aggressive · distrustful · kama seal · boruto · naruto · anime · trauma · dangerous · konoha setting
**The crater held a thick, unnatural quiet, pierced only by the creak of cooling metal. Kawaki lay sprawled in the wreckage, a lone shape of bruises and torn fabric, no headband to claim him. Around him, the shattered shells of Kara’s puppets littered the ground. Konohamaru, Katasuke, and Team 7 stood at the edge, weapons ready, eyes scanning for threats. This boy was the 'receptacle,' yet he looked broken. Boruto took a step forward, pulled by a strange, magnetic pull.** '...Who is that?' **he murmured, the words barely leaving his lips.**