Chapter 26.
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Day time.
Hokage's Office.
Karin, in her usual outfit, was standing on the right side of the desk that Naruto, in his usual outfit, was sitting at and writing on some of the papers he was working on.
Yesterday the Academy students have graduated (including Sarada, Boruto, and Mitsuki) and that they were being assigned teams today. Sarada proudly showed Karin and Sayuri her new forehead protector, which they were very proud of her.
"So Oniisan, what teams do think they'll be assigned to today..?" Karin asked curiously.
"I don't know, they will probably be on the same team, dattebayo." Naruto said, looking up at Karin.
Karin looked out of one of the Hokage's Office windows. "I wonder how they will select teams?" she thought.
One of the Academy rooms.
Shino, in his usual outfit, was sitting in a chair next to a male Jonin teacher that looked to be in his early 30's, had short brown hair, black eyes, and was wearing the Konohagakure flak jacket uniform.
They were looking over a few stacks of paper to select the kinds of new genins who will be in teams and have a Jonin, whose name was Eiko.
"How do we choose to place 3 each in groups?" Eiko asked.
"Well the first group of 3 will be Shikadai Nara, Chocho Akimichi, and Inojin Yamanaka for the Ino-Shika-Cho and their Jonin is Moegi." Shino said.
"You mean Shikadai Nara, his father is one of the main assistances of the Seventh Hokage and is also his friend. And his mother is an elite kunoichi from Sunagakure and the sister of the Fifth Kazekage. Chocho Akimichi, her father is head of the Akimichi clan and is friends with the Seventh Hokage and her mother is from Kumogakure and a former student of Killer B. And Inojin Yamanaka, his father is once part of a secret organization and his mother is an elite was one of the past members of the Ino-Shika-Cho and was one of the Fifth Hokage's students. While their new Jonin Moegi who is a kunoichi and was formerly apart of Ebisu's team." Eiko said, looking down at the photos.
"Yes, now let's move on to the next team of 3." Shino said.
Shino and Eiko looked through the paperwork again until they matched another 3 genins, Metal Lee 2 male genins that look similar to him from the Lee clan, and a Jonin.
"Here's the next new team." Shino said.
"That's Metal Lee, his father is a Taijutsu master from the Lee clan and his stepmother is one of the Fifth Hokage's students and had inherited the Hyakugou no Jutsu, a poineer in the world of Medical Ninjutsu, a beauty with superhuman strength." Eiko said, looking down at photos.
"It's true." Shino said.
Shino and Eiko were done explaining the other 2 members and Jonin of Metal's group then moved on and found another 3 members and a Jonin.
"Now's here's the last team." Shino said, showing Eiko pictures of Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki, and Konohamaru.
Eiko looked down at the photos. "Boruto Uzumaki, his father's the one that ended the Fourth Great Ninja War and he is now the Seventh Hokage and his mother, the princess of the Hyuga family. Kekkei Genkai with her Byakugan abilities, she has managed to shake the world of Gentle Fist with her powers and she was also an elite Jonin. Sarada Uchiha, her father's the Seventh Hokage's best friend, and the only survivor of the legendary Uchiha clan that was once the strongest in Konoha village and his also said to be a genius and her mother is one of the last full blooded members of the great Uzumaki clan and was the last student to be trained by the Fifth Hokage, and is the Seventh Hokage's sister and one of his main assistances. Mitsuki, his father is one of the legendary Sannin and once tried to destroy the village many times in the past. And their Jonin Konohamaru Sarutobi, his grandfather, the Third Hokage, is a celebrated Ninja Professor and he spent most of his life developing the village. His Uncle, on the other hand, was a former 12 guardian Ninja and was once called the 'Arms of the 3rd Hokage'. His parents were both elite Jonins, both part of the Anbu and under the 3rd Hokage's direct command." he said.
"Exactly." Shino said. "And it's all decided."
Night time.
Uchiha clan compound.
Karin was walking with her bag on her left shoulder as she was a few feet from her house, she was really to know about what team was put on today and she even bought her a present. She sensed Sarada and Sayuri were in the house together.
"I wonder how Sarada feels about being placed on a team?" Karin thought curiously.
When Karin made it to the house she raised her right hand and slid one of the main shoji doors open and stepped inside before sliding it closed with her left hand. She looked to see Sarada, in her usual outfit, was reading to Sayuri, in her usual outfit and was on the left side of her, on the couch near the bookshelves. Sarada and Sayuri stopped what they were doing to see their mother looking down at them.
"Mommy, you're back!" Sayuri said smiling, getting up from the couch and running over to their mother.
Karin crouched down and hugged Sayuri. After a few seconds Sayuri pulled away a little to look up at their mother.
"Now we can play together." Sayuri said.
"Sure." Karin said smiling then moved backwards a little so she could take off her boots before she picked up Sayuri with both of her hands. "So what team were you assigned to be on Sarada?" walking over to the couch Sarada was sitting.
"It's terrible." Sarada said annoyed, closing the book she was holding and placed it on the coffee table with her right hand.
"Huh? Why is that?" Karin asked, sitting on the couch where Sayuri was sitting previously and placed Sayuri on her lap and her bag on the coffee table.
"I've been placed in a group with Boruto and Mitsuki." Sarada said.
"Onee-chan has been upset about it ever since we've been home." Sayuri said.
Karin looked down at Sayuri. "She has?" she asked.
"Hai." Sayuri said.
Karin now looked at Sarada, who looked to the right, and started remembering something from the past.
...
Flashback.
11 years ago.
"Good morning, Sasuke-kun and Karin-neechan." Hinata said, smiling.
"You too, Hinata." Karin said, smiling at her sister-in law.
"Oh this must be the sweet bundle of joy of yours, is it a boy or girl?" Hinata asked, rubbing the sleeping baby's head softly.
Sarada whined in her sleep a little.
