Chapter 263: A Bizarre Duel — Storytelling vs. Nonsense Playstyle II
"You don't even have any ninjas on the field. What good is using the Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu going to do?!"
"Who said I was using it on ninjas on the field? I'm casting Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu on myself!"
"Nani?!"
Two shadow clones of Future Boruto appeared on the field but were wiped out by the attacks of Uchiha Fugaku and the mysterious masked man, Uchiha Obito.
"Your battle is over. Now, it's my turn!"
"Wait, hold on! The effect on your card isn't what you just said at all!"
Modern Boruto quickly protested.
"This is what Uncle Shunhi taught me! The Nonsense Playstyle! It's a way of playing that isn't limited by the printed card effects—it combines creativity with real logic!" Future Boruto explained with a serious expression, then drew a card. "Draw!"
"That damn uncle…"
Still, it was just a casual match, so Modern Boruto didn't argue any further. He believed in his deck—he was confident it could beat this so-called 'nonsense' style he'd never heard of.
"I summon in Attack Position—Genin Naruto Uzumaki."
"With only 1800 attack points, what's the point of summoning a ninja like that?"
"Next, I activate the Field Spell—Hidden Leaf Village. Turn end."
"Only that annoying Uncle Shunhi would teach you such ridiculous tactics. But I'll fix that for you!" Modern Boruto said, glaring at his future self. "My turn! Draw!"
"I summon in Attack Position—Genin Sasuke Uchiha!"
"Next, I activate the effect of the Mangekyō Sharingan—"
"Do you know the history of the Hidden Leaf Village?" Future Boruto suddenly interrupted before the Mangekyō effect could activate.
"Huh? The history of the Hidden Leaf?"
Modern Boruto scratched his head. History wasn't exactly his strong suit.
"This is the history of the Leaf Village—and of the Uchiha clan. Back then, the Uchiha were heavily discriminated against in the village. They were even wiped out. When our dad became a Genin, Sasuke was the only one left from the entire Uchiha clan!"
"Hidden Leaf Village—effect activate!"
"Destroy all Uchiha clan ninjas on the field except Sasuke! At the same time, increase Sasuke's attack power by 500 points!"
As Future Boruto's words fell, Modern Boruto immediately shouted, "That's not what Hidden Leaf Village's effect does!"
The actual effect of the card was: when a Leaf Village ninja is destroyed in battle, it returns to the hand instead of being sent to the graveyard.
"This is the true history!"
"Wait a minute—by your logic, the effect of Uchiha Recruitment on my field should also destroy your Genin Naruto Uzumaki!"
"Hmph! Did you forget? Our dad also happens to be the son of the Fourth Hokage and the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki. The village would never let him die!"
"Plus, due to the Uchiha massacre, no new ninjas were recruited into the Uchiha clan—so your Uchiha Recruitment is naturally invalid and should be destroyed too!"
"You…" Modern Boruto grit his teeth, glaring at his future self. He knew he was spewing complete nonsense, yet he spoke with a straight face. If he could win in a fistfight, Modern Boruto would've lunged at him already. "Damn it! My turn isn't over yet! Even if Genin Sasuke is my only ninja on the field, his attack power is still higher than your Genin Naruto!"
"Genin Sasuke Uchiha—attack!"
"You sure you want to attack?"
"What?!"
Modern Boruto tensed, suspiciously eyeing Future Boruto, bracing for another ridiculous twist.
"I already told you—our dad is the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki. Sasuke is just the last surviving Uchiha. If he dares attack, let alone kill Naruto, the village would have him executed!"
"Damn it!"
"Are you ending your turn?"
"No way!" Modern Boruto snapped, then glanced at his hand. Regaining confidence, he smirked. "I still have a chance! All I need is to draw that card!"
"Sharingan Bounty—activate! Remove all Uchiha clan ninjas in the graveyard from play! But thanks to the effect of Uchiha Cemetery, all those removed Uchiha ninjas return to the graveyard."
Modern Boruto focused intently on every single draw, eyes locked in concentration until he finally pulled the key card.
"Got it!" Modern Boruto looked up at Future Boruto. "Now I'll end this farce—this turn!"
"I activate—Warring States Era from my hand!"
"Warring States Era—Special Summon Uchiha Madara from the Extra Deck!"
"When Uchiha Madara is successfully summoned, destroy all other cards on the field!"
Uchiha Madara—ATK 4000, DEF 4000.
"Uchiha Madara—direct attack!"
Modern Boruto declared, sweating but exhilarated.
"Genin Naruto—before being sent to the graveyard, will form a pact with the Nine-Tails sealed inside him! After all, if the Jinchūriki dies, the Nine-Tails dies too!"
"He doesn't have that effect!"
"Humans are capable of anything if it means survival. I've seen it all in the apocalyptic future!"
"..." Modern Boruto was at a loss for words and could only sigh. "Turn end. But you have no cards left on the field. Next turn—you're done for!"
"My turn. Draw."
Future Boruto calmly drew his card.
"Because Genin Naruto willingly released the seal to survive, the complete form of the Nine-Tails can now be Special Summoned from the Extra Deck!"
"Come forth—Kurama!"
ATK 3000, DEF 3000.
"Even if you summon the Nine-Tails, his attack is still lower than my Uchiha Madara's! Also, Mangekyō Sharingan—special effect activate! This effect can only activate when Madara is on the field. Madara can control one opposing monster with 1000 less ATK than himself!"
"Nine-Tails—don't look into Madara's Mangekyō!"
"Because the Nine-Tails closed its eyes, it cannot attack and automatically switches to Defense Position."
"You can do that?!"
"Next—Eternal Rivals, activate!"
Select one enemy ninja and one ally ninja—now, the selected enemy ninja can only attack the selected ally ninja.
The actual effect... probably worked like that...
"If Uchiha Madara has appeared, how can we not have Hashirama Senju show up too?!"