"Impossible!" Shirohiko told himself in vain, knowing full well that it had indeed happened. "A mere rookie genin could never destroy my ice golem!" Shirohiko took a deep breath in order to calm down. "Hehe... nice skills, boy. You look very similar to the Hokage Naruto Uzumaki. It seems you're his brat- that'd explain it. The only reason you're strong is because you're the Hokage's son."

A fist of anger smashed into Shirohiko's face, before the rogue even noticed the boy was coming at him. A blonde shinobi glared at the ice ninja.

"I won't be recognized as just the Hokage's brat!" Boruto yelled at his enemy. "I'll be known all over the world as the shinobi who surpassed his father, said to be the strongest of them all, by his own strength! I'll take the torch leading the way to peace from my father and lead the world myself! The Orange Hokage of the Leaf... and the black and white colors of the Hyuga Clan... orange plus black = tiger... tiger plus white = white tiger... There we go! My name is Boruto Uzumaki, and I am Konoha no Byakko- I'm the White Tiger of the Leaf!"

Shirohiko stood up and stared at the boy, "Boruto Uzumaki, the White Tiger of the Leaf... I'll be sure to remember that name... even after your death at my hands, right here, right now!" Shirohiko charged at Boruto. "You're a lucky one, young Boruto! You get to see my full strength in complete action!"

Shirohiko held a kunai in one hand- his right hand to be precise- and Boruto held an identical kunai in the same hand. Shirohiko attempted to lunge a kunai into Boruto's heart, but Boruto blocked the kunai and pushed back. Boruto was forced into a stance that used his maximum strength to push Shirohiko's kunai back, but was unable to do so. Neither side was holding back, yet Boruto was still holding up fairly well. For now at least. Weight on his toes, Boruto desperately tried to stop his enemy from cutting his throat, the blonde was still pushed in a backwards direction, toes skidding against the ground. Boruto then changed the direction of his weight to go with Shirohiko and ducked, causing Shirohiko to fall forwards. The blonde ninja then stuck his right leg out and sweeped it across the rogue ninja's ankle. Shirohiko was forced off of his balance, but quickly regained it and flipped over Boruto, landing behind the genin. Boruto reacted quickly and leapt into the air, spinning towards Shirohiko, right leg stuck out to kick Shirohiko in the head, but Shirohiko caught the boy's leg and threw him to the ground, while still holding onto Boruto's ankle. Shirohiko leant over Boruto to stab him in his head, but just as he was about to do so, the kunai of another shinobi stopped it.

"Not on my watch, Shirohiko," Konohamaru glared.

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About a minute earlier...

"You sure the voice was from this way, Sarada?" Daiki asked his team mate. "And are you sure it was wise to leave the safety of our client to Kaeru?"

"Yes and yes on both counts," Sarada replied. "There's no mistaking it- Boruto was shouting something stupid over here at an idiotic volume- you should see him with your Byakugan any second now if we keep moving in this direction. As for Kaeru, the Gamamoto Clan has been known for two things- strength and loyalty. I mean, look at the tales the Hokage tells about his sensei- the legendary Jiraiya Gamamoto. Lord Seventh tells stories about how he was one of the strongest and most loyal shinobi the Leaf had ever seen. After Lord Hokage met Jiraiya's clansmen, he confirmed that they were all the same as his master. But, even with Kaeru's strength as both a Gamamoto and a chunin... I can't help but feel uneasy about his safety."

Daiki frowned, "His safety? I'd be more worried about Shinjimoto-san."

"Shinjimoto-san is the one that I'm feeling uneasy about. Something just... doesn't add up with him. I get the feeling he's a whole lot stronger than he lets on..." Sarada explained.

Before Sarada could continue, Daiki smirked, "Found Boruto. He's with the enemy, and Konohamaru-sensei too."

Sarada smiled, "Let's go, then."

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"Summoning Jutsu!" Konohamaru yelled as he placed one hand on the ground.

"What's the matter?" a gruff voice came from the cloud of smoke, gradually clearing to reveal a very large monkey.

"Enma, I need you and Boruto to keep the enemy busy for about a minute," Konohamaru ordered his summon.

"Got it," both Enma and Boruto replied simultaneously.

Boruto completed a unique hand seal, "Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Around sixty to seventy Boruto clones appeared around Shirohiko. Enma launched a punch at the rogue ninja's face, only for Shirohiko to catch the punch. Seeing an opening, one of Boruto's clones attacked Shirohiko, attempting to complete the 'Boruto Uzumaki Combo', only for Shirohiko to trip the clone up and smash his foot through its chest, killing the clone and making it disappear in a puff of smoke. Shirohiko swung Enma around and eventually tossed the monkey king round, smashing many of Boruto's clones and one-hit KO-ing the monkey king himself. Only ten of Boruto's clones, and the real body remained. One clone came in for a punch to the head, but Shirohiko ducked and thrust a kunai through it. Another three clones attacked all at once, hoping that Shirohiko wouldn't be able to stop all of them, but they were wrong. Shirohiko leapt up and spun around as he kicked all three clones in the cheek, sending all three flying and crashing into a tree. This time, four clones attacked Shirohiko, but the result was the same.

"Come on, Mr. White Tiger, give me a challenge!" Shirohiko taunted, unaware of two clones behind him.

The two clones attacked from behind, creating a great distraction, but not a great deal of damage. Shirohiko dismissed the clones with ease, but then came face-to-face with the real deal's jutsu.

"RASENGAAAAAAN!"

Shirohiko took the Rasengan to the face, only to grab Boruto's arm and throw the genin aside.

Shirohiko laughed, "Boruto, you can't expect to take me down with just a Stage Two Rasengan, can you? You of all people should have realised that the 'Rasengan' you just used on me was pitiful! Too bad, you may have lived if it gone right..."

"And he'll still live nevertheless!" a voice came from behind them.

The two ninja turned round to see Konohamaru Sarutobi, but with brown circle symbols round his eyes, and monkey-like features.

"So, it's finally here, is it?" Shirohiko smiled. "Konohamaru Sarutobi's strongest form... Monkey Sage Mode!"