Scene: Birthday Hall – Evening

  The celebration hums with warmth and laughter—until a still silence falls.

  Sarada (narrowing her eyes):

  “Uzumaki Yuta… Who is this woman?”

  Yuta (sweating, stumbling back):

  “Ahhh… I don’t know, man! I swear I don’t—!”

  Suddenly—

  Chidori crackles from behind.

  Ryouta (eyes burning with rage):

  “Step away from my sister.”

  He lunges at Aria, arm glowing with lightning.

  Before impact—

  A blinding white light intercepts. Toneri ōtsutsuki stands calmly between them,

  shielding Aria.

  Aria (tears brimming, hugging Ryouta):

  “Kashin… You’re okay. You’re alive!”

  Ryouta (coldly stepping back):

  “Woman… I don’t know you. And I won’t let anyone disturb my sister’s happiness.”

  The tension explodes. But—

  Yuta (grabbing Ryouta’s shoulder gently):

  “Hey… calm down. Let’s just hear her out.”

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  Aria (softly, stepping forward):

  “Then allow me to properly introduce myself…

  Yuta… Ryouta…

  You two were brothers—

  in your past life.”

  Yuta (eyes narrowing):

  “What are you talking about—?”

  But then, his breath catches.

  Her eyes.

  Pink irises… lotus pupils…

  The Shinseigan.

  Yuta (voice trembling):

  “You… You have my Shinseigan.”

  Aria (smiling through tears):

  “I was waiting… waiting for you to finally see me like this.

  I waited for a billion years.”

  Everyone goes silent.

  Aria (looking at the floor):

  “Shibai… he forced Sylus—you—to jump off that cliff.

  He threatened to kill me unless you obeyed.

  And when your body shattered…

  he took your eyes…

  and implanted them…

  into me.”

  Yuta (shaking):

  “…Doesn’t that… hurt?”

  Aria (smiling warmly):

  “It was worth it.

  Because for the first time…

  I saw the world through you. Through your soul.

  And that’s when I fell in love with you.”

  Yuta (voice breaking):

  “…Sylus…”

  He smiles.

  From the sidelines, Sarada watches everything.

  Speechless.

  Her hands quietly grip the hem of Sakura’s skirt.

  Sakura (softly, sensing it):

  (places a hand on her daughter’s head)

  “…It’s okay.”

  Yuta turns toward Naruto and Sasuke.

  Yuta (calm but serious):

  “You both… knew about this, didn’t you?”

  Naruto (sighs, scratching his head):

  “Toneri mentioned something…

  He told me the truth about Sylus and Aria.

  But I didn’t know she’d be your age.”

  Aria (nodding):

  “That’s why I said…

  I’d meet Yuta and Ryouta again…

  when they both turned 14.”

  Scene Shift: Hokage Office – Moments Later

  Everyone is gathered: Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, Shikamaru, Sakura, and more.

  Aria (calm but grave):

  “I am not your enemy.

  But now that Yuta and Ryouta have awakened,

  I must warn you—

  a disaster is coming.”

  She pauses.

  Aria:

  “Asmodeous… and the Nine Heralds of Shibai…

  will descend.”

  The temperature in the room drops.

  Aria (continuing):

  “Asmodeous has spread a rumor—

  that killing me or Yuta

  will grant the killer any wish they desire—

  across every multiverse combined.”

  A wave of shock hits the room.

  Aria (locking eyes with them):

  “And it won’t stop there.

  You’ll face something worse…

  VAriants of yourselves—

  twisted versions, born from your own choices.

  These aren’t illusions.

  These are real outcomes,

  from real timelines.”

  Kakashi (serious):

  “You mean… our darkest selves?”

  Aria:

  “Exactly.

  The product of every bad decision you could’ve made.

  They aren’t summoned.

  They’re born… from what could’ve been.”

  Sasuke (calm but tight-jawed):

  “Tch. Sounds like a nightmare.”

  Naruto (fist clenched):

  “Then we don’t run.

  We prepare.”

  Yuta (quietly to himself):

  “VAriants… Heralds…

  Then I’ll fight fate—

  with everything I’ve got.