Naruto smiled at the sight of Mitsuki and Boruto snuggling together. He quickly pulled out his phone and snapped a picture. The sight was just so darn cute,Naruto had to show Hinata when they got home.

He chuckled then put his phone back in his pocket and poked Boruto's cheek. "Boruto. Time to get up."

Boruto slowly opened his eyes and looked up to see Naruto giving him a closed eye smile. "There's breakfast downstairs with the others." Boruto nodded and turned his head to see he was face to face with Mitsuki,being held in his arms. His face turned deep red before he quickly jumped out of bed and stiffened like a board.

Naruto chuckled,being reminded of Hinata,then said,"You may refuse to change into your normal clothes,but at least shower." Boruto,face still slightly red,nodded and walked into the bathroom. After he closed the door,he stripped down and turned the water on before he set his necklace on the sink. He caught a quick glimpse of himself in the mirror and saw the scars that covered his body,making him bit his lip.

The scars started at his shoulders and went down to his legs. He ran his hand over the ones on his stomach and stopped at the two running up his waist. Memories of Shizuma holding him down and digging the sword into his skin flashed through his mind,making him shake before he shook his head and stepped in the shower.

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Mitsuki opened his eyes as he felt nudging on his back. "Mitsuki. You gotta get up."

He sat up and rubbed his eye as Naruto chuckled,"You're a really deep sleeper,Ttebayo." Mitsuki gave sleepy smile then looked around to see Boruto was missing. "Where..." "He's taking a shower."

Mitsuki nodded and hopped out bed. He slipped on his kimono top and smiled. "Did you know Boruto talks in his sleep? It's rather cute." Naruto smiled back and said,"He use to do it a lot when he was little. He use to always talk about being a good big bother or helping with the plants. Even talked about all things me and him could do while we hang out." He lowered his head. "He doesn't nap anymore and i'm always at work,so i'm not sure how often he does it now."

Mitsuki placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder,making him look up,and smiled. "Don't worry. The worst he said about was that you were uncool.",making Naruto smile.

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Boruto finished drying off his hair and and wrapped the towel around his waist then reached for his clothes. He noticed the belt was startedd tearing and sighed. "Maybe Mitsuki can fix it."

He opened the door enough to stick his head out while holding out the belt and said,"Hey Mitsuki. Could you fix this tear for me?" Mitsuki nodded and walked over to grab it as Naruto said,"Why are you hiding behind the door? I've seen you naked before and you and Mitsuki have been to the Hot Springs together before."

Boruto turned his head away and said,"I,uh... It's just,kinda,cold out there."

Mitsuki frowned and opened door all the way,making Boruto flinch,then he and Naruto's eyes widen at how skinny Boruto had actually gotten and the scars. Mitsuki clinched his fists as Naruto started shaking. That bastard..."

Naruto looked at each scar and stopped at the ones on Boruto's waist. He grabbed Boruto's arms and asked,"Why did he give you those? What did he do?" "I wasn't listening to his orders and messed up. It made him really mad,so he held me down..."

Naruto's teeth started to sharpen as he tigthened his grip. "He was lying. He had a tell." his eyes turned red,"I swear if he did anything to you...!" Boruto gasped and shook his head. "Tou-Chan,wait! He..." He let out a whine as Naruto subconsciously tightened his grip.

Naruto felt Boruto shaking and let go of his arms,but immediately hugged him. "I'm sorry." Boruto teared and hugged back,resting his head on Naruto's shoulder.

After a bit,Naruto took the belt and said,"Mitsuki will fix this. You go get dressed." Boruto let out a sniffle and nodded then went back into the bathroom as Mitsuki took the belt. He pulled out the needle from his bag and started fixing the belt as Naruto flopped down on his bed,placing his arm over his head.

Mitsuki looked over and said,"I don't think Shizuma would stoop that low." Naruto sighed,"I'm probably just taking things too far. Can't be helped,I guess."

