Naruto, born from the world of his parents.

From the moment Naruto met Kakashi, he sensed that Kakashi was very different.

Although he's somewhat unreliable, just like I remember him, this Kakashi is far too lifeless compared to the Kakashi of my memories.

Thinking about it now, Kakashi's expression really does resemble Obito's when he saw Kakashi-sensei and Rin shopping together.

Thinking of this, Naruto's lips twitched involuntarily. Although he liked Obito's personality, which was almost identical to his mother's, Naruto really found it hard to imagine Rin and Obito together.

The thought of Obito fantasizing about being with Rin in front of him made Naruto shudder.

After washing his finished bento in a nearby stream, Naruto returned to the training ground but didn't see Kakashi.

"Where are Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi-sensei?"

Hearing Naruto's voice, Sakura's cheeks puffed out, and she said angrily, "Who knew that as soon as you left, this guy followed you out too? What an irresponsible teacher!"

Upon hearing Sakura's answer, a glint of light flashed in Naruto's eyes.

"Did they go to find the Hokage?"

Although his body's chakra reserves were no less than his original body's, and perhaps even greater, his mastery of ninjutsu was so poor that he was practically clueless. He wasn't even proficient in the basic Three Body Techniques. Yet, he displayed so many ninjutsu techniques in the training ground today, which naturally aroused suspicion from others.

But that's exactly what Naruto wanted.

As the son of the Hokage, Naruto understands better than most the importance of Jinchuriki to the village. He knows from his mother that even now, as the Hokage's wife, there are still people watching her.

Therefore, as a Jinchūriki, Naruto is destined to have little room for independent action. If he shows too many abnormalities, it will inevitably cause unexpected trouble.

Therefore, rather than secretly investigating, the best approach is to confront the village's upper echelons directly.

This certainly carries some risk, but judging from the fact that this body's appearance, chakra, and social relationships are completely identical to his own, it's clear that Naruto's background in this world is likely the same as his own.

Judging from Sasuke and Sakura's behavior, they showed no awareness of their own Jinchuriki status and were likely unaware of the Jinchuriki concept. Therefore, Naruto guessed that the Kage, whose identity was currently unknown, was probably quite friendly towards him.

As Naruto pondered, he tidied his ninja tool bag. After a short while, he stood up, said goodbye to Sasuke and Sakura, and prepared to leave.

But just as he turned around, a voice called out to him.

"Naruto."

Naruto stopped, turned around, and smiled at Sasuke, who had a very serious expression, asking, "Is there anything else?"

"That wasn't your full strength, was it?"

"Huh? Sasuke, are you kidding me? Naruto's ability to do this is already incredible!"

Before Naruto could answer, Sakura interrupted in surprise and retorted.

Sasuke ignored her, staring intently at Naruto Uzumaki, a man he once knew intimately but now found utterly unfamiliar.

Although even he himself found the statement absurd, Sasuke always felt that Naruto was holding back.

Seeing Sasuke's serious expression, Naruto paused for a moment, but still nodded: "This is just an exam, and Kakashi-sensei is not my enemy."

Although this statement did not provide a direct answer, it implied an implicit agreement.

Hearing Naruto's words, Sasuke paused for a moment, but his expression turned incredibly cold: "Would you like to have a match with me?"

Although Naruto was a little confused, he nodded. In his own world, this was also his and Sasuke's daily routine.

The moment Naruto nodded, Sasuke vanished from his spot and suddenly appeared behind Naruto, delivering a powerful whip kick to him.

Naruto, who was raising his hand to block this attack, frowned and looked at Sasuke with confusion in his eyes.

"How can Sasuke in this world be so weak?"

But he didn't say those words out loud. Instead, he grabbed Sasuke's thigh with one hand and pulled hard, while his other hand, clenched into a fist, went straight for Sasuke's face.

Seeing the fierce punch coming at him, Sasuke's expression changed. He tried to dodge, but he felt as if his legs were clamped by iron clamps and he couldn't move. He could only cross his hands to protect his face.

The next moment, Sasuke flew straight out.

Amidst the billowing dust, Sasuke, lying beneath the tree, raised his hands in disbelief, staring intently at his palms.

"How could this happen? How could this happen! Why! Why! Why can't I even block a single punch!"

Endless pain gnawed at his heart like worms. He could accept that he was not as good as Kakashi, and he could accept that he was not as good as Naruto now, but he absolutely could not accept that he could not even block a single punch.

"At this rate, when will I be able to kill that man?! Why! Why! Why am I so weak?!"

Sasuke braced himself on the ground with both hands, pounding the earth repeatedly, his black-rimmed eyes now bloodshot.

Naruto stood quietly beside him, watching without saying a word as he punched his fist until it bled profusely.

The release of emotions is endless, especially for a boy like Sasuke who carries endless pain.

At first, he was just resentful of his own weakness, but slowly, he seemed to return to that blood-soaked night.

Blood flowed like a stream, corpses with grotesque faces, wailing filled the air, and there were those cold, blood-red eyes.

"Die! Die! Die!"

Sasuke's fists grew faster and faster, and the blood on his hands became thicker. Just as he gathered all his strength to smash his fist into the ground, a warm hand caught his hand.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns on the ground. In this light, Naruto's golden hair shone as brightly as the sun.

He grasped Sasuke's fist, looking at the distraught boy with utterly calm eyes.

"I've vented, time to get back to training."

Hearing that warm voice that seemed to emerge from his memory, Sasuke's eyes were momentarily lost in thought.

He stared blankly at Naruto, and unconsciously murmured, "Onii-chan?"

Naruto paused for a moment, but then turned around to look at Sakura as if he hadn't heard her.

"Sakura, Sasuke and I have some things to take care of. Could you please go home first?"

"Ah, but..."

Sakura wanted to say something, but seeing Naruto's serious expression, she hesitated for a moment and then nodded.

"I see."