Hello everybody and welcome to the next chapter. Got some freetime to finally continue my story and I am going to include some new anime information, but nothing from the manga (Also Sumire in the manga! Yes!) The action will pick up by the end of this chapter and some important things are going to happen, so sit back and enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto/Boruto


Chapter 7: Confrontation

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Land of Fire: Somewhere in the forest

"Team Leader Sai! We've send the messages to the village!".

"Good. Now let's hope it isn't too late already", said a worried Sai to his team members.

'It's way to dangerous for them. If the roots will find them then they're dead. It's was a stupid idea from Naruto since the beginning to allow them to follow us'

Sai thought about what to do next and came to a conclusion.

"I am going to follow them and try to locate them with my jutsus, you stay here until you get a message from me".

"But team leader Sai, it's also way to dangerous for you to confront them alone", said a team member.

"No but. I am the team leader and I say what we'll do", shouted Sai. "You stay here and make sure the kids won't cross your line".

"O-Okay", said the team.

"I'll keep some distance between me and them. When I'll contact you, you're immidiately starting to catch up to me".

Sai immidiately left them to the direction where they located the roots at last.

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Somewhere else near the village:

Boruto and the others were jumping from tree to tree.

"So where we have to go now?", Boruto asked his team members.

"Lord Seventh told me that the ANBU squad they've send prior to us found something north-west from the village, so we're first checking the area there first", Mitsuki told them.

"I-I have a question...", Namida asked. "I've heard about an incident involving Sumire and her summon".

Everybody was quite and the only thing they could hear were them jumping through the forest.

"...So...what happened back then?", Namida asked.

"Yeah I also want to know", Wasabi asked.

"...I don't know if I should tell you the whole story or Sumire by herself", Boruto answered.

"Tell them Boruto. I am sure they'll understand her intentions back then and it's also going to help the class rep", Mitsuki answered.

"I've read enough books about summons and animals, but I never saw anything about that Nue, so I am also interested to know", Sarada said.

"...Okay but you won't tell Sumire that I've said it to you, but you probably won't believe me anyway", Boruto spoke.

...

"Sumire was...trying to kill the whole village".

Namida, Wasabi and Sarada were shocked to hear that. They indeed couldn't believe what Boruto just said.

"N-No", Namida said quietly with an shocked face.

"Hmmpf", reacted Sarada. 'So that maybe means...'

"That's not true", Wasabi shouted.

"...Sarada", Boruto started and attracted her attention. "Do you remember when we fighted those people who were possesed...and that person under a cloak with a mask..".

"Y-Yes", Sarada said.

"That person was none other than Sumire", Boruto said.

'Nooooooo that's not true!', Wasabi thought.

"I am going to tell you the truth. Sumire was raised by a criminal and her father forced her to destroy the village thanks to the Nue you all saw. It was way bigger back then and I am sure you heard all about the monster who appeared in the Senju-Park right?".

Everybody were just quiet, waiting for the answer.

"That monster was Nue, who was sealed in her body by a forbidden jutsu. Nue is a bomb which absorbs Chakra to get bigger. That's why Sumire attacked people to gatter their Chakra".

"SHUT UP".

Wasabi just punched Boruto on the face pushing him to the next tree before he fell down.

"Hey Wasabi", Namida shouted

"STOP", Sarada said.

"I DON'T CARE", Wasabi shouted while walking to the lying Boruto, grabbing him by the collar.

She pushed him up and was raised her fist to the air.

"You're lying Boruto! She wouldn't do something like that! Say that it's not true!", Wasabi still shouted.

"I am not lying. I couldn't believe it for myself when the incident happened! Now let me go!", Boruto shouted

"I am going to punch you once again if you continue talking this nonsense!", Wasabi shouted.

"Wasabi stop with it!", Namida said while walking to Boruto with a sad face.

"Tell me is it really true?", Namida asked in a shy tone.

"Everything is", Boruto told her.

"I am not believing him", Wasabi said as she punched him again, this time on the stomach.

"OUUCH", Boruto screamed.

Mitsuki quickly ran to Boruto and freed him by kicking on Wasabi's arms.

"What do you want Mitsuki!", Wasabi shouted.

"If you won't stop I'll kick you out of my team okay?", Mitsuki said to her.

Mitsuki turned to Boruto, who was about to stand up.

"T-Thank you Mitsuki", he said.

"No problem", answered Mitsuki and turned over to the three girls.

