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We made it out safely.

Does this mean we're really back?

Yeah, but I wonder just how far off course we've wandered.

Anyway, I'm happy you're okay, Cho -Cho.

Wait, what do you mean?

You know, come to think of it, my shoulders do feel sort of heavy, and my

is kind of spotty here and there.

Well, it might be better if you don't actually remember.

What is it? Come on, tell me. I want to know, you guys.

Uh,

Boruto?

Now we know.

Mitsuki isn't a traitor after all.

We gotta meet up and talk to him.

As soon as we can.

Thank you for watching!

So is it true that he's regained consciousness?

Yes. Can we talk to him a bit?

Go ahead.

Just don't take too long.

Okay. Got it.

So how are you feeling?

Well, I'm managing.

I'm sorry. I know that it must be hard to talk right now. But please, we need

know. Who was it that took Mitsuki? Can you tell us?

Thinking back, I can't say I know their identities, but they were two shinobi

hailing from the hidden stone.

Huh?

What were they talking about?

I'm pretty sure they asked Mitsuki to come to the land of Earth with them.

Then after that, some other person that seemed like a puppet came, and they took

Mitsuki away.

Towards the setting moon.

So that must mean the hidden stone.

It's imperative we notify the tracking unit right now that they're headed for

the land of Earth.

You're right.

And thank you.

I was right all along.

Mitski isn't a traitor, and he never was.

We can't really be sure about that yet.

From my viewpoint, it's possible Mitsuki could have gone with the hidden stone

shinobi willingly.

Even if he did, I'm sure he had a reason to do it. Or he wouldn't have left his

snake behind like that.

And besides, in the snake's memory, those guys said the answer Mitsuki seeks

in the land of Earth.

I'm sure Mitsuki just went with them to find that answer.

And if that is the case, even if I gotta enter the land of Earth, I'm not gonna

go back till I see Mitsuki.

Man, what a drag.

If that's the way it is, I have a plan.

Chocho, Inojin, you'll go back to the village for now.

What?

But we've always stuck together through all the tough times, haven't we? Right?

I really don't get why we have to do this.

That's right. I don't like this. It feels like you're ordering us off the

battlefield. You're wrong.

As things stand, we won't be able to get to Mitsuki before he crosses into the

land of Earth.

And that's why we have to let the village know there's a chance Mitsuki's

innocent. Hey, not a chance.

Mitsuki is innocent.

Look, just stay calm, all right?

Shouldn't we tell the village before Mitsuki crosses into the land of Earth

while he's thought to be a criminal?

Yara! Just hear me out.

Moegi -sensei should be back at the village by now.

Once our dads know what's going on, they'll take action.

They'll come and get us. And Mitsuki, too. It'll be easy for him.

The fact that they haven't done so already just means... You think that

waiting to see what happens out here?

Yeah, probably.

That's exactly the reason why we have to notify the village about Mitsuki. And

the two of you guys are the perfect ones to handle that job.

Oh, I see now.

I got it.

Well, okay.

I am the type of woman that just can't refuse when someone is depending on me

much as that.

I'm sorry, Sarada.

Guess I won't be able to go with you after all.

Don't be.

It's okay. Besides, I totally agree with Shikidai. Now that's all decided, we'd

better hurry. I'm counting on you. You guys be careful.

That's supposed to be my line to you, Tarda.

Promise me you're going to convince them that Mitsuki is innocent.

Just leave it to us. Yeah, all right.

And how's Yurito doing?

We were able to save his life, but... If only I'd realized sooner.

It seems the explosion occurred right when the genjutsu Yurito was under was

released. What kind of jutsu was it?

Detonating clay.

The forbidden jutsu of the hidden stone.

They must have used the Genjutsu to control Yurito and obtain intel on

They've probably been digging for highly classified intel for a long time now.

Seems so. And it looks like because of their efforts, they've managed to dig

really deep.

But there's something bothering me.

And what is that?

If they took this much time in order to get Mitsuki away from the village, what

exactly is their end goal?

Would you like me to look into it? No.

We know that the Hidden Stone Shinobi are our enemy.

So now we're going to have to go with a frontal attack.

Once we cross this wasteland, we'll be in the land of Earth.

Hey, look.

What's that a drawing of?

It's my house.

Hey,

once you enter the land of Earth, it'll mean that you've officially betrayed the

Hidden Leaf, Mitsuki.

I wonder, what does betrayal feel like?

Humans have all sorts of feelings that I wouldn't understand, right?

It's all so mysterious.

Isn't it?

Isn't it?

How trivial.

Huh? You don't agree, Kokuyo?

It's time for you to shut up, Sekie.

We're already late.

Let's go.

Did you mess up, Kirara?

Kokuyo and Sekie are late after all.

So is that your fault?

Shut up!

They're not all fools over on that side, you know.

Anyway, I got rid of the leaf trackers on the way, so that evens it all out,

right? You don't need to make excuses to me.

It's up to Lord Ku to make that judgment.

What do you do?

Um... Don't be worried. We still have time.

That's right. Once Orochimaru's experiment finally arrives, everything

out just fine.

Soon, my long -cherished wish will come true.

Huh?

Someone's there. Wait, what?

Hey, those guys look like Arjonine. But something's weird.

Huh?

What happened to them?

So, what do we do?

It's better for you to die here than to struggle so disgracefully to live.

You're so merciless, aren't you, Kokuyo?

Well, you probably couldn't return to the land of Earth anyway.

But what was that creature?

They're called Akta.

Akta, huh?

They're created by a forbidden jutsu from the land of Earth.

That one just now had reached the end of his life.

