Previously: The two mysterious people, Masa and Mitsuru, finally revealed themselves and their plot: To steal the Sharingan from Sasuke Uchiha! Meanwhile, Boruto takes Sarada out of the village to treat her injuries. However, moments after, Sarada makes an assault on Boruto making the situation on his life very dire...
Boruto: THE NEXT ~ "The Next Generation. A New Promise."
Chapter Three
In the dark woods, metallic sounds were heard in the night. Two kunai knives clashed as Boruto struggled against Sarada, who was attacking him randomly. He wasn't putting up much resistance, for he was trying to keep his left hand on his wound; the same wound he was stabbed in. Sparks flew from the friction of the knives obscured Boruto's vision long enough for Sarada to knock the weapon out his his hand. Wating no time, she cut him on the arm. Now, using his right hand to cover the deep cut on his arm, Boruto was now completely defenseless.
"Sarada..." he breathed. She rushed in to attack again, luckily, he moved out the way and made a run for it.
'There's no mistake about it!' Boruto thought. 'She's under Genjutsu! That's why she's attacking me so randomly! I have to get away so I can think of a plan!' 'Boruto, don't stop!' Sarada thought. 'Get away from me! I don't want to hurt you anymore!'
Fists were thrown in the battle between Sage Naruto and Mitsuru. Getting the upper hand, Naruto landed a punch into Mitsuru's gut. Mitsuru was pushed back on the roof of a building. He then moved forward to retalliate. Naruto jumped into the air to avoid. "You're not going anywhere!" Mitsuru shouted, performing handsigns, "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower! (Katon: Hosenka!)" Numerous, but small, fireballs were fired into the air, as Naruto tried to dodge, but the attack connected. Smoke appeared in the sky and dispersed everywhere, but Naruto's body was gone.
"What?!" Mitsuru said, "His breathing disappeared!" "I'm right here!" a voice shouted, hitting Mitsuru in the face, knocking him down. Landing, Naruto appearing reverting out of Sage Mode. "See?" he said, "If you had your eyes open, you would have saw me coming a mile away!" Just a second, Mitsuru rebounded and used his knee to attack Naruto's midsection. Naruto was able to catch his knee before it hit him. Struggling at the pressure, Naruto, inadvertedly, transformed into Kurama Mode. The extra amount of chakra pushed back Mitsuru instantly; they both stood at a standstill.
"Hmph," Masa breathed, smelling the air, "I can smell the Kyuubi's chakra from here." He then smiled devilishly. "I'm surprised that the Seventh Hokage is going all out against somebody who's not at full strength, himself..." "He may be an idiot in some ways," Sasuke began, "However, Naruto Uzumaki is a genius as well..." Masa just laughed and said, "Well, let's see how much of a genius he is once he finds out what I'm doing." Again, he performed the Tiger Handsign.
'The Tiger Handsign, again?' Sasuke said, squinting his eyes. 'Wait, it can't be...!'
Catching his breath while hiding behind a tree, Boruto started to rest. He checked on the cut on his arm; it was only a flesh wound. However, looking at his left hand and noticed blood, a large spot, in the palm alone.
"She stabbed me pretty good," he said, "If I lose any more blood, I'm going to pass out! If Sarada is under Genjutsu, there's got to be a way to snap her out of it!"
Suddenly, he heard some rustling in some bushes. Boruto, immediately, got quiet and held his breath. Sweat dropped from his brow, waiting for something to go off. Was it Sarada? Or was it something else? Boruto didn't bother to move from behind the tree, knowing well that one small move could mean a good thing or a bad thing. After twenty seconds, Boruto quietly released all of his stress and tension into one sigh. However, in a quick haste, he moved out of the way and rolled forward after he noticed shuriken thrown at his head. He looked forward to see Sarada, still under Genjutsu, looking right at him.
