In theory, anyone marked with a Karma could have their body taken over by the one who placed it at any time.
But Arisu looked at the son standing before him.
How could he ever take over his own son's body?
Yukio frowned slightly. As if thinking of something, he couldn't help asking, "Dad, if this thing can give me power beyond the limits of the ninja world, and you're the one who created it... doesn't that mean you're even stronger?"
Arisu replied in a strange tone, "Son, there are some things I can't tell you yet."
He reached out and rubbed Yukio's hair.
"But remember this. In this world, only the two of us are on the same side."
Yukio didn't fully understand what his father meant and looked confused.
But Arisu understood it better than anyone.
To him, there were only two kinds of people in this world: natives and outsiders from beyond this world.
He himself had come from another world, and Yukio was his biological son, someone of Earth blood born in the Naruto world.
Their blood was connected. They had never truly belonged to this ninja world.
Yukio thought quietly, his brows slightly furrowed.
He always felt that his father was hiding too many secrets. The stories he had once thought were made up just to amuse him now felt more and more real whenever he thought back on them. They were logical and full of vivid details.
Earth...
Maybe it really existed.
"Dad... does Earth really exist?"
Yukio took a deep breath before finally asking.
With his back to him and his hands behind him, Arisu answered, "It does."
Yukio's pupils shrank. His mouth opened slightly, his face full of shock.
The world he had always thought was just a fairy tale... Was actually real?
"Then... can I go there someday?"
His voice trembled slightly, and his eyes were filled with hope.
Hearing this, Arisu turned around with a smile full of nostalgia.
His son's straightforward wish made him smile, but he soon sighed.
"For now, no."
"But I hope you can go there one day. See the real sky. Taste the food there. Experience a completely different civilization."
Arisu shook his head and gently patted Yukio's shoulder.
He wasn't joking.
More than anyone else, he wanted to take his son back.
Back to his home, where he had spent his childhood.
He wanted to take Yukio around, eat McDonald's together, watch short videos together, watch Naruto together...
But...
Even though he had become strong enough to look down on the entire ninja world, even beyond the limits of ninjas, he still couldn't break through that invisible barrier between dimensions.
He couldn't go back.
That place he once called home had become unimaginably far away.
But if he really could go back...
He couldn't help hesitating.
Exactly how many years had he spent in the ninja world?
He wasn't sure whether time flowed at the same speed in the two worlds.
If it did, then more than a thousand years had already passed on Earth.
He had crossed over near the end of 2025.
By that calculation, Earth should now be in the year 3???.
Civilization might have already collapsed.
Humanity might already be extinct.
Even when he left, the world hadn't been in very good shape.
Maybe it had already perished.
Or perhaps it had passed the singularity, and humanity had entered a new era.
But if time flowed differently...
Were his parents still alive?
Was the girl he had a crush on at school still there?
Were those good friends he had played games with and gone to school with still alive?
A deep, complicated emotion flashed through Arisu's eyes, as if countless broken memories were surging up, but they were quickly covered by a gentle calm.
Arisu gently patted his son's shoulder.
"So, son, work hard and become stronger. Once you completely master the power of Karma, and after we come across some opportunities, maybe the two of us... can find our way back together."
Yukio looked conflicted. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Dad... does Mom know about all this?"
Arisu paused slightly. A trace of difficulty flashed through his eyes.
"Your mother doesn't know, and we can't tell her."
He spoke softly, but his tone left no room for discussion.
Yukio was stunned.
"Why?"
Arisu let out a quiet sigh.
"Because people shouldn't come into contact with too many things beyond what they can understand. Otherwise, their mind will collapse. It's no different from completely rebuilding a person's view of the world..."
Tsunade was a native of this world.
If he told her the truth, she would break down.
She couldn't accept that the world she had lived in all her life was actually just a manga created by a Japanese artist.
Yukio nodded thoughtfully, understanding a little more.
Just then, Tsunade called from inside the house.
"What are you two talking about out there? Come inside and eat already!"
As her voice faded, Tsunade walked out wearing a light-colored apron. Her hair was tied up casually, and she had the gentle look of a housewife.
Almost at the same time, Arisu and Yukio put away their serious expressions and replaced them with warm smiles, as if their conversation had never happened.
"Okay, Tsunade."
"Okay, Mom."
Father and son answered together and walked into the house.
The dining table was already filled with steaming home-cooked dishes. They looked and smelled excellent.
Tsunade had clearly put a lot of effort into them.
"Hehe, what do you think? After all these years, my cooking has improved a lot, right?"
"My cooking is already just as good as yours, husband. No! Mine is even better than yours!"
With her hands on her hips, Tsunade walked proudly up to Arisu and raised her chin like a child waiting to be praised.
Arisu smiled gently without saying anything. He first picked up a piece of fish-flavored shredded pork with his chopsticks and tasted it carefully.
The meat was tender and smooth. The sweet and sour flavor was just right, with the perfect amount of spice.
"Mm, not bad."
"You really did a good job."
Arisu nodded sincerely.
He wasn't flattering her at all.
He truly meant it.
With Dad testing it first, Yukio quickly took a big bite as well. His eyes immediately lit up.
"Mom, it's so much better than before! You've really improved a lot!"
Seeing the reactions of her husband and son, Tsunade couldn't hide the smile on her face. She looked completely satisfied.
She gave a soft snort, but the joy in her eyes was impossible to hide.
"Of course. Just look at who made it."
The family of three sat around the table eating together.
As they ate, they chatted about the Chunin Exams.
Tsunade didn't really care whether Yukio passed or not.
With Arisu backing him up, even a Genin could have Kage-level strength.
At the same time, the Akatsuki had already begun infiltrating Konoha.
They didn't send everyone in at once.
Instead, they first sent Kisame and Itachi as the advance team.
One reason was to avoid being discovered.
The other was that Uchiha Itachi had once belonged to Konoha and was more familiar with the village's layout.
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