Naruto's smile faded. "They built someone to kill me."
Konoha had rebuilt. Skyscrapers of steel and chakra-conductive alloy now rose alongside the old Hokage Monument. Tech-nin—shinobi-engineers—had fused sealing arrays with digital networks. The new generation called it the Shinobi Cloud . Naruto called it a headache.
"So let me get this straight. Someone made a darker, edgier version of me, gave them a cool mask, and now they're running around trying to prove they're the real Naruto?" Uzumaki Naruto -V.2- NZC
"I'm not letting you die," Naruto said. "That's an order. From your older brother."
V-2 stared. "You admit weakness."
"I am V-2," they said. "I was grown from your genetic material recovered after the Fourth War. Enhanced with Uchiha tissue, synthetic chakra, and a failsafe: I cannot feel hatred. Only purpose. And my purpose was to surpass you."
A long silence. Then V-2's hands trembled. Naruto's smile faded
Naruto tilted his head. "That sounds like a bad pickup line."