The end?

I explained it before, didn't I?

That we were created by Lord Ku?

We aren't able to live as long as humans do.

But, there's one thing that will allow us to live in just the same way as

humans.

It's you.

Yeah,

Lord Ku thinks you're - That's enough, Sekie.

What now?

Don't tell him anything else.

What's the big deal?

There's nothing wrong with telling him.

Don't.

We simply can't trust him.

Oh, well. I'll tell you more some other time.

Yes, I'd like to know.

Please do.

You know what?

I've really taken quite a liking to you.

This is what humans do when they see eye to eye, right?

Let's go.

What is this?

Well, it hasn't been here long.

Was there a little kid out here or something?

Well, it definitely looks like a kid drew it.

Then again, your drawings don't look that much better.

Hey, come on. You know that isn't true. My drawings are just... Enough.

We can't actually know for sure who drew that. But we do know that they passed

through here shortly before us.

Maybe we'll be able to find some kind of clue.

The border's up ahead.

We have to stop them before they cross it.

Yeah, you're right.

After all, we've come this far.

That's true.

I'm gonna see Mitsuki no matter what.

Mirai.

I heard all about Mitsuki.

Oh, yeah.

It seems the guards at the gate were attacked by hidden stones, Shinobi. No,

wasn't talking about that.

I meant Mitsuki being Orochimaru's son.

I gotta say, I was shocked.

I mean, Orochimaru's our enemy, right?

He killed our grandpa.

I know it all happened before I was born, and I only heard it from my mom.

But even so, Orochimaru tried to destroy the Hidden Leaf Village.

That's right.

But our grandfather protected it, though he had to give his life to do so.

Sealing Jutsu, Reaper Death Seal!

Yours is an obsession, this need to drown yourself in jutsu, and for this

transgression you shall be punished.

I shall take away all the jutsu you hold so dear.

Impossible! You wouldn't dare!

The third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Respected by everyone in the village.

Shinobi.

So, do you hate Mitsuki now?

Since he's the son of Orochimaru, who did that to our grandpa.

I don't. I consider Mitsuki to be a crucial member of Team 7, just like

and Sarada.

But... being here doing nothing at all put useless thoughts in my head.

That's all.

Kurotsuchi. What's up?

It's unusual for you to call me like this.

I'd like to ask you something.

As Hokage to Tsuchikage... It's so formal. What is it?

Well, the day after the Five Kage Summit, a guard at our gate was

Come on. First the incident during the Chunin exams, and now this? What's going

on in Alief?

Please don't go there, all right?

Go on.

For quite a while, somebody was using Genjutsu to control one of our shinobi.

And not only that, using the intel they managed to obtain, they took one of our

gaining and ran off with him.

Oh?

Not that long ago, this kind of thing was relatively commonplace. But these

days, it's quite rare.

All right, so which village is behind it?

You're not... They were Hidden Stone Shinobi.

To make an accusation like that, I presume you have some pretty solid

I do.

The testimony of the guard who was attacked.

I find it really hard to believe.

Listen to me. The trackers we sent out are just about to reach the border of

land of Earth.

I need a favor.

Let our shinobi into your territory so they can investigate.

No. Sorry, but I can't allow that.

Hey, look! I can't arbitrarily give you permission.

You're Hokage.

You understand, right?

Yeah.

If it's all as you say, once the shinobi who did this enter our land, we'll

capture them.

Of course, we'll feed your genin, too.

And we'll notify you right away.

Okay. Now, I have one more favor to ask.

What's that?

Well, you see, Boruto and Sarada are pursuing the genin, and they should be

heading your way.

Man, that kid's hopeless, isn't he?

Yeah, fine.

If we find them, we'll take them into custody too, and then send them back to

the Leaf.

I'm sorry to trouble you. First, we'll do our own thorough investigation into

these shinobi, and see if they truly are from the Hidden Stone.

Depending on what we find, we'll then consider authorizing entry for your

shinobi. I'm counting on you, Kurotsuchi.

Well, I'll do all that I can.

You're a lifesaver.

Lady Tsuchikage?

So what's the story?

Officially, nothing happened at all.

Well, seems all we can do is leave it in her hands for now.

What's up?

I can't make contact.

Again? I wonder what could be going on.

Keep your guard up. Yes, sir.

What are these

things? I have no idea.

What is that weird thing?

This is... Hey, that's Mitski's.

What's going on?

No way. I won't let you have it.

I've seen it before.

It's like the thing that attacked Mitski's snake near the island gate.

I don't completely understand what's going on here.

How can something like that even move?

Hold on. If you saw the same thing in the Hidden Leaf Village, then... Then

thing is connected to Mitsuki and the Hidden Stone Shinobi.

It means they passed through this way.

And if the one we just found was all smashed up like that... What?

Maybe it fought with Mitsuki.

Let's hurry!

Something wrong?

Pursuers. Take him and go on ahead.

I'll manage with the Okta.

But... Just remember, you can't trust him.

It's fine. Just go.

It appears that I'm not trusted after all.

Kokuyu is just the suspicious type.

But I'm... You're what?

Nothing. Let's hurry.

What happened here?

Children, are you trackers too?

Thank you

for

watching!

Thank you.

I

don't

know.

Who is this guy?

Did he seriously beat all those shinobi at their own game?

Be careful, you two.

He's clearly a fierce enemy.

Yeah? Well, so what?

Mitsuki's just up ahead. I'm not going to get held up here.

Next time on Boruto, Naruto Next Generation.

Reunion with Mitsuki.

I'll tear through anyone who gets in my way.

I will get to Mitsuki no matter what!