Anna Karenina

There aren't enough Great Stone Faces!

Not just Dad's, but Mr. Kakashi and Granny Tsunade's are missing too!

That's not all…

The New City is gone, and the rest of the village looks different too.

Before we entered that weird dimension, he said...

I'm going to harvest the Fox's Chakra.

The Village Hidden in the Leaves

The Village Hidden in the Leaves I knew it.

The Village Hidden in the Leaves

Warning. Warning.

We have greatly deviated from our target Temporal Transfer.

Whoa! It talked!

We did not arrive at the targeted Temporal Transfer coordinates

set by Master Urashiki Otsutsuki.

You just said Temporal Transfer, correct?

This is the Leaf Village of the past, right?

What?

The past?!

Yes.

Just round the time the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade came into power.

The Fifth?

Are you serious?

Yes, I'm serious.

Where's Urashiki?

You said we deviated from the target coordinates,

are we in a different time?

Master Urashiki set the target coordinates for the Temporal Transfer back to

when Naruto Uzumaki was a young child.

But due to a malfunction in the Transport Space,

we've arrived at an earlier period than what was originally plotted.

Additionally, I calculate that Master Urashiki Otsutsuki,

who was separated from us, will arrive in a few days' time.

A few days later from now…

So, Urashiki was after Naruto, after all.

Huh?

"I'm going to harvest the Fox's chakra."

In other words,

he was going to return to the past to drain chakra from a young and weak Naruto.

Fortunately, we got here before he did.

Going after Dad as a kid is—!

Anyways, we have to find Dad before Urashiki gets to him and

protect him, right?

That's right.

Now then.

Please allow me to advise you on a few precautions that you must follow

as people from the future, while you are here in the past.

Seriously, who the hell are you?

Aren't you part of Urashiki's gang?

I am Karasuki, The Noble Device used to execute Temporal Transfers.

The concept of being part of a "gang," is foreign to me.

Therefore, I have no interest in Urashiki.

My duty is solely to carry out Temporal Transfers,

and to inform you of any precautionary measures to take, post transfer.

You sure are stuffy and formal for a turtle!

What are those precautionary measures?

First, it's better to not let people of the past,

especially those with whom you have a deep connection,

know that you are here from the future.

If they found out our real identity and interfere, then what will happen?

You may end up influencing the future.

In the worst case, a single action made by you may change the future.

Therefore, I advise you to act with extreme caution.

Oh…

Please proceed mindfully,

that a person or object that should exist in the future may cease to,

because of your actions.

Well, that's a piece of cake.

I'm starting to get excited!

I mean, we're in the Leaf Village before I was born!

I don't really understand your taste in clothes, Sasuke.

Bear with it.

You don't exist in this world yet.

It will be bad if someone sees you wearing a headband.

All right. I got it.

What happened to Karasuki?

He went inside his shell since he doesn't have enough chakra.

He's in my pouch right now.

I see.

Amazing!

It's a completely different village!

Hey, let's go eat a Thunder Burger from this era!

You really think that exists?

What?! It's not around?!

ICHIRAKU

Who would have guessed Ichiraku was such a tiny shop!

Wow!

I can't believe it!

Be quiet, Boruto.

Well, I just can't believe it!

Never mind that.

Let's find Naruto as soon as we can.

Our goal is to protect Naruto from Urashiki.

Where could Dad be?

Do you have an idea, Sasuke?

Back in the day, he'd either be at his place or Ichiraku, which we just saw.

Hey, isn't that person—?!

It's Sakura. This is bad.

Excuse me! Can I ask you something?

What do you think you're doing?

What do you mean? Sakura would know right away where Dad is.

Karasuki told us to act with caution.

Yeah, but—!

Did you just ask me something?

Oh no, well…

It's nothing.

It was just a mistake on our part.

There are too many people we know here in the village.

Think before you act from now on.

Yeah, but Sasuke,

if we're supposed to protect Dad as a child from Urashiki

then we have to eventually meet him, right?

It's a pain, but after we find Naruto,

we'll keep an eye on him from a distance until the very last moment.

What?

We came all the way to the Leaf Village of the past,

but we have to stay hidden?

If there's a chance we might influence the future,

we have to proceed very carefully.

How boring.

– Ouch! – Ouch!

Damn it!

Watch where you're going, ya' know!

What did you say? That's my line!

You shouldn't be standing around here all spaced out!

This is the worst.

What the hell?

Huh?

D-Dad!

Huh?!

Dad? Who are you talking about?

Damn it!

Naruto!

Just leave him. We've got guys on our tail!

It's him!

He's the guy in the photo... He's Dad's master!

Oh yeah!

But anyways, this all happened because of you, Pervy Sage!

Someone's coming after you?

That's right!

Then leave it to us.

Are you sure?

Huh?

We leave it to you!

You're not getting away, you peeping toms!

Huh?

Peeping?!

That idiot!

H-Hey, hold on!

You're making a mistake!

The culprits are an adult male and a child.

And besides, what's that in your hand?!

Huh?

Why that old geezer!

All right! I think we gave them the slip.

You are such a perv, Pervy Sage!

Always sneakin' a peek!

This is all research, so that I can write an accurate novel.

Whatever.

I'm sick and tired of being punished by Granny Tsunade.

Fine, we'll just head to the next peep—

I mean, next research location.

What are you two doing?

– Sorry. – Sorry.

– Please forgive us, Lady Tsunade! – Please forgive us, Lady Tsunade!

That takes care of the two idiots.

Now then, you two.

Hey, we're not peeping toms!

After talking to these two, I already know that.

I'm Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage.

I don't recognize you two.

What business do you have in our village?

We're traveling performers.

Huh?

We're traveling performers, journeying from village to village.

Oh, traveling performers, huh?

So…

Huh?

We're not as skilled as shinobi,

but we go around using a little ninjutsu in our act.

Ninjutsu, huh?

Something's sketchy here, ya know?

Do you two know anything about

the incident that occurred here yesterday?

We don't know anything.

A genin…

…deserted the village.

Deserted the village? A genin did?

Yes.

That's why the village is under emergency alert.