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I don't own Naruto. Kishimoto Does.

Author's note: Hey there Readers! I'm back with a new chapter! I was kind of busy with school and work, but I managed to find time to write a new chapter. Hope you guys enjoy :)

Beta Reader: Setsuna Eien

Arc 1:

Chapter 5: Arrival

Boruto's Monologue 2

"Time Travel, No one would really believe that the so-called old phenomenon from the old books that our parents would tell us during bed time is real. Heck! even children would also get the point.

It was just an Urban Legend like many of those legends. However, In my case I was seeing the impossible before my eyes. The village that I called Home, was very much alive and well. Different from the apocalyptic version that I witnessed back then, in my own time.

The teenage Uzumaki and Uchiha were in extreme disbelief, they were seeing a place that should have been completely obliterated. But here it was, welcoming them with open arms. The huge green wooden gates with the village symbol in the middle send a message to anyone that the place is full of opportunity and hope.

As the wagon finally stopped its tracks. Tazuna observed the place that had not seen in years. He did have to admit that the place was quite different the last time he saw it. But still, it was Konoha.

"Alright, looks like we arrived at our destination kids." Tazuna informed them.

"Man, I can't wait to explore the whole place and see Naruto-san again!" Inari said excitedly. This was his first time here, so he was naturally curious.

He can't wait to see the Shinobi of this village, the ninja academy, The Hokage mountain and maybe even the Hokage herself. There was so much to see, as if this place was a major tourist destination hub. No wonder this place looked so awesome.

Tazuna sighed. "Just calm down Inari, you should better check the kids on the back." He suggested to the boy. They were going to have to go through the two chunin at the guard house for inspection before they were allowed to enter the village.

Inari nodded and went to the back of the wagon to check on the rest.

(THOUGHTS)

During that time, The teenage blonde and raven haired girl sat in their respective seats. It was just silence inside except for the occasional small snoring of the midnight haired Uzumaki girl. Both were looking at blank space as if they were deep in thought.

Boruto stared, darting his eyes towards his sleeping little sister. He sighed as he thought about what he was going to have to do with her while she was still in this state. There were choices and options that were going around inside his mind. At least two options. One is that they should go to the Hokage building immediately, and have an important talk with the Hokage. Although, that would be the most absurd thing to do as they were just travelers from a different era and arranging an immediate meeting with her wouldn't be very easy. The second is that they should find a place to stay to rest and recover for the time being, which was in hindsight the more sensible option.

With his mind set on what to do next, he also wanted to explore some of the problems that he had to face on the way. One being his uncanny resemblance to his father, the blonde hair, whisker marks and cerulean eyes. He's sure that he will be mistaken for his father. Another thing is the tattered clothes that he had right now, not only were they uncomfortable, but all the tears may cause some unwanted attention.

Boruto then darted his eyes towards the Uchiha. She was silent yet again as she was in her thoughts. He couldn't help but wonder what she was thinking. Perhaps it was about seeing her home and family again even if they wouldn't recognize her.

As for the blonde himself, he had to make a way and at least have a kind of different look for now so that he would not be mistaken for his dad. He observed the wagon's surroundings and finally saw a box of patches, masking tape, and a pair of scissors. He also noticed some clothes which were a black jacket and black jogging pants that were enough sizeable for him to fit.

Boruto smiled." Jackpot-ttebassa" He whispered as he went to get the things that he needed. Overall, it was going to be a slightly serious makeover for him.

As for Sarada Uchiha, she was just staring into space, deep in her thoughts. She wondered how the situation was going to turn out since they've arrived here already. Was she gonna see her mom again? But this time a different mom, which was gonna be her past self, since this was a time travel situation.

Sarada took a deep breath. She was going to make it through this no matter what. She was not a weakling inside, She had her mother's confidence and fire inside of her. She also thought of seeing her Papa again, although she was not sure whether her Papa was still living in the village. There was a time when he left the village and didn't come back for another 3 years.

"Hey, Sarada-chan!" A familiar voice interrupted the Uchiha girl's thoughts as she looked up to see the new Boruto in front of her.

Sarada's eyes widened in surprise. She was staring at her teammate who had change his torned clothes into a new white t-shirt covered by a black hoodie jacket. He also had two separate white patches on both of his cheeks to cover his whisker-like marks.

"What's with the new look?" Sarada asked. She was a bit confused.

Boruto grinned." Well, I suspect that many will mistake me for my dad so I donned up this new look." He explained with confidence. He was feeling new again, inspired by a game called "Grand Theft Auto" that he used to play when he was still a kid.

