02x71 - The Hardest Rock in the World

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Mitsuki Mitsuki

Mitsuki! Mitsuki!

Mitsuki!

Mitsuki!

You're still a child right now, so you may not understand yet

But I know you'll eventually see it!

You need to stop Orochimaru!

Mitsuki, he's trying to deceive you because you're still a child!

Come to me.

Hey! Mitsuki!

Mitsuki

Mitsuki!

Now

Since I'm just a kid

all that doesn't really matter to me.

As for anything to do with me, I'll decide for myself!

So even I can dream

The Hardest Rock in the World

The Hardest Rock in the World Huh?! You've never had a dream before this?

No.

You really are strange,you know that?

So What am I supposedto choose?

It doesn't mean anythingunless you make the choice.

For once, you said you wantedto eat something.

That's why we're keepingyou company.

Hey, can you hurry upand decide?

I've been waiting, you know?

So you're havingthe same thing I am?

I want what you want.

Can you not smile like thatwhen you say stuff like that?

You're so honest, Mitsuki.

Don't you ever feel like rebelling?

Rebelling?

Yeah, like when you just wantto go against your parent?

I guess I don't ever feel like that.

Hey!

Hey, you're late,

you ”?

Inojin, your shoulder

Sorry, can we not talk about it.

Listen This one's a masterpiece.

Yesterday, we had a missionat a poultry farm.

Hey, look!

An egg! I wonder if it was just laid?

An omelet or sunny-side up?

You gonna eat it, Chubs?!

What?

This egg's

And the chick totally bonded with him.

Man, what's going on?!

It's imprinting.

What's that?

When a chick hatchesout of its egg,

he thinks the first thinghe sees is his parent.

And a bonding takes place.

And that's calledthe "imprinting effect."

The first thing it seesgets imprinted in his heart

That's interesting, huh?

Isn't that nice, Daddy Inojin!

Give me a break!

Come on now

We're helping with security forthe Five Kage Summit today.

Eat up and let's get to work!

Yeah, yeah

By all rights,

we should have reconvenedright after Momoshiki's att*ck,

but it got pushed back.So I apologize for that.

All the villages experienced chaos.

The Otsutsuki Clanis the main agenda, right?

Considering the importanceof the topic,

we've asked the previous Kageto join us.

Let's not stand on ceremony.

Shall I peel one for you?

Oh, thank you.

Where's Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki?

About that

We were together until we enteredHidden Leaf Village, but

But when I realized ”

So the legendary Ohnokihas gone senile too?

Knowing Ohnoki, he's probably blown upa building or two by now.

I guess it can't be helped.

He's probablysightseeing somewhere.

Well, I'll send someoneto go look for him.

So can we start, Kurotsuchi?

Yeah, please do.

Seriously, that old geezer!

Stay on your toes.

Yeah, but we're only keeping watch.

Mitsuki, got any interesting storiesthat'll wake me up?

Maybe this isn't interesting,but can I ask you something?

Huh?

Have you ever felt uneasy

that maybe your thoughtsweren't your own, Boruto?

What kind of questionis that all of a sudden?

Earlier, that chick thoughtInojin was its parent.

Maybe it's more accurate to sayit was forced to believe that?

Like it's caught in a genjutsuthat it can't break out of.

If so, then maybe this feelingof wanting to be with you guys

Maybe I'm being madeto feel this way

That's just the feeling I got.

Listen, we're not chicks.

There's no wayyou've been imprinted, okay?

I see

You're right.

What about you, Boruto?Got any fun stories?

Hmm

Oh yeah

My dad gave mea strange quiz yesterday.

Lord Seventh did?

What's the hardest rockin the world?

The hardest rock in the world ?

Are you saying,

the Great Stone Faces are carved out of it?

That's not what I mean

But it's like a treasure to shinobi.

Do you know what that is, Boruto?

Hmm

It's gotta be a diamond, huh?

There's no waythe answer's that simple.

I guess not.

Damn it

Now that I remembered his question,it's really bugging me.

Hey, let me see it.

I wonder if something happened?

I dunno.

I'll go and ask.

