Author note: I do not own the Naruto series all intellectual property belongs to Kishimoto (unless he ever wants to share).

Synopsis: Naruto, Hinata, and Himawari Uzumaki have left as the Hokage takes his family on a diplomatic envoy to a distant nation. Boruto, not wanting to miss out on training with his genin squad has chosen to stay behind at his childhood freind's household. A ominous Mitsuki, a odd Sarada, and a smirking Sakura. What could it all mean?


Chapter 1: A mare's hooves

Boruto:

"Now don't be any trouble for Sakura, Sarada was very well behaved the last time she entrusted us with her, and I don't want to hear you giving her any trouble." My father warned me for the fifteenth time that day as he finished gathering up their luggage. As if I need to be reminded where Sarada gets her fury from. I shake my head trying to ignore the painful picture of angering that matriarch. "I get it already, you're sounding like a broken record." I brush off his lecturing feeling harassed.

"I hope you do Boruto... for both our sakes..." Dad's voice suddenly drops off as I can almost see the blue aura of fear pouring down on his figure. Just what the hell did Auntie do to scare you like this?! I shriek internally losing my cool momentarily for the first time that day.

"That's enough Naruto, Boruto is never any trouble inside the house. I'm sure Sakura will be glad to have you." My mother cut the tense atmosphere bringing a bag of my sister's things. Mom was usually the more rational one in the house, but it didn't completely shake off my feelings from earlier.

"Ah! No fighting with Sarada either! What she says goes until we get back as far as you're concerned." Dad added in. "What?! As if I'll let her boss me around!" I protested immediately. She's my rival that would be totally humiliating!

"Well until we get back you're just a freeloader over there so just start swallowing your pride now. I know how you two go at it whenever you're together, and considering you'll be spending a lot of time indoors under the same roof, there might not be much roof left by the time we come back. Either get along or suck it up; no fighting." My father explained leaving me completely besides myself with disappointment. "Huh?! Then what's the point..." I accidentally slip up rushing to cover my mouth.

"I knew it!" Dad finally breaks his formal expression pointing his finger at me with in an exaggerated fashion. "Konohamaru already told me you and Sarada have been going way overboard with the sparing lately, just what's your guys' problem?" Dad demanded to know. It wasn't really an answer I knew myself, just for some reason I been getting more frustrated every time I'm with her.

"I'm sure Boruto doesn't mean any harm in it, it may just be a difficult time for him..." Mom defends me again. This time gaining her a confused look from both father and I. "What difficult time?" Father ponders openly his eyebrow raised tilting to the side in confusion. My mother sighs at this patting dad on the shoulder giving him a pitying smile before walking over to me. "All I'm saying is if you try giving new things a chance, you might end up with things being entirely different than when you began." She smiled down at me. Cryptic as hell... I moan to myself not getting it at all.

Just as she seemed intent on continuing a loud thud bellowed out of the second floor as a blue blur rushed to the ground. "To the sea!" Himawari touted already sporting her summer dress and sandals. "There is a hundred miles between here and the sea Hima... not much point to wearing your swimming clothes now..." I cross my arms delivering the harsh truth to my sister who instantly drops in excitement hunching over sadly. "Don't worry we'll be there soon enough. Then we'll go on a nice cruise through the land of water." Mom predictably comforted her. "We'd be there in all three seconds if we just road Kurama..." My dad muttered under his breath hoping no one would catch it. "Yes, and we both know how that would look wouldn't it?" Mom moved towards my dad placing her hand on his face smiling towards him. At that point I would just have to imagine that dad was thinking through what charging a giant, mountain destroying, virtual waranimal through all the lands, nations, and villages to get there would look like. Finally it was my dad who walked away disappointed in a hunch to the door.

"Alright Boruto, we're going to leave and close the door. You should go to the Academy; you can follow Sarada home." My mom instructed me.

With that I stepped out of the house giving one last wave goodbye. I feel oddly lonely as they leave the reality of them leaving hitting me in the moment. However, it doesn't last long, and I start jumping over buildings to school.


"Can you believe that? Now I'm stuck at Sarada's place, and I can't even do anything!" I scowl away from Shikadai as we laid on the school rooftop sunbathing. "That's it? Haven't you been joined by the hip since you were born to her? I don't really see the big deal you guys spend pretty much all your time together anyway." Shikadai shrugs as indifferent as always to 'small' problems.

