Mixed Feelings

A/n:

So someone mentioned something about Boruto finding about this budding romance and I figured, why not right it. It's not as long as the previous chapter, and the first part is more of a summary. But then later on it switches back to my regular writing style. I just decided to say that because I know how some people can get when a writer suddenly changes their style of writing from a previous work.

Now I guys hope you enjoy part two of this 3shot SaraHima series!

Disclaimer: I definitely don't own Naruto. If I did, Gaiden would've been a bonus chapter of the genin version of the parents hanging out with the next gen.

+Mixed Feelings+

Boruto Uzumaki had mixed feelings when it came to Sarada Uchiha.

She was a family friend's daughter, she wanted to be Hokage, but ultimately, Boruto could admit he had a grudging respect for her. But if there was one thing he considered unforgivable, was how much his younger sister admired her.

Himawari was Boruto's weakness, his sunshine, and it was his greatest kept secret about how much he cared for her.

He used to actually talk about her all the time back at the Academy. Spreading stories of her first attempt at the shadow clone jutsu, how kind she was, and about her green thumb that seemed to be some kind of genetic trait for all of the Uzumaki family to have. But his 'unnatural' love for his sister resulted in him being teased, so he began to speak less about her and more about himself.

But he never loved Himawari any less than how much he did before his bragging.

Then entered Sarada.

When they first met, Boruto didn't have much of an opinion on her. She seemed kind of dull. She didn't want to play and rejected his offer of playing ninja. Inojin had said no too, but it didn't matter because trust, his baby sister didn't let him down…. Until he noticed that she was no longer playing with her fake kunai and was now conversing with Sarada. Sort of, from what he could tell, Sarada just sat there and listened.

That was strike one.

After that, Himawari was all about Sarada like a girl going through some boy band phase, like Chouchou.

"Sara-chan let me borrow her book today!" A young Himawari said one day at the dinner table, before his father became Hokage. A bright smile was on her face and her blue eyes were bright as the sky.

Boruto looked offended, "Since when did you start calling her 'Sara-chan'?"

Naruto and Hinata smiled though and only cheered Himawari on, happy their only daughter had made a friend.

That was strike two.

Now the Uchiha girl was finding some kind of way to worm her way into dinnertime discussions.

Dinner was time for the Uzumaki family, and the Uzumaki family only. So hearing her come up only made it worse.

The only thing that actually redeemed Sarada in any kind of way was back when she offered to deliver the lunch to his dad. The one his mother made specifically him, yet he had left Konoha without it anyway. Yes, he had taken his dear time delivering it, but it was a test! And Naruto failed it greatly, regardless of Shikamaru-oji's "Time is a foreign concept to you, isn't it?"

But as luck(?) would have it, Sarada and Chouchou were at the village gates ready to go on their own trip and Sarada offered to deliver it. He was apprehensive at first, but Boruto allowed it and he was able to go home and tell his mother Naruto got the lunch.

So Sarada wasn't that bad, even with her goal of becoming Hokage. After all, Hokage were always too busy to hang with their family and friends right? So that only meant she would have less time with Himawari.

Yet when he told his sister of Sarada's plan, Himawari only smiled back at him and said, "Then maybe I can be what Shikamaru-ojichan is to Tou-chan when she does become Hokage."

And that made strike three.

Sarada Uchiha was officially on his 'I Think You're Strong But Don't Count On Us Being Anything More Than Acquaintances' List.

It was strange for him.

Being close in age, Boruto and Himawari were very close to one another. It was one of the few things that kept him feeling more sane in the house after his father became Hokage and too busy to properly spend time with them. She was someone he could tell secrets to without being scared of her telling them to someone and she always depended on him.

"Wait for me, Onii-chan!" She would say.

But now it was "Sara-chan!"

Sara-chan she wanted be with more.

Sara-chan she wanted to garden with.

He could stand it!

And that only became worse after the two of them ended up becoming teammates under the tutelage of Konohamaru Sarutobi, his dad's unofficial 'rival' and 'apprentice' in some kind of jutsu.

Himawari was just completely happy at the thought of it.

Which was why, that one hot afternoon after they got done escorting some prick of a carpenter back to Wind Country, he was less than pleased to return home. He even lashed out on Sarada. But, in the end, he was the one who got the rest of the day with Himawari after they got home though he felt a little guilty. Not for snapping at Sarada, but because of how Himawari looked disappointed.

Maybe his mother was right. Himawari just wanted a couple of girl friends to chat to, and since Hinata was so close to his Sakura-oba, it was only natural Himawari would go to Sarada. It was better than Chouchou at least. He got along with the sassy girl, but heaven forbid Himawari came home singing songs by that one boy band called 'One Shu-rection' (an insult to every shuriken he owned in his opinion).

