Hello guys and welcome to the next chapter. Sorry for it taking so long but I had some problems in the family and was busy for the exams. I also was on a week long vacation recently. But here is the next chapter.
Without talking to much, let's start now.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto/Boruto.
Chapter 9: My fault
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4 P.M
Near border of Land of Fire/Lightning:
"It's Sai!", the group shouted in suprise.
He was lying on the ground, his eyes closed and with a big wound on his stomach.
"I-Is he dead? Namida asked his friends.
"I don't know", Sarada said.
"What if that also happens to us?", Namida started crying.
"Don't forget what I've promised you Namida", Wasabi told her.
"But I am afraid", Namida said as she still cried silently.
"Try to calm her down Wasabi", Boruto said to her.
Wasabi nodded and once again started talking to Namida.
"Let's sit over there and eat something okay?", Wasabi said to her.
"O-Okay...", Namida returned and they started walking away from the others.
Boruto looked down at Sai's body, wondering who did that to him.
"What happened to him? And especially who did that", Boruto asked.
"It must've been one of those gangsters", Taro said.
"But team leader Sai is one of the strongest ANBU-members and former root member? How they managed to beat him?", Taki said
"That must've been that Sharingan dude who helped them escape out of the village", Mitsuki told them.
"Sharingan?", Sarada murmered. She remembered what she heard in the hospital. Someone with a Sharingan.
"But that's impossible! Me and my father are the only Uchiha clan members left!", Sarada said.
"I think he isn't really an Uchiha member", Taro said. "Like Danzo, he probably got it from one or he harvest the DNA of the Sharingan and created an artificial one".
"Whoever it was, he's going to pay for that", Boruto said in anger.
"We don't have any time to discuss who did that. We need to help the team leader", Hikari said.
She was preparing to treat Sai's wounds, but then Boruto felt an akward feeling in his eye.
'What's that?'
Boruto rubbed his eyes as an reaction, but when he opened them again, he couldn't believ what he saw. A string of evil chakra was emerging from Sai's unconcsious body.
'That's that kind of evil energy I already saw multiple times in the past! It seems my special eye got activated by that again!', Boruto thought.
Boruto looked at Sai's body a little bit more before one of the ANBU members approached it.
"Okay I am trying to heal him now", Hikari said.
'Oh no', Boruto thought.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!", Boruto shouted, which shocked her and the others.
...
"E-Eh? Why that?", Hikari asked.
"We need to help him Boruto", Sarada said in a serious tone.
"I know but it's to dangerous!", Boruto told her.
"Oh and why that?", Sarada returned.
"I-It's..."
"It's evil energy", Mitsuki suddenly started to talk to them.
"Mitsuki? You can see it too?", Boruto asked.
"I can't see it but sense it", he explained.
Sarada activated her Sharingan to check it for herself, but failed to see it.
"I can't see anything Mitsuki", Sarada said.
"Trust me he's right", Mitsuki said.
"If you say so", she returned.
Sarada started looking at Boruto and was suprised for him to see something she couldn't.
'How he's able to see such an energy? He's part Hyuga so maybe he is able to activate the Byakugan, but are these eyes able to see something the Sharingan couldn't?'
"Whatever happens, don't touch Sai with your hands, feets and any other part of your body. That evil energy could get into your bodies and if that energy is a leftover of a jutsu then you could get hurt", Mitsuki said.
"You're right", Boruto agreed. He looked at Sai again but now
"But he'll die if we won't do anything!", said Hikari.
"Don't worry, I have an idea", Taki said as he put his equipment bag on the ground to grab get something out of it.
"If it's what I think you wanna try then be absolutely careful", said Mitsuki.
"Yeah you're right. We still need your and your's friend's help to do it. We can't see the energy so you have to tell us if something happens. It's for our safety", Taki said.
"You can count on us", Mitsuki said.
Taki grabbed multiple scrolls out of his bag and lied them onto the ground before Sai.
"What he's going to do exactly?", Boruto asked to Mitsuki.
"He is going to extract every bit of that evil chakra out of his body and seal it into those scrolls. After that we can touch and help him without getting in danger", he answered.
"Oh I understand", Boruto said.
"But it's also dangerous. If the chakra is difficult to control and Taki not being able to control it then it could splash all over the area here", Mitsuki said.
"That's why everyone who won't support us needs to keep distance between them and Sai", Taki explained. "Hikari and that girl with the Sharingan. You go where the two other girls went. Taro you're going to help me with the ritual".
"We need to hurry and catch up to the guys who kidnapped Sumire", Boruto said.
"I am fearing we won't be able to do anything", Taki said, as he and Taro got in position.
