It seems the winning side was the boarding school AU. To be honest I had great ideas for both stories, but this one comes first. If any of you viewers dislike AU's where the characters have slightly different personalities, then this might not be for you. I hope you guys enjoy!

Boruto Uzumaki, the son of the seventh and the grandson of the fourth, stepped up and drew his sword. Sasuke narrowed his eyes at 17 year old swordsman prodigy and drew his sword too. Boruto swept forward with remarkable speed and twisted his sword at Sasuke. Sasuke swiftly dodged the fatal hit and flipped behind Boruto. He aimed the sword at the child's back but before he could strike Boruto was at the side, his sword connecting with Sasuke's. The two sparred for hours before Boruto collapsed, drenched in sweat, and peppered with slices.

The sun was already setting, and Boruto was spending his last day training with Sasuke. Sasuke sat on a log before a fire. "I heard you're going to the new Academy tomorrow." Sasuke said, as Boruto tore into his fish. He swallowed quickly and sighed, "Yeah, I should've admitted myself in there last year, but I wanted to get another year of training with you, ya know." he smiled brightly at his sensei. "A wise choice, you learned quite much. More than an Academy would provide." Sasuke said, getting his fish of the fire.

The Academy they all attended in their youth was now like a regular school to all. So for the shinobi aiming to become the most elite, a new Academy was created. It opened 5 years ago, and is located on an island of the coast of the land of water. All of Boruto's friends had entered it last year, but he remained to train. "So what about the Academy?" Boruto asked, crossing his legs. Sasuke stared into the fire, a small smile visible on his face. "Well, its good you're going. Its very good." he said.

Boruto frowned. "Hey, you said you had a child once, who is he? or she? or both? or neither?" Boruto asked. Sasuke's eyes widened. "My child attends the academy you are going to. You'll know who it is when you see my kid." Sasuke replied. "At least tell me what the gender is, ya kn-" Boruto said before being cut off by Sasuke. "Get some sleep now, tomorrow is an important day for you."

Boruto nodded, lighting out the fire and jumping onto a sturdy tree branch. He slid down into a sitting position and dosed off. He had never met the Uchiha heir. The brilliant Sharingan user. She never attended the Academy he did. Instead she trained with her father and mother, as they traveled. She only visited the leaf once. After she finished her education and turned 16, Sakura asked Sasuke if their daughter could attend the new academy and get a feel of having friends. Sasuke agreed, as having comrades was an important part of being a shinobi.

Boruto awoke at dawn and bade Sasuke goodbye before returning to the leaf. He said his goodbyes to everyone he loved before taking the ferry to the academy. Boruto finally made it there. The Shinobi Academy. The most elite of schools. He entered the premises of the institution and was immediately greeted by his friends. Shikadai, Inojin, Denki and Iwabe. After getting caught up with how the system works and where is what, Boruto got his room keys.

The academy had three buildings. One huge, long, building which consisted of the dorms, one for the classrooms and one that was specially designed by Kakashi Hatake and Shikamaru Nara for testing and exams.

"So which floor are you on? I hope its the same as ours, there was one extra room at the end." Denki said. Boruto looked at his keys and papers, "Which floor do you guys live on?" he asked, looking confused. "Floor 23. They're a total of 30 floors in the building." Shikadai answered. "Oh I see, I'm ooonnnn...floor 30?" Boruto trailed, looking at them. Expecting all their faces to be full of sadness that he was on a different floor, Boruto found them more surprised.

"What? Whats wrong?" Boruto inquired, crossing his arms. Inojin sighed, "Thats the top floor. Only one person lives on that floor. Sarada Uchiha of the Sharingan. She's the daughter of the legendary Sasuke Uchiha, which is obvious. She's the top student, but everyone hates her. When she first entered the school, everyone derided her about being a former rogue ninja's daughter. They said things like she would lead the same fate, and none of them talked to her or came near her. The cursed girl is what they call her. And if anyone tries to socialize with her, either she gets rid of that person or the other kids do it. No one's allowed. Not even teachers could help her. She's now just a lonely girl, with absolutely no one."

Boruto's eyes were deep with remorse. It felt horrible. To know that someone was living life alone. He wanted to help, but he knew he had to keep that to himself for now. "Well, you better get going for preparations. You still need uniform, books, and a bunch of other things. We'll help you out."

After Boruto had finally finished with his requirements, it was already dusk. "Mrghhhhhhh." Boruto let out a groan as he traveled up the 30 levels. "WHY ISN'T THERE AN ELEVATOR!?" He exclaimed. He had to carry all his luggage and supplies, so it was three times harder. He finally made it up to level 30. The hall was painted dark grey, and was candlelit. Quite a decent setting. Despite the large size of the floor, there were only 3 rooms. Doors painted white, and dark stained wood floorboards.

He opened the door to his dorm room and found satisfaction with the look. It was a simple and decent room. One regular bed, a desk, a couch, a carpet, a bathroom and big window. Everything had a nice color palette too. The furniture wood was light, the sheets and curtains were sea foam, the carpet was cobalt, and the couch was deep cyan. He slid his luggage under the bed, and collapsed on the pillows. Soft.

After lying there for about 20 minutes, Boruto got bored and decided to check out the library and canteen. He was starving. He opened his door and ran into someone with dark hair. He tripped on her shoe and they both went cascading down the first flight of stairs. Thankfully it was only about 10 stairs before the next turn.

