Naruto looked at the Konoha lying on the ground, somewhat speechless. He had guessed that the people in this world might be weak, but he hadn't expected them to be this weak.
His lips twitched; he didn't want to look at these people. They'd been wiped out just like that? Were they kidding?
At this moment, Naruto was reluctant to face the situation. Just as Naruto was thinking about whether to create a few Shadow Clone to help these people, a voice suddenly rang out, followed by a harpoon-shaped Kunai that shot straight towards the location of the Bronze Saints.
Then, a golden figure appeared.
"Sorry, am I late?"
The newcomer was none other than the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, and following behind him was a group of people in red robes and black clouds—the Naruto of this world. Unlike the Akatsuki in Naruto's world, the Akatsuki that could cripple even Super Kage if you paid enough.
"Oh? I didn't expect you guys to be here too?"
The moment Sasuke saw Itachi, he charged towards him like a madman.
"Nissan, I need an explanation."
When Itachi heard Sasuke call him "Nii-san," he paused almost imperceptibly. How long had it been since Sasuke had called him that? Three years? Or even longer?
It's perfectly normal for Sasuke to hate him because he committed the massacre of his clan. But Itachi didn't regret it. It was the only way to protect Sasuke at the time. Only this method could allow Sasuke to survive. Rather than letting Sasuke wander with him, he wanted Sasuke hate him, to be motivated by hatred, and to keep getting stronger so that he could survive in this ruthless Shinobi World.
But when Itachi saw Sasuke, he was a little unsettled. If he remembered correctly, wasn't Sasuke supposed to be training with Orochimaru? Why was he here at this time?
But Itachi has always been a conflicted person. Faced with Sasuke's questioning, how could he possibly tell the truth and leave Sasuke in the dark, bearing all the suffering alone? This was his resolve as the older brother.
"I have nothing to say to you, my foolish little brother, you're still too weak."
Almost the instant Itachi uttered those words, Sasuke's fierce attack had already reached Itachi's face. The azure lightning illuminated Itachi's pale face, which was stained with illness. To Itachi's shock, Sasuke's Chidori slammed into Itachi's shoulder, and blood splattered instantly. Itachi's face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color.
However, he felt more gratified than anything else; he never expected his little brother to be able to do this much.
" Sasuke, I didn't expect you to have already gone this far, but it's still not enough."
As Itachi spoke, he activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and windmill-shaped Tomoe appeared in his eyes. Clutching his injured shoulder, Itachi looked in Sasuke's direction.
"Then, I'll show you the true power of the Uchiha."
Sasuke seemed to have guessed what Itachi was planning to do and desperately tried to speak.
"No, Nissan, please don't do this."
Itachi looked in Sasuke's direction, and upon seeing Sasuke's eyes, he was momentarily stunned; those emotional eyes were looking at him helplessly.
It contained so much: reluctance, confusion, and grievance, but lacked the hatred that should have been there. Now it was Itachi's turn to be dumbfounded. He realized something was wrong; Sasuke's eyes were missing the most important element: hatred. But how could that be?
Itachi then looked in Naruto's direction, where Naruto was already locked in battle with Menma.
Upon closer inspection, he realized that not only was his younger brother different from what he remembered, but even Menma, who was fighting nearby, was different. The two of them gave him a strange feeling, a feeling that was both unfamiliar and familiar, which he found very strange. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind: Could these two have traveled from somewhere else?
It's no wonder it's Itachi; he even thought of a time-travel scenario. Actually, his guess wasn't wrong; he, Sasuke, and Hinata all came from another Hokage world.
Naruto was fighting Menma nearby, also noticed Itachi's situation. He also saw the shocked expression on Itachi's face, a mixture of shock, confusion, excitement, and hesitation.
Itachi didn't know how to face the Sasuke in front of him. The two looked exactly alike, and even their Chakra auras were similar, but this person did not have the cold and violent aura that his younger brother possessed. How could such a miracle exist in this world?
Itachi spoke with a complicated expression:
"You... Sasuke, I..."
Sasuke saw his brother in this state, even though the person in front of him wasn't the brother from his own world, he couldn't bear to see his brother like this, being a brother-complex.
"Nissan, let's go over there and talk."
Sasuke pointed into the distance and left. Itachi had no choice but to follow behind Sasuke. Naruto couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he created a Shadow Clone to catch up with the two brothers, heal Itachi's shoulder injury, and then disappeared.
Menma to the side, couldn't help but sneer when he saw Naruto making such a fuss.
"I didn't expect you to treat that criminal so kindly. You're truly a swindler, aren't you?"
Naruto completely ignored Menma's sarcastic remarks. If it weren't for the fact that this guy had a face that was nine-tenths similar to his own, he would have punched him long ago. The most important thing was that he had a feeling that he could get something important from Menma. Otherwise, why would he leave him here to keep nagging?
"Further discussion is pointless."
Naruto's Rasengan collided with Menma's Spiraling Ring. The azure and dark purple energies mixed together, intertwining, swirling, merging, and condensing, bursting forth with Shira light, seemingly about to leap out of this massive energy at any moment.
The surrounding air seemed to thicken due to this immense energy, and people fighting far away could feel this enormous power.
"What the hell is this? Tell me what this is? Are you guys going to blow up the entire Shinobi World?"
Kakashi, watching from afar, suddenly heard a sharp, explosive sound. What was going on? Menma planning to kill the enemy and then have us all die with them?
Kakashi saw that Might Guy was also staring in disbelief, so he shook his shoulders frantically.
"Kai, say something!"
Might Guy also woke up because of Kakashi's shaking. He opened his mouth and made a sound with difficulty.
"Holy crap, that's... that's fucking brutal!"