Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 366 Young Sasuke Beats Up Teen Sasuke
"Hey! You blond brat over there! Where are you looking your eyes?!"

A harsh, forceful rebuke shattered the brief tranquility of the street corner.

Hinata, the leader, released her hand from Menma's shoulder, put her hands in her hot pants pockets, and took a few steps with a slightly imposing air, arriving in front of Boruto, who was secretly observing her.

She tilted her head slightly, her pure white eyes filled with displeasure and scrutiny as she looked down at the somewhat unfamiliar blond boy with an imposing air.

Boruto was startled by the sudden question, especially since the "Hinata" in front of him was so different from the gentle and shy mother he remembered. Her open jacket with a fishnet lining, her long, straight legs under her hot pants, and the unruly air between her brows made it hard for him to process what she was seeing.

In a state of tension and shock, he blurted out almost instinctively:

"mom, Mom, Mom……"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Boruto realized he had done something terrible!

He quickly covered his mouth with both hands, his blue eyes filled with panic.

Oh no! I let it slip!
"Hmm—?" Hinata's eyebrows furrowed even higher, and an extremely strange expression appeared on her face.

She stepped forward, almost touching Boruto, bent down, and carefully examined his face, her tone filled with disbelief and intense interest: "Huh? Kid, who did you just call 'Mom'? Do I look that old? Or..."

She deliberately drew out her words, her eyes becoming even more dangerous: "Are you deliberately teasing me?"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Boruto was so frightened that he waved his hands and backed away, trying to explain incoherently.

"I... I didn't mean that! It's because... you look a lot like my mom! Really! It's just... your personality seems... a little different..."

His voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, until it was barely a whisper, as if he wanted to disappear into the ground.

"Oh? I look like your mother?" Hinata's anger vanished instantly, replaced by a smile that was a mixture of surprise and triumphant mischief.

She straightened up, turned around, and looked at Menma, who was watching the scene with a smile behind her. She laughed exaggeratedly, "Hey! Menma! Did you hear that? This kid said I look like his mom! Hahahaha! What's this? Is he experiencing what it's like to be a mom early? I'm dying of laughter!"

Menma was amused by her. He stepped forward, naturally put his arm around Hinata's shoulder, and smiled. He leaned down and teased her in a low but audible voice, "What? Already thinking about what to name our future children? Hmm?"

His tone was flippant, with obvious indulgence.

"Are you trying to kill me?!" Hinata's face flushed red instantly, and in her embarrassment and anger, she smacked her numb side with her elbow.

"Who, who would consider such a thing! Stop talking nonsense!"

"Yue!" Caught off guard, Mianma groaned as she was hit by her elbow, bent over, and pretended to rub her stomach in pain.

Seeing Menma suffer such a fate, Naruto instinctively shrank back and muttered, "So...so scary...Big Sister is still so violent when she's angry..."

He always held Hinata's second personality, which possessed explosive fighting power and a fiery personality, in awe.

As Boruto watched his "Mother" from this timeline flirting intimately with a strange boy, while his "Father" from his teenage years trembled in fear, an indescribable mix of absurdity, embarrassment, and a subtle feeling of being "NTR" welled up inside him, twisting his expression and making him extremely emotional.

At this moment, Kakashi Hatake, who had been seemingly watching the show, closed his copy of "Icha Icha Paradise" and walked over with a lazy gait.

Although he still looked like he hadn't woken up yet, his exposed right eye was sizing up the one-armed youth standing in front of Boruto, whose face was covered by a wide-brimmed hat.

Kakashi's gaze lingered for a moment, particularly on the other person's empty left sleeve and the face with the hat brim deliberately pulled low.

"You two..." Kakashi began in his slightly lazy and drawn-out tone, as if he were just asking casually, "Judging from your attire, are you travelers passing through the village?"

As the ninja village of the Land of Fire, Konoha is far safer than other cities, and its central location means it receives countless merchants and tourists every day.

As a Jonin, Kakashi has a responsibility to conduct necessary checks on any strangers who suddenly appear and act suspiciously.

Boruto's heart tightened, and he subconsciously looked at his master beside him, casting a pleading glance.

Young Sasuke remained unfazed and calmly replied in a slightly hoarse and deep voice, "Yes, my name is Sasuke, and I'm a wandering entertainer who makes a living by performing acrobatics and magic tricks. This is my disciple, Boruto."

