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"D-Did it work?" Sarada asked while approaching her father. The battle against the Otsusuki already ended.

"He still lives, but he's too weak to represent any danger for now." he replied while turning around to face her. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I....I..."

"Hn." he said while leaving her side. Sarada was ashamed and nervous. Now that her father knows, how will she explain that to her mother?

Meanwhile, Naruto and Boruto rushed to Himawari's side with extreme worry.

"Himawari!" Naruto said while picking her up gently, as his brother watched in horror.

"Is she....?"

"Bring me Sakura-chan. Now." was all he said to make his first son understand the gravity of the situation.

Naruto looked at his unconscious daughter and couldn't help but feel guilty.

'I don't understand....Her chakra patterns seem normal dattebayo...'

'Something's wrong brat. I don't know what that is but I can smell it.'

'I swear if she doesn't come out of this one...'

'Shut it brat. You're not helping!'

'You're not helping either Kurama!'

'Hey! Who did it's best to keep you alive all this time huh?!?!'

'That's another point -ttebayo!'

'Another point? ANOTHER POINT?!?!?!'

"Naruto!" Sakura said while approaching him, then gasping at Himawari's state. "What have they done to her?!"

"Sakura-chan. C-can you...?" Naruto said with pleading eyes, ignoring Kurama's rant.

"I..." Sakura said in shock. She knew there were no promises this time, but she had to try it. "I'll do my best."

"Thank you..." he said as he handed Himawari to Sakura.

******

Boruto woke up earlier in the morning. It's been a long time since the invasion of the Otsusuki clan to the village and they were still on reparations.

He got out of the new wooded house they were living and decided to go for a walk.

"Today's supposed to be Hima's 20 birthday..." he murmured as he kept on walking the new roads. Naruto came back from retirement and decided to help Konohamaru with the village reparations and most importantly, with Toneri's punishment.

Boruto subsconciously kept on walking to where the new hospital is located, passing through the new Hyuga compound.

"Boruto nii-chan!!" said a young kid whose appearance earned a warm smile from the blonde Uzumaki.

"What are you doing out of bed this early in the morning Hizashi?" Boruto asked.

"The same thing we're about to ask you, Boruto nii-chan" Miroku, Hizashi's twin brother replied while appearning from behind.

"Well, I'm allowed to go out this early because I'm a shinobi, but you're just mere kids dattebasa.."

"We just finished training with our tutors, and mother's dealing with our little sister Hina.." Miroku said.

"Can we spend the day with you? Pleaaaaaaseee!!!" Hizashi asked with such cuteness that Boruto couldn't refuse.

"Alright, tell aunt Hanabi that I'm taking you to watch Himawari.."

"Yaaay!!" They both said with excitement as they entered the compound.

"Well who knew that you'll become such a grat uncle huh?" Boruto heard a young long haired woman say from behind him.

"Ah, Sarada..." he replied. "Out to train with Sasuke-sensei?"

"No, it's my free day. But it's strange to find you here."

"......"

"......"

"......"

".....And...how's Hima-chan doing?"

"Your mother's the doctor. I thought you already knew the details." he said coldly as Sarada lowered her head.

"You'll never forgive me....right?"

Boruto sighed as the kids, came back. "I gotta go...Let's go kids!"


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