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The Princess Uchiha

I’ve been wanting to write something similar to this for a while now. Thank you for giving me the chance.

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“Is it ok if I call you princess?”

The question is so sudden and so bizarre that Sarada states at him for moments. He looks at her with blue eyes shining with so much determination that she’s actually unsure of his intentions and insinuations.

Finally she is able to ask, “P-princess? Why?”

He swivels his head to the side, his long golden bangs hiding his face. Although it does not escape her notice that his cheeks have tinted a colour of rose. But instead of answering her question he gets rather defensive.

“Argh! Just tell me if I’m allowed to call you princess?” He raises his voice and steps forward, breaching her personal space, bending down to look at her in the eyes. She finds herself burning scarlet in the face. Not trusting her mouth to utter out a proper response, she simply nods.

He steps back, and grin blossoms on his face. He looks so full of himself that if he wouldn’t have been turning her brain into a mush, she would have snorted.

He skips away. And sometimes she wonders that when would he learn to behave like twenty two year old man he is.

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She learns the reason behind his eccentric question when she mistakenly hears his conversation with the daimyo’s son, who is also supposed to be his heir, the next daimyo.

“Don’t you feel that your father has been unjust to you?” his slithery voice reaches her ears.

Sarada is stunned at his words and worries about Boruto’s actions. It was a well-known fact that you never say anything against the Hokage in front of Boruto. No matter how much he complains about his dad not being able to spend time with him and their family but ever since the incident with the Otsutsukis, Boruto respected his father and his decisions more than anything. Boruto had since then, been fiercely protective of his father that it was almost unbelievable that this is the same guy who used to curse his father for not paying attention to them. Just because her team mate was currently the escort of the above said man, did not guarantee that he would actually escape Boruto’s wrath.

“What do you mean?” If the over privileged son would have known Boruto properly then he would have shut up. Having lived her entire life by his side, Sarada instantly noticed the subtle undertone of threat that his words were laced with. But that did not stop the prideful aristocrat spewing out further nonsense.

“I mean, you’re his son! You should have been the one sitting on the throne of the Hokage! Not that Uchiha girl! Your father disrespected you and your abilities. It’s wrong.”

Sarada flinched back at his words. There was beat of silence before Boruto spoke in a grave tone, “I want you to take that back.”

“W-what?” the man stuttered, sensing a touch of hostility in Boruto’s voice.

“What I want to say is that before you accuse my father for such a thing, you should know a few points. First, Hokage is not an inheritable position, neither is it a privilege called throne. It is something people work hard to achieve. It isn’t similar to sitting at a desk, sipping sake and complaining about anything and everything. It is a rank which puts the lives of those who own it at stake. So, if you believe that being the Hokage is a job anyone can do then you’re wrong.

Secondly, strength is not the only factor to become Hokage. To reach the position of a Hokage, you need to have a heart and a drive big enough to accommodate an entire village and consider them as your family. And trust me, my selfishness does not allow me to do that.  

Thirdly, and most importantly, you need to correct that ‘Uchiha girl’ to ‘Princess Uchiha’.”

Sarada found her eyes widening at his assertiveness.

“Princess? But lord Boruto! My father said that only the fifth Hokage – Lady Tsunade is called princess of Konoha.”

“Yes, she is. But Sarada is definitely qualified to be called as a princess as well. After all, she is the daughter of the clan leader – Uchiha Sasuke, and Uchihas are the most prominent of the founding clans of the village and next, she is an extremely powerful kunoichi and one of the topmost candidates for the seat of the next Hokage. The village respects and adores her in every way possible so she has more than earned the title of the ‘princess’, right?”

There is a detectable smugness in his voice and Sarada finds her cheeks burning red. She had always known that he respected her as a friend and comrade but never thought that he thought so highly of her. She finds herself overwhelmed.

A few minutes later, the aristocrat stomps away, furious at being humiliated and denied. When Boruto pokes his head out and gives her a smirk she jumps and glares at him.

“Princess Sarada, you should not peek into other people’s conversations.”  

She squeaks unladylike and turns scarlet.

“S-shut up!”
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Hope you guys enjoyed it! This is the second update today!