Hello and welcome to my first story here. The story is focused around Boruto and Sumire and their time as Genin, but other characters also will appear. There will be some big conflict happen later on involving Sumire, so she's more or less the main character of the story.
Sit back and enjoy. I am happy for every constructive criticsm here.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Naruto/Boruto series
Chapter 1: Wonderful time together
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"You can run as fast as you can. You won't escape".
At some night in the woods, a girl followed by some mysterious persons ran as fast as she could, trying to find someone who could help her. But there was nobody, just more and more trees standing in her way.
"Heeeelp", the girl screamed in anxiety.
Just then she tripped and falled down to the earth
"Finally we, the Roots, got you. You and your beast", said a dark man standing behind her, ready to take her.
"HEEEELP", the girl shouted, opening her eyes.
She looked around, finding her to lay on her bed at home after woken up from sleep, almost starting crying.
'I can't stand this anymore. That was already the fifth nightmare in a row'. tearing up after her bad dream.
"What should I do? Should I ask my friends to help me?", she questioned herself.
She looked out of the window, seeing the sunrise and the village beautifully shining under the morning light.
'But I tried to kill them. Do I really deserve their help?'.
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Evening:
It was in a cold evening when Boruto visited with his friends the nearby theatre to watch the new Kagemasa movie after a hard day of training with his team mates for the next Chunin exam. The last one got interupted by the Otsutsuki's and ever since then, five months ago, a new Chunin exam is going to happen in two weeks.
"The new movie was quite good, but the first one is still my favourite", Iwabe said after them leaving the theatre.
"How Kagemasa used his Ninjutsu to defeat the evil gangster was really amazing", Denki answered Iwabe.
"Well in my opinion it wasn't bad and good, but pretty mediocre, but I have to leave now or my mother would punish me for being outside of home for too long", Boruto said
"Bye Boruto", both Iwabe and Denki said, before Boruto ran home.
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Somewhere else in the village:
Not to far away, there was a girl with purple hair and pigtails, walking home after training with her two team mates.
"Hey Sumire, do you want to sleep in my house? It must be pretty boring to live alone in your apartment", her friend with brown hair and pigtails names Namida asked.
"Sorry, I have to pass. I am still not comfortable with that. Also I am quite tired, so I am immidiately going to the bed when I am home", Sumire answered.
"We are your friends Sumire. You don't need to be that closed. At least let's eat something before we go home", her other friend Wasabi said.
"I am not hungry. Goodbye everyone", said Sumire and walked away.
"What is her problem?", Namida and Wasabi both questionated each other.
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Back to Boruto:
Boruto walked home while still thinking about that mark Momoshiki gave him after defeating him. He looked at the seal mark, questioning why Momoshiki gave him the mark.
'I still have no clue about this. What is that and what does it do? Momoshiki said that my eyes will cost me everything in the future. Is my right eye and this seal somehow connected?'.
When he was close to his home, he saw Sumire, walking home alone with a sad face. He remembered when he saved her from her fate to destroy the village and killing her friends and how happy she looked when she came back to the academy. But he also remembers about the Nue, which is now sealed in der left palm. He noticed the similarities of his seal mark in his right palm and Sumire's mark in her left one. Only the shape was different. While Boruto's mark is diamond shapes, Sumire's has the shape of a circle.
'Well I should ask her about that. Maybe she can help me with that', Boruto thought, now approaching her.
Sumire thought about her past and about Boruto. She strongly admired him ever since that day, when Boruto saved her from her fate. He was nice to her ever since they entered the academy. She began to blush thinking about that moment, when he offered her his hand to escape the dimension, comforting her to forget everything she did to him and her friends.
"Hey Sumire, how are you? Are you alone?", Boruto asked her. Sumire immidiately turned around to see Boruto standing in front of her.
"B-Boruto-kun? Why are you here?", she stuttered.
"Well I saw you walking and you seemed to be worried about something", Boruto answered.