"Everything Boruto said is true. You have to believe him".

"B-But...", Wasabi stuttered.

"It's true", Sarada came from behind. Her statement suprised everyone.

"W-What do you mean", Namida asked.

"I've read many newspaper about the incident and one of them included a detailed description and even a low quality photo of the monster. Everything matches Nue".

"So Sumire is really...", Wasabi said and began to tear up.

"Sumire!", Namida shouted and began to cry.

Boruto, Sarada and Mitsuki just looked at them with a sad face on them. All three of them just made the situation more worse.

"It was a fault to tell them the truth", Boruto said to Mitsuki.

"No it's alright. Better for them to learn about the incident earlier than too late", Mitsuki answered.

Wasabi now stood up and walked over to them.

"So...does that mean that we...I mean Sumire and us two...were never real friends?", she asked him.

"That's not true! I think you're the best friends for her I can imagine", Boruto told them.

"But you said she wanted to kill us all", Namida told them.

"That may have been her plan but she changed. Believe me", Boruto told them.

Namida and Wasabi were speechless.

"Do you remember the incident by the water purification station? Where you both and Sumire got injured?", Boruto said.

"Y-Yes...", they both said.

"She told me that she couldn't kill you, because you two got her best friends she cares about. You were close friends to her and she was worried about telling this to you. Believe me she asked me for help".

"Is this true? Did she really said that?", Wasabi asked him.

"Yeah...she likes both of you...now we have to proof her that she can trust us to change her future".

Wasabi and Namida both looked at him and calmed down. A more serious expression appeared on their faces.

"Y-You're right Boruto!", Wasabi said. "We have to save her. She's our friend!".

Boruto and the others smiled to her, knowing now that everything is said what was needed to.

"Great. Let's save her now", Boruto said.

"Yeah!", the group shouted in union.

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Far north-west of the Land of Fire:

...

"Nero, tell us the location about the next hideout", Ramos said.

"About five kilometres north from here. It's near of the Land of Lightning", Nero said.

'A hideout? I thought they would immidiately return to their headquarter to deliver me to their boss', Sumire thought.

"Where we're going", Sumire asked them.

The root members turned over and Azura approached her.

"We need to find one of those hideouts to find the location of our headquarter you innocent little girl".

"What do you mean?", Sumire asked her.

"Well our headquarter isn't exactly a headquarter you might think of. Our's is mobile and can change places. That's pretty helpful if someone accidently finds it. It's also made of the same kind of material like the stealth coat. It's invisible and without special glasses you won't find it".

'So that means when we arrive there none can find us. If Boruto-kun and the others try to save me, then that would be the end for them'

"We don't exactly know if that guy following us is still alive or not, so we have to hurry", Ramos said.

"You heard it little girl. Move", Azura talked to Sumire, as she forcefully pushed her up.

"Stop pushing me", Sumire shouted.

Quickly Azura kicked her right leg, which caused her to fall down to the ground.

"Don't even think of giving me some commands you stupid little girl", Azura shouted at her.

She grabbed Sumire's hair and pulled her once again up.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh", Sumire screamed.

She quickly got muted by Azura's hand, giving her a dead serious and frightening expression.

"Do you understand little girl?".

"Y-Yes...", Sumire said frightened, tears appearing from her eyes.

"Good...", Azura said before she pulled her hand up, still with her hair in her hands causing her to cut down some of Sumire's hair out of her head, which falled down onto the ground.

"STOOOOP PLEASE", Sumire shouted, once again screaming.

Azura throw her down on the ground, before she walked away from her.

"You're only causing problems you know Azura?", Nero said to her.

"That's my way to deal with such brats", Azura returned.

"Both of you stop now and move", Ramos said to them.

"Let's go little girl", Nero told Sumire.

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Konoha Hokage office:

"L-Lord Hokage", said a woman entering Naruto's office.

"What's up? Some problems?", Naruto asked.

"Yes there's a big problem! We from the bird mail station got a message from the special ANBU team you send out. Here is it", she said to him.

The woman gave him the scroll with the message written on it. Naruto looked over the message and got quite worried.

'That's bad. The ANBU I send out almost died by a trap. They're prepared for any followers. The kids are in danger if there are more of those", Naruto thought.

"Ouh, that's not good", Naruto said. "Shikamaru! Come here!", Naruto shouted.

