It's Not Really A Date, but is sort of kinda (Boruto x Sarada)

Part 16

ZZZZAAAAAAPPPPPP!!!!!!

Shin didn't know the shock that hit him before he was thrown back. For in the dust cloud thrown up earlier, Sarada had already weaved Hand Signs for her most effective defense to date, courtesy of a former enemy turned uncertain but stalwart ally. Her Ninja Art: Thunder Armor crackling around her, she looked over her shoulder to the pale Ninja pushing himself up against the tree he crashed into. Tempting as it was to use her Fire Release Techniques on the felon, an open flame (even a Jutsu) in a confined space with so much foliage could just as easily harm her friends and the surrounding wood. And she couldn't exactly out-Genjutsu him with his greater experience with the Sharingan.
That wasn't to say though she'd leave herself completely defenseless against the faux Uchiha. Using her now greatly enhanced speed she advanced upon him, and planned on delivering as much electrified pummelling as possible.

Almost as lightning fast, Shin blocked Sarada's electrified punch with his cybernetic arm. Sarada smirked as the prosthesis both crumpled under her blow, and it's metal components conducted the electricity through his body, making him grimace in pain. But that smirk fell when his grimace became a malicious grin back at her. And she felt something scratch her left thigh.

Instinctively Sarada doubled back before whatever Shin tried to jab into her flesh penetrated too far. But already her left ankle was feeling wobbly and she began to totter. And Shin's malicious grin bared his teeth. "Thought you could escape the mercury poisoning did you? How unfortunate for you that the meerest scratch is sufficient to contaminate you. I imagine you must be feeling somewhat light-headed about now."

And though Sarada wouldn't admit it, her vision was gradually becoming foggier as she lost her hold on her Sharingan. Nevertheless while her enemy sneered, she steeled herself and maintained her stance, adamant to give him the fight of his life.

.........

Boruto had veered to the right when the standoff started in a bid to flank his own opponent. But Shojoji would not be so easily blindsided. Immediately the Bandit weaved more Hand Signs and cast out shadow tendrils that snaked towards the ginger Ninja. Boruto recognised the move from his previous bout with the Mujina Bandits' Second-in-Command Tsukiyo, which he didn't doubt now had really been Shojoji in disguise the whole time. Probably sometime after he had eaten his own Leiutenant! And this time Boruto was prepared.

He didn't stop his flanking maneuver, running at the same time as weaving Hand Signs of his own. "Water Release: Surging Water Wall!" Promptly a torrent gushed from his extended hands towards his target. As expected the shadow tendrils took the form of Boruto's sillouette and countered with their own watery surge. Two equal and opposing blasts collided spraying water everywhere. But Boruto wasn't done.

"Thunderclap Arrow!!"

The Shinobi lad dropped his water assault and followed with a lightning bolt, but of course his copy countered with the same maneuver.

ZZZZZAAAAAAAAAPPPPP!!!!!!

Boruto convulsed in pain where he stood as the electric current coursed through his body. But nonetheless grinned as he saw his doppelganger had disappeared, and Shojoji swaying where he stood, stunned. "...Guess you.. forgot... water's a... great conductor...... of electricity.. huh..." Boruto grunted with effort but still  triumphantly as it seemed his plan to ensnare his enemy in his own attack had worked. The fat rogue Ninja glowered back. "In case ya didn't notice, ya got shocked too dumba## punk!" Shojoji spat, not daring to admit his own carelessness during his assault or how much the Shinobi lad's attack actually damaged him. But though he tottered he didn't fall, and his scowl again became a menacing grin as he held himself tall. "But it looks like I'm recoverin' faster. And it looks like I'm still havin' 'Uzumaki' for a midnight snack-OUCH!!!"

Shojoji grimaced at the pain of the Shuriekan lodged into his right shoulder blade and painstakingly slowly turned back to a tree just slightly behind his right. A tree in which Boruto Uzumaki squatted on a low-hanging branch, grinning defiantly. For he too had taken advantage of the dust cloud cover thrown up by Sarada's attack earlier and created a Shadow-Clone, just in case.

ZAP!!!

Shojoji was quick to react and fired a pink lightning bolt directly at and through the Shinobi lad's stomach. Only for the electricity of his own attack to be drawn back to the Shuriekan embedded in his shoulder and shock him yet again. Still he grinned through the pain as he witnessed his victim fall of the tree branch, and to his death. Until said victim disappeared in a puff of smoke!

The villain's grin soon became a look of confusion and frustration. "Wait... if that one was the Shadow-Clone...?.." His thoughts were cut short by the real Boruto crashing into him, assisted by two more Shadow-Clones (despite his weakened state) for a flying 'Wind Release: Gale Palm' strike. Shojoji was sent flying by the blow to his massive gut, but not before wrapping a shadow tendril around Boruto's ankle to take the lad with him.