"It's a girl, her name is Sarada." Karin said, smiling down at her. "Isn't she beautiful."
"I guess she is, she looks exactly like you, Karin but with a few of her father's features." she said, looking at Sarada.
"So how's are little nephew, Boruto, doing?" Karin said, now focusing her attention on the little blonde who had a orange pacifier in his mouth.
Karin poked his right cheek softly, Boruto closed his eyes, to which she smiling and giggled at in amusement.
"He's wonderful and sometimes a handful." Hinata said nervously, smiling.
"Maybe Boruto and Sarada will probably be on the same team in the future." Karin said, laughing at the thought.
"I wonder who will teach Boruto first me or Naruto?" Hinata said.
Flashback ends.
...
Karin smiled. "I guess what I said back then really did come true." she said.
Sarada and Sayuri quickly looked at their mother.
"What do you mean by 'back then' Mama?" Sarada asked.
"Well the morning after you were born me and your Aunt Hinata discussed the future about you and Boruto. I joked about you and Boruto being on the same team but I didn't know it was going to come true." Karin said then laughed a little.
"Uh, that's just great." Sarada said annoyed, being sarcastic.
"This could be a wonderful experience for you when you become a Chunin. Your father and your Uncle Naruto didn't want to be on the same team but now they're lifelong best friends." Karin said.
"Fine, but he better not annoy me on missions." Sarada said.
"Great, I've got a present for you." Karin said.
"You do?!" Sarada asked excited.
"Hai." Karin said.
"And me too." Sayuri asked.
"Of course you too, sweetie." Karin said, looking down at Sayuri.
Karin handed Sayuri over to Sarada, who placed Sayuri on her lap. Karin leaned in and grabbed her bag and placed it on her lap before she opened it up with her right hand before she reached inside and pulled out a small and flat blue box with a red ribbon on top of it and a small and flat yellow box with a white ribbon top of it with both hands.
"I want to give you 2 gifts because you've been placed on a team Sarada and you've been really good Sayuri." Karin said smiling, handing Sarada the blue and Sayuri the yellow one. "But I hope you 2 like them."
Sarada and Sayuri looked at the presents for a second before they slowly grabbed them from their mother's hands then started opening them up. Sarada and Sayuri looked in the boxes and gasped as they reached inside with both of their hands then pulled out 1 item in each of the boxes. Sarada pulled out a black elastic headband and Sayuri pulled out 3 toy kunai and 2 toy shuriken.
"Do you like them?" Karin asked.
"We love them, Mama!" Sarada said smiling, looking at her. "I can't wait to wear it."
"I can't wait to play with my new toys later." Sayuri said smiling then looked at their mother. "Thank you, Mommy."
"You're welcome sweetie." Karin said smiling.
Sarada and Sayuri put their new items back in the boxes before they put them on the coffee table and went over to their mother and happily hugged her, Karin hugged her daughters back. After a few seconds, Sarada and Sayuri pulled away a little to look up at their mother before Sarada grabbed her new black elastic headband from her box on the coffee table with both of her hands.
"This would be great for me to wear later." Sarada thought smiling.
A few months later.
Day Time.
Forest.
Boruto, now 12 years old and in his usual outfit (including his black elastic forehead protector that is wrapped around his forehead with his bangs hanging over it and a black shuriken holster on his right with white tape under it), was hoping from tree to tree as Sarada, now 12 years old and in her usual outfit (including her black elastic forehead protector that her mother gave her that was wrapped around her forehead with her left bang hanging over it and a black shuriken holster tied on her right leg with white tape under it) Mitsuki, now 12 years old and in his usual outfit (including his grey elastic forehead protector that is wrapped around his forehead with his bangs hanging over it and a medium sized light brown pouch wrapped around his waist), were a few feet behind him.
Boruto made the hand signs for the clone jutsu with both hands. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" he said then made 2 clones.
A bear that looked like a Panda was eating some plants and he stopped when Boruto and his 2 clones landed on a rock a few feet away from him.
Boruto and his 2 clones started to stand up. "You really trashed everything here. I am your opponent here you damn Panda!" he and his 2 clones yelled smiling then he and his clone on the left pointed at the Bear/Panda with their right index finger while the one the right pointed with his left index finger.
The Bear/Panda growled in anger.
Sarada and Mitsuki landed on the left side of Boruto.
"Huh? That's a bear." Sarada said then pointed at the Bear/Panda with her left index finger as she looked at Boruto angrily. "It's a bear that looks like a vicious Panda."
Boruto looked at Sarada as he and his 2 clones lowered their hands. "Piece of Cake. It's only an ugly Panda!" he said, raising both of his hands.
Sarada lowered her left hand. "I said it's a bear. Boruto, you idiot!"she yelled angrily then held up both of her hands near her chest.
Mitsuki turned to the left side to look at Boruto and Sarada. "Does that really matter?"he asked calmly then looked back at the Bear/Panda. "What's most important now... is to lure this Bear-Panda towards Konohamaru-Sensei."
The Bear/Panda suddenly ran towards them, Sarada, Boruto and his 2 clones looked to see that it was coming towards them. When the Bear/Panda made it Mitsuki, Sarada, Boruto and his 2 clones jumped into the air. Mitsuki used Soft Physique Modification with his right arm by coiling it around the Bear/Panda. Sarada landed on the ground and yelled as she was about to punch the Bear/Panda with her right fist until 2 of Boruto's clones ran past her and jumped into the air again and kicked the Bear/Panda in the eyes with one of their right foot and other with their left foot, making it fly to the ground backwards as Mitsuki let go of it with his tight hand. Boruto's 2 clones disappeared landed on the ground before they disappeared.
Sarada lowered her right hand as she looked in surprised at what Boruto's 2 clones just did. The Bear/Panda ran away to the right.