Boruto stepped out of the bathroom,a little while later,and sat on the bed with Naruto. "Can I have some more bandages? I wanna cover up the Shoji kanji,plus this scar on my hand and arm." Naruto nodded and pulled out his spare bandages from his bag. He helped wrapped the bandage then noticed his arm was red from when he squeezed them. "Sorry,Boruto. I was just thinking the worse and..." "It's fine. "

Boruto had a fake closed eye smile as he said,"I know you didn't mean it. You were just mad at Shizuma.

Naruto's heart cracked a little as he bit his lip. He quickly wrapped his arms around Boruto,who slowly hugged back and buried his face into his chest,and said,"If you're still hurting,there's no shame in crying it out." Boruto tightened his grip and started shaking before he finally let the tears slip out.

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Karin adjusted her glasses and said,"If they don't hurry,they'll miss breakfast."

She rested her cheek on her knuckles,letting out a sigh,as Sarada walked up. She sat next to Karin and said,"Karin-San. Do you think Boruto is gonna be alright? Do you think he'll ever be back to himself? Karin shook her head. "I'm not sure. People recover differently from things like this. He could go right back to himself after enough support and time or,he could stay the way he is."

Sarada frowned and looked over as Karin lowered her head,lenses glared out. "I hate seeing my nephew this way." Sarada nodded then looked over as she heard footsteps. She saw Naruto,with Boruto clinging to his back,and Mitsuki walking over. She took a deep breath and smiled. "Hello Hokage-Sama,Mitsuki. Boruto."

Naruto and Mitsuki greeted her back while Boruto stayed hidden behind Naruto and waved before the three sat down. Karin waited till Boruto sat down between her,and Naruto,to pat his head and say,"Good morning,Boruto. Feeling better today?" Boruto nodded as she noticed he looked like he had been crying. She lifted up his head and said,"Those lavender eyes are too pretty for you to have tears."

Boruto flinched a little at a memory of Shizuma complimenting his eyes after a beating and started hyperventilating. "I...Uh...Thank you,Ona...I mean!" He started tearing up before his eyes darted around and he clamped them shut. Karin and Naruto frowned and quickly hugged him. "It's alright,Boruto." "Take deep breathes."

Mitsuki and Sarada looked away and bit their lips as the others frowned or clinched their fists. Sumire,Wasabi,and Namida walked over and said,"Hey. We can go with him and get him some food,if he wants." Once Boruto caught sight of Sumire,he turned his head away and said,"I wanna go with Mitsuki and Sarada." The group nodded and left as Boruto and the others got up to get food.

Naruto watched the group walk off then sighed. "What do I do?" Karin looked over as he continued,"I have no idea what a parent should do for something like this. How do I handle this? How do I help him?" "I don't think any parent really knows how to handle something like this."

Karin smiled. "But I think the best thing you can do for him is keep giving him comfort and love."

Naruto smiled back and nodded then laid his head on the table. "I will. And i'll make sure to castrate Shizuma with my bare hands if I ever see him again." He looked up,leaving his chin on the table. "Should have done it the first time."

Karin sweatdropped as the kids walked back to table. Mitsuki set a plate,piled with a huge mountain of food,in front of Boruto and Karin's eyes widen. Sarada sweatdropped and said."I told him that was too much. He wouldn't listen." as Naruto told Boruto it was ok to dig in.

The girls flinched back a little as Boruto started shoving the food in his mouth. Naruto leaned over and said,"Shizuma starved him."

Karin clinched her fists as she nodded then gave a quick smile. "Eat up,Boruto."

Sumire walked up,making Boruto stop and turn his head away,and pulled Mitsuki away from the table. She waited till they were a good distance then said,"Me and the others were wondering why Boruto-kun has the bandage on his arm. Does he have an injury?" "In a way. But I don't think he wants others talking about it for him." She nodded then they both headed back to their tables,the group swarming around Sumire for the answer.

After Mitsuki sat back down,Naruto nudged Boruto a little and asked,"When do you think you started fighting Shizuma's jutsu? Do you remember?" Boruto swallowed the food in his mouth and thought for a couple seconds before saying,"I think...I think it was when I was back at home,with Kaa-Chan and Hima. I remember arguing with Himawari,then,after she ran off,I remember I wanted to stop and apologized,but something forced me to make me go out the door. I managed to resist just long enough to reach out for her."

