The consulting room had cleared its last patient. The experienced Kunoichi had arranged everything to be completely off work in the late afternoon. She knew perfectly well that he would return at that time to review the evolution of his injuries and change the bandages. She knew that Boruto Uzumaki was coming towards her, and she couldn't help but wish for him somehow.
Her office was spacious, she did not tend to see patients often since her work as hospital director and her duties in the research laboratories kept her quite busy. However, under certain special circumstances, she used to use the office attached to her main office, to have an efficient clinical work time.
It had been two days since she first tended to the wounds Bolt had suffered, in uncontrolled training against her father the Hokage. Sakura couldn't help but worry. The situation that was brewing between the Uchiha and the Uzumaki seemed increasingly dark. However, when Boruto had to have her taken care of that first time, he again chose her. As it had been for several months. Sakura arranged the supplies in her drawers. She had everything out of habit, perfectly ordered and literate. She helped him think about doing this. She centered him somehow. And lately she had to find time to reflect, too often.
-Frontona….-Ino said entering the place- What are you doing here?
-Nothing strange sow ... -declared the rose, continuing with the organization of the drawers with medical utensils- I just treated some patients and ...
"And ... you're waiting for him ..." Ino added leaning her back against the closed door, crossing her arms comfortably "Right?"
Sakura looked at her strangely. Ino hadn't used to be so direct in a long time. What did she mean by "him"? How did she know Bolt was coming?
-I guess Naruto's son will come to see you at the last minute. –Said the blonde seriously, but feigning nonchalance- to prevent someone from interrupting the meeting.
Sakura took advantage of the excuse of arranging the desk near the window, to turn her back on her friend so that she would not see her frustration. She somehow she had found out. But how? Exactly what did she think she knew?
-I have to treat him for his injuries. –Sighs the rose somewhat frustrated- she was reckless, just as her father was to train.
There was silence between them, they knew each other too much not to know everything about each other, just by looking at each other. What could Ino tell him about this matter? Had she somehow found out the "relationship" Sakura and Bolt had had? Or did she just take the opportunity when she searched Sakura's mind in search of removing Genjutsu from her?
"I saw it all Sakura ..." the blonde announced approaching her and putting a hand on her friend's shoulder "I saw what that idiot did to you in Naruto's own house. Why didn't you report it? Why are you still close to him, when she dared to force you like that?
"He hurt me, it's true ..." replied the rose, "but no more than what I was doing to his family."
-W ... what?
"Sit there…" Sakura whispered to Ino, "I'll get some tea." We need to talk.
There was no other method to explain the situation. Sakura Uchiha, she desperately needed to vent her frustrations. Ino had discovered what she shouldn't have. And Sakura should try to keep him secret. After all, it was a very high risk that information would win the street. Minutes later, they were both sitting in the two individual chairs next to the gurney. They had things to clarify, and it was necessary to do it as soon as possible. Sakura knew that she had at least another 20 minutes, before Boruto arrived at her office at the hospital.
"It would be very easy ..." Sakura admitted once they drank the first sip of tea, "accuse him of what he did to me, and pretend that I am innocent of everything."
"Sakura for Kami ..." Ino replied frustrated, "you're justifying it."
"Yes ..." added the pelirosa with a pained gesture, "before I was furious against him, I was even afraid of him." But the last few weeks. Everything since you freed my mind from Genjutsu ...
They both knew what she was referring to. Sarada was at risk and anything Sakura could do to help her daughter was little and she would do it without hesitation. Even allying with who she had hurt him. But that in the eyes of the blonde did not justify going around curing him, nor protecting him. Boruto had committed crimes. And according to Ino, he had to pay.
-the last years were difficult for me….-Sakura indicated- Sasuke has never loved me. I faced that reality and found myself alone. My daughter had her boyfriend, and she would soon be old enough to form her family away from me. I realized that I actually must have been with Naruto. That I should have loved him, that I should have accepted his feelings. But right now, I was hurt. Masturbating alone, feeling unsatisfied and ugly. The only thing that lifted my spirits a bit, was noticing how Naruto still felt attraction to me despite everything. For my body. You understand?
