Chapter 10: Konoha of the Past

A few days after Shukaku was successfully brought under the protection of Konoha everything seemed to return to normal. The hunt for Urashiki's whereabouts continued and Sasuke remained in the village in case Urashiki appeared. Iraia, Hiroshi, and Asuka were in the middle of training when they noticed Boruto sulking in the corner of the training grounds. Hiroshi got curious so he ran over and slapped Boruto in the back.

Smack!

"AH! OWWW! What the hell?!" Boruto remarked as he rubbed his back. Just as he was turning to cuss out whoever hit him he took note of who it was. "Uh? Hiroshi? Oi, what's the deal? Why'd you hit me so hard?"

Hiroshi just smiled amusedly and replied, "You were sulking so I thought I'd give you a little jolt of energy!"

Boruto looked at Hiroshi dumbfoundedly and grumbled, "You sure got a weird way of doing it."

Hiroshi just snickered. "Anyways Boruto, why are you out here sulking alone? Did something happen? Wait, don't tell me, did that Urashiki guy appear again? Or perhaps...was it because your mom hasn't stopped scolding you for skipping out on camping with us and lying to her about training camp with your teammates so you could run off to search for Sasuke in Sunagakure?"

Boruto just let out a sigh and shook his head. "No it's nothing like that. I was looking at some old photos with my mom and saw a picture of my dad and his master, Jiraiya. I was asking her about him and wanted to know more. I heard that he wrote a book called Make-out Paradise, but no one would let me read it. Even Sasuke-san forbade me from reading it. Something about me being too young. I don't really get it. I only wanted to learn more about Jiraiya by reading his book."

Hiroshi tilted his head as he thought about it for a moment. "Well, I don't know about the book but I have heard about Jiraiya from my dad before."

Asuka overheard Boruto and Hiroshi's conversation so she chimed in, "If you want to know more about Jiraiya then why don't you go talk to my dad. He knew about master Jiraiya. Maybe he'll know about this book you're talking about too."

Boruto's eyes widened with a newfound determination so he nodded excitedly. "Oh! Good idea Asuka. Hey, wanna come too Hiroshi?"

Hiroshi just smirked. "Do you have to ask? Let's go!"

Iraia and Asuka just shook their heads as they watched the two boys run off. It wasn't long before they both reached Asuka's house and knocked on the door. After waiting a few moments the door opened revealing Haku who stood there a bit surprised as he took note of who was at his front door. Haku raised his eyebrow in curiosity and asked, "Boruto, Hiroshi? What are you two doing here?"

Boruto smiled and replied, "Uncle Haku, Hiroshi and I were wondering if you could tell us about Jiraiya!"

Haku stared at the two kids before him for a few seconds before letting out a sigh. "I suppose I could." He stepped aside to let them in as he continued, "But why do you want to know about Jiraiya?"

"Eh...Because he was my dad's teacher! So I was just curious. And he also wrote this book called Make-out Paradise! I wanted to read it but no one will let me."

Haku widened his eyes in shock when he heard that Boruto wanted to read Make-out Paradise and quickly interjected, "Ahem. I don't mind telling you about Jiraiya, but you aren't allowed to read Make-out Paradise until you've reached the age of 18. Understood?"

Boruto and Hiroshi were super curious now about this book but simply nodded their head. Haku sighed in relief noting that they both agreed so he continued, "Now then. Jiraiya huh? Hmmm...Well I guess to start off with he was known as one of the Three Legendary Sannin. The other two were Orochimaru and the 5th Hokage, Tsunade. The three of them boasted incredible power and were some of the most powerful shinobi to have ever lived. Jiraiya in particular was skilled in espionage and was a master of many different Jutsus. He mentored not only the 4th Hokage, but also your dad Boruto, the 7th Hokage."

Boruto and Hiroshi listened to Haku's narrative of Jiraiya for awhile before Boruto interjected and asked curiously, "Uncle Haku, Jiraiya sounds like he was an incredibly powerful shinobi, but how did he pass away?"

Haku's facial expression slightly faltered as he remembered that day in Amegakure all those years ago. Boruto and Hiroshi looked at each other curiously as they noticed Haku's solemn look. Haku let out a soft sigh before saying, "Jiraiya...passed away in combat. And valiantly too. He was a true shinobi through and through."

Boruto and Hiroshi were slightly shocked at the answer. Hiroshi furrowed his brow and asked, "How exactly? Who did he fight that was so strong?"

Haku just let out another sigh. "Haaaa...it was a powerful foe. Jiraiya fought against a member of the Akatsuki. A criminal organization back in the day that was after the chakra of the Tailed Beasts. One of their targets was the 7th Hokage. That Akatsuki member possessed the powerful Rinnegan. After a fierce battle Jiraiya was able to gain valuable information on the enemy that allowed Konoha to defeat them."

Boruto and Hiroshi felt the atmosphere become depressing and also felt Haku's sorrow as well when he spoke about it, but they didn't know how to cheer him up. Instead Hiroshi decided to change the topic and asked, "Uncle Haku, can you tell us about the 7th Hokage and my dad? What were they like when they were kids?"

Haku thought for a moment before nodding. "Alright." It wasn't until late at night when Boruto and Hiroshi finally left Haku's place. They both just let out a sigh as they both had the same thought.

So long!

