Greetings, prospective readers! Welcome to the official relaunch of my Boruto time travel project. Yeah, the previous version had several bugs with it, namely the lack of surprise when the characters find out they have time travelers in their midst. So, I scrapped it and got to work creating this new-and-improved version, and I hope that you will come to enjoy it even more. But, enough about that, let's begin!

Chapter I: A Homecoming Surprise

A shimmering blackish purple vortex appeared in a back alley of Konoha, the Village Hidden in The Leaves. Through it emerged two people. One was a tall young man of around sixteen clad in a black and red jacket, a black cloak, loose black pants held up by a tan belt, a black Shinobi headband with two intersecting scratches, and brown Shinobi sandals. He had blonde hair, icy blue eyes, and a large scar on the right side of his face. A sword rested in a scabbard strapped to his back. This was Boruto Uzumaki, son of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki, and Hinata Uzumaki, eldest child of the main branch of the Hyuga Family.

The second person was a young woman around Boruto's age with shoulder-length black hair and maroon rimmed glasses. She wore a red sleeveless jacket that exposed her midriff and had the mark of the Uchiha Clan on the back, black fingerless gloves, a red skirt with white shorts underneath, black Shinobi sandals, and a red Konoha headband. An Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan was visible in her right eye, while a greyish dojutsu with tomoe known as the Rinnegan was visible from her right, and two katanas in their scabbards were strapped to her back. This was Sarada Uchiha, the only daughter of Sasuke Uchiha and his wife, Sakura Uchiha.

"Well, we've arrived," said Boruto, tugging his cloak tighter over himself as he and Sarada stepped out of the alleyway. "Now, let's get to that crash site and end Kawaki before he-"

Both Boruto and Sarada stopped dead in their tracks as they quickly realized that something was very, very wrong with Konoha. Gone were the jumbotrons, airships, and Thunder Rail they'd grown up knowing, along with the various buildings and skyscrapers. A look at the Hokage Rock revealed a grand total of five faces carved into the statue, as opposed to the seven that had once been there.

"Uh, Boruto? I don't think we ended up at the point in time we wanted to," said Sarada, turning beet red and rubbing the back of her neck. "Guess my control over my father's time-space jutsu isn't as great as I thought it was."

Boruto growled in anger and delivered a Gentle Fist strike to a nearby wall, cracking the part of it his hand struck. "Dammit! We've arrived too soon!" he snarled in frustration.

"Boruto, calm down!" said Sarada, a look of concern for her lover crossing her face.

"Calm down?! We came this close to saving our village, our families, Hell, even the Shinobi's way of life, only to end up decades away from where we meant to! And on top of that, who knows how or if we can get back without going forward or back even more than we already have! How am I supposed to calm down?!" yelled Boruto, an anguished look crossing his face. A moment passed before he saw the hurt look on his girlfriend's face. "Look, Sarada, I'm sorry… I just… I really want to see my family made whole again. I want to be made whole again."

Sarada embraced Boruto, who stroked her hair gently. "I know, Boruto… I know. I want to see my Mom and Papa again, and see our friends alive and well. I want to save the Shinobi as much as you do," said Sarada, trying to comfort her boyfriend. "But, maybe we can still do some good as long as we're stuck in this time period."

"How so?"

"Well, if there's only five faces on the Hokage Rock, then maybe Lady Tsunade is in office as the Hokage. We can tell her about ROOT, and Akatsuki's plans. We can prevent the Fourth Shinobi World War!" said Sarada.

Boruto thought it over for a moment. "No, preventing the war is too risky. Too many lives were lost there, and we could risk causing a much bigger problem, or worse, make it so that Kaguya wins. But, if we time it right, we could stop-"

Boruto stopped talking for a moment and looked just in time to see a familiar figure walk directly pass him in the distance, alongside an old guy that Boruto had a sneaking suspicion as to his identity. Boruto felt a genuine smile cross over his face for what felt like the first time in forever. He'd know the silhouette of his father anywhere. Looking over at Sarada, he saw that she was beaming too, having recognized the silhouette of her hero and role model. The same thought ran through their minds.