-You used to flirt with him. I realized that because I know you, and I had never seen you provoke someone. Ino just smiled to ease the tension, "but you would never do anything wrong." Also, Naruto is a good man who would never betray Hinata-san. Naruto would never be able to betray.
-But that "innocent" flirtation was destroying that family. Sakura pointed out trying to hold back her tears-she didn't realize that in our meetings, Naruto wanted something that shouldn't happen, and Hinata paid the consequences. You understand? They had problems because of me. And all for a woman who just wanted to regain some self-esteem. Pathetic no?
There was silence. Ino was evaluating that her friend was making a very painful piss. It was difficult to look in the mirror, and find the flaws. No brands, no excuses. Ino was beginning to assume that Sakura was justifying Boruto's actions in the same way as her own reasoning. If Sakura was willing to do anything to protect Sarada, why did she accuse Boruto Uzumaki of doing the same for his family?
"The worst thing of all was…" Sakura continued ruefully, "that being forced by Bolt, I felt more alive than ever in the last 10 years." My body reacted to her caresses. My spirits softened. My joy returned for everything. To work, to cook, to smile. I felt alive again.
-But at what cost? Never thought about what would happen if someone found out? Did Naruto find out?
-I didn't have a choice at first. Bolt found a way to pressure me. Sakura added guiltily, "but then I turned it into an excuse for my own impulses." I admit I lost my way. I felt explosive and thirsty for sex. And he is not a boy, he knows everything he has to do with a woman. He has pleased me in ways he has never known.
"Impossible ..." Ino smiled, already too stung by those words, "do you mean that a 17-year-old boy knows how to fuck better than your husband?"
-Unfortunately for my sanity, yes. Some nights when Sarada wasn't in Konoha, she came to my house and we did it all night. He did things to me that he had never done. He was ravenous and brave. He took control, submitting me. It was very pleasant to be desired that way.
"All ... all night?" Ino swallowed hard, surprised.
"Mercilessly ..." said the rose, "made me lose my head completely. And it was the cause that for some time, I decided to continue seeing him in secret. Even though he no longer threatened me in any way. I went crazy, and we became lovers.
-and your daughter? Ino replied annoyed and anguished, "Didn't you think of your daughter?"
"I told you before ..." Sakura reaffirmed hurt and she felt very bad "I lost my mind. By the time I discovered that he no longer had control of my actions, several months had passed. Finally, I managed to stop seeing it. Stop frequenting it. Bolt accepted that we couldn't continue any longer. And he also abandoned Sarada. Just because I asked him to.
-Did you ask him to throw your daughter away?
-It was when he was in jail suspected of murder. Try not to get him to involve her in that matter. I told him ... I ... I told him ... - he sobbed, holding himself back with difficulty.
-What did you say to him? Ino whispered placing a hand on her friend's knee.
"That having been sleeping with me, it showed that he didn't really love Sarada," she recalled the hairy one, "that he would never bring me closer to her father, but that he should let my daughter be free."
-And he he accepted?
"He did…" The rose nodded, "he set me free from her, and he left her too." I thought it would be the best for everyone but with Sarada's pain, now I'm sure I was wrong.
-Why?
-Because I only thought of myself. –Sakura added- I was terrified that my daughter knew what she had done with her boyfriend. She that she would hate me, that she would never forgive me. She just wanted to protect my bond with Sarada, and now we are alone. With that damn bastard Sasuke, wanting to rape her.
That said, Sakura unleashed her tears. Ino could only hold her and hold her back. Trying to comfort and understand her. In a way, she didn't feel moral enough to claim anything from him. After all, Ino Yamanaka had a family too, and even though Sai was a loving and devoted husband, Ino had still fallen for the forbidden sex. How to blame Sakura for feeling the same? Sasuke Uchiha was an idiot. If he just didn't think about himself so much, he would have been fortunate to know and love Sakura. To make her happy, and not thinking of getting her daughter pregnant, they both had. All for a horrible ambition. All because of an archaic custom of the Uchiha.
"Now ..." the blonde announced, whispering in her ear, "I guess we'll have to tell Naruto.
"No ... no ..." answered the rose half drowned, "I've only told one person, other than you."
