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As Bai Jue finished speaking, everyone sharpened their gazes and turned to face behind them.
"Zzz!" The Sharingan appeared in the pupil frame, and Xue turned and rushed away with a sharp look in her eyes.
The siblings, Fuuka and Yuki, exchanged a glance and rushed out after Yuki, their Sharingan eyes, each with three tomoe, appearing in their pupils.
In the mist, Boruto's figure appeared, running ahead.
"It's him?" Xue frowned slightly, leaping into the air as she charged forward, her hands forming a seal in front of her chest.
The location of this paradise is a big secret; let's subdue them first!
—Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
"Boom!" An oval-shaped fireball, like a small meteorite, crashed down.
"Oh no!" Sarada exclaimed as she saw the sea of fire filling her vision, her Sharingan appearing in her pupils: "The range is huge! And the form is even more concentrated than the one she used during the Chunin Exams! Boruto, your Water Release technique is probably..."
But then, Boruto leaped into the air, braving the flames falling from the burning lid!
"Is that a variant of Snow's Fire Release technique? Only after removing my scientific ninja tools did I truly realize how powerful that technique was!"
As he ascended into the air, Boruto met the vanguard of the flames with his right palm!
"Without the mark that Momoshiki gave me, I wouldn't even be qualified to stand in front of her."
"Whoosh!" The wedge in the palm emitted a dazzling purplish-red light!
Then the flames above were drawn into it at a speed slightly slower than that of the Rinnegan Preta Path!
"Absorbed...?" Sarada gasped in surprise.
Mitsuki's gaze darkened: "Is that the special power Boruto obtained?"
Beneath the vanished flames, Boruto's stern face and his outstretched right palm were also revealed in Yuki's eyes.
"Hmm? It absorbed my Fire Release. Is that the [Karma] that Father mentioned? It seems Momoshiki has already..." Yuki's actions were without the slightest hesitation.
Using the recoil from the flames he had just released, Xue Heng stepped onto the mountainside, clasped his hands together in front of his chest, forming the "巳" seal.
Then let's use a technique that can't be absorbed!
—Wood Release: Thorn Killing Technique!
"Boom!" Vines and thorns burst forth from the ground, binding Boruto and lifting him into the air.
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
In a flash, the Feng Hua siblings darted through the gaps in the trees!
The wind-like sword sliced through Mitsuki's snake-like hand, while the flower-like sword parried Sarada's thrown shuriken!
The moment they landed, the Kaze siblings' afterimages blurred, their ninja swords held horizontally against Mitsuki and Sarada's necks!
The wind said to Siyue, "Oh, it's so soon we meet again."
Sarada stared in astonishment at the blonde girl before her, who was a complete stranger to her but also possessed the three-tomoe Sharingan.
Another pair of Sharingan. This girl didn't appear in the Chunin Exams, but at first glance, her skills were no weaker than that of Feng.
Hana looked into her eyes and smiled, saying, "I remember your name is Sarada. Judging from the hesitant movements when you wield your shuriken, your eyes must have just been filled with magatama, right? Your body hasn't fully adapted to the sudden increase in your eyes' perception yet."
Sarada was shocked: How amazing, she saw right through it!
A thought struck her, and she tentatively asked, "And you?"
Hua smiled and said, "Well, I was born a little later than my brother, but about three years earlier than you."
Sarada was even more shocked: Three years! She looked about my age, maybe not much older, but three years earlier... that means she... she was less than ten years old when she...
Let's take this opportunity to probe her for more information.
"That Xue, when did she...?"
Hua interrupted her directly: "Don't get any funny ideas. I'm waiting to go home and play video games. Your sudden appearance really annoyed me!"
Sarada was sweating: She even saw through my intentions. Why is it that even though we're both Uchiha, those from the Hidden Caverns are so different...?
Snow fell from the mountainside, walked up to Boruto, crossed its arms, and stared at him. "Was it your father, Naruto Uzumaki, who sent you?"
