After spotting Kiba and the others, Naruto waved and called out:
"Hey—Kiba, Shino, Hinata!"
"Hm?" ×3
The members of Team 8 looked over.
"Who's that?"
"Someone you know?"
"No idea."
They were about to leave when Naruto and Sakura walked over.
"Hey, don't just ignore us!"
Hinata asked,
"Sakura? What do you need?"
"Well… um… huh?"
Sakura suddenly noticed that Hinata seemed different.
Her clothes were much more revealing and cool-looking, and she wore makeup that gave her a bold, domineering aura.
"Hinata?"
"What is it? What exactly do you want? And who's this blond guy?"
Naruto froze.
"Hey, Hinata! Didn't the three of us just eat barbecue together not long ago? You can't have forgotten me already."
"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about, kid?"
Kiba chimed in,
"Yeah, yeah. When did we ever eat with you? Who exactly are you?"
Naruto's eyes widened.
It was somewhat understandable that Hinata didn't recognize him—after all, he didn't think they had talked much before.
But Kiba not recognizing him was going too far.
They were childhood friends who had skipped class and been punished together!
"Hey, Kiba, stop joking around. It's me—Naruto!"
"Naruto? Never heard of him." ×2
Shino and Kiba both shook their heads.
Suddenly, Hinata's eyes narrowed.
"What did you just say? Repeat that again!"
She grabbed Naruto by the collar and yanked him closer.
Naruto was completely stunned by her aggressive attitude.
"Uh… I said… my name is Naruto."
"Your surname!"
"Uzumaki."
Hearing that, Hinata suddenly froze.
"Uzumaki… Naruto."
She fell into thought.
"Nagi, what was Naruko like in your world?"
"In our world, Naruko is called Naruto. He's a boy."
Hinata looked Naruto up and down.
"…You do resemble Naruko a little."
Then she grabbed the back of Naruto's collar and started dragging him toward the Hokage Tower.
Sakura finally reacted.
"Wait, Hinata! Where are you taking Naruto?"
"To see the Hokage."
"Wait for me!"
Sakura hurried after them.
Meanwhile, Naruto clawed at his collar.
"Ghk—ghk—!"
Being dragged like that, he was practically being strangled.
Commentary Chat
Tsunade:
"Hm? Is that really Hinata?"
Inuzuka Hana:
"Yeah. My little brother still looks as punchable as ever."
Kiba:
"..."
Kushina Uzumaki:
"So Naruto and the others got sent to that world through Obito's crystal ball?"
Tobirama Senju:
"Most likely. Obito has already gathered the chakra of eight Tailed Beasts and used Limited Tsukuyomi on Naruto and the others, sending them to that world."
Obito Uchiha:
"Wait, then why wasn't I sent there?"
Madara Uchiha:
"Are you stupid? Didn't Nagi already place restrictions on the passage between the two worlds? Only those he allows can travel between them. Do you really think he'd let you through?"
Obito Uchiha:
"..."
Kushina Uzumaki:
"But how will Naruto and the others come back?"
Tobirama Senju:
"No need to worry. Obito's Limited Tsukuyomi is only a prototype. The chakra stored in the crystal ball is limited.
Destroy the crystal ball—or wait until its chakra runs out—and Naruto and the others will return."
Madara Uchiha:
"Hmph. You seem to know an awful lot."
Tobirama Senju:
"Hmph. Typical evil Uchiha."
The Screen Continues…
(Alternate World) Hokage Tower
Hinata tossed Naruto straight into the Hokage's office.
"Ow!"
Naruto clutched his head in pain.
Minato smiled gently.
"Hinata, did something happen?"
Hearing that familiar and warm voice, Naruto's body suddenly froze.
He slowly looked up in disbelief.
When he saw the person sitting in the Hokage's chair, he was completely stunned.
Minato was also surprised.
For some reason, he felt a strange sense of familiarity toward the blond boy.
"I am the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. And you are…?"
Naruto walked forward with trembling steps.
"Dad…"
"Eh!?"
Minato was instantly dumbfounded.
At that moment, Sakura arrived.
"Hinata, you ran too fast. What exactly—huh? You're… the Fourth Hokage?!"
"Sakura? What's going on here…?"
Namikaze Residence
Kushina circled around Naruto, examining him carefully.
"Tsk tsk tsk… Not only do you look similar, even your chakra feels alike. If Nagi hadn't told us beforehand, I might've thought you were some illegitimate child between me and Minato."
Earlier, after Minato's analysis, they had concluded that Naruto and Sakura came from Nagi's world.
Naruto and Sakura also realized that this was another world, and that Nagi had once stayed here.
However…
"Did you sense Naruko and the Sakura from our world?" Minato asked.
"No," Kushina replied. "They probably swapped places when the transfer happened."
She didn't seem worried at all.
Sakura wiped cold sweat from her forehead.
"Aunt Kushina… aren't you worried about your child?"
"It's fine. That girl and Sakura are both really strong. They'll be fine in your world."
At that moment, several people hurried over.
"Minato! Is what you said true? Are they really from that world?"
Fugaku Uchiha and his entire family had arrived.
"Mm."
Minato nodded and looked toward Naruto and Sakura.
Fugaku paused for a moment.
"They really do look alike."
Then a girl stepped forward.
"Hey. Is Nagi doing well in your world?"
"Uh… who are you?" Naruto asked.
Naruto and Sakura were both confused.
Something about this person felt absurd.
"Uchiha Satsuki. In your world, my counterpart should be called Uchiha Sasuke."
"Huh!?" ×2
Naruto and Sakura felt their brains short-circuit.
This beautiful and elegant girl was Sasuke?
What kind of joke was that?!
And…
When Sakura saw Satsuki's impressively large chest, she immediately felt the heavens were terribly unfair.
"Nooooo—!"
Naruto, meanwhile, looked at Satsuki and felt something strange.
The female version of Sasuke actually looked… kind of appealing.
"!!!"
Satsuki glared at him coldly.
"If you keep staring at me with that disgusting look, I won't mind gouging your eyes out."
Her voice turned icy.
"Remember this: I'm Nagi's girlfriend. Tell the girls in your world—except Samui, Shizuka, and Ame-no—to stay away from him.
Otherwise, I'll deal with them personally."
A terrifying killing intent erupted from Satsuki.
Naruto and Sakura immediately nodded frantically.
This world's Sasuke was terrifying! ×2
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