Shikamaru was in the room next to Naruto to analyse and plan missions for the Jonin team. After he heard Naruto shouting his name, he quickly ran to his office.

"Any news to the situation?", Shikamaru asked.

"Yes, we have to send two more ANBU groups for the missions. They almost got killed and the root members seem to be more dangerous and prepared", Naruto said to him.

"I don't think we have that many ANBU's left for the mission", Shikamaru said.

"Then gather the most Jonin rank shinobi you can get. It seems we have underestimated them", Naruto said.

"Okay I'll try my best", Shikamaru returned.

"And please send a message bird to Team 22 leaded by Mitsuki. They should immidiately return to the village!".

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Somewhere north-west from the village:

Sai was jumping from tree to tree to the direction where Miss Kakei was located at last.

'I hope I'll be able to still track them via their scents. If only Miss Kakei would coorperate with us and leaving some of her cutted clothing pieces down for us by time. It would help us really much, but they probably silenced her to do so'

'I need to hurry. If they too far away then I am going to lose them. I hope they're still traveling to the same direction as they've come from the village'

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Somewhere in the forest:

"Boruto, can I ask you something again?", Wasabi asked.

"It's once again about Sumire?", Boruto asked back.

"Y-Yes...but also about you", Wasabi said.

"Huh? What do you mean?, Boruto asked once again.

"After we've saved and returned to the village...are you going to tell her?", Wasabi asked.

"Tell her what?", Boruto said.

"Tell her...that you love her", Wasabi finally asked.

"..."

Boruto stopped running and turned around, facing her comrades.

"You can be sure that we won't tell her anything about your feelings", Wasabi told him.

"Yes, trust us", Namida said.

Sarada just quietly looked at Boruto, curious to hear what he's about to say.

"I don't kn-".

"Yes he will", Mitsuki said, attracting the attention of everybody around him.

"Hey Mitsuki!", Boruto shouted.

"You already forgot what you've promised to yourself in the hospital? You said you're going to confess to her", Mitsuki said.

"...", Boruto was silenced.

"Are you even going to break your own promises?", Mitsuki said.

"N-No", Boruto returned. "B-But I think I am a little bit s-shy about that".

"You're causing so many problems and befriend with everyone that quickly but you're shy?", Sarada said, grinning a little bit.

"Don't annoy me Sarada", Boruto told her.

"I am not trying to annoy you, but actually motivate you to grow out of your shell", Sarada said to him.

"What do you mean?", Boruto said.

"You should be more confident about asking a girl out you know. I am pretty sure the class rep likes you...more than a friend".

"You think so?", Boruto asked.

"Boruto...", Wasabi said. "I think she's right"

"I get it. I need to be more confident but I think I need some training talking to girls and asking them to go out on a date".

"No I don't mean that", Wasabi said. "I mean the last thing Sarada said. About Sumire liking you more than a friend".

That caused Boruto's heart to skip beat and he immidiately asked her:

"You know something about her?", Boruto asked.

"I was with her the whole time. I mean I am part of her team and we're also talking a lot together, so I know a lot about her and who she likes".

"Yes and I also have the feeling that she's liking you Boruto", Namida said to him.

"Everytime when she speaks about you, she smiles. Everytime when the girls start talking about him, she get's nervous. When she talked about what she has planned for the day before you and her went to watch a movie together, she was over-excited and happy. It got even more obvious when I teased her about your what I would call 'date'", Wasabi said.

"...She really was that excited?", Boruto said.

"Yes Boruto. I think she loves you back. And that's why it's better for you and Sumire if you already confess the next time you see her".

"If that's true...then I am going to aim for it", Boruto smiled. "Thank you all once again for your help. Everyone of you".

"We're one team, so we have to help each other right?", Wasabi said to him.

"Yes, we are".

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Somewhere north-west of the Land of Fire:

"I have a question", Azura said to Nero and Ramos.

"What do you want to know?", Ramos said.

"I am a member of the roots for quite a long time but I always got my missions assignments via voice message. I've never met the boss and I was never in the headquarter myself. I only heard some rumors about it".

'What they're talking about?', Sumire thought.

"That the boss assigned you to this mission proofs that he trusts you. You may raise to an elite agent like me", Ramos said.

"Why that?", Azura asked.

"Only the elite agents of the roots are allowed to enter the headquarter...and to see the boss. You may become one of a handful people who are titles the elite of the root. Besides me, there are only two more elite root members excisting", Ramos said.