So he didn't make much of a fuss when Himawari left to go meet up with Sarada to take care of their 'secret garden'. He decided that from that moment on, he wouldn't make such a big deal when Sarada was who Himawari wanted to hang out with.

But that resolve flew straight out the window when Himawari had came home wailing about how Sarada didn't like her anymore.

Strike four.

If his mom hadn't calmed him down and called Sarada's home, Boruto was sure that he would've tried to Demon Windmill her house, even at the expense of pissing off his extremely strong aunt. But in the end, the blonde set aside his anger for comforting his sister. She hadn't told him much of anything, only that she was sure Sarada never wanted to talk to her again.

Boruto swore vengeance from that point on.

The next time he saw hint of the qipao wearing Uchiha, he was taking her down.

In fact, he was getting ready to when fate made things easier for him and brought Sarada right to his doorsteps. First step, was shutting her out. But his Hinata had intervened with a smile and a 'go ahead' welcome and forced Boruto to help make snacks for all of them.

And wah-lah, poof. History.

Boruto was left with a grudge he could never complete and Sarada and Himawari were friends again.

At least, that what he thought.

He found out everything on a Sunday.

Boruto had spent the night at his friend Shikadai's house, and it was the perfect day to come back home. He didn't have a mission, and Himawari was free with no school. He left Shikadai's rather early. As much as he loved Temari's cooking, nothing beat Hinata's chocolate chip pancakes on a Sunday morning. Uzumaki Sunday's, everyone slept in, life not kicking until about nine in the morning.

Plus, Sunday was family time, even if Naruto wasn't always included now.

Irregardless, Sunday was when the Uzumaki family tended the Uzumaki family garden with one another.

He loved the garden, another one of his well-kept secrets from all but family, Ino, and Inojin. It was radiant to him, full of flowers and plants from various seasons.

Spring was fully pansies, crocuses, and acoma irises.

Summers were full of asters, gaura, and dahlias.

Fall brought echinaceas, cosmos, and his personal favourites, camellias.

And winter brought daisies, snapdragons, and other fronds.

And that was only going on about the flowers, excluding the leafy plants that brought was shade and herbal poultices and ointments.

Boruto just loved it and he was always excited to tend to them. Sometimes, it was especially nice because there were occasions where butterflies would stop by. But the boy was met with quite a shock when he opened his front door to get with the hit of coffee and no chocolate-filled pancakes in the air.

Hinata blinked in surprise, "Oh, Boruto, I didn't know you were coming back so early." Her surprised expression morphed into a small smile. "Did you have fun at Shikadai-kun's?"

"Yeah…" Boruto answered vaguely, slipping off his sandals and looking around the house with a very confused face. "What's going on?"

"I didn't think anyone would be home anytime soon so I didn't make any breakfast." She stood up, setting her coffee down next to a book. "Are you hungry?"

Boruto only waved in dismissal at her offer, "I can just eat some cereal." The house felt a lot emptier as he made his way to one of the cabinets. "Is Himawari still asleep or something?" Normally, breakfast would be a go right now and Himawari would be helping, singing songs that they'd heard in movies. So it was strange, not seeing it for once.

"Oh, Himawari left home not too long ago." Hinata answered, sitting back down and opening her book back to the page she was on. "She's actually on a date."

Boruto dropped the box of Frankenberries faster than a person using the Flying Thunder God Technique, the whites of his eyes showing, "What?" He asked, his brain not registering what his mother just said. "SHE'S ON A WHAT?!" He whipped around fast, blinking rapidly. "YOU AND TOU-CHAN ALLOWED HER TO GO ON A DATE?!"

Hinata sweatdropped at her son's reaction. "I did, honey." she started. "Everyone goes on dates. Is it really that bad?"

An inhuman gasp-screech exited Boruto's throat as he looked at his mother, blue eyes filled with shock and betrayal.

Did his mother really not see the problem here?

Some guy was out there trying to put the moves on his baby sister, and it wasn't 'really that bad'?! Boruto darted to the door. "I'll be back later!" This was a rescue mission.

"Wait, Boruto-" Hinata stopped as Boruto was already gone, door swinging widely, and she sighed. Maybe should've just said Himawari was at a friend's house.

~x~

Boruto was furious.

Who on earth was out there thinking that they could go on a date with his sister? Was it Shikadai?! Boruto shook his head and refocused his concentration as he hopped to another rooftop.

There wasn't a chance. He was just at the guy's house and Boruto doubted that Shikadai even had the motivation to try one-upping his friend.

Mitsuki wasn't likely either. For his friend already knew Himawari was way off limits. More off limits than knowing the name of the guy's parent.

