.... wait.. wasn’t this?? the fourth hokage? boruto wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, but he knew about the people that ran the village. especially when those people were family.
❝ i’m... uzumaki naruto. i-i’m your grandson-ttebasa. ❞
“ oh really? „ pulling the cub by the sleeve of his jacket, far from the other kids, from shino —— “ i should, but your father has enough to worry about without you to only make things worse, so instead i’m going to strike a deal with you. „
his hand coming to rest at boruto’s shoulder, kneeling so to look him in the face, to see that he understood. “ behave, stay out of trouble and if you pass this test, i will take you for a camping trip this weekend, kore. „
at first, boruto wasn’t sure he could trust him.. especially since he pulled him away from the rest of the group. ugh-- so he was going to scold him. man, why was he--
❝ eehh?? ❞ the deal seemed a bit juicy! a camping trip?! how exciting! and since there were no other authority figures that were going to be around; konohamaru had to have some fun then!
❝ okay! you have a deal, niichan!❞
“ oi, i told you to stop calling me that while we’re here! ‘n no, not when you already nearly destroyed the hokage monument, the school, among other things, i’m really disappointed in you, boruto-kun! „
❝ those things weren’t all my fault! not.. entirely... ❞ he muttered a bit. he just wanted one day of fun with konohamaru! ever since he started school, he became such a buzzkill.
❝ you’re not going to tell me dad, are you? ❞
‘Th’fuck? It ain’t a goddamn joke, kiddo. Though, s’really been that long? Fuckin’ hell, the Akatsuki dropped like damn flies while I was gone.’
❝ ... ❞ what the hell? was this guy for real? boruto couldn’t help but feel a little.. uneasy. should he report this to someone? his dad? sasuke?
❝ say- what’s your name-ttebasa? ❞
"Boruto?" the Inuzuka looked down at the blonde, head tipped to the side. "You look like you're in a hurry-something Akamaru and I can help you with?" Kiba grinned, flashing fang at the son of his friend.
eep! uh-oh! an adult found him! and kiba was close to naruto.. so it was safe to assume that he should not reveal any information to the older male. he really didn’t feel like getting a lecture from someone today.
but wait.
❝ mmhmm!! ❞ he clutched out his hands in excitement this was kiba! the other was known to have a lot of fun! now boruto was excited again!
❝ you are exactly who i’m looking for! i could use your help! ❞
you know i remembered my sarada login today!
boy like-- it’s been so long!! so if anyone wants to check that out, i might be on there?? @redtintuchiha
just updating it and whatnot!
“Glad I’m not the only one alone out here tonight”
he turned to the girl as she spoke. he inhaled lightly, not entirely sure what to say. he was glad that he wasn't alone... sometimes sarada could be alone, but when it was just the two of them, she wasn't so bad. she was actually... tolerable.
❝ not going to scold me for once, sarada-chan? ❞
“Come on, just play one game with me, I can’t let you sit there and mope all day.”
❝ i'm not moping..! ❞ he was.. he was totally moping. boruto had never been great at videogames, but when his own father was beating him; that's where he drew the line. no way some old man was going to show him up like that! he was determined to win!
❝ one more game! and i won't lose this time! ❞
“You’ve been sitting alone for hours, hope you don’t mind me joining you”
❝ ... ❞ he didn’t really know what to say... seeing his dad wasn’t exactly on his daily plan. after all, he was never really around much for him to expect that kind of thing. as easy as it was to brush him off... boruto wouldn't exactly be helping in case if he did so. he always wanted the hokage to the time to be with him... he was just grumpy whenever he saw him-- it was habit.
❝ i don't mind... ❞
“You’ve been sitting alone for hours, hope you don’t mind me joining you”
“Do you have any friends? I always see you around but… alone”
“Do you want to join me?”
“Do you want to join us?”
“We have an extra ticket if you want to come”
“Is there a reason you never talk to people”
“You’re the only person at this bar that leaves alone at night, every night”
“Let me keep you company”
“You’re a familiar face”
“Glad I’m not the only one alone out here tonight”
“Do you like being lonely?”
“Where you always so distant from everyone?”
“Come on, just play one game with me, I can’t let you sit there and mope all day”
“You don’t have to be so lonely you know”
I WANT TO GET TO KNOW YOU GUYS SO MESSAGE ME YOUR NAME AND SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
‘ hm. ’ he considers for a moment, watching the boy before shaking his head, leaning back against the tree behind him. ‘ no, do it again. if you can still form a sentence without pausing to breathe, you aren’t training hard enough. ’
❝ s-seriously?! but i already feel like i’m about to pass out! ❞
he groans, taking a bit to catch a quick breath. he then steps his feet apart, pushing his hands together to resume his stance like before. he really didn’t want to continue doing this... the thought of a good burger was really starting to consume his thoughts.
