Naruto Returns From the Genshin Impact World

'Is he having a conflict with Sakura too?'

Adult Sasuke understood all too well. He knew that during this time, he had some minor conflicts with Sakura due to his defection from Konohagakure, but it wasn't a big deal; everything would turn out fine later on.

"Don't be temperamental or petulant. Pay more attention and care to those around you, think about what they truly want and need. I don't want you to walk the same path I did," adult Sasuke said.

"Yeah, I understand. Sometimes I am indeed too self-centered. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have... with her..." Young Sasuke clenched his fist subconsciously but soon relaxed it, sighing deeply.

"It's good that you know. Relationships are complicated. Some people can tolerate you, even to an extent that might seem excessive, but that's not a justification for us to act rashly. At your age, I indeed made a mistake... I should have cherished my companions more."

Adult Sasuke continued, "Although we're from different worlds, I still want to confirm, are you having a conflict with this world's Naruto?"

"Yeah."

"What a coincidence, so am I. Even though we're in different worlds, fate always leads us down the same or similar paths."

Adult Sasuke pondered, his eyes quickly gleaming with a sharp light as he looked directly at young Sasuke and said, "If I'm not mistaken, are you dissatisfied with Naruto, feeling a subtle tension? You want to prove yourself, and you might even fight Naruto, right?"

"...It's possible."

Young Sasuke thought for a moment, feeling that such a future could indeed happen.

"After the fight, will you defect from Konohagakure?"

Adult Sasuke asked again.

"..."

Young Sasuke fell into thought again. If he won against Naruto, it was unlikely that Karin's view of him would change, and if he lost, his pride wouldn't allow him to stay.

So...

"I probably will," Sasuke replied softly.

"It's remarkably similar."

Adult Sasuke showed a wry smile and said, "Our worlds are certainly different, but our history and fate are the same. Without special intervention, you'll go through a great battle with Naruto and then defect from Konohagakure after the fight."

"Who won?"

Sasuke asked.

"Back then, I won, but I also lost," adult Sasuke said nostalgically.

"That's good, I'm relieved."

Young Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since he awakened the Thunder God Eye, he hadn't been beaten up again. He felt he had already surpassed Naruto, so he indeed wanted to fight him with all his might to validate his own strength.

However, it could lead to unfavorable outcomes...

But now it's different. Adult Sasuke has made it clear that he could beat Naruto, so this world's Sasuke should also be able to beat Naruto. He no longer needed to prove his strength.

"Why did you and Naruto go to Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village?" adult Sasuke asked curiously.

He was out of the loop with the village news, unaware that Sasuke had killed all the messengers and oblivious to Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village's previous intentions to take advantage of Konohagakure.

"They wanted war."

"Huh? In our world, Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village didn't start a war, this..." adult Sasuke gradually began to sense something was amiss.

"Don't worry, Naruto and I have already handled it, so there won't be a war in this world's Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village either. We're all the same," young Sasuke said.

"Wow, that's amazing. Although our strengths are different, we can unexpectedly lead to the same outcome. Is this the power of fate?" adult Sasuke mused.

"Maybe so."

A smile of relief slowly spread across young Sasuke's face as he continued, "Now, I no longer want to be led by fate. I won't fight Naruto, nor will I defect from Konohagakure because of it. With that... our troubles should be lessened, right?"

"Rest assured, they definitely will be."

"Thank you."

"No need to thank me. You are Sasuke, and I am Sasuke. Helping oneself is only right. I too hope to lead a better life," the adult Sasuke said with a smile.

...

The two chatted for a bit longer.

"How did you come to like her?"

Young Sasuke asked casually.

"Well... how about you tell me first?"

The adult Sasuke asked in return, tilting his head slightly.

"Alright."

Young Sasuke, unabashed, puffed out his chest and declared, "That's easy to answer. I really like the color of her hair, her seemingly delicate exterior but strong interior, I like everything about her."

"That's wonderful."

The adult Sasuke sighed wistfully, then as if suddenly remembering something, he asked, "By the way, don't you want revenge anymore? After all, that's..."

"There's no need for that anymore. It's better not to delve too deeply into such matters. Right now, I just want to live a happy and fulfilling life with the people I cherish," young Sasuke replied.

He understood Itachi's story, so he naturally assumed the adult Sasuke did as well. He thought that when this Sasuke spoke of revenge, it meant against the higher-ups of Konohagakure, but he didn't want to get involved with the core of Konohagakure's power structure. Too troublesome.

"That's good too."

He agreed with young Sasuke's thoughts. Back then, he couldn't view these matters rationally. If he had had a future self to talk to like this, perhaps things would have turned out differently.

"By the way, when did you two officially get together?" young Sasuke asked again.

He was referring to a romantic relationship, as he and Karin were already boyfriend and girlfriend.

"Hmm, it was some time after I turned seventeen. It might have been a bit late for her," the adult Sasuke reminisced.

He was talking about his romantic relationship, which only started after the Great Ninja War ended, with Sakura.

"It is indeed a bit late, but that's okay. Establishing a relationship when the body is relatively mature isn't a bad thing," young Sasuke said with a smile.

He understood the lateness; after all, having been in love for so long, getting married at seventeen was indeed a bit late. But their bodies weren't fully developed yet, so waiting until after seventeen, when both had matured... well... that's pretty good too...

"So... will she... grow bigger?"

Young Sasuke asked expectantly.

"Ah... this..."

The adult Sasuke suddenly tensed up, then his expression gradually became strange. Finally, he slowly raised his hand, making a vague grasping gesture, showing an angle to the young Sasuke, indicating not too large.

It was as if he said nothing, yet everything at the same time.

Young Sasuke also fell into contemplation.

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