He spoke concisely and in a flat tone, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

"Yes, yes, yes! We were just passing by, so we came in to take a look and buy something to eat!" Boruto quickly nodded in agreement.

"Oh? An entertainer? A magician?" Kakashi's one eye narrowed slightly, seemingly intrigued, his tone tinged with a hint of probing: "Sounds interesting. Since I have some free time now, how about... you perform one for me?"

"Huh? A performance?" Boruto was dumbfounded. He had no knowledge of acrobatics or magic tricks!
He looked pleadingly at the young Sasuke again, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Young Sasuke sighed inwardly, knowing that he wouldn't be able to get past Kakashi without showing off his skills.

He remained calm and gently placed the half-finished milk tea on the edge of the flower bed next to him.

Then, without any haste, he took out an ordinary coin from his pocket, spread it out in his palm, and showed it to everyone.

Then, under everyone's gaze, he flicked his only intact right thumb, and the coin flipped in the air.

Just as the coin reached its highest point and was about to fall, young Sasuke flicked his wrist with an extremely slight movement and caught the coin!
The next moment, when he opened his palm again, the coin had disappeared, replaced by a fist-sized, brightly colored soft ball!
"Wow!" Naruto stared wide-eyed, unable to help but let out a soft exclamation.

But it's not over yet.

Young Sasuke gently tossed the ball upwards, and the ball traced an arc in the air.

Just as the ball was about to fall back into his palm, he casually flicked his fingers through the air!
boom!
With a soft sound, the ball instantly turned into a small cloud of white smoke.

The smoke quickly dissipated, and five jet-black crows flapped their wings and flew out of the smoke one after another, cawing loudly, scattering into the evening sky and soon disappearing into the shadows of the buildings.

This is a trick that Sasuke learned during his more than ten years of traveling around the ninja world, and it is also one of his commonly used disguises.

The entire magic trick flowed smoothly, without the slightest trace of chakra fluctuation.

"Oh? That's interesting." Kakashi crossed his arms and watched the crow fly away with interest, his tone seemingly relaxed a bit: "Pure technique? No chakra support? Looks like you've been practicing this trick for quite a few years."

Young Sasuke nodded slightly, his tone humble: "It's just a little trick to make a living, nothing to be proud of, and certainly not comparable to the ninjutsu of a ninja master."

Menma, who had been quietly observing, finally spoke up, his voice gentle: "It's true that professional acrobats are rarely seen in Konoha. If you two plan to stay in the village for a few more days, I suggest you go to the administrative office on the first floor of the Hokage Building to do a simple registration. That would be more convenient."

His suggestion sounded like a well-intentioned reminder, but it made the young Sasuke somewhat wary.

"Thanks for the reminder." The young Sasuke glanced at Menma.

Without saying anything more, he nodded slightly to Kakashi and the others, then pulled up Boruto, who was still in a daze, and turned to walk towards the Hokage Building.

Boruto quickly picked up the unfinished hamburger and milk tea and jogged to catch up.

After walking a distance and confirming that Kakashi and the others weren't following, Boruto approached Sasuke, lowered his voice, and asked with lingering fear, "Master, that really scared me! That guy named Menma... have you really never seen him before? He didn't seem to have any ill intentions, but something felt... off about him."

Young Sasuke's gaze swept over the familiar scenery on both sides of the street, his voice low: "I'm sure that in my memory, there has never been a person named 'Menma'."

Boruto, with his hands behind his head, analyzed as he walked: "Could he be related to the Otsutsuki clan? After all, 'Li' said that this timeline is an 'unrecorded anomaly.' Maybe Urashiki traveled to an earlier timeline and sent him to monitor us?"

Then, he remembered the fierce and sassy Hinata from earlier and couldn't help but shudder. He asked curiously, "By the way, Master, was my mother... really like this when she was little? That's so different!"

The mother he remembered was always so gentle, shy, and soft-spoken, a stark contrast to the hot-dressed, fiery-tempered woman who had almost beaten up his lunch!
Young Sasuke recalled the Hyuga clan's eldest daughter from his childhood, who always hid in a corner, blushed whenever she spoke, and secretly watched Naruto. Comparing her to the powerful and fiery girl from before, a complex and confused look flashed in his eyes.

