XX-level Hokage

The three of them sang "Happy Birthday" together, and then the sunflower blew out the candles and made a birthday wish.

After making his wish, Boruto got up and left, going up to the second floor. Tae tried to stop him, but Mashiro stopped him.

"Let him be alone for a while, and then go and call him later."

Upon reaching the second floor, Boruto headed towards his room. As he passed Naruto's study, he noticed the door was ajar. After glancing inside, Boruto went in.

Following the photos displayed on the cabinet, Boruto noticed a piece of clothing hanging nearby. It was a piece of clothing Naruto wore as a child, now very worn and tattered.

Boruto ripped off his clothes, looked at the marks on them, and muttered to himself, "So dirty, so tattered, so lame. Dad and I are both..."

Anger surged again, and Boruto threw his clothes out the window. Just then, the doorbell rang.

"Finally back, you stinky old man!" Boruto thought it was Naruto and rushed down from the second floor. He opened the door and punched him.

But the person at the door easily caught it.

Upon seeing the person's face, Boruto quickly withdrew his fist and stepped back, saying, "Excuse me, I thought it was my dad."

"Naruto's son? What's your name?" the newcomer asked, looking at Boruto's hair and eyes.

Looking at the black-haired man before him, Boruto felt an intense pressure and instinctively took a step back, saying, "Uzumaki Boruto..."

"Boruto, what's wrong?" Hinata walked over with Mashiro. "Are you... Sasuke?" Hinata looked at the newcomers and asked softly. "Is Naruto here?" Sasuke asked.

“They should still be in the Hokage's room,” Hinata said. “Is that so? Sorry to bother you,” Sasuke replied.

Just as she was about to leave, she saw Mashiro beside her, frowned inexplicably, gave Mashiro a deep look, and then turned and left.

Chapter 233: The Ruins of Kaguya

"I don't have time for that now, I'm off to that bastard dad." After Sasuke left, Boruto chased after him. "Boruto, stop right there."

Just as Boruto was about to chase after him, Sasuke grabbed him by the collar and pulled him over.

“Your mother told you to stop,” Sasuke said calmly to Boruto. “This has nothing to do with you,” Boruto struggled to say.

"The bastard dad you're talking about, are you referring to Naruto?" Sasuke asked. "Yes, that's right." Boruto stopped struggling and said somewhat dejectedly. Seeing this, Sasuke released Boruto.

"Boruto." She gently pulled Boruto into her arms. Sasuke then silently departed.

Watching Sasuke's departing figure, Mashiro muttered to himself, "It should be right, the Sharingan with tomoe." As he walked, Sasuke saw the clothes that Boruto had thrown on the ground earlier.

Recognizing that it was Naruto's clothes, Sasuke reached out and picked them up. In the Hokage's office.

Naruto was slumped on the ground, exhausted, with documents scattered all over the floor.

“I messed up…” Naruto recalled the memories from his shadow clone. At that moment, Shikamaru pushed open the door and walked in.

"Seventh Hokage, I'm coming in."

Then they saw Naruto lying on the ground.

"What's wrong?!" Shikamaru rushed to Naruto's side.

"Oh, I messed up Himawari's birthday," Naruto said, blaming himself.

"Did you send your shadow clones home?" Shikamaru immediately guessed the reason. Naruto nodded slightly.

"I told you to go home today," Shikamaru said with a hint of helplessness.

"I can't go back. The preparations for the Chunin Exams are almost over, and besides, we've discovered traces of White Zetsu." Naruto said, starting to gather the documents scattered on the ground.

"The Fourth Shinobi World War has been going on for over ten years now, it's really troublesome," Shikamaru sighed, "There are always some things lurking in the shadows that won't go away."

Just then, a scroll was suddenly thrown at Naruto, who instinctively reached out and caught it. The two turned to look, and Sasuke was standing in the doorway.

“A gift from Kaguya's Castle,” Sasuke said.

“Sass here.” Naruto said with a smile, pleased with Sasuke’s arrival. Sitting down, Naruto opened the scroll.

"I see." Naruto said somewhat seriously after reading the contents of the scroll.

"What does it say?" Shikamaru asked. "I don't know," Naruto said with a hint of helplessness.

“But I have a bad feeling,” Naruto said seriously, continuing to look at the contents of the scroll. “Even my Rinnegan can’t read it,” Sasuke said.

