Chapter 4
HOKAGE'S OFFICE
"Come in." Naruto said raising his head from the pile of paperworks quickly before the person at the door can see that he was resting.
"Naruto you need to rest too." Kakashi commented.
"Oh, Kakashi-sensei! How did it went?" while still pretending to read the papers at hand.
"We need to talk." Kakashi said as he entered and sat lazily on one of the couches in the room.
Naruto noticing his sensei's tone immediately ceased his acting and leaned back to his chair. "it's Boruto, isn't it?" He sighed.
Kakashi eyeing Naruto's posture and sense his disappointment but quickly interjected. "Well that and there's something going on."
"Going on?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, we've been attacked." Kakashi stated.
"ATTACKED!? I DIDN'T RECEIVE WARNING SIGNALS FROM HERE!" Naruto shocked and faced Kakashi with a spite of anger directed to himself for not knowing.
"That must be because we took care of it." Kakashi said.
"Oh, thanks Kakashi-sensei. How about the kids?" Naruto calmed.
"Oh, well they're alright aside from a few scratches and bruises from us. Though you might wanna see your kid." Kakashi reported.
"He overdid it?" Naruto asked.
"Even worse, he underestimated." Kakashi sighed.
"I don't get it sensei… I talked to him, asked him his problems, advised him, and thought everything is okay now and then a day after he changes again. What did I do wrong…" Naruto exasperated.
"Naruto, maybe it's not you. Don't be so hard on yourself." Kakashi comforted. "That kid has not matured enough yet, just give him time and he'll change his views for the good plus he's actually a good kid, he just needs more experience."
"Thanks sensei." Naruto smiled solemnly. "The Attacker?"
"You mean attackers. About 400 of them. Grey, human like figure, monster looking structure of unknown species but it is still currently being tested right now. Very strong individually that a genin can't beat, a chuunin would've probably have a chance and a jounin can defeat it." Kakashi reported.
"I'll investigate deeper about this. Not to offend you sensei but you beat them all within 5 minutes before warning signal?" Naruto asked.
"I have konohamaru and shino helping me in beating a hundred in quick time." Kakashi said.
"And the rest?" Naruto asked.
"Gold eye boy killed them with lightning speed and some burned to crisps." Kakashi replied.
"Gold eye boy? You mean Mitsuki?" Naruto said surprised. "I mean it wouldn't be so shocking for a son of Orochimaru, but that fast?"
"Yes, that boy is someone we wouldn't want to be enemies with." Kakashi `commented. "Not that we're going to be enemies with him. He seems to be friendly with your son."
"Yeah, him and Bouto are good friends." Naruto smiled.
"Kinda." Kakashi said raising an eyebrow from Naruto.
"It's my son isn't it?" Naruto sighed.
"Yes. He's mad right now knowing that his friend is on a different league than him." Kakashi said to Naruto's disappointment.
"He didn't say anything to the boy did he?" Naruto feared for the worse.
"Kinda." Kakashi replied.
"I have to talk to him later." Naruto reminded himself. "How about Sasuke's daughter?"
"She did the complete opposite." Kakashi said.
"Opposite?" Naruto asked.
"She admired him." Kakashi smiled.
"Ohh." Naruto smiled too knowingly.
Sasuke's gonna have a fit. They both thought.
UCHIHA HOUSE
"SHANAROO! WHO DID THAT TO YOU!?" Sakura exclaimed running to her daughter after seeing her ninja clothes in tatters.
"Mom, I'm fine." Sarada said as he was crushed into a bone crushing hug from her mother.
"Can't breathe." Sarada said.
"Sorry," Sakura said as she released her daughter. "Any scratches, bruise?" She ask releasing green chakra on her hands and checking her daughter.
"No mom, I healed them already." Sarada claimed proudly.
"MY DAUGHTER GROWING UP!" Sakura exclaimed with pride.
"Who's growing up?" Sasuke asked as he entered the house removing his cloak.
"Papa!/SASUKE-KUN!" the girls shouted and gave him a hug.
"Can't breathe." Sasuke said. "Am I late or something?"
"You just made it in time Sasuke-kun!" Sakura giggled as she dragged Sasuke towards the dining room while Sarada changed her clothes.
The Uchihas sat and ate their dinner.
"So how was the exam Sarada? I heard Kakashi was there." Sasuke asked while munching tomatoes.
"It went okay papa." Sarada replied.
"Okay?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow in question.
"Well it was okay until gray monsters appeared and attacked us." Sarada said.
"Are you hurt?" Sasuke asked worriedly.
"Nope I didn't engage the fight with them since Kakashi sensei told us to watch instead." Sarada said.
"Aw, sensei better not send my baby home with scars." Sakura said.
"Although it's unnatural for Kakashi to not let the students fight monsters for experience." Sasuke commented.
"Oh, it was because they're really strong papa. Even the Ino-Shika-Chou team can't defeat one." Sarada defended. "And there was a lot of them, if it weren't for Mitsuki we would've encountered one."
"Mitsuki?" Both parents asked curiously.
"Yeah, he singlehandedly killed hundreds of them alone without a sweat." Sarada said with admiration which didn't went unnoticed by Sasuke.
"This single kid, you say, killed hundreds of them, without a sweat, when a team of genins, can't even defeat one?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes papa." Sarada confirmed.
"Then why do you look sad." Sasuke asked softly.
Sarada sighed, "It's just that, Mitsuki, I don't get it. If he has that huge amount of power, talent, and skill… why didn't he tell us? Or showed us during missions? Or even trainings? It's like he doesn't want it to be shown. But why now? I mean yes it's a desperate situation that he has to go all out, or some of it out, but I just don't get it. He's really strong yet he chose to study in an academy when he clearly excels at everything. Why is he even in the academy!?"
Sakura and Sasuke looked at each other in understanding of their daughter's speech.
"Sarada," Sakura started. "Sometimes people would hide their strengths because they're afraid."
"Afraid? Afraid of what?" Sarada asked in shock.
"Afraid of loss, afraid that if they would do such thing they would lose something precious." Sakura stated smiling sweetly at her daughter.
"Losing something precious?" Her daughter asked curiously.
"Yes, Sarada. And you'll have to figure out what it means on your own." Sasuke excitedly said.
Sarada sipped her soup disappointedly for not getting an actual answer.
"In any case Sarada, all you have to do is train more and match him, not because you want to be above or drag behind but because you want to be there beside him letting him know that he isn't alone." Sakura stated brightening Sarada's mind.
"Thank you mama, papa." Sarada thanked happily now that she has a clear vision on what to do.
MITSUKI'S FOREST
"I should've handled it more covertly." Mitsuki contemplated as he leaned on the trunk while sitting on a branch of a tall tree. "No I didn't had a time for a decision, they were already out in an open field." He sighed again. "If only they didn't come to the scene, I shouldn't have let that one escaped to the forest."
He kept thinking and regretting about what happened earlier.
I wonder what will happen now. He thought.
Author's NOTES:
Thank you for the reviews! It really helped me and motivated me to continue writing this! MitsuSara fanfics are really rare and I have to admit I am a diehard fan of the ship and a very diehard fan of Mitsuki himself. So to whoever's reading this I am encouraging you to please support the ship and the character and also make a fanfic about him or them. I'll be waiting. And also I'm glad to tell you that the next chapter will be posted in a short while. THANK YOU!