"Why that? We will save her for sure!", Boruto shouted as he and also got in position, keeping a bit of more distance between him and Sai.
"He could be right Boruo...", Mitsuki told him. "I think mister Yamanaka was one of the strongest fighters in our village and he got beaten. And since they managed to almost kill him, they should be able to do so against you with ease. I may be the only one who could beat them but they're three or more person against me only"
"I'll beat them for sure. And if I won't be able to, then I at least tried", Boruto said.
"You getting killed won't help us Boruto. You shouldn't always think about saving the class rep but also thinking about your safety too! I am sure she won't like it if you put yourself in danger like that"
"But..."
"No but. We're not going to risk the lifes of our team members and friends. You're also a very precious friend of mine and you getting killed would affect me the same way as the class rep getting kidnapped affected you", Mitsuki said as he got in position for the ritual.
"We're ready now", Taki and Taro said.
'Mitsuki...don't try to hold me back...please
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Hidden root hideout:
"...W-Where..".
...
"...W-Where I a-am.?...",
Sumire woke up after her kidnapper slapped her unconcsious. She wasn't sure where she actually was.
'Where I am? I can only remember them saying that someone was near us. Oh no...'
Sumire was worried about who was that person.
'I hope it wasn't . If it was him...it would mean that I possibly lost the person that I felt was the closest to me'
Sumire started to feel bad inside. The thought of them killing Boruto frightened her more than anything else.
'I'll never forgive them if they really hurt Boruto-kun! Never!'
She looked over the room she was in and tried to move but then noticed she was tied to a bed so she couldn't escape.
"Our little girl finally woke up?", Azura said after she saw her trying to stand up.
"Where we are? What happened? Speak!", Sumire shouted her before she got slapped by her.
"Not in that tone little girl. But to answer your question, we are in one of our hideouts", she answered. "We're getting picked up soon by one of our agents. Soon you'll be in the headquarter and then your going to help our boss conquering over the shinobi world!"
"Who was that guy you sensed before you hurt me? Answer my question please!", Sumire said in a serious tone.
"You're asking stupid questions girl", Azura said.
"Maybe...", another person approached her.
"Keep yourself out of our discussion Nero!", Azura said.
"It doesn't look like you were discussing anything Azura", Nero said. "But to answer your question little girl, the agent over there told me it was a grown up man so don't worry it wasn't one of your friends".
'I hope he's telling the truth', Sumrie thought.
"But it seems like that person came from Konoha, So they probably know now that you didn't left the village and became rogue but that you was abducted"
That statement shocked Sumire. The worst possible case just happened.
'Oh no. That means that either Boruto or Mitsuki found out what happened with me. Knowing Boruto-kun he and my other friends are searching me and those root people'
"Please...", Sumire started talking to them. "Please don't hurt my friends if they're finding us. I'll talk once again with them that they should leave me alone but please don't hurt them. I'll do anything!", Sumire begged them.
"Depends on in what a situation we are but be sure that we won't hold back if they try to cross our plans with you", Nero told her.
"We should kill them all if they're annoying us to much", Azura said cold-hearted.
"NOOO! Please don't!", Sumire shouted.
"Stop Azura", said Nero. "You're not making any decisions. Ramos decides what to do. And the safety of those kids you want to kill is what keeps her to stick to our plan".
"You're right but I am only saying what I rather want to do instead", she explained.
"Until we're getting picked up you stay silent little girl and don't try to cause us some more problems", Nero said as he and Azura walked back to the other agent.
Sumire got frightened about the recent discussion with them.
'Boruto...please don't come'
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Near border of Land of Fire/Lightning:
"Ready?", Taki said.
"Yeah!". the others said as they now started to extract the evil chakra.
Taki and Taro made the typical hand signs before he pressed his palm onto the four scrolls, one hand for each one.
"Sealing technique: Chakra exchange!", both of them called out.
"That's a pretty common sealing jutsu for every kind of chakra", Mitsuki said.
"Explain it to me Mitsuki", Boruto asked.
"This sealing technique only works for everything made of Chakra. Jutsu's are the most common example. You can't seal humans or any other animal in it except for the Bijuu's and other monsters made of Chakra. Maybe even Nue..."
"Then why not using some ordinary sealing techniques?", Boruto asked:
"Because of the advantages this sealing jutsu brings on to the table. All the Chakra get stored into a human made kind of 'dimension', which is linked to the jutsu. It's like computer memory where you can store your save file data for your games you and your friends are playing. The jutsu itself is just a portal to transfer the chakra into that dimension. The biggest advantage of it is that you have access to that dimension everywhere you want. Just use the jutsu on a scroll and unleash the chakra. You don't need the exact same scroll".
