Parallel Universe

Naruto agreed to Satsuki's suggestion to go on a trip without even thinking about it.

After all, traveling through the Ninja World with your loved one is part of your honeymoon. Going to places you've never been before, seeing scenery you've never seen before, eating food you've never tasted before, holding hands, without having to think about anything or worry about anything.

Isn't this what a honeymoon should be like?

Was the honeymoon a little too long?

Naruto would occasionally have this thought, but every time it surfaced, it was immediately suppressed by Satsuki's bright, sparkling eyes.

Oh well, let it be long. Anyway, no one says a honeymoon has to be this long.

According to Satsuki herself, she will remain in this state of clinging to Naruto unless she becomes pregnant.

Naruto had no objection to this.

So, without hesitation, the two decided to take a spontaneous trip and immediately started packing.

But there's really nothing to bring. A few sets of clothes, some money, and some daily necessities—that's all you need to stuff into your Storage Scroll.

Satsuki also brought a portable camera to record every moment of her journey.

The overall setup is similar to what I used to do when I went out of the village to carry out missions.

But their mindsets are completely different.

Back then it was for a mission; now it's for fun, for happiness, and for being together.

After getting ready, Naruto reached out and put his arm around Satsuki's waist.

The light of the Flying Thunder God Technique flashed and disappeared in an instant.

The two had already appeared in an open area outside Konoha Village. They were surrounded by dense Forest, with rolling mountains in the distance and a clear blue sky with floating white clouds overhead.

Naruto released his grip, turned to Satsuki, and prepared to discuss with her where their first stop should be.

However, Satsuki spoke first.

Her face wore an excited expression, her eyes sparkling with anticipation; she looked like a child who had planned everything and was just waiting to set off.

Then, she opened her eyes.

The Six Tomoe Rinnegan, the Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan.

Naruto paused for a moment, wondering if he would really need these eyes while traveling.

Satsuki had wanted to do this for a long time.

From the day she awakened these eyes, she already knew the power of one of her Rinnegan.

That ability had been on her mind for a long time, and she had wanted to try it countless times.

He just hadn't had enough of that intimate space with Naruto, where they could be together anytime, anywhere, without anyone bothering them, so he kept putting it off.

Now, she felt the time was about right.

"Naruto," Satsuki said, her voice brimming with barely concealed excitement.

"My Rinnegan possesses a Kekkei Mōra ability called [Setsuna]."

Ability related to time.

Naruto knew, of course, how powerful Satsuki's Dojutsu [Tokoyo] was—it could stop time, rewind time, speed up time, delete time, and perform all time-related operations.

So, what's next for the time system?

The answer is -- time travel.

One of Satsuki's Rinnegan abilities is time travel.

You can randomly travel to any parallel universe, visit various different worlds, and experience all sorts of different possibilities.

This is an ability that sounds complicated, but is actually very simple and straightforward to use. It doesn't require complex techniques or a huge amount of chakra; all she needs is the power of her eyes to tear through the barriers of space and time and go anywhere she wants.

"Satsuki's eyes... are truly amazing."

Naruto praised sincerely.

He looked down at Satsuki's heterochromatic eyes. It seemed that Satsuki was very close to acquiring the ability of his own eyes.

His [Manifestation of All Things] can alter reality, Satsuki's [Instantaneous Journey] can traverse time and space; one changes the world, the other transcends it.

Moreover, traveling through worlds sounds safer than altering reality.

Naruto suddenly remembered something from a long time ago.

At that time, Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Boruto came from another time and space, had been here.

The master and apprentice, who had traveled from another world, stayed here for a while to prevent attacks on Otsutsuki Urashiki.

It seems that what I have to do is the same as what they do?

So here's the question.

Why is Satsuki so excited about time travel?

Other timelines represent other possibilities.

In other words, there exist other worlds where a real "Naruko Uzumaki" exists, who is a girl from birth.

The thought of meeting Satsuki, who was born and raised as a girl, made Naruto's lips curl into a smile that she couldn't stop smiling from time to time.

Moreover, Satsuki is confident.

If Naruto were a girl in that world, then his counterpart in that world would definitely win Naruko's heart.

She could already picture the scene in her mind—her arm linked with Naruko's, the two of them standing together, smiling happily at the camera.

Satsuki plans to take a lot of photos then.

When I get back, I'll show it to Gaara and make that red-haired Naruto furious.

There were no significant energy fluctuations.

There was no earth-shattering light, no deafening roar, and none of the exaggerated scenes that one would expect when traversing time and space.

After Naruto nodded, indicating that he was ready, Satsuki's Six Tomoe Rinnegan began to slowly rotate.

Then, Yin Release Chakra surged from the depths of those eyes, enveloping the two people's bodies.

The next moment.

"Call out."

A soft sound.

The two people had already disappeared from the spot.

Naruto felt something was strange.

He should have been moving, and moving at an incredible speed, traversing time and space, but he felt nothing at all.

Just like standing on flat ground, my feet are firmly planted, my body is stable, and there is no discomfort such as weightlessness or dizziness.

But the surrounding environment has changed.

It was no longer that familiar Forest, no longer the scenery he had seen since childhood.

It is a universe.

The pitch-black Deep Space is dotted with countless twinkling stars. In the distance, magnificent nebulae slowly swirl, and enormous planets rotate silently.

The scenery flashed past us at breakneck speed, so fast it was dazzling; they were moving forward at breakneck speed.

Naruto gazed at this magnificent universe, a strange emotion welled up within him.

On a whim, I just decided to leave and travel through time so casually?

This is too much...

He thought about it and then realized it wasn't so strange after all.

After all, there are precedents for people traveling through time on a whim or for a very casual reason.

Take that blue Doraemon, for example.

Thinking about it that way, it doesn't seem like such a big deal.

Naruto turned his head and looked at Satsuki beside him.

She was gazing at the rapidly passing starlight, her face beaming with excitement, like a child who had finally awaited the day of a spring outing.

Naruto couldn't help but laugh.

Fine, if she wants to play, I'll play with her.

Not far ahead, at the edge of Deep Space, a light appeared.

The light was bright and dazzling, like an exit, or rather, like a door. Passing through that door should lead them to their destination.

The light drew ever closer.

It's getting bigger and bigger.

Finally—the view before me suddenly opened up.

The starlight, the nebulae, the cosmic scenes—all vanished. In their place, a completely new world emerged.

Naruto blinked, feeling a solid, grounded sensation beneath his feet.

It was surrounded by a Forest.

It looks almost the same as when I came here; it's all trees, all grass, and all smells of earth. It's just that the trees here are deeper and denser.

It's so ordinary that it gives people the illusion of "have I really traveled through time?"

Satsuki scratched her head, a look of confusion on her face.

This was a little different from what she had imagined. She had expected to see some strange sights, a completely different world, and some breathtaking scenery.

The result was just a Forest?

Naruto looked around, his gaze sweeping over the trees, the paths, and the familiar yet slightly different scenery.

For some reason, he felt that the forest path looked somewhat familiar.

Just as Satsuki was about to speak--

Suddenly, a voice came from not far away.

It was a young boy's voice, very young, with the naivety of youth, yet filled with a heart-stopping emotion.

The sound was very loud, loud enough to be a shout.

The voice was filled with grief and indignation, with heartache and emotions that made it clear to anyone who heard it that the owner was sad.

"Why... why! Sasuke! Why have you become like this?!"