Naruto withdrew his gaze, thought for a moment, took out a scroll from his ninja bag and handed it to Boruto.
"Put this away, let's go."
"Oh oh... okay daddy!"
Boruto took the scroll with both hands, carefully put it into his ninja bag, and then quickly followed Naruto.
The two walked through the streets of Konoha one after another, passing several shops that were being rebuilt along the way.
Some roof repairmen saw Naruto and waved to him from a distance. "Naruto Jōnin is on a mission!"
Naruto nodded and said hello back without stopping.
Boruto followed behind and watched this scene, muttering secretly in his heart.
In his world, dad would be greeted when walking on the street, but the greeting would be Lord Hokage good morning, and the tone would be respectful.
The people here call Naruto Jōnin, and their tone is warm, just like saying hello to the neighbor's big brother.
This feeling is so strange, but not bad.
At the Konoha Gate gate, Naruto handed the village exit certificate to Kotetsu Hagane on duty.
Kotetsu Hagane took the certificate and glanced at it, then looked at Boruto behind Naruto. His eyes paused for a second on Boruto's blond hair and the beard lines on his face, and then returned the certificate to Naruto with a smile.
Izumo Kamizuki next to him crossed his arms and waited until the two of them walked away before muttering, "Why does that kid look exactly like Naruto, a long-lost brother?"
Izumo shrugged and closed the registration book. "Anyway, Naruto Jōnin brought the person, no need to ask more."
Walking out of Konoha Gate, the road under your feet stretches into the distance.
Boruto took a deep breath of fresh air outside the village, and then couldn't help but ask:
"Dad, what mission did you take?"
"S-rank mission, block Fourth Raikage."
Naruto spoke calmly and kept his pace unchanged.
"Huh? S-rank mission?"
Boruto stumbled and almost missed the point.
He quickly stabilized his body, blinked, and his eyes lit up. "Dad, you take S-rank mission at such a young age? How amazing!"
dark place
On a certain tree, Sasuke looked at the father and son below.
His body was half hidden in the shadow of the leaves, and one of his exposed eyes narrowed slightly. "S-rank mission? Stop Fourth Raikage."
There was indeed a lot of friction between Kumogakure and Konoha, but in the timeline of his world, Naruto at this age did not take on any task to stop Raikage.
The difference between parallel time and space is indeed large enough.
Sasuke squatted down against the tree trunk, holding the sword at his waist with his right hand. Rinnegan scanned the surrounding terrain, habitually making tactical assessments for the upcoming battle.
below
Naruto turned his head and looked at Boruto with an excited look on his face, and smiled slightly:
"Your father and I are very powerful now!"
After saying that, Naruto felt a little too shameless, so he added, "You can do it in the future too."
Boruto looked happy and straightened his shoulders.
Naruto glanced at Boruto and changed the subject. "What do you know now Ninjutsu?"
Boruto immediately puffed up his chest with a proud look on his face. "I now know Shadow Clone Technique, Rasengan, Wind Release: Gale Palm, Lightning Release: Lightning Ball, Water Release: Tidal Wave, and Shadow Clone Shuriken."
After saying this, Boruto raised the corners of his mouth, waiting for Naruto to praise him.
Naruto nodded and praised, "Not bad."
Just as Boruto's smile spread, Naruto added, "However, it's still far from enough!"
Boruto's expression froze, and the corners of his raised mouth were hanging in mid-air, neither up nor down.
He scratched his neck and said unconvinced, "Dad, I am very powerful now!"
"Haha..."
Naruto laughed twice and did not answer this sentence. He pointed at the ninja tool bag on Boruto's waist and said, "The scroll I gave you just now contains your grandfather's fame Ninjutsu, Flying Raijin Technique."
"In addition, there are some Sealing Techniques from your grandma, and some Sealing Techniques from Uzumaki clans."
Boruto was stunned. "Grandpa's? And grandma's?"
"Hmm."
Naruto closed his eyes and continued to look at the road ahead, "You should study hard during this period. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask me."
"Your grandfather used Flying Thunder God to fight his way in and out of Third Shinobi World War. Your grandma's Sealing Technique is also very strong!"
Naruto said in a deliberately long tone, "I have almost mastered it. You are about the same age as me. If you can't master it, it would be too bad!"
Boruto heard this, clenched his fists on the spot, and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit.
"Don't underestimate me, Dad, just watch, I will definitely learn it!"
"Isn't it Space-Time Ninjutsu? I ranked first in the class in theory class at school!"
As he said this, Boruto took out the scroll from his ninja tool bag and wanted to spread it out and read it on the spot.
Naruto smiled, reached out and gently rubbed Boruto's head.
Boruto was stunned and raised his head to look at Naruto's face.
In his own world, his father became busier and busier after he became Hokage. Not only did he rarely touch his head, but he also spent less and less time eating together.
Naruto took back his hand and softened his tone a bit.
"Okay, it depends on your ability."
Boruto was silent for a moment, then nodded vigorously and put the scroll away again.
He said in a firm tone, "Yes, I will do what I say."
"Okay, we're on our way."
Naruto kicked his feet and jumped up onto a large branch with a light body.
Boruto quickly followed.
Soon, two golden figures shuttled through the forest at high speed. Naruto deliberately suppressed his own speed, keeping at a pace that Boruto could just keep up with.
Occasionally looking back at Boruto's footing posture and breathing rhythm, Naruto hurried on while teaching Boruto how to distribute Chakra more evenly to the soles of the feet, and how to use the rebounding force of branches to save energy.
These techniques were all advanced applications taught to him by Minato Namikaze. Boruto's eyes lit up when he heard them. After trying it a few times, his speed increased significantly. He immediately ran around among the branches excitedly.
Naruto saw it from the corner of his eye and didn't say anything, he just continued to lead the way.
Time flew by between traveling and teaching, and soon the sun had set over the western hills.
Naruto took Boruto through the territory of Fire Country and came to the border area between Fire Country and Land of Hot Water.
Boruto jumped from the tree to the ground, holding his knees with his hands and gasping for air.
This was the first time that he ran the entire Fire Country from beginning to end without any means of transportation, and his legs were so sore that he almost lost consciousness.
Naruto glanced at Boruto who was about to collapse, stopped to let him take a breath, closed his eyes, and Mind's Eye of the Kagura spread out.
In an instant, all Chakra signals with a radius of dozens of kilometers entered his perception range.
a moment later
Naruto withdrew his senses and said to Boruto who was still holding his knees, "We're here, right in front."
Boruto straightened up and breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Naruto through the last sparse forest.
When they came to a hilltop with a wide view, three ninjas wearing ANBU masks quietly walked out of the shadows of the surrounding trees.
The three of them bowed and saluted Naruto at the same time.
"Naruto Jōnin."
Naruto glanced at the three of them and nodded.
"Thank you for your hard work, where is Fourth Raikage now?"
The ANBU member standing at the front answered:
"According to the latest information sent back from the forward outpost, the escort team of Fourth Raikage has entered the territory of Land of Hot Water and is passing through the central area of Land of Hot Water."
"Based on the current speed, it is expected to arrive at the border between Fire Country and Land of Hot Water tonight."
"The escort is composed of about ten people, all of whom are elite Jōnin from Kumogakure. There is no sign of large-scale troop mobilization."
Naruto nodded after listening.