Naruto: Unifying the Ninja World, Invaded by Naruto’s Team

"You feel it too? Actually, I do as well." Hinata said, emerging from the kitchen with a cup of tea for Ninja World Naruto.

Ninja World Naruto thanked her, smiling. "Maybe we were family long ago. Blood ties are strange like that."

"Family?" Boruto muttered, recalling his time-travel to the Empire. 'No, impossible. Uncle Sasuke and I returned; the Empire people can't meet us again.'

"Family? Perhaps… I heard much of the world descends from the Sage of Six Paths. Tracing bloodlines far back, it's not odd to be kin." Hinata laughed.

"Right!" Boruto nodded, dismissing his fleeting doubt.

Ninja World Naruto chatted casually with Boruto's family.

When the doorbell rang, all turned.

A man in a yellow tracksuit, looking slightly tired, appeared at the threshold.

"Dad!"

"Dad!"

Boruto and Himawari cheered.

Himawari rushed to him.

The Seventh Hokage, Naruto, spotted Boruto, Himawari, and Ninja World Naruto. He caught his daughter's leap, smiling as he patted her head, then looked at Ninja World Naruto, mildly surprised. "Who's this?"

"Hehe, Dad, this is Brother Naru, your fan and admirer! I was telling him your epic tales." Boruto said gleefully.

"Hi! Handsome, gallant, great Seventh Hokage, Uzumaki Naruto, I'm Naruto. I've admired Hokages since I was a kid. You becoming the Seventh, making Konoha this great—it's amazing! So cool!" Ninja World Naruto's eyes sparkled at Boruto-era Naruto.

His words made Boruto-era Naruto sheepish. Scratching his head, he laughed awkwardly. "Hahaha… Hi, Naru-kun, I'm not as great as you think. Konoha's growth is everyone's effort; I played a tiny part."

"No, no, Brother Naruto's truly awesome. I heard during the Fourth Ninja World War, you and Brother Sasuke defeated Otsutsuki Kaguya, saving the world. To me, that makes you a true hero!" Ninja World Naruto said, thumbing up Boruto-era Naruto.

"Hahaha… it was everyone's effort… everyone's effort… haha…" Boruto-era Naruto laughed nervously.

Ninja World Naruto kept praising him, stopping only after a while to join Boruto's family for dinner.

Afterward, Boruto, barely containing his excitement, said to Boruto-era Naruto, "Dad, guess what? Uncle Sasuke and I had an incredible adventure!"

Hearing his son, Boruto-era Naruto knew what he meant. Despite the uncanny familiarity with Ninja World Naruto, he didn't stop Boruto, smiling instead. "Oh? How incredible? Tell us."

"Hehe… listen close, Dad!" Boruto laughed, recounting his time-travel tale.

From crossing to the Empire's outskirts, entering it, meeting Konohamaru, and more, he detailed everything.

Himawari gasped in awe.

Boruto-era Naruto smiled, nodding in surprise occasionally.

Hinata, slightly shocked, said, "Konohamaru in another world's that strong? Seems he's a taijutsu master…"

"What? Moegi and Udon are that strong too? Even Naruto… how's that possible?"

"Wow, Dad's a muscle monster!"

"What? His muscles glow? Making people lose control?"

"That other Naruto's the real Naruto? Neji's alive? Great… no Kyuubi? Then Naruto must be so happy."

"Lord Fourth and Lady Kushina revived? Awesome! That's amazing!" Hinata covered her mouth joyfully.

"Faced Urashiki, Naruto used Wood Element to seal him? Incredible, classic Naruto."

"Huh? Urashiki turned bird-monster, and muscle Naruto one-punched him? Amazing… so awesome."

Hinata sighed in admiration at the end.

"Really strong, way cooler than me." Boruto-era Naruto smiled, ruffling Boruto's hair.

"No matter how strong, it's you in another world! You can get that strong too, right?" Himawari looked at Boruto-era Naruto hopefully.

"I'll work to get stronger and protect everyone." Boruto-era Naruto nodded seriously.

Ninja World Naruto, listening to their family talk, grinned widely. "Brother Naruto in that world's super strong, but as Seventh Hokage, I bet Brother Naruto can match him! Otsutsuki or whatever, they're no match for Konoha! Go, Seventh Hokage!"

"Thanks, Naru, I'll try." Boruto-era Naruto thanked Ninja World Naruto.

They chatted for a long time.

Ninja World Naruto finally bid farewell.

Shortly after leaving, he saw Imperial Naruto smiling at him.

"Big Brother Naruto, you came to see our future selves too?"

"I heard everything. Our future self's a good guy, harmonious family, son and daughter, and Hinata's a gentle woman. Little Naruto, you gotta seize that." Imperial Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Haha… Hinata's great, but… I'm young. Marrying too soon isn't good for strength growth." Ninja World Naruto laughed.

He figured his strength here wasn't far from future Sasuke's.

And future Sasuke's strength… wasn't pretty.

If marriage made him slack and lose to Ninja World Sasuke, he couldn't bear it!

So… marrying Hinata's nice, but beating Sasuke's more appealing!

Unwittingly, Boruto-era Sasuke gave Ninja World Naruto and Sasuke marriage phobia.