As they both were walking around they had discovered that Lord 7th had assigned all Genin and Chunin and most Jonin to search for Urashiki as he was supposedly in the area. They both immediately reported to the Hokage's office, however because they were so late on reporting they were instructed to remain within the building to prevent them from doing anything reckless. They both stood there frustrated that they weren't allowed to help, but Sasuke was able to talk Naruto into letting them roam around with him within the confines of the village. It wasn't long before Urashiki tricked the ninja searching for him with Genjutsu and slipped inside the village unnoticed. The ones who found him were Sasuke, Boruto, and Hiroshi as they chased after him inside some strange sphere of light within the archaeological center. Before they knew it they disappeared and ended up outside somewhere in the village.

Boruto took a glance at his surroundings and smirked. "Heh, what the heck. We're just inside the village. No big deal."

Sasuke frowned as he dashed up on a building and widened his eyes in shock at what he was seeing. "T-This is…"

Boruto and Hiroshi also jumped atop the building to get a better view, however they were also completely stunned. Boruto turned to Sasuke and asked in disbelief, "Oi...Sasuke-san. Why are there only four Hokage faces on the cliffside? It's missing the 5th Hokage, the 6th Hokage, and dad's face. And the village looks a bit different. What's going on?"

Sasuke frowned as he collected his thoughts before replying, "I'm not sure."

Boruto furrowed his brow before he then pulled out an unresponsive turtle from his pocket and asked, "Is it this thing's doing? Urashiki activated it."

It was at that moment the turtle opened its eyes and spoke. "Hello. My name is Karasuki. Warning. We have greatly deviated from the target temporal destination set by Otsutsuki Urashiki. We have arrived in the Konoha of the past just around the time when the 5th Hokage, Tsunade came into power."

Boruto was extremely shocked as he exclaimed, "No way! Seriously?!"

Sasuke turned to the turtle and asked, "Where is Urashiki right now?"

"Because of the deviation I surmise that Urashiki will arrive a few days from now."

Sasuke frowned. "So...Urashiki used this turtle to return to a time point in the past in order to take the Nine Tails chakra from when Naruto was still a kid and hadn't yet mastered his power."

Boruto furrowed his brow in seriousness. "Then...We need to protect dad from Urashiki right?"

Sasuke nodded. Hiroshi simply rubbed the back of his head completely overwhelmed. "Errr...This is crazy...How can there be such a power like this in existence?"

The turtle then interjected, "The source of my power was originally a concept devised by the Heavenly Ocean Sage Owatatsumi of Ryugu-Jo Palace, however after Owatatsumi fell in battle against the Otsutsuki clan they raided his treasures. I was one of those treasures. The Otsutsuki clan made some modifications to me allowing for temporal transfer through time."

Sasuke furrowed his brow after hearing the turtles description. Ryugu-Jo? Owatatsumi? That's related to the power that Haku uses isn't it? To think that this turtle is actually connected to that.

The turtle then continued, "Now then, let me warn you of some precautions as you are people from the future here in the past. It is best to not let people of the past know that you are from the future. Especially those you have deep connections to. You could end up influencing the future and changing things from how they currently are."

Boruto simply smiled excitedly as he nodded. "Heh, this will be a piece of cake!"

It wasn't long before Sasuke, Hiroshi, and Boruto disguised themselves by changing their outfits and explored the village in search of Naruto. It was then that they actually accidentally bumped into Jiraiya and Naruto and met Tsunade as well. They even learnt about an incident that occurred where a Genin left the village the other day instantly causing Sasuke to awkwardly look away. After Tsunade gave a quick summary of the overall situation she placed Jiraiya and Naruto in charge of monitoring Sasuke, Hiroshi, and Boruto's movements while they were in the village for awhile. Hiroshi was silently shocked.

Ehhhhh?! To think that we'd not only find uncle Naruto so quickly, but we are even supposed to hang around with them? That's a bit convenient isn't it? This way if that Urashiki guy shows up we'd be there to protect uncle Naruto anyways.

It wasn't long before Jiraiya decided to ditch leaving Naruto in charge of looking after Sasuke, Boruto, and Hiroshi. Naruto simply took them around town and as the sun was setting Sasuke quickly whispered to Hiroshi and Boruto, "I'm gonna keep my distance for awhile. I'm too close with too many people from the village. If I get too involved in their lives then it could end up affecting the future. Both of you don't leave Naruto's side. Not even for a moment. I'll maintain surveillance from a distance. Oh, and don't forget. Don't blow our cover. I'm counting on you both." With that Sasuke disappeared into the shadows leaving Boruto and Hiroshi dumbfounded at the task Sasuke left them.

The next day they were stuck following Naruto around all day, however it wasn't long before they bumped into several familiar faces. Konohamaru challenged Naruto in a performance of the Sexy Jutsu which caught Sakura's attention who arrived to beat them up. Hiroshi and Boruto just stared at the scene a bit frightened at how vicious Sakura was back in the day. The loud commotion brought several others to the scene such as Neji, Hinata, and Izaya. The moment Hiroshi and Boruto caught sight of Izaya they were instantly lost in their own thoughts.

Boruto took a good look at Izaya and noted that he still wore the blindfold even when he was young. So this is uncle Izaya? He still has that black blindfold, but he doesn't carry a sword with him.

Hiroshi took note of his dad and felt a bit nervous. T-This is dad as a kid? I wish Iraia could see as well! I wonder what dad is like.

