Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi

*Next day*

Aburame Shino opened the doors to the Hokage office and witnessed the usual. Piles of papers and ramen cups on the table, in a messy way. "And they think Hokages have all time in their life..."

"Hokage-sama." Shino called.

"Heaah?" The now adult-Naruto appeared behind the papers with a frown, indicating another all-nighter.

"Here's the list of students who signed up for the trip to Sunagakure." Shino passed the list to Naruto.

"Hnmmm, it's not alot as I expected."

"It's a given. That's because those children are only 6 years old and a single trip there takes three days. You can't blame the parents for worrying for their children's safety."

"That's true. But that again..." Naruto grinned at the list of several familiar names "...looks like our usual gang off children are gonna be in it. Who are the teachers in charge again?"

"Hamada Kira, Akigawa Tougi, and me. The shinobi accompanying us as guard will be Sarutobi Konohamaru."

Naruto smiled at the mention of the last name though he can smell trouble between Konohamaru and Boruto.

"I guess that's alright. So, what's the plan again?"

Shino sighed at the Hokage's forgetfulness and began explaining the trip's schedule for the ** time.

At the Academy, Boruto was putting a duster above the door, as one of his pranks to Shino-sensei. Grinning to the max, Boruto turned to see a lazy-looking Shikadai glancing at his prank.

"Don't you even get tired of it? Putting pranks is sooo troublesome." Shikadai emphasized his father's signature words.

"Tchtchtch...Shikadai, we gonna be ninjas and ninjas will be doing things like this outside the village, which is what we're gonna do next week!"

Shikadai stared with the lazy look ". . . don't getcha meaning...""

"Hn, how pointless."

The annoyed Boruto turned to the familiar female voice who always disregards his 'brilliant' ideas. Sarada was reading 'Geography of The Sand' at the back of the class to prepare in advance for the trip when Boruto step-by-step stomped his way to the Uchiha. Sarada then side-looked at her least wanted friend.

"Hnnnn? Four-eyes like you wouldn't understand a genius like me."

"Hn, a genius that got last in the last exams." Sarada responded.

Pissed by her arrogant attitude, Boruto shouted "What was that, smartie pants!?"

"Ha... Boruto, no fighting here."

Boruto turned his eyes to the ignorant Inojin who just arrived to sit next to Shikadai. "Errrr, Inojin..." He then shifted his stare back and forth from Inojin to Sarada, which the latter noticed immediately.

Sarada frowned "What?"

"Hmph!" Boruto growled as he returned to his seat, unpleasantly thinking back the time he eavesdropped Sarada and Inojin together in Yamanaka Hana.

"All right, everyone. It's ..." Shino paused when a duster fell onto his head and caught it from falling to the ground. "Boruto, you..." The adult's face went pale after smelling something extremely familiar.

"This is...!? Boruto!" Shino turned to the prankster who was laughing with the rest of the class.

"Now, how did you like my genius brain, four-eyes?!" Boruto, feeling proud, questioned the Uchiha whose face full of irritation for disrupting the class. But she was not the only one not laughing at the prank. Shikadai was being too lazy to even know about the prank while Inojin muttered something out of pity for both Boruto and Shino-sensei.

"Not again..."

"...and that is what happened."

Shino finished explaining to his former teammate and Boruto's mother, Hinata with the boy pouting next to him. Hinata, with a motherly expression, looked at Boruto.

"Boruto, it's bad to prank with your teachers. Now, please apologize to Shino-sensei." Hinata asked.

The boy, who is stubborn in a certain way, gave in to his mother's demand and turned to Shino "...Sorry, sensei."

Shino sighed that the boy's actions will never be the last even after he graduate from the Academy. After Shino accepting Boruto's apology, both mother and son were walking out of the school when Hinata asked her son.

"Boruto."

"Yes, mum?"

"Why did you do it?"

Boruto stared at his mother, knowing that she obviously knew his pranks in school since day 1.

Hinata continued "I understand about the duster but to put pesticide on it... It's quite unlike you, dear."

Dear. That word demands serious, ...serious, ...very serious explanation, which Boruto fears the most. Frankly, he did not even know that the prank went too far. He suddenly heard laughter near the Academy gates and saw Sarada and Inojin's mothers chatting with their children at their sides. Sarada's mother called Hinata over, who went forth with Boruto.

"Hinata, it's been a while. Boruto in trouble again?"

"Hai, Sakura-san. Sorry for causing any trouble to Sarada-chan and Inojin."

"MUM!" Boruto lashed out of embarassment while Sarada and Inojin stared at him.

"By the way, is Boruto going for the trip? The trip's gonna be great for the kids." Ino asked.

"That's right. It's great for them since we couldn't have them in our time." Sakura said.

"Shikadai would be seeing Kazekage-sama and Kankuro-san there too." Hinata added.

While the mothers were having their time, the children were in theirs as well.

"SOooo, you're going too, four-eyes?" Boruto asked even though he knew the answer already.

"Hn. Most definitely. I'm surprised that sensei didn't suspended you from the trip after that."

"HMPH! Like it's that big of a problem."

"...but to think of spraying pesticide...ha..." Sarada sighed at the blonde's stupidity which is over an average person's level.

"So, you did notice it..."

"But, you don't really take things that far, Boruto. So, why...?" Inojin asked.

Boruto paused as he secretly glanced between Sarada and Inojin, which was noticed by Ino. Ino then became excited at the 'love triangle', which she whispered to Sakura and Hinata.

"Girls, looks like someone's liking someone there."

Not appreciating Ino's sneaky grin, Sakura looked at the children and understood her best friend's intention immediately but couldn't stop her in time.

"Inojin!"

"Yes, Mother?" Inojin got startled by his mother's sudden call.

"You're gonna have to watch out in the trip. And watch over Sarada."

"But why? Isn't she the best in our class?"

"Tch, tch, tch. Best girl student in the class while you, my son, are the best boy student."

"Wait a minute, Ino-baachan! Being number one doesn't mean they're strong."

Irritated by the sudden statement, Sarada lashed out "What was that, Boruto!? Not like a deadlast like you can hold himself in battle!"

"Hmph, that's just one exam, four-eyes. I'll show you what a great ninja I am in this trip. So, bring it on!" Though he pointed at Sarada, his eyes were set at the confused Inojin. Hinata, realizing Ino's intention and Boruto's secret glances, smiled to Sakura.

"It's just like Naruto-kun and Sasuke-san in the past, right Sakura-san?"

Sakura just sighed "More like forever..."

While Ino grinned at her son being 'love-rivals' with Boruto for Sarada, Sakura could immediately predict the future; trouble...

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Sorta a filler here but don't wanna rush things. The real deal starts in the next. So first, hope enjoy reading.