Creak!
He did not dare open the door, but someone naturally opened it for him. A gentle voice sounded beside his ear:
"Who are you looking for? Itachi is at the Military Police Force, and Sasuke is at the Naka River."
Sasuke lowered his head, tears falling silently. He knew this was not genjutsu. In this world, his family was still alive, Uchiha Itachi had not defected, and the Uchiha Clan had not been wiped out.
Mikoto studied the two curiously, full of confusion. Why had this man started crying the moment he heard her voice?
Puzzled, Mikoto asked softly, "Child, what's wrong with your friend?"
"Maybe he misses his mom! He's too far from home!"
"Don't you miss yours?"
"I'm Boruto Uzumaki! How could I possibly cry?"
"What!"
Mikoto cried out in shock, "Boruto Uzumaki! You're Boruto Uzumaki? Doesn't that mean Uchiha Hikari really exists?
"You're not dead, so could Uchiha Hikari still be alive too? We're doomed! Doomed!
"Oh, right! Do you have the Jōgan? Are you really Boruto Uzumaki?"
Boruto covered his right eye, his face full of confusion:
"Is that what this eye is called? The Jōgan?"
"Go inside and sit for a while. I'll be right back."
"All right!"
The adult Sasuke did not stand on ceremony and entered the house. He also wanted to know exactly what had happened and hoped to find answers in the study.
Earlier, he had been so intent on seeing his family that he had not asked what had happened.
Sasuke pushed open a random door and recognized his room at a glance. The clothes on the wall were clearly child-sized.
Picking up a book from the floor, the adult Sasuke opened it and glanced inside. He was dumbfounded!
The adult Sasuke rubbed his eyes hard, feeling certain he