"It's nothing. You don't need to be worried about me", she said.
"You're still sad about what happened when we were younger right? You've still not told Namida and Wasabi about what happened in that night. Did you?", the blonde asked.
"No, but I don't want to keep it secret forever. Sometime I have to tell them about my past, even if it will crush our friendship", she said, tearing up.
"They won't hate you for something your father forced you to do. I am sure they'll understand you and that you changed", Boruto said.
"You think so? Uhm...", Sumire quietly said, thinking about what he said.
"So what are you going to do this evening? Something planned with your friends?" Boruto asked
"N-Nothing. I was going home before you started talking with me", she answered.
"So you're still alone for the most time outside of training? Well in that case let's go to your house together" Boruto offered her.
"W-What?", Sumire blushed
"Come, let's go", he took her hand and pulled her to walk with him.
"Wait Boruto. It's this way", Sumire said.
"O-Ohhh well then show me", Boruto said with an embarassed face.
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Before Sumire's apartment:
Boruto and Sumire entered her apartment. The apartment was quite old looking and not very comfy.
"You lived here the whole time?", Boruto asked her with a serious tone.
"Well as an orphan you're happy with everything you can get", Sumire answered. She wasn't very proud of her home, but she was still happy to have one and not living in some orphanage outside of the village.
"Do you want a drink?", she asked
"Yes, I am pretty thirsty. Thank you", he said and sat to the table.
She brought two glasses to the table and a bottle of ice-cold water. She filled up his glass and then hers, while thinking about something.
"Boruto, can I ask you something important?", she said with a serious tone.
"Of course", he answered.
"Ever since that day you saved me I am curious to know why you risked your life for me, someone who was going to betray you, all of your friends and the village. Why you did that?", Sumire asked with a shy tone.
There was an akward silence for a couple of seconds, before Boruto answered her.
"I already told you back when the incident happened. You was my class mate and even after a short time I thought about you as a close friend. You were always nice to the others and worried about them in difficult situations. And well...I really like you...I don't know how to describe that. It felt like a duty for me".
Sumire then blushed, thinking about what he said: 'So that's how he thinks about me. I am happy to have such a good friend caring for me like I am his little sister'.
"Sumire, please don't forget that I and your friends are helping you no matter of how bad you feel", Boruto said.
"Boruto, thank you", Sumire started crying. Boruto started hugging her to comfort her. They felt each others warmth and heartbeat in that moment of silence. Seeing her reacting like that, Boruto decided to step up.
"Now it's my turn to ask something", Boruto said after the hug.
Sumire looked into Boruto's eyes and nodded.
"Do you want to go to the theatre with me tomorrow evening? There are some cool movies I am sure you'll like. It will help you to forget those things".
With a suprised face and some seconds passed, Sumire answered: "I would like to". Suddenly Sumire once again remembers those words her mother said to her before she died. She was praying for her happiness all the time and she started to feel better.
'It was wrong for me to think that my friends won't help me out in difficult situations. Boruto proved it to me. I can trust my friends', Sumire thought with a smile on her face.
"I am happy to see you smile after our whole discussion", Boruto said. "Well I need to go. It's already late".
"Thank you Boruto. I am looking forward to tomorrow", Sumire said, still smiling brightly.
Boruto left with a thumbs up: "Goodbye. See you tomorrow". With that, he left, running home.
'Now I forgot to ask her about her seal. Well then maybe next time', he thought, now looking at his watch.
'WHAAAT? Already 10:00 P.M? Mom is gonna kill me'. Boruto ran faster and faster towards his home.
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Uzumaki estate:
Boruto entered his house quietly, hoping to not wake up his family, who all went to bed already. He made it to his room.
"What took so long and where did you go", a woman spoke behind him with a strict tone.
"M-Mom!". Boruto said scared. "N-Nowhere. I just helped a friend out with something. Nothing big", Boruto tried to talk out of the situation, but he failed.
