(WARNING: This and the following chapter contains a tiny bit of nasty stuff."
"That's what he told me." Hanabi stated. "It sounds unreal, but could this have anything to do with the jutsu that was cast on him? Or is there actually someone doing this to him?" She asked. Hanabi had just told Naruto everything that Boruto had said.
"It doesn't make any sense…but Boruto was always an honest kid, so what he says must be true..." Naruto sighed. Her and Hanabi were standing in his office.
It was midnight and Sasuke had yet to return since Naruto told him the news about Boruto and Sarada.
He could sense his chakra closeby though, so he presumed he was somewhere close by. "What should we do? Boruto was released from the hospital and he's at home with One-sama right now."
Naruto nodded understandingly. "I understand. Thank you for checking up on him Hanabi." "Sure. Call me any time." She stated, heading out the door.
Naruto sighed. He was once again alone in his office late at night, though this time with a huge mystery on his hands.
'Is someone really threatening the peace of this village? But why make a move now when Konoha's two strongest shinobi are here?'
"Shikamaru." He called, the Nara entering the room a second later.
"You called?" Shikamaru said tiredly. "Tighten up security around the village." Naruto was writing reports down on his computer, not looking Shikamaru in the eyes while talking.
"Sure thing, but why?" Shikamaru gave Naruto a questioning look. "I'm not a hundred percent sure yet, but we may have a new opponent at our hands."
"Alright, I understand. Fill me out on the details later, though." Naruto nodded in reply as Shikamaru went out the door to command extra security patrols in the village and around the gates and walls.
Naruto had a bad feeling in his stomach. And no - it was not just because Kurama was uneasy about this whole mess too. He just had the feeling something big was gonna happen. And soon.
Naruto entered his mindscape to discuss things thoroughly with Kurama - who was the smartest of the two of them.
Meanwhile in the Konoha hospital:
'Why her?' The pink haired medical expert stared depressed at the hospital bed, where her one and only child was currently laying.
"I can't believe it really got to this… I'm such a bad mother…." Sakura stared at the little sleeping angel.
She was currently unconscious, which normally wouldn't be THAT bad if it wasn't for the fact she wouldn't know when she would wake up again.
"You really went to far this time honey… look at you. You're in a coma now. You're gonna make mommy worry a lot like this…" Sakura said, tearing up slightly, even though she was unsure if Sarada could hear her.
She went over to her bent down and kissed her gently on the forehead. "She's so precious…" Sakura whispered to herself.
She could feel more tears pressing their way out, as she eventually sank down completely onto the floor. "God I'm useless…" Sakura sobbed.
(Authors note: Don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those people who constantly blame Sakura for being useless. She's actually saved the day a lot and has and will forever remain one of my favorite characters from the show. These words are just fitting for this current scene. That's all.)
Her sobbing eventually stopped, but she didn't care to lift her head or her body from the bed and floor.
".Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep.."
"..Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep, Beep"
Sounded the heart rate monitor in the background.
(You don't have to read this next part:)
(All my love and greatest prayers to those people who have ever seen a loved one like this. Having lost my mom myself I know it can get tough! But don't worry. It's extremely painful, but it gets better! Ok just wanted to get that off my chest! On with the story:)
Suddenly she felt an oh-so-familiar hand touch on her back. She rose her head. A deep voice stated: "So her condition's bad then?"
Sakura stood up on her feet but didn't turn around. "Sasuke-kun… Her temperature's too high. She slipped into a coma, and I don't know when she'll wake up. I'm sorry I couldn't save her."
Sasuke closed his eyes and sighed. Sakura looked like she was about to cry again.
But then something unexpected happened. Really. It was the last thing Sakura would ever think would happen in that situation. But it did.
Sasuke pulled her close to him and embraced her in a surprisingly tight hug, considering he only had one arm. He was quite a bit taller than Sakura, causing her face to be planted nicely into his chest.
After getting over the shock, Saura gladly accepted and hugged the large male back. After standing there for a couple og heavenly minutes that felt like seconds, he let go.
They looked each other in the eyes, Sasuke wearing his usual disinterested face, meanwhile Sakura was blushing. She put a hand on her cheek. "Sa..Sasuke-kun.." She uttered.
He walked over to Sarada and grabbed her tiny hand with his only. He sighed sadly as Sakura soon joined him. The two embraced each other once again and continued comforting each other for a while. (Even though it was mostly Sasuke warming Sakura.)
At the Hokage's mansion:
The little five-year-old boy was tossing and turning. It was past midnight, and he had just spent the last two days in the hospital, but he couldn't sleep.
The light in the hallway was still on, as he had requested. He didn't like sleeping in complete darkness.
He sat up, throwing the bedsheets of his bed. He had just woken up from a nightmare. He was sweating.
"Stupid man…" He mumbled quietly. That stupid guy kept popping into his head, giving him bad dreams.
