Ginchurki Series Chapter 4 (2/2)
Kaiori arrived to the graveyard, searched for his dad's grave and dropped himself upon it:
"Hey dad, you might have seen what happened, you might feel mad at me and angry about my actions, however, I am doing that for my mom more than I am doing it for myself, seeing her laying on the bed searching for a body to touch and to sleep on his chest in the cold night, slowly witnessing her dropping liquid diamonds from her eyes, she feels the lack that I am feeling, but I know that her is much greater, losing a person that you know is still much harder than losing someone you never saw existing. Don't blame her for my actions, I am doing that on my own she has nothing to do with it, but the opposite she tries to keep me safe and to raise me the best way she could. I don't know if vengeance that I am seeking will ease on her, but it will ease on me, I didn't find a way to satisfy her, she pretends but I can see through it, I am doing this for the sake of us all, dad, please forgive me, and allow me to spend this night with your company because we both do really miss you and we want to cling in every memory you left behind" Kaiori had his "discussion" with his dad, clearing things up for him, but it was more for himself, he just laid his head on the stone that served him as pillow and slept.
At late night, three hours till the horizon, Tushira's door got knocked:
"Kaiori, Kaiori, coming!" Tushira rushed to the door as a maniac.
She opened the door and saw Naruto instead:
"Oh...Hey...Hokage, Is he okay?!" Tushira said.
"I know how you are feeling right now not able to sleep because of what happened, don't worry he is safe, as I expected, he went Kai's grave, crying there" Naruto eased on her.
"Let us go! This is our opportunity!" Tushira didn't think twice.
"I would rather wait...Let him ease on himself by crying, waiting is the best thing we can do, I am sure that he will be back tomorrow" Naruto explained "Anyway, just don't worry about him he is safe hands, you can get some sleep, even if I doubt that you will, but there is nothing to do, really"
"I will try..." Tushira answered.
"Stay strong, we need all to be strong in order to regain him, and trust me we did the right choice, and I thank you for your courage, good night!" Naruto cheered her.
"I hope so... Good night..." Tushira answered.
Tushira never slept, got stuck between the waves of her thoughts, how far this will drag? How much time it needs till Kaiori accept reality and forgive Naruto? How important is she to Kaiori? Or will Kaiori keep his word and never rest until Naruto dies? All these thoughts caused her anxiety and countless worries but after all, she believed in what Naruto said, and didn't let all these doubts get higher than her hopes.
The sun rose, Kaiori woke up by opening his eyes slowly, not surprised where is he right now, away from home and from his warm bed, for the first time he won't hear his mom calling to wake him up and most likely he woke up too late instead of his daily early wake up.
He stood up, but his facial deadly face never changed since he heard the story, vengeance overwhelmed his inner allowing him to see anything outside of it.
He walked downstairs to go back home to calm his mom down after he was certain that she is too worried, he didn't prepare a sentence to say or an apology to address, he just put his hands in his pockets and went down when sadness was controlling his senses.
Boruto and the others noticed his delay, he didn't come to lecture Boruto's about his over sleep habit, or shouted to wake him up, they searched for him but they didn't find a clue until they found him by a coincidence walking down from the graveyard that he camped his night in:
"Here you are! I have a great news! The academy will be opened soon!" Boruto rushed holding news.
"Dammit! It is Boruto! This is not a good timing for him to come!" One of the hired stalking ninjas that was after Kaiori said.
"Where have you been!" Sarada asked when Kaiori was still in distance, but he answered none.
"Now who is the one delayed from the schedule?!" Boruto mocked, when Kaiori passed by without answered or even lifting his head facing them.
"Kaiori?! What is wrong!" Sarada asked, "Why you are not going even to greet us?!"
"Hey! Wait there! Where you think yourself going!" Boruto rushed to him and caught arm stopping him "Are you deaf or what?!"
"Boruto, it is not between me and you, please leave me in peace" Kaiori answered, making Boruto's hand to loosen without his intention.
Boruto ran and stood in his face, "What happened to you! Just yesterday we were playing the card game! What happened to alter your attitude! I am your friend tell me!"
"You are not my friend anymore..." Kaiori answered him causing Boruto's tongue to get tied "...You will hate the one who will cause you pain, won't you?"
"Pain? Why would you intend to hurt me!" Boruto wanted an answer.
"Not you..." Kaiori took a paused and shot his words "...But your pathetic father!"
Boruto didn't answer, he had memories of what Kaiori told him yesterday and how much he appreciated his father, Naruto, and now he is standing and disrespecting his name in fron of Boruto.
"Boruto, let us go back, Kaiori must calm down he is not in a good mood!" Mitsuki tried to save troubles.
