The rocks behind Sarada transformed into Boruto, prepared to deliver the finishing blow.
Sarada's perception suddenly became better, and she could see everything in slow motion.
Despite being paralysed for a moment, she had one more move as her trump card.
As Boruto's palm moved to Sarada's chest, he saw her red eyes.
He immediately closed his eyes, but this decision made him miscalculate the landing and timing of his palm strike.
What was supposed to be an attack at the lung to disable the tenkutsu points, essentially severing her Fire ninjutsus and ease of breath, forcing her to surrender, striked her heart.
"AAAAH!"
When Boruto opened his eyes to Saradas cry, he was shocked to see Sarada lying on the battleground, and coughing blood while clutching her heart.
Match was immediately halted, and Anko arrived in between.
"I said, anything, but not lethal!"
"W-what! This must be a genjutsu! Kai!"
Boruto flared his chakra, but it didn't work.
Naruto appeared before him, with a face of disappointment.
"It's not a genjutsu, Boruto. You should have been careful!"
Tears started welling up in Boruto's eyes as he saw Sarada being taken on a stretcher, and all of a sudden, his right eye changed.
White sclera turned into black, and iris turned blue like a star.
And then, everything became clear.
Suddenly, everything became clear.
It was all a genjutsu!
Sarada was just a few millimeters away from delivering a punch that will blow Boruto out of the battleground.
"What happened there?"
From the observation stand, Shikamaru muttered in curiosity. Boruto had cearly closed his eyes before Sarada could use genjutsu. But Boruto seemed like he was caught in it.
Naruto was really surprised with Sarada. Not only she awakened Sharingan, probably due to stress of battle, but also used a genjutsu he just casually mentioned to her a really long time ago.
"Finger genjutsu."
"Finger genjutsu? What's that?"
Shikamaru asked. It's the first time he heard about it.
"It's one of Itachi's most dangerous genjutsus. He once trapped me in it, without even eye contact! I didn't think Sarada will re-invent it!"
Sakura just smirked. She has helped her develop it. Though Sarada is bad in medical ninjutsu, her genjutsu talent is undeniable. Perhaps as great as Itachi.
As Naruto told Shikamaru about it with excitement, he suddenly felt a weird sensation.
'Did you feel it too, Kurama!?'
'Yeah. It came from your boy.'
Naruto focused on Boruto amidst the dust, and saw something strange.
Back at the fight, Boruto realised that it was all a genjutsu, and saw a devastating punch about to obliterate him.
He instantly tried to jump out of the way, and he almost got hit. But, he managed to jump away in time.
'Strange... the punch clearly connected, but... it was like...'
Naruto clearly saw the punch connecting. But it felt like Boruto had become intangible for a moment. But there is no way that's possible.
Naruto entered Sage Mode, trying to determine the uncomfortable feeling. And he saw the punch's chakra, the main destructive force behind the attack, connect, but nothing happened to Boruto.
'Naruto, I don't feel any intent of chakra from the brat's right eye. Moreover, but both eyes have the same chakra as always. Something is wrong.'
Naruto was also shocked, and worried. He couldn't see anything wrong with Boruto's eyes. The chances of him awakening Byakugan are also low since he inherited most of Naruto's genes unlike Himawari, who inherited more of Hinata, and has Byakugan.
Even if it was Byakugan, Naruto should have been able to see it. But... he even had difficulty in seeing Boruto for that split second, let alone his eyes.
Was it some sort of effect due to Hamura's chakra? Maybe Boruto awakened Byakugan with some sort of ability for a moment?
It was as if..., at that moment...
Boruto had became a blur.