Enemy (II)

Ring ring ring—

The school bell rang, but the students remained seated on the lawn, waiting for their teacher to appear.

"Strange, it's the third period already, where did the teacher go?" one student wondered aloud.

"Yeah, Mitsuki didn't come to class this morning either," Denki said softly.

Mitsuki? Boruto was slightly stunned. Had the plot progressed to Mitsuki coming to school already without him synchronizing his shadow clone for so long?

Sumire Kakei stepped forward and advised, "Everyone, please be quiet. The teacher might be delayed and will be here soon."

Hearing this, everyone continued to discuss in hushed tones, forming groups of three or five. But Boruto felt he had nothing to talk about with these people, as he might reveal inconsistencies due to the unsynchronized information.

Where the heck did my shadow clone run off to? Did he skip class with Mitsuki?

"Hey, class rep, do you know where Mitsuki went?"

Since Denki and the others didn't know the reason for Mitsuki's lateness, Boruto had no choice but to ask the class representative.

Sumire Kakei: ???

Didn't you just fight the teacher together with Mitsuki? Now you're asking me where Mitsuki is?

But as the class representative, in order not to reveal her secret—oh no, her true colors—Sumire had to say softly, "He might be busy today. You can check his house after class later."

It was a seamless reply. She guessed that Boruto probably didn't know her true identity yet, so she had to maintain her persona for as long as possible.

"Oh, okay," Boruto nodded, remaining silent.

After a gentle smile, Sumire continued to mingle with the girls, as if nothing had happened.

But a moment later, her expression suddenly became tense, her pupils widened as if she had discovered something terrifying, and she stood up from the lawn in a somewhat flustered manner.

"What's wrong, class rep?" one of the girls immediately noticed Sumire's abnormality and asked.

"She might have caught a cold. She just said it was very hot," the girl chewing on potato chips replied.

"Hot?"

The girl looked up. The cloudy weather was not exactly cold, but it certainly couldn't be associated with heat.

At this time, the class representative nimbly arrived at an open space, looking anxious and flustered, constantly calling out to her summoning beast.

"Nue, what's wrong? Come out quickly!"

Sumire was somewhat distraught, as if she had lost her most precious treasure, standing blankly on the spot, like a statue.

"Boruto... it's him!"

Sumire suddenly realized that she had previously had contact with Boruto, and only Boruto had seen through her identity and even tried to stop her.

As a student of Konoha, she had heard that Konoha had a special sealing technique that could sever the connection between a caster and their summoning beast. Could it have been at that time...?

Sumire recalled the details of that time. Besides Boruto's warm embrace and broad palms, which gave her a sense of security, he seemed to have done something else to her at the same time.

Eep~ Sumire's face flushed again, her previously calmed emotions surging again, as if countless deer were stampeding through her heart, ignorant and full of infinite reverie...

When Sumire returned to the class again, she had regained her composure, even with a slightly cold (indifferent) expression, clearly having made a decision.

At the same time, Shino and his group finally returned to the school. On the way, Shino and Mitsuki tidied up their clothes to make them look less disheveled.

The shadow clone saw the original body on the way back, and suddenly everyone's face changed. Looking at another Boruto mixed in with the class, they fell into deep thought.

Everyone: Good heavens, you're having a shadow clone attend class for you?

"Hahaha."

The two Borutos smiled awkwardly. Under the teacher's astonished and the class's dissatisfied gazes, Boruto dispelled the shadow clone, and all the memories of these days flooded into his mind.

Shino: So, the one who was fighting me all along was a shadow clone?

Sumire suddenly understood: No wonder this Boruto is so well-behaved. It turns out he doesn't know what happened.

"Hey Boruto, you actually used a shadow clone to attend class. Why didn't you tell us about such a great idea earlier?" Iwabee was also excited, as if he had discovered something interesting.

"Cough cough." Boruto coughed lightly, trying to ease the embarrassment, and argued, "I was sent by Shino-sensei to supervise you. He even taught me a great ninjutsu just now."

"Right, Shino-sensei?"

Boruto thought: Pressure's on you, Shino-sensei.

Shino immediately reacted and helped Boruto smooth things over, "Indeed, part of the reason I didn't come to class was because Boruto kept pestering me to teach him ninjutsu."

The class: "Then what ninjutsu did Boruto learn? Perform it for us so we can learn from it!"

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Shino thought: The pressure is back on Boruto.

Mitsuki quietly returned to the class, as if nothing had happened, and calmly sat back in his seat.

Boruto: "Yes, thanks to the teacher, I spent several class periods learning such a great ninjutsu."