"Hahaha… fair point, but if you marry later, consider Hinata." Imperial Naruto guffawed.

"What about you, Big Brother Naruto? Ever thought about it… given Sister Hinata's situation…" Ninja World Naruto eyed Imperial Naruto doubtfully.

If he married, there's Hinata.

But Imperial Naruto… doesn't.

Because Empire Hinata's a huge Senju Ryuji fan and barely interacted with Imperial Naruto since childhood.

"Me? Nah, nah… I'm not into marriage or stuff. To me, only muscles never betray! Stronger, perfect muscles are my best partner." Imperial Naruto said, flexing, posing like a bodybuilder, admiring his muscles.

"Hahaha… classic Big Brother Naruto." Ninja World Naruto laughed.

They parted ways.

In a shaded spot, Imperial Hinata emerged from the dark, gazing at the men's departure, then at Boruto-era Naruto's house, murmuring, "Me in this world married Naruto… Indeed, the ninja world's development is its natural history. Our world, with His Majesty, diverged from original history. For me, is that good… or bad? At least, I feel nothing for Naruto now."

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A watermelon-headed man in a tight green tracksuit sat in a wheelchair, moving slowly, a smile on his lips. He glanced left and right, his face radiant with joy.

"Konoha's so beautiful now! New leaves have sprouted; the old flame will light them again. Konoha's fire keeps burning—I understand this more." the watermelon-headed man muttered.

Suddenly, a shadow loomed over his wheelchair, startling him. He looked up at a towering man over two meters tall, also in tight clothing, blocking his path.

This stopped man was Boruto-era Guy.

The blocker was disguised Imperial Guy.

"Who are you? I sense intense youth and spirit from you—not something ordinary people have." Boruto-era Guy asked.

"Your legs can't be fixed?" Imperial Guy asked instead.

"No recovery. Eight Gates isn't normal taijutsu. Though the Seventh Hokage saved me, my legs stayed broken." Boruto-era Guy smiled, unfazed by the lack of an answer.

"Regret it?" Imperial Guy asked.

"Regret? Hahaha… how could I! Fighting Uchiha Madara was my youth's peak! The most spectacular youthful battle of my life!" Boruto-era Guy roared with laughter.

"Is that so… People like you, with such youthful spirit and passion, are rare even here. Lying in a wheelchair, that youthful passion could cool!" Imperial Guy smiled, approaching Boruto-era Guy.

"No! Youthful passion won't cool from leg injuries. As long as my heart burns, my emotions soar, a man's youth will blaze forever." Boruto-era Guy said earnestly, his eyes shining at Imperial Guy.

He let Imperial Guy crouch, placing a hand on his injured legs.

Next moment, a powerful warm current enveloped Boruto-era Guy's legs, shocking him. "This…"

"Let youth burn at its hottest, Might Guy!" Imperial Guy raised his other hand, thumbing up Boruto-era Guy.

"Thanks, I will!" Boruto-era Guy said joyfully.

Moments later, as his legs itched, the stranger was gone. Soon, Boruto-era Guy's years-paralyzed legs miraculously recovered.

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Hyuga Clan Residential Area.

Imperial Neji walked slowly, his expression stiff, face showing slight disbelief. "My self here died… killed by the Ten-Tails in the Fourth Ninja World War… how ironic. Most ironic, it was to protect the main clan, though aimed at Hinata…

"Heh… this world's path should follow the ninja world's original history, right? Without His Majesty in my world, would my end be like this? Thinking about it makes me sick… I want to crush all this trash!" He looked skyward, blue light flashing in his eyes.

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Empire members settled into Boruto-era Konoha, living separately, often scouting or strolling casually, blending perfectly without a sound.

During this, Konoha faced many events, but to the Empire members, they were trivial, unworthy of mention.

However, Boruto-era Guy's sudden leg recovery thrilled many for a while. Ninjas tried tracking Imperial Guy but found nothing.

Time passed…

Until, on a Konoha street, a loud shout rang: "Surrender quietly!"

Blue-clad Konoha guards rushed a bloodied-right-armed man in loose prisoner garb.

"What the hell!" the prisoner roared, his right arm swelling into a giant steel-spiral-like hand. Swinging it, Konoha guards fell.

Panting, the prisoner ran forward without looking back.

Pedestrians screamed, retreating in fear.

Only one figure kept walking calmly.

"Move!" The prisoner charged, swinging his right arm to knock the man ahead.

But… something unexpected happened.

*BANG!!*

With an explosive sound, the prisoner's giant arm hit the man, but his body didn't budge.

Shocked, the prisoner leapt back, keeping distance. "Who are you?"

The attacked man turned, revealing a not-too-handsome face with sharp, cold eyes and a disdainful gaze. "Kid, you want me to make way?"

"You…" Kawaki, the prisoner, met the man's eyes, his heart shuddering.

He recalled a man he deeply hated.

This man's eyes, like that man's, were calm and dismissive!

Damn it!

"Jigen, you bastard!" Kawaki's eyes reddened, raging. Roaring, he morphed his right arm into a long cone, stabbing at the man fiercely.

"Stop! Don't!" Sarada, arriving unnoticed, shouted.

But Kawaki ignored her.

*BOOM!!!*

The cone struck the man's body but was blocked by an energy shield centimeters away, unable to advance.