He shook his head, his tone certain: "No, your mother was a very quiet and shy girl when she was little, definitely not like she was just now. Hinata in this timeline is like... a completely different person."

These unusual occurrences intensified Sasuke's unease.

This Konoha has deviated drastically from the past he knew.

The Uchiha clan's "migration," Hinata's drastic personality change, Menma's mysterious appearance, and those jarringly styled shops and the country called the Land of Stars...

What exactly happened in this time and space?
Where is my own self in this time and space?

Just as the two, each lost in their own thoughts, headed towards the Hokage Building, intending to first go through the motions of "registering" to allow themselves a brief stay in Konoha, *whoosh! whoosh!*
Two figures dressed in Konoha Darkness's standard combat uniforms landed on the tops of two telephone poles not far in front of them.

When young Sasuke and Boruto looked up and saw the two Anbu members, their pupils contracted sharply at the same time.

One of the ANBU members was none other than Sasuke Uchiha in his youth!
The other ANBU member standing next to young Sasuke was rather thin, with a scroll tube on his back. He was Sai, who should have belonged to the "Root" branch!
Young Sasuke was deeply shocked!

This version of "self" in this timeline has not only joined the Dark Division, but also appears to be a young and already elite member of the Dark Division.

Even more surprisingly, he actually teamed up with Sai, who was supposed to be in Root.

In this timeline, after the Uchiha clan "migrated," what exactly did the young "self" experience? Why didn't he migrate with the clan?

How did he end up in the Dark Side and have an encounter with Sai?
Boruto was completely dumbfounded. He pointed at the young Sasuke on the telephone pole, then suddenly turned to look at his mature, steady, one-armed, weathered master beside him, his mouth agape, speechless for a long time.

Young Sasuke looked down at the young Sasuke and Boruto below with a cold gaze, his voice carrying a businesslike indifference: "Both of you, please come with us immediately to cooperate with the investigation."

Young Sasuke's heart sank.

As expected, it attracted the attention of Konoha.

The appearance of the boy "himself" suggests that they were likely being watched long ago.

Was it to protect Naruto, who was a Jinchūriki?
Or is the alert level of Konoha in this timeline just this high?
He didn't want to get involved with the Anbu, especially those who might be connected to Shimura Danzo's "Root".

In this mysterious time and space, premature exposure or involvement in the struggle is extremely dangerous.

He decided to retreat in order to advance.

"I'm sorry, we're just ordinary travelers, we mean no harm and don't want to cause any trouble for your village. We'll leave Konoha now," the young Sasuke replied in a hoarse voice, pulling Boruto's arm as if to leave.

"Leave?" Young Sasuke scoffed, his gaze sharp as a knife. "There's no record of either of you entering the village in the village guards' records. Entering Konoha without registration is suspicious, and now you think you can just walk away?"

Young Sasuke and Sai exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

For such suspicious individuals, the secret service has the right to detain and interrogate them first.

"Want to leave? It's not that easy!"

Young Sasuke let out a low shout, and his figure vanished from the telephone pole in an instant!
The next moment, he appeared in front of young Sasuke like a cheetah, his right hand moving with lightning speed to grasp the hilt of the ninja sword behind his back!
His movements were clean and efficient, displaying the ruthless decisiveness honed through his experience in the Dark Division.

In his mind, having undergone rigorous training by the Anbu, his strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Chunin, and dealing with a disabled homeless entertainer would be a piece of cake.

Even if the opponent is a ninja, a ninja who has lost an arm is essentially crippled!

However, young Sasuke was even faster!

Just as young Sasuke's hand was about to touch the hilt of his sword, young Sasuke stepped forward, his right hand striking first and precisely grabbing the wrist of young Sasuke as he drew his sword!
Immediately afterwards, he flicked his wrist, and a skillful force was released, instantly shaking off young Sasuke's hand. At the same time, he easily snatched the ninja sword that was about to be drawn!

The entire movement was fluid and seamless, happening in the blink of an eye, full of composure and experience.

"What?!" Young Sasuke felt a numbness in his wrist, and before his eyes could even register what was happening, his ninja sword had already changed hands!

He was horrified. How could this be?!
The opponent's speed and technique were so fast that he couldn't even see them clearly!
At the same time, Sai, who was standing on the telephone pole, also moved.

He quickly unrolled the scroll, and his brush flew across the paper!
"Ninja Technique: Super Beast Fake Painting!"