Boruto walked over to Sarada with his arms on his shoulders. "See? That Panda was a piece of cake." he said smiling then lowered his arms as he chased after the Bear/Panda.
Sarada pouted in annoyance then looked to the right at Mitsuki.
"Leave it to the son of the Seventh and grandson of the Fourth..." Mitsuki said smiling then turned to the left to look at Sarada. "He'll probably become a Hokage too, huh?" then turned forward as he ran after the Bear/Panda.
Sarada watched as Mitsuki ran off for a moment, held up both of her hands near her chest. "I'm going to be the Hokage!" she said then lowered her hands before she ran after the Bear/Panda as well.
As Boruto, Mitsuki, and Sarada chased after the Bear/Panda, Konohamaru, 27 and in his usual outfit, a medium sized brown pouch wrapped around his waist, and a grey device attached to his left arm, was standing a few feet away from them, a purple kanji appeared on it as a very small violet scroll came out of it and he grabbed it with his right hand before he crouched down on the ground and put both of his hands on the ground.
"Shadow Paralysis Jutsu!" Konohamaru yelled before a dark shadow came from his hands and towards the Bear/Panda.
When the dark shadow came to the Bear/Panda, it stopped it in place, making Boruto, Mitsuki, and Sarada stop running and looked at the scene in surprise.
...
10 minutes later.
Near a small Village.
The Bear/Panda was lying down on a straw sheet as it was tied up with beige rope, some of the Villagers surrounded it and Boruto was crouching down as he was poking it's mouth with a little brown stick with his right hand. Standing a few feet away from them was Konohamaru who had his hands on his hips and was facing a fair skin old man, he was bald with a long grey beard, wearing a white kimono like shirt, long light brown pants, no sleeve dark brown jacket, and dark grey sandals, had his hands together near his chest.
Mitsuki was standing behind Konohamaru on his left side and Sarada was standing behind him on the right side with her hands behind her back.
"The Recovery Team will be here soon." Konohamaru said.
"Thank you so much." the old man said.
"Umm... Konohamaru-Sensei..." Sarada said stepping forward a little.
Mitsuki looked at Sarada.
Sarada removed her hands from her back and placed them together near her chest. "That Jutsu you used earlier... Wasn't it a Secret Jutsu of the Nara Clan?" she asked.
Konohamaru turned around and faced Sarada. "Yeah..." he said then pulled out 3 very small scrolls from his pouch.
Boruto noticed this and stood up and ran over to Konohamaru, Mitsuki, and Sarada.
Konohamaru showed them the 3 very small scrolls and the Ninja Tool on his left arm.
"Wow, cool!" Boruto said when he made it.
Mitsuki looked up at Konohamaru. "Is that the new Kote I've heard rumors about?" he asked.
"News reaches you fast, Mitsuki." Konohamaru said. "It's a prototype from the Scientific Kote Team. Getting data from this is also apart of the Mission."
Mitsuki picked up one of the very small scrolls with his left hand and looked at it closely. "It's an extremely small scroll." he said. "This contains that Jutsu?" then placed it back in Konohamaru's right hand.
"This thing can seal Ninjutsu." Konohamaru said then placed the very small scrolls back in his pouch. "Shikamaru's Shadow Paralysis Jutsu was sealed in this." then he pulled out a green scroll and crouched down on the ground and unfolded the scroll on the ground, which had something written down on the left and right side but not the middle. "This is my Rasengan..." then he held up his right hand and made a Rasengan and placed it down on the scroll, which it absorbed and a green kanji seal was placed on it.
Konohamaru folded the scroll and stood up as he held it with both hands and it puffed into a very small scroll and he grabbed it with his right hand and he placed it inside of the Kote. "I can..." he said then turned around and aimed his left arm and his arm on it. "Release it like this!" then the scroll popped out and it glowed before it turned into the Rasengan.
The Rasengan quickly speed up on the ground before it went into the forest and high into the air. Boruto, Mitsuki, and Sarada looked in shock.
"Wow!" Boruto yelled.
Sarada placed her hands down. "That's amazing. Can anyone use it?" she asked astounded.
"Yeah..." Konohamaru said placing his hands on on his hips before he turned back to face the 3 of them. "Chakra has nothing to do with it. I would even go so far as saying... It doesn't take a Ninja to use it either-" but stopped when a tree fell from the sky and landed on a house.
Sarada closed her eyes before she, Boruto, and Mitsuki looked in shock. Her glasses fogged up.
"Konohamaru-Sensei." Mitsuki said.
Konohamaru turned around to the left side to see a man, woman, and little boy staring in shock at their now crushed house.
"Since one's own chakra isn't involved, the aim could go a little off which could pose a problem." Konohamaru said nervously.
Konohamaru, Boruto, Mitsuki, Sarada, and the Villagers looked at the crushed house.
1 hour later.
One of the Hokage Mansion's room.
Karin, now 32 years old, was sitting in a grey chair as she was on break. She was looking up at the black Television screen, which was mounted on one of the walls, she was watching a female interview one of Naruto's shadow clones. The woman looked to be in her earlier 30's had fair skin, brown hair that almost reached her lower back that was tied up in a low ponytail with bangs covering her ears, blue eyes, wearing a white long sleeved shirt, grey jacket, grey skirt, and grey high heels.
"The most important thing is... to communicate properly, dattebayo?" Naruto said.
"You're right." the female interviewer said. "As the Seventh Hokage, Naruto just said... That's how our current peace was established after the many wars of the past. But we must not forget that this peace was made possible through the many sacrifices of many Shinobi."
"That's right, dattebayo?" Naruto said.
"So, to ensure that these fallen Shinobi of past wars did not die in vain, and to preserve this peace, we must teach the youth the next generation, about this." the female interviewer said.
"That's right, dattebayo?" Naruto said.