"Oh yeah?! If I'm joined at the hip what does that make you, Inojin, and ChoCho three headed mutant?" I spat back at him slightly more flustered than I would have liked to be. It seemed to pay off though as he seemed to recoil at that. "Those were matters far beyond my control... You guys choose to be around each other." He recomposed himself faster than I thought fair.

"It wasn't any of my choice either..." I groaned turning away from him again. "You so sure of that?" Shikadai followed up with another question. "Uh... yeah?" I replied back trying to figure out what he was getting at. "Really now? Just how is it not your choice? There plenty of other guys in the academy you could pick a fight with." He pointed out. "Hmm yeah, but no one really wants to go all out. I mean I've asked you ten times already, and you don't want to do anything." I corrected him.

"Your 'all out' is just you guys going at it for hours on end, no one is gonna want to run themselves ragged trying to beat someone in a fight that doesn't even matter." He groaned at my answer. "Heh, cowards." I snickered causing him to smirk as well. "Then why not just ask another girl? There plenty in the academy that seem like they'd want to go 'all out' with you." Shikadai proposed in a mocking tone. "It's not like that..." I answered quickly trying to shut that thought train down. "Yeah sure, going out to eat, the movies, visiting a hotspring together, and spending hours at the park... I'm sure none of those girls would be interested in that." He painted a warped picture of it. "That's just what we do on our downtime, not even we can fight the whole day... and those hours in the park you know damn well are spent fighting in that park." I tried to settle the conversation.

"Ah yeah, I remember my dad having to kick you both out because you were ruining some of the decorations." He chuckled at that apparently finally losing interest in the topic. We spent a few more moments on the roof before heading to class.

Sarada:

This is going to be great! I admittedly allowed myself to get overly excited the finally being here. There's nowhere to hide now for your 'ramen break'. I'll corner you like a rat, and get victory at last! My imagination was already running wild as I scoured my memory for any cool lines I remember reading from my book collection. I snap out of my daze as that idiot walks into the room. Glaring him down I try out the challenging jester I remember one from one of my favorite characters smirking down on him. Ah! He saw it, knowing that hot head he'll get riled up and lose his cool right off the... huh? I was already considering trying out five other taunts when he just... turned away.

I keep staring to see if he looks back, but nothing. Just what's his problem? I cross my arms in a pout. That kid usually takes whatever bait I put in front of him.

From one of the corners of the class a brunette rushes up to Boruto. She seems the typical babbling idiot being harmless enough, but it starts to somewhat irk me. Today is suppose to be our day... wasn't that what we were talking about all week? Without my notice a few of my neighbors turned to the source of the loud thudding and shredding sound. I glance down at my desk to realize I had been tapping my finger against it impatiently nearly breaking it in half. "Ah... Sorry about that. My finger slipped, he he he..." I apologized to my now wary eyed classmates. Ooo... not again, everyone already tends to avoid me just because I'm an Uchiha. Anymore scenes like this and I'll end up a total outcast...

"Boruto Senpai!" A annoyingly high pitched voice screeched out sending a shiver of disgust up my spine. Glancing back to the front of the glass I could see another red haired girl was pushing her notebook right up against Boruto's chest edging herself closer towards him with every passing moment. This annoying bitch... A darken figure seemed to rage from the depths of my consciousness. Reaching into my pocket I take aim throwing my pencil across the room puncturing right through the notebook. Initially shocked the girls stared up at me their faces discontent with my interruption. I stood perfectly still glaring down at them as the three of us measured eachother's existences. After a moment, they lost resolve and ran away. That's what I thought you mice... I tout triumphantly to myself.

For a few moments I caught Boruto's eyes. However, almost as soon as I do he turns away with a slight scowl. Just what's with you today Uzumaki?! I reel from being shrugged off for a second time. Clawing into my desk in frustration I heard a few 'yelps' around me. I warily cast a gaze at my neighbors noting that they were now several meters removed from me with everyone attempting to put as much room between me and them as possible. Boruto you teme... I groan in disgrace my head rested face first on my desk.


