If it were just Sakumo, it wouldn't be a significant issue.
But!
The real question is whether it is just Sakumo.
What if others, for the same reason, have also suddenly appeared in this era?
If that were the case… even Sasuke couldn't imagine the potential chaos.
Truly, if that's what's happening, Sasuke is in for a major headache.
At that moment, the Konoha ninjas were watching the screen, where two figures were embracing and weeping.
One of them, appearing a generation older, held the other and repeatedly cried out, "Dad!!"
By any measure, the scene was utterly bizarre.
"Is that guy really Kakashi-senpai's father?"
"It certainly looks that way!"
After all, no one in their right mind would randomly call someone "Dad"!
And judging by Kakashi's reaction, he was clearly overcome with emotion. Unless he had been reunited with a long-lost family member, it would be incredibly difficult for someone of Kakashi's age to lose his composure like that.
"Why would Kakashi-sensei's father suddenly show up?!"
Shikamaru turned to Sasuke on the screen. "Was this you? Did you use the Impure World Reincarnation?"
This question was on the minds of the other ninjas as well. The younger generation was completely perplexed.
If it were true, then someone who should have been dead for ages couldn't possibly appear here like this!
"Could it be the Impure World Reincarnation again?" one of the older ninjas suddenly wondered aloud.
The younger ninjas were immediately curious. What was the Impure World Reincarnation?
"What's the Impure World Reincarnation?" someone asked, but no one answered.
The older ninjas were engrossed in their own discussion.
"It can't be the Impure World Reincarnation!"
"If it were, it wouldn't have any effect in front of Sasuke-sama!"
"That's right! Besides Sasuke-sama, the only other person who can use the Impure World Reincarnation is Orochimaru!"
"Orochimaru? No way, he wouldn't do something like this. Orochimaru has completely stopped that kind of thing now."
Hearing the older ninjas' conversation, the younger ones grew even more confused.
What was this Orochimaru? What was the Impure World Reincarnation?
And why were they saying that only Sasuke and Orochimaru could use it?
The Impure World Reincarnation sounded like a jutsu, and from what they were saying, only two people in the entire ninja world could use it: this Uchiha Sasuke and someone named Orochimaru.
The name Orochimaru didn't exactly sound trustworthy.
Sarada was also curious. "Dad, what's the Impure World Reincarnation?"
Asked by his daughter, Itachi couldn't help but explain, even though he had initially intended to be vague. After all, he couldn't keep secrets from his precious daughter.
"The Impure World Reincarnation is a forbidden jutsu developed by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama. It allows the user to summon the dead in a reanimated form and control them to fight on their behalf. It's a special kind of ninjutsu."
"The summoned dead possess their actual souls, retain their abilities from when they were alive, and also have their memories."
What?
A jutsu like that actually existed in the world?
Shikadai's eyes widened in disbelief, while Inojin and the others stared at Itachi in shock.
Summoning the dead to fight for you?
What kind of insane jutsu was that?!
And they could keep their abilities and memories? That was incredibly overpowered!
It was like being able to talk to your deceased loved ones whenever you wanted!
"Does Sasuke-uncle know this jutsu too?"
Itachi smiled. "Yes, besides Sasuke, the only other person who can use it is Orochimaru. Orochimaru… well, you could say he's Sasuke's former teacher."
Orochimaru… Sasuke's teacher?
Sarada felt her brain was about to short-circuit.
But in short, it all boiled down to one thing: "Sasuke-uncle… is amazing!"
To think he could even use such a bizarre jutsu.
"Hmph! Sarada, this is just scratching the surface when it comes to Sasuke. Your uncle's talent is terrifyingly monstrous."
"Let me put it this way: Sasuke has another nickname."
"The Living Scroll of Seals."
The Living… Scroll of Seals?
What was that?
Itachi briefly explained. "The Scroll of Seals is a scroll in Konoha that records many forbidden jutsu. And Sasuke… once… stole that scroll."
Stole the Scroll of Seals?
That was so cool.
Maybe just talking about how strong Sasuke was didn't impress the kids much, but saying he had done something so daring instantly made Boruto admire Sasuke intensely.
That was just too cool.
The Scroll of Seals probably contained a lot of powerful jutsu, and Sasuke had the guts to steal it.
This wasn't something you could do just by being brave.
"So what Dad means is, Sasuke-uncle has basically mastered many forbidden jutsu…"
"Probably. Although I haven't seen Sasuke use many forbidden jutsu, given his talent, if he's seen it, he can definitely learn it."
Just by seeing it, he could learn it? What kind of unbelievable talent was that?
Could someone's talent really be that insane?
"So was this person summoned by Sasuke-uncle using the Impure World Reincarnation?"
"No."
Itachi gave a definitive answer.
"If Sasuke had summoned someone using the Impure World Reincarnation, he could control them with a mere thought. There's no need for him to go through the trouble of doing it manually."
Control them with just a thought?
That jutsu was far too overpowered.
At that moment, Naruto and Sasuke were talking on the screen.
Suddenly, Sasuke's response caused a drastic change in Naruto's expression.
Because of this, everyone fell silent and listened intently to their conversation.
"Sasuke, are you saying his sudden appearance and my sudden rejuvenation are connected?"
"What's the connection?"
Sasuke's expression was grave.
"Perhaps due to some unique reason, the fabric of time and space has become unstable."
"The effect on you is that you've suddenly returned to your younger self."
"And the effect on him is that he's been pulled from his timeline into ours."
Hearing this, Naruto frowned deeply.
"So when will time and space return to normal?"
"I don't know. But more importantly, I'm concerned about… whether there are others who have been affected besides him."
Others?
Naruto didn't quite grasp Sasuke's meaning.
Sasuke continued, "If… besides Sakumo, there are others who shouldn't be in this era but have appeared here, what do you think will happen?"
Hearing this, Naruto was stunned.
Others who shouldn't be in this era appearing now…
The consequences would be unimaginable.
Throughout the history of the ninja world, there have been far too many powerful ninjas.
Some were good, and some were not.
The good ones wouldn't be a problem, but what about the bad ones?
For example, those rogue ninjas – if they were to return, no, not just return, but jump directly into this timeline…
The consequences would be disastrous. The current ninjas' overall strength isn't generally up to par.
For those rogue ninjas, it would be like a pack of hungry tigers entering a flock of sheep.
It would be… their paradise.
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