"We can't say that the scar left by this great war that embroiled 5 Villages have completely healed. Through the efforts of the Seventh Hokage, the 5 Villages which were once at odds have become 1... and step-by-step, they are making inroads towards progress." the female interviewer said.
"You've got that right, dattebayo?" Naruto said.
"We are an advanced society of information and communication, and we must also continue to guard the peace and prosperity that we have secured." the female interviewer said. "Now, about the Chunin Exams which, for the first time, the 5 Villages have agreed to sponsor together. Do you have any words for the Genin who will be taking part?"
"Just remember these 3 things!" Naruto said then raised his right index, middle, and ring finger up. "Teamwork... and preservance..." then lowered his right index middle and ring and held up his right thumb, smiled his usual way. "That's all! Good luck to everyone, dattebayo!"
"That was just 2... Anyway, thank you for those inspiring words. We've been bringing this to you live today." the female interviewer said
The Naruto clone disappeared from the screen, Karin grabbed the black remote from the table with her right hand and touched one of the buttons and the T.V. turned off.
"Very good, Oniisan of one of your many clones." Karin said, putting the remote back on the table. "But you should really work on your words."
As her break was over, Karin picked up a pen from the desk with her left hand and started writing on the top of the small white stack of documents in front of her on the desk. After 10 minutes past she stopped writing and placed the pencil on the small stack of documents as she finished it.
"I'd better give these to Oniisan." Karin said, picking up the small stack of documents with both hands and stood up from her seat before she walked over to the door and opened it up with her right hand and stepped out before she closed it behind her.
Karin was walking to the Hokage's Office until she sensed a very familiar chakra coming towards her. She stopped to see Boruto running towards her then she watched as he transferred past her, she looked forward as she started to walk again.
"I wonder what they argued about?" Karin thought, referring to Naruto and Boruto.
When Karin made it to the Office, she twisted the door opened to see Naruto, now 32 years old and in his usual outfit, was standing at his desk, and Konohamaru, Mitsuki, and Sarada were standing a few feet away from the desk. They 4 looked at Karin.
"Am I interrupting something?" Karin asked, letting go of the doorknob.
"No, we're just finishing up." Naruto said then looked at Konohamaru. "Konohamaru, that's all and make sure Boruto gets it, dattebayo."
Konohamaru looked at Naruto. "Hai." he said then looked at Sarada and Mitsuki. "Let's go, kore."
Karin moved out of the way so Konohamaru, Mitsuki, and Sarada could walk out. Sarada stopped at the doorway and looked up to the left to see her mother staring down at her.
"I'll see you later, Mama." Sarada said.
"You too and great job on your mission." Karin said smiling.
"Thank you." Sarada said smiling before she walked out of the room.
Karin closed the door with her right hand before she walked over to the desk. "Here's the documents I've completed." she said handing them to Naruto with both hands.
Naruto grabbed the stack of documents from Karin before he sat down in his chair. "Okay." he said.
"What were you and Boruto arguing about this time, Oniisan." Karin asked.
Naruto put the stack of documents down on his desk before he sighed. "It was about the ban on the Kote and me to attend Himawari's birthday party today." he said.
"I think you should go and not bring a shadow clone this time." Karin said, placing left hand on her left hip.
"I can't I'm busy." Naruto said.
"You can put a shadow clone at the desk for awhile." Karin said.
"I can't leave a shadow clone at the desk, dattebayo." Naruto said.
"Oniisan, you did that a few months ago when we went to see Sasuke." she said.
"That was an emergency." Naruto said.
"But.. you don't spend time with Hinata, Boruto, and Himawari anymore ever since you've became the Seventh Hokage. And shadow clones don't count." Karin said.
Naruto stayed silent as he looked down at his desk.
Karin sighed. "At least did you give Himawari a present today?" she asked.
Naruto looked up at Karin surprised. "I didn't get anything, I almost forgot, dattebayo!" he said.
"You could tell one of your shadow clones to go give her something Himawari likes." Karin said, taking her left hand off of her left hip.
"What did you give her, Karin?" Naruto asked.
Karin looked down at the ground as she suddenly started to remember something.
Flashback.
Morning.
Karin was walking to Naruto and Hinata's House, she had her bag on her left shoulder as she was carrying a medium sized green box with a red bow on top of it with both hands.
"Will Himawari like my present I got for her birthday?" Karin thought looking down at the present in her hands then looked back up.
When Karin made it she walked up the steps and knocked on the door with her right hand. She sensed 2 chakras coming to the door and within a few seconds, she stepped backwards a little as the door opened up to reveal Hinata, now 32 years old and in her usual outfit, and Himawari, now 9 years old and in her new usual outfit and in her pink house slippers, a short sleeved light green shirt that has a petal like pattern at the bottom, a long sleeved light yellow hooded sweater, a pink 2 layer flutter skirt, and long black open toed stockings (but her sandals were fuchsia sandals.), were smiling at her.
"It's nice to see you again Karin nee-chan." Hinata said smiling.
"Hello Auntie Karin." Himawari said smiling, looking up at Karin.
"Hello to you too, Hinata and Himawari." Karin said smiling, looking at both of them.
"Why are carrying this box for?" Hinata asked, looking down at box in Karin's hands.
"It's for Himawari." Karin said.
"Is it really for me?!" Himawari asked excitedly.
Karin crouched down to Himawari's height. "Yes it's your present. Happy Birthday, Himawari." she said then handed her the present with both hands.
Himawari carefully took the present out of Karin's hands and smiled down at it. "What's inside Aunt Karin?" she asked.
"You'll have to open it up in the afternoon to find out, okay." Karin said smiling.
"Okay." Himawari said.
Karin stood up again. "Well I have to go to the Office. I'll see you 2 later." she said.
"Okay, see you soon Karin nee-chan." Hinata said.
"Goodbye, Aunt Karin and and thank you for the present." Himawari said.
Flashback ends.