"Alright, that's good enough warm up for today. You can take turns pairing up for combat training. Boruto I am warning you one last time about using ninjutsu!" Konohamaru ordered us to pair up initially getting me to begrudgingly turn a half hopeful eye towards my team. "No need to yell. I'm not even in the mood to spar. I'll sit this out." Boruto informs us shocking even sensei to silence. He quietly leaves the field leaning on a old training post.

"Ah... I see then I guess Mitsuki-" Konohamaru doesn't even get to finish his sentence before in a sudden pulse of anger I throw a flying fist at Mitsuki. Dodging with little forewarning as I would expect from him he jumped back to place distance. Not feeling very generous at that moment I threw six shuriken cutting off his escape route. I could see the look of surprise and worry on his normally stone cold face, and knew I had him. I fix my right leg to the ground launching a wide left kick in what I thought would end the fight; I instead found myself losing my balance as my kick failed to land.

Mitsuki was now besides Konohamaru. "I forfeit the match and suggest we end our training for today." He proposed walking away leaving everyone including Boruto baffled. "Huh? Why? We just started today's sparring..." Konohamaru tried to stop Mitsuki. "A wise man knows when to leave before he gets hit by a mare's hooves." He explained leaving the group. For a few moments Konohamaru, Boruto, and I stood confused trying to wonder what that phrase even ment. "Well if Boruto isn't interested in continuing the training session and with Mitsuki already gone, I suppose that will be it for today's training." Sensei called off today's training session. Just as Boruto and I awkwardly walked off not really even looking at each other. "Oh yeah... Today will probably be the only day this week I'll be available for training" He mentioned as we left.

"WHAT?!" Boruto and I let out simultaneously. "It seems that Naruto forgot to assign someone else as an assistant for Shikamaru who's taken over his workload while he is away." He gave us the disappointing news leaving me completely deflated for the week I had so looked forward to. From the corner of my eye I could swear I saw Boruto headbutt into a tree.


There wasn't anything left to do, and Boruto didn't seem to be letting up in ignoring me. I kicked his back once more as we sat on the couch with no reaction at all.

Boruto:

I felt another kick to my back. Just what's her problem? I groan folding my arms. She's just been bugging me all day; can't she see how cruddy this day is for me? I roll over to see Sarada crouched on the couch her legs curled up. She looked pissed. A lot angrier than I've seen her in a while. "What?" I mutter still frowning.

"Hmph!" Sarada turned away in a huff. For some reason she seemed offended from my question. Why are you the mad one? I'm the one that just has to sit here and take it. I grimace closing my eyes refusing too look at her.

"Oh, are you two still here?" A sweet and polite voice breaks the silence. I saw Sakura Uchiha walk into the room as Sarada and I quickly try to act like nothing is wrong, but only manage to look bored. "Sarada, Why don't you take Boruto out to the pool we just had installed in the backyard?" She asked Sarada to show me out. "I don't see how being in the pool with Boruto would be any fun." Sarada practically pouts rejecting the proposal. "Come now Sarada we have to be a good host for Boruto. Plus, I got you a new swimsuit that looks so cute on you!" Sakura gleefully compliments Sarada.

After a stare off between the two of them Sarada eventually sighs walking up to her room. "I will never understand your taste in swimwear." She mentions a tiny bit of defiance as she otherwise follows auntie's order. "Don't listen to her, she is just being coy. I'd say you're in for quite a treat" Mrs. Uchiha disagrees giving me a wink. I reel a little at that. As if... I snicker making my way to the guest room to put on my shorts.


To be honest I could probably use a change of pace from a shitty day like this. With that in mind I rush out to the backyard jumping high into the air landing a canon ball dive. The cool water seemed to melt away my worries as I relaxed slowly sinking to the bottom. Training to hold your breath underwater had been pretty standard for Shinobi training in the academy, so I could easily lay down at the bottom taking my time.

My arms crossed behind my back I notice someone entering the pool by the splashing at the surface. It wasn't large enough to be someone getting in the water so I turned to see a pair of feet on the surface of the water. Leave it to Sarada to not even be able to relax at the pool without turning it into training. Outside of fighting she's a total bore... I roll my eyes at as she walked to the center of the pool.

