Time flies, and half a month has passed since Asuma's wedding.
Meanwhile, our Karot is practicing at home.
He sat cross-legged, floating in mid-air. Even butterflies that approached were struck down by Karot's protective aura and flew away slowly after a while, without being harmed.
"Um?"
In Karot's perception, the sky outside Konoha suddenly split open, and two people appeared from it.
"How so?"
Karot awoke from his meditation. He already knew who those two people were.
"This isn't the time or space they belong to, so why are they here?"
This was completely beyond Karot's expectations.
"Brush."
Karot appeared directly in front of Orochimaru.
"Orochimaru- senpai, there's been a slight problem."
"Karot said carefully."
Seeing Karot's expression, Orochimaru immediately dismissed his subordinates, leaving only the two of them in the office.
"What happened? Why are you so anxious Karot?"
Orochimaru asked.
"A visitor from the future has come to our territory, Orochimaru- senpai."
"Oh, this is getting more and more interesting."
Orochimaru was intrigued by the news brought by Karot —that was someone from the future! He wondered if he had succeeded in the future!
"Orochimaru- senpai, you may have misunderstood; this is not our future."
What does this mean?
This was completely beyond Orochimaru's imagination. Only after Karot's detailed explanation did Orochimaru understand the existence of parallel universes.
"What should we do now?"
"Wait, wait until their pursuers arrive. Then we'll capture him. He's a member of the Otsutsuki clan!"
"Excellent, such a good test subject shouldn't be wasted!"
No one knew about Orochimaru and Karot's conspiracy except for the two of them.
"Wow, there are fewer Hokage Rock now, only four. Huh?"
"Mr. Sasuke, is that Orochimaru?"
Boruto pointed to the fourth Hokage portrait and said.
Sasuke looked in the direction Boruto was pointing and, sure enough, it was Orochimaru.
"What's going on? How did the Fourth Hokage turn into Orochimaru?"
"Plow, what exactly is going on?"
Sasuke turned to look at the turtle in Boruto's hand, completely puzzled. Logically speaking, the Fourth Hokage should have been Minato Namikaze.
"That's right! Urashiki's setting is that he's back in the childhood of Uzumaki Mikoto and the others. We're back now."
Li said with absolute certainty.
"Look closely, at that Hokage Rock statue, when did Orochimaru become the Fourth Hokage?"
At this moment, Sasuke wished he could strangle the little turtle in front of him. If Urashiki killed Naruto, what would be the point of our time travel?
"My time travel was flawless; Naruto Uzumaki is indeed in his childhood."
"He wasn't lying; Naruto Uzumaki was indeed a child."
At that moment, a fourth voice came.
"Who?"
Sasuke was greatly surprised, because after all, his strength was such that he allowed others to get close without him even sensing anything.
Boruto, like Sasuke, was on high alert. For his idol Sasuke to be so wary, the newcomer must be incredibly strong.
"Who could it be?"
Sasuke had no idea who, besides the Otsutsuki clan, possessed such strength that he couldn't find anyone around him.
"Hi."
Karot and Orochimaru appeared out of nowhere in front of Sasuke and Boruto. Karot waved to Sasuke and Boruto.
"Don't be nervous. If I harbored ill intentions towards you, you wouldn't still be standing here."
Sasuke had no doubt about the strength of the person speaking. After all, if even his Rinnegan couldn't see the speed, defeating him would be a piece of cake.
After Karot finished speaking, his eyes remained fixed on the little turtle.
Upon seeing Karot's gaze, Boruto quickly put the plow away.
"How stingy! Kid. It's not like looking at it a little longer will cost you a piece of your flesh."
Karot strongly disagreed with Boruto's actions.
"What exactly is your purpose in coming here?"
Orochimaru asked, "Karot only said that these two people came from the future, but he doesn't know why they came here."
"We're here to protect the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
Sasuke saw Orochimaru there and knew his lies wouldn't fool the man before him. To gain Orochimaru's help, he had no choice but to tell the truth. Of course, the person standing next to Orochimaru put immense pressure on him, Sasuke had a premonition that he couldn't defeat him.
"You came all the way from the future, just to protect the Jinchuriki?"
How did you know?
Sasuke couldn't believe that Orochimaru had told him where he came from.
"Have you come to the wrong place?"
"What's the meaning?"
Sasuke doesn't understand doesn't mean that Puri, nestled in Boruto's arms, doesn't understand.
"You mean parallel universes, right?"
"Absolutely right. I didn't know you were so smart!"
Li explained the definition of parallel universes to Sasuke and Boruto.
"Then let's hurry over there, or what will happen to Naruto?"
Sasuke said anxiously, Naruto's safety being of utmost importance to Sasuke.
"My plan is to travel to Naruto Uzumaki's childhood. Naruto Uzumaki, you're here, and Urashiki will definitely come back too, just a few days later. Are you sure you want to leave?"
The plow spoke.
"Sasuke- san, what should we do now?"
Boruto is completely undecided right now and can only wait for Sasuke to make a decision.
"Stay here! We must protect Naruto."
Sasuke finally made his choice: since Urashiki was coming, he had no choice but to be prepared.
"One Urashiki scared you like this? Looks like you're still a nobody in the future, Sasuke."
Orochimaru saw that Sasuke looked like he was facing a formidable enemy.
"It's such a waste that the Rinnegan followed you!"
Orochimaru stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, a subconscious reaction when he was interested in something.
Sasuke saw no need to argue with Orochimaru, because Urashiki's power was beyond their comprehension.
"Lord Hokage, we wish to protect Naruto at close range. Is that permissible?"
"Of course, but I'd like to examine that turtle the child is holding."
"Impossible."
Boruto spoke first, emphasizing the undeniable importance of the plow to them. The two of them would absolutely not allow the plow to leave their sight, and the atmosphere on the field instantly became tense.
"Alright, I don't like forcing people. Karot, let's go."
Orochimaru spoke to Karot, who placed his hand on Karot's shoulder, Orochimaru the two of them vanished from Sasuke and Naruto's sight.