to find Fugaku.
Meanwhile, Little Sasuke, Big Sasuke, and Boruto followed Hikaru down toward the holding cells. Guards gave them strange looks as they passed, whispering among themselves.
"Hey, what's Lord Hikaru doing bringing those two weirdos and Sasuke into the holding cells?"
"Shhh~ Lord Hikaru always has a plan. Don't question it."
"My guess? He's showing the young clan heir how to interrogate prisoners. He is a Chunin now, after all."
"Could be. Maybe Lord Hikaru's grooming Sasuke to succeed him someday..."
Speculation filled the corridors.
Back upstairs, Itachi arrived at Fugaku's office.
"Father, please come downstairs with me."
Fugaku, buried in paperwork, blinked in confusion. "Downstairs? Are you sure?"
Itachi gave a stiff nod. "Deputy Clan Leader Hikaru asked me to fetch you."
Fugaku froze.
The holding cells...? That was where the department temporarily detained prisoners.
Did I commit a crime? Are they dragging me into an interrogation room?
He wanted to ask for clarification, but the moment Hikaru's name came up, he decided not to push it. With a sigh, he stood and followed Itachi, visibly reluctant.
Maybe Hikaru wants to get rid of me and take over the clan leadership himself? No, that doesn't make sense. The guy's always made it clear he didn't want to be clan leader. He acted like the role had some kind of curse attached to it...
…
Eventually, Itachi led Fugaku down to the detention area, where he found Hikaru, both versions of Sasuke, and a blond kid who looked suspiciously like Naruto—only smaller and cockier.
Fugaku squinted.
What the hell is this? Are these guys cosplaying as Sasuke and Naruto?
For a moment, he relaxed. So this is a joke, right? They caught a couple of impersonators, and now they want me to see for myself.
He casually took a seat next to Hikaru and poured himself some tea.
"Hikaru, what's the deal with these two? They pretending to be Sasuke and Naruto or something? Did the security team catch them red-handed?"
Fugaku sounded completely confident in his deduction.
Sasuke stared at his father, unsure what to make of it. Did he recognize him or not?
You could argue that he didn't—he was calling him an imposter. But at the same time, he clearly noticed how much he looked like Sasuke.
Little Sasuke, meanwhile, was having a hard time holding in his laughter. He covered his mouth with both hands, eyes watering from the effort.
Hikaru calmly took a sip of hot tea.
"Fugaku... you can't even recognize your own son? This man is your son."
Fugaku spat his tea out in shock—right onto Sasuke.
"Hikaru! Don't talk nonsense! I only have two sons—Itachi and Sasuke!"
He slammed his hand on the table, pointing angrily at adult Sasuke.
"You can mess around with food, but not with words!"
"If Mikoto hears about this, how am I supposed to explain it!?"
Itachi said quietly, "Mother has already seen him."
Sasuke added calmly, "She saw me before I came here."
Fugaku looked like the world had just collapsed around him.
His face paled, his legs trembled, and he collapsed to the ground, staring at Sasuke in disbelief.
He looked like Sasuke—but Fugaku didn't remember ever having a third son. Still, there were features on the man's face that strongly resembled Mikoto.
A horrifying thought crept into Fugaku's mind.
What if this boy is Mikoto's son... but not mine!?
Am I getting cuckolded in another timeline!?
His mind spiraled into chaos. If his Mangekyō Sharingan hadn't already awakened, this might've been the event to trigger it.
Just then, Hikaru added lightly:
"This is the grown-up Sasuke. Stop panicking like a civilian."
"You seriously couldn't recognize your own kid?"
Fugaku's mental breakdown ground to a halt.
He looked again—at the younger Sasuke, who was now laughing so hard he had tears in his eyes, and then at the adult Sasuke, who was just trying to keep a straight face.
Finally, realization dawned on Fugaku.
His expression lit up like the sun.
"He really is my son! So damn handsome—just like me in my prime. Look at that jet-black hair! He got that from me, clearly!"
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