Naruto nodded and said,"That's good."

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Boruto laid his head on Naruto's arm and watched him eat. He tugged on his sleeve and askes,"Can I have more?" Before Naruto could answer,Mitsuki placed another mountain in front of him. "Eat."

Boruto started eating while Naruto's eyes turned into white circles and he grew comically sharp teeth. "Mitsuki! We want him fed,not fat,Ttebayo!"

Mitsuki simply gave a closed eye smile as Naruto kept yelling,"Besides,feeding him too much will make him sick!"

Boruto placed his utensil down,lowering his head,and said,"I'm sorry. I'll stop eating..." Getting a,"No no no no no! You eat as much as you need! Just don't eat too much!" out of Naruto as little sweatdrops flew off his head while he waved his hands.

Boruto nodded and started eating again,Naruto giving a nervous smile,as Karin and Mitsuki smiled at the two.

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Boruto kept a tight grip on Naruto's jacket as they walked to the habor,seeing the villagers glaring at him again. He clinched eyes shut and tried to drown them as Naruto shot glares back,making the villagers gulp and quickly look away. "It's alright,Boruto. They're not looking anymore."

Boruto opened his eyes and kept close to Naruto until he peeked from behind and saw Kagura and Chojuro at the dock. Kagura walked over and said,"I'm gonna miss you,Boruto-kun."

Boruto moved to Naruto's side,grabbing onto his sleeve,and said,"I'm gonna miss you too,Ttebasa. I'm sorry I got myself banned from the village..." "It's alright. I can always go to the Hidden Leaf or write." Boruto gave a small smile and nodded as the ship's horn went off.

Boruto and Naruto said their goodbyes,Naruto thanked Chojuro for the invite and for letting him take Boruto home,then boarded the ship. Kagura waved from the harbor as the ship sailed off while Boruto watched the him and the Mist grow smaller and smaller. He could see the destruction he caused before closing his eyes and walking inside. Naruto watched then turned back to the village,giving a small frown and sighed.

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"It's raining."

Denki was looking out the window and got worried. "Hope it doesn't storm." Iwabe looked over. "Eh. Just looks like rain."

Naruto looked over at Boruto,who was sitting in a corner,and sighed. "What do you think he's thinking?" Karin placed her glasses on her face,after cleaning them,and said,"The Mist,maybe. Or home." Naruto nodded then placed his chin on his palm.

Sumire walked over to Boruto,making him turn his head away,and said."You look kinda lonely. Would like to joins us? We're playing Shinobi Bout." Boruto simply turn his whole body,making Sumire frown. She shook her head and smiled. "Well,you don't have to play with us. But,you can watch. Or just hang out." Boruto closed his eyes and bit his lips. "Or maybe you can just sit with us. You don't have to talk,but we just want you to have some company." "Leave me alone!"

Sumire frowned at Boruto's outburst as Boruto panted then looked around. Everyone was giving worried looks,which made him hyperventilate before he ran out the door.

Sumire lowered her head as Naruto grabbed his Hokage cloak and went outside. He found Boruto stand by a railing with his head down. He walked over and held his cloak over his head,making Boruto look up as Naruto gave a gentle smile. "You'll get sick if you stay out in the rain."

Boruto lowered his head again,making Naruto frown. "You know,if you wanted to be alone,you could have just asked. You didn't need to..." "I can't look at her..."

Naruto let out a soft "Huh?" as Boruto shook his head. "I tried so hard to save her from hurting people. From destroy the village with Nue..." He clinched his fists and he started crying. "And then I go off and *hic* destroy the Mist! I kill two thieves who were *hic* villagers of the Mist and an innocent old man *hic* who was just trying to protect his family!" He started crying harder. "I can't bring myself to look at her!"

Naruto frowned and turned his head,trying to think of what to say. He listened to Boruto's sobs and took a deep breath. "I...I know how that feels. I killed innocent people too."