"You sure about this, Boruto?" asked Sarada.

"Hey, odds are they're gonna find out about us sooner or later. Might as well be sooner," said Boruto, before he took off in the direction of the figure. Smiling, Sarada followed close behind him.

A Few Seconds Later…

Naruto Uzumaki, who was a young man of around sixteen with spiky blonde hair and blue eyes, clad in a black and orange jacket, orange pants, black shinobi sandals, and a black Konoha headband, walked alongside his teacher, Jiraiya, who had bushy white hair and wore a green and black robe, green pants, and red sandals.

"It's been about two-and-a-half years…" said Naruto.

Jiraiya smiled down at his student. "So it has," he replied.

Naruto looked around as he continued his journey. The village hasn't changed one bit… he thought. Spotting a random pole, Naruto set down his bag and proceeded to run directly up it, causing Jiraiya to chuckle.

"Always rambunctious," he said.

Once he reached the top of the pole, Naruto let out a laugh. "Now, this takes me back! I'm home, everyone! Naruto Uzumaki… has returned to the Hidden Leaf Village!" the young ninja bellowed as he struck a pose. "Man, I'm feeling so nostalgic now. Mmm-hmm."

Taking a closer look at the Hokage Rock, Naruto noticed there was something different about it. "They added Grandma Tsunade's face up there!" he exclaimed.

Naruto took a few moments to gaze out around him. Guess it's true what they say. There's no place like home, he thought.

"Naruto! Naruto! Is that you?"

Naruto pulled himself out of his thoughts and looked down towards the ground. There, smiling up at him, was a young woman around his age with pink hair, a red sleeveless jacket, a pink skirt, black shorts, blue Shinobi sandals, a shuriken holster on her right leg, and a blue Konoha headband. This was Sakura Haruno. Around her were three children, one of whom Naruto recognized as his former apprentice, Konohamaru.

"When did you get back to the village, Naruto?" called Sakura.

"Oh, just now!" called Naruto as he jumped off the pole and landed smoothly on his feet, a fall that would've shattered every bone in the legs of someone who wasn't a ninja. "Long time, no see, huh Sakura?" Naruto said, chuckling a little.

Sakura made a small noise. A moment later, the Kunoichi realized something. "Hey, you've gotten taller than me, haven't you?"

Naruto compared his height to Sakura's, and saw that he had indeed gained a few inches over her. "Yeah, I guess I have," he said.

Sakura gave Naruto a gentle smile. He seems more grown up than the last time I saw him, thought Sakura, blushing. "So, uh… what do you think? Do I seem more like a woman to you now?"

"What?! Are you kidding? You haven't changed at all!" said Naruto, beaming as he gave Sakura the thumbs-up.

Sakura's face grew a hurt look on it. Her mouth twitched a couple of times before she turned away from Naruto, who grew a confused look on his own face. Jiraiya, meanwhile, deadpanned.

Smooth, kid. Could you be anymore oblivious? the Sannin thought.

"Hey, Naruto!" called Konohamaru, earning Naruto's attention for the first time, before he transformed in a puff of smoke, having performed the Sexy Jutsu, causing everyone nearby to go ballistic, although for totally different reasons.

Naruto, however, had a very different reaction. "Konohamaru, I'm not that scrawny kid anymore. And you shouldn't use jutsu like that. It's beneath you."

This statement took Sakura completely by surprise. Well, I'll be… it's not just the outside that's different. I kinda miss the old Naruto… but you've turned out pretty well, haven't you? Knowing you, I bet you have a whole slew of new jutsu to show us. she thought.

However, what Naruto did next completely turned that thought into nothing but ashes. "I MEAN, COME ON, KONOHAMARU, IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?! GET A LOAD OF MY NEW PERVY NINJUTSU!" Naruto bellowed.