They both broke away from the hug and looked at each other, then Ino knew it with the single gesture.
-You're telling me, what did you tell Boruto? –The blonde consulted- the son before the Hokage? Because you did? Why do you trust that child before your best friend?
Then, Sakura's words taught how difficult the situation was. They showed Ino that what she had been talking about with Bolt was all true:
-Because you've already said it before Ino… -defined Sakura recovering and returning to your cup of tea- Naruto would never betray anyone. Sasuke is her best friend, remember that. I never considered killing him even though he had become a traitor years ago. Why would he do it now? And on the other hand, Bolt, has shown me that he is capable of doing anything; for protecting those he loves.
Minutes later, Boruto calmly entered the office. Ino Yamanaka was there, but before the blonde could regret the presence of that nosy woman, the blonde Kunoichi greeted her best friend and left the place giving the young entrant a bad look. This didn't matter too much to Bolt, who thought of Ino as a beautiful, frustrated woman. She would already tighten the nuts in her time. Or Uncle Sai would. As he was he would line up firmly, whether he wanted it to or not.
Sakura put on her white robe, while Bolt without saying anything sat down on the stretcher and began to remove the black jacket that covered his torso. With the shirt he had some extra problems, but Sakura was already with him to assist him. They looked at each other lightly, he only smiled at her to maintain a minimum of cordiality. They seemed totally close at times, and then miles away in time. All in the same situation.
"I'll take off the bandages ..." the woman said, analyzing him with chakra. "How do you feel?"
"There is almost no pain," said the blonde, "I'm about to not need any of this."
"Don't be reckless," Sakura continued speaking to him as she began to cut the bandages from her chest, "it was too much for your body what you did." You may have had some permanent damage. In this following week, your reflexes will not be the same. You strained your chakra channels a lot.
-And that worries you? He smiled at her trying to defuse the matter. "Are you worried about me?"
She looked at him, trying to stay serious. But it was impossible. He began to smile almost without meaning to. That Baka was! She Sometimes she reminded him of Naruto so much! but with Bolt, she had a closeness impossible to discount. That he could not forget.
-Will your friend be back soon? –The blond whispered amused- because I want to make love right now. Could the doctor cure my need?
-Enough Bolt ... - she said somewhat embarrassed- control yourself. You know you're not okay –And then, she couldn't help but play around a bit- then I have to go around healing what breaks in your body.
-uuuy… -the blond was amused- deal done. And by the way, I would love that under that white coat, there was nothing but lace lingerie and a lot of skin. Without a doubt… ..aaayyy…
"I already told you to control yourself ..." she warned him that she had "gently" adjusted some bandages "not the place, nor the moment.
There was silence. She continued to check part by part with chakra, changing bandages and giving an injection with a combination of vitamins. Everything indicated to ensure that Boruto is fully recovered in just 48 hours. He could train light now, but not fight yet. But when she had finished, Sakura realized that the boy was looking at her with intensity. He had something on her mind.
-Why did you agree to help me? –Asked the rose, looking into his eyes- Why, if you hate me, are you willing to risk yourself for Sarada?
-the risk is in life. –The blond replied- being a Shinobi, is taking risks.
-You can't win. –Admitted Sakura hurt- look how you have been for fighting against your father. Sasuke is as strong as ...
"The award is worth it ..." Bolt smiled, dismissing her, "I wish the award." I wish you. Did you want to hear that? And I don't want anyone to control Sarada-chan's mind. She may hate me in the end, but she will live to make her own decisions in the future. Now let's get this pointless talk over with, and I want a kiss.
Sakura smiled again. It was all crazy. There are those who once said that there was a short distance between love and hate. But as she leaned in to pretend that she was going to kiss him, the woman thought that for some reason, she was beginning to get hopeful. Maybe that young man, she had found a way to stop Sasuke Uchiha.
"Neither…" Sakura whispered a few inches from kissing him and with a sensual voice, "you dream ...
And then she walked away from her, walking around the office to make him completely horny. Boruto couldn't help but smile in frustration. This woman had the right mix of hysterical and sensual. She drove him crazy. What was she going to do with that hot blooded feeling that Sakura always caused? The feeling of possession was immense. He wanted to possess her as the wretch dreams of money.