"How dare you to disrespect my father's name! Aren't we the one who fed you and allowed you to live here! You could stay at Kirigakure living there and not coming here! You are too pathetic and too poor to live here and in these lands! You must get kicked you...And your mom!" Boruto didn't think twice about his words, his anger controlled him and overwhelmed his thinking.
"How dare you...To...How...Could you simply talk about my mom like that, to live like a poor and to get kicked...I will never...Never ever...LET ANYONE DISRESPECTS HER IN THAT WAY!" Kaiori didn't handle himself, he pulled a kunai from his pouch and intended to stab Boruto when he was completely off of himself.
Luckily, one of the stalking ninjas interrupted and prevented a crime, when the kunai ended in his shoulder causing him bearable damage.
No one said a word, only the sound of the blowing wind on the leaves of the trees was heard.
"Ka..Kai...Kaiori..." Sarada was the only one who succeeded to come up with something.
"How...How could you do that...Were you about to kill me?" Boruto spoke.
Kaiori couldn't handle their glances, so he ran towards his home when tears were dropping didn't believe how he could do that.
Boruto rushed to his father's office, not even knocking the door and followed by the others that witnessed that scene:
"Dad! Leave everything in your hand and listen to me!" Boruto trying to drag his attention.
"What is going on?" Boruto succeeded to drag it.
"Someone...tried to kill me!" Boruto didn't hesitate.
"Killing you?! Who dares to come close to the Hokage's family!" Shikamaru got amused.
"Boruto, you realize what are you saying?" Hinata was there.
"Yes mom! Look..." He showed him the scar on the ninja that saved him "...He saved me, and if not it would have ended up straight in my body!"
"Boruto, who did it?" Naruto had some doubts but soon it got confirmed.
"Kaiori!" Boruto shouted.
Hinata and Naruto anticipated the answer but it didn't prevent the shock from happening:
"Inform me with details!" Naruto was serious.
Boruto started to tell the story mentioning where he met him, and how he asked but didn't get a response, when Kaiori disrespected the Kage, and not afraid to mention how he disrespected Tushira.
Naruto had his eyes wide opened, his mouth got opened a crack, he gathered his strength and got near Boruto till he slapped him in the cheek:
"It is your fault!" Naruto answered.
"Dad...How could you slap me...And how is it my fault when he started to mentioning your name with negativity!" Boruto spoke when tears were forming after his pride got smashed.
"You are the one responsible! Your repeated questions and your mistaken words lead to this! Why didn't you just leave when he didn't want to answer you! Maybe he isn't in a good mood, why you insisted!" Naruto lifting his voice.
"But...But..." Boruto found out his mistake, he didn't counter, he just turned around apologized for his actions and left, when the others did the same.
"Naruto, take it easy!" Shikamaru said.
"Didn't you hear what he said!" Naruto wanted to prove his point.
"Listen to me, I know how precious Kaiori is to you, and the promise you made to protect him, but you must understand that they are mere kids, and kids make mistakes, I think the way to avoid the danger is telling him the truth, if you keep it hidden he might mistake again and there won't be anyone to protect any of them!" Shikamaru advising him.
"You are right Shikamaru, we share part of the blame, I will get this done, I will tell him" Hinata stepped forward volunteering.
"I am sure that by that we will save a lot of troubles, and the danger will get decreased..." Shikamaru noticed how worried was Naruto so he added "...I know it will be hard on Boruto to believe it but eventually he will, Unlike Kaiori, Boruto will understand and accept it, and he might offer help and we will all be satisfied with the result"
After fighting with his inner Naruto agreed and Hinata sat off to clear things to Boruto.
Hinata searched for Boruto, luckily she had her Byakugan so it didn't take long to find him above on the roof of the Hokage office.
"Here you are..." Hinata said.
"Hey mom..." Boruto answered.
"I know your feelings now, and I am here to help!" Hinata offered.
"Help? Are you here to support me?" Boruto asked.
"No, but I want to explain his father's attitude and why he cares so much about Kaiori's family..." Hinata started to explain the story hoping her son will understand.
"So Boruto, what do you think?" Hinata finished.
"That is..." Boruto realized his mistake "...How could I do such thing! My words were horrible! How could I stand facing him again!"
"What do you think about Naruto?" Hinata wanted to know what he feels after hearing that.
"My dad will stay the same to me, I understand Kaiori's actions now, I don't blame him, every kid might have done the same, but I know that my dad will never intend to hurt anyone, I understand how much pain he passed and how he dealt with it and accept to be part of uncle Kai's death but that will never change my idea of him knowing that it was beyond his ability and from his reach" Boruto accepted it as a grown man, holding no agony upon Kaiori's actions nor hate to his dad, promising not to be reckless again.