Watching Sumire leave all of them could see the difference, she was more confident and a weight seemed to have disappeared.
She wasn't lying about her potential as Sarada and others felt her strong aura, it was different and stronger.
Namida already felt that Sumire was stronger than her and now the distance just increased. Her looks were good and she was smart. To make it even worse, Sumire was talented in the same field as Boruto.
She was closer to Boruto than her. Namida wasn't even a close friend to him and Boruto only knew her because of Sarada.
Sarada was aware of Namida's feelings but Juri also liked Boruto, so she didn't get into this game and let them handle it on their own.
"What do you think happened? Boruto won't just kiss anyone." Chocho asked as she leaned against the wall and took a bite from her chocolate bar.
She had tried getting a kiss from him and he had pushed her away. From his body language it was clear that he would slap her if she tried.
Boruto wasn't like Benimaru, and all of the siblings were very chaste.
"Hey don't look at me, I don't know." Laura shrugged as they looked at her.
"It is related to the shadow incident. It is all over the news now. Sumire worked with Boruto's team and fought the monster responsible for the incidents." Sarada was aware something happened last night she was out with her group but the confirmation arrived when she looked through the news.
Most of the students had yet to check the news since it just came few hours from the current time.
Looking at the news article from Sarada's bracelet floating in front of them, the girls were surprised. They read the details of the encounter and the monster to understand how dangerous the situation had been.
It was very impressive that the team took out such a beast. Though, Konohamaru also took the spotlight as he took out the real body and the Hokage who kept everything under control.
There wasn't much about what Naruto did but there were other articles that took care of that and informed them that he took out the threat everywhere else.
Reading the news, Sarada was happy for Boruto as this definitely helped him change. It was clear that he was feeling better now and he hadn't called Naruto, old man even once.
It was also nice seeing Naruto's actions. It was just another feat to the list of his achievements.
Regardless, the article didn't say anything about Sumire being connected to it. It only said that she worked with Boruto to fight the threat in her mental world.
"I see. Boruto fought inside her mental world and they connected from this experience. Damn, that girl is lucky. Why didn't he invite me last night?" Juri punched the wall as she felt her luck was really bad.
"Seriously, why do you act like that when it is about Boruto? You are a bad bitch, act like it. Go out there and push him down, and kiss him." Wasabi kicked her legs as she sat on the railings and looked back at Juri while facing the other side.
Juri wasn't some weak girl that was shy. She was an outgoing and tomboyish girl. Both of them were very close and Juri never acted weak for any other reason.
Her personality was kind but she also had a very cruel part. It was the personality that matched her father's dark side and her mother's dark side. She took pleasure in the pain inflicted on others but she also got high on pain.
"Couldn't agree more… Your current attitude makes me wanna throw up, Juri. What are you scared off? You got good style. You have a killer body. You are fun. You know him since he was in diapers. He has no one at the moment. Push through and you will slip through his defenses. You won't get anywhere unless you try and your rival has already started on this campaign, so it is better to start now." Chocho agreed with Wasabi and gave her opinion.
They were close friends so it wasn't nice seeing her act weak and lost.
Juri understood their points since she also thought like that but when she was around Boruto, the confidence seemed to evaporate.
She felt worry that their relationship might get strained. He was also her best friend.
"It is best to act than to regret it later." Sarada didn't like commenting on such things since she didn't have any experience with it. She couldn't even confess so it just felt wrong saying those words.
But she wanted her sister to not regret it later. Sumire was showing that she intended to catch him before graduation and she was also going to live in the same house.
"Just do it, girl. He likes you a lot, so you already have foundation." Laura slapped her back and pushed her away from the group.
"We will turn you into a statue if we haven't heard about a confession." Wasabi said as she jumped and spun in the air to land gracefully.
"You wouldn't dare."
"We are a team, Juri. You can't even take on two of us."Chocho shook her finger at those words and Juri couldn't refute it.
She was stronger than all of them in one vs one except for Sarada and Laura, but even the difference wasn't too big from most of them. Wasabi plus Namida would take her out with some difficulty while Chocho and Wasabi together would take her out without much problem.