"Besides ..." Sakura pointed out as she searched through her things looking for something specific "lately is not a good time to push your luck." Sarada now knows what her father is up to. She is furious with you for that accusation, and finally… .very hurt. I think she's starting to believe you.
-I suppose she finally took the time to read the scroll I gave her. –It indicated Boruto standing up from the stretcher and dressing well- when she gave him that information, he just wanted to warn her of everything. I never thought that you would ask me for help again. At least I wanted to put Sarada-chan on notice.
-Thank you ... -she smiled giving him a bottle of vitamins to take home with her- you have finally tried to protect her from her. Although honestly, I have no idea what we will do.
-I'll take care ... -said Boruto seriously and extending her hand caressed Sakura's cheek who slightly closed her eyes snuggling- I promised you that you would be safe. I just have to find a way. You and Sarada-chan will be safe.
They both smiled, the situation was strange to say the least. The two seemed like a couple talking about their future family. It was incredible how situations and feelings had changed since that first night, where everything changed. Before that, they clearly couldn't stand each other. After that attack in the kitchen, after forced sex by blackmail; little by little they became accomplices and lovers.
"I want to see you ... tomorrow night ..." Bolt whispered, "don't tell me no."
And the dangerous game of cheating or killing began again.
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Two days later…
"Definitely not! ..." Hinata pointed out in horror. "She is still very weak ...
-The perfect moment to strike with the hammer Ka-san… -Boruto told him as they both walked through a corridor of the Uzumaki house- just when the iron is still burning.
It had only been a couple of hours since Hanabi Hyuuga was discharged from the leaf hospital. And although the clan elders shouted to the sky, Hinata for the first time was tough and unyielding. She told her, that as her daughter had been attacked in the middle of a mission, and her sister had been attacked in private training outside of Konoha; it was illogical for Hanabi to return to the Hyuuga mansions until the traitors who were attacking her were discovered. Or at least that Hanabi was recovered to take care of the matter.
Obviously, the elders could not contradict that argument. If they admitted that the attack on Himawari was something they planned, it would be an open war against the Hokage. Treason at its finest. At the same time, Hanabi was passive to her sister's claims and agreed with her. How to hide the attack on Himawari if she refused to accept that logical point?
-Hanabi-neesan will live in my own house for a few weeks, -Hinata had told the elders who went to visit her leader in the hospital- when she has recovered, she will return to the Hyuuga mansions to take care of her affairs. That's all.
Hinata's unexpected firmness surprised them, and Hanabi couldn't help but agree to the matter. When her older sister entered the hospital room where she was admitted, she told him that if she did not want him to reveal to Naruto what she knew about the attack on her daughter, it was much better for her to cooperate. She was no longer going to consent to a new attack between clans. This situation had to end now and forever.
Thus it was, that when the Hyuuga clan leader was discharged from the hospital, she assembled her bag with clothes to move into the guest room at the Uzumaki house. At the mouth of the wolf, although everyone thought that this was the safest place in the world.
On this particular night, both mother and son were standing in front of the door that led to the guest room. Hinata didn't want to go through with Bolt's plans. She seemed too cruel and savage to him. Hadn't she already paid for her betrayal by being raped by her bodyguards previously manipulated by Boruto's Byakugan? Did she want to hurt him more?
"Definitely not ..." Hinata forbade him, "this is over right now."
-You will understand that the situation hangs by a thread Ka-san –Bolt said calmly- I gave you the option to take control. But if you don't, someone must get their hands dirty.
"You're not going to rape her ..." Hinata replied terrified, "you'll never hurt her again." Promise it.
-Then we must tell Oto-san everything….-Said Boruto serene- what you did with Kiba, what Aunt Hanabi did with my Nee-san, and also what I had to do to find out.
-You would not dare….
"For keeping Hima-neesan safe?" –The young man barely clarified- Put me to the test.