Right, like a new Pervy Ninjutsu, thought Sakura before realizing what Naruto just said.

"HERE WE GO!"

"ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" bellowed Sakura as she dealt Naruto a blow that sent him flying several feet away, leaving a shallow trench behind as Konohamaru and his team clung to Jiraiya for dear life as Sakura twitched with anger before approaching Naruto, lifting him out of the ground by his leg, and grabbing him by the front of his jacket.

"WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH YOU, YOU PERVY LITTLE DOOFUS?! WE HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND YOU HAVE THE NERVE TO PULL A STUNT LIKE THAT?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THAT MAKES ME FEEL?! DO YOU?!" bellowed Sakura while shaking a bemused Naruto violently.

That hot, quick temper and monster strength! You've raised a Tsunade Junior! thought Jiraiya.

Yep! Sakura hasn't changed at all. She's probably more vicious than ever! thought Naruto.

"HUH?! YOU SAY SOMETHING?!" asked Sakura.

"Word of advice: do not piss off a Kunoichi. You'll feel it in the morning. And the morning after that. And pretty much every morning for the next few weeks."

"What's THAT supposed to mean?!"

Everyone present turned to look at the new arrivals, and were almost immediately thrown for a loop. What seemed to be a female version of Sasuke dressed up not dissimilarly to Sakura and wearing glasses was glaring daggers at what seemed to be a second Naruto, although one distinguishing feature was a large scar across the right side of his face.

"N-nothing," the Naruto lookalike said nervously.

"That's what I thought," said the female Sasuke.

"Ugh, Sakura, why'd you have to hit me so hard? I'm seeing another me over there!" said Naruto.

"No, I'm seeing him too. Did one of your Shadow Clones take on a life of its own or something?" asked Sakura.

The second Naruto laughed. "If I had a million ryo for every time I heard that…" he said. "All right, let's cut to the chase. What I'm about to tell you may be extremely difficult to believe… you see, I'm-"

"Let me guess, you're Naruto's son from the future, aren't you? And I'm assuming that young lady next to you is Sakura's daughter?" said Jiraiya, causing nearly everyone's present's jaw to drop like a sack of bricks.

"What? How did you know?" asked the female time traveller.

Jiraiya gave a hearty laugh. "Apart from the fact that your friend looks almost identical to Naruto, when you've been around for as long as I have and seen the things I've seen during my travels, recognizing a pair of time travellers is second nature," he said.

"Ooooooookkkkkkkkaaaaaayyyyy, this is going to be a lot less complicated than I thought it was going to be. My name's Boruto Neji Uzumaki. This here is Sarada Uchiha, my girlfriend," explained Boruto, indicating Sarada, who blushed and giggled.

"Wait, did you say 'Uchiha?'" asked Sakura.

"Yep," replied Boruto.

"That means there's still hope… me and Sasuke…" said Sakura, turning beet red in the face before falling to the ground, a dreamy look on her face as she muttered something that sounded like "The wedding will take place in the spring when the cherry blossoms bloom… the bridesmaids will wear lavender…"

"So… if you're really my future kid, then who's my wife? I mean, it wasn't some one-night stand, was it?" asked Naruto, who was starting to regain rational thought.

"An excellent question. I'll explain everything on our way to the Hokage's Mansion. Now, come along. And someone pick up Sakura," said Boruto.

Jiraiya bent over and picked up Sakura, who was still muttering incoherently about her and Sasuke Uchiha's wedding day, and together, the group said farewell to Konohamaru and his team, and began to make their way toward the Hokage's Mansion, Boruto explaining the situation along the way.

Well… most of it.

And… cut! I think was a pretty decent start to this bad boy. Anyways, be sure to fave, follow, and review Boruto and Sarada get to meet Lady Tsunade, Temari, and Shikamaru for the first time in this era! See you then!