Comrades (1)

The next day, early morning.

Having spent the entire night painstakingly practicing sealing techniques, Boruto sat at the dining table with dark circles under his eyes.

Himawari: "Big brother, how did you turn into a panda?"

Hinata: "Boruto, did you stay up all night playing games?"

Boruto's thoughts: How am I supposed to explain this? I can't tell them the truth.

So Boruto could only laugh awkwardly and say, "I ran into a really difficult level and couldn't resist trying to beat it last night."

Hinata frowned slightly, washing the kitchen utensils in her hands as she said sternly, "You need to play games in moderation. What are you going to do about class today?"

"Well, the point of class is to teach students. If I already know the material, then isn't going to class just a waste of time?" Boruto retorted.

Hinata was stunned, not expecting the kid to be so quick-witted. She wanted to argue, but couldn't find a way to.

"Don't worry, Mom, I won't cause any trouble for the teacher. On the contrary, you'll probably receive praise for me from the teacher tonight."

Boruto grinned at Hinata, putting on a clumsy act to cheer her up.

"Big brother is so silly," Himawari said, biting her sandwich.

Hinata smiled slightly, feeling less angry. She said to Boruto, "Just not causing trouble for the teacher is enough."

Boruto was confident. Calculating the time, it was probably when Shino would turn dark today. Helping the teacher out of his slump would be a great accomplishment, wouldn't it?

On top of the train, the murmuring of the train gently echoed in his ears, and the wind blew Boruto's pineapple-shaped hair in a chaotic mess.

Beside him was Mitsuki, wearing a wide-sleeved kimono-style robe. The two sat together at the front of the train, heading towards school.

On the way, Boruto said with a feeling, "Our luck won't be very good today. We might run into some trouble."

Mitsuki: "What trouble? You probably already have a solution in mind, right?"

Boruto laughed and said, "It's not a big problem. We'll just be fighting a seasoned Jonin who participated in the Fourth Great Ninja War."

"Oh?" Mitsuki's pupils, which were usually calm, couldn't help but show surprise.

Boruto wanted to laugh it off. He usually liked to handle these things alone because his peers were too weak to help.

But Mitsuki was his teammate after all, so Boruto patiently explained, "Last night, I only showed the secret of my left eye, but that's not all."

Mitsuki didn't say anything. He understood that Boruto was revealing some of his secrets, secrets that even his father didn't know. This trust was enough to say a lot, regardless of the cooperation he had with his father last night.

"My right eye can see things that even Sage Mode can't perceive—abnormal Chakra.

That Chakra attaches itself to people whose emotions are greatly disturbed, driving them crazy or making them manic, like the people on the street yesterday morning or the construction workers repairing the collapsed school. (From the original work)

Without exception, they are all infected."

Boruto paused, giving Mitsuki time to think. Then he continued, "And today, our teacher is also infected with abnormal Chakra."

"So, the Jonin we're facing is Shino?" Mitsuki asked.

"That's right. And I've also found the mastermind behind it, so after waking up the teacher, we have to take care of the mastermind as well."

Knowing the enemy's strength, Mitsuki didn't back down and asked, "Do you have a feasible plan?"

Boruto's lips curled into a slight smile. "To wake up Shino, we must first defeat him. You and I will hold him back, but my current state is a Shadow Clone, so it would be troublesome if I got hurt."

Mitsuki quickly understood the reason: "You're also going to catch the mastermind, right? So your Chakra is relatively scattered, and your strength is greatly reduced."

Boruto nodded, acknowledging and praising him. As expected, Mitsuki's battle sense was quite high.

School, training ground. This was a dense forest located on the back mountain of the school. Boruto and Mitsuki were waiting here early. (I don't even know where it is in the original work.)

A gentle breeze blew, and a depressing atmosphere filled the air, as if a heavy stone was pressing on their hearts.

From afar, they saw Shino slowly approaching with a dejected look on his face, his head lowered, not knowing what he was thinking.