Boruto gasped and looked up as Naruto gave a sad smile. "I was training with your Ero Ojisan and he decided we should try training Kurama's chakra. But,things went wrong really quick. I lost control and turned into a mini version of Kurama and rampaged. I lost consciousness and when I came to,your Ero Ojisan was severely wounded and I had completely destroyed a temple." Boruto's eyes widen. "Later,he was carrying me,since my whold body was an open wound and it was excruciating to move,and we passed through a wreaked village,I saw people that were crushed under rubble and some that were clawed or burned."

Boruto whispered,"Tou-Chan..." as Naruto lowered his head. "The village didn't get a warning and it wasn't a Shinobi village,so they couldn't even protect themselves..."

Boruto saw the tears shining in Naruto's eyes as he said,"So I know how you feel." before he lowered his head. He thought for a bit before he looked back at Naruto and asked,"Have you...Have you ever been manipulated before?"

Naruto's eyebrows raised slightly as he looked over,but he nodded. "Twice. The first time was by my academy sensei. He tricked me into stealing the Scroll Of Sealing and..." "That was you?! You're the horrible guy you tried lumping me with?!"

Naruto's eyes turned into white circles before he turned away with a sweatdrop and scratched his cheek. "Eh!...Yeah. That was me,Dattebayo." "But you only did it because you manipulated..." Naruto looked over before Boruto asked,"What was the other time?"

Naruto gave another sad smile. "Your Neji Oji's death. Obito was using it to drag me down,and it didn't help that Neji had died in my arms..." He took a deep breath. "I would have gone to Obito's side if it wasn't for your Kaa-Chan slapping and talking some sense into me,along with Kurama."

Boruto nodded and looked away,but quickly looked back as Naruto rubbed the back of his head and said,"I guess a Genjutsu Sasuke's brother,Itachi,used against me counts as emotional manipulation. So technically,I was manipulated three times."

Boruto lowered his head. "I never knew..."

Naruto gave another sad smile. "It's my fault. I don't tell enough stories..." "So,when we get back,can you tell me more?"

Naruto's eyes widen briefly before he turned his head to Boruto,seeing a small smile on his face. He smiled and said,"Sure." as pat his head. "Now. Let's get you back inside before you catch a cold."

As if on cue,Boruto sneezed,making Naruto chuckle.

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"We're back! And soaking wet too!"

Karin let out a "Gah!" then grabbed her glasses as she shouted,"Naruto! Keep it down! Some of the kids are asleep!" Naruto rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry Karin. Can we get some towels?"

"I need a towel as well."

The three jumped as Mitsuki,wet from the rain,appeared next to Boruto. Boruto tilted his head and asked,"When did you?" "I was out there the whole. I just wanted to make sure you didn't get hurt or hurt yourself."

Boruto gave a small smile and thanked him as Naruto smiled at the the two.

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Boruto gulped as they entered the Hidden Leaf. He was so scared of what the villagers would do or say and even more terrified of what's gonna happen to him. Naruto felt Boruto tighten his grip on his sleeve before he pulled him close. "It's alright. I'll make sure you're safe." Boruto nodded then looked around as he heard whispers from the villagers,

"Is that Young Lord?" "Did you hear about him on the news?" "Yeah. He completely destroyed the Hidden Mist." "He abandoned the Leaf." "He's a traitor!" "I wonder what his punishment will be?" "He's not gonna get one. The Hokage is gonna get him off the hook." "Tsk. Must be nice to be the Hokage's Son."

Boruto clamped his eyes shut and covered his ears as he started shaking when he saw the same stare from the villagers in the Mist. "I'm not...I didn't mean it...I'm sorry...Stop looking at me like that...Please..."

Naruto let out a "Tsk." as he started grinding his teeth. He held Boruto as close as possible and said,"Any complains you have about my son can be taken up with me. Try to do anything,and you will regret it." The villagers gulped and turned away as they continued their walk.

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Hinata stared at the clock as she clasped her cup. "Where are they?" She sighed and lowered her head before she heard,"Tou-Chan! Nii-San!" She gasped and ran to the hallway right as the front door opened,revealing Naruto,Karin,Mitsuki,and Boruto. She frowned at the sight of Boruto. He looked so tired and traumatized. "Boruto..."

