The reason for Naruto's sudden transformation wasn't entirely clear, but Sasuke found his current appearance much more to his liking, even eliciting a chuckle.
"Now you actually look like you're my age!" Sasuke remarked.
Naruto blinked, momentarily surprised.
My age?
He and Sasuke were the same age, but due to Sasuke's time travel, he had always appeared younger. Naruto glanced at Sasuke and said, "Speaking of which, I'd really like to see what you'll look like when you reach my age!"
What would I look like?
Sasuke pictured his anime counterpart: long hair, missing an arm, a boss-like aura... Ugh, never mind! That version was best forgotten.
"I don't think you'd want to see that," Sasuke replied.
"Why not?" Naruto asked.
Just as they were talking, a cameraman, who had been rushing over from a distance, finally arrived. Far from excited, he was terrified. The battle appeared to be over, and all he wanted was to get back to Konoha. This had been far too dangerous. He swore to himself that he would never again risk his life like this to film a battle scene. It was practically suicide! Random shockwaves had nearly killed him several times. Now that the fighting had stopped, he just hoped the Hokage would send him back to Konoha as soon as possible.
"Hokage-sama…" the cameraman called out.
Naruto turned his head at the sound of someone addressing him. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Naruto had been so focused on the battle he hadn't noticed anyone else arrive on the battlefield.
As the cameraman approached Naruto and saw the Hokage's youthful face, he froze. He could still recognize the Hokage's features, but he looked at least ten years younger.
"Are you… Hokage-sama?" the cameraman asked, clearly bewildered. How had the Hokage suddenly become so much younger?
"That's right! I'm Uzumaki Naruto, the Sixth Hokage of Konoha!" Naruto declared.
Hearing this, the cameraman was even more baffled. The voice was unmistakably the Hokage's, but why had he suddenly transformed into this youthful version of himself?
At the same time, the other Konoha ninja were equally stunned.
"Is that… the Hokage?"
"He looks about the same age as me!" said a fifteen or sixteen-year-old ninja.
"It's not just looks, he is the same age!"
"Why has the Hokage suddenly become so young?"
The ninja were completely bewildered.
The most speechless of all was Boruto.
"Dad! Why do you look like that?!"
His father had suddenly turned into his older brother. The change was too drastic, and Boruto was struggling to process it.
Meanwhile, Hinata, Naruto's wife, was equally stunned.
Her husband had suddenly turned into a young boy! What was she supposed to do now?
"Is this a transformation jutsu?"
"Would the Hokage really use a transformation jutsu as a joke?"
At this moment, Ino, who was standing nearby looking after Himawari, suddenly had an idea. She nudged Hinata gently with her elbow.
"I'm so jealous of you, Hinata! You've got yourself a little puppy now…"
Hinata was momentarily stunned, then her face flushed bright red.
…
The Hokage's sudden transformation puzzled the entire village of Konoha. How could he have become so young? Could battles even do that? It made no sense!
Kakashi looked at Naruto and said, "This form… it's just like during the Fourth Great Ninja War. Naruto was about this age back then."
As they spoke, another figure suddenly appeared – a third person between Naruto and Sasuke. Everyone froze, staring at the newcomer. Though his back was to them, his attire was unmistakably that of a Konoha jonin. More significantly, the Hokage's emblem was emblazoned on his sleeves.
Who is this?
Naruto and Sasuke immediately sensed the stranger's chakra. His sudden appearance was completely unexpected. Even with their current power, how had someone approached them unnoticed?
The two slowly turned towards the man. He seemed to sense their gaze and turned as well, his expression weary as he looked at Naruto and Sasuke. His eyes held a lifeless quality, as if he were already dead, despite being clearly alive.
Naruto and Sasuke frowned.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked.
The man didn't respond. Instead, he stared intently at Naruto's attire – the Hokage's ceremonial robe looked incredibly out of place on the fifteen or sixteen-year-old. Suddenly, anger flashed in the man's eyes.
"Kid, which village are you from?" the man demanded.
Naruto was taken aback. "Konoha!"
"Konoha? Fine. Even if you're a ninja from Konoha, and even if you aspire to be Hokage, you can't just wear the Hokage's ceremonial robe like that. Take it off!"
What?
Naruto was confused. He was the Hokage. What was wrong with wearing the robe?
"I'm the Sixth Hokage of Konoha. What's the problem with me wearing this robe?"
"The Sixth?" The man sneered. "So you're just some kid who's obsessed with becoming Hokage."
He then glanced at Sasuke.
"Uchiha?"
Sasuke's clothes bore the Uchiha clan emblem.
Sasuke, however, felt a sense of unease. The more he looked at the man, the more familiar he seemed, though he couldn't quite place him. He racked his brain, trying to remember where he'd seen someone like him before.
The man wore the green jonin vest of Konoha, had white hair, and his sleeves bore the Hokage's emblem.
Wait… could this man be…?
Sasuke's eyes widened in realization. Just as he was about to say something, Kakashi's voice suddenly echoed through the skies above Konoha.
"This person… it's impossible… absolutely impossible… how could he…?"
"Someone, quick! Get me to the Hokage's side immediately! Use the Flying Thunder God Formation! Hurry!"
Kakashi's sudden outburst confused many of the Konoha ninja. However, as a highly respected elder and powerful ninja, they didn't hesitate to prepare the Flying Thunder God Formation.
Shikamaru looked at Kakashi and asked, "Kakashi-sensei, what's going on?"
Kakashi didn't even have time to respond. He simply vanished.
Meanwhile, Might Guy turned to Shikamaru and said, "Shikamaru, listen. This person… he looks a lot like Kakashi's family."
"Kakashi-sensei's family?" Shikamaru was surprised. Kakashi had always seemed like a lone wolf. Who could this family member be?
"This man… he looks exactly like Kakashi's father, the White Fang of Konoha, Sakumo Hatake…"
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