My mind may have been a little slow to put it together when a lump appeared in the top of the pool since I wouldn't have been looking otherwise, but as my eyes brought it into focus I accidentally took in some water. Wah, is that? The foots suddenly stopped as Sarada sat in the middle of the pool gazing up I got a clear look at her ass. Out of breath and taking in water I rushed to the surface of the water coughing out all the water in my lungs. "What's wrong couldn't hold your breath? You've probably been slacking off again haven't you?" Sarada insulted me adjusting her glasses as I turn to get a good look at her. Sarada's swimsuit was a bright red bikini with a thin black border. It was the first time I got to see just how slender body was. Sarada's legs were long compared to the rest of her body, probably why she had such a good reach during our spars. Surprisingly instead of the muscular abdomen I expected it was a smooth mid section with a slight hourglass curve. It was obvious Sakura had been the one to pick it out as the bottom didn't even seem to cover much of her butt having it stick out from the corners.

For some reason again my head took a few moments to take it in earning me a raised brow from Sarada. Realizing just how long I had been staring I turned away rubbing my temple. C'mon Boruto get a hold of yourself. Until now Sarada had always worn shorts with a diving suit style shirt the sudden change to a bikini caught me completely off guard. Waiting to calm down I turn to look slowly coming to terms with it all. It's just Sarada, you got thrown off by the swimsuit. I berate myself quickly recomposing with a smirk. "What are you smirk-" Sarada tried to ask as I landed a perfect splash of water on her face.

I paddled in place as Sarada glared down the water dripping from her face and the edges of her glasses. A slight smile broke onto her face as she jabbed her hand into the water sending a wave to splash me. I duck underwater avoiding the hit then rush out of the water standing in front of her. "Keh it's just splash no need to get so worked up about it." I mocked Sarada for stooping to a game she'd normally never play. "I know so it would only make sense for you to put this childish game aside right?" She jeered leaning back as if dissolving her responsibility. Removing the chakra from my feet I dive back into the water throwing another strike of water as she jumped back away from it. Nothing said we couldn't play in the pool. I pardon myself for the water jutsu I was weaving underwater. With the jutsu complete several small water serpents fly pop out of the water surface.

Sarada quick to react threw out a fire ball jutsu reducing the surface to steam. My vision blocked I the water suddenly exploded dividing in half. Through the churning water I saw Sarada her fist leading her into the fray. For the first time that day I saw a bright smile on her face wondering why I would even keep track of that. Swimming through the sides of the new water walls I close in popping back out of the water to land another splash. "Don't get cocky Boruto." Sarada warns as she jumped out leaving the divided water to collapse back onto me. Making my way to the top of the pool. "Alright your on!" I challenge her as she met me with another smirk.

We spent the rest of the day using the pool as a loophole to finally have some fun. Eventually exhausting ourselves, we settled on a game of marco-polo to decide the winner. Using my gentle fist training I avoided making ripples in the water masking my movements. Unfortunately, Sarada had been systematic in tracking me down eventually cornering me in a strategy of wires I didn't notice until too late. The only way out was to risk being caught as fish out of water, so I carefully got up and tried to walk passed her on the surface of the water. "Fish out of water!" Sarada predicted my escape route thrusting her fist into the air to land the final blow. Losing the game was now the last thing I cared about as a sharp pain ran through my body my vision going white as Sarada had unwittingly jabbed me in the crotch.

My whole body locks down as I swear my soul tried to crawl out my mouth as I plummeted back into the water only hearing Sarada's voice faintly in the background of white noise. "Boruto, Boruto?!" She called out.

Sakura:

Through the narrow cracks of my window blinds I saw Sarada rush to Boruto's side. Ho~ It was getting pretty boring I guess sticking around was the right call after all~ I cheer. "Maybe it's time for me to give them another little push?" I ask myself a question I already know the answer to. I had been determined to use this opportunity to make sure my girl wouldn't have the same long winded, directionless, and boring fate my love life had starting out. I pause weighing the gravity of the intervention I was planning wondering it would be too extreme. Well we Shinobi face death at younger, so why should other parts of life lag behind? I conclude reaching a decision.


Author's note: Sorry for the long introduction, I plan on the pacing of the next one to speed up. Warning: lemons ahead. Please offer back any feedback you want in the reviews. And thanks for reading!