[V2] - Chapter 89. The Greedy Guy
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"Chunin Exams, huh!"
Judging by the time... the Chunin Exams should be coming up soon!
I wonder how Dad is doing?
This time, with the help of his pre-exam leaks, I believe the other world's Dad can definitely break the Genin curse and successfully become a Chunin!
Eh, actually, calling it a pre-exam leak might not be accurate. After all, Orochimaru...sama still got arrested, so he probably couldn't start the Konoha Collapse Plan either.
Boruto rested his hands behind his head, thinking about the other ninja world. It had been a while since he got back. Though he brought quite a few games with him… without those dumb net friends, playing alone just didn't feel right!
Don't be fooled by how he always cursed at the new Moon friend for being blind—whenever that guy was online, Boruto would still pull him in to play together.
Speaking of which, after all that gaming, aside from Dad and Sasuke-sensei, whom he already knew, it seemed like he'd never met the others in person~
Especially Mr. Tree… a pretty goofy guy, a lot like Dad. Every time he and Sasuke made detailed plans, they never worked out. Once the match started… the two would charge forward screaming like Akemaru (Akamaru's son) let loose.
Of course—
As teammates, they were still pretty reliable!
"If I had known, I would've arranged an offline meet-up before leaving," Boruto said, rubbing his chin regretfully. "But I remember that after the black-hearted factory incident was exposed, Mr. Tree never logged in again!"
I wonder how he's doing. Could he have… been accidentally killed in that explosion?
Thinking of that, he scratched his head irritably. "Damn it! I should've stayed a few more days!"
As the words fell—
"You've got it good!" Sarada rolled her eyes at Boruto. "At least you went to the other ninja world!" She raised her fist angrily, then deflated a bit. "I wanted to see Uncle, Grandpa, Grandma, and Great-Uncle from that world too!"
"What a magical experience! If Boruto hadn't told me, I probably wouldn't have believed it." Mitsuki smiled and nodded, then looked at Boruto with a curious expression and spoke softly, "Speaking of which, Boruto-kun has been quite busy lately!"
"These past few days I've been helping Uncle Yuto…"
"I just feel like you're taking advantage of me and my dad!"
"…Uncle Yuto opened a shop!" Seeing Sarada's unfriendly gaze, Boruto chuckled awkwardly and quickly corrected himself, "Uncle Yuto asked me to open a milk tea shop here, called Yuto Milk Tea."
"Isn't he not even here? What's the point of opening a shop here?"
"No idea~. He appointed me president of the alternate ninja world branch. Anyway, he already gave me the money to open the store, so I might as well give it a try!" Boruto laughed, then looked at Sarada. "By the way, Sarada, has your family paid off the mortgage?"
"It's paid off!" Hearing Boruto bring it up, Sarada raised her fist happily. "Mom's super happy! We even had a lot of money left over—so great! Grandpa and Grand Uncle Yuto! I really want to go meet them!"
"The other ninja world! A world full of peace! It really does sound exciting! Looks like the Uchiha Clan Massacre didn't happen there! Sarada will definitely get to see lots of clansmen over there!" Mitsuki smiled again, then looked at the now totally lazy Boruto and muttered, "Speaking of the other ninja world… I wonder what the Orochimaru-sama over there is like!"
"Eh~"
"What's wrong? Don't tell me he's horrible too?" Seeing Boruto's face suddenly turn strange for no reason, Mitsuki got even more curious, frowning slightly. "Speaking of which… after the Third Ninja World War, Orochimaru-sama defected from the village, and later started the Konoha Collapse Plan. Based on the timeline… don't tell me the Orochimaru over there also launched it? Oh, no—he must've been stopped, right?"
"No!"
"He wasn't stopped?"
"The Orochimaru in the other ninja world never launched the Konoha Collapse Plan! When I left, he'd already been arrested!"
"Arrested? Then it seems like that Orochimaru also defected from the village!" Hearing that, Mitsuki furrowed his brow. "It looks like… even though the ninja worlds are different, some things still turn out the same! As expected of Orochimaru-sama!" He smiled a bit. "That Orochimaru must also have been exploring the mysteries of the ninja world and researching forbidden life techniques. After getting discovered by Konoha, he defected, right?"
"…That's not it."
"It's not?" Mitsuki looked at Boruto in surprise, his brows furrowing tighter. "Could it be that he was researching some other terrifying forbidden jutsu, and that's why Konoha found out and he defected?"
"Uh… also no!"
"…"
Hearing Boruto deny it again, Mitsuki and Sarada grew even more curious and looked at him, puzzled.
"It's not this, and it's not that either!" Sarada frowned, thinking hard. "Then… why did that Orochimaru defect from Konoha?"
"Based on what I know about Orochimaru-sama," Mitsuki fell into thought again, his tone firm, "The Orochimaru of the other ninja world must also have studied some very terrifying, forbidden stuff, and because Konoha found out, he defected! Otherwise, if he hadn't been caught, he definitely wouldn't have left the village so easily!"
However—
"It's not!"
"Then why exactly did he defect from the village?"
"The Orochimaru from the other ninja world… did it for money…" Boruto paused slightly. "He defected for money!"
With that said—
"???" ×2
What the heck?!
The two of them instantly looked at Boruto, completely dumbfounded.
…
"It really is another fascinating ninja world! As expected… this world is still full of countless mysteries!"
Orochimaru smiled gently, looking at Uchiha Sasuke in front of him. This time, he had come specifically to ask Sasuke about some things related to the other ninja world.
Although the other world's version of himself seemed to have quite a colorful private life, as a scientist, how could he ignore something so interesting?
Looking at the item the other version of himself had entrusted Sasuke to hand over, he nodded with a smile. "What an interesting idea!"
"I've given you the item!" Sasuke, watching Orochimaru engrossed in studying the scroll, already looked impatient and said flatly, "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."
"You're still always in such a rush, Sasuke-kun!" Orochimaru smiled helplessly, shook his head, and after a brief pause, recalled the image of himself dancing that day. He couldn't help but shiver all over. After a moment, he returned to his usual calm, smiled at Sasuke, and asked curiously, "Speaking of which… what kind of person is the other me? To be able to develop these things, it seems like that me is also someone who loves science!"
With that said—
"…"
Sasuke's mouth twitched slightly. Thinking about that Orochimaru who defected from the village for one billion, and ran a black-hearted factory just to make money, he fell silent.
But—
That expression—
It only made Orochimaru more curious.
"It looks like the other me isn't very well-liked either!" Orochimaru smiled gently, then continued to ask curiously, "So Sasuke-kun… could you tell me, what exactly is the other Orochimaru like?"
"Roughly speaking…" Sasuke paused for a moment, looked deeply at Orochimaru, and said in a slightly strange tone, "He's a greedy guy!"
"???"
What the heck?