"Oh, whatever." Sarada rolled her eyes. Although, she had to admit that she was glad that his teammate reverted back to his old knucklehead self for the time being.

At the same time, Inari entered the scene.

"Hey guys, There is gonna be a inspection for awhile so hang on tight." Inari informed the rest.

"Oh okay then, Thank you for informing us Inari, We'll be ready." Boruto replied back with a smile.

Inari nodded but when he was about to go outside, the boy also noticed the blonde's new look." Hey, awesome look by the way!" Inari commented before going back.

Boruto smiled." Yeah, thank you very much." He thanked the latter before turning his direction to the raven haired girl and gave her a goofy look.

Sarada could only sighed back and shook her head.

"Oh knucklehead."

(GATES)

The compulsory inspection of the wagon was briefly short and the crew managed to pass the test with flying colors. Apparently, Inari had a wonderful idea of introducing the guys as his family members. With Boruto introduced as his awesome cousin, Sarada his reserved older sister with red glasses and the sleeping Himawari as his middle sister and. They were on a perfect home run and the two guards were convinced enough to let them finally pass.

"Thank you very much." Boruto bid the two guys a "Thank you" before proceeding on. With the grinned that he had, it made the two guys from the gates really bewildered.

They somehow had strange yet familiar vibes on the blonde. They thought they somehow saw a familiar person that goes by the name of Naruto in him. It was really strange yet familiar meeting.

(THE STREETS)

Moving on with their journey, Inari was feeling like a tourist and was also awestruck by every area they passed in the village. It was like already a city for him. He was used to always seeing the old hillbilly life in his village, but this was different from what he was seeing now.

"You've got to be kidding me Gramps, This is Konoha!?" Inari excitedly said to his grandpa Tazuna.

Tazuna could only sighed on his grandson. "Yes Inari, It's very different compared back home." He replied.

Inari just couldn't over the hype that he was feeling right now. He also thought of exploring the whole village all day but since his grandfather had some appointments, he was unable to do so.

Although, Inari's main goal was to see his idol and he was going to stick to the plan somehow. He was not even sure where he lived here. This was definitely a big place to find him, one would need a guide to help someone his or her destination here.

As Inari was sightseeing his surroundings, he suddenly felt a rumbling in his belly.

"Urgh..." Inari groaned, as he had just realized he was very hungry.

His grandfather having noticed this just smiled at him." Inari, I know a place where we can eat delicious ramen." Tazuna suggested as once a blonde boy took him to that place for a treat to eat.

Inari was puzzled. " Ramen huh?"

(MEANWHILE)

Boruto observed the streets of village they passed through the back of the wagon. He was seeing shops, houses and other establishments, fully alive and breathing. Back in the future, these areas were destroyed and left in ruins but here he was seeing them again in their prime state.

"I never thought that I would come back to see these places again." Boruto sighed. It was like he was given a second chance.

On the other hand, Sarada was also doing the same thing as the blonde. She was both reminiscing about and observing the village she called home. She even recognized a shop that her Mama would take her to when she was a kid back home.

She was really enjoying every area they passed. It was like a trip down memory lane. Whoever is responsible for sending them back in time, he or she would be showered with blessings as this was a BLESSING for her and her blonde teammate.

"Time travel, I never thought you make me this relaxed and happy." She commented inside her mind. Things that her parents would tell stories about time travel. It was just another fairy tale to her and was impossible in real life. Although, she was able to time travel with her friends. How did that sound?

And then a thought came to her mind. What if she met her Mama and Papa's past self here? What was she going to do? She was so unsure of what to do if they met, or considering her luck when they met. She doesn't know the situation of her Mama and Papa's past self yet.

"Sarada-chan." A familiar voice then interrupted her thoughts yet again. She looked up to see her Uzumaki friend giving her a small concerned look. "Are you alright?"

Sarada smiled. "Yeah, I'm fine. So, what's new so far for you?" Sarada asked as she followed up a question to her blonde teammate.

Boruto chuckled." Well, I'm not used to seeing the Hokage mountain with five heads ya know." He explained. It was true, He grew up seeing the mountain with seven.

Sarada smiled." Oh come on now, if you cared about that mountain as much as you say you do you wouldn't vandalize it as much as you do." She said jokingly.

"Hey, cut me some slack." Boruto said "My dad did it too when he was a kid so I'm just keeping up the family tradition."

"You sure? Last time I heard, you were made to clean up all the paint." Sarada said smugly.

