The Future: Naruto Fanfiction

chapter 20

Tobirama and Peterson's Starting Point

The 2nd Hokage is an expert sensor. His greatest sensory technique involves him pressing his finger to the ground, allowing him to sense chakra, even in another country. The starting points for this final match are far away from one another but they are not that far away. That means that Tobirama is able to keep track of each and every member of his team, he is best able to understand their situation. Regrettably though, even after his training, everyone is outside his teleportation range.

What he focuses on at this moment is the biggest fight of all. The battle between Naruto and Clyde. The two continue to trade blows while he monitors their conflict. 'Naruto' he says in his head, 'I know you were strong, that you had inherited my brother's will but this power… this is something else'.

Naruto had originally used six paths sage mode to great effect, when working together with Uchiha Sasuke, he could fight on a level similar to the sage of the six paths. However, Naruto has now improved upon his original level, getting even stronger than before. Now his strength has become comparable to those on another level, to Hagoromo and Hamura. This sort of power for a shinobi, it is like stepping from the realm of man and into the world of the gods.

Tobirama steadies his resolve upon understanding just how hard Naruto must be fighting. 'If you are going to fight so hard, I can't afford to fail you on this front'.

The 2nd Hokage rotates his head, looking behind him to the black metallic structure. This is the prison that the invaders have provided for the match. This structure is impossible to escape from, even for a General like Clyde who wields the element of darkness. Naturally then, it is not possible for a Colonel to escape from the prison. 'I need to make a decision here; do I attack or do I defend'.

He looks at Peterson's prison as he continues to speculate about the match's progression. 'We have the advantage in numbers since Boruto's opponent run away… also…'.

Recalling his battle with Peterson, Tobirama frowns. That battle was his victory only through trickery and outsmarting his opponent. Likely such a thing would not work again. On top of this, if you were to compare the powers of each and every Colonel it is likely that Peterson would be ranked very highly. It is no coincidence that he was able to fight to a standstill against both Hashirama and Naruto simultaneously.

'Peterson is perhaps the strongest of the Colonels' Tobirama notes, 'In that case I have to stay here and defend this prison. No matter what, I cannot let him escape'.

Sarada and Sheer's Starting Point

Sarada stares vacantly at Sheer's prison, not to admire the architecture or not to contemplate what Sheer's plans are, her thoughts are far away from this match. While she should be concentrating, her mind is fixed on the changes she has seen in a blonde-haired shinobi. Not on the spectacular development of Naruto, not on the miraculous recovery of Minato, her thoughts are on the gradual change of Boruto. Boruto has become one of if not her closest friend, someone she can talk to anything about, someone who she could entrust any job to. He had always agreed with her philosophy, inspired from his own father but lately that has started to change. Boruto has started to change.

To interrupt her thoughts, someone arrives.

Colonel Sisto, Mirai's opponent, attacks Sarada from behind.