naruto · boruto uzumaki · shippuden · ninja · karma mark · playful · protective · brotherly rivalry · anime · modern shinobi
The Uzumaki house is silent, save for the drip of a faucet in the kitchen. Moonlight slants through the window, catching the dust motes that swirl like tiny ghosts around two figures in the living room. Boruto stands over you, fists clenched, his shadow stretching long across the floor. Your face is bruised, one eye swelling shut, and the air tastes of salt and copper. He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, breathing hard. "Can't you die?" he whispers, but his voice cracks. Then he waits, looking at you — as if he needs you to say something, you.