"Che, I will get you back for that slap Laura." Juri shook her head and smiled as she walked away. It felt good that there were friends that would push her into things that she was afraid of facing instead of cuddling her and treating her like a doll.
She would have hated that and they wouldn't be friends.
"10000 Yen that she doesn't do a thing." Wasabi said as Juri walked out of sight
"You are so evil, and I am in. 20000 that she kisses him." Chocho laughed at her words and put down her offer. The money wasn't much for them as all of them large allowances. With one Yen one could get a water bottle and each yen was equal to 100 peso.
So this bet was just a game between friends with nothing serious as they threw more than that every time they went shopping.
"What do you think Laura?" Sarada asked as Laura was good at reading people and was an empath like her father.
"She will do it. Sumire's pushed her buttons." Laura smiled as she started walking and the others understood that it might be happening now.
"That girl got no chill." Wasabi muttered as she definitely lost the bet now and the fact that Juri directly went for Boruto now.
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Laura wasn't wrong, Juri went directly for Boruto. He was sitting on the roof of his block with Denki and Metal. They were talking about the new weapons in the market and giant mech designs.
Denki was interested in making a personal squad of Mechs for his battle strategies while Metal was mostly interested in creating weapons to arm those Mechs and utilize those weapons in his fighting style.
Boruto was a fan of tech so he was a fan of the Giant Mechs. His current favorite was the Wing Zero Model and Qubeley.
Seeing Juri walk towards them, Boruto greeted her and saw her close the distance between them.
Boruto was surprised by her actions and almost threw her off the roof by instincts but Juri managed to kick his legs down while hit him in the chest to drop his balance.
He wasn't trying to fight so all of the attacks hit him cleanly. Boruto hit the railing of the roof and wanted to ask what she was doing but Juri caught his collar and dragged him closer.
Once she did that he understood what was going on. She was going to kiss him and that meant she was showing her love for him.
He wasn't dumb enough to ignore the clues when they were so straightforward.
His brain went on over drive. He didn't know how to answer this question because he didn't want to hurt Juri. If he stopped it or dodged it, she will be hurt.
He had already lost his first kiss, so did it matter if Juri got the second.
He was unable to decline it and let Juri peck him on the lips. It was an innocent kiss that only lasted a second.
"This is what I have wanted to say for some time. What is your answer?" Juri took some distance and touched her lips as she looked at him.
The other two were shocked at her actions since they thought she was one of them, the guys. When did she develop feelings for anyone?
She had never acted like a girl in love, so it came as a surprise to them.
This was Boruto's first kiss in the real world since Sumire thing happened in the mental world. He was surprised and flattered, and put on a spot.
Boruto really didn't have the answer to that question as three girls appeared when he thought about it. Sumire, Juri and Sarada came to mind, meaning he found them all attractive and he was unsure who he actually liked.
"Juri, I understand how you feel but I don't like anyone like that. We can slowly explore it and see how it goes." Boruto walked closer and held her hand, as he wanted to catch her before she tried to escape because of his words.
Juri had expected those words. She knew Boruto didn't like anyone now or he would have shared it with his bros.
"I just wanted you to know, so you were aware why I will do certain things from now on. And, did you just assume that I will cry." Juri looked at his hand and back at him.
"No"
"Nice try, but you suck at lying." Juri's foot was like a snake and hit Boruto in the abdomen, sending him flying off the roof.
"The betrayal shall not be forgotten. I will be back and get my revenge." Boruto fell dramatically in slow motion as he controlled the wind around him and stared at the trio on the roof.
"You can be such a drama queen." Juri chuckled seeing his actions and jumped towards him.
Boruto caught her mid air and landed safely on the ground. He put her down and looked above to see that Sarada and the others had been watching.
The news of Sumire and Juri pursuing Boruto became common news but some were confused as they thought Juri was already going out with him.
Some thought that Sarada would be with Boruto since they were the eldest from both families.
"No bad feelings will ever come between us, no matter what."
"Stop saying such ominous things, your ass is mine so forget about anyone else."