Boruto winked at Shino, as if to say, do you believe I'll perform a Sexy Technique on the spot? (Smirk)

Shino's face changed drastically. Although he didn't know what this kid was thinking, this expression must be thinking of something embarrassing for him.

The class was completely hooked, only Shino felt bad.

Boruto didn't waste any time, calmly and quickly forming hand seals, "Sage Art: Fire Release: Fireworks!"

In the next moment, countless small fireballs swirled around Boruto, like mischievous children, and with Boruto's control, they rapidly flew upwards, leaving long trails of red light.

With a resounding boom, countless small fireballs exploded in the sky, painting a fiery scene, like a vast, crimson sunset cloud, or like fireworks blooming, incredibly exquisite and beautiful.

After showing off, Boruto didn't forget to say, "Shino-sensei's technique is even more beautiful than mine!"

These words, while immersing everyone in the spectacular fiery cloud fireworks, also made them anticipate Shino-sensei's performance.

Shino: "Ahem, it's class time now, everyone focus on the lecture."

School was over, and it was already twilight. Warm-toned lights flickered dimly on the darkening streets, blending with the setting sun.

On the way home, Boruto walked alone, humming a real-world song while paying attention to the bustling crowd.

Because he had already sensed that someone wanted to kill him, Boruto walked slowly and deliberately avoided crowds.

Finally, they arrived at a secluded place, a green space adorned with a few clumps of grass and trees. The shadowy figure in a black robe behind Boruto seized the opportunity to appear.

Seeing this, Boruto stopped, turned back with a smile, and provocatively met the murderous gaze.

"Still not convinced?" Boruto chuckled.

"You used the Contract Seal on me? Anyone who knows my secret must die."

A strange voice came from the other side, its gender indistinguishable. Sumire Kakei had clearly done her homework.

Boruto smiled, a smirk playing on his lips. His roguish eyes sized up the other person aggressively, determined to see through their disguise.

Sumire Kakei didn't say much, her hands flashing through hand seals, "Water Release: Foam Burst!"

The dry air slowly became moist, and fine water molecules floated in the air, swirling into a foamy form and shooting out rapidly.

Like fine bullets, they shot out, disrupting the airflow while carrying immense kinetic energy.

Boruto raised an eyebrow, saying, "That's not enough to kill me."

——Fire Release: Great Fire Destruction (B-Rank)

Boruto gently blew out a wall of fire, evaporating all the incoming bullets in the flames.

Sumire Kakei's expression inexplicably turned serious. Was Boruto really that strong?

The latter didn't press the attack, clearly adopting a cat-and-mouse mentality, which gave Sumire Kakei an opportunity.

She began to move around the lawn, looking for the right moment, but she didn't know that Boruto's Jōgan had a 360-degree field of vision. He didn't even bother to turn around and follow her.

Seeing this, Sumire Kakei went around to Boruto's side, making a hand-gun gesture, her fingertips swirling large droplets of water, and launching them.

——Water Release: Water Spirit Wave!

If the previous Foam Burst was like a Gatling gun with many trajectories, then the Water Spirit Wave was more like a sniper rifle. If Sumire Kakei had enough Chakra, it could even unleash the power of a Bullet.

Boruto simply raised his hand, a Rasengan slowly spinning in his palm. With the Jōgan's lock-on, the Water Spirit Wave was blocked by the Rasengan, and then Boruto raised his hand and threw the Rasengan.

"Water Release: Water Formation Wall." Sumire Kakei reacted quickly.

But just as the Water Formation Wall rose, Boruto circled behind Sumire Kakei. At this moment, Sumire Kakei was still focused on resisting the Rasengan's attack, unaware that Boruto had already pulled off her black robe.

A head of purple hair was revealed as the disguise was broken, and beneath the large black robe was a slender, delicate body. Only then did Sumire Kakei react, turning her head back in disbelief.

That astonished look, and the embarrassed appearance, the removal of the Water Formation Wall allowed the Rasengan's remaining force to hit Sumire Kakei, pushing her backwards.

Boruto very gentlemanly placed his hand on Sumire Kakei's back, helping her to steady herself and prevent her from falling.

At this moment, the air was filled with awkwardness. The girl's heart was racing, a panic of extreme tension, and her hands and feet were a little clumsy.

"Well, Class Rep, it's better to just go to class peacefully, why bother with the wars of the older generation."

The mask hasn't been revealed yet, but that conspicuous hair color can still prove something, but Boruto has confidently stated the latter's identity, clearly expecting it.

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