At this moment Izaya flinched and stood unmoving as he took note of Boruto and Hiroshi. W-What?! I-Impossible! T-That looks like Boruto! B-But that can't be! What's going on here? Although I've never seen the Boruto series I recognize his face. That's most definitely Boruto! How is this happening? And who is that standing beside him? His chakra feels really familiar...I-It has a similar feeling to my own...coincidence maybe?

Izaya was snapped out of his thoughts as Naruto kept calling his name.

"Izaya."

"Izaya?"

"Izaya!"

Finally Izaya's mind returned to reality as he turned to Naruto and apologized. "Ah...sorry Naruto. I was lost in my thoughts for a moment."

Naruto just shrugged his shoulders and continued, "This is Boruto and this is Hiroshi. I don't know where the other guy went but they're traveling performers. They stopped by Konoha for a bit. Because of the incident the other day Granny Tsunade is having me monitor them for awhile."

Izaya simply nodded and introduced himself. "Boruto. Hiroshi. It's nice to meet you. I'm Karasuma Izaya. So...where are you both originally from?"

Both Hiroshi and Boruto felt their heart beat quicken in a bit of nervousness as they racked their brains for an answer before Hiroshi quickly replied, "Uh...we...we were orphans before so we didn't really have a home. It was thanks to our current guardian that we were able to live a better life. Now we just travel around everywhere doing performances where we can. I guess you could say that our home is everywhere." He then put on his best convincing smile.

Boruto awkwardly smiled as well and nodded in agreement with what Hiroshi said.

Izaya simply raised an eyebrow obviously suspicious but didn't want to raise too many alarm flags so he nodded and made up a lie to excuse himself, however he secretly remained hidden in the shadows.

I need to get to the bottom of this. Exactly what is going on? And who is the third person Naruto spoke of. Who is their guardian? I need more information. This is all too strange. For now I'll observe their movements and piece together what I can gather. Don't tell me that they are from the future. If so then how exactly did they get here?

Izaya widened his eyes in surprise as a realization hit him which made him more curious about the entire ordeal.

N-No way! Why can I sense my Flying Thunder God Mark on both of them? I'm certain I haven't marked them yet...unless...are they truly from the future and have travelled to the past? Then does that mean I'm alive in the future? They carry my mark from my future self? This is absurd!

Izaya secretly tracked Boruto and Hiroshi's movements the entire day. As night fell he secretly followed them into the dark forest where he saw them meeting with another person. This time it was an adult instead of a kid. Izaya furrowed his brow as he attempted to find out more about this new person, however his heart skipped a beat in shock.

What?! This chakra! I can't be mistaken...it belongs to Sasuke! But why does his chakra feel so weak right now? Truly...what is going on here?

After tracking them from the forest back to Naruto's apartment Izaya paced around on the roof as he tried to figure out what was going on. Currently Naruto, Hiroshi, and Boruto were sleeping whilst Sasuke disappeared somewhere in the area.

It's no use thinking about it right now. I'm not sure it's wise to confront Sasuke about the matter either. I still don't know what their goal is or why they are here. For now it's probably best to observe them further until I gain more concrete information. There must be a reason why they are simply hanging around the village and not making any big moves. Tch. I'll sleep on it and continue tracking them in the morning.

Just as Izaya woke up the next morning and prepared to head out a messenger bird flew down to his window and knocked on the glass. Izaya raised an eyebrow in curiosity and read the message the bird was carrying before he let out a sigh. "A mission from Hiruzen-sensei? Right now? Tch. It'll take two days to complete. If I truly hurry I could maybe do it in a day. Man what bad timing."

Without wasting any time he dashed out of the window and disappeared into the forest. Rushing with his greatest speed he was able to complete and report his mission to Hiruzen early the next morning.

Tsk. It still ended up taking a bit longer than I would have liked.

Izaya stood on top of his apartment roof as he stared at the bright blue sky. He quickly collected his thoughts and sensed for Sasuke's location, however he widened his eyes in shock at the sensation he felt. "T-This chakra is so powerful and sinister! Who's chakra is it?"

Izaya turned towards the direction the chakra was coming from and instantly dashed over to investigate.

Currently at this moment Hiroshi, Boruto, and Naruto were dashing around the forest dodging Urashiki's attack. Hirsohi gritted his teeth in frustration and shouted, "You bastard! Don't think we'll let you succeed in capturing Naruto like you did yesterday!"

Boruto nodded in agreement. "We'll beat you to a pulp this time!"

Urashiki just laughed amusedly as he continued to utilize the lightning style Ninjutsu he stole from Sasuke's chakra to attack the three kids. "Hahaha! Run just like that! Like the lowly human beings you are! Too powerless to do anything!"

Hiroshi frowned at Urashiki's mocking tone.

Damn this guy! He's too strong! Whatever! Can't think about trying to not blow our cover now! It'll all be worthless if we die here anyways.

Hiroshi quickly dashed backwards and placed his hands together as he shouted, "Wood Style: Wood Dome Jutsu!" Just before the lightning struck him, Boruto, and Naruto, a large wood dome erupted in front of them successfully mitigating the attack, however before Hiroshi even had the chance to perform another move Urashiki arrived before him and kicked him straight into a large tree.

"GUH!" Hiroshi groaned in pain.

Boruto turned in panic. "Hiroshi!"

That moment of distraction was enough for Urashiki to arrive before Boruto and slapped him into a large tree as well.

"GAH!" Boruto cried out.