"No promises, and are you joining us tonight or not?"
"Yeah, I am coming today. I am not missing any action this time."
"Do you think trouble follows me or something?"
"You got into three fights in a single day."
"Maybe that was just a special day and nothing else."
"Well, it matters not. Just call me up when it is time." Juri fist bumped him and went towards her department as the class was starting in five seconds.
'Handle things carefully or the girls might rip you apart.'
'That's ominous Sarada, I doubt they would go that far.'
'Who knows what can happen.' Sarada warned and left the scene along with the rest of the girls.
Boruto and the boys also went back to their classes while keeping in mind the things that happened. Sumire and Juri, both were exceptional girls and both were interested in him.
He was happy and confused. If he asked his father, he won't get a straight answer. Your heart knows what it wants so follow it.
What would you feel if she was with someone else? If it makes you feel disgusted than you like her and if you feel nothing than you do not love her.
Taking that approach, Boruto knew he hadn't developed such strong emotions yet as he had always been focused on enjoying life and getting stronger.
'I should give it some thought.'
"Hey, can't I kill one of his kids already? Seeing his happy face makes me want to see it morph into terror."
"Please act patiently, as you will compromise our situation with such actions." Amado replied as he talked to one of the top members of Kara, Delta.
Delta was a beautiful woman with long, curly, blonde hair and light purple eyes with yellow eye-shadow, with vertical lines running through her pupils and irises. She had a green tattoo of the Roman numeral "I" in the centre of her chest and wore yellow lipstick and matching nail polish on her fingernails and toe nails. She wore a turquoise outfit with an exposed heart shape cut-out on her back, triangle shape cut-out bishop sleeves, a triangle shape cut-out on her chest, white wrist cuffs, red triangle earrings, with black and red striped tights, and long white high-heeled shinobi sandals.
She was one of the strongest members serving Ishiki and was blessed with power of the highest level of technology that was beyond the current world's level.
She was a perfect cyborg and her power level increased with Amado's mastery. She was also blessed by Ishiki's power and was bestowed with perfect control over water.
Delta was the member in charge of looking at things from Konoha and even worked close to their target. She was a model under Ino.
Most of Kara's members had no criminal charges and were registered as peaceful citizens. Naruto hadn't thought about it since he never came across the problem, but he couldn't actually read the intentions of machines.
Naruto's evil sense didn't work on Delta as she wasn't human. The memory also only helped fool the enemy as it was false while the original memory was inside a chip.
Delta enjoyed her time working as a model and looking down on other people. She was narcissist and sadistic.
She really hated how Naruto was transforming the world into such a boring and peaceful place. She didn't like the idea of equality.
She wanted the freedom of old days where she could crush maggots under her foot without any consequences.
Many times she had to control herself from not crushing Naruto's kids when she met them. She had even met Naruto multiple times as he visited the company and she acted like his fan.
"Tsk, so what do you have for me? Nue was captured and it seems they are trying to research for their own use. Don't you think, a self destruct function would have been better?" Delta said as she leaned into her seat and checked her nails.
She was at her mansion as there was no work today.
"It will not help them. I called you to inform you that a new upgrade will be available soon and you can move with a stronger body."
"Finally some good news, this weak body has been killing me. So, how long?" Delta stood up and asked with a hint of excitement.
She had multiple bodies and this was the weakest to avoid detection from Naruto. There was no way he would let her roam around without surveillance with her original power.
"It will take a month at most."
"Good enough, so is there anything else?"
"Continue your watch, and inform us of any changes. We need to know what cards he holds." Amado replied calmly as he smoked inside his lab that was filled with many subjects inside different kinds of containers.
"I will keep watch but you should really have Code or that fat pig look for the Kyuubi. I haven't seen it for a week."
"The Kyuubi, I will see what we can do. The next experiment will start soon, so be prepared if any assistance is required."
"No problem, old man." Delta smirked at those words and the call cut off. With the call finished, Delta walked to the balcony and looked over the city.
It was really beautiful compared to the past.
'It would be sad an outcome if this disappeared.' Delta thought with a sadistic smile.
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