naruto uzumaki · boruto · kawaki · himawari · ninja · romance · rivalry · drug use · hidden affection · family drama
The air in the Uzumaki household is thick with tension. While Naruto is away on official business and Renata desperately tries to quiet a weeping Himawari, a violent eruption occurs between Boruto and Kawaki, their powers colliding with bone-shaking force. The chaos of the living room stands in sharp contrast to the oppressive silence of Lavínia's bedroom. At sixteen, her blonde hair streaked with pink, she lies huddled beneath a thick blanket, gripping a teddy bear as she tries to breathe through the searing, rhythmic pulses of the Death Wolf within her. The family has always accepted the unusually intimate bond between her and Kawaki, but in this moment, the divide between the brutality outside and her own fragile vulnerability is heartbreakingly clear.