Naruto watched on in horror as he was powerless to stop Urashiki's attacks. Just as Urashiki was about to snatch Naruto, Sasuke and Jiraiya arrived just in time to intervene. Sasuke quickly pulled out his sword and slashed down at Urashiki who defended with his fishing rod. Not letting up on the attack Jiraiya appeared behind Urashiki, however Urashiki activated the power of his Rinnegan at that moment and ended up behind Jiraiya greatly confusing everyone. Before Jiraiya could react Urashiki stabbed him in the chest with his rod. Naruto panicked and dashed at Urashiki with a Rasengan only for the same thing to happen where Urashiki appeared behind Naruto causing him to miss. Urashiki simply laughed maniacally and threw out his fishing hook shouting, "Amenosubaruboshinomikoto!" Several tens of red hooks flew through the air straight at Jiraiya, Sasuke, and Naruto, however they were quickly deflected as several tens of shuriken flew out from the forest to intercept the attack.

Ting! Clink! Ting! Clink!

Everyone widened their eyes in shock at the unexpected counterattack and turned their attention to the dark forest. Not a moment later Izaya walked out from the forest's shadow and frowned as he was truly and greatly inwardly shocked.

What the hell is this?! I'm certain this guy flying in the air is a member of the Otsutsuki clan! He looks similar to Kaguya! But why and how? The Otsutsuki clan isn't supposed to invade until after Kaguya appears and that isn't until much much later. What the hell is going on?

Urashiki turned to look at Izaya and smirked. "Well now. If it isn't Karasuma Izaya. Hahaha! To think that this is how we'd meet."

Izaya frowned. "What do you mean? You know who I am? What's going on here? And you...you possess the Rinnegan?"

Jiraiya widened his eyes at Izaya's words as he realized that Urashiki did have the Rinnegan and questioned, "N-No way! You're right! This guy possesses the Rinnegan! What is going on here? I thought Nagato was the one who possessed the Rinnegan, but I heard he died long ago."

Urashiki just smirked with amusement. "Heh! Too bad you won't know! You're all going to die anyways! I only need Naruto!" Just as Urashiki was about to press on his attack Izaya quickly took out one of his special kunai and threw it right at Urashiki shouting, "Kunai Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Fwish!

Several dozens of kunai whizzed through the air right at Urashiki who utilized the power of his Rinnegan to return to the past a few seconds earlier in order to predict and dodge each and every kunai. Izaya frowned at this new development.

"What kind of power is that? It looks like some form of space-time Jutsu, but at the same time it doesn't."

After Urashiki dodged all the kunai he dashed down straight for Izaya and thrust out his fishing rod, however Izaya quickly formed the signs of Tiger, Horse, Tiger, and Snake shouting, "Wood Style: Great Forest Jutsu!" He stuck out his arm straight for Urashiki as large wood tendrils extended from his arm to intercept Urashiki's fishing rod. Urashiki smirked and once again it seemed as if he disappeared before he reappeared by Izaya's side.

Hiroshi watched as Urashiki stabbed straight for Izaya's chest and felt his heartbeat quicken. Tears streamed down his face as he saw Urashiki stab right through Izaya's heart. Hiroshi didn't even realize that a change occurred to his right eye at that moment. He had awakened his Sharingan, but he couldn't care less as the only thing he could do was shout in anguish, "NOOOOOO!"

SCHLICK!

Blood splattered everywhere as everyone widened their eyes in shock at the scene that played out before them, however, in but a fraction of a second later Izaya and that pool of blood puffed into nothing but white smoke. Urashiki widened his eyes in shock. "A Clone?"

It was then that Izaya appeared above Urashiki and shouted, "Chidori!" Just before Izaya's attack could connect Urashiki disappeared once again and arrived behind Izaya as he flung out his fishing hook shouting, "Hahaha! You may be a child still but who knew you were already this annoying. Yes, your chakra should serve me well!" Just as the fishing hook was about to stab through Izaya's chest he disappeared and reappeared in the distance by one of his special kunai. Izaya huffed and panted heavily as he frowned at how completely outmatched he was, however Boruto, Naruto, Hiroshi, Sasuke, and Jiraiya could only stare in shock as they each had their own thoughts on the fight that they bore witness to.

Boruto was simply speechless. T-This is the power of uncle Izaya when he was my age? I thought I was a genius, but uncle Izaya is too incredible!

Hiroshi wiped away the tears in his eyes as he worked to calm down his beating heart. D-Dad! You scared me to death! I-I thought that you had died!

Jiraiya couldn't believe his eyes at the skill Izaya had just displayed. I knew Sarutobi-sensei chose to make him his personal disciple for a reason, but what a little monster. He reminds me a lot of Minato.

Naruto couldn't take his eyes off of the battle either as he felt a mix of emotions. T-This is how strong Izaya is? The difference between me and him is too much! I need to train even harder than I have been! I never knew Izaya was this powerful!

And lastly Sasuke stared at Izaya complicatedly. This is how strong Izaya was back when he was a kid? He was overwhelmingly more powerful than I was. If he wanted to he probably could have prevented me from leaving the village by force, so why didn't he at that time? He was part of the team that was sent to retrieve me.

Everyone was snapped out of their thoughts when Urashiki floated in the air a bit frustrated, but also a bit amused as he commented, "Well well. Karasuma Izaya. I wonder just how much more powerful you've gotten since you were a child. In that regard I suppose it wasn't such a bad thing that we are meeting like this instead. For you to be able to even counter my powers of clairvoyance. Hehehe! I really want your chakra."