Karin looked back down at Naruto. "Sure, I did." she said.
"Then what did you give her?" Naruto asked.
"Some kunai and shurikens and a holster." Karin said.
"You gave Himawari weapons?" Naruto questioned.
"She was telling me that she wanted some and she's getting older to start using them for practice." Karin said. "Hinata is training Boruto and now she's starting to train Himawari so it's perfect timing."
"I see, dattebayo." Naruto said.
Restaurant.
Boruto was sitting at a table playing videogames with Inojin, now 12 years old, in his usual outfit, has a black elastic forehead protector wrapped around his forehead which was covered with his bangs, and a medium sized brown pouch on the back of him, Shikadai, now 12 years old, in his usual outfit, a black elastic forehead protector on his left arm, and a medium sized brown pouch on the back him, were sitting across from him. They had trays in front of them. As Boruto continued playing the video game he had in his hands, Mitsuki walked over to him and placed a cream colored sheet of paper that read something about the Chunin Exams with his right hand.
"So, you're also a genius in video games." Mitsuki said.
Boruto stopped playing as he looked up from his game to see Mitsuki handing him a form with his right hand, Shikadai and Inojin stopped playing their game. Sarada walked over and stopped next to Mitsuki on his left side before she placed her left hand on her left hip.
"What do you want, Mitsuki?" Boruto asked then looked down at his game as he resumed playing. "I already said I'm not interested!"
"Konohamaru-Sensei asked us to come." Sarada said.
Mitsuki placed the form down the table with his right hand. "We need a team of 3 people, in order to qualify for the Chunin Selection Exams. If you don't apply, we can't take part." he said.
"I don't care." Boruto said annoyed.
Sarada moved in front of Mitsuki and grabbed Boruto by the left side of his jacket's collar with her right hand, making Boruto stop playing his game again to look up at her. "My dream is to become the Hokage. Are you going to destroy my dream?!" she asked yelling.
Boruto gave Sarada an annoyed look before he removed her right hand from his jacket with his left hand. "I... don't wanna be Hokage!" he yelled, closing his eyes.
Sarada put her hands down as almost everybody stared at Boruto before they went back to what they were doing.
Sarada put both of her hands on the desk, looking angrily at Boruto. "The Hokage's position isn't hereditary." she said.
Boruto opened his eyes as he looked at Sarada annoyed. "Fine. You can become the Hokage then." he said then looked down forward. "But stay single for the rest of your life! A Hokage is a nuisance to the people around him!"
Sarada gave Boruto a surprised look before she looked down at the table then looked back at Boruto again.
Shikadai had his elbows on the table as his left hand was on the left side of his face, tapping his left index finger against it as he was waiting for Boruto.
"Boruto, we need a third person too, or we can't advance..." Inojin said.
Boruto looked at Shikadai and Inojin. Mitsuki and Sarada looked at them as well.
"We don't have a chance to beat the next boss without you." Inojin said.
Boruto looked down at his game and started typing with both hands. "Then, I'll give you my data. This one has shortcuts and is really easy, dattebasa." he said then stopped typing as he was transferring data to Shikadai and Inojin.
"Uh, I don't really want that." Inojin said.
"It's okay, someone gave them to me." Boruto said.
Inojin looked down at his game. "What?!" he asked.
Shikadai looked to the left side at Inojin.
"It's a cheat." Inojin said.
Shikadai looked forward and put his game into his pouch with his right hand before he grabbed his tray with both hands and stood up and started to leave. Everyone looked at Shikadai.
"Huh? You leaving?" Boruto asked Shikadai.
Shikadai looked down at Boruto. "Yeah... This is only fun because I have to sneak away from Mom to play it." he said then left.
A few moments later, Inojin started to place his game into his pouch with his left hand. Everyone now looked at Inojin.
"Oh well, I'd better go too." Inojin said then grabbed his tray with both of his hands before he stood up and left.
Boruto looked down at the table a little sad.
...
A few minutes later.
Boruto had his hands in his pockets as he was walking on the brown wooden bridge. Mitsuki and Sarada were walking right behind Boruto as they were still trying to convince him to take the Chunin Exams, Mitsuki was on the left side and Sarada was on the right side.
"We should at least have our applications..." Mitsuki said.
"Look, we are a team. Can we talk about this?" Sarada asked Boruto.
Boruto had an annoyed look on his face.
Sarada looked up to Boruto as the 3 of them stopped walking. "Come on, Boruto." she said.
Boruto turned to the right side as he looked at Sarada.
"Let's show Lord Seventh what we've got!" Sarada said, raising her right fist. "In these Exams!" then lowered it as she smiled.
Boruto stopped making an annoyed look as he started to think about what Katasuke Tono told him.
...
Flashback
"I'm sure wants to see your skills. Especially your Father." Katasuke said, removing his right hand from his glasses.
Flashback ends.
...
Boruto looked down at the ground for a moment before he looked up to the left. "Okay already. You want me to participate? Fine, I'll participate." he said, speaking into a black earpiece in his left ear.
Mitsuki and Sarada smiled at Boruto.
"He's so simple." Sarada thought, both of her hands on her hips.
"Oh yeah, Sarada... Is your Dad coming to watch?" Boruto asked, walking over to a nearby wooden bench.
Sarada stopped smiling and removed her hands from her hips as she walked over to the nearby wooden bench as well.
"Who cares about someone who couldn't be the Hokage...?" Sarada asked placing her hands on the wooden bench as she and Boruto sat down on it. Boruto on the right side and Sarada on the left side.
"You're wrong. My Dad used to say that Uncle Sasuke is the other Hokage." Boruto said looking at Sarada, placing both of his hands on the bench.
Sarada looked at Boruto. "He was just being modest!" she said.
"Sasuke is the only Shinobi who could rival the Seventh Hokage." Mitsuki said walking over to Boruto and Sarada and stopped in front of them.