"Sarada..." he said, then he smiled. He looked down at the stab wound and noticed that the bleeding wasn't stopping. "Looks like I can't run anymore. I'll have to stop her right here, right now!" 'Boruto... What are you doing?!' Sarada thought. 'You have to keep running!' "Your friend won't save you now!" a voice said, "He will die by your hand..." After doing three handsigns, Sarada began to gather chakra in her hand. Boruto perform a handsign as well. "Shadow Clone Jutsu! (Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!)" Creating a shadow clone, he started gathering chakra in his hand. Both of them stared into each other's eyes afterwards.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu! (Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!)" Sasuke shouted firing off a fireball at Masa. Masa moved out of the way as Sasuke lunged in, swinging his sword at every place he was. Backing off even more, Masa told the Sharingan user, "It's too late, Sasuke! What happens here, can't be undone!" "What can't be undone?" Sasuke asked, "What did you do?!" "You'll know soon enough..."
The chakra, in Sarada's hand, started to turn into a ball of electricity, sounding like a bunch of birds chirping. Looking at Boruto, she, instinctively, shed tears due to the fact that she was about to attack her friend and teammate. Boruto created a Rasengan, while continuing to place his hand on his wound. Silence became between the two. Racing towards each other, both attacks were pointed forward. Before the attacks connected, Sarada regain partial control of her body as her eyes lit up with life.
"BORUTO!" she shouted. Boruto smiled a little. "Sarada..." he whispered.
"CHIDORI!"
"RASENGAN!"
A big explosion occurred afterwards, getting the attention of Naruto and Sasuke. "What was that?" Naruto asked, reverting back to normal. "Mitsuru, we're leaving!" Masa said. "Right," Mitsuru said, as he and Masa disappered from the two Ninjas' sights. Regrouping, Naruto asked Sasuke, "What was that all about?" "I don't know," Sasuke replied, "But, that explosion came from outside the village. Let's go check it out!"
A minute had passed. Sarada was seen on her knees, having Boruto's head in her lap; he was unconscious.
"Why?" she asked silently, with tears streaming down her face, "Why didn't you stay away from me, knowing that I would kill you? At that time, when our attacks collided, you could have struck me down... Instead, you diverted your attack elsewhere... Idiot...Boruto, you idiot..." Suddenly, she felt a hand on her face. "Didn't I promise you...?" a voice said. Sarada looked down and saw Boruto slightly awake. "I said that until the day you become Hokage..." he barely said, "I would always protect you..." Seconds later, Boruto's hand went limp as he closed his eyes again.
"Boruto!" Sarada shouted. "You don't have to worry about him..." another voice said, "You should be more worried about yourself." Sarada turned around to see Masa and Mitsuru standing behind her. "This is our perfect chance to take back what is ours!" Masa replied, "Mitsuru..."
Before Sarada could react, Mitsuru appeared from behind and gave to chop to the back of her neck. As she fell unconscious, Mitsuru grabbed her and placed a note on top of Boruto's body. "It's done, Masa," Mitsuru replied. "Good," Masa replied, "Once Sasuke has read the message, it'll only be a matter of time before the Sharingan belongs to us!" Taking Sarada with them, Boruto's body laid there until help arrived...
[The Next Morning...]
Opening his eyes slowly, Boruto woke up in a hospital bed. One of the doctors were checking up on him.
"I see that you're awake, Boruto," the doctor said. "Where am I?" Boruto asked. "You're in a hospital room. When Sasuke Uchiha find you, you were unconscious due to blood loss." 'Sasuke-sensei found me?' Boruto thought. "Ms. Sakura healed up you wounds, so you should be fine; I mean, you were out for at least ten hours..." 'Ten hours... Sarada's mom healed me...?' "Wait, what about Sarada?"
"I'm sorry, Boruto," the doctor said, "But they found no trace of Sarada. Ms. Sakura is in the Hokage's Office, right now, to discuss that..."
[The Hokage's Office]
Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke were discussing on what happened.