As she placed her hand on his cheek,she felt and saw him flinch at her touch.

Himawari rushed down the stairs like a blue blur and hugged Boruto,greatly startling him,as she cried,"Nii-San's back!"

Boruto stared at the two as he felt his guilt build up until he finally broke into tears and bowed. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you! I didn't want to..." The girls frowned then Himawari looked up at Naruto,who started rubbing his hand in circles on Boruto's back and said,"Boruto is Boruto again. He's just hurt,really bad,and needs more love then usual."

Himawari nodded then turned as Boruto spoke up again,"I *hic* was such a jerk..." he clinched his fists on the ground. "I don't care *hic* if you yell or scream at me. You can even use your Byaku*hic*gans on me! I deserve it..."

His response was Hinata lifting up his head and gently hugging him. "We're not mad. We're not gonna use our Byakugans. We're just so happy you're home." Himawari nodded in agreement and hugged him from behind.

Boruto whimpered slightly,feeling like he didn't deserve their forgiveness,before he closed his eyes and hugged Hinata. He started shaking and just cried harder,letting out small cries of angst.

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"Your son needs to pay for his crimes." "I'm not doing something that harsh." "Your son left the village. He's a Rouge Nin." "That was not in his control." "He tried to start a war between the us and the Mist. He's a traitor!" "He was manipulated! I refuse to throw my son in that prison!"

"Hokage-Sama. You need to think clearly." "I am."

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Sasuke looked over at Boruto,who was in the center of the dim lit room and was finally back in his original clothes,and frowned at all the seals,and his scars,they made Naruto place on Boruto after chaining his hands behind his back. He walked over and knelt down to Boruto,who was on his knees,saying,"You know Naruto's doing his best,right?" Boruto simply nodded.

Sasuke placed his hand on Boruto's shoulder and went to say something,but Boruto looked up and said,"They whisper about me. They hate me. They give me this horrible glare...Do you know what that's like?' "Kinda. Though,I think that fits how Naruto was treated as a child better."

Boruto's eyes widen slightly before he lowered his head again. "This is how Tou-Chan was treated..."

A wave of guilt washed over him as he started shaking until the door opened,spooking him,and Naruto walked in. Boruto saw a black cloth or something in his hand as he stepped closer. Sasuke caught sight of the cloth and said,"Why do you have that? You're not gonna...!" Naruto held up his free hand for silence and said,"I fought as hard as I possibly could. And this punishment is most lenient I could get out of the council. But,I really don't wanna do this to you..."

Boruto frowned before Naruto gave him a quick hug. He whispered something into his ear,making Boruto's eyes widen and tear,then pulled away and wrapped the cloth around Boruto's eyes. "Tou-Chan..."

Naruto weaved the hand signs he needed and placed his hand on the cloth before he closed his eyes and said,"I have to...or else you'll get locked away."

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Mitsuki and Sarada greeted Hinata as she opened the door and Mitsuki asked,"Are they back yet?" She simply shook her head,making the two lower their heads. Hinata gave them a small smile and said,"I know this is rather anxious,but I know Naruto-kun. He'll get Boruto the easiest punishment there is."

Himawari slipped past Hinata and said,"I saw Tou-Chan and Nii-San's hair from my window!" The three smiled as Mitsuki said,"So he's coming home. Hokage-Sama did manage to keep Boruto-kun from going to prison." Sarada nodded and Hinata smiled while Himawari ran to the gate. She jumped a little from excitement as she heard the gate click. It opened and she ran for a hug. "Nii...*gasp*" Her eyes widen a bit as she backed up. Hinata and the others walked up with a smile to greet them,but stopped when they saw Boruto.

Naruto lowered his head with a sad smile. "It's...This is the only punishment that got agreed on. He'll be like this till his birthday. And his chakra is sealed off till then too."

Anger filled Mitsuki's golden eyes as he stared at Boruto. He was blindfolded,and the blindfold had the kanji for Seal on it. "They...They're forcing him to be blind?!"