Start of the Academic Year | 1 |

Weeks passed by in the blink of an eye, in these past days, Boruto solely focused on his physical body, putting his body through heavy training...practically torture.

But despite all that. his physical capabilities have greatly increased. Slightly reducing the aftereffects of 'Thunderclap Impulse', but it hasn't toned down that much.

Presently. Boruto was now leaning against a boulder, his torso bare. Revealing his flat, perfect body, sighing, he continued his training.

***

A few hours passed by, Boruto was now drenched in sweat, his breathing was stable. But his eyes were screaming in exhaustion, he closed his eyes and let his consciousness drift away.

[Night]

*Yawn*

'Looks like Father picked me up'

After examining his surroundings, he confirmed that he in fact was in his home. Shaking his head, he stood up from the bed and looked at his own palms.

'At least I got...a little stronger'

Boruto closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly released it. He unhurriedly opened his eyes, which were now shining golden, a black, vertical slit running through them.

'1 minute and 5 seconds...New record'

Boruto closed his eyes, deactivating Thunderclap Impulse, the aftereffects triggered. Causing him numb over all his senses, as frustrating as it was to endure this, he could only continue to move on using the old ways. Which, as a matter of fact, required time.

'Patience Boruto, patience'

Boruto repeated the chant in his head multiple times before letting out a sigh

'Atleast, it only needs 58 minutes to wear down the aftereffects'.

Well, to others it may not seem much, but to Boruto, it gave him hope that he's progressing. And achieving that in a short period of time greatly increased his confidence.

***

[3 Years]

"Mom, I'm heading out! or else I'll be late when the academy's opening ceremony starts"

Boruto yelled out, gaining Hinata's attention, she looked at the source and saw Boruto's body flickering away.

*Sigh*

"Don't be late when you come home"

Hinata said aloud as she sighed, a small smile present on the side of her lips. She shook her head and resumed her work.

***

Boruto's body was flickering on top of several buildings, the speed at which he traveled was High-Chunin at the least. He applied chakra under his feet and leaped in the air, leaving a trail of blue under where his feet traveled.

Boruto landed on a street lamp. Suddenly, his vision blurred.

*Zingg*

Boruto's eye flashed a trail of lightning, his eyes glowed at first before dimming. His eye's sclera was now greyish-black with a light-blue pupil.

"!!"

Suddenly, his instincts flared up, he quickly body-flickered toward an alleyway. After landing, he peeked out and saw something which made his eyes narrow.

'Who's he?'

His jougan was still active, his gaze followed a purple-colored chakra. Which, was flowing out of a green-haired kid. He wore an azure-colored full-sleeved shirt with matching trousers.

He vanished from his position with narrowed eyes. The kid seemed dangerous.

***

Boruto reappeared in front of the gates of the academy. His eyes had already gone back to their normal state. A few sparkles of lightning coming from his feet. But before he could observe his surroundings, a familiar voice sound from behind him.

"Oi, Boruto"

Boruto's looked back, his eyes locked on a specific individual. A kid, with black spikey hair which was tied in a high ponytail, his eyes were pitch black, and an aura of maturity excluded from them.

"Shikadai...are we late?"

Shikadai shook his head, Boruto sighed a breath of relief. Shikadai got closer to him and placed one of his hands on Boruto's shoulder.

"Let's go"

Boruto nodded, approving with his words. They both entered through the gates, There were several hundred kids comparable to his age. Some were Anxious, some excited, etc...

Boruto along with Shikadai stood in front of a massive whiteboard. It had multiple names written on it.

"Let's see...Boruto, Boruto, Boruto...Aha!...Class 1-A"

"You're also in Class 1-A? Well, I guess we're classmates... Honestly, what a drag~"

Boruto shrugged his shoulders to his reply. He also saw a trio of girls high-fiving among themselves. He sighed, sometimes he forgets the fact that he was surrounded by kids... and the fact that he was also one.

***

Boruto and Shikadai, both of them were now standing in a line which consisted of their new classmates. In front of them stood Naruto, the Hokage, Shino, Anko, Konohamaru, Udon, Megumi and the new principal of the Academy, Iruka Umino.

"Hōki Taketori"

"Here!"

"Wasabi Isuno"

"Present!"

"Hako Kuroi"

"Here!"

Shino called out several other kids' names, which Boruto wasn't familiar with. He waited for his name to be called out.

"Lord Seventh! Doesn't that look...A little abnormal?"

Konohamaru said, his gaze locked on an object traveling in high speed.

[Pov Boruto]

There it was, a train. To be more specific, the Thunder Train. Which was traveling at such speed which, seemed likely dangerous.

All the other kids around me shifted their gaze toward, the top of the Hokage mountain. They gasped in surprise. Naruto, without a moment of hesitation, activated KCM and teleported in front of the Train.

Even though the view from here wasn't exactly clear, I could see 2 additional arms made up of pure chakra manifesting from his shoulders.

