"It looks like we actually had a 'collision' in the rift between space and time."
He murmured, his voice steady and utterly unruffled.
Before his words had faded, the Black Staff in his hand transformed into Amenonuhoko, and he lightly swept it forward.
There was no earth-shattering roar, but the space ahead tore open silently like fabric, revealing a fissure edged with flowing, rainbow-colored light.
Through the other end, he could faintly make out the familiar research institute.
Shielding the three children with chakra arms, Naruto stepped forward and went straight into the fissure.
The next second, light and shadow shifted, and he felt solid ground beneath his feet.
Once they were back in their original timeline, all three children panted heavily.
After Plow sounded the alarm, they had thought they would never make it back!
Naruto studied the Space-Time Rift thoughtfully, then beckoned with one hand and pulled Plow out from a distance.
He now seemed to understand how the Sasuke from another world had appeared in his timeline.
Believing that experience would teach the children a lesson they would never forget, he had not stopped them from touching Plow, which had led to the two Plows colliding in the Space-Time Rift.
As a result, Sasuke, Boruto, and Otsutsuki Urashiki from another parallel world had ended up in the past of his world.
Fate really was a curious thing.
"Well, that was dangerous."
With a cheerful smile, Naruto deactivated his Six Paths mode. The immense golden chakra surrounding him receded like the tide, leaving him looking relaxed.
In stark contrast, the three children beside him still looked shaken.
Himawari, Taichi, and even Yuto were still reeling from the terror of the Space-Time Rift nearly collapsing.
"All right, Hima, Taichi."
Naruto turned around and gently ruffled the two children's hair.