Hinata looked down. Her body did not respond to him. Boruto was looking at her in a ravishing way. Willing to anything. Whatever it took to get his way. The woman was about to give in, it had always been impossible for her to oppose both her son and her husband. They were a weakness. Where was her voice, now that he needed her to assert himself? Was it that she understood the point of view that her son brought? Did she believe that Hanabi after recovering would not stop her attempts to obtain what she had wanted? And what about her with her father and the rest of the Hyuuga elders?
"Ka-san ..." Bolt whispered, taking her chin with one hand so that she could look at him, "if you accompany me, I will teach you to control the situation." And then ... -he smiled encouraging her.
-And later…?
-You will understand… -the blond said barely- what he can really do, to unite the family.
Hinata felt very embarrassed. What Boruto was proposing was surely dirty and forbidden. What was he going to do to her aunt? Could Hinata bear that depraved vision? She many times found herself thinking that perhaps her marital problems with Naruto were related to how demure she was for sex. Some of the different approaches her husband had wanted to apply over the years had always struck him as excessive. Hinata Uzumaki loved her husband, and making love was just the physical demonstration of it. She never saw it as a way to quench an instinct. So in a way "traditional" was the best for Hinata. Which led her to think that maybe Naruto wanted to be interested in another woman. Sakura Haruno was always more outgoing. Maybe in bed, she was a pervert. Was it for that reason that her husband looked at her so much? What was he fantasizing about her?
The boy, meanwhile, looked at his mother and was disappointed. He sometimes felt lonely acting to save her family. He was lonely and it worried him. What would happen to his loved ones if for some reason he died? What would happen to her father, her younger sister, and her mother if he died on a mission? Boruto did not consider himself indispensable to Konoha, but he was concerned about what would happen to his clan if he did not act as he believed he should.
-Okay ... -the blonde announced seriously after thinking about it a bit, the smile of his hopeful mother pleased him- it will be as you ask Ka-san. I will not act against the Hyuuga again. It will be because of your request that I will not do it again. Hopefully you're not wrong Ka-san. I love you very much, but I couldn't bear for Hima-Nee to suffer from a mistake. He left it in your hands.
After that, Boruto calmly walked down the hall. He had to go find his sister who would be leaving the hospital that afternoon. Himawari was already fine. Although she had a bandaged arm, she could spend the rest of her recovery in the serenity of home. And besides, that night he would have the opportunity to meet Sakura. He really craved it, and the opportunity might be one of the last.
On any of those days, Sasuke Uchiha would return to Konoha. And then there would be a necessary confrontation. It was a matter of fate. Meanwhile, Boruto had managed to get the keys to a bachelor apartment from his father. He asked her, that while Hanabi was in the Uzumaki house, it was better to have a place away from innuendo to change clan. Naruto accepted the point, not without chatting a bit more intensely about his past training. The Hokage seemed excited by what had happened earlier, and even figured he was starting to set aside specific times to continue training his son more regularly. Unbelievably, Naruto and Bolt's relationships were at their best. It was a man's relationship, not a boy annoying his busy father. At least in that, the young man was satisfied that he had improved.
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-Ka-san… where are you going at this time?
The question came up instantly. Sarada was just arriving at the dining room of her house, when she saw her mother put on a jacket and open the exit door. It was night and the work shift at the hospital, the woman had completed it in the morning. The young brunette had had rough days. Ever since she laid eyes on hers on that scroll Bolt had sent her. Her world was upside down. Angry, frustrated, sorry. It was as if she was 5 years old again and she was afraid that the shadows in her room would devour her at night. Since she had read that ancient information about the customs of the Uchiha clan, that she could only sleep with her next to her mother, in the marriage room.
She didn't know if she would hate Bolt for facing that reality, or definitely believe him and start hating her father. Sarada Uchiha was at a crossroads, and if she obeyed her instincts about the bathroom situation long ago, she began to see a veiled evil intention in her father. She was frustrated at first, and right now after chewing on the situation day by day, she was scared. She was terrified that Sasuke Uchiha would rape her. There was nothing she could prevent. The Eternal Sharingan was invincible.
-Where are you going at this time Oka-san? She –she asked her again, hugging herself- What will happen to me, if he comes back tonight?
