[Naruto's Timeline]
Time passed like a white horse flashing by. It had already been a full sixteen years since the thrilling Fourth Great Ninja War.
Now, the once hot blooded and passionate boy, Uzumaki Naruto, had stepped into his thirties.
At the same time, Naruto's son, Uzumaki Boruto, was thirteen this year, right in the middle of his rebellious teenage phase.
Although Hyuga Neji had luckily survived during the Fourth Great Ninja War, the course of history afterward had not changed much because of it.
However, one thing had always lingered in Naruto's heart. That was Rengoku's instruction.
When he learned that his son Boruto had taken Sasuke as his master, he did not hesitate to force Boruto to swallow the mysterious bead that Rengoku had stuffed into his stomach years ago.
Because he could not give a reasonable explanation about Rengoku, this action made the already tense father son relationship even more fragile, as if it could completely break at any moment.
Recently, an Otsutsuki named Urashiki, written one way but read like a fisherman, had quietly appeared in this ninja world.
He wandered around everywhere, specifically plundering chakra from various villages.
Today, this cunning fellow came up with a brilliant plan to obtain the Nine Tails' chakra.
He first used a trick to lure the enemy away, successfully drawing away Konoha's guarding forces and leaving the village empty.
After that, he secretly invaded Konoha.
But unexpectedly, he did not directly attack Naruto. Instead, he set his sights on Konoha's archaeological research institute.
Although the research institute seemed to have some defensive measures, compared to the terrifying absolute strength of the Otsutsuki clan, those defenses were simply laughable.
Ordinary ninjas had no power to fight back against Urashiki. Their attacks and defenses were like fragile paper, easily torn apart.
Urashiki charged in as if there was no one there, leaving chaos wherever he went.
His eyes searched everywhere for something important.
Time passed bit by bit, and Urashiki did not stop, not overlooking any corner that might hide his target.
After a while, he finally found what he had come for.
It was an object shaped like a dice cup, quietly placed inside a secret room.
Urashiki quickly stepped forward. When he saw it clearly, joy surged in his heart.
"Good thing the humans found it for me. But only an Otsutsuki can unlock this mechanism."
Urashiki muttered to himself with a smug smile.
He stretched out his right hand, aiming his palm at the dice cup shaped object, and began to mobilize the powerful energy unique to the Otsutsuki clan within his body.
As his energy flowed in, the seemingly ordinary object gradually began to change.
Its disguise slowly faded, revealing its true form.
This was the Otsutsuki clan's spacetime traveling treasure, Karasuki.
Karasuki's appearance was very strange. Its overall shape looked like a turtle tied with a delicate bow.
"Wake up, Karasuki!"
Hearing Urashiki's call, Karasuki's body suddenly lit up. Then its limbs slowly extended out from its hard shell.
At the same time, a slightly mechanical voice sounded.
["Authentication complete. Activation confirmed. I am the spacetime treasure, Karasuki."]
["Please allow me to introduce the usage precautions."]
["Confirming operational procedure."]
["If the sequence is incorrect, it will affect usage."]
["Lord Otsutsuki Urashiki."]
["Chakra is required for operation."]
["After filling, please set the destination."]
Urashiki frowned and stared impatiently at the spacetime device in front of him, muttering, "So slow. Figures. A turtle really is this slow and annoying."
Even though he was irritated, the initial preparations were finally completed.
The delicate bow tied around Karasuki slowly loosened and fell away like scattered petals.
At the same time, the hard turtle shell on its back began to split apart, like a metal flower blooming.
As the shell separated, the entire Karasuki suddenly burst out with a large amount of dazzling golden light, instantly turning the surrounding space golden.
"Hurry up, will you?"
Urashiki urged impatiently.
But Karasuki acted as if it had not heard him at all, continuing its mechanical and slow movements, completely ignoring his command.
At that moment, just as the golden light kept spreading outward, a loud bang echoed. The door behind Urashiki was suddenly smashed open.
Uzumaki Boruto and Uchiha Sasuke appeared at the entrance.
They had chased him all the way here and finally found him.
"Urashiki! Found you!"
Boruto shouted excitedly.
Faced with Boruto's shout, Urashiki did not even bother to turn his head. He just let out a cold snort from his nose, showing his disdain.
Seeing how arrogant he was, Boruto grew anxious and rushed forward.
The moment he saw Karasuki shining with golden light, a strong sense of unease rose in his heart.
"What are you trying to do stealing that?"
Boruto demanded angrily, glaring at him.
Urashiki slightly turned his head, the corner of his mouth lifting in mockery.
"Stealing is such an ugly word."
"It originally belongs to the Otsutsuki clan. I am merely taking it back to its rightful owner."
He suddenly swung the fishing rod in his hand, which flickered with an eerie red glow.
In an instant, the fishing line shot out like an arrow, heading straight for Boruto and Sasuke.
Facing the sudden attack, Boruto and Sasuke reacted quickly, both leaping aside to dodge the sharp line.
"Don't think you can run!"
Sasuke shouted when he saw Urashiki preparing to escape.
But instead of fear, Urashiki let out a sharp laugh.
"Oh my, how scary. But that little bit of momentum won't frighten me. Look at you. You're not exactly in top condition."
As he spoke, he looked Sasuke up and down with a mocking gaze.
"I wanted to settle the matter of your eye, but I don't have time for that now."
"I need to harvest the fox's chakra."
Boruto was furious and demanded,
"What are you trying to do?"
Urashiki did not even bother to answer properly. He simply sensed the situation behind him.
When he realized the spacetime gate had been completed, he gave a cold smile and said mockingly,
"It's already too late. There's nothing you can do."
With that, his figure flashed, and he quickly retreated, instantly disappearing into the dazzling golden light.
Seeing him about to vanish, Boruto and Sasuke grew frantic.
They did not know what Urashiki intended to do, but this was clearly not the time to think.
"Stop!"
The two shouted almost at the same time, then rushed together into the shrinking golden light.
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At the same time, within the spacetime passage, Rengoku was waiting patiently.
Although the closed space was somewhat dull, this was the only way for him to return home.
Just as he was feeling bored, he suddenly sensed that the bead he had left with Naruto had been activated again.
In an instant, a strong connection surged through him. Without hesitation, he followed that link, quickly locking onto the bead's location and rushing toward it at incredible speed.
Passing through layers of nebulae, Rengoku finally saw a huge swirling vortex ahead.
Without the slightest hesitation, he shot forward like lightning and plunged straight into the vortex.
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