Lee [Metal Lee]? Boruto doubted it. Lee was too much of a trainaholic to focus on anyone. Well, there was this was this one time he suspected him of having a crush on his Sakura-oba, but that was a mystery for another time in his file of 'Relatives Of Mine That Are Off Limits' women that were important to him.

So that only left...

Boruto's eyes narrowed. Inojin. That sly son of a jackal's uncle! Someone in the village was going to die tonight.

He didn't care if he hated his title as 'The Son of the Seventh'. This was going to be one of the very few times he'd ever use that title to an advantage. Did being the Hokage's son mean that he could possibly hire ANBU to kill of Himawari's boyfriends? Probably not, but Boruto was pretty sure he'd be able to possibly be able to convince his dad.

Boruto finally jumped onto the ground, head moving side to side as he scoped out the area for a potential blond boy and blue-haired girl. Inojin was going down like a four-set pair of socks. Boruto cracked his knuckles.

And that's when he heard it.

The sweet laugh of his precious little sister. It made Boruto feel an irk of irritation.

So Inojin had jokes to tell? Boruto stomped forward, not apologizing to anyone he might've bumped into. "HEY, INOJIN!" All that mattered was getting Himawari as far from… Boruto skidded to a halt. "... Sarada?"

He blinked in confusion.

Inojin was no where in sight.

"Onii-chan?" Himawari tilted her head at her brother in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

Boruto didn't answer her. He was too busy looking at the conjoined hands in the space between the two girls. What the…

Sarada spoke up this time, sounding a little annoyed. "Boruto, did you need something?" She used her free hand to push up her glasses. "Inojin lives on the other side of the village."

The blond shook his head and snapped out of his stupor. "I heard that Himawari was on a date and kinda assumed it was Inojin." Did Kaa-chan mean playdate, geez! Why she have to go and give me a heartattack? "But I guess I just misheard Kaa-chan when she said that."

Himawari shook her head, "No she was right." The girl said. "I am on a date."

"But this is Sarada…" Boruto replied, still not sure what was going on.

"She's on a date with me, dummy." Sarada sighed and Himawari giggled. "Usually you're more sharper than this."

Boruto blinked.

Once.

Twice.

Thrice.

"WAIT WHAT?!" Boruto screeched, catching the eyes of some civilians.

Sarada nodded. "So could you go now please?" She said hurriedly, but still with some politeness. "A date is usually between two people."

"Wait wait wait." Boruto wasn't going to let anything slide until he completely solved everything. "You two? A thing?"

Himawari nodded this time and she avoided her brother's gaze. "Is it weird if I like a girl?" Boruto felt guilty. One thing that really made him upset, was when his mother or sister were upset, and he just personally made the latter upset.

But it wasn't something that he could just half-heartedly answer. It wasn't uncommon for there to be same-sex couples. He didn't see anything wrong with it either, after all, to him seeing a couple smooch and talking lovey-dovey to one another was weird and annoying regardless of the genders involved. Especially when there were parents involved, particularly, his parents.

And pretty soon, that was going to be Himawari.

"Well, no, I don't care about that." Boruto answered truthfully. "But does it have to be my rival?" He gestured grandly at the red-clad kunoichi who rolled her eyes. "It's bad enough you always talk about her but now I have to deal with joining the family?!"

Sarada raised an eyebrow, "What's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, Himawari isn't going to be the one getting the name change." Boruto replied, 'duh' oozing in his tone.

"Don't you think you're moving way too far into the future for that?!" Sarada exclaimed, a blush on her face. It was creepy. Boruto never thought he'd see an expression like that on her face. More so in the fact it was caused by his sister.

The aforementioned girl held her free hand defensively, "Onii-chan…"

Boruto crossed his arms. "Oh all right." He spat out, miffed. "I approve. But the moment she comes back home upset again we're going toe-to-toe you hear me Uchiha!"

Sarada smirked that famous Uchiha smirk, "Of course not."

"Now where are you taking my sister?"

"Onii-chan!"

Sure he had to share his sister now, but maybe it wouldn't be all bad.

XxX

Bonus:

Naruto and Sasuke's eyes met directly as they both panted. They had just encountered one another in a fork of a road in Konoha.

Sasuke spoke first, "You're daughter on a date too?"

Naruto nodded.

Fatherhood when you had daughters was tougher than it look.

A/n:

And that's part two!

I guess its more of a headcanon, but it's already been confirmed about how much Boruto loves Himawari, so I'm pretty sure he wouldn't care if she liked the same gender. And if anything, I'm sure Himawari would be pan. But that's a headcanon for a tumblr post I haven't made. Once again, this is something I wrote on Google Drive so I transferred it over. So I apologize for all the typos.

Next chapter, we finally get a Himawari POV.