Boruto and Sarada looked up at Mitsuki.
"That's according to my parents, who's even more awesome than both of your dads." Mitsuki said smiling.
Boruto and Sarada just stared up at Mitsuki.
"What is it?" Mitsuki asked.
"Oh yeah, who are your parents anyway?" Boruto asked.
"You never told me either." Sarada said.
"Well, its-" Mitsuki said but he was cut off.
"Oniichan!" a little girl yelled.
Boruto and Sarada looked to the left while Mitsuki looked to the right see Hinata was walking with white plastic bags in her arms and stopped a few feet away from them and Himawari running and stopped a few feet away from them and waved to Boruto with her right hand.
"Today is my birthday! Hurry up and let's go home!" Himawari yelled smiling.
Boruto smiled. "Ok!" he yelled then looked at Sarada. "Sorry, I have to go!"
Sarada looked at Boruto surprised as she watched him get up and walked over to Hinata and Himawari.
"Hurry up, Oniichan!" Himawari said smiling.
"Mom, I'll hold the bags, dattebasa." Boruto said, taking the bags from Hinata's hands.
Hinata, Boruto, and Himawari started walking off.
Boruto looked at Himawari. "Himawari, we're gonna feast tonight." he said smiling.
Himawari looked at Boruto, smiling and laughing.
Sarada stood up from the wooden bench as she and Mitsuki watched Boruto leave with his mother and little sister.
"So, Boruto does know how to smile." Mitsuki said.
"Uh-huh." Sarada said nodding.
Night Time.
Uchiha clan compound.
Karin had a lavender apron on as she was making dinner, while Sarada and Sayuri, still 4 years old, were playing upstairs. She was making Onigiri, steamed fish, Miso soup, Tempura, and green tea. Karin was almost done cooking until she suddenly stopped as her eyes widened when she sensed a very familiar chakra coming into the Konohagakure.
Karin smiled to herself. "He's back...! I wonder what kind of information he brought this time?" she thought as she went back to cooking.
A few minutes later.
Karin was now placing 4 flate rectangular plates of steamed fish at the 4 seats before she placed 4 small bowls of Miso soup. As Karin was about to grab the Onigiri she suddenly sensed Sarada and Sayuri coming down the stairs. Seconds later, Karin was holding a plate of Onigiri and she turned around to see Sarada, not having her elastic forehead protector on her forehead anymore, and Sayuri were now in the kitchen smiling at her.
"Mommy, me and Onee-chan sensed Daddy come into the Village awhile ago!" Sayuri said smiling brightly.
"I know and dinner is ready." Karin said then walked over to table and placed the plate of Onigiri on the table. "But to 2 have to wait, he'll be here soon."
"Hai."Sarada said before sat she in one of the chairs.
"Okay." Sayuri said but she was still excited to see their father for the second time then sat down in the chair across from her sister.
Karin now sensed that Sasuke was at Naruto and Hinata's house and was now heading to the Hokage Mansion. "Sasuke's looking for Oniisan." she thought.
...
15 minutes later.
Karin, Sarada, and Sayuri were eating dinner at the table. Awhile ago they sensed Sasuke was with Boruto for a moment before they separated.
As the 3 of them sensed that Sasuke was now in the Uchiha clan compound, Sayuri turned her head to the left to look at the kitchen door and smiled brightly.
"No Sayuri. You have to wait until he gets home." Karin said then picked up some of her fish with her left hand and ate it.
Sayuri turned forward and grabbed her cup of green tea with her left hand and sipped some of it before she placed it back on the table. When Sasuke was now at the house Karin looked down at Sayuri.
"Okay Sayuri, you can go greet your father at the door now." Karin said.
"Yay!" Sayuri yelled smiling before she got up from her chair and ran out of the kitchen.
Sasuke, now 32 years old, in his usual outfit, and his bag under his cloak, was now at the main shoji doors and slid one of them open with his right hand. He was about to step inside until Sayuri suddenly appeared and was running towards him.
"Daddy!" Sayuri yelled smiling before she jumped and tackled her father to the ground.
Sasuke let out a grown as he landed on the ground hard with a loud this, closing his eyes. Karin started laughing as she saw Sayuri tackled Sasuke to the ground. Sarada turned to look, but she didn't laugh, and stood up from her seat before she walked out of the kitchen.
Sasuke opened his eyes to see Sayuri on top of him smiling brightly.
"I've missed you so much Daddy!" Sayuri said before she hugged her father.
Sasuke raised the top half of himself and wrapped his arms around Sayuri. "I've missed you as well, Sayuri." he said then stood up, holding her.
Sarada came outside and saw father holding Sayuri in his arms. "It's nice to see you again, Papa." she said smiling.
"Ah." Sasuke said then dusted himself off with his right hand before he stepped forward.
Sarada moved to the right so her father and Sayuri could enter. When Sasuke entered the house he heard laughing before it became quiet. He placed Sayuri on her feet before he started to remove his sandals. Sarada slid one of the shoji doors closed with her right hand before she went into the house.
"Where did you go Daddy?" Sayuri asked.
Sasuke finished pulling off his sandals and placed them next to Karin's before he stood up straight and looked down at Sayuri. "I'll explain later." he said.
Sarada and Sayuri watched their father walked over to the couch near the shoji doors and saw him off his sword, gloves, cloak, and bag and placed them on it. They walked after him when he walked over to the kitchen.
"Welcome back, Sasuke. I've made a plate for you when we sensed you coming." Karin said smiling at her husband.
"Thank you, Karin." Sasuke said as he walked over to the table and sat next to his wife.
Sarada and Sayuri watched their parents eat and talk to each other for a moment before they went back to the table and started eating eating again.
1 hour and 1/2 later.
Living Room.