Boruto shrugged "As I said keeping the family tradition. Besides I got to be on the Headline news."

"Breaking news: The Awesome Boruto Uzumaki added new makeover to the Hokage faces to make it appealing to masses of awesomeness." Boruto acted out as if he was a newscaster.

This also made the Uchiha girl laughed out loud for the first time. She hadn't heard a joke for a while now and it was really time to have fun now. She was so glad and lucky that she had the blond knucklehead jokester with her. She then looked at her teammate mischievously. "You know, I remember reading a different story."

"Hehehe" Boruto laughed nervously "Is that so?"

Sarada then stood up and pretended to hold a microphone"Breaking News: local idiot defaces mountain."

Boruto laughed. "Oh come on Sarada, that was unnecessary."

"No if I don't correct you you'll start to get a big head. A bigger head." Sarada corrected smirking.

Boruto sighed. "But joking aside to be honest, when all of this over, I think we should settle here and start over again."

Sarada was a bit bewildered. Why would he want to stay here in the past? Does he even belong here? They were strangers in a different era. She also wondered if they would even be welcome here.

Boruto sighed yet again." Well, it's just an idea that I thought of." He explained as he rested his back on the wooden wall of the wagon.

"Living a peaceful and uninterrupted life is a thing that I want to strive for now." Boruto explained. He was eager to live an uneventful life far away from the clutches of war and destruction.

"Himawari would be happy to see mom and dad again. Maybe Uncle Neji too." The blonde added. To be honest, the two siblings had not met their Uncle Neji, but they had heard that he was a great person.

Sarada nodded." Well, I can agree with that, but could we really live a peaceful and uneventful life from now on?" She asked "I mean what if Kawaki is here too and is looking for us. Not to mention this is most likely before the fourth world war."

Silence had taken over for a brief moment.

As Boruto wondered what the latter had said to him. Could they make sure they will be living a life full of peace from now on? This was not an easy thing to do. Since there is a possibility that Kawaki is here in the past since that explosion also engulfed him.

There was a choice that he had to make, he knew that the past will catch up to them no matter what. There are enemies everywhere, the blonde had to make sure that they will have to be careful in order to survive. He would have to prepare himself for future situations that can be deemed dangerous. He was already creating a new training regimen for the three of them.

At the same time, the wagon stopped its tracks which broke the silence, surprising Boruto and Sarada. A few moments later, Inari came into the scene clearly excited.

"Hey guys, we will stopping at a ramen shop to eat for a while." He informed them.

Boruto and Sarada glanced at each other with both confusion in their faces.

"A ramen shop?" Sarada asked.

Inari nodded." Yeah, Ichiraku's ramen shop to be exact." He explained before leaving the area.

Boruto gave a look to his teammate. "Well, might as well enjoy the ramen at my dad's favorite shop." He said.

For a few moments, Sarada just stared at the blonde before blinking a couple of times and then snapping back to reality. "Yeah, that sounds like it would be fun."

(NEW FRIENDS)

Ichiraku's ramen shop was a famous ramen shop located on one of the busy streets of the village. The shop was a bit messy after a big tide of customers that swept the area like a storm. The crew arrived just in time to see the owner and his daughter cleaning the long table from the empty bowls left by the customers.

"Looks like they're still going strong." Tazuna commented as he was the first one to enter and lift the banners.

The daughter of the owner, Ayame took noticed of the new customers and called her father. "Hey dad, we got customers again." She said.

When the owner of the ramen shop, Teuchi noticed a familiar face and it was revealed to be an old friend.

"Tazuna? is that really you?" He asked as he didn't recognize the face but as the old man got a closer look, it was really his old friend accompanied by his grandson.

"Long time no see my friend!" A happy and surprised Ichiraku greeted his old friend as the two shook hands as a sign of greeting.

"Yeah, it's been years, but I finally got a chance to visit here again." Tazuna explained. He also explained that he had an appointment in the village.

"Oh, and this is your grandson?" Teuchi asked as he was referring to the boy beside the latter.

"Hello sir." Inari greeted with respect.

"He's a young man already!" Teuchi commented accompanied by a few chuckles.

"Yes, He is training to be a master builder under my guidance." Tazuna explained.

"That's great! Wish your boy the best of luck!" Teuchi complimented.

Tazuna smiled." Thank you." Then after a few moments later, He remembered his purpose to treat the guys lunch here.

"Well to put aside, we'll ordering four bowls of your delicious ramen." Tazuna said.

"Miso?" Teuchi asked.

"You know me well." Tazuna grinned.

