Naruto: Boruto Returns to Shippuden

Chapter 147 2-Birth Technique

As Fukasaku called out several times, the Great Toad Master's once calm breathing began to quicken, and the bubbles that kept rising on the tip of his nose burst, announcing the end of the dream.

After a long breath, the Great Toad Sage's body trembled slightly, and he opened his eyes.

Upon waking, the giant toad sage looked around with a bewildered expression: "Huh? What happened?"

Taking this opportunity, Boruto hurriedly asked, "You predicted that I would soon fight a tailed beast and encounter two people in the future. You only mentioned that one of them was my nemesis before you fell asleep. So, who is the other person?"

The Great Toad Sage chuckled and responded to Boruto's words: "Oh, is that what it is? That person didn't have a clear face in my dream."

The giant toad sage continued to mutter in a mystical tone, "It resembles you, yet it is not you." In its dream, the figure was always turned away, making it impossible to discern its identity.

Boruto frowned, somewhat confused by the Great Toad Sage's words: "What exactly do you mean by that?"

When Boruto asked the question, the Great Toad Master simply shook his head slightly, without giving a clear answer.

Boruto, seeing that the Great Toad Sage had no intention of continuing the explanation, had no choice but to give up.

At this moment, the immortal Fukasaku said, "Grandpa, even in a dream, one cannot see everything at will."

"If fate could be so easily foreseen, then Jiraiya wouldn't have needed to embark on that long and perilous journey to travel the entire ninja world."

Master Shima also said, "Although the old man sometimes says some unrealistic things, his predictions are always very accurate."

"Boruto, you must rely on yourself to explore and discover the path ahead."

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Boruto left the cave where the Great Toad Sage lived. Seeing that it was still early, Fukasaku suggested that he continue to take Boruto to other places for training.

Boruto and Fukasaku then went to a huge bamboo forest on Mount Myōboku to undergo Sage Mode fusion training.

Fukasaku turned to Boruto and said, "Well then, little Boruto, I'm about to begin."

After hearing what Fukasaku said, Boruto nodded, then closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground, and prepared to cooperate with the old master.

Fukasaku explained to Boruto, “When you perform the movements, I will absorb natural energy, and vice versa. We use this method to hone and practice this kind of coordinated training.”

“We need to maintain a certain degree of synchronization so that the natural energy I collect can be successfully transmitted to you,” Fukasaku the Hermit continued.

Fukasaku then lightly leaped onto Boruto's shoulder, clasped his hands together, and chanted, "Sage Art: Rebirth Technique!"

As Fukasaku cast his spell, it remained still, began absorbing the surrounding natural energy, and mobilized its Sage Chakra within its body, continuously channeling it into Boruto's body, attempting to synchronize and connect with Boruto's chakra.

Within the consciousness of the immortal, it suddenly felt a strange sensation, as if a sharp, piercing blade was pointing directly at its back.

Immediately afterwards, a pair of ferocious white eyes appeared in Fukasaku's mind, eyes filled with disgust.

The immortal immediately snapped out of that mental state, his forehead beaded with cold sweat.

Boruto noticed that the chakra connection with his grandfather, Fukasaku, had been interrupted before it could be successfully established, and he was about to ask what had happened.

But at that moment, he sensed Momoshiki's presence in his empty consciousness, and his gaze seemed to reveal a look of disdain.

When Boruto saw Momoshiki, he immediately realized that the reason why Fukasaku's chakra connection was interrupted was because Momoshiki was behind it.

"Momoshiki, what do you mean by this?" Boruto questioned Momoshiki, surprised by Momoshiki's reappearance and his disruption of their training.

Momoshiki said with a disdainful expression, "I wouldn't stoop to being around creatures that eat insects every day. The thought of them eating insects makes me sick." After saying that, Momoshiki gave Boruto a contemptuous look.

Momoshiki was originally lying dormant inside Boruto's body, waiting for the right moment, but was unexpectedly disturbed by an unusual chakra, thus disrupting his dormant state.

After hearing Momoshiki's words, Boruto unconsciously touched his nose, his mind drifting back to the staple foods he had eaten over the past few days.

Boruto refuted Momoshiki's words: "Momoshiki, you're wrong. Grandpa Sage is helping me improve my strength."

At that moment, upon hearing Boruto's shout, Momoshiki's eyes suddenly bulged with veins, and he coldly replied, "Boy, who gave you the right to address me with such a despicable title?"

Boruto seemed completely unfazed by Momoshiki's anger: "What? Urashiki can call you that, but I can't? Hmm? Momoshiki?"

Momoshiki's hatred for Urashiki deepened. He flicked his sleeve, his tone carrying a warning: "Don't forget Urashiki's final fate. Do you want to follow in his footsteps?"

Boruto said calmly, "You mean you also want to vanish into nothingness along with me?"

"You!..." Momoshiki was speechless for a moment, then sneered, "Hmph, kid, don't be too naive. One day you'll pay the price for this."

After Momoshiki uttered this warning, his figure gradually blurred in Boruto's consciousness and eventually disappeared completely. At the same time, Boruto's consciousness also withdrew from that mental space.

Fukasaku, now suspecting he had been hallucinating, which caused the series of unusual events, suggested to Boruto, "Boruto, let's try again."

Knowing the reason for his failure, Boruto shook his head and explained to Fukasaku, "Grandpa Fukasaku, it seems that the guy inside me is a little unwilling."

Next, Boruto slightly modified Momoshiki's words and then relayed them to the Sage.

After hearing this, the hermit Fukasaku sighed and said, "If that's the case, then this method won't work."

Fukasaku continued to remind Boruto: "Well then, Boruto, when you activate Sage Mode in the future, you must be extremely careful."

After all, when Boruto activates Sage Mode, they cannot help him replenish his natural energy.

After pondering for a moment, the immortal Fukasaku made a suggestion: "Since the Two Lives Technique cannot be used, we will teach you some other techniques so that you can use them to protect yourself."

“However, let’s eat our bento boxes first.” As Fukasaku the Hermit said this, he took several bento boxes wrapped in lotus leaves from the stone table next to him.

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