"Alright, Mai. Mother and Uncle should be in Kūmoga Kūre (Hidden Cloud Village) right now."
Kū spoke calmly.
Mai let out a sigh of relief.
"Whew… That makes sense. Uncle Atsui shouts about youth and passion with Director Guy and Instructor Lee every single day. Still… I really do admire them."
Not long after, Team 9 arrived as well. With everyone assembled, Naruto and the others prepared to head to the bathhouse to carry out their mission. Kū and Mai said their goodbyes to Naruto.
After giving Naruto a friendly pat on the shoulder, Mai followed Kū toward Nagi's home.
Karui burst out laughing.
"Ha! That confirms it! The kids' mother is definitely Captain Samui!"
"Karui, I—" Samui began.
Mabui cut in smoothly, a teasing smile on her face.
"Samui, what do you think of that child?"
Samui hesitated.
"He's very cute. Just like—wait, Mabui, you—"
"I didn't say anything," Mabui replied innocently.
Even the Fourth Raikage cleared his throat.
"Ahem. Brother Nagi, if you have the chance, you should visit Kūmoga Kūre. We would welcome you warmly."
Dodai nodded.
"That's right. You and Samui could get to know each other first."
Nagi forced a faint smile.
"Let's… talk about that another time."
As a disciple of Tobirama Senju, Nagi had never seriously considered starting a family. Now that the video had revealed his future wife and children, he felt genuinely overwhelmed.
He suddenly noticed Naruto staring at him with an odd grin.
"Naruto, what is it?"
"Heh heh… Nothing. I just didn't expect you to look embarrassed for once, Nagi."
"..."
Kū and Mai arrived at Nagi's door and knocked.
"Coming."
This time, Nagi was home. But when he opened the door and saw the two children standing outside, confusion filled his eyes.
"And you are…?"
Mai stepped forward with a bright smile.
"Nice to meet you, Father. I'm Mai, and this is my older brother, Kū. It may be hard to believe, but we're both from the future. We are your children."
"..."
Nagi fell silent.
It all clicked.
"So instead of future Sasuke and Boruto… it's my children this time?"
The resemblance, the familiar chakra, the natural sense of closeness—
He couldn't deny it.
"…Come inside."
Mai curiously looked around the house, eager to see what his father's home used to be like.
Kū, on the other hand, sat upright in a chair, calmly sipping the tea Nagi had prepared.
Nagi spoke first.
"So… why have you come to the past?"
Kū set down his teacup. Mai's expression turned serious.
"It was Father's decision to send us. He said that when he was young, he once met future versions of us."
Nagi raised an eyebrow.
"You mean there is no time paradox—and your appearance here is already part of established history?"
Mai nodded and explained their mission.
Their primary objective was to protect Naruto in this era from Urashiki Ōtsutsuki.
But they had another purpose.
Mai pulled a folded note from his pocket, his expression solemn.
"Father, this is the second reason we were sent here. We're allowed to tell you certain pieces of future information—but because of time constraints, we cannot reveal too much. Only what's written on this note."
Nagi's voice softened.
"That's more than enough. I'm grateful. But… will this truly not affect you?"
He was less concerned about the information and more about whether his future children would suffer consequences from interfering with time.
Kū shook his head.
"There's no need to worry. You once said that as long as we only convey what's written here, no paradox will occur. It's possible that our future father received the same message at your current age."
Nagi nodded, though the concern in his eyes lingered.
Mai began:
"First—during the Fourth Great Ninja War, MadaraUchiha becomes the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki."
Onoki's eyes widened.
"What?! Madarabecomes the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki?! Does that mean the Eye of the Moon Plan succeeds?!"
The Fourth Raikage clenched his fist.
"Damn it! Then B—!!"
Tsunade snorted.
"And what if it succeeds? In the end, he was still manipulated by Black Zetsu."
Madararemained silent.
Hashirama frowned.
"So an Ōtsutsuki from beyond the heavens intends to turn Madarainto a chakra pill?"
Hiruzen nodded thoughtfully.
"Like the one Urashiki created from Naruto's extracted chakra?"
Tobirama confirmed.
"Yes. That pill is a method of enhancing power. A Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki would be the finest raw material."
Madarascoffed.
"Hmph! If he dares show himself, I'll make him regret it."
Humiliation? He, MadaraUchiha, would never bow—no matter the power gap.
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki spoke gravely.
"Stronger than even my mother…? What kind of being is that?"
Hamura shook his head.
"I can scarcely imagine it."
On the moon, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki murmured in shock:
"Could it be… the Main Branch?"
Her heart wavered. Would the Ōtsutsuki Clan truly dispatch their core lineage just to deal with her?
For the first time, she hesitated about breaking her seal.
Back inside the house—
"I see. Then we must stop this Ōtsutsuki."
Mai shook his head.
"Father… that Ōtsutsuki isn't the final enemy."
Nagi's eyes sharpened.
"…Go on."
Mai's voice lowered.
"The ultimate enemy of the Shinobi World… is Shibai Ōtsutsuki."
Kaguya's face drained of color.
"What?! Shibai Ōtsutsuki?! He… he still exists?!"
Hagoromo looked toward her.
"Mother? Is he that powerful?"
Kaguya's voice trembled.
"It's no longer a question of strength. Among the Ōtsutsuki Clan, Shibai was the closest to godhood. No… he was equivalent to a god. To him, the rest of us were no different from mortals."
Silence fell.
Onoki muttered,
"So the Shinobi World's final enemy is… the god of the Ōtsutsuki?"
Shika Kū Nara spoke calmly but gravely.
"That means we would be facing a being on an entirely different plane."
Hashirama sighed.
"The future holds many trials."
To the people of the Shinobi World, Hagoromo—the Sage of Six Paths—was already akin to a deity.
And now they were told their final enemy was the god of the Ōtsutsuki Clan itself.
How were they supposed to fight that?
Yet even so—
They refused to abandon hope.
If despair had not yet arrived, they would not surrender hope.
And if despair did come—
They would find a way to create hope anew.
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