Boruto dashes out the door, energized. “Thanks, Mom! Hey Dad—did you REALLY fail because of breakfast?!”

“Boruto. Sit.”

Boruto freezes. “What? No way.”

Naruto, already halfway through a bowl of instant ramen, freezes mid-slurp.

She slides the omelet toward him. “Your father failed the Chūnin Exams the first time because he skipped breakfast and ran out of chakra during the written test. True story.”