"Only three elites? What the hell?", Azura said suprised.

"You have to be really strong to ever have a chance to become one, so I asume you are a capable fighter for the boss", Ramos said.

"Hey and what's with me?", Nero said.

"You're pretty much on the same level as Azura, so you may also raise to an elite root", Ramos said to him.

"I hope. If this woman gets one then I also should become one then", Nero said.

"What do you want to say?", Azura said to Nero with an evil face.

"Nothing. Only that I am a better candidat for that than you", Nero returned.

"You little...", Azura said before she rushed towards Nero.

'Take that you stupid woman', Sumire thought.

"STOP!", Ramos shouted. "Or I am gonna kill you immidiately!"

Both Nero and Azura looked to Ramos, who just activated his Sharingan, but with an unusual pattern on it.

"You're lucky that you're strong fighters, but based on your behaviour, you're still some beginners", Ramos told them.

"Pfff what you say", Nero just said.

"Alright", said Azura.

"I warn you. When we're in the headquarter and we'll either meet the boss or even worse, Killer X, behave like some real elite agents", Ramos told them.

"I can understand we have to do for the boss but why for that Killer X?", Nero asked.

"X is absolutely obsessed for the root organization. If he finds you to be not worthy to work as an elite agent, then he'll kill you. He's probably even stronger than the boss and the boss allowed him to do what he wants to do, so nobody can stop him", Ramos told them.

"Well then...I hope we don't meet him then", Nero said.

"Then shut up now".

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Somewhere in the Land of Fire:

Sai was still searching the criminals in direction north-west, before his sensory alarmed him.

'Huh? Are they that close?', Sai thought and began to ran to the spot the location tracker told him.

'I have to prepare myself for a fight. But I somehow doubt them to be still there'

He arrived to the position where the tracker catched a scent, but nobody was there.

'It seems like they did a break here or something else. I hope I find something Miss Kakei left here'.

He looked over the place but at first didn't noticed anything, before he noticed something lying on the ground.

'What is this?', Sai thought.

He picked up something which looked like hair...purple hair.

'This is Miss Kakei's hair? I hope it is. We can find them with her hair. The location tracker can even handle the slightest scents'

Sai picked up every hair from the ground and put some of them into the tracking system.

...

The system reacted and showed the direction of the source.

'Here we go. They're north of me, about ten kilometres away and almost by the Land of Lightning'

Sai opened a scroll and summoned one message bird from it. He put some of the hair into a special glass container, catching the scent from them.

'I have to report this to my team and Lord Hokage. With this amount of Miss Kakei's hair, they should be able to locate me and the criminals'

Sai picked up his stuff and summoned one of his own painted birds.

'I know that they can't travel with full speed thanks to Miss Kakei. So I should be to catch up to them soon.

Sai picked up his stuff, jumped onto his bird and started the pursuit.

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Somewhere in the forest:

"Someone is coming", said a member of Sai's team.

"Get ready to fight".

The whole team stood up after sitting on the ground for a couple of hours. They were either expecting an enemy or the second team assigned to the mission. One of them started walking to the direction they sensed those people coming.

"Hmm"

He saw some kids running through the Forest. They were a five person group. One of them noticed them when they got close.

"Stop everybody", the kid said.

'These are the kids leader Sai told us about', said the ANBU member.

He quickly appeared before the kids.

"Huh? Who's that", said a girl.

"Who are you?", the boy with blonde hair shouted.

"Calm down. That's the team your dad send out before us", the other boy with white hair told him.

"So you're the kids who shall help us investigating", said the ANBU member.

"Yes, we are Team 22. We're Mitsuki, Boruto Uzumaki, Sarada Uchiha, Namida Suzumeno and Wasabi Izuno", said Mitsuki.

"We are the specal ANBU squad the Hokage send out. Codenames are Taki, Hikari and Taro and we're leaded by leader Sai".

"Inojin's father?", Boruto said, suprised.

"We don't know anything about him. We don't even know each other that well", they ANBU said.

"They're ANBU's Boruto. They usually work with shinobi they don't know that good", Sarada said.

"Okay but that's pretty weird for a team", Boruto said.

"We're only knowing the strengths and abilities of each other. Taro and me are specialized in close combat fighting. Hikari is a special scientist helping us to locate the criminals", said Taki.

"Okay so where's your team leader. You've found Miss Kakei and the criminals?", Mitsuki asked.