"You're arrested for the next few days! After training, you immidiately return home!", his mother shouted to him
"But mom, I can't. There are things I need to do tomorrow", Boruto argued, thinking about what he said to Sumire.
"What things?", his mother asked with a strict looking face.
"I-I am going to meet some friends. We have plans for tomorrow.
"You can forget that. Go to your room", his mother ordered.
"Mmmph...Mom you're unfair".
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Boruto's room:
Boruto was lying on his bed thinking about the situation.
'What I should do now? I don't want to cancel it and disappoint her. I want to help her, I want to show her how a truly best friend acts, I want to make her happy', Boruto blushed to the last part, thinking about what do now.
"No way I am going to cancel it. First I need some help", Boruto gets up and walked towards the middle of his room.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Three clones appeared, surrounding him, ready to brainstorm to find a solution.
"Well you could send off a clone or not?" said clone 1.
Boruto: "That's a good idea but I don't think my clones can last that long. If they either disappear during the movie or here in my room and they find out, then I am f***ed."
"Well then delay it", said clone 2.
Original Boruto:"You've better ideas? No it must be tomorrow. I don't want to let her down".
"Let one of your friends use Henge no Jutsu to look like he's the real Boruto and then go to the theatre with her", said clone 3.
The original Boruto answered: "It would be too suspicious if they don't act exactly like me. I also personally want to go with her".
"Well then ask one of your friends to stay here and use Henge no Jutsu to look like you when your mother comes in while you're going with Sumire to the theatre".
Original Boruto: "That's it! Thanks to you guys. You seem to be pretty clever, or should I say it's me who's clever? Ahahaha", Boruto laughed
"Our boss is weird...". With that, the Kage Bunshin disappeared.
'I have to ask Mitsuki if he could do that for me. He's a close friend of mine, so I can count on him', Boruto thought.
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The next day. Somewhere in Konoha:
Sumire is on her way to her training place, where she trains with her team mates Namida and Wasabi for the next Chunin exam.
"Hey Sumire"
She turned around to see both girls running towards her.
"Hello Namida. Hello Wasabi. It's a nice day isn't it? I can't wait to see how what the day has in store for me", Sumire said with a smile on her face.
"Well yes you're right", both answered, suprised to see Sumire that happy. It was not her usual behaviour. She was more quiet and worried, but today she was very energetic.
"Well let's go. Sensei Kiba is on a mission, so today we're free on what kind of training we can do", said Wasabi. With that, they started walking. Sumire started to hum a melody while walking, which attracts Namida and Wasabi's attention.
"I am sure something happened to her since yesterday", Namida whispered to Wasabi.
"I also think that", Wasabi whispered back.
"Is something?", Sumire turned around.
"E-Ehm no no no it's nothing", both Wasabi and Namida said panicly.
While walking up the hills to their training place, they thought about what could've happened to her. Before reaching their destination, they came to an conclusion.
"Namida, let's find out what happened to her. We are gonna stalk her for a bit after the training", whispered Wasabi to her.
"Do you think that's OK to do something like that? I am not sure", Namida whispered back.
"Don't you want to find out?", Wasabi said. "It's not like we're creeping her like that Magire guy Boruto told us about. Just quietly following her".
"Ok but don't exaggerate it", Namida said.
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Training ground 3:
"I am here", Boruto shouted.
"You're late", Sarada said. Mitsuki approached them.
"Hi Mitsuki, I have to ask you something. But first, where's Konohamaru sensei?", Boruto asked.
"He got an important mission, so he's away for a couple of days. The same for the team of Moegi sensei and Iwabe's team and the sensei of the girls.
"I don't understand why so many tutors are currently on missions", Sarada questioned.
"Ask Lord seventh if you are curious", Mitsuki said to her. "So what do you want to ask me Boruto?".
"Mitsuki, can you use Henge no Jutsu to look like me and can you stay in my room for a couple of hours until I am back?