Karin cleaned up the Kitchen awhile after she, Sasuke, Sarada, and Sayuri were finished eating dinner. Karin was now sitting on the couch next to the bookshelves and was looking over some of the documents Naruto today but she was almost done since she could know all of it easily. Sasuke was in office looking over some of his scrolls, Sarada and Sayuri went to sleep in their rooms a short while ago.
As Karin continued reading over the piece of document she had with both hands she suddenly sensed a very familiar chakra behind her. "What is it, Sasuke?" she asked, not looking up from the document.
"Nothing, I just wanted to see you." Sasuke said, walking over to the couch Karin was sitting on and sat on the left side of her. He watched as Karin looked at her documents. "What are looking at?"
"Oniisan wants me to read over these for the new Medical Units opening up in some of the Hospitals." Karin said, reading one of the bottom paragraphs. "So.. how is your search going for the threats?"
"I've found them." Sasuke said.
Karin stopped reading the document and looked to the left side at Sasuke. "Huh, You really found them?! she asked.
"Hai, there were 2. I battled with one of them named 'Kinshiki' in one of Kaguya's Dimensions, but there was another one whom I still don't know. I took a scroll from Kaguya's Palace but they didn't follow me after I finished battling Kinshiki." Sasuke said.
"What did they look like?" Karin asked.
"They looked like Kaguya." Sasuke said.
Karin sighed then placed the last document on the coffee table and placed her hands on her lap. "I guess you'll explain the rest later." she said then she suddenly remembered something. "Oh, by the way, why was Boruto near you when you were walking home?"
"He wanted to be my disciple." Sasuke said.
"Really?! What did you say to him?" Karin asked surprised.
"He has to learn the Rasengan before he can become my disciple." Sasuke said.
"Why does he have to learn the Rasengan?" Karin asked then she thought about it for a second. ".. Unless you have a good reason why he has to learn the Rasengan?"
"Something like that." Sasuke said.
"Well whatever reason that maybe I know it's a good one." Karin said.
Karin was about to pick up the last document with both hands until she suddenly remembered something and she smiled as she started laughing.
"What's so funny?" Sasuke asked.
Karin stopped laughing but she still had a smile on her face. "Well you and Oniisan are the 2 strongest Shinobi in the world and yet you 2 were defeated by both of your youngest child." she said. "Like when Sayuri easily tackled you to the ground."
"What do you mean Naruto was defeated?" Sasuke asked.
Well it all started with Oniisan's Inauguration." Karin said looking at Sasuke. "Then other things started happening."
Flashback.
More than 3 years ago.
Everyone suddenly heard a few few crackers popping and looked up at the Hokage Mansion to see Kakashi, in his Hokage robes and holding the Hokage headpiece in his left hand, walking towards the edge then stopped.
"Oniisan isn't here, why are they starting?" Karin thought.
"We shall now begin the inauguration ceremony of the Seventh Hokage..." Kakashi said raising his arms. "The ceremony will be hosted by the Sixth Hokage myself, Hatake Kakashi." then lowered his arms. "Thank you all for coming."
Karin watched as Kakashi turned his head to the left side a second before turning forward.
"Now let's have him step up onto the stage." Kakashi said turning his hand to the right and lifting up his right hand.
Suddenly a person who looks like Naruto and was wearing his Hokage robe was walking towards the edge and stopped.
"That's not Oniisan!" Karin thought, sensing the Naruto imposter's chakra.
I'm sure you all know, the man that will become the Seventh Hokage!" Kakashi said turning forward and lowered his right hand. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Uzumaki Naruto!"
The Naruto imposter smiled Naruto's signature one.
"He really did it." a female voice said.
"Yeah." a male voice said.
Karin looked to the left to see Sakura and Iruka talking to each other.
"If only they knew that's not Oniisan." Karin thought.
"Huh?" Iruka said.
Sakura turned to Iruka. "What's wrong?" she asked confused.
"Nothing." Iruka said smiling. "Was just thinking about something."
Karin looked back up at the Naruto imposter and saw him waving his right hand.
"Thank you! Thank you! Dattebayo!" the Naruto imposter yelled.
Karin saw that the Naruto imposter was suddenly sweating nervously.
"I wonder where Oniisan, Hinata, Boruto, and Himawari are right now? Are they still back at their house?" Karin thought. "Did something happened? I sensed Hinata's chakra 20 minutes before the Inauguration began."
Karin looked down at Sayuri, who was still cooing in her arms and staring up at her, then looked down at Sarada, who had a confused look on her face.
"I guess she immediately realized that's not Oniisan up there, too." Karin thought then looked up at the Naruto imposter again. "But still... I have to find them, maybe they're at their house?"
Karin looked down at Sarada again and crouched down to her height, Sarada looked at her mother curiously.
"Mama, who is that man up there pretending to be Uncle N-" Sarada was cut off when her mother shushed her.
"Don't say that too loud, Sarada." Karin whispered to her daughter. "I want to tell you something."
"Huh?" Sarada asked confused.
"I have to go somewhere right now and I want you to stay here with your little sister." Karin said then carefully handed Sayuri over to Sarada.
Sarada held Sayuri, who immediately buried her in her jacket and grabbed on to it with her tiny fists, and looked up at her mother again. "Where are you going?" she asked whispering.
"To find your Uncle, Aunt, Boruto, and Himawari, I'll be back in a little while." Karin whispered smiling. "If I don't come back when the Inauguration ends, go to the Dango Shop and you 2 wait for me until I'm there, okay." Karin whispered.
"Okay, Mama." Sarada said smiling.
Karin stood up and walked through the crowd.
...
When Karin made it there, she walked up the wooden stairs and opened the door with her right hand and was shocked to see Naruto, in his usual outfit, sitting against the wall unconscious and drooling, and Hinata, in the ceremonial outfit and her hair cut to a shoulder length, crouched down near him and her right hand touching the left side of his face, looking at him worried.
