Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 124 Invitation

"Someone's coming, so I'll make my escape." Plow quickly jumped from Boruto's hand back into Sasuke's pocket, preparing to hide.

Then, Plowshare said to Sasuke, "Wake me up when you're ready to go back." After that, Plowshare shrank back into himself and said nothing more.

"Boruto, are you feeling better?" Jiraiya pushed open the door to the hospital room and walked in, his gaze falling on Boruto as he inquired about his recovery.

"What's wrong with you two? Why are you looking so grumpy?" Jiraiya walked into the room and noticed that neither of them responded to him; instead, they both looked preoccupied.

After Boruto sighed, he told Jiraiya what had just happened.

After listening to Boruto's explanation, Jiraiya stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "I see..."

If Boruto cannot return to the future using his time-traveling artifact, then the only option is to find out how he traveled to this time, since the one who tied the knot must untie it.

Jiraiya glanced at the two of them with concern: "So what are you planning to do now?"

Boruto helplessly spread his hands, indicating that he had no better plan at the moment: "For now, we can only take it one step at a time. We'll try it out when we activate this time-limited Noble Phantasm tomorrow and see if it works."

Jiraiya nodded in agreement; there really wasn't a better way at the moment.

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Early the next morning, Boruto and Sasuke arrived at a secluded grove of trees, where they prepared to activate the Time Plow, a treasure of time, in order to return to their own era.

Sasuke pulled out his Time-Traveling Treasure and showed it that they were now ready to return to their original era: "We'll have to rely on you for this return journey."

After Sasuke took the plow out of his pocket, it first glanced at Boruto, its tone tinged with uncertainty: "I can't guarantee that I can successfully teleport you through time."

After hearing what Piri said, Boruto responded, "How will you know if you don't try? Even if you fail, it won't be your fault."

“Alright.” Plow agreed to Boruto’s decision, and then its whole body began to emit a dazzling light. The multi-layered tower shell on its back also began to slowly unfold, preparing to activate the time travel mechanism.

When the Time-Traveling Noble Phantasm was fully activated, the surrounding environment began to change drastically. Spacetime around them began to distort, and illusions of the sun, moon, stars, and rivers appeared, along with a cube representing space. All of this foreshadowed a journey across time and space that was about to begin.

Despite the strange phenomena unfolding around them, Boruto's expression clearly revealed his disappointment. He looked down at his body and muttered to himself, "So it still doesn't work?"

At this moment, Boruto's body is almost transparent, unlike Sasuke's unchanged appearance. It is clear that he is restricted and cannot return to the future yet.

Sasuke glanced at Boruto with concern: "Boruto..."

Boruto smiled and said, "It's alright, Mr. Sasuke. I won't give up so easily. Just wait and see, I will definitely come back."

"Tell Dad, Mom, and Sunflower not to worry too much about me. I'm doing well here, especially Dad! Tell him to get some rest and spend more time with Mom and Sunflower."

"Otherwise, when I get back, I'm going to tell you all the embarrassing things he's done in the past!"

After a moment of silence, Sasuke nodded and said, "Well, Boruto, take care. If there's anything you can't handle on your own, go find Orochimaru and your brother... Itachi."

“I had met them all before, and they are people you can trust.”

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After their conversation ended, Li turned to Sasuke and formally asked, "What point in time do you want to teleport to?"

Sasuke replied, "Could we go back to a point in time shortly after I set off?"

Li nodded: "It's just a small matter."

Because the first time travel had almost exhausted my chakra, and then, after sensing Momoshiki-sama's explosive aura, I absorbed some of the overflowing chakra from him.

"With the chakra I have left, I can perform several more time travels to other eras."

But Sasuke shook his head and said, "That won't be necessary. Just send us back to our original era."

With a flash of dazzling light, Sasuke and Ryou's figures gradually blurred in Boruto's sight and eventually disappeared, leaving Boruto behind.

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At that moment, Jiraiya emerged from the shadow of a large tree. He saw Boruto standing there blankly, sighed softly, and then walked out from behind the tree.

Jiraiya gently patted Boruto on the shoulder, softly comforting him: "Things will work themselves out. Don't worry, I'll use my intelligence network to find out the reason for you."

Boruto looked up, his gaze meeting Jiraiya's. The disappointment in his heart eased somewhat thanks to Jiraiya's comfort. He nodded slightly and whispered, "Thank you..."

Jiraiya gently pressed Boruto's head with his large hand, then began to rub it vigorously: "Cheer up, don't be so discouraged. People always have to look forward. Everything has its meaning."

"Let's go. Call Naruto. I'll treat you to barbecue. Eat as much as you want." After saying that, Jiraiya strode forward, gesturing for Boruto to follow. He was preparing to cheer Boruto up with a sumptuous barbecue feast.

Boruto glanced suspiciously at Jiraiya's retreating figure and asked directly, "Could it be that he's sneaking out of the bill like he did with his dad before?"

At this moment, Jiraiya, whose thoughts had been exposed by Boruto, visibly paused, looking somewhat embarrassed, and then his steps became a little unnatural.

Boruto pointed at Jiraiya and shouted, "Ha! I guessed it! That damned 18+ Sage!"

Finally, Boruto and Naruto arrived at the barbecue restaurant. They insisted that Jiraiya pay a deposit first before they could feel at ease and begin to enjoy their meal.

After ensuring that there would be no more instances of skipping out on the bill, the two relaxed and enjoyed a sumptuous barbecue feast, which cost Jiraiya quite a bit.

Jiraiya looked at his already meager purse, which was now even emptier, and felt like crying. This money was originally intended to be used for his hot spring research!

However, seeing that Boruto had perked up a bit, Jiraiya smiled, indicating that the funds had been put to good use.

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