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Boruto's Jōgan passively activated, and he could see Ghostly figures wrapped around Shino's back.

Since Shino was a Jonin, he could provide a very considerable amount of Chakra at once. In the original work, Sumire Kakei directly lit up a row of Ox-Head Heavenly King patterns after absorbing Shino's Chakra.

At the same time, this would be when she let her guard down.

"Hey, teacher, how have you been? You look like your mental state has collapsed," Boruto said bluntly.

"I... will kill you," Shino said in a deep voice.

Boruto and Mitsuki nodded at each other, then immediately ran into the dense forest behind them. Shino's ninjutsu was related to parasites, which could devour Chakra and posed a great threat to anyone.

Seeing this, Shino suddenly exerted force and chased after them, his speed far exceeding theirs. Soon, a swarm of dense insects flew towards them.

"Wind Release: Breakthrough."

Mitsuki took a deep breath and then blew a gust of wind, trying to disrupt the flight path of the insects.

But the insects received Shino's command and quickly scattered, dodging the wind attack.

At the same time, more and more insects flew out of Shino's body, like a river of dense sand, flowing behind him in a dark mass.

The two of them immediately separated upon seeing this, running in opposite directions.

Shino paused slightly, then split his insects into two groups, heading towards Boruto's location himself.

"Good, knew you'd target me!"

Boruto stared intently behind him with his Jōgan, aware of every rustle and movement.

Leaping quickly through the trees, dodging and weaving, Boruto suddenly turned, facing the swarm of insects rushing towards him head-on.

They were close. The buzzing of the insects was a constant drone, more annoying than the chanting of monks. Boruto simply threw a few Kunai with Exploding Tags attached, then quickly formed hand seals.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

Shino was stunned. Did he have that much Chakra to use such a Ninjutsu?

In reality, a dense rain of Shuriken shot towards the swarm of insects, and with Boruto's strength behind them, they couldn't scatter in time.

Boruto chuckled, forming another hand seal and saying, "Explode!"

All of the Exploding Tags were triggered, and in a flash of explosions, a mushroom cloud slowly rose, completely engulfing the insects.

Shino felt a pang of heartache. "No! My insects!"

But it wasn't over yet. Boruto formed another hand seal, and in a nearby bush, a Shadow Clone infused with Sage Mode dispelled with a poof – Sage Mode activated.

Boruto burst out of the mushroom cloud, and before Shino could react, a massive Rasengan quickly formed, the timing perfect.

Faced with the enormous Rasengan, even Shino, who usually claimed to know Boruto well, was stunned.

What the hell? Is this really that mischievous Boruto?!

But as a Jōnin, Shino quickly recovered from his brief surprise, simultaneously manipulating a large number of newly created insects to form a wall.

Boruto's Rasengan shattered the wall of insects without fail, then burst through, continuing to push forward.

Unbeknownst to Boruto, Shino had already prepared himself. Boruto's palm pushed the Rasengan downwards towards Shino on the ground, but Shino didn't dodge, seemingly intending to withstand the blow head-on.

But was that really the case?

The experienced Shino immediately raised his hand, commanding the 'carpet' of insects on the ground to rise up like a reversed waterfall. Countless insects rose from the ground, grasping Boruto's body like giant hands.

Shino smiled coldly. Soon, the insects absorbed Boruto's Rasengan, and even all the Chakra within him.

Just as Shino thought victory was assured and was about to head towards Mitsuki's location, a soft poof echoed.

At that moment, it sounded like a celestial bell chime in Shino's ears, the feeling so unreal.

Sure enough, the insects hovered in place without a target, and Boruto had already disappeared. This confirmed Shino's suspicion: the Boruto he had been fighting was a Shadow Clone!

Shino's expression darkened. His morale had already been hit hard, and now he was further humiliated by a Shadow Clone, making him feel utterly ashamed.

A chilling killing intent quietly permeated the entire forest, and countless insects swept across the sky, determined to find Boruto and defeat him!