"It had still come to this."
Adult Sasuke stood in the forest, his figure concealed by dense branches and leaves as he watched the Valley of the End with a complicated expression.
He had watched the entire battle between those two.
Only, their identities had been switched around.
"Is this fate? Between that guy and me, does one of us have to walk a completely opposite path?"
Adult Sasuke let out a deep sigh.
In truth, he could leave now and take Boruto back to their own future.
But he simply could not stop worrying, so he had followed them all the way here.
The fierce battle between so many Kage-level experts had also made Sasuke glance over repeatedly, astonished by the foundations Konoha possessed at this point in time.
He was even more troubled by the future fates of Naruto and himself in this era.
Why had things turned out like this?
Perhaps some kind of fate truly existed in the unseen world, guiding Indra and Asura onto different paths before eventually bringing them together again.
"I was originally on guard against Nagato or someone else. I didn't expect Nagato not to show up. He's probably hiding somewhere too, keeping watch for Genitsu, who knows where," adult Sasuke thought silently.
He remained quietly hidden, waiting for the two to determine a victor.
From the current situation, his younger self was doomed to lose. He simply had no power to contend against Naruto, who was absurdly powerful.
Young Sasuke was enduring unprecedented pressure.
"Naruto, don't underestimate me. Have you forgotten what happened the last time you underestimated me? During the Graduation Exam, in front of all those adults in the village, you lost to me."
Sasuke stood up, wiped away the blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, and