[Meanwhile, at the Hokage's residence, Hinata put down the phone and turned to Naruto Uzumaki, who sat on the sofa frowning at a report. "Naruto, I found out where Boruto went. He ran off to his grandfather's house."]
["Hmph, that brat!" Naruto dropped the report onto the coffee table and rubbed his brow, anger in his voice. "He actually dared to skip class! When he gets back, I'm going to give him a proper talking-to. He's getting completely out of hand!"]
["Naruto..." Hinata sat beside him and gently took his hand, her Byakugan filled with worry. "Don't get angry just yet."]
["When Shino spoke to me today, he mentioned something else. He said Boruto got very worked up in class and insisted he'd seen some kind of 'ghost' or 'dark shadow' attached to his classmates. He even argued with them over it..."]
[She looked up at her husband. "Do you think Boruto might really have seen something we can't? He's mischievous, but he hasn't often made up lies this specific."]
[Naruto squeezed Hinata's hand in return and ran his other hand through his distinctive blond hair in frustration.]
["A ghost?" He shook his head, his tone firm. "Hinata, don't worry so much. I think the kid's hit puberty, and with graduation weighing on him, his head's full of strange ideas. This is just some new prank he's cooked up!"]
["As soon as you told me about it today, I had the ANBU on duty check it out."]
[Naruto pointed to the report on the coffee table. "These are the preliminary findings."]
["The ANBU questioned Denki Kaminarimon and Metal, whom Boruto mentioned, along with their families, some of the passengers on the Train, and the teachers and students who were there. No one could confirm his story."]
["And Konoha's regular Perception