Boruto woke up in a familiar clearing. With a groan, he managed to sit up, a splitting headache plaguing him. He looked up to see Sasuke looking back at him.

"Well?" Sasuke asked him, expecting an answer.

"Well, I... uh..." Boruto struggled to find something to say.

Sasuke stared at him, waiting patiently.

"I, uh, learned that... oh! I learned that dad's a jinchuriki!"

"That's a good start," Sasuke said. "Anything else?"

Boruto thought for a moment.

"Oh, I also learned that he was hated by the village as a child," he said. "It was because he was the Nine-Tails jinchuriki, right?"

Sasuke nodded.

"Okay," Sasuke said. "That's enough for today. We'll continue these lessons a few days from now, but until then, get some rest."

Boruto stood up and brushed himself off. He left the clearing, heading in the direction of the Hidden Leaf Village.

Sasuke looked at the sword at his hip.

He picked up on the lesson quickly, Sasuke thought to himself. But the question is, will he put it into practice?

He looked at Boruto's shrinking image, and smiled.

He learns quickly, like I did when I was his age, but he's also empathetic, like his father. By the end of these lessons, what kind of person will Boruto Uzumaki be?


"Alright, I think that about does it."

Naruto sighed and set the last paper on top of the pile in front of him. He rested his head in his hands, recovering from the hours of paperwork that he had just finished.

"So much paper..."

A sudden knock at the door caught his attention. He looked up to see Sasuke standing in the doorway.

"Oh, Sasuke," Naruto said, surprised. "I guess this means that Boruto woke up." Sasuke nodded.

"He completed the lesson successfully. He should be resting in his room right now." Naruto sighed in relief.

"Oh, by the way," Sasuke said casually. "He knows you're a jinchuriki now." Naruto nearly choked.

"Are you surprised?" asked Sasuke.

"I certainly am. He didn't know I was a jinchuriki?" Sasuke stared at him like he was crazy.

"Your surprised that he didn't know you were a jinchuriki?"

"Well, yeah," answered Naruto. "I thought that somebody had told him, or that he had learned it at the academy."

Sasuke sighed.

"You're hopeless..."

All of a sudden, a Hidden Leaf messenger appeared behind Sasuke, who stepped aside to let him in. He bent over, out of breath from the run.

"Lord Hokage, I have a message for you. I was told to give it to you directly." Naruto took the scroll from the messenger, who dismissed himself from the office. Naruto read it. His eyes widened, and he held it out in front of him.

"Read it, Sasuke..."


Three days after the lesson, Boruto woke up early. It was the day of the next lesson, and Boruto was excited. He finished his breakfast quickly, said goodbye to his mother and sister, and hurried to the clearing.

When he got there, his father and Sasuke were waiting for him. Sasuke was the first one to speak.

"Today's lesson, along with the next few, will have to be held on the road." Boruto was confused.

"What do you mean, sensei?" This time, it was his father who spoke.

"Sasuke and I have something important to deal with, so we will need to do the lessons while on the mission. We should have enough time for at least three lessons, including this one." Boruto thought it through, and noticed a problem.

"Wait, what about me? When I'm in the genjutsu, I can't move, ya know."

"Oh, that's simple," Naruto said. "I'll be carrying you on my back, so you don't have to worry!" He grinned. Sasuke cleared his throat to get their attention.

"If there are no more questions, then let's be off." Naruto nodded in agreement, and looked back at Boruto.

"Alright, time for the genjutsu!"

"Just like last time," Sasuke said to Boruto. He and Naruto bumped fist, and closed their eyes. Boruto looked directly at Sasuke's left eye, which opened, revealing his rinnegan. It takes only a fraction of a second for the genjutsu to take effect, and Boruto drifted off into darkness.

"Alright," said Naruto as he picked Boruto's unconscious body up. "We should leave as soon as possible. If we don't, our job will become more difficult." Sasuke nodded, and they left the clearing.

Sorry for such a short chapter, but on the bright side, the next one will be the next memory, and much longer. Like Naruto said, there will be about three or four more memories, so, if you have any idea as to which memory I should use next, feel free to tell me either through a pm or review. Anyways guys, sorry for such a short chapter, and thank you for sticking with the story.