"What do you want to do? Did your mother arrested you?", Mitsuki said.
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"Well that was obvious", Sarada said, face palming.
"Please Mitsuki, I promised Sumire to go with her watching a movie today evening", Boruto almost shouted.
"So that's the reason", both thought at the same time.
"It's pretty much a date, isn't it?", Sarada said with a grin.
"N-NO", Boruto blushed.
Sarada laughed, having so much fun teasing Boruto.
"I am going to help you Boruto", Mitsuki said.
"Thank you very much Mitsuki".
"But isn't your mother a Hyuga heiress? If she uses the Byakugan on Mitsuki, then she will notice", Sarada argued.
"Mitsuki, please don't provoke my mother to use the Byakugan. Just act like me OK?
"But that's embarassing...".
"MITSUKI!"
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Late afternoon of the same day:
"Goodbye everyone", Sumire said.
"Goodbye Sumire, have a nice day", Wasabi and Namida said.
"That's for sure", Sumire smiled
Sumire walked home pretty quickly. The other two girls are already following her with a safe distance between her and them. They followed her for a couple of minutes, before they found themselves before Sumire's apartment building
"Maybe she's is going to change before going out", Namida speculated.
"Things are getting interesting", Wasabi said, curious to see what happens next.
Half an hour passed without anything happening for them. But inside, Sumire was preparing herself for the evening.
'It's the first time me and one of my friends are doing something together outside of training and missions. I am pretty excited', she thought.
She looked into her wardrobe: 'Maybe I should wear this for the evening?'.
Some minutes passed and finally Sumire came out of her apartment, wearing a purple dress.
"She looks gorgeus", Namida said
"I am sure she's on some kind of date", Wasabi grinned while looking to Namida.
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Before the Uzumaki estate
"Ok Mitsuki, I am counting on you", Boruto said.
"I won't disappoint you". Mitsuki used Henge no Jutsu to look like Boruto
"Ok guys I am going home. See you tomorrow", Sarada said.
"I am also going. See you guys", Boruto left.
Now Mitsuki is approaching the door and opened it.
"I am home mother", Mitsuki in Boruto disguise said.
"Welcome home Onii-chan", a blue haired girl and Boruto's little sister called Himawari shouted.
"Boruto, up to your room with you", the Hyuga heiress named Hinata said.
"Ok, good night. I am not hungry by the way", the false Boruto said.
"Please take Himawari to your room and play with her. I am out for shopping. You are responsible for her now". Hinata said.
"No problem mother", fake Boruto said.
"Mother? Konohamaru finally teached you some manners? You can still call me mom okay?", Hinata said.
"Ok...mother", fake Boruto said.
"Onii-chan, let's play a game okay?", Himawari smiled to him.
"Well then I am out. Please take care of Himawari.
"Bye...mother".
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Before the theatre:
Sumire waited for Boruto to finally arrive. She was excited for today and almost grinned the whole day.
"Sumire I am here", Boruto walked towards her with a smile. He noticed her purple dress and how gorgeus she looked in it.
"WOW you look stunning", Boruto praised her and she blushed. "Sorry I was training the whole time and never had the chance to change clothes".
"No it's fine Boruto. We're friends, so you shouldn't feel embarassed because of that".
"You're right. So what do you want to watch?".
"I don't know. You can choose. I am happy with everything, except for scary movies", Sumire answered
"No scary movie for sure. Let's watch 'The adventures of Mighty Guy'. The father of one of my friends wrote the book of it and he said it's really amazing", Boruto suggested.
"Ok, let's go Boruto".
They entered the theatre while being watched by Namida and Wasabi, who hided themselve around a corner.
"So it's Boruto-kun she fall for? How cute", Namida giggled.
"I am going to tease her and Boruto a bit tomorrow. That's going to be fun", Wasabi said, also giggling.
"Well what do you think? Should we enter the movie and watch them doing their thing?", she asked Namida.
