Boruto Oneshots and Stories

Grandpa Kakashi

It was a peaceful afternoon in Konoha. The sun was high in the sky, and a gentle breeze swept through the village streets. But in a small apartment at the edge of the park, there was anything but peace. Here, none other than Kakashi Hatake, the Sixth Hokage and legendary shinobi, found himself in a situation more demanding than any ninja mission he had ever faced: he was babysitting almost one-year-old Boruto Uzumaki and Sarada Uchiha.

"How did I get talked into this?" Kakashi murmured quietly as he observed Boruto and Sarada on the living room floor. Both were sitting on a soft playmat, surrounded by colorful blocks, rattles, and other toys scattered all over the floor. The two little ones had decided to be especially active today-far too active for the taste of the old Jonin.

"Just a few hours," Naruto had said when he asked Kakashi to look after the two. "It'll be a piece of cake for someone like you!"

Sasuke had simply confirmed with a silent nod, while Sakura and Hinata had smiled at him reassuringly. They all had important things to do, so Kakashi had stepped in as a sort of "grandpa substitute" to look after the lively babies.

"How hard could it be?" Kakashi had told himself at the start.

But now, after just half an hour, he wondered how these two tiny humans had managed to create more chaos than a whole class of hyperactive ninja students at the academy.

"Alright," he told himself, taking a deep breath. "You've fought Tailed Beasts, you've faced Madara Uchiha... this can't be harder than that."

At that moment, Boruto grabbed one of the colorful plush toys Kakashi had laid out for them and tossed it over his head with a cheerful giggle. Sarada, sitting beside him, saw this as an invitation to go exploring as well. She crawled across the mat on all fours, grabbing anything that came in her way-including Boruto's foot.

"Hey, hey, no fighting!" Kakashi called out, quickly leaning down to pry Sarada off Boruto's leg, which she was holding tightly. But Sarada found this immensely amusing and began to giggle, while Boruto loudly protested, waving his arms wildly in the air.

"Okay, Plan B," Kakashi said as he momentarily separated them, handing each a different toy. "There must be something here to keep you occupied, right?"

Boruto examined the toy car in his hand, turned it over once, and then decided it was far more interesting to just throw it on the floor. The loud clattering as the car hit the tiles seemed to please him greatly as he started laughing out loud. Meanwhile, Sarada grabbed one of the colorful rattles and began shaking it vigorously, giggling as well.

"Ah, music," Kakashi muttered, slowly leaning back as he sat down on the floor. "Maybe this will keep them calm."

But the peace was short-lived.

Boruto got up on his knees and started crawling on all fours-faster than Kakashi had expected. Before he could react, Boruto had reached the coffee table and was attempting to pull himself up, which he managed pretty well. With a triumphant giggle, he succeeded in standing up and immediately reached for the book lying on the table.

"Boruto, not the book-" Kakashi jumped up, but it was too late. With a loud "plop," the book fell to the floor, followed by Boruto, who plopped back down onto his bottom, smiling proudly.

Sarada had been watching the scene and decided she didn't want to be outdone. With sudden determination, she crawled over to a nearby bookshelf, pulled herself up, and began reaching curiously for the objects on it.

"Oh no, not you too!" Kakashi exclaimed, hurrying over to Sarada, who was trying to pull out a book far too heavy for her.

"You two are worse than Naruto and Sasuke combined," Kakashi sighed as he set both babies back on the mat. "What can I do to calm you down?"

Both babies looked up at him with big eyes, as if they knew they were challenging him. Sarada started chewing on her bottom lip, while Boruto stretched his arm toward one of the shelves. Kakashi felt a soft sigh rise within him-they had him in their grip.

He sank exhaustedly onto the couch and took out his book, hoping to read a few pages while the two quieted down. But as soon as he opened it, he heard a giggle. He looked up and saw Boruto, now leaning over Sarada, trying to "steal" her toy car.

Sarada didn't protest loudly; instead, she looked at him with a mix of confusion and curiosity. Then she started tugging on Boruto's ear, prompting him to laugh out loud as he tried to turn away, but Sarada didn't let go. Kakashi got up and separated them once again, unable to suppress a quiet chuckle.

"You two really are something special," he murmured as he placed them back on the mat.

"Alright, Kakashi," he said to himself. "Time to think like a real shinobi."

He thought for a moment. What always soothed little kids? He remembered how he had sometimes observed Naruto when he was out with Hinata. Then it came to him: stories!

"Ah, of course," Kakashi said to himself, pulling a scroll from his bag. "Stories. Let's see if this works."

He sat down in front of them and slowly unrolled the scroll, while Boruto and Sarada watched him with curiosity. They might have been too young to understand everything, but they were clearly fascinated by what he was doing.

"Alright, you two," Kakashi began, "how about a story about two brave ninjas?"

Boruto and Sarada stared at him, their gazes shifting between the scroll and Kakashi.

"Once upon a time, there were two brave ninjas," Kakashi continued, "who were on a very important mission. They had to save the village from a big, bad monster."

Boruto suddenly clapped his hands and giggled with excitement, while Sarada continued to look at him with big, curious eyes. Kakashi realized he had their attention and began gesturing dramatically as he continued the story.

"These ninjas were incredibly fast, incredibly strong, and they had a special power: they could defeat the monster with a single blow! But they had to work well together... just like you!"

Boruto and Sarada looked at each other as if they really understood what Kakashi was saying, and Kakashi couldn't help but smile. They were both so small, and yet they already had that special bond that would make them incredible shinobi one day.

Gradually, as Kakashi went on with the story of the brave adventures of the two fictional ninjas, Boruto's giggles and Sarada's curious sounds grew quieter. Finally, in the middle of the story, Kakashi noticed that the two little ninjas in front of him had fallen asleep peacefully. Boruto had snuggled up close to Sarada, both of them breathing softly as they lay completely relaxed on the mat.

Kakashi set the scroll aside and looked at the two sleeping babies for a moment, a gentle smile spreading across his face.

"Well," he whispered softly, "maybe I'm not so bad at this babysitting thing after all."

Carefully, he picked them both up and placed them in the small travel cribs their parents had provided. They slept soundly as Kakashi leaned back and finally picked up his book.

"Maybe next time, I should use a few shadow clones," he murmured, amused, as he finally read in peace.