Not the Future

"Tell me what happened to you—how did you find me, and how did you get the Police Force to release me?"

On an empty side street, Sasuke and Boruto walked side by side, speaking in low voices.

There was no doubt that something must have happened on Boruto's side before they had reunited.

Otherwise, with Boruto's abilities, there was no way he could have found Sasuke, who had been locked up in the Police Force, within a single day, much less gotten them to release him.

The more likely outcome would have been for master and student to reunite in prison.

"Grandfather and grandmother helped me."

Boruto explained.

"The Fourth Hokage..."

Sasuke wore a thoughtful expression.

Of course, he knew who Boruto's grandfather was.

"Yeah. Mr. Sasuke, you probably noticed too, right? This isn't our era. It's the past."

Boruto continued.

Sasuke nodded, signaling for Boruto to go on.

"When I first traveled through time, I ran into Grandmother Kushina. She was so smart—she immediately figured out that I was a ninja from the future. I even felt like she already knew I was her grandson."

Sasuke frowned slightly, but did not react much.

He had expected this outcome.

Boruto was just a child who had graduated not long ago. Being alone in such a dangerous era, it was perfectly normal for someone to notice his secrets.

All he could say was that fortunately, the one who noticed Boruto's secret was his grandmother, Kushina, rather than someone like Orochimaru or Shimura Danzō.

If it had been the latter, Boruto would have been in danger.

"Then I asked Grandmother Kushina to help me find you, and that's how things ended up like this."

Boruto said.

"Tell me exactly how you were exposed."

Sasuke thought for a moment before speaking.

In his