Sakura turned quickly, and approaching her daughter, she hugged her tightly. Containing her was the main task that she had carried him all those past days. They were both afraid, because they had the enemy at home. It was true that she was about to leave the place. She had arranged with Boruto to meet. Sakura bet that young man her chances of finding some way to save his daughter. And if she had to pay the price for her with her own body, it would not be the first or the last thing she would dare to do in order to help her daughter.
"I have to go to the sky hospital ..." Sakura tried to reassure her, "I'll take a few hours." I'll be back as soon as I can.
-I can go with you?
- To the morgue? -Sakura consulted him trying to avoid discovering her true goal-you know that it is not a pleasant place for anyone. You should better take a hot bath, and lie in my bed to sleep. I promise I'll be back in no time.
The girl trembled slightly in her arms. She was a strong young woman, but her life had taken such a cruel and unexpected turn that her mental balance hung by a fine thread. Sakura couldn't help but regret seeing her like this, choosing to love Sasuke Uchiha in her youth. But at the same time, how do you wish it never happened? Sarada would not exist either and that was something that Sakura would never wish for in her life. All good, she attracts evil. And vice versa.
"Honey ..." her mother finally told him, "I think we better prepare the bath together." I can do my homework another day.
"So ... are you really staying?" Sarada asked hopefully.
-Of course yes. Sakura smiled, hugging her tightly, "I warned you that no one would take me away from you."
And while they stayed together, Sakura told herself that she would have to apologize to Boruto the next day. She was sure that the young man would not be angry about that fault. But although Sakura did not find it a sacrifice to never be with her daughter and protect her from her, this time she regretted not being able to see the Uzumaki boy. She had wanted him, she wanted him badly. It was pathetic that a full-fledged mature woman would have this insane sexual desire for a young man. It was stupid that she felt like a woman in the caresses of an almost 18 year old chick. Why was this happening? Was it because Bolt looked like Naruto? Was it because his personality had dark meeting points with Sasuke? She sakura didn't know why she wanted him, but she couldn't deny that simple physical feeling before herself.
That night, her while she bathed with Sarada and they had dinner to go to sleep together. Sakura spent her time projecting a terrible future in her mind. Although Bolt found a way to assassinate Sasuke. Although Boruto and Sarada managed to return to a love relationship. What would become of Sakura herself? being condemned to see Boruto please her daughter, it was like repeating the story of the disappointments in her life. It was like losing the opportunity to be happy again.
-Maybe it is my destiny ... -she said to herself hugging Sarada in bed that night, before falling asleep- to see my daughter happy, with the man I desire. See her love and be loved, the man that I could perhaps love madly.
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-Onii-chan… stay with me Onegai.
Himawari was very dependent on her brother. She felt weak and vulnerable. His heart was deeply hurt by the attempted murder of his maternal family. She had shared time with the Hyuuga. She had even treated her grandfather Hiashi with sweetness and respect. She had accompanied her mother's visits and had never pouted her aunt Hanabi hers. The current leader of the clan. Why did they want to kill her? Would she have to keep her alert, even in her own village?
As she walked, she took her older brother by the arm through the village. Himawari could not stop thanking those ANBU who supported her in combat. She suspected that they had not appeared in the area by mere luck. Someone had sent them, just as they sent the Hyuuga who tried to seal her up and kill her. It was all a great confusion for the young Uzumaki.
-Onii-chan… .don't laugh at me… -she pouted at him at the distended gesture of her brother.
Bolt smirked at his sister's request. About 45 minutes after they had left the hospital and far from going straight home, Himawari had led him through the commercial area. It was the longest way to the Uzumaki house. After asking him to buy an ice cream, she went to see the stalls of a traveling fair and to visit some private businesses. The boy consented to everything. But evidently she Himawari did not want to return to her own home anytime soon. Knowing that her aunt was staying there.
-I already told you not to worry any more Nee-san… -said her brother as he could-she is going to solve everything. Trust me okay? Ka-san said that she would take care of her sister. Just like I take care of mine.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the Uzumaki house, ending the walk. Boruto went to bathe in a hurry. Himawari stayed with her mother and aunt in the kitchen. They had a somewhat tense talk, since the girl could not quite trust that Hanabi did not know anything about the attack that she had suffered. Even the story of how she was betrayed by her guards didn't seem very convincing. Himawari also thought, that her brother seemed too eager to bathe and get ready.