"So, those two mysterious people attacked last night?" Sakura asked, "Why didn't you say anything?" "Naruto wanted to keep things quiet," Sasuke replied, "According to him, we didn't want to cause an uproar. Turns out, Naruto was right..." "These guys..." Naruto began, "They're powerful. That's why most of the village, besides the ones in this room, are oblivious to what's going on."
"What was the reason to keep it quiet?" Sakura asked. "They were numerous reports on my desk, within a week's time, talking about several shinobi who were killed and had their eyes removed from their sockets. If any of the Ninja here in the village were to get involved, they would suffer the same fate. I didn't want to alarm Hinata, considering that she's taking Himawari to visit her relatives," Naruto replied. "So, why did they take Sarada?" "They wanted me," Sasuke answered, "They wanted the Sharingan..." "More like... they still want it!" "So, who are they?"
"Shikamaru looking up some files right now," Naruto answered, "Once we know what we're up against, we can create a plan to save Sarada..."
Back in Boruto's hospital room, Boruto remembered something before he blacked out: He saw Sarada crying. He started to get angry. "What you so angry about?" a voice said. He turned to his left and somebody looking at him. He jumped out of his bed afterwards. "M-Mitsuki!?" he asked. "Hey, Boruto," Mitsuki said waving. "Damn it! Don't be doing that; coming out of nowhere like that!" "Sorry, I just happened to overhear concerning you," Mitsuki said. "So, you heard everything?" "I'm sorry that Sarada got captured."
In anger, Boruto slammed his fist on the bed. "Damn it!" he said, "I promised her that I would protect her! Now, those two... whatever they are... They have her now!" "Maybe, your father is coming up with a plan as we speak!" Mitsuki said. "There's no time for that! Who knows what they will do to her...!" Then, Boruto started to think of something. "Mitsuki... Could you help me out, please?"
Back in the Hokage's office, Shikamaru joined the three as he placed a book on Naruto's desk.
"Well," he began, "I didn't find much, but this should shed some light on who attacked you two." Naruto looked at the picture, in the book, carefully. "This one in the picture," he began, "definitely looks like Masa and Mitsuru." "That's because the two that attacked you and Sasuke, as well as the one in this picture, belong to a tribe called the Overseers."
"Overseers?" Sakura asked, "What do they have to do with the Sharingan?" "I don't know exactly," Shikamaru continued, "but, according to this book, the Overseers are a lost tribe of Uchiha Clan Members, who were banished from the Main Clan." "Uchiha Clan Members?" Naruto said, then looked at Sasuke. 'Maybe Sasuke wasn't the last survivor, after all...'
A knock came at the door as the doctor from the hospital enter the office. "Forgive for disturbing you, Lord Hokage," he said. "This is a closed meeting, Doctor," Naruto said, "What is it?" "It's about your son, Boruto. He's missing from the hospital! " "WHAT?!"
As they were leaving the village, Mitsuki was helping Boruto up a hill. 'Hang on, Sarada!' Boruto thought. 'I'm coming to save you now!'
Masa and Mitsuru, two members of the Overseers, have captured Sarada to lure Sasuke out of the Leaf Village. Hot on their trails is Boruto and Mitsuki... Despite his injuries, Boruto is going to make sure that his promise is kept...
Naruto: THE NEXT - Chapter 3 Ending theme ~ Diver
Far Beyond The Horizon It Continues
A Sky So Blue, You Can't Draw Tomorrow
It's Stifling With Crowds of People Down Here
Just When Did I Dive Into This?
Spit Out Sadness and Keeping Looking Ahead, Right?
You Can't Stay True To Yourself Like That
Even If I Turn Against Everything, I Still Feel Glimmers of Light
If I Could Only Reach It...
I Want To Breathe... I'm Suffocating Here
Only Looking Up Into The Dark Means I'm a Diver Who Can't Surface
Take a Deep Breath
Discover Joy, Plain and Simple... And You'll Never Drown
(Diver by NICO Touches the Walls)
A/N: Sorry about Chapter 3... Was Under the Weather. Please Review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, or the song Diver.