"That's going to far", Namida said, but Wasabi already entered. "W-Wait Wasabi!".
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Uzumaki estate:
"Onii-chan, I won again!", giggled Himawari after beating the in Boruto disguised Mitsuki in hide and seek.
"Congratulations Himawari, but I need some time alone. I am tired now".
Mitsuki was quite bored playing with her.
"Onii-chan, play with me please!".
"Himawari, I think you're also pretty tired. Shall I lay you to bed?".
"No I want to play!".
"Hello I am back!", a man shouted.
"Papa!", Himawari runned to her father.
"Hello Himawari, how was your day?, a blonde man known as the seventh Hokage named Naruto asked.
"Pretty funny, but Onii-chan don't want to play with me", Himawari screamed.
"Calm down honey", Naruto said. "Boruto, please play with your sister".
"Okay...father", the fake Boruto said to him.
"Father? You never call me like that", said Naruto, making Mitsuki somehow suspicious.
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Cinema:
Sumire and Boruto were watching the movie together. The movie itself was pretty decent. Both of them were enjoying Mighty Guys adventures. A row under them was a kid who looked like main actress of the movie in young, already watching the movie for the 17th time screaming "that's the power of youth" in almost every scene, annoying the other people watching the movie.
"Well that Mighty Guy is really some class of it's own", Sumire stated, to start up a conversation with him.
"Yes, he is also Metals and his fathers idol. Metal is admiring that Mighty Guy pretty much", Boruto said.
"I can see that", said Sumire after watching Metal still shouting.
"So who are you admiring Sumire?", said Boruto.
"M-Me? Well there are some person I admire. The first one is Lord Seventh, since he was in a similiar situation as me. Living a life as an orphan with a beast inside and still becoming Hokage is impressive. Then there is the father of Inojin-kun and Shino sensei, who helped me a lot after the incident.", Sumire stated, now thinking about Boruto. "A-And y-yy-you".
"Me?", said the suprised Boruto, getting a slight blush.
"Yes you Boruto-kun. Without your help and your brave actions, I would've lived a life full of revenge, sadness and lonliness. You showed me the path towards a new life I only could dream off".
Sumire almost started crying again, but she could hold it back.
"Thanks to you, I found true happiness and friends, which gave my life a new meaning".
"Sumire...".
"Boruto...thank you".
"Hey could you stop with that. I want to watch the movie and not your fantalk", said a man in the next upper row.
"Sorry it won't happen again", both Boruto and Sumire said.
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In another row:
"Seems like they're having fun together", Namida said.
"You're right. I finally saw Sumire being truly happy with her friends and that thanks to Boruto opening her heart more and more", Wasabi stated.
"But that's enough for now, let's leave them alone. I don't want to get seen by them".
"Ok let's go to me. My parents are out today", Namida said before they went home.
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A hour later
The movie came to an end and the most people, including Boruto and Sumire, are leaving the theatre.
"At the end, the movie became pretty great", said Boruto.
"Yeah it was", Sumire told him.
They left the theatre at the wrong time. Just when they walked on the pavement, Boruto's mother Hinata saw them leaving the building.
"BORUTO!", she shouted.
"MOM", Boruto shouted.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE. YOU LEFT HIMAWARI ALONE?"
"Sorry Mom, but I had something to do. The Boruto at home is my friend Mitsuki", Boruto explained.
"Why did you did that?", Hinata asked.
"Mom, that's my friend Sumire. She had a difficult past, similiar to dads and I wanted to make her happy for once and change her to the positive. It just was more important to me than staying home and leaving her alone. You have to understand her current situation".
"Mrs Uzumaki, please don't punish Boruto-kun for helping someone like me out. I didn't know that he wasn't allowed to leave the house, but I was really happy together with him and he truly changed me", Sumire talked to her.
"Is that really true young girl? Did he really helped you in your difficult situation?", Hinata asked her.
