"Using your power… can it really change everything… can it really bring Sasuke back…"
Naruto's entire body was shrouded in the massive shadow of the Kyuubi. He lowered his head and whispered softly.
"Of course… come on, accept me…" the Kyuubi continued.
Dense red chakra slowly enveloped Naruto.
"Hey! Otherworldly Naruto, don't tell me you think you can defeat me just by relying on the Kyuubi's power?"
A voice that made Otherworldly Naruto feel both startled and resentful rang out beside him, causing him to suddenly look up.
There stood the tall, imposing figure of Imperial Sasuke, gazing at the giant red fox before him with a mocking expression.
"You! What are you doing here?" Otherworldly Naruto asked, slightly shocked.
"Stinking brat, are you scared that Naruto will use my power, so you came to stop him?" The Kyuubi's eyes narrowed, exuding a hint of cunning.
"Kyuubi, is this your true form? It doesn't look cute at all, and your chakra feels strange… like it's half-baked. You in the other world are really odd."
Imperial Sasuke didn't respond to the words of the fox and human, instead observing the Kyuubi closely.
"Damned brat! Who are you calling half-baked! Roar!"
The giant fox monster in the cage was furious, its dense red chakra surging wildly.
Otherworldly Naruto felt the terrifying aura, struggling to breathe. But Imperial Sasuke beside him merely glared.
The next second, his ordinary black eyes turned purple, with strange eyes featuring concentric circles:
"Quiet, Kyuubi!"
His voice was soft, but it seemed to carry a terrifying power.
It caused the Kyuubi, previously full of rage, to fall silent instantly, staring at Imperial Sasuke with a horrified expression:
"Uchiha brat! You actually have eyes like these… how is this possible… this…"
"I said quiet!"
Imperial Sasuke slightly furrowed his brow.
His eyes glared again.
The Kyuubi instantly lost its spirit, becoming dazed.
"What did you do to that stinking fox?"
Otherworldly Naruto beside him asked in shock.
"Just calming down this arrogant fox a bit. Alright, we should leave this place too."
After Imperial Sasuke finished speaking, his figure vanished.
In the outside world.
Otherworldly Naruto only felt a brief daze before hearing a gentle voice.
"Enough! Enough! Sasuke, stop. It's not good to treat little Naruto like that."
Imperial Naruto, muscular and standing two meters twenty centimeters tall, appeared beside Otherworldly Naruto. He gently placed his right hand on the Susano'o arm gripping Otherworldly Naruto and squeezed it firmly.
*BOOM!*
The energy arm, which had seemed invincible against Otherworldly Naruto earlier, shattered instantly.
Otherworldly Naruto fell to the ground.
Coughing uncomfortably a few times, he looked around and said in a daze:
"Arrogant Sasuke, what was that just now?"
"Hmph… weak creature, it's hard to imagine. It'd be truly pathetic if 'I' over there were as weak as you."
The Susano'o on Imperial Sasuke's body slowly dissipated.
He didn't answer Otherworldly Naruto's question.
"Is power really that important? For it, you'd even abandon the village?"
Otherworldly Naruto said with a hint of disappointment.
"Power is indeed very important, but abandoning the place where you were raised for it isn't a good thing."
As Imperial Sasuke said this, Otherworldly Naruto's eyes lit up. But Imperial Sasuke's next sentence made him roll his eyes:
"But abandoning a ninja village, a product of a backward and cruel ancient era, isn't something incomprehensible. It seems 'I' in that world isn't that foolish."
"You arrogant jerk, always calling the ninja village backward… you have no idea how hard everyone in the village works, how passionate they are! Hmph!"
Otherworldly Naruto said angrily, turning his face away, not wanting to see Imperial Sasuke's smug expression.
"Alright! Alright! The fight's over… little Naruto, don't be mad. Sasuke's just like that. Despite his sharp tongue, his heart isn't bad. Besides, losing to him is normal."
"Sasuke is one of the strongest in the entire Empire. And… to become strong, it's better to rely on your own power, not external forces."
Imperial Naruto gently patted his little brother's shoulder, speaking with a certain intent.
But because his strength was too great, Otherworldly Naruto winced in pain, feeling his bones nearly crushed. He frowned and said with a hint of pain:
"The other 'me,' your strength is too much, isn't it? That purple monster earlier, no matter what I did, I couldn't destroy it, yet you shattered it with a light touch… You're really stronger than Granny Tsunade's monstrous strength."
"Hahaha… because I trained in muscle martial arts! The Emperor even praised me as a genius in muscle martial arts."
Imperial Naruto scratched his head, smiling somewhat awkwardly.
"So who's stronger between you in this world and the arrogant Sasuke in this world?"
Otherworldly Naruto stood up from the ground, brushing the dust off his body, asking curiously.
"They're the Twin Stars of the Empire; their strengths are almost equal."
Imperial Kankuro's voice rang out as he and the group slowly approached.
"Who said almost equal? Clearly, I'm stronger!" Imperial Sasuke said, displeased.
"Up to now, our win-loss record is 25 wins and 25 losses." Imperial Naruto smiled.
"The last victory was mine! Of course, I'm stronger!"
Imperial Sasuke said, unhappy.
"The first to reach 25 wins was me!"
Imperial Naruto refused to back down.
Seeing their behavior, the corner of Otherworldly Naruto's mouth unconsciously curled into a smile:
"Almost equal… not bad…"
The relationship between him and Sasuke in this world seemed very good, their strengths nearly identical. They were probably rivals and friends who acknowledged each other.
'That's great… if only my relationship with that annoying arrogant Sasuke could be like this.'
Otherworldly Naruto thought unconsciously and said without realizing:
"Arrogant Sasuke, just you wait! Sooner or later, I'll surpass you!"
"Oh? Someone with no power talking big. Fine! I'll give you time to catch up! Until you can't even see my back."
Imperial Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest.
"Those words sound so arrogant!" Otherworldly Naruto was slightly stunned.
"That's a classic quote from the Shinobi Emperor in his youth. As a fan of His Majesty, when the right moment comes, you can't miss it." Imperial Naruto smiled.
"A classic quote from the Shinobi Emperor in his youth? What's that!" Otherworldly Naruto was confused.
"Here, want to study it?"
Imperial Naruto pulled out a book with Senju Ryuji's face on it from his chest and handed it to Otherworldly Naruto.