Sasuke...
His face was a little dark. Very dark. Pitch-black!
That familiar voice!
That familiar formula!
That familiar sharp tongue!
There was no mistaking it. It was his sharp-tongued second brother!
After the two brothers had chatted for a while, Jiraiya returned after settling the three little ones. Pointing at Pu Shi, who was still pretending to be dead, he asked:
"Jin, what should we do with this birdman... Uh, I mean, this Otsutsuki? And also..."
As he spoke, his gaze subtly swept over the future Sasuke and Boruto behind him.
"And these two travelers from the future... what should we do with them?"
When he finished, he narrowed his eyes at Jin. The thoughtful look in his mind had somehow given way to a solemn readiness to follow orders.
Seeing this, future Sasuke once again wore a look of shock!
Though he hadn't interacted much with Jiraiya, he knew—or rather, had heard from others—what kind of person this Sannin, who was like a father and teacher to him, really was!
Jiraiya was a true all-rounder, a ninja with no weak points!
He was also one of Leaf's most outstanding intelligence operatives, someone who could travel through the Five Great Nations and the smaller countries and return unscathed!
He was also the man who had nearly taken Pain down despite having no intel!
Before the final battle, Jiraiya had practically been the strongest person Sasuke had ever heard of.
But in this timeline, in this era!
Under normal circumstances, Jiraiya should have been a truly top-tier ninja!
Even if his second brother, Uchiha Jin, had become an absolute powerhouse, Jiraiya shouldn't have been acting like this!
Anyone who didn't know better would think he was someone's underling or lackey!
On that point, future Sasuke wasn't wrong!
But!
Under the influence