"Yes and I am thanking him so much because of that", Sumire answered.
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"Ok I forgive you Boruto", told him Hinata. "But next time tell me about your 'date' before doing something like this again.
"Thank you mom", Boruto said.
"Thank you Mrs. Uzumaki", Sumire also thanked her.
"Now let's go home", Hinata suggested. "Young girl do you want to eat dinner with us?".
Sumire thought about what Boruto told to her earlier.
"I would like to. Thank you Mrs. Uzumaki", she answered
"Ok let's go", Boruto said.
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Uzumaki estate:
"We are home", Boruto shouted
"Welcome ba-... BORUTO?", Naruto shouted surprised. "What were you doing outside and why did you left Himawari?".
"Old man, that wasn't me. It was Mitsuki who used Henge no Jutsu to look like me", Boruto explained.
"Oh that's explaining everything", Naruto said. "Oh and that girl is Sumire, I am right?".
"Yeah, we went to the theatre today, that's why I asked Mitsuki for help".
"It's a honour to meet you Lord Seventh", Sumire said.
"It's nice to meet you Sumire", Naruto answered her.
Mitsuki came down together with Himawari.
"Hey Onii-chan, your friend came to play with me", Himawari said.
"Well I am sure you had a lot of fun", Boruto said to her.
"Thank you Mitsuki but our plan failed", Boruto told him.
"Well no problem. See you tomorrow":
"Hey wait, you don't want to eat with us?", Boruto asked.
"No thanks I still have something to do", he answered and left.
"Hmm".
"Onii-chan is that your girlfriend?", Himawari asked cutely.
They both blushed.
"Ehh no Himawari" Boruto said embarassed.
"It's nice to meet you girlfriend of Onii-chan", Himawari said to Sumire, totally ignoring Boruto.
"Nice to meet you too", Sumire told her.
They talked about the current day for quite some time and time went by fast.
"Dinner is ready", Hinata shouted and all went to the dinning table.
"Good appetite everyone", Boruto said.
"Good appetite", said everyone else.
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After dinner:
"I think I am going now", Sumire told the Uzumaki family.
"Why you don't sleep here for tonight? It's really no problem", Hinata suggested her.
"I would like to but I still have something to do", Sumire explained.
"How about tomorrow?", Boruto asked.
"That would be great", Sumire answered. "I am looking forward to visit you tomorrow. Goodbye".
"Goodbye Sumire, you're welcome".
Sumire almost started to cry, happy to be welcome by Boruto's family.
"Goodbye Boruto and thanks for this great day".
She left with a big smile on her face.
'Thank you Boruto for you to have made my life more precious'.
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Somewhere else, outside of the village
A big, masked man is on his way to Konoha-gakure. With his black cloak he almost seemed to be invisible at night jumping from tree to tree. But after some time, he stopped, picking up a call.
"Here's Nero. Any new information about Projekt X?
"Yes we got some information from our spies. Codename N returned to Konohagakure and was sealed into a little girl, which was the daughter of that betrayer Shigaraki".
"So he really intended to destroy Konoha with that beast? Never thought he would do that. He was one of Danzo's most reliable servant.
"We still don't know what was the reason for his opinion to change that quickly, but from what we currently know, it was given to her thanks to some kind of body seal Danzo's followers made. But it broke relatively early on. We still don't know what it made the seal break, but thanks to it's bond with the host, it returned to her body after an incident.
"So the beast is still alive?"
"Yes and we're now knowing that the child with the beast is still in Konoha. We're sending you two more agents to help you with your missions. Over".
He closes his phone while looking at the night sky with an evil grin.
"It's time that we, the roots, get our beast back...".
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That's it for the first chapter. This chapter was ment to introduce the relationship between Boruto and Sumire and the characters, which will play a role later on. The real thing is going to start in the next chapter, which will take some time before it gets released. I am happy for every review (except shitpost reviews). I would appreciate it if you could tell me what could've been better. See you next time.