"Focus"

I weaved the 36 hand signs I required to use the jutsu, originally the technique required 44 hand seals. But luckily I was a prodigy so I managed to cut it down to only 36. The river rose and formed the body of a dragon.

"Now to focus even more"

Electricity surged through the dragon, as Lighting Release was imbued into the dragon.

"Now for the execution"

An intense pain surged through my body, my legs cramped up but before they gave away I just managed to propel my dragon forward into the forest. Electricity crackled as about a third of the thicket was razed in mere moments.

"That is enough for today" my sensei Sasuke said as he carried my exhausted body.

Screams were heard everywhere as Sasuke carried the young blonde back to Naruto's house, probably due to the massive inferno outside the village walls. Tossed Boruto onto his former bed. He then took notice of how the room was still clean, tidy and most importantly maintained despite its former occupant being more or less permanently absent if it weren't for today.

"Why here?" I whispered, exhausting the last of my strength to utter those syllables before a wave of fatigued swept over my body and I fell unconscious.

…

"Boruto?" said a calm, caring but most notably soft voice that which I knew all too well.

Great, Sasuke-sensei just had to drop me here, I might have to have a talk with him later. I don't even think I have done anything wrong? Like seriously, what did I do to piss him off so much that he would drop me here? Not to Aunt Sakura, who has stated plainly on multiple occasions and dinners that she would be willing to heal me after training, Aunt Hanabi or I don't know… the hospital? Why here? I then pieced together a startling possibility in my mind. Perhaps the reason he did this… was to punish me for stealing some of his Military Ration Pills! That must be it. But I only took a bit, only enough to do some chemical testing on them to experiment with stimulant compounds so that I can make poisons for my mundane job as the Hokage's son/pitiful errand boy.

My legs were still aching from the intense training I had done, I am probably bordering on have chakra exhaustion again for the fifth time this week due to Sensei's rigorous training. But they should be enough to make a quick escape. Ok, time for a quick plan. I pretended to do a loud cough and at the same time made a Kage Bushin under the blankets and immediately used transformation jutsu to transmute it into a lizard. I stood up and started limping out the door.

"No no! You got to rest. Would you like a cup of water?" My mum asked. I don't hate her, its not like I want to make her upset its just that I can't stand living inside the Hokage's house. It has always puzzled me how mum could deal with never having the man home.

Just then, the lizard I created climbed out through a small gap in the window of my room.

"Body rep… technique" I slurred as my body dropped limp onto rock hard concrete.

Good, it's not wood so that means that I am outside.

"Boruto?" A pink-haired woman with a distinct green diamond on her forward, which was obviously the famous Strength of a Hundred Seal inquired.

I was too tired to utter words, I scowled at her to hopefully send a non-verbal message of "Get me far away from the bastard idiot Hokage's house".

"Boruto! You come back in here, it is still not safe for me to go out."

Aunt Sakura helped mum carry me back to my former room, one hand grabbing each limb.

"Why…" I whispered to Auntie.

"I know, it will be explained soon I promise" Sakura smiled.

After being hoisted to the bed I felt a burning but energizing sensation in my stomach, yes… Chakra Healing. I eased as the fatigue of all my muscle fibres subsided as aunt Sakura worked her masterful medical ninjutsu.

"Naruto wants to meet you at the Hokage office Boruto, now I know that you and him haven't been on good terms but please forgive him, he truly is trying the best he can with keeping everyone safe and spending time with his own family at the same time. After you left he did change, he really did. I am sure that you will understand when you get older. Besides, unlike him at least you had parents you know what I mean? " the pink-haired healer softly said.

I always wondered why the geezer never used his clones to sign papers and send his actual self to his family like… wouldn't interacting with people be more complicated then signing papers? Try my ass.

"Where is Sasuke-Sensei?" I asked

"Unfortunately he was sent on another mission"

"How long?"

"Don't know, probably about a couple of months minimum" She frowned. Having a constantly deployed husband must be rough. Sarada unlocked her Sharingan because of that after all.

"Well that sucks, who will train me now?"

"The Konoha Library is a great resource"

"Around 85% of the Konoha Library is full of useless junk, the all 15% remaining is Chunin restricted or above. And suppose that I actually have access to the 15%, I don't have enough money to even buy and maintin the weekly fee of the card due to terrible terrible jobs that I am getting." I replied.

It was a negative and pessimistic reply, but it was true. I was a genin so I could only get D or C rank missions. All the C rank missions are always done by Chunin so I am forced to scrape by by doing D rank missions which suck. They only pay about 2500 to 30000 ryo (A/N Keep in mind these are peace times so ninja demand is lower), which is usually enough for 3 days of rent at the apartment I am staying at. That would be decent if it weren't for the fact that I have to share the money with the 2 other genin in my group and of course my Jounin "sensei" Mirai. So I only get 3 quarters of a day's rent and to make up the gap I have to send my clones to work in the Konoha mail service, the same one I worked at during the Ghost Incident a couple of years ago.

"Have you read 85% of Konoha Library?" aunt Sakura questioned.

"No, but they say themselves that 50% of the library is not dedicated to ninjutsu and 35% of it is rank D jutsu or lower, Let alone rank B and A which I am studying right now under Sasuke Sensei" I replied truthfully.

"Its not always about what rank the jutsu is but its about how you use it"

"Tell that to every Hokage ever, Orochimaru the former Sannin and the Orphanage head Kabuto who used what was possibly the most dangerous jutsu in history to pilot his scheme. Ranks mat…"

A huge demonic and unholy force spontaneously slammed into my face before I could finish whatever I was saying, the impact was so big that I felt my face and bone contort and break under the immense pressure.

"Don't you dare talk to me that way! You are Naruto's son so you have to do what I say." Was what I heard as I descended into the dark realm of unconsciousness?

…

I woke up coughing heavily, around the room was Sarada, Sakura, mum, Mirai, and the Hokage. Great, absolutely great.

"I guess I kind of overdid it" aunt Sakura smiled shyly.

"A bit huh…" Sarada sighed.

"Boruto, it is time we have a talk" the Hokage spoke.

This is going to be a long talk. I don't know what I had done to be honest, could be the fire I caused? No, It was legally in training grounds, sue me. Was it because they know I had been secretly ripping pieces out of the Forbidden Scroll of Seals every day and then re piecing them in order to learn Kinjutsu? Oh no…

To Be Continued

I'll be the roooouuuuuundabout!... (5 points for getting this reference)

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