Boruto shook his head. "No, I came here on my own initiative. It has nothing to do with my father."
"What are you here for?"
"I want to see your father, Uchiha Chen, that Uncle Chen!"
"Oh?" Xue raised her eyebrows slightly, slowly lowered her arms from her chest, and placed one hand on her waist.
So you already know that I am Father's daughter?
Her gaze sharpened as she asked, "I remember I was just about to tell you this when Momoshiki interrupted me, right? How did you find out?"
Boruto truthfully replied, "I went to your house and saw the photo of you and Uncle Chen. That's how I found out about it."
Xue pressed further, "How did you know where I live?"
Boruto said, "My father and Sarada's father fought with Uncle Chen in front of your house not long ago. They were defeated by Uncle Chen. I overheard their conversation afterwards and also learned your address."
Xue lowered her brows, hiding her surprise in the shadows of her face.
So such a thing really happened? Father has already fought against Naruto and Sasuke. No wonder, this explains a lot of things.
A series of brilliant ideas flashed through Xue's mind.
Before heading to Konoha for the Chunin Exams, both my father and mother disguised themselves, and even Xiaoyue and I went in disguise. It's likely that not only Boruto Uzumaki but also Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha had seen that family photo.
He gently clenched his fist.
It seems that Father's actions are not well-received in Konoha.
Boruto was wielding scientific ninja tools at the time, and he said that he had to defeat an enemy personally. Was he referring to his father?
She looked up at Boruto again.
But Boruto Uzumaki, who originally hated his father, now calls his father "Uncle Dust".
Just as I was about to rush towards Momoshiki, my father appeared and took me away. I don't know what happened after that.
It seems that it was something that happened later that changed Boruto's preconceived notions about his father.
Furthermore, the fact that Momoshiki was able to leave a weft on Boruto's body suggests that it was with his father's tacit approval.
For the reasons mentioned above, it is not impossible to let him see his father.
However, this is ultimately only Boruto's side of the story, and we cannot rule out the possibility that Konoha instructed him to test us.
Father has not returned yet, so we cannot let them into Peach Blossom Spring.
Staying in this stalemate is not a solution, and we cannot rule out the possibility of Konoha taking further action.
What should we do? Maybe we should seal it up first.
Xue raised her hand from her waist to form a hand seal.
"Screech!" Just then, accompanied by a loud cry, the spirit crane swooped down from the clouds.
I saw the figure of the blue-haired girl riding on a crane.
Xue lowered her hand, which she had raised halfway, back to her waist. Her tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and the sharp, piercing look in her eyes was replaced by a look of delighted joy. She exclaimed with delight, "Aunt Jinghua, you're back!"
The crane hovered in mid-air, and Jinghua landed in front of Xue, smiling pleasingly as she said, "You've grown quite a bit taller in the past six months~."
"Hmm~." In front of outsiders, Xue didn't want to show too much of her domestic side, so she quickly suppressed her smile.
Jinghua also turned around and looked at Boruto and the others.
"Boruto! Sarada! And Mitsuki! What are you all doing here!"
Jian Jin braced her hands on the crane's back, her purple eyes filled with confusion and shock.
"Class monitor!" "Kakei Sumire!" Boruto and Sarada exclaimed in unison!
What are you doing here?!
Jian Jin lowered her eyes, looking dejected.
How can I tell you this? I did something unforgivable to the village...
"Whoosh!" Just then, in mid-air, a black spatial portal with silver trim opened.
The three—Dust, Madara, and Obito—who had returned to the present era, landed in the valley in front of Peach Blossom Spring under the varied gazes of the crowd.
After landing, Chen shook off the dust from his black divine robe, glanced around, and smiled, "It's quite lively~".
Boruto's pupils contracted sharply, and then he struggled with his arms, managing to break free of the vines binding him and fall to the ground.