Izaya frowned at Urashiki's comment. "You...I'm truly confused as to what is going on here, but earlier you said that the only one you want is Naruto. You somehow possess the Rinnegan and you have some strange power that you call clairvoyance, however an ability that strong must also have its drawbacks. I reckon your clairvoyance ability has a duration limit."

Urashiki sinisterly smiled. "You're right. There is indeed a duration limit, however it's enough to defeat all of your little parlor tricks."

Izaya frowned and shouted, "Lord Jiraiya, please assist me. Attack with a ranged ability that has a decent spread."

Jiraiya nodded seriously and quickly shouted, "Toad Oil Bomb!" Dozens upon dozens of oil bullets shot straight for Urashiki who simply laughed and utilized the power of his Rinnegan which allowed him to move in a way that allowed for him to dodge all of the incoming bullets, however Izaya stood on the opposite side of Urashiki and threw out his special kunai shouting, "Kunai Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Fwish!

Dozens upon dozens of his special kunai flew through the air with great speed at Urashiki's back causing him to widen his eyes in shock. Just as Urashiki moved in one direction to avoid an oil bomb he was met with a kunai and if he moved in another direction to avoid the kunai he would be met with an oil bomb. Urashiki gritted his teeth and frowned as he activated the other power of his Rinnegan and turned into nothing but a flock of red origami cranes. He then reappeared in the sky several tens of feet above everyone and licked his lips in annoyance. "Well well. So that was your plan. I must hand it to you Izaya-kun. My investigations led me to believe that you were a thorny opponent, but as a child you still remain a thorn. Hehehe!"

Boruto watched the entire ordeal happen and was confused. "What happened? How come he couldn't keep avoiding the attack like he has been?"

Izaya smirked. "I thought so. Your ability of clairvoyance indeed has a duration limit. It isn't exactly teleportation. If it was you could have simply teleported yourself out of that situation, however you had to use some sort of substitution technique. The wide range and rapid fire technique of our attacks were meant to fill in the gaps where you could possibly dodge in between. If your power really granted you clairvoyance you should have been able to see this, however you had to wait and first experience what was happening before you could make a decision. After you realized that there wouldn't be any space in between the gaps of our attacks for you to safely stand in between you were forced to activate another Jutsu. In other words, your power of clairvoyance isn't to see the future. It's something else entirely."

Urashiki simply smirked amusedly. "Hahaha! Amazing. Truly. Not bad. Indeed my ability doesn't let me see the future, rather it is the power to rewind time and relive an event that took place allowing me to perform a perfect counter against any opponent."

Izaya furrowed his brow in contemplation. "Now that we know how your trick works don't think we'll be so easy to beat."

Urashiki just laughed. "So what if you know how my ability works? Knowing won't help you defeat me at all."

At that moment Sasuke appeared above Urashiki and slashed down with his sword. Urashiki smirked and raised up his fishing rod to defend. Just as his fishing rod and Sasuke's sword made contact Izaya teleported right by Sasuke's side who took one of Izaya's special kunai from the floor with him. Izaya reached out to touch Urashiki's shoulder, however Urashiki utilized the power of his Rinnegan to go back in time and reappear several feet away. Jiraiya utilized that moment to infuse chakra into his hair and wrapped it around Urashiki's foot pulling him down from the air and slammed him into the ground.

Bang!

Urashiki frowned and commented, "Heh! Lucky move."

Jiraiya smirked and shouted, "Summoning Jutsu: Toad Mouth Trap!" In but a mere moment Urashiki, Jiraiya, Hiroshi, Boruto, and Naruto, all of whom were still on the ground were transported inside the stomach of the giant mountain toad of Mount Myoboku. Urashiki simply laughed hysterically. "Hahahahaha! What? You think this can trap me? The inside stomach of a giant toad? Well, no matter. Because of your move the other two can't interfere with us here. I'll just kill you here first."

Jiraiya simply narrowed his eyes in focus and said, "Hiroshi, Boruto, Naruto, conserve your strength."

"Yeah!" They replied seriously. Boruto and Naruto created Shadow Clones to attack Urashiki who simply utilized his Rinnegan to easily avoid and dodge their every move, however it wasn't long before he fell to his knees in pain and coughed out blood. "W-What is this?! What's going on? What did you do?"

Jiraiya smirked. "Heh! Your ability lets you relive an experience more than once, however it also means that you experience more time than us. We are inside the stomach of the great mountain toad. There is an odorless and colorless poison released here that will affect one within 10 minutes, however with your ability you've greatly increased the time in which you experienced the poisons effect."

Urashiki frowned and growled angrily, "D-Damn you!" It was then that the summoning disappeared bringing them back to where they were previously as Hiroshi stuck out his arm and shouted, "Wood Style: Wood Snake Jutsu!"

Swish!

A wooden snake quickly wrapped itself around Urashiki's body and bit into his neck attempting to suppress his chakra. Hiroshi gritted his teeth and frowned. "He may be weakened right now but I-I can't hold it! His chakra is still too strong!"

Just as Urashiki broke free of Hiroshi's wood snake Boruto and Naruto appeared right in front of him and shouted, "Rasengan!"

BAM!