"So if I store one of my Rasengan into that scroll, someone hundred of miles away can call up the same Rasengan I used?", Boruto asked.
"Yes and that's why this special sealing technique is so popular lately", Mitsuki answered.
"You explained that to him very well young man", Taki said. "But please help us now".
"Oh...ehm yeah, sorry", Boruto said.
"We've connected our scrolls with team leaders Sai's surroundings. We start now with the extraction", Taro said.
Mitsuki stood there qietly and closed his eyes.
"Boruto only you can tell us about the movement of the chakra. I can sense in which direction it's leaning to but where the Chakra exactly is. So if you think it's to close by us of the ANBU, then immidiately tell it to us", Mitsuki answered.
"Okay okay", Boruto answered.
The two ANBU members started to extract the chakra out of Sai's body. Boruto tried to focus his eyes onto Sai to activate his eye, but only a short time after that, he noticed that something was off.
"I can't explain this...", Boruto murmered.
"What do you mean?", Mitsuki asked.
"I can't see the evil energy. It seems like I am not able to activate my eyes now", Boruto explained.
"But you told us that you can see that chakra? Why not now too?", Taki said as he still was using the jutsu.
"I don't know. Usually my eye activates when evil energy is around", Boruto told him.
"We shall stop now. I think it's to dangerous", Mitsuki offered.
"We can't! Our scrolls started to suck in the chakra already. It's not possible to stop now!", Taki said.
"Boruto, try it again. If we lose team leader Sai or even the ANBU, then we've also lost the class rep. We need them to fight the gangsters", Mitsuki said.
"I-I know...but I don't know if I can do it", Boruto said.
"You can. Do it for the class rep and for our mission", Mitsuki said.
"Y-Yes..", Boruto murmered. 'Mister Yamanaka is the only one who got the information where they actually went. We need to save him'
Boruto once again tried to focus his mind on Sai, trying his best to once again activate his eye. Mitsuki observed him the whole time.
'Please work. Please', Boruto thought.
He tried his best but nothing happened. He closed his eyes in anger.
'Please. For Sumire!'
...
He opened his eyes again and was suprised. He suddenly could see the chakra again.
'I did it! I can see it again!'
"I made it guys! I can once again see the evil chakra!", Boruto.
"That's good to hear", Taki said.
Mitsuki was looking to Boruto with a serious face, wondering what triggered the eye to activate itself.
'I have a theory about Boruto's special eye power. I have to talk with him about that in private later'
...
While Boruto, Mitsuki and co. are trying to seal the evil energy away from Sai, the girls standing a bit far away from them watched them.
"Do you feel better now Namida?", Wasabi asked her as they both ate a chocolate bar.
"Y-Yes Wasabi", she answered. "I think it was wrong to assign me to this mission. I am too weak and afraid for this".
"Don't worry Namida. We're sure going to make it", Wasabi told her. 'To be honest I am a little bit scared too. They're to strong for us but I somehow need to cheer her up a bit'
She looked over to Sarada and the female ANBU Hikari, who also looked at the men working to save Sai.
"Hey you two, do you want a chocolate bar?", Wasabi asked them.
Sarada and Hikari turned around to answer her question.
"No thanks I am not hungry", Sarada answered.
"Too much sugar for me", Hikari answered
"Well then. If you want one then you can ask me", Wasabi said.
Hikari was suprised that a boy could sense evil chakra. She saw Sarada using her Sharingan, trying to also see it and was suprised she couldn't.
"It's unbelievable", Hikari said.
"What do you mean", Sarada asked.
"Well I thought the Sharingan is the best eyepower to see chakra".
"I also thought that, but it seems we're wrong", Sarada thought.
"Is he maybe a Hyuga?", Hikari asked.
"You could say that. His mother was actually a Hyuga member before she got married", Sarada told her.
"Then that probably means he has the Byakugan", said Hikari.
"The Byakugan?", Sarada was suprised. 'I totally forgot about that. Of course he got some special eye power. He's part Hyuga after all!'
With that Sarada started to walk up to the boys, who were still sealing the chakra.
"Hey wait! It's dangerous", Hikari said to her.
'I need to look at his eyes if he indeed has the Byakugan'
...
"We're almost done. Stay concentrated until the very end", Taki said.
"When we're done Hikari will immidiately start to heal Sai. We're going to inform the village about the recent status and you kids are immidiately going to return to the village", Taro said.
"W-What? No!", Boruto shouted.
