Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 123: No Way Back

After carefully examining Boruto's current physical condition, Sasuke finally breathed a sigh of relief. He found that Boruto was only weak because Momoshiki had used up too much chakra, and his body itself was not seriously injured.

Sasuke told Jiraiya and Naruto about the situation: "Once Boruto's chakra is restored, he will naturally wake up."

Naruto seized the opportunity to ask Sasuke, "Who is this Momoshiki you're talking about? Why is he possessing Boruto? Is he similar to the Nine-Tails inside me, a kind of power residing within one's own body?"

When Boruto's consciousness was invaded just now, it caused him to unleash a powerful force. This scene felt familiar to Naruto, as if he saw a shadow of the Nine-Tails' power being activated within him.

Faced with Naruto's doubts, Jiraiya found a suitable reason to change the subject and asked him to take Boruto to Konoha Hospital for treatment first.

After Naruto and Boruto disappeared from sight, Jiraiya turned around and looked at Sasuke with a deep gaze: "Speaking of which, that guy's techniques are really incredible, and according to him, Momoshiki will soon be truly resurrected from Boruto's body."

Sasuke agreed, nodding seriously, "Yes, this is quite a tricky matter."

Moreover, there are currently no effective countermeasures to curb Tao's resurgence.

Jiraiya crossed his arms and continued to press, "So what are you planning to do next?"

Sasuke responded to Jiraiya's question: "I will take Boruto back to where we belong tomorrow."

Jiraiya stroked his chin: "Oh? You're taking Boruto with you... Are you in such a hurry to leave? It wouldn't be too late to leave after your injuries are fully healed."

Sasuke shook his head slightly and explained to Jiraiya, "After all, we don't belong to this era, and this isn't a place for us to linger."

Jiraiya nodded and said, "I see..."

Just then, Shikamaru arrived with Choji and the others: "Are you alright?"

They heard Konohamaru say that Boruto and his friends were having a fierce battle with a dangerous individual, so they rushed to the scene to help them.

Upon hearing their explanation, Jiraiya couldn't help but burst into laughter: "We were just training. Konohamaru probably misunderstood."

Shikamaru looked around and saw the trees that had been destroyed and the deep craters in the ground. He couldn't help but feel a little ashamed: "Is this really just training?"

Jiraiya explained, "Boruto requested to participate in extremely rigorous combat training, so I went a little overboard."

......

In a quiet ward at the hospital in Konoha Village, Boruto slowly awoke from his coma, then stretched out a hand to gently shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight streaming into the room through the window.

At that moment, Sasuke leaned against the wall behind the hospital bed, looked at Boruto, and calmly said, "Boruto, you're awake."

At that moment, Boruto's memory suddenly became clear. He recalled the series of events that had occurred before, hurriedly threw back the covers, and anxiously asked, "Sasuke-san? How did we end up in the hospital? Where's Urashiki?"

Faced with Boruto's continuous questions, Sasuke began to explain: "It seems you don't have the memory of that time. You were possessed by Momoshiki, and then Urashiki was defeated by the possessed you."

When Boruto heard that Urashiki's threat had been resolved, he first breathed a sigh of relief, then clenched his fist.

"Momoshiki..." Boruto murmured, repeating the name. He had lost consciousness after talking to Momoshiki and had no idea what had happened. He never expected that Momoshiki would take over his body.

Sasuke straightened up and slowly said, "Your situation is not optimistic right now. We don't yet know how to deal with the situation after being marked with the 'Karma'."

Boruto never expected that Momoshiki would not let him go even in death. His deep voice said, "When Momoshiki carved the 'Karma' on me, he said that he would make me lose everything. Did he mean to take away my body?"

Sasuke pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly: "That is indeed possible, but we cannot rule out the possibility that he has other plans."

Boruto gritted his teeth. No matter what Momoshiki did, how could he easily hand over his body to someone else?

At this moment, the Time-Traveling Noble Phantasm's chakra fuel had been almost fully replenished. It then extended its claws from Sasuke's pocket, its tone languid: "What a good nap, huh? Good afternoon. Are you ready to head back..."

When the Time-Traveling Treasure was halfway through its sentence, it suddenly caught a glimpse of Boruto next to Sasuke out of the corner of its eye, and immediately retracted its glans back into Sasuke's pocket, hiding it away.

Sasuke opened his pocket, turned to the Time-Traveling Treasure, and said calmly, "You don't need to hide; he knows you're there."

Plow paused for a moment, then jumped from the pocket onto Sasuke's palm. It looked at Sasuke with a hint of helplessness: "Didn't I specifically remind you before? Don't reveal your identity to the people of this era. Even your small actions can have a certain impact on the future."

"And even if we're going to take someone back, we should take Lord Urashiki, who is also from the future," Li continued.

Although that's the case, it doesn't have broad jurisdiction because it's essentially limited to the transfer of execution time and is responsible for reminding people of relevant precautions.

Its original design purpose was to assist, rather than control or interfere with, matters beyond its functional scope.

Hearing Li's words, Sasuke felt helpless. Now, let alone finding Urashiki himself, he probably couldn't even find a trace of him.

Boruto was surprised by how old-fashioned and boring the turtle was, so he explained from the side, "Well... I also came from the future, but I don't know why I suddenly came to this era."

After hearing Boruto's explanation, the plow jumped onto Boruto's hand and looked him up and down with some suspicion: "If that's what you're saying, then that's really strange... I can't sense your timeline, so I might not be able to take you on a time-travel trip."

Upon hearing this, Sasuke and Boruto exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise.

Boruto was puzzled: "Why? If you were able to travel through time, shouldn't I be able to too? Is it because I changed too much of the future?"

Li turned his head away: "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Just then, footsteps suddenly came from the corridor outside the ward.