"Please you have to do something", Boruto shouted.

"Miss Kakei is our friend", Namida and Wasabi told them.

...

"Well we were close to them but we got on a trap then. Sai immidiately started searching them afterwards without us. We're waiting here until he will contact us about the situation", Taki said.

"He's all alone? That's not good", Mitsuki said. "They're strong and certainly are more than three. He won't stand a chance all alone".

"He said to us that he won't attack them until we catch up to him, so there's that", Hikari said.

"So we should wait now? That's stupid! Let's at least start walking to the direction he started the search", Boruto argued.

"Well one of the other reason why we wait here are you. Waiting for you kids to tell you something...", Taro started.

"What do you want to tell us", Boruto said.

"Well team leader Sai said you shall immidiately return to the village. Your mission is over".

"WHAT? I'll not return without Sumire to the village", Boruto shouted. "It may be dangerous, but I'll keep my promises. I'll save her no matter what will happen to me".

"You're not going to decide that", Taki said. "We'll save her for you. You can trust us".

"I trust you, but I trust myself even more. And my heart is telling me I should save her on my own!", Boruto said.

"You're stubborn kid", Taki said.

...

"Hey may be stubborn, but he's the most determined person I know. Lord Hokage is trusting me to keep an eye on him. I hope you do the same", Mitsuki said to them.

"Hmpf...let's wait until Sai is contacting us. I am going to think over that until then".

Boruto walked awaw from them until he reached one of the trees around them. He sat down onto the ground, leaning on the tree.

'Sumire...I hope you're well'

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Near Land of Fire/Lightning border:

"We're almost out of the Land of Fire. The hideout is near of the borders", Nero told his partners.

"Finally. I am going to take a bath first when we arrive", Azura said.

"We're only going to stay for some minutes. You can take a bath when we're in the headquarter", Ramos said.

'I still don't know if those followers were Boruto-kun and the others. I hope not', Sumire thought.

All three of them were jumping from tree to tree until Ramos suddenly stopped.

"..."

"What's the matter Ramos. Already tired?", Azura asked.

"..."

'What's the problem of them', Sumire thought.

"Ramos! Now speak", Nero said.

"...Someone is close by us...It seems like he's almost here", said Ramos.

"Häää? That's not possible", Azura said in suprise.

"Seems like they found something which leads them to us", Nero said.

"We were to slow. Thanks to the girl", Ramos said.

'Is it Boruto-kun? How he was able to find me?', Sumire thought, before she tried to warn Boruto.

"RUN AWAY BORUTO!", Sumire shouted

"SHUT UP", Azura quickly moved her palm to her mouth, shouting it.

"Azura, K.O her", Ramos said.

'W-What?', Sumire thought.

Azura slapped her hard on her neck, which causes Sumire to fell unconcious.

'B-Boruto-kun...please run...away...'

Sumire fell on the ground, but got picked up by Nero.

"At least that girl won't open her mouth for the next hour", Azura said.

"You two, Nero and Azura, are going to the hideout now...I stay here and I am going to silence that one follower", Ramos said.

"Well then but hurry up at least", Nero said.

"It won't take to much time", Ramos returned.

...

Azura and Nero together with the unconcious Sumire were running to the close by hideout. Ramos on the other hand await his next challenger.

'He's all alone. He won't stand a chance'.

...

It only took a minute before he saw a shadow appearing between the trees.

"It seems like I finally catched up to you criminals", a guy with black hair said.

"It's suprising me that you was able to find us. Seems like we underestimated you from the village", Ramos said.

...

"...Where's she?...Tell me NOW", the black haired guy said.

"You won't see her ever again. We need her for the plans of the organization", Ramos said.

"I will...and you're going to say me where I find her", said the back haired guy.

"You have no chance against me", Ramos said.

"You think so? I have another opinion about the current situation".

"Then find out that you're wrong you prick", Ramos said.

...

"I am not a prick. I was on the same organization as you when I was younger by the way".

"Oh really? Who are you then?", Ramos asked.

...

"My name is Sai".


That's it for this chapter. Merry christmas to everyone and thank you for your support and your reviews. It took so long to finally update but I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did writing it.

If you still don't know, I've written a two-shot story called "Working together for the christmas party". Please read it if you still haven't. Tomorrow (I hope) I'll post a one-shot sequel to the story.

Thanks again for reading and have a nice christmas with your family.

Until next time.