"How is that possible..?" Konohamaru asked. "Huh?" I don't get what you mean..." Boruto said as he picked up Sarada, who was asleep again. "Geez you're a sleepyhead, you know that?" Boruto told Sarada, even though he knew she couldn't hear him.
Konohamaru stared confused at the kids. 'I don't believe it! But their similarities are so on point… But then what happened to them?' "Hm? Is something wrong?" Boruto asked Konohamaru, as he was about to knock on the door, to his dad's office.
"No...it's nothing.." He said as he turned around and finally knocked on the door. At first, there wasn't any response. "Lord seventh? It's me, Konohamaru!" He said, followed by the sound of footsteps.
A couple of seconds later, the opened, and an exhausted-looking Naruto glared at Konohamaru. "Ah, Konohamaru..*yawn* what are you doing here so late?" Naruto asked. The old man had bags under his eyes. He was barely staying awake, and he looked like he hadn't slept for weeks.
"I'm kinda busy researching something at the moment…" Naruto said. He still hadn't noticed Boruto and Sarada, who was literally standing right beside him! "Sorry to bother you, but I ran into someone on my patrol.." He said, obviously referring to Boruto and Sarada.
"Is it important? I really wanna find out more about a special Jutsu..." The Hokage said, still not having caught sight of Boruto and Sarada. "This Jutsu.. does it have something to do with…. this?" Konohamaru said as he pointed at Boruto. "Hi, daddy!" He said smiling energetically.
"Boruto? What are you doing out at this hour?" Naruto asked, considering the fact it was WAY past his bedtime. "And where is Sarada?" He wondered. Boruto turned a little and revealed the little girl, who was sleeping tightly on his back.
"What the… What happened!?" Naruto asked, as he suddenly woke up. "I don't know. We were just playing and then this happened, you know." Boruto said. "And she's so heavy!" The little boy said. He was tired of dragging her along everywhere.
"Wait... You're telling me that this really IS Boruto and Sarada!?" Konohamaru asked confused. "I'm afraid so.. Come inside and I'll explain everything." Naruto said, letting the two boys inside.
Boruto sat down on the couch in the corner of his dad's office. He was talking to Konohamaru about something he couldn't hear. He didn't really care though. 'Since when was dad like this? I don't remember ever seeing him this tired..' Boruto said, staring at his dad, who was half asleep.
He looked beside him. Sarada was sleeping tightly. She was clinging to him like a baby. She was blushing lightly. 'Why is it so cold in here?' Boruto wondered shivering a little. "Just try and get some sleep Boruto," Naruto said, as he had noticed his son, who was even more tired than him.
Which really wasn't that surprising, considering how much sleep his six-year-old body would need to stay energetic. "No way... I'm... Not even... sleepy." Boruto said, as his eyes started closing slowly. He was still shivering a little. Sarada was cold as well. It was obvious that she clung closely to Boruto, to stay warm. Boruto clung closely onto Sarada as well as he drifted off to sleep.
Naruto smiled, as he reached out for a blanket and covered the two sleeping kids. The shivering stopped. However, even though Naruto was sure the blanket was going to keep them warm, they didn't let go of each other. Naruto and Konohamaru giggled slightly.
Naruto spent the rest of the night chatting with Konohamaru, doing more research and paperwork.
-Start of dream
Where am I? He thought to himself. "Hello? Is anybody there?" He asked, as his voice kept echoing into the never-ending darkness…
He started walking around.
He could hear his own footsteps, that's how quiet there was.
Boruto started shaking a little. "This is nothing. If you think this is scaring me then you're wrong! I-I am B-boruto U-Uzumaki, S-son of Naruto Uzumaki a-and Hinata Hyuga! I-I am the b-bravest b-boy in the v-village." He muttered, actually frightened.
Out of nowhere, a man appeared in front of him. Boruto was so surprised, the only reaction he could come up with was scream and fall over. It was the man from the park, who had tried to kidnap him. He landed on the floor, unsure of what the man wanted. "W-who are y-you?" He asked, trying to sound tough.
