For the next period of time, both Grown-up Sasuke and Boruto lived quietly in the Sea Capital.
Without those tedious missions or the need to gather intelligence, both of them experienced an unprecedented sense of relaxation.
"As expected, although you are Sasuke from another world, you are still Sasuke in essence. Your blood is a perfect match for Itachi's, with no rejection whatsoever. This will make Itachi's body much more comfortable."
In the hospital, Tsunade looked at Sasuke and Itachi in front of her and said...
"Is that so? I'm glad I was able to help."
Sasuke nodded.
"Alright, go back and rest first. Donating 300 milliliters of blood at once is quite a drain. Go and get some prescriptions to replenish your blood and qi, and eat more foods that nourish your blood and qi. That way, you should be able to start the second course of treatment in about a week."
Tsunade waved her hand to shoo people away, then picked up the other documents on the table and began to examine them.
The two brothers nodded obediently and left Tsunade's office.
"Thank you, Sasuke."
Walking home, Itachi looked at Sasuke beside him and said with a smile.
"It's nothing, it's what I should do."
Sasuke gently shook his head.
For him, it was already wonderful to see these faces that only existed in his memory again, and he was even more willing to help.
How's life in Sea Capital lately? Are you settling in well?
"Yes, life in the Sea Capital in Konoha. There aren't as many necessary missions, and you don't need to worry about ninja intelligence."
Looking at the bustling street around him, Sasuke couldn't help but sigh, "I think I understand what a world without ninjas would be like."
"Actually, whether it's ninjas or anything else, what people hate is that twisted profession and the old world. As for the name, it doesn't matter. If the mindset doesn't change, then ninjas and the Military Department will just be different names in the end, with no difference in essence."
"To rely on the lives of others to sustain one's own life is fundamentally wrong; humans are not beasts."
Itachi said with a smile.
"I know, to be able to do that, he's incredibly talented, it's just a pity that there's no one like him in our world."
Sasuke was filled with regret at this moment.
The thought of returning to continue gathering intelligence and killing made even Sasuke, who had already weathered many storms, feel utterly betrayed by the life he was living in this world, and his breath caught in his throat.
There's no way around it, the gap is just too big.
The people here never have to risk their lives to earn a living. On the contrary, even street cleaners can easily support themselves on their meager wages and are perfectly able to eat, drink, and sleep well in Sea Capital.
Sasuke could only sigh in despair, because in the Shinobi World at that time, the number of people starving to death was simply too high.
Afterwards, Itachi took Sasuke to his office to check it out, and then began to teach him how to handle his work.
Sasuke learned quickly, and the two brothers worked together to finish a day's work in less than half a day.
"The work here is much simpler than I imagined."
Sasuke was silent for a moment before speaking.
"This is because the Sea Capital now completely back on track."
Itachi said with a smile.
" Lord Yuzuru spent eleven years completely erasing the former Kirigakure and the Land of Water, transforming them into a completely new nation."
Sasuke remained silent. He didn't understand the process, nor had he experienced this change, because in his world, almost everything had remained the same. The only change was in technology, but even that had stagnated because Konoha no longer had the resources to support Orochimaru's continued innovation.
Unlike Sea Capital, the development here is also inseparable from Orochimaru, but more importantly, there are many other people here who are on the path of scientific research. They don't need to consider the interests of any country or ninja village; they only need to keep innovating in the field of science and technology.
Konoha couldn't do that.
There are too many things to consider, including the conflicts of interest among various clans, the economic exchanges between daimyo and ninja villages, and the fragile peace between nations.
Compared to the rapid development during Kakashi's tenure, everything seemed to be paused after Naruto took office. Only the ever-growing children proved that time was indeed moving forward.
As a result, the Sea Capital now more prosperous and modern than Konoha.
At least, that's how it appears on the surface.
Just kidding. The inside is the same. Sea Capital is capable of building aircraft carriers and space battleships, two deadly weapons.
Being far from the Shinobi World and backed by the sea is the greatest advantage of the Land of Water and the Sea Capital.
The Shinobi World is too small. Compared to Earth, Shinobi World only occupies a small portion of the land. However, the land area is far smaller than the ocean area, and the ocean is truly full of mystery.
Therefore, all of Sea Capital's top laboratories and R&D centers are located on unnamed islands at sea.