An hour later, like galloping from a bad feeling, she saw him sitting in the backyard, fully dressed as if to go out again. It was already night, where would he go? The young Himawari didn't want to know. She although she sensed it. Only because of a woman did her brother dress up so much.
-Onii-chan ... don't go out tonight Onegai ...
-I'll be fine Hima ... -the young serene replied- I'm already recovered from my injuries. Here in Konoha, no one would dare try something against us.
They fell silent. Himawari had a terrible unease in her heart. He didn't want to see his brother tangled up with a woman who didn't suit him. What if Sasuke-sama found out? Was Bolt going to meet Sarada-san's mother on the sly? That couldn't be!
-Onii-chan… .I don't feel well -she said with a pained gesture- will you be back soon? Could I stay to sleep with you?
Usually they had. They slept in the same room and talked late into the night. Obviously the mutual trust they had was endless. When she was little, Hima had been very afraid of the dark. Bolt always slept on the floor of her room on those nights when the moon wasn't shining. The young man had never refused to be around. But now adolescent, the request was at least strange. The blond's gesture indicated it. What could Himawari be afraid of at 15?
-Don't go out Onii-chan… stay with me. She - she begged, looking at him with pain - all night with me.
The boy was staring at her for a minute. He had a difficult crossroads in her mind to unlock. For one thing, he hated having to leave her sister near Hanabi. He was totally sure that the Hyuuga leader would not dare to try anything personally. But he also didn't want to see Himawari's fear of uncertainty. He didn't want to see her suffer, he wanted to keep her comfortable and protected. But why was that night just happening ?! He had the delicious opportunity to meet Sakura Uchiha. In an apartment, alone and for the whole night. He had courted her for days, taking advantage of the moments of her healings. And the hairy one had finally agreed.
Maybe as payment for helping Sarada. Maybe because she wanted good sex. Perhaps because he was simply attracted to the idea of a love affair to relieve tension. Bolt would never be willing to think that Sakura could love him. But enervate his desires as a woman, she could clearly do that. Why, just on that special night, did his little sister need him so much?
"Well ..." the boy sighed defeated, and she smiled happily, "I guess I'll have to stay home tonight." I will finally be able to study those mission reports that are gathering so much dust on my nightstand.
-Yes Yes Yes! –Himawari screamed with pure happiness and jumped on top of her to hug him deeply- thank you Onii-chan.
A few hours later. When everyone had retired to their rooms. Boruto considered that her sister was already calmer and he could let her rest. Himawari made a great effort to stay awake. But she, lying on her brother's bed, watched her sleep overpower her relentlessly. Boruto kept studying her reports. All missions Sasuke Uchiha had participated in in the past. He had to find a way to face it and live to tell that tale. It was a task of study and patience. Plan wisely, and above all stealth.
Suddenly, he observed how Himawari had fallen asleep completely. She breathed peacefully and barely smiled. Bolt was pleased and used a sheet to tuck her in. He didn't need to use his own bed that particular night. If he ever made her sleepy, he would sleep on the floor without a problem. At the moment he had to work, even though the time on the table clock was incredibly 3 am.
"Some hot tea ..." he said to himself suddenly somewhat awkward with drowsiness, "I'm going to make myself a cup."
He stood up. He had a discomfort in his shoulder that he tried to adjust with rotary movements as he slid the door out into the hall. The kitchen would be a little cold, but the promise of some hot tea was too much of a draw to ...
-What do you want….? Bolt asked as he opened the door and found a figure standing in front of him.
The kunai entered his belly like an arrow. The impact knocked the young man back and tripped over a chair and fell backward to the ground. In front of him, Hanabi Hyuuga was looking at him in an autistic way. She was like she was sleepwalking. Or in shock. The woman had stabbed him with a kunai, nailing him to the handle. Bolt could see lying down, as his own blood began to flow abundantly. The crash against the wooden floor made Himawari wake up abruptly:
"OTOOOO-SAAAAAANNN!" Young Uzumaki screamed desperately when she saw her brother lying on the floor next to the bed. –OOOKAAAAAA-SAAAANNN!
