Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 333 A Reunion Across Time and Space

"...No, you've mistaken me for someone else..."

Sasuke turned his head sharply, only glancing at the figure briefly before quickly looking away as if burned.

Naruto stood to the side, sighing helplessly. He hated this kind of secretive, riddle-like communication the most; they knew perfectly well what was going on, but insisted on pretending to be strangers.

"Aunt Mikoto," Naruto said directly, "this person comes from another future world, and is considered your child by blood."

"!!"

Sasuke was completely taken aback when Naruto so bluntly revealed this shocking truth. He abruptly crouched down, covering Naruto's mouth tightly with his hand, his voice filled with panic.

"Stop talking!"

Mikoto, standing not far away, was stunned upon hearing this answer. If an ordinary child had said that, she would have thought the other person was joking.

But Naruto, a precocious child, had never spoken carelessly before. However, this answer was simply too absurd, and Mikoto felt she needed more evidence to believe this outlandish claim.

Before this, Mikoto had suspected that the mysterious person might be related to Itachi Uchiha—even though her eldest daughter made such a cruel choice that night, as a mother, she could never completely let go of her concern for that child.

Just as Sasuke hurriedly covered Naruto's mouth and Naruto struggled, in the chaos, Naruto suddenly reached out and ripped off the large hat that almost covered half of Sasuke's face!

Although Sasuke immediately reached out to pick up the hat and put it back on, Mikoto could clearly see the stranger's face under the dim streetlights.

"We...look so alike..."

Mikoto sighed softly without realizing it, and Sasuke froze instantly. He realized that things had taken an irreversible turn.

Sasuke is indeed very handsome, largely thanks to inheriting his mother's beauty. This also explains why he was sometimes mistaken for a girl when he was young.

Seeing that the situation had developed to this point, Naruto decided to stop pretending. "Alright, now, Sasuke, are you going to honestly admit your identity and have a proper talk with Aunt Mikoto and Uncle Fugaku, or will I tell them your identity later and make them worry and search for you everywhere?"

Sasuke ignored the strange address and slowly stood up. With someone pushing him forward, his suppressed emotions finally broke free of the shackles of reason.

He gazed at the all-too-familiar woman before him, took a deep breath, and lifted his hat completely, revealing a face that, though weathered by time, remained delicate and beautiful. In the lamplight, her face bore a striking resemblance to Mikoto's, only bearing the marks of age.

Mikoto stared blankly at the face that resembled her so closely. Not only did this person look remarkably like her, but he also exuded an incomprehensible sense of guilt when facing her.

If it weren't for the age discrepancy and the fact that she was certain she didn't have a son that old, Mikoto would almost have thought this was her own child... Did Naruto just say the word "future"?

Just then, Sasuke suddenly felt a warm current flow from his arm into his body; it was the sensation of his chakra being rapidly replenished. He turned to look beside him in surprise and saw Naruto just withdrawing his hand from his arm, speaking calmly.

"Don't tell me you don't even have the strength to activate your Sharingan. If you've made up your mind, then produce the evidence."

"..."

Sasuke remained silent for a moment, then finally closed his eyes. When he opened his only exposed eye again, it revealed an eerie and powerful pattern—it was not an ordinary tomoe Sharingan, but the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

"!"

Mikoto instinctively covered her mouth. As a member of the Uchiha clan, she possessed an innate and keen perception of ocular power. This eye not only radiated an unprecedentedly powerful force, but more importantly, it gave Mikoto an indescribable sense of familiarity and warmth.

This eye contained two auras she knew all too well—the combined ocular power of her two children, Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke.

"You... what is your name?" Mikoto's voice trembled slightly as she asked this crucial question.

Sasuke's Mangekyou Sharingan slowly faded, and he answered softly, "Uchiha...Sasuke..."

"Uchiha Sasuke..."

Mikoto murmured the name repeatedly. It was a name she knew all too well—it was originally intended for Uchiha Satsuki. Fugaku had insisted on using it, but a girl was born, so the name had to be slightly modified.

The future world… parallel universes… these concepts sound so incredible, but Mikoto ultimately chooses to trust her motherly intuition and the undeniable evidence of reality before her.

"...Pfft...Hahahaha..."

However, looking at the adult version of her "son" in front of her, Mikoto couldn't help but chuckle. The thought that her daughter was a boy in another world, and that she had traveled from the future, was a plot that only appeared in novels. It felt both absurd and ridiculous to her, and laughter involuntarily escaped her lips.

"You...you are the future Sasuke? No, the other one is Sasuke from the boys' world?" Mikoto confirmed with a lingering smile, her eyes slightly moist from laughter.

Although Sasuke felt extremely embarrassed by his mother's open mockery, he still nodded solemnly.

"Then... in that world, is Naruto a girl?"

Mikoto pressed on curiously, a mischievous glint in her eyes, "Let me guess, could it be called Uzumaki Naruko?"

"...No," Sasuke's voice was a little hoarse, "Naruto is pretty much the same as the people in this world."

"Eh? Well, that's a real shame." Mikoto gently wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes, then carefully examined the face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

It must be admitted that if she had given birth to a son back then, he would probably look like this—inheriting her features, but also carrying the resolute temperament unique to Fugaku.

After the laughter eased the previously heavy atmosphere, Mikoto's smile faded, and she gazed gently at Sasuke, asking softly, "You're an adult now... but that reaction just now was quite unusual. What happened to you?"

"……sorry.

A hoarse, choked voice struggled to escape Sasuke's throat. He tried his best to hold back his tears, but his voice still trembled uncontrollably.

"...I see."

Mikoto immediately understood the deeper meaning behind Sasuke's apology, but she had no desire to know why her counterpart in the other world had died. After confirming that the person before her was indeed her child, her heart was filled with overflowing tenderness. "It seems you've had a hard time all alone."

"Um……"

Sasuke lowered his head deeply, trying not to let his mother see his impending breakdown.

Mikoto slowly stepped forward, carefully examining Sasuke. Suddenly, she noticed something unnatural about Sasuke and reached out to grab his empty sleeve. Sasuke instinctively took a step back, but Mikoto still touched it—there was no arm inside.

"...This...does it hurt? I'm sorry..."

When Mikoto realized this reality, her voice trembled involuntarily, and a wave of heartache washed over her. She didn't ask "How did you lose it?" but instead asked "Does it hurt?" This wasn't just an inquiry into the pain of the wound itself, but also a question about the untold suffering and loneliness she had endured when she lost her arm.

Sasuke Uchiha didn't answer directly, but instead gripped his mother's hand tightly with his only remaining hand. "Mom... I'm sorry... I... I couldn't protect you..."

Once emotions begin to surface, they become like a flood bursting its banks, impossible to stop. This is especially true for the Uchiha clan, whose power originates from intense emotions.

The guilt, longing, and pain that had been suppressed in my heart for many years finally found an outlet.

Naruto, standing to the side, watched this scene quietly. He took a few steps back, deciding to leave this space for the mother and son who had been reunited across time and space.

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