Naruto: Playing Minecraft In Konoha

[A/N: To differentiate between the two Sasukes, the younger Sasuke will henceforth be referred to as Thin Ice Brother, while the elder Sasuke will remain as Xiao Yan.]

"I..."

"This..."

Hearing Boruto's words, Sasuke stammered for a while but couldn't manage a complete sentence.

He thought he had just heard his own name...

If his guess was correct, the black-robed guy in front of him was none other than his younger self from this era.

But...

Wasn't his younger self supposed to have defected from the village to seek power from Orochimaru by now?!

What in the world was going on?!

And—if his eyes weren't deceiving him—that person viciously beating up an old man just now was Naruto, wasn't it?

Sasuke's mind was spiraling into chaos, struggling to comprehend what was happening.

The two—one big, one small—stood rooted to the spot, as if petrified.

---

"Hah~! Ptooey!"

Naruto spat disdainfully at the battered shopkeeper lying on the ground. Looking at the sorry state the man was in, he decided to stop for now.

Any further, and there might be a murder on his hands.

But still...

"Take this!"

With one last kick for good measure, Naruto finally stopped.

At this point, Thin Ice Brother grabbed Naruto's arm. His attention had been caught by two peculiar individuals nearby.

One of them—a spiky-haired blond kid—had a particularly bizarre companion: a cloaked figure with long hair obscuring one eye.

Though their appearance was strange, something about the cloaked figure struck a chord deep within Thin Ice Brother, an inexplicable familiarity.

But for the life of him, he couldn't recall ever meeting this person.

---

"What's wrong?" Naruto glanced at Thin Ice Brother, who seemed lost in thought, his gaze fixed on the duo ahead.

Following Thin Ice Brother's line of sight, Naruto spotted the spiky-haired blond kid and the one-eyed cloaked figure beside him.

That spiky pineapple head... those whisker-like marks on his cheeks...

It didn't take long for Naruto to figure out who they were.

"That's gotta be my son, Boruto," he muttered to himself. But the cloaked figure's outfit... not quite the Xiao Yan style. This wasn't their world's future version, was it?

"Parallel world?" Naruto mused aloud, the gears in his head turning rapidly.

Within seconds, he had an idea.

Plastering on a harmless, innocent smile, Naruto approached with enthusiasm.

He was determined to...

Straighten out his otherworldly son first.

The black-robed Sasuke silently followed behind Naruto, watching him with suspicion.

Boruto, upon seeing his father—this younger, rough-around-the-edges version—approaching, felt his entire body tense up.

Something about this dad felt... off.

"Sasuke-sensei… What should we do now?" Boruto whispered, his voice shaky. Given the unknown circumstances, it seemed wiser to follow Sasuke's lead.

Seeing Naruto and Thin Ice Brother closing in, Sasuke sighed softly and replied, "Let's engage for now."

"But to avoid any complications… we should hide our identities."

Besides, they'd already drawn attention. Escaping now wasn't an option.

Though, admittedly, this Naruto felt a bit... off compared to his memories.

Still, there shouldn't be any major issues. After all, their mission was to protect the young Naruto from Urashiki's attacks.

---

When Naruto finally stood before them, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his face broke into an innocent, warm smile.

"You two don't look like you're from around here," Naruto said cheerfully. "I'm Kurosaki Ichigo. And this guy…"

Boruto: ???

Elder Sasuke: ???

Hearing Naruto's fake name, the black-robed Sasuke immediately caught on. Without missing a beat, he introduced himself.

"Xiao Yan."

Boruto and Elder Sasuke stared at the two of them, utterly baffled by the bizarre pseudonyms.

Seriously?

One grew up with Naruto, and the other had seen his father's childhood photos.

How could they possibly not recognize him?

Were they being treated like idiots?

Boruto and Elder Sasuke exchanged helpless glances before coming up with their own fake names.

"I'm... Yu Ren."

"And I'm Ming Zuo."

Naruto: …

What kind of nonsense was this?

Could they at least put some effort into disguising their names?

What was this... couple-like vibe?

Naruto glanced uneasily at the black-robed Sasuke beside him and silently vowed to keep his distance from him for the foreseeable future.

After all, as the Second Hokage once warned...

"Never stare too long at a pretty Uchiha."

---

Meanwhile, Elder Sasuke stiffened.

Was Naruto onto them?

But recalling Naruto's less-than-stellar intellect, he reassured himself.

No way. He's too dumb to figure it out.

Naruto scratched his head and gave Boruto a sunny grin, extending his hand.

"Konnichiwa, Yu Ren."

Boruto, momentarily distracted by his father's familiar smile, instinctively shook his hand. Memories of childhood flooded his mind.

But before he could dwell on the nostalgia, he suddenly felt a sharp tug.

In an instant, Naruto had thrown him to the ground, pinning him with his knee.

---

"Damn!"

"Xiao Yan, pin him down!!" Naruto barked.

As Boruto struggled beneath him, Naruto pulled out a straight wooden stick he'd picked up during his mission in the Land of Waves. Without hesitation, he swung it at Boruto's backside.

"OW!!"

"Dad, what are you doing?!"

Boruto's indignant screams echoed. No matter how he squirmed, Naruto's hold was unyielding, like a boulder pinning him in place.

---

Xiao Yan, however, didn't assist. Instead, he calmly drew his heavy sword and planted it in the ground, standing like an immovable mountain between Naruto and the rest of the group.

Lowering his head, Xiao Yan spoke coldly.

"Don't move."

"If you move…"

"I'll break your legs."

Elder Sasuke froze mid-action, his hand hovering over his sword hilt.

What the…?

Had he been this cocky before defecting from the village?

What was wrong with this Konoha?

---

"Help!! Ming Zuo-sensei! Stop him!!"

Boruto's wails grew louder as Naruto gleefully swung the stick.

Finally, after breaking it in half, Naruto relented.

Elder Sasuke stared at Naruto, torn between shock and disbelief. This version of Naruto was brash, unpredictable, and downright wild.

This wasn't the Naruto he remembered.

And as for the younger Sasuke… Why was he still in the village? And why was he acting so bizarrely?

---

Just then, Kiba happened to walk by.

"Yo, Thin…"

Before Kiba could finish, Xiao Yan lashed out, sending him flying with a swipe of his sword.

Though Kiba managed to get up and scurry away, Xiao Yan's cold warning lingered in the air.

"Kiba, if you call me that again…"

"I'll make sure you regret it."

---

Elder Sasuke, watching Kiba's retreating figure, found himself overwhelmed with curiosity.

Thin… what?

What kind of nickname could provoke such a reaction?

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