Me? I go by many names. I am neither dead or alive. My soul will forever stay inside this village, however, I am no longer to interact with anything in the world of the living. I, however, created the scroll known as the de-againg jutsu. You will forever keep on growing younger, 5 times the speed of normal growth. You, Boruto Uzumaki, will in 1 month be 1 year younger. I will gladly tell you more the next time you slumber.
The weird guy said, in a very deep voice. "Hold on! J-just what do you mean?!" The little boy asked extremely confused. "Hello?" He asked as he didn't get a response. "Where did you go? There's still some stuff I wanna know! Please don't leave me alone! Where are you?
"Please! I don't like being alone. Tell me where Mommy and Daddy are!" He demanded but was only followed by silence.
Mommy!? Hima! DADDY!" The blonde boy yelled as the darkness turned to light.
-End of dream.
"DADDY!" The little boy screamed as he sat up. His dad awoke as well. He was back in the office. It was morning. Naruto looked like he had just gotten a heart attack. "Geez... You scared me." The old man said, rubbing his eyes.
"Daddy…" The tiny blonde said, almost about to tear up. He was so happy to see his dad again. "What's wrong kid?" Naruto asked, standing up and walking over to where Boruto was sitting. He bent down to be the same height as him and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I-I Had a nightmare.." He said. "Well, what was it about?" Naruto asked, as the caring father he truly was. "I...I don't know really. It was just so dark.. I was so scared and alone." Boruto said.
Naruto leaned over and hugged his son, giving him the idea that this was reality, and he, in fact, wasn't alone. Boruto put his arms around his dad as well. He was glad it had only been a dream.
He just kept thinking of that weird man. The little boy was covered in sweat, breathing heavily. "I'm sweating.." The little boy complained. "Really? You're almost wearing nothing though..." The Hokage exclaimed.
And he was right. Besides the blanket, Boruto noticed that he was wearing nothing but underwear and a pair of socks. "BWA!? Where did my clothes go!?" The boy asked, as he blushed, remembering he was under the same blanket as Sarada, who was probably just as undressed as him.
"You were both soaked. We didn't want you to catch a cold, so we took your wet clothes off. Well, most of it you know." Naruto said. Boruto knew he had to be thankful that his dad had left a little clothing on.
"What's all the noise about?" Sarada asked as she also slowly woke up. "Ah, you're awake. " Naruto said, as he stood up again, and went over to the little girl, checking that everything was alright.
The little girl seemed to be sweating as well. She pulled away the blanket and stood up to stretch. She really wasn't wearing that much clothes. And the oversized t-shirt, that almost looked like a nightgown and a couple of socks. It seemed to be one of his dad's spare shirts she was wearing, cause it was really orange.
"I slept so well! I had an amazing dream! I was being carried on a soft cloud. It was so nice and warm and cozy!" Sarada said half awake.
"That wasn't just a dream you know! I carried you all the way here. And you were really heavy!" Boruto complained. "Wha-what!? You mean that soft nice smelling cloud was you!?" Sarada asked as she blushed. She was also a little disappointed…
"Aw man.. And just as I thought as was free of you," Sarada said, with a quirky smile. "Hey watch it you-" "Alright that's enough," Naruto said interrupting Boruto. "Sorry, dad…" Boruto said. "Sorry lord seventh," Sarada said right after.
Naruto smiled. "Alright then. Boruto here." Naruto said as he threw one of his t-shirts over to him. It was just as huge as Sarada's gown-looking t-shirt. "Do I really have to wear this? It'll look like I'm wearing a gown." Boruto said a little embarrassed.
"If you would rather go outside in your underwear, then you could just do that," Naruto said, already knowing it would convince his son to put the shirt on. "Alright dad," Boruto said, putting the oversized t-shirt over his head.
