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A throbbing pain ignited in Boruto's right eye, he gritted his teeth and suppressed the pain.

His vision became foggy, the pain kept increasing and a quiet scream escaped his mouth, soon, darkness concealed his vision.

"!!"

Boruto's eyes snapped open, he breathing rigidly, The blonde's hands crawled up to his right eye, the burning sensation went away, his eye was now letting out steam.

'...I almost ripped it off'

Boruto quickly scanned his surroundings and breathed a sigh of relief, he went towards a mirror close by and looked at his reflection.

'I can feel it, one more time and I'll understand how to activate it...I need to experience it once more'

His right eye emitted lightning sparkles, the eye soon reverted to its normal form, Boruto gazed at his ocean-blue eyes, admiring how deep they were. He diverted his gaze and took a long deep breath and slowly let it out.

'Time to grind'

Boruto's eyes were brimming with determination, The young Uzumaki started to do light exercises before increasing it, he push-uped while lifting the whole bed using his back torso, and then soon increased it by adding more and more stuff on top of it.

Boruto coated his body using chakra and started to do other exercises for his important muscles, his body was screaming with exhaustion, but all he could do was ignore it and continue to endure this torture.

***

It took them nearly 2 days for reaching Konoha, the heavy weather made their journey quite difficult. Boruto swept his gaze through his surroundings and let his mind relax.

'It's good to be back'

Boruto had dark bags under his eyes, in the past 2 days all he did was train, training until he collapsed, get back up after resting for a bit, and resume, Naruto was concerned but Boruto made an excuse by saying he was boat-sick.

"Boruto, we need to go to the hospital"

"Don't worry, I'll be fine...I only need some rest"

Naruto was still concerned but nodded nonetheless, Boruto, however, was having a hard time keeping himself conscious.

'Damn it, I should've slept last night... Curse you Random 3 AM motivation'

They both made their way toward their home, after reaching their destination, he climbed on top of his house and entered his room through the window without even sparing a glance toward Hinata who came to greet them.

"Ha~"

Boruto tossed his body on the bed and closed his eyes, he sighed out a breath of relief.

***

"Mm~ that was quite the sleep"

Boruto felt better than ever, the fatigue of his body washed away by the nap, he stretched his body and peeked at the time, It was already midnight.

'Urgh...Looks like I'll struggle to sleep tonight'

Boruto thought, he neared the window in his room and opened it, the cold breeze ruffled against the blonde's skin, making him relax.

He was going to exit and train for a bit, but a throbbing pain came from his leg, he looked down, a bit annoyed.

'I should've known, what was I thinking mindlessly training...but I have to do it, everything won't go the way I want it to'

He dispersed his thoughts and looked at the glowing moon, a sense of peace filled his mind.

'...I need a summon'

It was not at the top of the list, but important, he suppressed his urge to perform signs and just let the summoning circle take him to his fated beast.

'Still too weak'

He knew, patience is the key to success, but he didn't sit idly, The young Uzumaki sat in a meditative position and closed his eyes. He channeled lightning chakra through his body, every cell, every joint, every fiber of his being had lightning element rushing through it like a train.

Boruto slowly opened his eyes, which were now shining golden in color, and a vertical slit ran through his pupils, his senses heightened to a whole another league, he could feel even the slightest movement in the atmosphere, a mosquito neared him. But was caught between his fingers in a split second.

'Thunderclap Impulse'

That was the name of the technique that Boruto developed, the Chakra in his body was depleting like an endless hole that was sucking dry a pond of water. Boruto quickly deactivated the technique, his breathing unstable but not to the point where he was gasping for air.

"Urgh"

A low grunt escaped from his mouth, his body was trembling, his senses became numb, and a piercing pain was aching his head.

'The aftereffects haven't toned down, I could go for about a full minute at maximum, for now, a single mistake and I could potentially fry my brain...or disable my nervous system'

The Jutsu allowed him to atleast double his agility, strength, and senses along with his natural instincts... But nothing came without a price, the aftereffects were as bad/good as the pros,

'This is my trump card for now...I seriously need to learn medical Ninjutsu if this is how I'm gonna procced'

Boruto eased his body and tried to stand up, but a jolting pain struck down his entire body, he struggled to stand upright, he clicked his tongue in frustration, he dragged his body through the room, and stood up as he used the bed as a supporter, he laid his body down the bed which triggered another jolt of pain.

'Atleast this'll wear down after an hour'

Boruto breathed a sigh of relief, the weakness of his body was the first thing he was going to get rid of, if that meant putting his body through pure torture, then so be it.

He closed his eyes with a smirk, darkness took over his consciousness, Boruto fell asleep.

***

'Perfect!'

Boruto thought, It was already noon, and he was walking down the street strolling through Konoha, amidst his journey, he spotted a weapon shop named 'Ninja tools Roll Roll Roll'.

