In the end, just like Minato, Fugaku still rejected Shiro's suggestion. He still wanted to be the Third Hokage's grandfather, and just as in the original work, he named the child Sasuke.
Shiro chatted with Fugaku for a while and drank some tea before getting up to take his leave. As he had said before, he had a lot to do.
His main purpose with Fugaku was to run an experiment, to see whether the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan could detect Them, and to make some preparations. Based on the current intelligence, Sasuke should still be like in the original work—slightly older than Naruto.
Speaking of which, this really was strange. According to Shiro's investigation, characters from the original work were beginning to appear one after another, even though the plot had clearly long since been changed beyond recognition.
But those people—Neji, Tenten, and Rock Lee from the Twelve Rookie Ninja, for example—had already appeared. And not only were their ages close to the original work, even their talents were about the same. They were even stronger!
This bizarre phenomenon forced Shiro to think more deeply. One might be a coincidence. But two? Three? Four?
Starting to resist, are you? Too bad. It's already too late. No matter who you face now, you have no chance of winning. As he thought this, Shiro lifted his head and glanced at the sky, then shook his head and continued toward his destination.
Kakashi's training spot.
"Chidori!"
"Chidori!"
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!"
In a narrow clearing, two Kakashis were each gripping a Chidori in their left hand and holding a short blade in their right, constantly clashing in the field!
At the side, the soul forms of Sakumo and Rin watched quietly, a trace of relief and heartache flashing through their eyes.
Compared