Xue thought to herself: In less than a day, her eyes and strength are completely different. Is this what the so-called [Wedge] is all about?
Boruto walked past Madara and Obito, who were following his gaze, and stopped in front of Chen.
Standing before the person he admired most once again, the nervousness that welled up inside him made him unable to look directly into their eyes for a moment. He clenched his fists tightly, swallowed hard, and tried his best to calm himself down.
Chen took in Boruto's subtle expressions and movements.
He could foresee why Boruto was there, and he knew that Boruto would come sooner or later.
I just didn't expect him to arrive so quickly.
"Are you alright?" Chen patted the dust off Boruto's shoulder and asked with concern.
Uncle Chen…! Chen’s caring words helped Boruto overcome his fear and hesitation. He mustered his courage, raised his azure eyes, and met Chen’s gaze.
"I'm not injured. Uncle Chen, thank you for your concern. Also, thank you for defeating Momoshiki for my father and the others!"
Father... Boruto used to call Naruto "Dad," so what kind of change in his mindset is this?
Dust settled on Boruto's shoulder. "You're welcome. Have they gone home?"
Boruto said, "They hadn't returned when I left Konoha."
Chen Xin said: Oh, it seems Sasuke's Rinnegan power has been overdrawn again, and he's stuck there...
"You couldn't have found a place like this on your own, could you?"
"Hmm." Boruto nodded, revealing the Karma seal on his right palm, and said truthfully, "It was the thing inside that guided me to this place by searching for your daughter Yuki's chakra!"
Peach Style: Heh~.
"I see." Chen's concerned expression vanished, and his gaze turned serious. "So, it was your own initiative, and your parents, your elders, and your villagers didn't know about it."
Boruto nodded. "Yeah... it was my decision on my own, without anyone's permission."
Chen said, "According to Konoha's rules, your behavior is probably not something that can be dealt with by simply writing a self-criticism."
"Going to such lengths to find this place, it can't just be for a simple thank you, right?"
“Of course not.” Boruto clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and then… under the shocked gazes of Sarada, Mitsuki, Yuki, and Sumire, he knelt down before Chen.
"Uncle Chen, no, Mr. Uchiha Chen, please accept me as your disciple!"
Chapter 99 Hidden in the Dark, The Unfading Sun
"Boruto, what are you saying?" Sarada was stunned, ignoring the bloodstains on her neck from the blade in front of her, and took a step forward mechanically.
Seeing this, Hua quickly sheathed her knife, "You, you've gone mad, sis!"
"Bang!" Mitsuki, wielding his ninja sword, lunged forward and pinned Sarada to the ground.
"Let me go! I need to go to Boruto! Let me go!"
Mitsuki lowered his voice and said, "Calm down, you should have guessed this! Boruto came all this way, if he doesn't want revenge, what else could he possibly want from Uchiha Chen! The outcome of this situation is not something we can control! It only depends on Boruto and Uchiha Chen! Going there now will only make things worse!"
Chen saw everything, a cryptic smile playing on his lips, as he looked down at Boruto.
"Have you made up your mind?"
"That's right! I've made up my mind! I've come here specifically to become your disciple!"
Chen said seriously, "The stance of An and Konoha depends on your father as the Hokage. Right now, I can be considered an enemy of Konoha. Have you thought about what your father and the other master would think if they found out that you have become an apprentice of an enemy?"
Boruto looked up in surprise: "Another master? I don't have another master."
In the original timeline, Boruto became Sasuke's apprentice on the eve of the Chunin Exams. Now, having been defeated by Chen, Sasuke first recuperated in the hospital and then traveled to Shikkotsu Forest, missing the turning point where he and Boruto could have established a teacher-student bond.
Chen was slightly taken aback, then understood: "Then pretend I didn't say the second half."
Boruto said, "I have left a letter for my father, along with the headband that symbolizes my identity as a Konoha ninja. I have decided to join the Ankugakure as your disciple!"