A black and white Qilin, outlined in ink and with a ferocious appearance, roared out, opened its huge mouth, and pounced on the young Sasuke, who seemed to be wide open after seizing the sword!
Despite his initial shock, young Sasuke remained calm and used the momentum to leap backward, simultaneously raising his head!
A pair of scarlet eyes suddenly lit up!

In each eye, two black tomoe slowly rotated!

He will use illusion magic to subdue this bizarre opponent!

However, just as the Sharingan of young Sasuke met the deep eyes of the young Sasuke under the brim of his hat!
Young Sasuke felt a "buzz" in his brain, and the scene before his eyes suddenly twisted and changed!
In the familiar home... the blood-stained tatami mats... the cold corpses of his parents... and that figure holding a blood-dripping ninja sword, slowly turning around like a demon!
“Foolish little brother…” Itachi’s voice was icy: “You’re still so weak.”

"No...no! Itachi!!!" Young Sasuke let out a shrill scream filled with pain and despair. He stood frozen in place as if all his strength had been drained, his body trembling violently, and even the tomoe in his Sharingan became unstable due to the emotional turmoil!

He was trapped in the deepest, most terrifying nightmare within his own heart!

In the real world, Sai's Kirin rushed towards young Sasuke, but was easily blocked by the latter with a raised hand and his ninja sword.

"Sasuke!" Sai exclaimed in shock. He hadn't even seen how the other party had activated the genjutsu before Sasuke was instantly caught in it and fell into a state of obvious mental breakdown.

He immediately manipulated the black Qilin to change direction, no longer attacking the dangerous one-armed man. Instead, he used its claws to scoop up the immobilized Sasuke, who was trapped in a genjutsu, and quickly flew backward, creating a distance of more than ten meters between them, remaining extremely vigilant.

Boruto stood nervously to the side, his hand already reaching for his ninja tool pouch.

He knew his master was very strong, but if they really went to war with Konoha's Anbu, they would probably have a hard time getting away.

But he never expected that his master would deal with him so easily when he was young.
It's simply an adult beating a child!

As the young Sasuke held the stolen ninja sword, a slight sense of emotion welled up within him.

Although this version of "myself" awakened the Sharingan with two tomoe at a young age and was much stronger than his peers at the same age, the arrogance stemming from power and talent still remained.

In that brief exchange and counterattack with the genjutsu, he did not use the power of the Rinnegan. He simply relied on his combat experience far exceeding that of his opponent, his profound understanding of Sharingan genjutsu, and his stronger mental power to easily see through and deflect the genjutsu, directly striking the most vulnerable part of his mind.

Just then, a somewhat languid voice suddenly rang out from the edge of the battlefield:

"Heh...it's really lively."

The four people who were facing off looked up at the same time.

Suddenly, a person appeared on another utility pole nearby.

The newcomer wore a wide black robe, the hem of which reached his ankles and fluttered gently in the breeze. He also wore a white three-eyed fox mask.

He looked down at the tense scene below, even clapping lightly, as if enjoying a good show.

"Pah, pah, pah."

The applause wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear on the quiet street.

Upon seeing this figure, Sai's pupils suddenly contracted.

He recognized the person… no, it should be said that the entire Hidden Leaf Village's Anbu and Root recognized the mask.

“Shura…” Sai uttered the name in a low voice, his voice filled with barely concealed fear.

Boruto, before he could even react to the address, felt an indescribable pressure emanating from the masked man.

It wasn't murderous intent, nor was it a threat.

It is a more profound sense of terrifying oppression than that of Momoshiki or Urashiki!

Boruto's legs began to tremble uncontrollably, his forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat, and he found it difficult to breathe.

Without hesitation, young Sasuke stepped forward and firmly protected Boruto behind him.

He gripped the ninja sword he had just seized tightly with his single arm, all the muscles in his body tense, entering a state of maximum alert.

The mere aura and pressure emanating from the other party made young Sasuke feel unprecedented pressure.

'This is someone more dangerous than any Otsutsuki he has ever seen...'

Under the brim of his hat, young Sasuke's right eye had already awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and the Rinnegan under his slanted bangs was also glowing with purple light as he locked his gaze on the mysterious person wearing a white three-eyed fox mask on the telephone pole.

(End of this chapter)