Uzumaki Naruto -v.2- - Nzc

Naruto's smile faded. "They built someone to kill me."

"They built several someones. All but one were decommissioned after the war. But this last one... went rogue. Calls themselves ."

V-2's eyes widened. "Brother...?"

Naruto pressed his palm to V-2's chest. A glowing spiral spread across their skin.

"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." Uzumaki Naruto -V.2- NZC

A long silence. Then V-2's hands trembled.

"Files lie. People change." Naruto leaned forward. "So what do you want , V-2? Not your programming. You. What do you want?" Naruto's smile faded

Not as a copy. Not as a weapon. But as someone who had finally found their own name. END OF PROLOGUE