Now, everyone is waiting, waiting for the day when they can show their true strength.
"Even he needed eleven years to complete the reforms. If it were our world, in that ninja society, eleven years... heh."
Sasuke smiled with relief.
There's no way around it; it's better not to compare. Once you do, you realize that the Shinobi World is truly beyond saving.
With a sigh, Sasuke really wanted to give up the struggle.
But then again, if he doesn't try, then once he and Naruto die, without external influence, the Five Great Nations will inevitably fall into chaos.
Don't forget, at least twenty years have passed since World War IV, and the children from back then have all grown up.
The major ninja villages have been building up their strength for decades, probably waiting for these two to die so they can profit from war again.
If that day ever comes, Sarada definitely go to the battlefield.
This is absolutely unacceptable!
As a father, no one wants their child to go to the battlefield, especially since Sarada is just a girl.
Therefore, Sasuke up his mind that no matter what, he would try it once he returned to his own world.
The Shinobi World has been on the wrong path for far too long!
If they don't fight hard while he and Naruto are around, who knows when the next opportunity will come?
He wanted to take advantage of this time to learn more about the transformation of Sea Capital, as it would be a valuable experience.
Another world.
Naruto and the others already know that Sasuke and Boruto have traveled through time to the past.
At this moment, they are speeding up their analysis of the object from the Ōtsutsuki Clan in the museum. Urashiki used this object to travel back in time, and they also need to hurry up and rescue Sasuke and Boruto.
"How's it going?"
Naruto looked at Orochimaru and asked.
"It will take more time. After all, this is a treasure of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and currently, it seems that it requires the Chakra of the Ōtsutsuki Clan to activate."
"And most importantly, we can't accurately pinpoint the timeline in which Sasuke and Boruto are situated."
Orochimaru's expression was grave.
"So what do we do now?"
"We can only rely on Sasuke and Boruto themselves. If he can find this thing from their time, maybe he can open a time portal in reverse."
"After all, they didn't belong to that time."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned solemn, and they could only pray that Sasuke and Boruto would return safely.
Two days later.
That's not how you use the Sharingan!
The Grown-up Sasuke looked at his younger self and said.
Admittedly, he is much stronger now than he was when he was a child. After all, he didn't have the Three-Tomoe Sharingan when he was eight years old, nor did he have the personal guidance of Itachi and Shisui.
However, Young Sasuke's opponent is Naruto.
Moreover, he is a normal Naruto with a happy family and who inherited Minato's calm personality and superhuman reaction speed.
Although Sasuke had the guidance of Itachi, Shisui, and Kakashi, Naruto also had the guidance of Minato Kushina, and Guy.
Most importantly, Naruto's talent is too high.
He doesn't have the many limitations of the Sharingan; One-Tomoe a different level of power, and one even needs to awaken the Mangekyō to fully unleash its full potential.
If Sasuke's path to power was a gradual, step-like progression, then the Mangekyō Sharingan and Rinnegan represented a precipitous leap in power.
Naruto's rate of growth was an absolute exponential increase.
The former might be limited by certain bottlenecks due to the Sharingan, but the latter is not.
The powerful physique and Chakra of Asura and the Uzumaki Clan gave Naruto a strong physical foundation.
And all his abilities are built upon this.
It's important to understand that Naruto in his world knew nothing; even after becoming Hokage, he remained an outsider to the Uzumaki Clan.
From beginning to end, it's just the Rasengan, Sage Mode, and Shadow Clone– these three moves wouldn't be considered particularly powerful on anyone else; they'd be considered only relatively powerful Kage Level.
However, when it comes to Naruto, he is just as strong as him, because of the Uzumaki Clan's physique combined with the extraordinary foundation brought by his reincarnation Asura.
If a Naruto was almost completely ruined is this strong, how powerful must the Naruto in this world be?
Sasuke had never seen Naruto go all out, but just thinking about it made him feel the pressure, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for himself in this world.
Fortunately, he also possessed the Nine-Tails, which allowed him to narrow the gap slightly.
The Naruto in this world has too many skill points; the key is that every single one of them is an extremely powerful skill.
Not to mention Tailed Beast Mode, he also knows Rasengan, and Multi Shadow Clone is a basic skill.
