Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 325 The Transmigrator

Let's turn back time a little.

On the rooftop of a tall building somewhere in Konoha Village, two uninvited guests were staring in astonishment at the village's landmark—the Hokage Rock.

"What's going on... how many Hokage Rocks are there... where's Dad's statue?"

His short, golden hair shimmered in the sunlight, and his azure eyes were filled with confusion. Wearing a black jacket and a Konoha headband, Boruto Uzumaki pointed at the distant rock wall and exclaimed in surprise.

In the familiar landscape, not only was there no statue of his father Naruto, but even the statues of Tsunade and Kakashi had disappeared.

A tall, imposing figure stood beside him. His jet-black hair obscured one eye, but couldn't conceal his handsome features. Though his face was cold and aloof, he exuded a reassuring aura of composure. His wide robes fluttered in the wind, one sleeve of which was empty.

Uchiha Sasuke possesses the strongest eye power in the world. Even the Otsutsuki from the stars can hardly deceive his eyes with genjutsu.

His gaze swept solemnly across the rock face—there were only statues of the four Hokage on it; the statue of the Fifth Hokage had only just begun construction.

The village buildings below were both familiar and unfamiliar, and their overall layout differed subtly from the Konoha he remembered.

"I have to go harvest the fox's chakra. It's too late; there's nothing you can do."

The puzzling words that Sasuke had heard from Urashiki Otsutsuki before his transmigration now echoed in his mind, allowing him to quickly analyze the current situation.

"Boruto..." Sasuke's deep voice broke the silence, "This... is the old Konoha."

"Not only is Dad's statue missing," Boruto looked around, becoming increasingly certain of his judgment, "but even Granny Tsunade and Uncle Kakashi's statues are nowhere to be seen... and the street layout is different too."

He carefully observed the street scene below and found that many familiar buildings had not yet been built, and the village was slightly smaller than he had imagined.

"Warning, warning! Time movement has significantly deviated from the target coordinates, causing a spacetime jump error. Please attempt time movement again."

A voice, a blend of biological texture and mechanical tone, suddenly rang out, startling Boruto.

"He spoke?!"

Boruto was surprised to pull a strangely shaped object from his pocket—the very item that Urashiki Ōtsutsuki had tried to steal when he infiltrated Konoha. It resembled a turtle, but emitted an unusual energy fluctuation.

Sasuke immediately realized that their current predicament was likely related to this mysterious device. He knelt down on one knee, leaned closer to the half-biological, half-mechanical creation, and listened carefully to every message it emitted.

"The time movement set up here by Lord Urashiki Ōtsutsuki has encountered an error due to an unknown time jump."

"You mean time travel? Is this Konoha from the past?" Sasuke asked, pressing the strange turtle-shaped device for answers.

"Yes, and no. This timeline is set in Konoha year 63."

Konoha 63rd year? Yes or no?

This ambiguous answer made Sasuke frown. If it really was Konoha year 63, then this should be after the Chunin Exams. According to his memory, at this point in time... he should have already left the village and joined Orochimaru.

"Yes and no? What does that mean?" Sasuke continued to press.

"Simply put, due to the influence of an unknown time control, the time travel collided with the coordinates of another time travel, resulting in a spacetime jump. This world is not the world originally created by Urashiki-sama, but another parallel universe."

"Please revert to the original timeline."

"Wait a minute? Where did Urashiki go?" Sasuke asked the crucial question.

"Lord Urashiki set the time travel coordinates to Naruto's childhood, but due to uncontrollable factors, the time he arrived at was slightly later. Lord Urashiki, who parted ways with us, will arrive here in a few days."

Parallel universes? What are those?

Boruto frowned in confusion; these unfamiliar words were beyond his comprehension. Meanwhile, Sasuke had already quickly analyzed the situation based on the available information.

It seems that Urashiki Otsutsuki intends to use this device to travel through time, with the goal of seizing the Nine-Tails' chakra when Naruto is young and weak.

"Logically, as future humans, we should abide by the principles that required attention in the past."

The mechanical creature continued to issue warnings, which only made Boruto more irritable.

"This turtle is so annoying! And what exactly are you, Urashiki's accomplice?" Boruto complained to the device that kept making notification sounds.

"To prevent paradoxes, people from the future are not allowed to interfere with past events. However, this timeline is a different spacetime, so even if interference occurs, it will not trigger a spacetime paradox. Whatever happens will not affect your future, therefore this notice is invalid."

Upon hearing this explanation, Sasuke immediately understood his current predicament. He had read about the theory of parallel universes in books before.

"Boruto, this is indeed Konoha, but it's Konoha on a different timeline. However, what we need to do remains unchanged."

Seeing Boruto's still blank expression, Sasuke sighed softly, pondering how to explain the concept in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

"Just like video games, even though the story takes place in the same location, players will make different choices, triggering different endings."

"Oh! I see, I get it now." Boruto exclaimed in realization, "Simply put, it's another save file!"

This analogy helped Boruto instantly understand the current situation. But he then realized that even in this parallel world, they still bore an important mission.

"But, Mr. Sasuke, even if this isn't our timeline, we must stop Urashiki. We can't let him harm the father of this world."

"Yes." Sasuke nodded in agreement. "We must find Naruto in this world before Urashiki arrives, and then protect him."

For Sasuke, stopping Urashiki from acquiring the Tailed Beast's chakra was the top priority. But more importantly, even if this Naruto came from another timeline, he could never stand idly by. After everything that happened, after seeing Naruto's heart that day, no matter which timeline it was, Naruto was the best friend he was willing to risk his life to protect.