A Long-Awaited Reunion

Sunlight streamed through the window of the tower room, scattering patches of light across the polished floor.

After a bout of dizziness, everyone gradually adjusted to the sight before them.

The air in the room still seemed to reverberate with the aftereffects of crossing through time and space, trembling faintly.

Naruto Uzumaki... no, he should be called Menma Namikaze now. Once he had adjusted to the dizziness, he curiously asked Kushina Uzumaki, "Is this the world Dad and Mom came from? It really doesn't look much different from ours."

Kushina Uzumaki gently stroked his head. "Of course. Aside from the Fifth Hokage, the main difference between our two worlds is the time period. There isn't much else that's different."

"Menma, when the time comes, you need to take good care of your little brother."

A trace of curiosity flashed through Menma's eyes. He nodded, eagerly anticipating his meeting with the version of himself from this world.

Sasuke stood quietly to one side, watching Menma interact with his mother, his heart filled with envy.

Seeing this, Itachi gently took Sasuke's hand and said, "Father and Mother will welcome you. Sasuke, too—but you'll have to come up with a new name, or you'll be confused with the Sasuke of this world."

Sasuke nodded and tightly gripped Itachi's outstretched hand, his eyes full of anticipation and longing.

After so many years, he could finally see his parents again.

Tobirama stood to the side, a hint of worry in his gaze as he considered the situation the other world would face after everyone left.

But when he thought of his already revived self and his elder brother, he relaxed again. He believed they could handle matters over there.

Especially his elder brother at the height of his power. Other than when facing Madara Uchiha,