Sky Curtain: Short Video Commentary on Konoha Villagers

Speaking of Shikamaru, this part is indispensable.

[Even with everyone's memories altered by divine magic, your Uncle Shikamaru managed to deduce that Boruto is Naruto's son.]

Everyone was stunned for a moment upon seeing this.

[Fourth Raikage A: Divine Jutsu? Modifying everyone's memories? What the hell is this?!]

[Onoki of the Two Scales: I've seen plenty of genjutsu, but a technique that alters the memories of the entire ninja world? That's utterly absurd!]

Tianmu provided an explanation at the opportune moment.

[Divine Arts, a power that surpasses all ninjutsu and sage techniques in the ninja world.]

Under the influence of divine magic, the normal order of the entire world was completely overturned.

In everyone's memory, Kawaki is Naruto's biological son.

Boruto, however, became a rogue ninja who murdered the Seventh Hokage and was wanted by the entire ninja world.

Konoha Village Street.

The villagers stood frozen in place, surrounded only by the rustling of leaves in the wind.

"The fox demon's son became a rogue ninja?"

"Who is Kawaki? I've never heard of that name before."

"Modifying the memories of the entire ninja world? We can't even trust what's in our own minds anymore?"

The screen lights up.

Konoha's high-level conference room.

Koharu and Homura sat on one side of the long table, both with full heads of silver hair and sagging skin on their faces.

Shikamaru, dressed in the Hokage's robes, sat in the main seat, resting his chin on one hand.

"Shikamaru, is there still no clue as to Boruto's whereabouts?"

Xiaochun, who was changing dorm rooms, tapped on the table.

"He murdered seven generations; this blood debt must be repaid in blood. The secret service must intensify its search efforts."

Mitokado Yan chimed in, tapping his finger on the table.

"Not only in search and arrest, but also in killing on the spot if resistance is encountered."

Shikamaru lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on the documents on the table.

"The secret service is already searching with all its might."

"The ninja world is so vast, it takes time to find someone."

Xiaochun, who had just turned to her room, snorted coldly.

"You're always so perfunctory! Are you even putting any effort into dealing with the murderer who killed Naruto?"

"Also, you've been acting Hokage for three years now."

"You were the one who said you'd act as Hokage for three years. Now that your time is up, you should officially take office as Hokage. The village can't stay without a proper leader forever."

Shikamaru raised his head and rubbed his chin twice with his fingers.

"There's no rush to take office."

"The top priority now is to maintain stability in the village; other matters can wait."

Mitokado Yan suddenly stood up, his chair sliding backward with a screeching sound.

"Not in a hurry? You're the Hokage, this is your responsibility!"

Shikamaru in the video did not respond.

He stood up, pushed open the conference room door, and walked out.

Screen switch.

Inside the Hokage's office.

Shikamaru leaned back in the wide chair, a lit cigarette dangling from his lips.

White smoke swirled in the air.

The door was pushed open.

Ino walked in carrying a stack of old rolls and tossed them onto the desk.

"Shikamaru, I've found the old files you requested."

Ino patted the dust off the reel and glanced at Shikamaru's face.

"These are all discarded files from decades ago; they're completely worthless. What do you suddenly want these things for?"

Shikamaru exhaled a smoke ring, his gaze fixed on the ceiling.

"Just leave it there."

Ino stood still, not leaving immediately.

Having been partners for many years, she was very familiar with Shikamaru's ways of doing things.

Sending materials was just a pretext.

Shikamaru's current appearance is definitely not because he's looking at some old data.

Ino turned and walked out of the office, closing the door behind her.

In the corridor.

Ino leaned against the wall, her hands forming a mudra.

Chakra establishes a mental connection in the mind.

"Shikamaru, I know your information is just an excuse."

Ino's voice echoed in Shikamaru's mind.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Inside the office.

Shikamaru took the cigarette out of his mouth and stubbed it out in the ashtray.

Ino.

"Connect me to someone."

"I need to talk to him alone, without being monitored by anyone."

Ino, who was outside the corridor, stiffened for a moment.

"Contacting alone? That's against regulations."

"As the acting Hokage, all external communications must be registered with the Anbu. And who do you want to contact?"

Shikamaru interlaced his fingers and rested them on the desk.

"A person who cannot be mentioned in public."

"Ino, I have no one else I can entrust to right now."

Ino lowered her hands from the hand seals and stared at the opposite wall.

"I see."

Ino formed hand seals again, and chakra fluctuations spread along her mental network.

"I'll connect you right away."

[Onoki of the Two Scales: This little girl from the mountain clan is quite bold. The acting Hokage led the way in breaking the rules, and she actually followed suit without hesitation.]

[Fourth Raikage A: This is Konoha's Ino-Shika-Cho trio? Such unconditional trust is truly rare.]

Mei Terumi: There was no one else I could entrust with this... Was the acting Hokage in such a predicament that he couldn't even trust the village's ANBU and higher-ups?

Konoha Village, the territory of the Nara clan.

Shikaku picked up his teacup and blew on the floating tea leaves.

"This kid has grown up."

Haiyi, sitting next to him, burst out laughing.

"Ino is something else. She seems loud and boisterous most of the time, but she's incredibly decisive when it matters. The bond between Ino, Shika, and Cho will never break, no matter which generation it's in."

Ding stuffed a handful of potato chips into his mouth and mumbled a reply.

"That's right, that's right."

The scene changes again.

Boruto evaded Mitsuki's pursuit and flew at high speed through the air.

His right eye was closed, his face bore several scars, and his cloak fluttered in the wind.

A sudden surge of chakra energy entered my mind.

"Boruto, can you hear me?"

Shikamaru's voice echoed in Boruto's mind.

Boruto paused for a moment in mid-air.

"You actually contacted me on your own initiative? What business does the acting Hokage of Konoha have with a rogue ninja?"

Inside the Hokage's office.

"Boruto".

Shikamaru spoke clearly and without any hesitation.

"You're actually Boruto Uzumaki, aren't you?"

Boruto hung in mid-air, his face full of astonishment.

Ino stood frozen in the corridor, her hands still in a hand seal position, her mind completely blank.

The entire ninja world was deathly silent.

The ninjas and civilians from all the villages, everyone staring at the sky, were frozen in place by those words.

There was a brief vacuum in the bullet screen area, followed by an explosive refresh.

[Tobirama Senju: How did he deduce that?!]

[Fourth Raikage A: The memories of the entire ninja world have been altered, even common sense has been reversed, how can he draw this conclusion!]

[Onoki from the Libra family: How does this kid's brain work?! Even divine magic can't hide his logic?]