Boruto POV
My eyes widened in horror as I took in the ghastly sight before me. It felt like time had slowed to a cruel, mocking crawl. There, lying on the cold, unforgiving ground, was a eighteen years old Naruto—my father. He was covered in his own blood, the crimson life force seeping into the earth. My breath hitched, my chest constricting with a pain I had never known. With trembling hands, I reached out, almost afraid that touching him would shatter this horrible illusion. But it was no illusion. My fingers brushed against his still-warm skin, slick with blood, and I pulled him into my arms, cradling him with a tenderness born of desperation.
The words he had once spoken echoed in my mind, a cruel reminder of the bond we shared.
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"If anything were to happen to you, I'd give my life to stop it from happening."
"That's your way of life, right, Dad?" I had asked, my young heart swelling with admiration.
"You got that right, Boruto." His eyes, filled with unwavering conviction, now seemed like a distant memory.
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Tears blurred my vision, cascading down my cheeks and mingling with the blood on his face. I brought him closer, pressing my forehead against his, as if I could somehow transfer my own life force, my own will to live, into him. The warmth of his blood seeped through my clothes, a sickening reminder of the reality I couldn't escape.
I thought I had done everything I could to stop this from happening, but it seemed I still couldn't defy what was written. Destiny had a cruel way of asserting itself, no matter how hard I fought against it.
"If anyone's listening, please... Please grant my desperate wish," I begged silently, my heart screaming in agony.
"I'm sorry... Dad," I whispered, my voice breaking.
My tears fell faster. The weight of his sacrifice crushed me, leaving me gasping for breath, drowning in the realization that I could never repay the debt I owed.
At that moment, I felt a piece of myself die, swallowed by the grief and the guilt. I held him tighter as if my embrace could defy fate and turn back time. But deep down, I knew that no amount of tears or desperate pleas could change what had happened. And so, I screamed, a raw, primal sound that echoed through the silence, a lament for a future that had been stolen from us both.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Time-Twisted Melody (Boruto - Twinkling Watermelon AU)
FanfictionMeet Boruto Uzumaki: A Straight-A Student by day and Rockstar by night. After a heated argument with his father, Naruto, he finds himself transported back in time to when his parents were just sixteen. To his surprise, Naruto is not the confident Ho...
