Three years have passed since the destruction of the Hidden Leaf Village.
Three years have passed since the disappearance of the Seventh Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki… and Boruto Uzumaki.
To the world, Naruto is dead.
And Boruto is the one who killed him.
The Five Great Nations have accepted the official story. Across every village, Boruto’s name is spoken as a warning
a rogue shinobi, a traitor who vanished after committing the greatest betrayal in modern ninja history.
But not everyone accepts what they were told.
Now sixteen years old, Anthon Suzuki, Sora Suzuki, and Hayami Osaki have grown up in the shadow of loss and uncertainty.
Once ordinary young ninja of the Hidden Leaf, the three survived the collapse of the village and continued their training during its reconstruction. Their talent and discipline eventually drew the attention of the new leadership.
With Naruto gone, Shikamaru became the 8th hokage while Naruto is under the presumption of being dead. Shikamaru initially requested a multi-year delay on his official inauguration ceremony so he could quietly investigate the truth behind Naruto's supposed death. Shikamaru famously viewed being Hokage as "too troublesome," preferring to work from the shadows. He took the role out of necessity and loyalty to his friend.
Shikamaru Nara ascended as the 8th Hokage, rebuilding the village through strategy, secrecy, and military reform.
Under his authority, Anthon, Sora, and Hayami were recruited into a classified division:
Private ANBU Black Ops.
Officially, they remain Chunin-ranked shinobi.
Unofficially, they operate beyond normal missions intelligence gathering, infiltration, suppression of threats, and protecting the fragile future of the Hidden Leaf.
