Chapter 535: The Rules of Time

Although he was pushed away,

Naruto didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled.

"Sasuke... you... back then, you said that the next time we met would be the truly surprising moment."

"I didn't understand what you meant at the time!"

"Now, thinking about it, I realize that you seemed to have foreseen this day!"

"You haven't changed at all since the day you left."

Naruto looked at Sasuke, who was exactly the same as he remembered.

He couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

"Time seems to have frozen on you!"

Hearing this, Sasuke raised his head and looked at Naruto floating in front of him.

"To be precise, it's not that time has frozen, but that I... have been traveling through time."

Traveling through time?

What does that mean?

Naruto frowned. "Sasuke, back then you said you were going to search for the Ōtsutsuki clan. Does your appearance now mean you've found them?"

Hearing this, Sasuke slowly stood up. "No! I'm still on the path to finding the Ōtsutsuki clan."

"And now that I've come here, do you understand what I mean?"

Still searching for the Ōtsutsuki, but he returned to Konoha!

Naruto's expression instantly became extremely serious. "Are you saying that the Ōtsutsuki clan is in Konoha?"

"No!"

"Not that the Ōtsutsuki clan is in Konoha, but that they will come to Konoha!"

Hearing this, Naruto looked at Sasuke very seriously. Sasuke never joked about things like this.

"When will they come?"

"Probably in the next few days! Of course, it's not entirely certain, but it's about 80-90% likely."

An 80-90% chance is already a very high possibility.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!"

In just a few days, Naruto wouldn't be able to make much preparation!

"What good would telling you earlier do?"

"Against the Ōtsutsuki clan, ordinary ninjas wouldn't just be unable to help they'd become a burden!"

"Sasuke, you haven't been in Konoha these years. You don't know how much scientific ninja tools have advanced..."

"Naruto, perhaps in the future, scientific ninja tools will become very powerful, but right now, they're far from enough."

Sasuke glanced at Naruto. "You have the Rinnegan. You should know very well that as long as scientific ninja tools still rely on chakra, they're nothing to be concerned about."

"Facing the Ōtsutsuki clan, who can easily absorb any chakra-based attack, even if scientific ninja tools had the power to destroy the world..."

"In front of the Ōtsutsuki clan, they would just be a slightly larger energy ball!"

Hearing this, Naruto was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "If the Ōtsutsuki clan can absorb ninjutsu attacks, then ordinary ninjas really are useless."

"What's needed is only top-tier combat power. Kage-level is just the standard."

"I understand!"

Naruto looked at Sasuke. That's why Sasuke didn't tell him earlier.

Because even if he had, it wouldn't have been useful. Against the Ōtsutsuki clan, ordinary ninjas wouldn't just be unable to help they'd become a burden.

What's needed is just an elite ninja squad, and even then, unless they're at the level of the Five Kage, they wouldn't qualify to join.

So, inevitably, there wouldn't be many people.

Especially in this era of the ninja world, where there are already too few strong individuals.

"By the way, Sasuke, what did you mean earlier when you said you were traveling through time?"

"Hmph! Didn't you say I haven't changed at all compared to before?"

"After I left, I used something special to travel through time, from the point right after the Fourth Great Ninja War to this point in time."

Hearing this, Naruto was completely stunned.

If that's the case, then no wonder Sasuke hasn't changed at all.

For them, decades have passed, but for Sasuke, it's just the difference between one second and the next.

Traveling through time!

Has Sasuke really mastered such an ability?

"Did you travel through time to this point because the Ōtsutsuki clan will appear at this time?"

Sasuke nodded. "Exactly!"

"So, rather than waiting for decades, it's better to come directly to this time."

Given Sasuke's personality, Naruto could easily understand why Sasuke would think this way.

"So, I've had decades more time than you, Sasuke. The current me might not be weaker than you!"

Hearing this, Sasuke smiled. "Don't dream. Even if I gave you a few more decades, you still wouldn't be my match."

"Still as confident as ever!"

Naruto laughed.

But at this moment, Sasuke's expression turned serious.

"To be honest, Naruto, I suddenly have a bad feeling."

A bad feeling?

For strong individuals, such feelings are often very accurate.

If even Sasuke has such a feeling, then it means the enemy they're about to face is probably... not just any ordinary strong foe.

"I'll evacuate the people of Konoha as soon as possible."

"I don't think it's necessary. If it's really an enemy that even we can't defeat, what good would running to the ends of the earth do?"

If they can't defeat the Ōtsutsuki clan, it means the destruction of this world.

"Rather than causing panic, it's better to let these people enjoy their final days of peace and tranquility, living comfortably for their last few days."

"If we defeat the enemy, then their lives will go on as usual. If we lose, they'll just die a little earlier. The end result won't change."

Hearing this, Naruto was stunned for a moment, then sighed.

He's right. If they lose, what's the point of spending time evacuating the people?

At this moment, Sasuke looked up at the sky.

"Naruto, perhaps I've made a huge mistake."

"A huge mistake? What mistake?"

Sasuke sighed softly. "Perhaps I shouldn't have traveled through time to come here."

"Why?"

"Because the rules of time are such that when you play with time, time will play with you."

"This is an unbreakable rule."

Sasuke looked at Naruto. "If I hadn't appeared, perhaps dealing with this Ōtsutsuki threat would have been simple."

"But now, I sense a terrible crisis."

The rules of time!

"Sasuke, have you sensed something?"

Perhaps it's just an illusion, but Sasuke indeed felt a terrifying aura, as if something from a distant universe had locked onto him.

Yet, this extremely unreal feeling was something even Sasuke couldn't fully understand.

It was only after thinking about the rules of time that Sasuke began to feel this worry.

But after the worry, Sasuke started to feel excited.

It's been so long... so long since he's felt this way.

Even if it brings some special changes, Sasuke isn't afraid. The stronger the enemy, the better.

Meanwhile, in a certain alternate dimension,

Isshiki, who had been reincarnating over and over, looked at the person before him.

"Who are you?"

The person let out a long sigh.

"Though I don't want to admit it, you are indeed the weakest of the clones I've seen."

"What made you so weak? It's almost pitiful..."

The person turned around, and Isshiki was instantly stunned...

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