"He actually said I was out of my mind..."
Naruto asked in disbelief, "Is he out of his mind?"
"Ah, I even had Ino check me out later, and my brain is perfectly normal."
"In short, Chen left; he was unwilling to cooperate with us."
Shikamaru took a deep drag of his cigarette, composed himself, and said, "Perhaps my words that day were indeed not very friendly, but I think that if he truly knew the future and cared about the safety of the ninja world, he would naturally be able to overcome this level of 'forbearance'."
"Uchiha Chen, either he lacks the responsibility and awareness that a ninja who strives for the safety of the world should have, or he is just guilty of something he did wrong. The facts have proven that it is the latter!"
Naruto didn't see anything wrong with Shikamaru's probing and evaluation of Chen. After the Fourth Shinobi World War, even Sasuke, whose achievements were no less than his own, was first sent to the Konoha prison to await his fate before he could atone for his crimes. A ninja should have the awareness of a ninja!
"In short, after that, Uchiha Chen completely disappeared."
"Considering his actions before and after, I'm convinced that Uchiha Chen is a peacetime opportunist and a dangerous element! He's eager to make a fortune through war!"
"There are people like that everywhere. Your time as Hokage is precious, and I didn't think there was any reason to bother you, so I didn't tell you what happened in the reception room."
"But I never expected that Uchiha Chen would set his sights on Madara's corpse, and even be so arrogant as to make no attempt to hide it."
"Hmm." Naruto was greatly disappointed after hearing Shikamaru's account: I was even thinking of introducing Chen to Sasuke so he would know he still had clansmen, but it turns out he's this kind of person. What a disappointment...
He then said, "None of that matters anymore. The question is, what does Chen Yaoban want the body for?"
Shikamaru speculated: "There are two possibilities. He performed the Impure World Reincarnation himself, but that's less likely because the scrolls for Impure World Reincarnation were permanently destroyed after the war, and there are very few people in the world who know this technique. Unless, Chen is involved with these people... Kabuto is probably fine, but the other one... I'll reserve my opinion for now."
Naruto nodded: "Hmm, Orochimaru... he does seem a bit suspicious."
Shikamaru said, "Another possibility is more likely: Chen is using his dark background to profit from Madara's remains. The appearance of Madara's remains will probably cause a sensation in the underworld!"
"But no matter which one it is, Chen's wishful thinking is probably doomed to fail, because there are talismans personally applied by Sasuke on that coffin! Madara's remains will be completely destroyed the moment the coffin is opened!"
After saying that, Shikamaru extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray he carried with him and picked up the documents scattered on the ground.
Naruto called the squad leader in; there was something he urgently needed to figure out.
"Did you see Chen's eyes? Are they ordinary Sharingan, or Mangekyou Sharingan?"
"It's just a regular Sharingan!"
"are you sure?"
The squad leader said with absolute certainty, "I'm sure! His eyes aren't like Lord Sasuke's, with special patterns! They're just three-tomoe eyes!"
Naruto mentally calculated: "With just a regular Sharingan, he was able to break through the forbidden area's protective barrier and defeat an elite squad without taking any damage... Conservatively speaking, Chen has strength comparable to Sasuke after he finished training with Orochimaru!"
Shikamaru said, "Actually, we've been lax in our vigilance these past few years. If this team guarding the forbidden area were equipped with the latest scientific ninja tool scrolls from Konoha's scientific forces, taking them down would be a piece of cake!"
"There is one suspicious point: how did he know the location where Ban's body was placed?"
Naruto pondered, "The Sharingan has the ability to manipulate minds and perceive information. If Chen is determined, it shouldn't be difficult. The deed is done; the next step is to resolve it..."
"Screech!" Suddenly, a loud screech came from the sky outside the window!
Naruto stood up and looked out the window: "That's Sasuke's messenger hawk..."
Shikamaru exclaimed in surprise, "It's been so many years since we last met Sasuke. It must be something important."
He said to the squad leader of the secret service, "Go back and rest first. Let everyone not blame themselves. This incident has served as a wake-up call for us!"
After the squad leader left, Naruto opened the scroll, read it, and his expression turned serious.
"what happens."
"It's like this..."
"What? A user who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan? He scouted the location, ambushed Sasuke?"
"Ah, the other party claims to be Uchiha Shin, and, moreover, he's a child!"
Naruto put down the scroll. "The situation is urgent. It seems we'll have to put the matter of Chen aside for now. Shikamaru, anyway, instruct the barrier team to adjust the barrier signals and have the sensory units increase their vigilance..."
Shikamaru asked, "Should we issue a warrant for Chen's arrest?"
After thinking for a moment, Naruto said, "Let's hold off for now. What he did is too sensitive. It's best if we handle this internally first! By the way, compile a report on Chen. I'll show it to Sasuke when I have the chance!"
0:32.
The image that Madara was immersed in was frozen on the destroyed land of Konoha, with Boruto and Kawaki, covered in tattoos, facing each other on the broken Hokage Rock!
"The era of ninjas is over!"
The food on the table had gone cold.
Ban stared intently into Chen's eyes: "Give me an explanation!"
Chen said, "I used to be able to foresee a certain degree of the future through dreams. In the illusion just now, I simply projected what I had already foreseen to you using my Sharingan."
He had planned this all along; the identity of the time traveler could not be revealed, so 'precognition' was the necessary excuse.
However, when Chen transmigrated, Boruto was not yet finished, and Chen did not know the entire future. Therefore, he added the prefix "once" to leave himself room to maneuver.
Foreseeing...the future? Madara didn't scoff like Shikamaru. He had witnessed Chen's incredible abilities, even his ability to reverse time, so foreseeing the future wasn't unreasonable.
But Ban wouldn't easily believe him.
How can you prove that the vision you foresee is the future?
"Because I once foresaw the occurrence of the Fourth Shinobi World War, and then the Fourth Shinobi World War actually happened. The specific course and details of the war were exactly the same as in my dream."
"Of course, the future I foresee in my dream is based on the premise that I am not involved. Depending on my intervention, the actual future may change."
"Words are meaningless. How can you expect me to believe that this is the future, or that it's just a picture you've woven with your profound illusionary skills?"
Ban's seriousness at this moment is less a questioning and more an unwillingness to accept.
Whether it's Kinshiki, Momoshiki, Urashiki, or even something like Isshiki, Madara can accept it!
What he couldn't accept was that he, who had once suppressed the full power of the Six Paths at the end of the Fourth Shinobi World War! That unparalleled duo! Naruto and Sasuke! had actually fallen to such a miserable state as the one he had just seen in the genjutsu!
The inaction of those two indirectly diminished Madara's stature as well!
"It's simple. If what happens in the illusion actually happens, then it will be proven, right?"
Chen answered calmly, glancing down at his watch.
0:58.
"This afternoon, the battle between Naruto and Sasuke against'Shin Uchiha' shown in the genjutsu will take place as scheduled. Why don't we go and witness it for ourselves?"
...
1:06.
After finishing their late-night conversation, Chen and Madara decided to witness Naruto and Sasuke's battle against Shin Uchiha this afternoon.
Dust descended upon the [Tuo Liu Time Zone] nurtured by the Yu Mu Tuo Liu.
A long white corridor with white cubicle doors on both sides.
Chen stopped in front of a door, pushed it open, and went inside.
This is a small Japanese-style room, about four and a half times the size.
A frozen coffin sits silently on the central altar.
After the ice thawed, Chen opened the coffin lid and looked at the remains of Madara inside.
"It's time to prepare the 'materials' I need to awaken the Rinnegan!"