"GUUUUH!" Urashiki shouted in pain as he was flung through the air uncontrollably and smashed into several large trees in the forest before smashing into a large rock wall and laid flat on his back in pain. Urashiki groaned and burned with fury and anger as he slowly floated back into the air completely disheveled, bruised, and battered. "Y-You damn lowly beings! I shall show you what true power is! I shall punish you all like the lowly dogs you are!" He then proceeded to eat his red chakra gourd before he took out both of his eyes and ate them as well.

Boruto, Naruto, Hiroshi, and Jiraiya stared in shock and disgust at what they witnessed. In but mere seconds a powerful aura swept through the surrounding area as Urashiki's entire being and physique changed. He completely healed as two large jagged horns appeared on his head. His eyes turned completely yellow as a third eye appeared on his forehead revealing itself to be a yellow colored Rinnegan. His feet grew long large claws and his arms transformed into a hybrid of human arms and wings. Jiraiya frowned as he commented, "This is bad! I feel an immense amount of evil chakra from him."

Urashiki laughed evilly as he stared down at them. "Muahahaha! I'm going to enjoy killing all of you! Except you Naruto! I will torture you before extracting the Nine Tails from you!"

FWISH!

Before any of them had a chance to move Urashiki appeared in the midst of them and punched out with both fist before twisting his body and kicking out with both of his feet. That move instantly knocked Hiroshi, Boruto, Naruto, and Jiraiya through the air and crashing into several large trees. He then quickly appeared right before Hiroshi and thrust out his hand aiming to kill him, however Izaya quickly appeared right by Hiroshi's side and teleported him to one of his special kunai in the distance. Urashiki's attack arrived too quickly for Izaya to teleport himself away as well so he quickly ducked causing Urashiki's attack to miss, however the force from Urashiki's attack was so great a powerful wind generated from his thrust causing Izaya to roll and crash uncontrollably through the ground and into several trees.

Urashiki laughed and quickly chased after Izaya as he stabbed with his sharp fingers straight for Izaya's chest, but Izaya finally had a chance to catch his breath from his earlier use of the Flying Thunder God and successfully teleported himself away right next to Hiroshi. The moment he landed next to Hiroshi he dropped to his knees as he panted for air. Hiroshi widened his eyes in shock and alarm as he quickly supported Izaya's bloody and battered body. "Da-...I-Izaya! Are you alright?"

Izaya gritted his teeth and smirked as he replied, "I'm fine. I'm still not very good at teleporting others with the Flying Thunder God yet so I was delayed by a split moment in my ability to teleport myself right after. And on top of that I used up a lot of chakra in the fight earlier. Don't lose focus Hiroshi. Keep your eyes on the enemy. One second of being distracted could mean the end of your life."

Hiroshi gritted his teeth as he stared at Izaya's completely exhausted frame.

Dad...Not only did you risk your life to save mine, you're completely exhausted. Even then you're completely focused on the battlefield not letting your emotions control your decisions. How can I be like you? How can I be as calm and confident and as strong as you? How am I supposed to catch up to you? If I was only stronger. If I wasn't so weak that you'd have to risk your life to save me and waste your chakra.

As if Izaya saw through everything Hiroshi was thinking he smiled and gripped Hiroshi by the shoulder encouragingly. "Hiroshi. I'm angry and hurt. I feel frustrated and confused. Do you want to know how I keep myself calm in a situation like this?"

Hiroshi flinched as he heard Izaya speak, almost as if Izaya knew exactly what he was thinking. Hiroshi simply nodded. "Mn. How?"

Izaya smirked. "It's because in a situation like this I remind myself of the people and things that I love and need to protect. So if I lose myself here and let my emotions take over then how can I protect the things most precious to me. So I simply acknowledge what I feel inside. Then I simply overpower those feelings by remembering that I can't protect anything if I'm dead. Feelings of doubt. Feelings of frustration. Feelings of anger, hurt, sadness...It all means nothing if I'm dead. And I would gladly give my own life to save someone who I want to protect. Do you understand?"

Hiroshi widened his eyes as if he finally realized something.

I'm an idiot. Dad may always seem so calm and collected, but it's not true. He just doesn't show it because dad is carrying so much weight on his shoulders. Did dad realize...that I'm his son? No...it can't be. Dad is awesome but would he actually be able to figure that out?

Hiroshi was snapped out of his thoughts as Urashiki quickly appeared before them and struck out with his fist, however before his fist could connect Sasuke appeared and expertly blocked the attack. He then performed a quick roundhouse kick knocking Urashiki through the air and off into the distance. Sasuke smiled as he inwardly rejoiced.

Finally! I've recovered my powers!

Just as Urashiki recovered from his disoriented state Sasuke appeared before him and slashed downwards with his sword shouting, "Chidori!" Urashiki widened his eyes in shock and twisted his body to dodge, however Sasuke's blade was able to cut off one of Urashiki's jagged horns. Just as Urashiki was about to curse, Sasuke pressed on his attack forcing Urashiki to shut his mouth and continue to dodge Sasuke's onslaught.

Whoosh! Zing! Bang! Boom! Bam!

Urashiki quickly backflipped into the air before shouting, "Amenosubaruboshinomikoto: Gyokko!" Several purple orbs of energy flew out straight at Sasuke who simply shouted, "Susanoo: Yasaka Magatama!" A purple skeletal arm appeared by Sasuke's side as it shot forth several large purple magatama beads intercepting Urashiki's attack. Sasuke then placed his hands in the Tiger sign shouting, "Fire Style: Art of the Dragon Flame Jutsu!" He breathed out a large fiery dragon head straight at Urashiki who dodged in the air causing the flaming dragon head to crash into the sky creating dark storm clouds. As it began to rain Urashiki descended towards the ground and shot out several black receiver rods straight at Sasuke who simply stuck out his hands and did the same. Their black receiver rods clashed midair and were deflected to the side.

