Borusara: She Is Mine!

20. Hinata's little baby

It was dawn. He tiptoes his way out of the house when suddenly, right in the kitchen spoke a deep familiar voice

"Why are you sneaking around like a thief?"

Boruto's heart almost skip a beat when that voice spoke to him like it came out from nowhere

Naruto who was standing in the doorway, have his both hands on his waist while his face make that curious one

His replica stood there with a bored expression, soon after it became irritated

"Old man, you don't need to scare me like that!"

"Who you're calling old man? Besides, I didn't shout but you got scared?!"

The little blonde rolled his eyes and started to walk, not caring if it's still dark outside. His face still has that shade of pink, meaning still having a cold

"Where do you think you're going, young man?"

"Off to a place!"

Naruto grabs his shoulder, "not telling me where exactly?"

He shoves his hand off but unfortunately, Naruto's hand touch his burning neck

"Don't want to tell! I'm already old enough to do what I want!"

"You're burning," he looks at his son with worry and concern

"Yeah, so don't tell mom. She'll make me stay!"

"Then stay!" The father insisted

Boruto never turn around to look back at his elder, standing there with both hands shoving in his pockets

"I'm off to Sarada's, tell mom that she'll take care of me! Best you'd give her someday off. I need her now!"

Naruto's had that playful smirk, even thou he knew that no one was watching him made a great deal to justify his son's action

"Is that why you wanted to run early in the morning?" He teases, he often does it

He stops when he heard him chuckling, "don't you dare laugh at me dad, who knows if you can live without mom!"

He was starting a bickering contest again, their arguments never get old but end up creating a new one.

Naruto only chuckle but that extended Boruto's irritation

"True but... that does mean you don't want mom to take care of you anymore? Are you eager to leave her be?"

He quickly turns around to dey his father's misconception, which landed with a quick respond much to the refutation

"I-wh-No!"

"Really?" Naruto was really getting him in this time

"Dad! Don't talk like that! I'll always love how mom takes care of me! Don't. Ever. Say. That. Phrase. Again! Not in front of her or neither between us! Got it?!" He was shouting in a whisper

Naruto crossed his arms with that smug on his face, clearly stating a fact that he won over this time

"Now Hinata's baby boy has certified that he is still mommy's little baby?"

He was that shade of pink across his face, an act of shame. That's what he always does every time he was being called a baby. Thought that everyone had stopped calling him that? Since like what? 10 years ago?

"Stupid old geezer!" He curses, got back on track to go outside the house

"Try not to let Sarada get caught of your cold, I still need her to do a shuriken test for the Academy tomorrow!" The elder reminded

Boruto has heard him loud and clear, but he just tucks in his shoes and went out without saying a word.

"My, my... that son of mine really does have my trait?!" The older blonde shrug, "Well, I still need to cuddle my wife upstairs!" He yawns "Time to go to bed!"

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Stupid old geezer! Trying to make fun of me every time he can see some of my weakest points. I'll make sure to get him someday! I will!

While walking at the deserted street, stomping out of his annoyance. It was still dark but he knew she was up at this time.

Trying to walk firmly but he feels really heavy. But in his case, he was eager to go to her. He needed her care, her warm embrace, and lots of kisses even if it's just in the forehead.

Looking down at his path, he came across a friend but didn't notice him until he spoke

"Boruto?"

He looks up ahead, "Oi, Iwabe!" They greeted in names

"What are you doing so early? Walking alone in a ghostly place?" Weird enough for him but had that eyebrows furrowed

"I could ask you the same thing, ya' know!" He hit back

"I'm patrolling this part of the village, what are you up to? Going to paint the Hokage's great stone faces again, are you?"

True, he always plays with his father's stone face that carves in the Hokage mountain. But that was in the time when they were still at the Academy

"Tch! I ain't a kid to do that anymore, ya' know?!"

Iwabe just shrug while doing the pouty face, "I just thought that would be it?!"

"Then, it's not it!"

"Then what is it?"

"Dude, are you really going to interrogate me?"

"I will cause you're in the hour of my territory!"

"What territory? You don't own the land, ya' know?!"

"I have the right to interrogate you since you're wondering in past curfew!"

"What?! Dude, it's like 5:20 in the morning, and I'm not underage!"

"Still. Tell me about your destination?"

"Fine!" He was completely defeated. Iwabe had grown strong and still hard-headed. It's like seeing another him in his place

"Where?"

"Sarada's!"

Iwabe's expression turns into a bored one, maybe he has foretold everything since the beginning of their conversation.

"As I thought!"

"Huh?"

The older boy sigh, "can't you refrain your maniac desires sometimes? It's too early to do that!"

"Maniac desires?" He was blind. He was always the last one to know something.

"Some sort of... Nah, I won't tell. I bet you would be surprised if you knew?!" He started to walk again "Catch you later then!"

"What?" He was left curious. He was always indeed dense about or like everything

He can never tell what's exactly going on. But he shrugs, knowing that someday he'll know what his friend meant

He heads again to roam the empty streets alone, feeling the peace and quietness of the place as he passes...