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Blue Eyes Angel 2
To Abandon a Comrade and become Worse than Scum
Prologue
Present
"Dad, please, reconsider," begged Boruto. He jerked his arm away when Shikamaru tried to pull him out of the Hokage' s office. His father was sitting at his desk, typing on his computer when Boruto came barging in.
The Hokage looked up at Boruto. "He just tried to kill you," snapped Naruto.
"No, it wasn't him!" defended Boruto. "Mitsuki would never try to hurt me! Mitsuki is no threat to you! He is no threat to anyone! He would never hurt this village!"
Naruto sat up from his desk and looked out onto the village through the window.
"Boruto, you don't understand, a long time ago, when I was the same age as you, a man planned to destroy the village out of revenge. He came close to at one point. That man's name is Orochimaru," explained Naruto.
"Mitsuki's parent? That's why you are so against him, just because he happens to be related to Orochimaru? How is that fair to Mitsuki!" questioned Boruto. "If Orochimaru is such a threat then why let Mitsuki in the village in the first place?"
"I thought that I could give Orochimaru a second chance and in so, his son a first. After today, I know that was a mistake. I've learned now that some people are beyond the point of changing," said Naruto.
Naruto turned to Boruto. "Give me your headband."
Boruto took a step back, "What?"
"You will not go anywhere now without an escort. Your days as a shinobi are over," said Naruto
Boruto shook his head. "No, that's not- "
"Because you are my son, you will stay in Konoha where I can keep an eye on you," said Naruto.
"You can't do that," yelled Boruto.
"I can as your Hokage and your father," snapped Naruto. "You have oblivious proven that you are not ready to handle the real world."
"How can I when all you do is keep me from doing so," yelled Boruto. "You are always treating me like a child, even after I became a Genin! Why can't you trust me?"
"It's the rest of the world that I don't trust, especially around you," said Naruto.
Naruto walked towards Boruto, getting down to his level, he placed his hands on the boy's shoulders.
"Listen to me, son, the world is a cruel place, and I try every day to make sure that not only this village but you, your mom, and sister are safe from that world. Boruto, you and our family are precious to me."
"Dad."
Naruto reached forward and removed the headband from Boruto' s head.
"And when something is precious to me, I must protect it."
Boruto jerked forward to get back his headband, but his father's hand grabbed his wrist and held it off.
"This won't stop me!" yelled Boruto. "I'll find Mitsuki and bring him home!"
"Is that your final answer," asked Naruto.
"Yes, I promise I will," said Boruto "Even if I must leave the village to do so, I will get him back. I won't abandon a friend!"
Naruto looked at his son with a sad expression. "Shikamaru," he called. "Get some Anbu members ready for guard duty."
Shikamaru looked surprised but nodded his head, looking at Boruto.
"Understood."
"Boruto, if you are going to go down this path, then I have no choice, but to place you under lock and guard in the most secure room of the village," said
Naruto.
"Dad!"
Just then shinobi guards came and grabbed Boruto.
"Take him away," ordered Naruto.
"Yes, sir."
"Understood my Lord."
Boruto struggled and fought. "Dad, don't do this, Dad please!"
Naruto only watched as his son was drag from his office.
"Let go of me! I need to find Mitsuki, Dad, please! Dad!"
Shikamaru closed the door and turned to Naruto. "You did the right thing."
"It doesn't feel like it," replied Naruto.
"No parent likes to see their child upset, but we do what we have to protect them," said Shikamaru. "Boruto is too young to understand this."
"I know," said Naruto.
"Then stop looking so guilty, it's a real drag," said Shikamaru. "I'm going to make sure that your kid is all set up."
When Shikamaru left the door, did Naruto finally hunch over his desk in despair.
"Forgive me Boruto. I want to protect you from the pain that I went through."
Boruto sat by the window with bars and seals on it as he gazed out.
"Dad, how could you do this to me?" he asked out loud. "Mitsuki, where are you?"
The sound of the door opening made Boruto turn to see his mom standing at the entrance; the door closed behind her as she smiled sadly at him.
"Mom." Boruto jumped up and ran to her. Hinata pulled him into her arms as they hugged.
"Why is Dad doing this?" asked Boruto in her shirt.
Hinata pulled Boruto away to look at him, "I'm sorry Boruto, I've tried talking your father out of his decision, but he seems dead set on it. He won't change his mind. He always was like that."
"But to take away my status as a ninja again, to lock me away. It's a
complete abuse of his power as Hokage!" yelled Boruto.
"Your father has suffered a lot growing up. He went through a lot of pain and anguish," said Hinata. She brushed Boruto bangs on his forehead. "He's only trying to protect you from the same."
"Mom, Mitsuki didn't do this, I know he didn't. Like I know that he would never actually try and kill me. Someone must be doing this to him," said Boruto.
"Unfortunately, no proof can confirm that. Everything points to him acting of his own will. I'm sorry sweetie, I know he was your friend- "
"He still is my friend!"
"It doesn't change the fact that he killed Yamato."
TBC