He grabbed the train with one arm while simultaneously digging the other arm behind him into the ground. He caught the train but it didn't immediately stop. The momentum of the train carried Naruto 500 Meters back before stopping its advancement.

"OMG! What happened!?"

"Was it highjacked?!?"

"Lord seventh is so cool!!"

"Did you see that! He stopped the train by himself!"

The kids, along with several adults, seemed surprised. While they were busy admiring Naruto's heroic deed.

I sighed, the people around me were still busy deducing several scenarios. Konohomaru, on the other hand, lunged himself toward the mountain top.

"Hey, Boruto...What do you think happened"

The curious voice of Shikadai snapped me back to reality.

"I'm not too sure...maybe it got dysfunctional? Or the driver was gonna suicide. Likely one of the two"

Shikadai nodded, he gazed back at the train, which was now a mess. Several bends, glasses broken and other large-scale damages were all over the train.

I swept my gaze through the crowd and spotted Inojin. He was kinda...neutral, like nothing of the unusual happened.

"I heard that there'll be an extra kid in the class beside all of us"

Shikadai said.

"His name's Iwabe, He failed the academy graduation exam not twice but 3 times"

"Yeah...Heard the new academy policy is quite different from the previous generations'...well, it's probably gonna be a breeze for us. Since these won't put up much of a competition"

Shikadai sweat dropped at my words.

"I...Sometimes you amaze me. How are you that confident?"

I shrugged my shoulders. I shouldn't have blurted out like that.

"Hey Shikadai, you find any of em to your liking"

I asked, Pointing my gaze at the girls who were busy looking at the train. Shikadai followed my gaze. He frowned.

"...They're a drag, I don't wanna be in a relationship anytime soon. That aside, What about you, you find them attractive?"

I shook my head

"Same thoughts here my friend".

Shikadai chuckled. Soon, Shino continued calling out our names. Our names were called out and we answer them. After that, we were told to get inside the building and enter our respective classes.

We reached in front of our class. Everyone had already entered before us.

*Sigh*

"Well, let's go"

with a sigh, Shikadai entered. I followed behind, the class had an energised atmosphere. Everyone stopped, they took a moment and inspected us both before resuming whatever the hell they were doing.

"The spikey-haired is an 8/10"

"The blond's a 9"

"No! he's a 10, you're blind Cho-Cho"

"I personally think the spikey-haired is a 10 and the blond's an 8"

I ignored the compliments

"Truly...A drag"

Both of us said simultaneously with a sigh. We looked at eachother before chuckling.

We took our seats. Shikadai sat next to me, there was a gap for another but looks like all the students had already occupied their seats.

Minutes passed by.

Step... Step... Step.

I heard footsteps coming towards us or might be some other guy passing by. But my question was shortly answered by a figure entering our classroom carrying an activity board in his hand. It was shino Aburame.

"E-everyone please stand up, t-the teacher is here"

Everyone stood up following the shuttering voice. I looked back and saw the source of the voice. It was a girl with light-purple hair that reached till her shoulders, she had purple eyes and a slim figure.

I redirected my gaze toward Shino after inspecting the girl.

Shino Aburame, our new Sensei cleared his throat before speaking

"Ahem...My name is Shino Aburame, your new class teacher. As for introducing myself. I like teaching, as you can see. That's why I chose this carrier, as for my hobbies. I like to take care of my bu- *Cough* companions... and my favourite food is Momo"

Clap...Clap.

Several claps resounded in the classroom. Shino looked a little awkward.

"Now, Introduce yourself...let me see, ha! Let's start with Boruto here"

I internally sighed. Introduction wasn't one of my good aspects, but I'll try nonetheless.

"My name's Boruto Uzumaki...My hobbies are...erm, Reading books and playing video games? As for my favourite dish, It's pasta. And my ambition is... to become a Shinobi"

Silence. That was the current state of the atmosphere in the class

'Did I mess up?'

I pondered. But the Silence was soon broken by Shino.

"Thank you for introducing yourself Boruto. Although it looked like you were answering your own questions. Now, next. Shikadai"

The gazes of the students still locked on me, I sat down

'Was it that bad though?'

I asked myself. Surely it wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst either...Right?

I heard Shikadai grunt before standing up.

"My Name's Shikadai Nara. My hobbies are learning my clan's Jutsus and playing Shogi with my father. As for my favourite dish-"

He paused before shooting me a knowing glance.

"It's spaghetti~. And my ambition is to become a Shinobi"

*Claps*

He leaned closer to me and whispered into my ear.

"Why the hell did you say your hobbies were reading and playing video games? I never saw you do that, Every time I see you, you always train like a maniac"

I Sighed. Ignoring the question. Shikadai shook his head before focusing on listening to the other kids' introductions.

***

An hour passed by just like that.

*Ring*

"Well class, that's all for today. See you tomorrow"

Shino smiled before exiting the classroom. The students broke out into their own conversations.

"Hey Shikadai, the rooftop"

"Huh? Oh yeah...let's go"

I nodded. Both of us exited the classroom, we made our way toward the rooftop as I hummed while walking.