"Are you serious? Those people almost killed Sai. You can't do anything against them. We need the help of the rank highest of the village. Lord Sixth as an example"
'Kakashi? That guy from the graduation phase?', Boruto thought. "I'll not return or wait for the next team of ANBU's! They'll escape if we won't do anything now and then we've lost them forever!", Boruto shouted.
"Boruto!", Mitsuki shouted back. "I am going to decide what we're going to do! We're going back!".
"No!", Boruto shouted.
...
Sarada was halfway by them, reaching them from behind. They couldn't see her approaching them.
'Now I am curious'
...
"You're going to die Boruto so stop!", Mitsuki told to him in a serious but loud tone.
"No!", Boruto shouted.
"I have to punch you K.O if you won't obey!", Mitsuki shouted.
"Then do it!", Boruto shouted back ready to punch him again.
He prepared his fist and was about to strike, but Mitsuki dodged with ease it once again looked like he teleported.
...
'What the heck. Why did Boruto tried to punch Mitsuki?', Sarada thought as she was almost there.
...
'Damn is Mitsuki fast', he thought. His anger took control over him. Now he was ready to seriously fight Mitsuki.
"Stop both of you!", Taki said.
"Don't tell me the whole time that you're the boss here Mitsuki!", Boruto said angrily as he formed a Rasengan with his Chakra.
"Boruto, stop NOW!", Mitsuki shouted once again.
He didn't stopped and jumped up to hit Mitsuki with his Rasengan. Mitsuki could once again dodge the attack, but then something horrible happens. Boruto's Rasengan hit the ground and created a shockwave, which caused the four scrolls to move.
"OH NO!", Taki and Taro said.
A bit of the evil energy bounced off the ground and started moving to the direction where Sarada currently was.
...
'W-What is happening?', Sarada thought as she was suprised by the sudden shockwave.
"MOVE OUT FROM THERE SARADA!", Mitsuki shouted
"W-What?", Sarada said without knowing what's about to happen.
Boruto looked over to her and saw the string of evil chakra almost reaching her.
'Oh no!', Boruto was shocked.
...
Sarada didn't move out of the way. She was confused about what Mitsuki just shouted to her, not knowing about the current danger.
'I have to do it'
...
Mitsuki jumped in front of Sarada and pulled her away quickly. Sarada fell on the ground and became just more confused about the situation.
"...W-What?"...", Sarada murmered. She was lying on the ground and was ready to stand up again.
"AAARRRGH", shouted someone near her.
"Ehhh?", Sarada turned her head to direction the scream came from and was shocked to see Mitsuki lying on the ground.
"MITSUKI!", Sarada shouted.
'Oh no! What I've done?', Boruto thought as he ran over to Sarada, who was sitting besides Mitsuki.
"DON'T TOUCH HIM!", Taki shouted from the distance.
"B-But...", Sarada started.
'He is right', thought Boruto as he reached them. "Don't touch him Sarada or you're also getting hurt by it.
Boruto looked down onto Mitsuki, who fell unconscious by the evil energy.
"Ahhhh!", Mitsuki reacted to his pain.
...
The others saw what happened and ran towards them.
"W-What happened?", Wasabi asked.
"He got hit...by the evil chakra that came out from mister Yamanaka's body". Boruto answered.
"E-Evil chakra?", Namida stuttered, being frightened by the name.
"Mitsuki immidiately fell K.O after he got it by that chakra only I can see", Boruto added.
"So h-he saved me", Sarada said.
"Yes...", Boruto told her.
"Don't worry", Hikari started. "He only got a small portion".
"She's right", Taki said. "We should be able to seal what's got into him in no time and without to much of a risk. He isn't in danger. I am immidiately going to do the same ritual to him after we closed the scrolls for this one".
"Okay thank you", Sarada told him.
"But he still won't be able to stand up for some time", Taro said.
...
"I-I am sorry...", Boruto said. "I-It's my fault".
"You're right young man", Taki said in a serious tone. "It was you who caused the evil energy to hit him. You couldn't control yourself, almost acting like a child not hearing to his parents. If I knew something like this would happen, I never would've accepted you kids helping us with the mission".
Boruto felt bad inside, knowing that the reason why Mitsuki got hurt was because of his stupidity.
'Maybe I should've accepted his decisions. Now without him it's going to be even harder to rescue Sumire than it was before. It's all my fault'
"Boruto, we know that you want to save the class rep and I can understand your worry, but you're stubborn caused this to Mitsuki", Sarada blamed him.
"I know...", Boruto said.
"We're done", said Taki approaching them. "Go and start helping the team leader Hikari".
"Roger", she answered and went to Sai.
Taki walked to Boruto and started talking to him.
"This is the end of your mission. Your stubbornness showed us that you're suitable for this kind of mission. You and your team are going back after your friend wakes up and we're ordering a new team from the village", he said.