Boruto didn't want to think about it. He looked out through the window and sighed childishly. He suddenly heard a creek coming from the outside. Quickly he slipped completely under his bedsheets again, just as any other kid would've done if they heard something disturbing.
The noise got louder. He started shivering a little. He laid still for a minute or two. When he didn't hear the voice again, he slowly removed his blanket from his eyes.
Right in front of him, he saw something… Something at least three times the size of himself. It was a man. THE man. Lightning struck in the background and it stormed raining.
Boruto screamed. High. The scream was heard loud and clear downstairs. Hinata literally flew out of bed, came storming into the room and turned the lights on in a flash. She gave a sigh of relief as she saw her son sitting on his bed.
He looked frightened. But he was okay. "Boruto honey? What's wrong?" She asked as she went over to the little boy.
"H-he….w-was h-here m-mom…" He said tears forming in the corner of his eyes. "Who was?" Hinata asked stroking his hair gently. "The-the e-evil m-man." He stuttered as he clutched tightly onto his mom.
"There there… Shhh..shh… it'll be okay…" She said as he started whining while hugging her tightly.
Boruto finally stopped whining after a couple of minutes, but he still didn't let go. He looked like he wasn't gonna for a long time.
Hinata smiled. She missed precious moments like these with her baby Boruto. Loid noises of furniture tipping over and lots of footsteps were heard downstairs, as well as the voice of Boruto's younger sister. Himawari.
She screamed. Hinata shot up AGAIN and headed towards the door. "Stay here Boruto." She commanded after kissing him on the forehead. Boruto didn't dare do anything but nod. His mom went downstairs.
His mother's voice sounded loud a couple seconds after. "Eight trigrams air palm!" He heard her say. This could only mean one thing. There was someone or something in their house that shouldn't be.
The sound of stuff breaking and screaming got louder and louder. But suddenly it stopped. Completely. There was dead silent.
Boruto didn't want to move. But his feet moved on his own and he REALLY slowly made his way towards the stairs. "Mom?" He asked as quiet as he could.
His heart stopped as he peeked around the corner. "Mama! Mama! MAMA!" Himawari was shaking their mom wildly. She was lying on the floor in a huge pile of rubble. She was surrounded by a group of men who were heavily armed.
Boruto gagged as he saw a red substance spread from her body and slowly onto the floor. "MAMA!" He yelled. But he didn't move. He caught the guys' attention "Oh… there's another brat." One of them exclaimed.
"Should we kill him?" "Master just told us to go here and cause chaos… Eh, who says we can't have a little fun while we're at it." They smiled and turned their attention towards Boruto.
Himawari jumped in front of him. Her legs were shaking, but she had her byakugan activated. "No! You can't hurt Onii-chan!" She called.
"He's your Onii-chan?" One exclaimed. "But she looks so much older than him…" Another one said." This is so messed up." Yet another guy said. "Ahhhh I'm confused!" The last one of them said shaking his head.
"What does it matter, let's cut them down!" Himawari sweatdropped. "You hurt mama! You monsters!" Himawari tried to sound fearless, but she was clearly afraid.
They walked closer and closer. One of them raised his katana. Right as he was about to slash Himawari a voice called out from behind them. "No...don't hurt them…" It was Hinata.
"Mom!" Boruto and Himawari smiled of happiness. She was alive. She shakingly stood up. She coughed up blood, which instantly worried the two kids again.
"Oh? Still alive are we?" "You Hyuga's are so stubborn." The group made their way over to the severely injured Hinata. "Mama!" Himawari screamed as she was about to run over and help her.
"Himawari don't!" Hinata said coughing up more blood. Himawari froze on the spot. "I'm a shinobi, *cough*, a mother, *cough*, and the Hokage's wife! I can take care of these guys! Go to daddy! *Cough, cough, cough, cough* now!" She commanded. "But mama! We can-" "GO!"
Hinata yelled. Tears dropped down both the children's cheeks.
Himawari was the first to react. She bit her lip and ran the other way, taking her brother by the hand, and sprinting out the house.
"Hima-chan! What about mom!?" Boruto voice cracked as he desperately yelled at his sister. "Mama will be fine! She's strong!" Himawari said crying. It was still raining and it was late in the evening.
The ground was muddy, and the two kids were running around barefoot as they were still in their pajamas. They had gotten about 50 meters away from the house when they heard a loud explosion.
Horrified they turned around, only to see their house in shambles, going up in flames. They stared. And stared. Tears pressed their way out.
"MAMA!" Himawari SCREAMED as she saw her mothers bloody body going up in flames.
Hehe… I'm so evil leaving you on a cliffhanger like this MAUAUAUAUA. Don't worry. I plan to publish the final chapter soon. I PROMISE! Well anyways, at the end of this book I will give shout-outs to the people who helped me by reviewing! So if you want your name you better start working fast! Oh yeah! I have also started working as a beta reader, so if you're interested, let me know. Well anyways, peace out! (New chapter will be out at 15 reviews or in 3 weeks. Whichever comes first :3)