"Get behind me!"
Adult Sasuke immediately stepped between Boruto and the turtle, purple chakra rising from his entire body as he prepared to strike.
"Heh, Sasuke Uchiha, I am speaking with you because you once stopped me. For someone on your level of existence, that was no small feat. I have granted you a measure of respect and allowed you to learn the truth.
"But that is all. As you are now, you cannot stop anything I do. Even at your peak, you could only sacrifice your life to delay my resurrection..."
The Pink Turtle who called himself the God of Ōtsutsuki seemed about to do something when a cold, incredibly familiar voice suddenly rang out.
"Nothing but a lingering wisp of will trying to sneak out through a loophole. What can you do besides bluff? And since when have you ever seen me, Sasuke Uchiha, at my peak?"
As those words fell, purple-gold light suddenly emerged from Adult Sasuke's body. It formed a hexagram, and a figure stepped out of it.
The newcomer had short black hair neatly combed back. On his broad forehead, he wore a ninja forehead protector, but it bore no Shinobi Village's symbol. Instead, it was engraved with the Uchiha Clan's distinctive crest, giving him a mysterious, unique air.
His eyebrows were slender and sharp, as though he could see into people's hearts. In his deep red eyes, hexagram patterns shimmered with purple-gold light. They were filled with icy resolve, like cold stars in the night sky, fathomless yet piercing.
When Adult Sasuke and Boruto clearly saw the figure emerging from the purple-gold light, their eyes widened—
Although his bearing was different, his appearance was unmistakably familiar.
This was clearly another Sasuke Uchiha.
And he was also an adult, with all four limbs intact!
"Sasuke