With just these abilities, he was already a force to be reckoned with. Most importantly, he also possessed the strongest Sealing Jutsu that the Uzumaki Clan was so proud of, as well as the outrageous taijutsu Taijutsu, the Eight Gates Released Formation. Minato was even teaching Naruto the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Any one of these three could create a top-tier Kage Level powerhouse.
But now, because Naruto's terrifying talent and physical abilities are all concentrated on him.
Eight-year-old Naruto could open the Sixth Gate as easily as drinking water, and he could almost ignore the side effects of the Sixth Gate.
The Sealing Jutsu are even more demanding. The Adamantine Sealing Chains are so powerful that they can overpower the Nine Tailed Beasts with ridiculous force. Even Susanoo can be torn to pieces. That's how unreasonable Sealing Jutsu are.
As for Flying Thunder God...
This Ninjutsu is almost on par with his Amenotejikara. Amenotejikara is limited by everything within the range of vision, and it is indeed strong in close combat, but Flying Thunder God can traverse thousands of kilometers unconditionally as long as it leaves behind Flying Thunder God Kunai or a sorcerer.
Not to mention the many powerful derivative moves.
These almost monstrous abilities were concentrated in Naruto. The more Sasuke thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed, and the more he felt sorry for his younger self.
Naruto hasn't mastered Sage Mode yet. Even if Sasuke had mastered Sage Mode, there would still be a difference because their Chakra Nature would result in completely different levels of improvement in Sage Mode.
Even setting all that aside, Naruto inherited Minato's calmness and battle instincts, qualities that the reckless Naruto of his own world completely lacked.
If this thing were on Naruto, Sasuke could already imagine how many setbacks Sasuke would have to endure in the future.
However, given Minato's and Naruto's personalities, they will most likely hold back each time, keeping Sasuke motivated.
Seeing his adult self lost in thought, Young Sasuke couldn't help but ask, "Why did you stop halfway through your sentence?"
Sasuke, shook his head slightly and said, "I'm thinking about how to give you special training so you can catch up to Naruto."
"From now on, Genjutsu will be the lowest priority."
"Huh? Why?"
Young Sasuke looked completely bewildered.
"Because Genjutsu is useless against Naruto."
"Furthermore, your Sharingan isn't really related to Genjutsu."
"But, brother, you're very good at Genjutsu!"
"That's because my brother's Mangekyou Sharingan technique is Tsukuyomi, which is effective at all times. But our Sharingan is different; it doesn't have that kind of super-powerful genjutsu. Ordinary genjutsu can only deal with ordinary people, and it's ineffective against Naruto."
"Is that so? Then, can you tell me what my Sharingan ability is?"
Young Sasuke looked at him expectantly.
Sasuke was about to mention Amaterasu Kagutsuchi.
However, he suddenly remembered something: the Mangekyō's Dōjutsu Dōjutsu could vary depending on the awakened user's state of mind. This made him uncertain, so he changed his mind:
"My Dōjutsu are Amaterasu Kagutsuchi. Yours may not be the same as mine, because our pasts are different."
Itachi and Shisui, who had just come over to check on the training of the two Sasuke (one big and one small), heard what Sasuke said.
" Amaterasu? I didn't expect Sasuke to have this ability too."
Itachi said with a smile.
"The effect of Kagutsuchi is that it allows the free manipulation of Amaterasu's flames, which can be used to condense weapons and shields, or to attach them to other attacks."
"Freely manipulate the strongest flames? That's quite an ability."
Itachi nodded in his assessment.
"However, that's because of my past experiences. But you're different; you have a completely different future than me. Therefore, your Mangekyō Dōjutsu is most likely different from mine."
The Grown-up Sasuke looked at the Young Sasuke and said...
"Indeed, the Dōjutsu of the Mangekyō are highly unpredictable. However, as Senior Hikaru mentioned before, everyone's Mangekyō has different talents. Since you have Amaterasu Kagutsuchi, in the future, your Dōjutsu will include a fire-attribute attack Dōjutsu and an enhancement Dōjutsu."
Itachi patted Young Sasuke's head and said.
Is that so?
This was the first time even the Grown-up Sasuke had ever heard of such a thing.
"Therefore, Sasuke in the future may awaken Dōjutsu even more powerful than Amaterasu Kagutsuchi."
Upon hearing this, a hint of anticipation flashed in the eyes of the Grown-up Sasuke.
He also wanted to know what kind of future awaited him in this world, with his happy family.