Boruto opened his eyes and found himself cramped up near the last stair. "What the hell." he looked around and saw someone lying on his chest. It was a girl. She had jet black hair that fell down to her mid-back, red glasses and a slim, long body. She was beautiful. Boruto's face went red when she opened her eyes. They were inches apart. This must be the Uchiha, she looks just like sensei.

"What're you doing?" she asked sternly. He was kind of twisted, so his legs were around hers and she wouldn't be able to get up unless he let go. He also noticed his arms around her. He probably wrapped himself around her by instinct to protect her from the fall. She was more bundled on his chest. "I'm so sorry. I should watch where I'm going, ya know. Hehehe." he said holding her shoulders and helping her off. She half-glared at him. "Are you hurt anywhere?" he asked, touching her arm. Her eyes widened and she slapped his hand away. Boruto's face didn't falter. "I'm my own business, so leave me alone." she said brusquely, getting up.

She seemed perfectly fine, no injuries. That was a relief for Boruto. He looked to his left arm. It was soaked in blood. "Well thats a lot of blood for a simple fall." he muttered, sitting up. He looked behind him and saw a jagged nail that was jutting out of place. He definitely had bruises all over his back and legs, but this was more urgent. He stood up, still clutching his bleeding arm, and bowed to the Uchiha. "A pleasure meeting you." he said warmly, backing into his room.

Uchiha Sarada kept her face neutral. She didn't care what he said or what it meant or who he was. She was probably deprived of all emotion. And for some reason, as everyone avoids her, she avoids everyone. Sarada dismissed the incident and turned back to the stairs.

Boruto finished wrapping up his wound. I guess I'll have to make it through one month until this heals. Boruto exited the room again and head downstairs.

After buying some lunch, Boruto found a nice, open spot in the courtyard. A birch bench, with greenery populating sixty percent of the area. He sat down and dug in. As he tore into the delicious bun, some blurry movement caught his eye. He looked up to building before him.

Sarada stopped at the back window of the building. She opened one slide and jumped out. Before she could fall she grabbed the sill and let herself dangle for a second. Then she grabbed on with the other hand and climbed up to the roof. There were two ways to get to the roof, using the hatch that gets locked or climbing the building. Sarada sat at the edge of the building and sighed.

Boruto's eyes were locked on the black-haired beauty. She sat peacefully, enjoying the very slight winter breeze that broke the summer. He finished up his food, and quietly escaped, not wanting her to find him.

Days passed and Boruto was soon caught up in the system. A new program was introduced that day, by Kakashi Hatake. It was a testing similar to the chunin exam's survival tactics. Except it was more advanced. Those children who joined, and passed would be moved to a more advanced class.

Most of the students, a total of 100 entries. The 100 students would be further divided into teams of 2, meaning 50 teams. The first exam would rid of 25, leaving 50 students. Then the second exam would eliminate 13 teams. The remaining would join the advanced classes.

Kakashi and Konohamaru called out names and began making teams. These teams were temporary and only stood for the two exams. "Uzumaki Boruto and Mitsuki!" Konohamaru said. The two walked up to the front.

Boruto looked to his side. Weird, I don't remember seeing him around. Boruto thought. Mitsuki turned and smiled at him. Boruto's face twisted in confusion as he nervously smiled back.

"Wait." Kakashi said to Konohamaru. "I have a better pair." he whispered. Konohamaru cleared his throat, "Mitsuki, there's been a mistake, you'll be teamed up with Akimichi Chouchou. Uchiha Sarada will be teamed up with Boruto." Gasps and sighs were heard from the crowd. Sarada stepped up and stood to Boruto's side, her face was plain, again. Kakashi nodded in approval. Uzumaki and Uchiha. Perfect combination.

After the teams were made, they were given quarters to quickly learn each others strengths and weaknesses. Kakashi believed that they must know who they were fighting with in order to succeed. Boruto plopped down on the sofa and examined the paper he was provided. It included details on the exam. The exam lasts five days, the objective, is to find the flag and survive in the Forest of Demise without losing a teammate. Traps and obstacles will be lain out around area. No escape. It'll be the most difficult exam.

Sarada entered the room a minute later and sat down, opposite to him. Boruto slid the sheet to her. After she was done reading it she sighed and leaned back. "The name's Uzumaki Boruto, you?" he said, lifting his hand up for a handshake. "If you weren't listening when Kakashi Sensei called out my name, it's Uchiha Sarada." she said, blandly. She left his hand hovering in the air and stared into his eyes.

Boruto dropped his hand and scowled to himself, "What a let down." he murmured. Sarada sighed and pushed up her glasses. "I have the Sharingan, and can utilize it perfectly. My shuriken jutsu is perfected, Taijutsu is moderate, Genjutsu is high and Ninjutsu is also high. I can perform fire style and lightening style. My medical skills are average and general knowledge is high. What about you?" she said, smoothly. Her voice was like honey, sweet to the ear.

Boruto stuttered and then straightened up, "I use the gentle fist. My main mode of combat is using shadow clones. I also can perform the Rasengan. I fight with a sword, my shuriken jutsu is average, my genjutsu is poor, my Taijutsu is high, Ninjutsu is high, Medical Ninjutsu is pretty good and my general knowledge is high. I can perform, wind style, lightening style and water style."

"I see." Sarada replied. "Lets go?" he asked. Sarada stared at the paper for a bit longer, "Hn."

The training grounds ended with a large forest, that had 50 dividers to keep the contestants from running into each other. "Your time starts now."

I didn't get many votes, but I guess thats ok. I hope you like it! Please review to have the next chapter get released faster!

1/6/2018

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