Hanabi took a stunned step back. She didn't even manage to escape. She just slumped to a sitting position, her back leaning against the wall of the hallway across from the room. She had no further reaction, nor did she accuse any movement. Down the hall Hinata and Naruto instantly appeared, as hurried as they were nervous. Young Himawari's bare screams drew them in with impressive speed. The picture was totally unexpected.
-Bolt…. BOLT DAMN IT, ANSWER! -The father accused him, kneeling next to his son who did not move.
-ONII-CHANN ONII-CHAANN! Young Uzumaki cried on the other side, desperate.
Hinata quickly tried to extract the kunai, but quickly realized that it was not a normal wound. You could only see the handle of the weapon, it was so fiercely embedded that it would not be gratuitous to remove it. The weapon was buried in the belly, possibly involving the liver.
-oh ... no ...- Hinata moaned ruefully- the blood is darkening ...
Black blood, it could only be from a perforated liver. The blow had taken him so by surprise that he couldn't help but be stabbed in a vital part. Bolt didn't move, his eyes were still open but they had a feeling of passing out.
-WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED ?! WHAT HAPPENED TO BOLT? Naruto yelled wildly.
-Quick Naruto-kun! –Hinata urged him- take him to the hospital, we must not remove this kunai or he will bleed out.
-Take me with you Oto-san! –Himawari shouted to her through tears that she was not letting go of her brother's hand at all- don't leave me here! I WANT TO GO WITH ONII-CHAN!
Naruto was desperate. There was never so much fear as at that time. His son was dying in his arms. Thank heaven he could carry it without moving it. Otherwise, the wound could tear in transit. He took a deep breath to regain concentration, and using the Hiraishin no jutsu transported his two sons straight to the hospital. Straight to the emergency room, where some stamps were always hidden for extreme situations.
Hinata knelt in an empty room. Her hands were stained with the blood of her own son. Her body trembled like many other times, but it was the first time that that feeling was not generated by fear or shame. She was shaking with anger. Of latent frustration. She finally got to her feet. Very slow, and completely forgetting that she was only dressed in a light blue robe. She was half open, displaying her nightwear. A little white silk dress. She would have been embarrassed that anyone except her husband saw her like this. But right now, no sensation other than anger dominated her so sovereignly.
Hinata Uzumaki stared at her younger sister, who was still sitting in front of the open room. Hinata for the first time in many years, she was feeling genuinely enraged. Her son had warned him of the consequences of having mercy. Her beloved Bolt, who only sought to keep her family safe, was now entering the emergency room where she should fight for her life. Her child had warned him, and because of a foolish mother, he was now seriously injured.
Hanabi, seeing the hardness on her older sister's face, finally reacted. She was in the middle of her enemies. In that house everyone would be her enemy from now on. But she could barely move when the Uzumaki woman's cold and furious voice paralyzed her in her place:
-Stay there! She - she said approaching like a lioness to her prey - damn unfortunate of her.
With the back of her left hand, she gave him a tremendous slap that sent her to the ground long to long. Hinata was standing one step away from Hanabi, who was lying on the ground holding her face fearfully.
-Onee-san… .I… .I don't….
-This… .no… .I will never forgive you….
Hinata hurried down the hall. Straight to the closet where she kept what he needed right now. Hanabi couldn't react no matter how hard she tried. Her instincts had ordered her to assassinate Boruto. She had been watching him tirelessly at nights, and she waited for the moment to attack. She didn't want that boy to tie her up again and hurt her. She never thought that Himawari would also be in the room that night. She only reacted, to the door opening at 3 in the morning. What else would Bolt be about to do, than go to Hanabi's room to attack her?
Meanwhile Hinata appeared again, this time carrying a thick leather strap on her right hand. Armed with that element, gritting her teeth and crying in outrage, she took her frustration out on her younger sister. He whipped her mercilessly and dragged her by her hair into her guest room. That night would be of blows and pain. That night would bring rebirth. A new slave, and a new owner. That night, a radical change would begin.
That particular night, the Hyuuga clan leadership….
I would definitely change hands ...
End of chapter.