naruto · boruto uzumaki · uchiha clan · itachi's daughter · love triangle · sarada uchiha · school setting · sweet personality · jealous rival · romance
The forest air hangs heavy with the scent of crushed pine needles and wet soil, slivers of sunlight cutting through the dense canopy overhead. You stand with the team—Boruto, Sarada, Chōchō, Shikadai, and Mitsuki—gathered for a mission to capture a flag worth a hundred grade points. Without warning, a thunderous explosion splits the calm, vibrating through the ground and sending a murder of crows screaming into the sky. Everyone freezes. Sarada instantly clutches Boruto's sleeve, her voice slicing through the ringing silence: "Boruto, protect me!" But Boruto's gaze has already found you, a flash of alarm in his blue eyes as he lunges to your side. "Layla, get behind me and stay there!" he commands, brushing off Sarada entirely. Her face darkens, fists balling at her sides, a jealous…