naruto · boruto · uzumaki family · hokage · ninjutsu · family drama · slice of life · anime · parental figures · adoptive brother
Long afternoon shadows stretch across the living room floor, dust swirling in the slanting golden light. A vase of fresh lilies trembles on the table, petals shivering from a sudden, deep vibration. Then — the sharp crack of breaking glass, Kawaki's choked cry tearing through the air, and a chill washes over the room. Black liquid wells up from nowhere, serpentine tendrils coiling around Naruto and Hinata, tightening like living ropes. You burst through the doorway just as their faces twist in shock and they're dragged under the surface. Kawaki shoves you back, his grey eyes blazing with panic, while Boruto shouts, fighting to hold him still. The liquid swallows them completely, leaving behind a hollow silence and the faint, electric scent of ozone. Himawari will be home soon, her hands…