"B-But..."
"NO BUT!", Taki shouted. "You brought your comrade in danger and he even got hurt because of you. Letting you take the lead is irresponsible for me"
"...", Boruto couldn't speak anymore.
He started walking away from him and the others.
"Boruto where are you going?", Sarada said.
"Leave me alone Sarada...Take care of Mitsuki...", Boruto said in a weak tone.
"Don't walk to far away", she returned.
"It seems like Boruto is sad after what just happened", Namida said.
"Some chocolate is going to cheer him up", Wasabi said as she was about to walk to Boruto.
"No. Let him alone for some time", Taro said. "Anyway we have some tents for you kids. We're going to rest in them until Sai and your friend wake up and feel better. I am going to report to the village and order the next team"
"Okay thank you for your help", Sarada, Wasabi and Namida said together.
...
In the meantime Boruto lied himself on a branch of a tree, looking at the sky. It was already late in the afternoon, the sunset happening soon.
'I am really that bad of a ninja? What should I do now...'
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6 P.M
Hidden root hideout:
The root members were all silently waiting for the pickup and suddenly one of their communication gadgets rang
"That must be Martha", Nero said
'Martha must be another of their agents', Sumire, who was still tied onto a bed thought.
"Nero here", he said as he picked up the call.
"Codename Martha here. We'll arrive in about a hour", she said.
"And I thought you would say you're already here", Azura stood close to Nero to hear the conversation between them.
"I am saying this to inform you that we're near of you. If somebody finds one of the hideouts and we land on a spotted one, then we're going to get problems".
"Okay and what does that have to do with why ?", Azura asked.
"If somebody finds our hideout, then we have to destroy it completely. There's a secret bomb planted under every of the hideouts", Nero said.
'A bomb? Here?', Sumire thought.
"And we have to kill the people who found the hideout", Nero added, which shocked Sumire.
'W-Wait! What they're going to do if Boruto-kun and the others find this hideout? They'll kill them even after what I promised them?'
...
"We're preparing everything for our arrival. Be ready", Martha told them, before she hang up.
"I can't wait for the shower in the headquarter. I am excited to see how the interior of my restroom is", Azura said.
"Don't promise yourself to much", Nero said and looked over to Ramos. "He's still sleeping. I think old men need more sleep than us".
"Don't let that hear Ramos or he'll crush you", Azura said.
Meanwhile Sumire was worried about the current situation.
'I hope Boruto-kun won't find me...and that we're getting picked up soon...'
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Near border of Land of Fire/Lightning:
Taro, Taki and Hikari were taking care of Mitsuki and Sai in one of the tents, while Sarada, Namida and Wasabi were resting in another one. Only Boruto was outside, still lying on the branch and thinking about what happened to Mitsuki...and about how to save Sumire now.
'It's all my fault. If I could've controlled myself earlier, then Mitsuki wouldn't be hurt. Now we need to take care of them and that could mean that these gangsters could escape with Sumire'.
Boruto then thought about what to do now. He still can't think of returning to Konoha without Sumire.
'What should I do now? Someone tell me please...', Boruto closed his eyes lump his hands into fists, mad about the actual situation.
'I can't stand the thought about doing nothing while Sumire is under their control. But our team is to weak right now without Mitsuki and Sai, so we can't continue the mission'
Boruto thought about what to do now and quickly came to a conclusion, which would bring him in great danger,
'It's our last chance to save her. I have to do it. I'll probably lose the status of a shinobi after this, but I don't want to be a ninja after leaving behind one of my friends anyway'
Boruto stood up and quietly got onto the ground, he picked up his equipment bag and packed his stuff.
'I have to go find her on my own. Alone'
Without doing anything else, he left them, leaving a sleeping shadow clone behind sitting on a tree in front of the tents, making it look like he's still around them. He left the area without attracting any attention on his way to find the gangsters and Sumire. He continued the search walking to the north, getting closer and closer to the border, but without knowing where they actually are.
'I hope I am able to find them. I need to do this not only because of Sumire and to get the mission to be over, but also for my future as a shinobi'
That's it for this chapter. I hope you enjoyed it after such a long time without a chapter. I won't promise anything but you can except the next chapter sooner than you may think. I also plan to write a short story about Sumire's past soon, so if you're interested into that, write it down into the comments. Also to tease a bit of the future chapters, one of the upcoming chapters will include the very first talk between Boruto and Sumire since their fight, and it's going to be emotional. I'll try to put my whole heart and soul into that conversation and I hope I won't dissapoint.
Please leave a comment and say what you've liked in this chapter.
Until next time!
