Andante Andante (Mitsusara Fanfiction)

The Fourth Time

The fourth time he said it, she was drunk.

"Yo Mitsuki!" Boruto greeted his best friend as they passed by each other outside the Hokage's office, "Shikadai wants the guys to meet up later for drinks." He informed.

"I'll be there." Mitsuki assured him.

It's been almost 10 years since they've known each other and they've grown comfortable with everyone ever since.

Boruto was about to continue on his way when he paused, "By the way, what's up with the secrecy lately?"

Mitsuki halted and turned to look at him, "Secrecy?"

"Yes," Boruto observed his comrade, "Constant meetings with sensei and you rarely hang out with us anymore."

"Oh." Mitsuki nodded.

"And?" Boruto raised an eyebrow at the jounin expectantly.

"It's just a mission Boruto." He explained and slipped inside the Hokage's office before the blonde could ask more.

Boruto just shook his head, "That's what you told me yesterday, datebassa."

Since last month, Mitsuki has been noticeably absent during most of their hangouts and meetings. They would rarely see him and if they did, their greetings would be rushed and he'll be on his way to do kami-sama knows what.

Sarada was walking down the streets of Konoha alone. Long raven hair tied in a ponytail and swaying with every step. Onyx eyes looking at the road forward. Her glasses have been abandoned but kept in storage as soon as she gained the strength of a thousand seal and her vision have been fully healed.

Everyone would've thought she's Sakura if it weren't for her raven locks and dark eyes.

She's an adult now, and a jounin at that. Dreams of becoming a hokage are gone when she decided to follow her mother's footsteps and Boruto's desire to be Hokage have erupted. Her perspective changed during a siege in Konoha five years ago when she realized she is more needed in the medical field. At that time, the Konoha hospital was packed with injured ninjas and civilians alike and she worked hard along with her mother and some medic-nins to accommodate them all.

Being twenty-two years old is not such a bad thing and she really liked the fact that she's free to make decisions now especially in her love life.

She sighed, her mother has been constantly nagging her lately about weddings, a husband, and grandchildren. Sarada would pretend that she didn't know what her mother is implying.

It's not that it isn't easy for her to find a husband. In fact, she has a lot of suitors here and there, coming from inside and outside of Konoha. After all, she's Konoha's beauty. But for some reason, they would be trying hard to avoid her the next day and would go back to their respective homes with a black eye.

She's suspecting her father for that.

Suddenly the wind blew and she stopped on her tracks.

"Sarada." Mitsuki greeted. Kami-sama, that voice calling her name makes her stomach flutter.

"Hello, Mitsuki." She greeted back and was suddenly shy when Mitsuki remained silent and was still staring at her.

"Hn." He suddenly smirked and Sarada's heart went ba-thump.

She just managed a laugh and kami-sama, Mitsuki loves that laugh.

Mitsuki decided to go with her and they walked side by side. Ignoring angry looks from both fangirls and suitors alike.