His gaze swept his surroundings, beware of any family members, after confirming that nobody was near, he entered the shop.

*Ting*

As soon as Boruto entered the shop, his eyes fell on a woman who was in her late twenties, she had light brown hair which she kept in two separate buns on two opposite sides, her dark brown eyes flickered and locked on Boruto.

"Aye Aye, Boruto...What're you doin' here huh?"

"Oh, nothing much Mrs. Ten-Ten...I umm...just want a weapon"

Boruto asked with a bitter smile, Ten-Ten's expression eased, the way she acted gave away the fact that she absolutely adored Boruto.

"No free stuff kiddo...pay up and I'll give it to you without a question"

Boruto beamed at her, she patted his head and took his hand, leading him to review different kinds of weapons.

***

"Not this either...I think a straight sword would be best for me"

"oh...I only got a single one like that right now, Don't worry tho, I think It'll be of your comfort"

The blue eyes blonde nodded at her words, she quickly went inside of what looked like a store room, time clicked by, the noise of weapons clanging echoed in the shop.

After a couple of minutes, Ten-Ten came out of the room with a sword in her hand, it had a black rectangular hilt with a silver 60 centimeters blade with an oval-shaped grey handguard, the sheath was also pitch-black without any designs, the blade was flat and thin, it was also double-edged, as-a-matter-of-factly.

Ten-Ten neared him and handed over the sword, Boruto grabbed the sword and swung it, Vertically, Horizontally, and in all the other direction possible, after being satisfied, he sheathed the sword and grabbed it by the hilt.

With his free hand, he pulled out a scroll and proceeded to perform a specific hand sign, the sword vanished from his hands with a *puff*, leaving only smoke, Boruto slid the scroll into his pants' pocket and took out the legendary frog wallet.

*Chuckle*

"No matter how many times I see it, It still looks ridiculous", Ten-Ten chuckled as she spoke, Boruto suppressed the urge to roll his eyes, after buying the sword, which was... Pretty expensive, Boruto exited the shop.

'Well...there goes my pocket money in a single purchase'

Boruto internally groaned, a simple blade no more than a common weapon, which wasn't even made from Chakra-iron, was pretty damn expensive.

Boruto was brought out of his thoughts by a scream, he looked to his left where the source of the voice came from, his eyes narrowed, the voice came from an alleyway, inside it, 2 boys along with a girl were screaming at a kid.

The boy's skin was slightly tanned, he wore a cap that covered his ears, the cap also had a blue string swirled around it, the kid's eyes were brimming with confidence, the event played out in front of Boruto, who found the situation...quite intriguing.

The kid was fighting against the three kids in front of him, he countered, jabbed, hooked, and finally uppercut-ed the three, although his moves were sloppy, to the point where Boruto could defeat him with a single slap, His moves were based on pure instinct, which was nothing less than of Boruto...when he was 3.

Boruto vanished from his position, he was quickly heading toward the Hyuga estate.

***

[Iwabee Pov]

Strange, I was sure that I felt someone watching me, whatever, Right now I need to finish these guys, I will become strong...strong as the hero of the fourth great ninja war, Naruto Uzumaki.

For as long as remember, when I first saw that man- No, my idol, Naruto Uzumaki, I admired him, his tales were unmatched, he was the strongest shinobi alive, I want to be just like him, I want to be a hero, a shinobi, and stand beside him.

"Come on you runts! I'll beat all of you and become strong!"

I let out a battle cry as I rushed in front of them, They were scared, Good, that is exactly what I want, They are beneath me...I will beat all of you, and stand at the top.

***

Boruto reached in front of the Hyuga estate, he entered and saw Hiashi sitting in the front, he was sitting in a meditative pose with his eyes closed, his breathing was steady. Boruto already knew that Hiashi sensed him from a mile away, still, The old man didn't flinch from his position.

Boruto neared him without making any noise, he sat near him, mimicking his pose and meditating on his own. Minutes passed by, no words were spoken between them. Hanabi also passed by without uttering a word.

The estate was dead silent, like a graveyard, but despite that...It was peaceful, something that a few could experience, and Boruto enjoyed it like any other person in his place would do.

Hours passed by, and finally, Hiashi spoke.

"Naruto briefed me...the events of Kiri, I never knew, you had a nag for the sword".

Boruto slowly opened his eyes with a gentle smile plastered on his face, Hiashi's heart melted at that, he bought his hand up and ruffled his hair. Boruto still didn't give him any response, which Haishi paid no mind to, after living for a couple of decades... he knew. every person has atleast a single secret of their own, which he respected.

"Forget that, you must be hungry. C'mon inside, let us eat before training"

Hiashi said as he stood up, Boruto nodded and followed behind him.