"Idiot... is this really hereditary?"
Adult Sasuke held a hand to his forehead. Seeing Boruto at the very front of the crowd, he had a sinking feeling that things would no longer go the way he had imagined—at least now, he couldn't suggest gathering information first.
"Oh, I can finally get a clear view... here."
Boruto, who had only just worked his way through the crowd, looked up at the empty rooftop. "Huh?"
"Hmm?"
A puzzled murmur suddenly sounded inside Naruto.
It was the Nine-Tails' voice.
Ever since the One-Tail and the others had "settled down" in the Forest of Death, the Nine-Tails had seemed uninterested in anything else. Whenever something came up, he would manifest outside Naruto and run off to the Forest of Death, hoping to find out what had happened to them.
What's wrong, Kurama?
"Why is Boruto here?"
Boruto?
"That blond kid not far from you..."
What's wrong with him?
Naruto turned to look. Although Boruto's face seemed familiar, Naruto didn't recognize him.
"...He's Boruto Uzumaki, your future son."
"What?!"
The news was so outrageous that Naruto, who was looking at him, cried out in shock before he could stop himself.
That drew the attention of everyone nearby, and they all turned toward Naruto.
"Ah, um..."
Naruto was utterly embarrassed.
"Hmm?" The sound caught Boruto's attention too. The instant he turned and saw Naruto, his expression changed—
It's Dad in the past! Wait, calm down, calm down. He shouldn't know me yet.
But Sasuke, standing beside Naruto, was the first to notice his gaze. He looked toward the boy their age, who seemed to resemble Naruto a little.
"I haven't seen you before. Who are you?"
Sasuke's tone was fairly calm, but he made no effort to hide the hint of suspicion in it.
He had