“Give this scroll to the deciphering team,” Naruto said to Shikamaru.

"Sasuke, you just mentioned Kaguya's Castle?" Shikamaru suddenly asked Sasuke.

"Yes, we finally found it. Kaguya Otsutsuki, who attempted to control all the women in the world with her twisted desire for control. We sealed her away at a terrible cost in that battle, but later I discovered that her actions were not out of a desire for control. I searched for clues about what she was guarding against for a long time, and finally found this scroll in an ancient ruin."

They also encountered two other people, two individuals resembling Kaguya Otsutsuki, two Otsutsuki themselves, who were searching for Kaguya's whereabouts. After a brief exchange of blows...

"I escaped," Sasuke recounted.

"Otsutsuki?" Shikamaru asked, somewhat incredulous.

"Yes, they claim to be, and you could say they are, members of the Amaterasu clan," Sasuke said calmly.

"This is a matter of utmost importance, is another war about to break out?" Shikamaru said, somewhat agitated. He knew the power of the Otsutsuki clan. "Not necessarily, but we must be vigilant. We can't let a war like that happen again," Shikamaru said. At that moment, Sasuke walked up to Naruto and pulled out the clothes he had picked up.

"My clothes? Where did you get them?" Naruto asked, somewhat puzzled. "I picked them up on the way here, near your house," Sasuke replied.

Upon hearing this, Naruto instantly understood what was going on, gave a bitter smile, and said, "I see." "I also saw your son, who looks exactly like you when you were a child," Sasuke continued.

“He’s not like me when I was a kid. If I had to say, he’s more like you when you were a kid. No, he’s not like you when you were a kid either. His clothes are always as clean and new as ever. Ours are probably outdated now,” Naruto said with some emotion.

“No, you’re wrong,” Sasuke said. Naruto looked up at Sasuke.

"The essence of a ninja will not change, no matter how times change," Sasuke continued. "Not necessarily, I'm probably the one who wins this argument," Naruto suddenly laughed and said. "You idiot," Sasuke said, looking at Naruto and chuckling softly.

"By the way, who is that hundred-eyed girl in your family?" Sasuke suddenly asked.

“You mean Shinmoku? She’s an orphan from another branch of the Hyuga clan. She came to Konoha for some reason. We took pity on Hinata, so we adopted her,” Naruto replied.

"Another branch of the Hyuga clan?" Sasuke asked, somewhat puzzled.

“According to the Hyuga clan, not all of the Hyuga clan members came to Konoha from their secluded place. Some of them remained in their secluded place. However, according to Mashiro, that branch, except for her, should have been wiped out by now,” Naruto continued.

"Since you've adopted her, then keep a close eye on her," Sasuke said softly. "What is it?" Naruto sensed the underlying meaning in Sasuke's words.

“Her eye power is very strong, so strong that even I can’t see through it. If her background is clean, with a little training, she could become one of Konoha’s core forces for the next decade,” Sasuke said.

“I understand. I’ll have the Anbu investigate the Hyuga clan’s secluded place, and also have Ino go there.” Naruto nodded, understanding Sasuke’s unspoken meaning.

After the detailed discussion, Sasuke walked out of the Hokage's office.

In the corridor, Sasuke saw Boruto rushing towards the Hokage Building through the window. Sasuke quickened his pace.

Meanwhile, Boruto was rapidly approaching the Hokage Building. He had sneaked out after Hinata fell asleep, still wanting to confront Naruto.

Finally arriving at the Hokage Building, Boruto was about to enter when he bumped into Sasuke. "Mr. Sasuke, did you go to see my dad?" Boruto asked.

"I've finished talking to him," Sasuke said calmly. "Sigh," Boruto said softly.

"You mean you want to beat up Naruto?" Sasuke suddenly asked.

Boruto paused for a moment, then nodded emphatically and said, "Yes, even if it's you, Sasuke-san, who's stopping me, I won't agree."

After saying that, Boruto rushed towards the Hokage Building. Then, Sasuke kicked him away.

"Why?" Boruto asked, getting up from the ground, somewhat annoyed.

"What, you think you're so great just because of this little skill? Let me give you a heads-up: with your current abilities, no matter how much you pester me, it's useless. You'd better go home before you get hurt," Sasuke said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Boruto instantly formed hand seals, creating two clones that rushed towards Sasuke. "Attack!"