Ichiraku smiled "Alright, four Bowls of Miso Ramen coming right up." He said as he instructed his daughter to prepare the bowls for them.

Then a curious thought came to the daughter of the ramen shop owner, named Ayame. "Excuse me but I was just wondering but you just ordered 4 bowls. Are there more people with you guys?" A curious Ayame asked.

Coincidentally right after she said that Sarada and Boruto entered the shop and were greeted with a delicious tempting smell of the ramen.

"Yum, I can't wait Dattebasa!" Boruto excitedly expressed his eagerness to eat his lunch here while Sarada could only sigh and shake her head.

Meanwhile, Ayame and Ichiraku were a taken by surprised as there two newcomers on the scene. He wondered if they were related to his friend.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot. This is Bolt and Sarada, they're from another small village faraway from here." He explained.

"Hello." Sarada said politely

Boruto, less bashful, grinned widely "Hey there"

Teuchi then smiled. "Well then, nice meeting you two! Enjoy your lunch then!"

As noon went by, lunch time passed as they ate their ramen. There was nothing but conversations and stories, with everyone finally getting to know each other. The ramen shop owner and daughter learned that these two newcomers were teenagers who survived the destruction of their small village by raiders and bandits.

Sympathy and comfort were the only things that the ramen shop owner and his daughter can offer them. In fact, they even suggested for them to stay here in the village and start a new life here from now on.

He even joked that they'd get free ramen every day because they were special customers to the shop.

Boruto and Sarada were surprised by the latter's statement but they were glad they were welcome here as family and not some strangers or outcasts.

"Thank you." Sarada said politely 'Maybe we can really start our lives again here.' She thought.

As the lunch time at the ramen shop had come to an end, Boruto and Sarada had built a new friendship with the owner and daughter.

When the teenage Uzumaki and Uchiha got out of the shop, they felt a new sense of beginning to them as if they were reborn. A fresh of breath air.

Boruto stared at the blue sky. "You know Sarada-chan, I have a feeling that this will be a very promising start for us." The blonde commented.

Sarada smiled. "Well, I guess you're right. Although, we need to talk to Granny Tsunade first and convince her that we are really from the future." Sarada added. If they were going to live here, they should be tackling the challenges and obstacles here first before reaching that goal.

Boruto nodded. "You're right." He said as he proceeded to check on Himawari, who was still in the wagon sleeping.

As the two went to the wagon, they didn't know that they were in for a big shocking surprise. When Boruto got the back of the wagon, He immediately noticed that the sleeping bag of his little sister was empty.

"What the heck!?" Boruto exclaimed as he rushed inside to investigate.

Sarada too was surprised and shocked as him. As she tried to help the blonde to trace his little sister's whereabouts.

"What happened here!?" Sarada asked. She was staring at an empty sleeping bag. It appeared that the midnight haired girl had woken up while they were eating ramen at the shop.

"That's impossible! She was in a very deep sleep." Boruto explained as concern and worriedness took over him again.

"I don't know Boruto but we must inform the others right now!" Sarada suggested.

Meanwhile, as Tazuna and Inari got out of the ramen shop. they were greeted by a worried and concerned blonde and a worried yet calm Uchiha girl.

"What's seems to be the problem here?" Tazuna asked, much to the confusion of his grandson.

There was silence that took over a few brief moments before the two broke it at once.

"Himawari is Missing."

(MEANWHILE)

Himawari felt dizzy and tired. She was disoriented, and not sure what to do right now. When she woke up in a random wagon, she wondered where she was until the psychological effect of waking up in a strange place took over. Nevertheless, she attempted to escape.

She now had found herself in a place that she didn't recognize, wandering along streets that she had not seen before.

"Where am I?" She muttered and kept asking herself. Where was she exactly? She did not know what to do right now or what to think right now. She was lost, like a little girl.

She was walking for a long time and didn't knew where to go to the point that she had took herself into different areas of this big village. Until she stumbled upon an area which looked to be a like a community.

There was a big house that she saw, and she became bewildered. Wondering, what kind of place this is? It was beautiful and yet so familiar, but so different.

Near that house was a playground which had a big tree near it. The midnight haired girl went to the area as she thought that it would make her relax and calm.

Although, as she went there she began to get dizzy again. As she got to the big tree, she then suddenly collapsed on the ground unconscious yet again. For Himawari, She did not know that she was in for a surprise. The big house that was near the playground and tree had a sign on it which read to be none other than the famous Hyuuga Compound.

CHAPTER END

Author's note: Thank you for reading the chapter!