Sasuke quickly threw his sword a few meters away from Urashiki who laughed and remarked, "What was that? You missed by a mile!" However, Sasuke ignored him and shouted, "Chidori!" Just as Sasuke reached his sword he activated the power of his Rinnegan forcing Urashiki and his sword to switch places. Urashiki widened his eyes in shock, but before he could react Sasuke stabbed him through the chest with his Chidori. Urashiki shouted in pain and anger as he struck Sasuke's chest with his palm effectively causing Sasuke's body to recoil and force out his hand from within Urashiki's chest. Urashiki quickly kicked Sasuke in the side sending him rolling through the air and crashing into a giant rock wall. Just as Urashiki was about to fly over Sasuke smirked and formed a little bit of lightning in his hand as he said, "Kirin!" A loud thundering boom filled the dark stormy sky as a giant dragon made of pure lightning roared and shot straight down at Urashiki electrocuting his entire being. Urashiki didn't have time to react at all as he screamed in agony.

"AAAAGGGGGHHHHH!"

A giant crater was formed where Urashiki stood as he remained standing in place completely battered and worn. He breathed heavily as he stared furiously at Sasuke. He slowly stepped forward moving his weakened body towards Sasuke. Just before he could make it to Sasuke's location he widened his eyes and dashed backwards just as Jiraiya appeared with a Rasengan in hand. Urashiki frowned and was about to attack Jiraiya, however he turned his head towards Boruto and Naruto at that moment as they pooled their chakra together into one giant massive Rasengan. Urashiki grinned in frustration and anger as he shouted, "Very well! Bring it on!" But before Urashiki could even do anything he felt his movements become restricted as a wooden snake wrapped itself around his body.

Hiroshi gritted his teeth as he did his best to restrict Urashiki's movements. "Gwuuaaaaaaahhh! Naruto! Boruto! Hurry! I don't know if I can hold him much longer!" Just as Urashiki was about to break free from Hiroshi's wooden snake the binding around him had suddenly become stronger causing him to widen his eyes in shock. The wooden snake slowly transformed into an even bigger snake with thorns all over its body, large fangs in its mouth, and two giant horns on its head. Hiroshi felt two hands on his back fueling him with power and increasing his ability to control the Wood Style. It was then he heard Izaya's voice. "Here. Use my power as well. With the both of us he shouldn't be able to break free so easily."

Hiroshi felt a powerful warmth spread within him. It was a feeling of complete safety and ease. He recalled that this was exactly how he felt whenever he was around his dad. A tear fell from Hiroshi's eyes as he nodded and accepted Izaya's power. "Mn. We'll do this together!"

Urashiki struggled with all his might but after Sasuke had greatly weakened him he no longer possessed enough power to resist. The combined power from Hiroshi and Izaya utilizing their Wood Style to suppress and bind him was too strong for him to break free from and it was at this moment that Naruto and Boruto arrived before him as they shouted, "Rasengan!"

Urashiki could only scream in anguish. "DAAAAAMMNNN YOOOUUU!"

BOOOOOOOOOOM!

The force generated from the attack instantly cleared the skies of the dark clouds whilst also creating a giant crater in the area. Urashiki's body was completely destroyed without a single trace left of him. Everyone simply stared in awe at the now clear blue sky in complete silence and relief. The only sound that could be heard was the heavy panting of Izaya, Hiroshi, Boruto, and Naruto as they had completely over exhausted themselves. It was then that they all four dropped to the ground completely unconscious and asleep with a smile plastered on their faces.

Sasuke and Jiraiya simply looked down at the four of them and smirked.

"These four are going to go far." Jiraiya commented with a smile.

Sasuke nodded with a smile as well. "Yeah. I know they will." It was then that Sasuke turned his head in the direction of the village as he sensed other shinobi heading their way. Jiraiya noticed Sasuke's action and said, "Konoha shinobi?"

Sasuke nodded. "Probably. After all the commotion and mess we made there's no way they wouldn't have noticed."

Jiraiya nodded in agreement. "It'd be a problem if you were discovered here right?"

Sasuke nodded.

Jiraiya simply let out a sigh before smiling and said, "Well then, why don't you take Hiroshi and Boruto and leave. They should be fine after a bit of rest. I'll take care of Izaya and Naruto as well as the Leaf shinobi. Besides, we can meet up later. I reckon there's quite a lot of things we need to discuss and there are probably things that we shouldn't have learnt about."

Sasuke nodded and picked up Boruto and Hiroshi before asking, "And what will you tell them?"

Jiraiya just laughed. "Hahaha! Well, I'll just tell them that I had Izaya help out with Naruto's training today and it got a bit too intense. The Nine Tails went on a little rampage but I was able to suppress it with a Sealing Jutsu."

Sasuke nodded in agreement before he disappeared with Hiroshi and Boruto in hand.

The next day Sasuke, Boruto, and Hiroshi waited in a forest nearby Konoha as Jiraiya and Naruto met up with them. After they spoke a bit Sasuke utilized his Sharingan to erase their memories. It was then he looked up to the shadows of the trees and said, "Come out. I know you're there."

