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Naruto was preparing to attack Kimimaro and the Four Sound Ninja, but at that moment, he frowned and looked up.

A female silhouette was silently descending from the sky. It was Sarada. She landed firmly on the ground without saying a word and positioned herself between Naruto and Kimimaro.

Sarada's Mangekyō Sharingan spun until it stopped.

Naruto noticed that the pattern in her eyes resembled the sun.

Sarada looked coldly at Kimimaro and the Four Sound Ninja.

"Ōhirume."

With that single word, several black spheres appeared around her. They were compact, silent, but each generated massive attraction. The gravitational pressure exploded instantly.

The bodies of the Four Sound Ninja were pulled in without resistance. Jirōbō's skin tore first from his face, then from his torso. The exposed muscles compressed until they burst. His skull exploded seconds before the rest of his body was completely crushed.

Tayuya spun in the air, her limbs were fractured at multiple angles. Before she could scream, her back split and was absorbed by one of the spheres.

Kidōmaru extended his threads to stop himself, but his arms were ripped off by the suction force. His body spun violently and was torn apart, with ribs protruding through the skin before disappearing completely.

Sakon and Ukon tried to separate, but they were caught halfway through. The attraction forcefully pulled them apart in opposite directions, tearing their shared organs. Their torsos were split in half and swallowed without leaving solid remains.

Kimimaro was the only one who could react.

He activated his Shikotsumyaku and created a bone armor around his body. Even so, his legs were pulled before the rest. He screamed once, forcing his spine to resist, but the bones began to fracture from the base to the skull. Blood poured from his eyes and ears.

"I-I can't die here...! I still have to...!" but realizing he couldn't resist, he closed his eyes.

"I'm sorry... Orochimaru-sama, I have failed you once again."

His body was lifted into the air, then crushed with a dry snap.

The vertebrae protruded through his back before his entire skeleton collapsed under the pressure.

Seconds later, the training field was silent.

The black spheres, resembling black holes, floated a moment longer... then dissipated into the air.

Sarada lowered her gaze. The Mangekyō Sharingan disappeared, returning to her usual black eyes.

"W-Who is she?" Reika asked Naruto, unable to hide her surprise.

Sarada approached slowly, a small smug smile on her face. Her steps were firm. She didn't seem in a hurry.

Naruto sighed. He looked away for a moment, as if it was hard to say.

"Her? Unfortunately... she is our daughter. Sarada."

"Unfortunately? That hurts to hear, Dad," Sarada complained, crossing her arms.

When her gaze met Reika's, Sarada blinked, slightly surprised.

"Wow... is that mom? She looks so young."

Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Reika Alter is only 30 years old. She's still young... and very hot..."

Sarada shrugged, ignoring the last part.

"W-what's going on...?" Reika asked, looking at both of them confused. Her eyes instinctively dropped to her belly as she looked at Sarada.

Was she... her daughter?

How was that possible?

They were almost the same age!

"I told you it was a very long story, and that, just like you, I was interrupted right when I was about to eat," said Naruto.

"But you never mentioned a visit from our daughter from the future!" Reika complained.

"Technically, I'm not from the future," Sarada corrected, in a neutral tone. "But from an alternate reality."

Reika was even more confused after hearing that.

...

Naruto and Sarada spent a good while explaining the situation to Reika, calmly answering her questions.

Naruto was clear from the beginning: Sarada didn't come from the future, but from an alternate reality. A different world where events had taken a different path, although some moments resembled the present they were living.

He explained that for that very reason, nothing was set in stone for them. Things could change. They were not forced to repeat what had happened in Sarada's world.

He said it because Reika, upon hearing that in Sarada's reality, he disappeared without a trace, fell silent, visibly affected.

Naruto looked at her seriously.

"Listen... what happened there doesn't have to happen here."

Reika finally calmed down. She crossed her arms, frowned, and looked away.

"Do you think I care about you? Mhpm."

Sarada rolled her eyes at her mother.

"True, Mom went through a tsundere phase, Dad told me about it a while ago."

She never imagined her mother acting that way.

"You're usually warm, kind, and loving with Dad... Sometimes too loving..."

Naruto raised an eyebrow, both confused and amused.

"Are we talking about the same Reika?"

Before he could say more, Reika hit him on the shoulder without looking at him, as a complaint.

Then she walked directly toward Sarada.

Her eyes stayed fixed on Sarada's.

"Looking closely, you look a lot like me... and nothing like Naruto," said Reika, stopping in front of Sarada.

Sarada smiled calmly. Then she raised a hand and ran her fingers through her hair, pushing part of it up. She parted her hair naturally, revealing the roots.

There, right at the base of the scalp, Sarada's hair was clearly blonde.

Naruto blinked, surprised.

Only then did he point at Sarada with a mix of mock indignation and amusement in his eyes.

"Why the hell do you dye your hair? Do you have your parents' permission? Wait! We are your parents! YOU'RE GROUNDED!!"

Sarada looked at him and sighed heavily, crossing her arms.

Reika couldn't help but laugh at the scene, although she tried to hide it.

"Let's spend a day as a family," Reika suddenly proposed.

The idea slipped out before she could fully process it, impulsively, but she didn't take it back. She wanted to meet her daughter.

Her daughter...

The idea seemed strange to her, almost disconcerting.

She was there, in front of her eyes, but at the same time, she was also inside her belly...

"Nope," Sarada responded, emphasizing the 'p' at the end of her refusal.

Reika looked at her confused, unable to believe she really said no.

No? Did she really say no...?

But why?

"Actually, Mom and I are going to travel to another reality looking for Dad until we find him. We couldn't find him here, and we didn't discover any clues either..."

"Oh... I understand..." murmured Reika, visibly discouraged.

She had hoped to meet her daughter, to discover her likes, her dreams, those little things that build the bond between a mother and her daughter.

"It's for the best," Naruto intervened, scratching the back of his neck with some discomfort. "We still have to talk to our parents about this."

The idea of telling their parents, and also Reika's parents, about the girl on the way felt strangely uncomfortable.

He knew Kushina and Minato would react well, that they would be delighted by the news. Mikoto would also receive it with joy, as she had been waiting for this moment.

But Fugaku...

Just thinking about it made Naruto feel a headache starting to settle in.

Sarada smiled amused. "I've heard stories about that day... Good luck, you're going to need it. Especially you, Dad."

Naruto frowned, confused, but just as he was about to ask what she meant, Sarada activated her Mangekyō Sharingan and rose into the air, not without winking at Reika as a goodbye.

"It's a shame she leaves so soon, I would have liked to meet my other self," murmured Reika, with a mix of nostalgia and curiosity.

Naruto, for his part, sighed softly to himself. "I also regret that Reika Alter leaves so quickly. It would have been great to have a threesome..."

Reika rolled her eyes and turned around. "Let's go eat, idiot...," she said as she walked away, leaving Naruto with a smile somewhere between amused and resigned.

"Can we go to...?" Naruto caught up to her quickly and put both hands behind his neck while walking.

Reika interrupted him before he could finish the question. "We're not going to Ichiraku."

Naruto sighed, resigned, and Reika just shook her head, amused, before taking his hand.

It was going to be a long day...