Hinata heard the door open and turned her head to see Karin looking at her and Naruto. "Onee-chan." she said softly.
Karin took off her sandals at the entrance. "Hinata, what happened to Oniisan?" she asked, walking over to them.
Hinata turned back to Naruto sadly. "Well someone used a Gentle Fist technique on Naruto's stomach, he's completely drained..." she said. "I still don't know who could have done this."
Karin stopped near them. "Okay." she said.
Karin and Hinata suddenly looked up when they heard a few thuds coming from upstairs.
"I wonder what's happening up there?" Hinata asked concerned.
"You stay down here and watch Oniisan, I'll go check and see." Karin said walking towards the stairs and then walked up.
Karin made it to the top sensing, Boruto's chakra was in Naruto and Hinata's room and Himawari's chakra was in Boruto's room.
"Are they playing hide and seek again?" Karin thought.
Karin walked down the hall to her Oniisan and Hinata's room, she made it there seeing that the room was mostly closed and pushed it open with her right hand. Karin suddenly heard and saw that the closet was shaking and knew Boruto was hiding there.
"Boruto." Karin said.
The closet stopped shaking and Boruto's voice was heard.
"I-is that you, Aunt Karin?" Boruto asked.
"Yes, it's me.". Karin said.
One of the closet shoji doors slid open to reveal Boruto, in the ceremonial outfit, having a scared look on his face.
Karin crouched down to Boruto's height. "What happened h-" she was cut off when Boruto ran to her and hugged her tightly, burying his face in her left shoulder. "Why were you hiding in the closet?" she asked hugging back, looking down at him.
"Where is she?" Boruto asked scared.
"You mean Himawari?" Karin asked.
Karin suddenly heard a door open and sensed that someone was approaching her and Boruto, fully knowing that it was Himawari's chakra. Karin turned around and saw Himawari, she became shocked when she saw Himawari's eyes. Boruto turned around and immediately hid behind Karin.
"She has... the Byakugan?!" Karin thought shocked.
"Onii-chan..." Himawari said smiling wickedly, stopped at the doorway. "Oh, Auntie Karin. Have you seen Onii-chan anywhere?" she asked.
"Ummm." Karin said, feeling Boruto tightly grabbed the back of her jacket.
"Is he playing hide and seek with me?" Himawari asked, stepping a little inside.
"Maybe to you but definitely not to him." Karin thought.
"I wonder... could he actually be hiding from me?" Himawari asked.
Karin felt Boruto grip her jacket and was starting to shake in fear again.
"Oh, there he is." Himawari said, seeing her Onii-chan's hair sticking out from behind her Aunt Karin, then raised her right hand. "Onii-chan."
Karin's face suddenly became serious. "What do you plan on doing?" she asked.
"This." Himawari said pointing her index finger at Boruto. "Lock on." then charged them.
Before Himawari could reach Boruto, Karin grabbed both of her hands, restraining them from Boruto and herself. Himawari looked up at her Aunt.
"Please calm down, Himawari." Karin said. "And take a deep breath and exhale a few times."
Himawari slowly took a deep breath and exhaled, doing this a few times. Karin looked at Himawari's eyes again and saw they were changing from the Byakugan to her natural blue eyes. Boruto slowly and cautiously poked his head out from behind Karin.
"Great." Karin thought sighing in relief.
"Now what was it that made you so angry, Himawari?" Karin asked.
"W-well I wanted to take my stuffed panda to the ceremony but Onii-chan didn't want me to take it so I tried to grab it back but it rips apart." Himawari explained, a little sad.
"No wonder she was angry and Boruto was hiding in the closet." Karin thought. "Don't worry, me or your Mother will fix it good as new for you." she said smiling, letting go of Himawari's hands.
Flashback ends.
"Honestly, it was a crazy day for the Inauguration." Karin said.
Sasuke listened to everything his wife said. "So Himawari accidently activated her Byakugan with anger and used Gentle Fist technique on Naruto, making fall unconscious." he said.
"Hai and I think Himawari will be a great kunoichi someday." Karin said, turning to the table.
Sasuke stopped thinking about what he was told and looked at Karin. Even though he hasn't seen her in a few months he could see that Karin was even more beautiful than he'd remembered. He suddenly saw Karin reaching for her documents with her left hand, he quickly grabbed her left hand with his right.
Karin stared at Sasuke confused. "What's wrong, Sasuke?" she asked.
Sasuke didn't say anything as he stared at Karin's crimson red hair for a moment before he stared her face and leaned in closing his eyes and kiss her on the lips. Karin's eyes widened in surprise before she slowly closed her eyes. Sasuke licked Karin's lips asking for entrance, which she immediately gave him, deepening their kiss. Sasuke released his right hand from Karin's left hand before he wrapped both of his arms around her waist, pulling her closer as Karin wrapped her arms around Sasuke's neck. Karin started to moan as Sasuke gently laid her on the couch as he continually kissed her deeply, starting to moan as well. Sasuke placed his left hand in Karin's hair, running his left hand through it as Karin wrapped her left leg around his waist.
After awhile Sasuke and Karin ended their kiss as they looked into each other's eyes.
"I've missed you." Sasuke said then kissed Karin on her left cheek.
"I've missed you as well, Sasuke." Karin said smiling, panting a little as she placed both of her hands on each side of Sasuke's face. "Especially your eyes." moving the hair that covered the left side of his face with her right hand to reveal Sasuke's Rinnegan.
Sasuke leaned in and kissed the left side of Karin's neck, making her gasp in pleasure. He grabbed the zipper from her shirt and ran it down to reveal more of Karin's neck before he leaned in and nipped at the right side of her neck. Karin moan in pleasure as Sasuke continued to softly nip her neck.
"I love it when Sasuke does this.." Karin thought, her cheeks turning red as she closed her eyes, both of her hands now pulling on Sasuke's hair.
End of Chapter 26.
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