Fwish!

Izaya jumped down from the treetop and landed on the ground as he responded, "As expected of you. Uchiha Sasuke."

"EEEEEHHHH?!" Boruto and Hiroshi exclaimed in complete shock at the revelation that Izaya figured out who Sasuke was. Sasuke just let out a sigh as he had already suspected that Izaya knew the truth.

"How long have you known?" Sasuke asked defeatedly.

Izaya just smiled amusedly. "Hmm...how should I put this? I guess I've known nearly the entire time you three have been here."

"EEEHHH?!" Once again Boruto and Hiroshi could only exclaim in shock as Boruto remarked, "Was our disguise and acting that bad?"

Izaya just laughed. "You could say that."

Hiroshi awkwardly rubbed the back of his head and asked, "How did you find out who Sasuke was?"

Izaya stared at Hiroshi for a moment as he was lost in his thoughts before responding, "To be honest I was suspicious of you two the moment we met. I'm a sensory type ninja so your chakras felt very familiar. After tailing you both in the shadows for a bit I discovered you both meeting with Sasuke. I knew immediately who Sasuke was from his chakra. Then it didn't take me long to guess who you two were."

"EEEEHHH?!" Hiroshi and Boruto exclaimed at the revelation that Izaya had guessed who they were as well and not just Sasuke. Boruto awkwardly asked, "T-Then you know who Hiroshi and I are? How?"

Izaya just stared amusedly at Boruto and Hiroshi's reactions as he proceeded to explain, "First, oddly enough you both bear the mark of my Flying Thunder God Seal. I'm certain we've never met before so how would it be possible that you both bear my unique seal? After discovering the meeting you both had with Sasuke I knew something crazy must have happened. The Sasuke you both met with was an older version of the Sasuke I knew. And the only way you both could bear my unique seal is if I placed it on you. If I didn't put it on you then a me from another time did. I assume an adult version of myself did. Boruto, you are undoubtedly Naruto's son. You bear the unique whisker-like birthmark on your cheeks just like Naruto. You have similar physical features and similar auras. You can even utilize the Rasengan and sync your chakra with him."

Izaya then turned to Hiroshi and smiled softly and warmly as he wasn't sure how to truly feel at this moment. A moment of silence passed between them before Izaya took a deep breath and said, "Hiroshi. I wasn't truly certain of your identity until we fought alongside each other against Urashiki. I kept thinking to myself that it wasn't possible. That perhaps the connection I felt between us was just a coincidence, but I'm definitely certain of it now. Ummm...i-it's a bit strange for my twelve year old self to say this but...errr...I-" Before Izaya could finish his sentence Hiroshi nodded embarrassingly and said, "I understand! Umm...ahem...I guess it is a bit strange to hear my twelve year old dad speak like he has a son...Ugh...I can't really imagine myself doing it if I was put in your position."

Izaya just smiled at Hiroshi's response and said, "Your aura...It's just like Hanabi's..."

Sasuke coughed and interjected at this moment, "Ahem! I've already erased Jiraiya and Naruto's memory of these events. I assume you don't mind either correct?"

Izaya shook his head. "No, that is the main reason why I'm here. It wouldn't be good for me to know of these events that unfolded. Have you removed the memories of everyone you came into contact with?"

Sasuke nodded. "I have. You're the last one."

"I see...well, this has definitely been a strange experience for me. I'm sure for all of you as well. I don't understand completely about what's happening in the future, but I suppose that's something I can only leave up to you all of the future. Please make sure to erase my memories very thoroughly Sasuke. I need to remove my blindfold for your Sharingan to work, but please place my blindfold back on me afterwards."

Sasuke nodded in agreement. Izaya then untied his blindfold revealing his Sharingan in both eyes as Boruto stared with curiosity as he has never truly seen his uncle Izaya without his blindfold. So that's what uncle Izaya looks like without the blindfold. Cool!

Sasuke stared at Izaya's eyes and activated the power of his Sharingan erasing Izaya's memories of the events that took place. He then walked over to Izaya and like he promised, tied the blindfold back around Izaya's eyes. It was then that Boruto brought out the turtle Karasuki. Karasuki opened its eyes and looked around before saying, "Good morning everyone. Did you enjoy your time here?"

Sasuke just let out a sigh as he looked down at the small turtle. "We'd like to borrow your power to return home."

Karasuki nodded. "Very well. I have regained enough chakra thanks to this one carrying me around and sticking nearby a source of immense chakra. I can indeed take you all home."

"Can you take us back to the point where we just left?"

"Indeed I can. That won't be a problem."

Sasuke massaged the middle of his brow from all the insanity that happened the past couple days and let out a sigh of relief. "Boruto, Hiroshi, let's go."

Hiroshi stared at Izaya's unconscious form on the forest floor feeling a bit sad that they were parting, however he quickly dashed over to Sasuke and Boruto as Karasuki began to transport them back to their own time.

Dad. It sure was great getting to meet you as a kid. And to fight alongside you. I learnt so much. Mom was right. You didn't really change. You were just as awesome as a kid as you are as my dad! I hope you come back home soon. I know I met you when you were a kid, but I'd rather see you as my dad at home. Mn. That'd be best.

Zing!

In but a few minutes the three of them arrived back in that archaeological building right before they disappeared as the three of them had the same exact thought.

We're finally back!