Growing Up

Oji

Kobura looked at herself in the mirror. Her once blue wavy hair was now black and straight with the ends staying their natural color. Her eyes were wide in amazement at how quick her new friend had changed her hair.

"Ya like?" The dark skinned blonde flipped her hair over her shoulder and placed a hand on her hip. Kobura nodded her head slowly, her face void of any emotion but her insides jumping for joy.

"Well, is that all? Am I free to go?" Kobura crossed her arms and raised and eyebrow at the other girl. Tarui smirked, her arm slinging around the yellow eyed girl. Kobura tensed.

"Oh no! If you're going to hang with me and my friends, we're going to need to set some ground rules." Tarui lead her to another room that had four chairs and a table. She forced Kobura to sit in the only chair at the right end of the table.

"What is this, some type of colt meeting." Tarui laughed as if Kobura had just made a joke and sat in another chair, closer to the left end. Kobura let out a yawn.

"Is she ready?" Tarui nodded after a voice asked her a question. A blonde boy with blue marks on his cheek walked out of the shadows and blew a bubble gum bubble. Behind him was a chubby black haired boy. He smirked. "Welcome.."

"This is clearly some joke." Kobura crossed her arms.

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Sarada looked at her phone anxiously as she missed another call from Mitsuki. She pulled her jacket closer to her body as the early spring wind swirled around her before placing the now muted device in her pocket. She knew she needed to answer but she could not, today was too important. She looked at the red and white roses in her hand.

"Hey Oji." Sarada sat on the dirt in front a grave and placed her flowers down on top of it. "It's only me today. Papa wouldn't leave his room no matter what Mama and I did. Mama decided to stay behind with him, so I came alone." The wind rustled through the trees in response. Sarada let out a choked laugh, tears building in her dark eyes. "I wish you were here. I wish I knew what you were like." She rolled her eyes and swiped her sleeve across her cheek. "I know I say this everytime but it would've been nice to know my dad's side of the family, ya know? Plus, him being the last Uchiha before me just seems depressing and isolating. I feel isolated. I'm put on this pedestal because apparently our family was so great. But Papa doesn't talk about you guys like he used too when I was younger so I wouldn't know." She looked down at her hands. "It's great to have friends who understand but then again it's not the same. Sure Boruto's dad works a lot, but at least Naruto was there for all of his children's firsts. His mom stays at home and his little sister adores him. My dad missed most of my life, only being home for one of my birthdays. He's back now, but for how long before he leaves again. Inojin's parents work at the local flower shop so he sees both of them everyday. Shikadai's mom scolds him a lot, sure, but she's there. His dad works for Naruto, so I guess he's not home a lot. My mom is there, yeah....but like she works at a hospital so her schedule is all over the place. Sometimes she's not home when I wake up for school or when I go to bed, she's always there when I get home though." Sarada sniffed. "Anyway! Boruto is my boyfriend now. It's this trick we made to get on Papa's nerves, but mainly so he has a reason to stay home more. He actually seems to be making a conscious effort to make up for all the times he's been gone, like what he did for Mama and I on Christmas. That was a good day." The sun dipped lower in the sky, hitting the youngest Uchiha right in the eyes. "Papa loves you a whole bunch. So do Mama and I. I'll come visit with them next weekend. Bye Oji."

Sarada stood and brushed the dirt off her jeans. She turned to head home when she saw one of the red roses in front of her. She picked it up and smiled. Her eyes beginning to water. "For me? Thank you." Sarada held the flower close to her chest and walked off knowing she was being watched by her favorite uncle.

A/N

I've decided to make the special chapters canon in my book, so those two kisses did happen.

You're welcome. This is longer than my usual 500 word long chapters so enjoy it. I know I enjoyed writing it.

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I love you, my borusara cookies.
~Hime