Boruto burst through the open doorway. His mother dropped the plate she had been holding in surprise. "You're home early. How did training go?"
"Eh," Boruto replied casually. "Just like every other day." His mother began to reply, but he ran up stairs and slammed his bedroom door closed behind him.
Boruto was glad that one thing he had in common with his mother was her meticulous cleaning. His room was spotless, everything was in the right place, and the bed had been made perfectly. He sat down at his computer and turned it on. Once it had finished turning on, he opened his favorite video game. When he checked his game ranking, he frowned. He was only ranked second in Konoha. 'Who is number one?' he thought to himself. The player's profile was imageless. No profile picture at all. He checked their statistics, and found that they were very good. 'They might even be better than me... No, that's not possible. After all, I am the Hokage's son.' Boruto smirked and sat back. 'I wonder what Sasuke-sensei is planning...'
Naruto had just finished filing a mission report from Team 5 when a knock came at the door. He looked up from the paperwork to see Sasuke leaning against the door frame.
"Hey Sasuke. What's up?"
"I need your help with something."
Naruto frowned at Sasuke. "Is something wrong?"
Sasuke sighed. "Boruto is able to do all of the techniques well. However..."
What is it?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke replied, "How should I put it? He is... spoiled."
"Spoiled?"
"Yes, spoiled. Have you told him anything about your early life?"
Naruto took a sudden interest in the carpet beneath his feet. "No," he mumbled.
"You know, he sort of reminds me of myself at his age. I too believed that I could achieve my goals alone, but I was wrong. He needs to learn that right now so he doesn't go through what I did." Sasuke took a moment to let it sink in. Once it had, he continued. "He needs to learn about the path I chose and the path you chose. That is why I want your help with something..."
As Boruto arrived at the grove where he trained with Sasuke, he stopped in surprise. "That's weird," he said. "Sensei is usually on time, but he seems to be late. Oh well, I'll just practice until he gets here." He turned and began to work on his Gentle Fist technique. After an hour of waiting for Sasuke, Boruto sighed and gave up on training. He sat against a nearby tree and decided to take a nap.
It wasn't long, though, until a rustling in the bushes dragged Boruto out of his slumber. He instinctively took a kunai out of his weapon pouch, but when Sasuke appeared from the bushes, Boruto relaxed and put the kunai away.
"What took you so long, sensei?" Boruto asked, clearly annoyed by Sasuke's late arrival.
"I had to... acquire something for the lesson today. This lesson is very important, so you need to listen carefully."
Boruto looked at him with a confused look on his face. "How important is this lesson, sensei? You are even more serious than you usually are, which is something I had never thought possible. What is this lesson about?"
Sasuke was silent for a moment, and then responded. "This lesson will be different than any other lesson. This lesson is not physical; it is a mental lesson. I will be showing you some of the most important points in your father's early life. Hopefully, you will come out of this lesson with a better understanding of you father and the burdens he has had to carry in the past. If not..." He trailed off.
Boruto stood still, staring at Sasuke. "Sensei, there's something I don't understand. You said show, not tell. How are you going to show me my dad's past?"
Sasuke simply replied, "Through genjutsu."
As Sasuke said that, a familar figure appeared from the woods.
"Is that you, dad?" Boruto asked, surprised.
"Yeah, it's the real me. I came here to help you with your lesson." His father smiled at him and turned to Sasuke. "Are you ready?"
"Yes, I am," Sasuke responded. "Let the lesson begin."
As Boruto's sensei said this, his father began to glow. His skin and clothes became a bright yellow-orange, with black markings across his body. Naruto reached a fist out towards Sasuke, who did the same. Their fists connected, and they closed their eyes. The two were still for a long time, until Sasuke, without opening his eyes, said to Boruto, "I am about to open my right eye. Look at it, or the genjutsu will not work. Understand?"
Boruto nodded in understanding, but realized that Sasuke couldn't see the nod. Embarrassed, Boruto said, "Yes." He looked at his sensei's right eye, waiting for it to open. Finally, about a minute later, the eye opened, revealing Sasuke's sharingan. It only took a second for the genjutsu to take effect, and suddenly, Boruto woke up back in Konoha.
"Did something happen to me? Why am I back in Konoha?" But, as Boruto looked at the nearby buildings, he realized that he wasn't in Konoha. At least, the Konoha that he knew. He stood up, trying to get his bearings. He was in a busy street, but nobody seemed to notice him. It was like he was invisible. 'Did the genjutsu work? Am I just observing one of my dad's memories?' A scream brought him back to reality. He immediately ran in the general direction of the scream, but when he reached the scene, he was confused.
He was in front of a shop. A man who he guessed was the shop owner stood over something. Boruto couldn't tell what it was though. The man held a broom in from of him.
"Get out of here, punk!" The man said, waving the broom. "You're a curse on this village!" The thing stood up, revealing to Boruto that it was a kid, about his age. The kid turned towards the crowd that had gathered around the scene and yelled out, "Why do you all look at me like that?! What did I do to you? I am a person too, ya know! I'm not just some monster! I hate this village!" The kid turned and ran, tears trailing behind him. Boruto saw that the kid was wearing an orange jumpsuit. Boruto was speechless. 'No way... That couldn't be... was that... dad?'
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