"Could you at least give me another color? Or another label? Me and Salad are wearing the exact same shirt, you know!" Boruto said a little embarrassed. "Sorry, it's the only thing I have," Naruto said, smiling a little. They looked adorable in those shirts.
"Why does my dad have to like orange so much…" Boruto mumbled to himself. Sarada giggled. "You look so cute Boruto-baka!" She said, almost falling over from laughter.
"It's not funny you know!" Boruto said. naruto giggled as well. "Don't tell me you're on her side dad!" He said. "No no, it's just… You really remind me of someone…" Naruto said, which made the two kids stop fighting. "Huh?" They both asked simultaneously.
A couple of seconds passed before Naruto started talking again. "Well anyways… Sakura is very busy figuring out more about… a special jutsu, so Sarada you'll need to stay at our house." Naruto explained the two kids.
"Me? At the Hokage mansion?" Sarada asked as her face lit up. "Did you forget that's where I live too?" Boruto asked, which made the little girl frown and stare at him again. "Yeah, I forgot," Sarada asked, clearly wanting to piss him off. "Why you-" "Alright you two," Naruto said, interrupting another fight. 'Geez, those two are impossible…' The Hokage thought.
"Sorry.." They both said. "Alright then, now that that's settled, I'll try to get ahold of your mom as quickly as I can, but until then you're gonna stay in the Uzumaki household Sarada."
"You can borrow some of Himawari's clothing if that's more comfortable." The Hokage told the little girl. "Yes, sir!" She said placing one hand on her forehead as if she had just gotten an order.
"Boruto, Mommy knows where your clothes are, so when you get home, ask her to find it," Naruto said, knowing Hinata had saved all of Boruto's old clothing. "Yeah yeah, dad.." Boruto said, still not happy knowing Sarada would be living with them for a while.
"Great. I'm going to get one of my shadow clones to escort you home." Naruto said, performing the hand sign. Another fully sized, exact living copy pooped out right beside him.
"Cool!" They both yelled. Naruto smiled, as the clone walked up to them. "I wanna ride on your shoulders!" No, I want to!" They started arguing again. The clone sighed. He let Sarada get on his back, and he picked Boruto up and held him tightly to his chest.
"Let's get going you two." He said. "Yes, sir!" They both said as they headed out the door. Sarada and Boruto were constantly casting glares at each other. 'Those two…' The Hokage's clone thought. "You never change do you?" Naruto asked.
Confused by his question, the two kids now glared confused at the Hokage. A couple of awkward seconds passed. "Oh never mind.." He said as he felt the grip around his chest getting tighter. Boruto was hugging the clone, clenching his fist tightly around his belly.
Naruto smiled. He could feel Sarada holding tighter as well. "Please daddy… don't leave me alone…" Boruto said. Naruto didn't know if the boy was asleep or awake, because of his closed eyes. "Please daddy.. please come back, Papa…" Sarada said, with her eyes closed as well.
Naruto's clone stared confused at the two kids. They were both shaking lightly. They both opened their eyes at the same time. They looked confused at each other. "What are you looking at?" Sarada started.
"You, dummy!" Boruto snapped. The clone sighed a sigh of relief. "Geez, you two," The clone said, relieved that they were almost home. "Can't you stay friends for 1 second?" He asked the two kids, who didn't answer.
People around them were staring weirdly at them. They didn't seem to mind though. Even so, they stayed quiet the rest of the way.
"We're here." Naruto's clone said, waking up the half asleep kids. Sarada jumped down, and Boruto did as well a couple seconds later. "Finally home!" Borup yelled, storming towards the front door.
"Wait Boruto!" Naruto's clone yelled, trying to stop the little boy. What would Hinata think, if a tiny blonde boy, who looked exactly like his son as a six-year-old came storming in through the front door?
But too late. The little boy was already by the door. But right as he was about to storm inside, the door opened. Boruto stopped. They stared deeply into each other's eyes. "Hima?" He asked. "Oni-chan?" She asked as she looked confused at him.