Two clones and eleven main bodies—the three attacked together, but were quickly defeated by Sasuke, who also subdued Boruto's main body. "So strong," Boruto remarked.

"Feeling better now? Do you know your own limitations?" With that, Sasuke released Boruto.

"That's amazing! Just as the rumors said, Mr. Sasuke, you used to be Dad's rival, right?" Boruto said excitedly. Sasuke seemed to remember something and nodded slightly.

"Um, please take me as your apprentice," Boruto said earnestly. "Take you as my apprentice?" Sasuke was surprised that Boruto would suddenly say that.

"Please, I must get revenge on my father no matter what," Boruto said, bowing his head. "Why do you insist on going against your father?" Sasuke asked.

"He only sent a shadow clone home for my sister's birthday. It's one thing for my birthday, but he did the same for Himawari's birthday. He broke an important agreement between men, and it's unforgivable," Boruto said seriously.

"Being Hokage is a heavy responsibility, filled with many hardships," Sasuke explained.

"I've had enough of that suffering. Besides, even after I became a genin, he still treated me like a child and didn't take me seriously," Boruto said somewhat dejectedly. Sasuke's gaze fell on Boruto's clothes, and he muttered to himself, "I see, Zanpakuto."

As Boruto appeared, images of Naruto as a child began to surface. "Do you know the Rasengan?" Sasuke asked.

"Rasengan?" Boruto shook his head. He remembered Konohamaru mentioning it, but he hadn't heard it.

"You want to get revenge on Naruto, right? Well, at this stage, you can't be so clueless as to not even know this. If you can't do it, then forget about becoming his apprentice." Sasuke finished speaking and turned to leave.

"Wait, it's just a simple move. If I can do it, you'll take me as your apprentice, right, Mr. Sasuke?" Boruto stopped Sasuke and said. Sasuke didn't speak.

"That's easy, I'll go learn it and show you right now," Boruto said. Then he ran off.

After Boruto left, Sasuke looked to the side and said, "Come out." A moment later, Mashiro walked over.

Chapter 234: Chunin Exams (Part 1)

“I noticed Boruto had secretly left, and I was worried something might have happened, so I followed him,” Mashiro said softly. “Go back if there’s nothing else, be careful not to have any accidents,” Sasuke said, giving Mashiro a deep look. Mashiro nodded to Sasuke, then turned and left.

"What choice will you make?" Sasuke muttered to himself, watching Shinji's departing figure.

Because of his past as a traitor, Sasuke has a high tolerance for dangerous factors. He can see that Mashiro is unusual, but most of the characters also have their own secrets. The key is to make the final choice.

Meanwhile, Boruto, who had left, did not go home, but instead went to the Sarutobi clan's territory.

"Brother, Konohamaru-nii!" Boruto called out from outside Konohamaru's room. "What are you doing here all of a sudden?" Konohamaru pushed open the door and said slowly, his eyes still heavy with sleep.

"Teach me your Rasengan right now! I want to learn this technique immediately!" Boruto said urgently.

"So, you're planning to prepare a killer move for the Chunin Exams to surprise the Seventh Hokage, right? You're finally starting to look like a ninja." Hearing Boruto's words, Konohamaru instantly snapped out of his daze and said with great satisfaction.

"Well, I guess so," Boruto said, scratching his head.

"I can't believe I'm being able to teach this technique to my students as their teacher! Fourth Hokage, Seventh Hokage, I will definitely fulfill this important task!" Konohamaru said excitedly, clenching his fist.

So the next day, Konohamaru officially began teaching Boruto how to use the Rasengan.

After three rounds of relentless training, Boruto finally mastered the Rasengan. Because of his chakra reserves, he unintentionally mixed a trace of lightning chakra into the Rasengan, causing it to change.

Boruto then found Sasuke and showed him the Rasengan he had learned.

Looking at the Rasengan in Boruto's hand, Sasuke said, "It's so small, it hardly qualifies as a Rasengan, but we should keep our word."

Before Sasuke could finish speaking, Boruto angrily threw the Rasengan in his hand, yelling, "Damn it!"

The Rasengan flew a distance and then vanished into thin air. Boruto, seeing this, was extremely disappointed and turned to run away.