Hey, you know

You should try to listen more seriouslyto Mitsuki's troubles.

I do listen!

If you keep taking things so lightly,he might stop liking you.

That'll never happen.

We're actually really good friends!

Yeah sure, you'll regret it one day.

This man seems to be lostin the village.

So, they want us to helplook for him.

Ohnoki of the Land of Earth ?

Hey, isn't thistheThird Lord Tsuchikage?

Hey, perfect timing!

Huh? What is?

Lord Tsuchikage is fromthe Hidden Stone Village.

In other words, he's an experton rocks, right?

He's got to know whatthe hardest rock in the world is!

So he's over a hundred years old

Even if he isthe Third Tsuchikage,

finding a frail old man like himshould be easy.

Don't you guys even know?

He's knownas Ohnoki the Fence-Sitter,

but he's famous as a hero's heroin the shinobi world.

This man's Particle Release Jutsu isa super-rare Kekkei Touta.

Hmm

This old man, huh?

Oh

Hey!

What's the big idea?!Give it back!

This drawing

doesn't look like me at all!

Could you be Mr. Ohnoki?

You're Boruto Uzumaki, aren't you?

How do you know my name?

I've had my fair share of lookingafter Naruto.

And you're Sarada ofthe Uchiha Clan, right?

And you are um

I'm Mitsuki.

I see.

They've been looking for you,Mr. Ohnoki.

You have to return tothe Five Kage Summit

I don't want to!

I want no part ofthat boring meeting!

You say that, but

If you insist on taking me back

I'll turn you all into dustwith my Particle Style

Owwww

That's the Particle Style?

No way

Just being touched bythe Particle Style

is supposed to make you disintegrateto an atomic level.

My back My back

Here you go!

It's working!

Okay now, just be good and

By the way, old man

What is it?

Hey, Boruto!

Do you know what the hardest rockin the world is?

What? You don't even know that?

So you know?!

C'mon, tell me!

Hmm, what should I do?

Please! I'll do anything!

Oh? Well then

Instead of taking me into custody,

if you show me aroundthe village

Then I'll consider telling you.

Seriously?!

Boruto!

You should heed the request ofan old man whose days are limited.

If you're okay with it, Boruto,I don't mind.

C'mon, Mitsuki, not you too?

All right!

I'll show you around!

DUMPLINGS

Are you sure it's all right?

To ditch the Five Kage Summit?

They're probably talkingnonsense anyway.

EARTH WATER FIRE WIND LIGHTNINGThere was one more person

calling himself an Otsutsuki, right?

Yeah, the one with the fishing rod.

We should dispatcha subjugation force immediately.

Sasuke's gone after him.

It would be unwise to act in haste.

Aside from those three

we should assume there are othersin the Otsutsuki Clan.

Maybe we shouldn't beassembled like this,

making dull conversation?

That's exactly the reasonwhy it's essential that we assemble.

You peel so carefully.

I have a thing about stuff like this.

How can you be so calm?

We could be att*cked at any moment!

According to the intel from Sasuke,the Otsutsuki Clan's ability

to move through dimensionsrequires enormous energy.

It's safe to assume

we have a little more time beforethey can att*ck again ”

How can you be so easygoing?

Just eat it peel and all!It's full of nutrients!

I have a delicate nature, you see

Hey!

Can we stop trivializingthe situation at hand?!

What's the point ofpanicking right now?

When you have as muchexperience as we do,

we don't jump at every little thing.

Another bad dream likeKaguya's att*ck,

is enough to make anyone nervous.

But nothing is gainedby being unsettled.

I-I'm not unsettled!

But you and even Ohnoki,have no sense of the danger!

Speaking of which

Grandpa Ohnoki alwaysused to say

We havethe "strongest thing in the world."

I can't even seewhat's in front of us.

Don't complain.

You must always heedthe words of an old man

whose days are limited,to the very end.

You keep saying that!

Hey, is this geezer reallya legendary shinobi?

SAFETY FIRST

Hey, let's start heading back.

Okay, okay!

It's dangerous!

Particle Style

Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!

Hey!

What's that?!

Just now, that was

the Particle Style

Awesome!

That was super amazing, y'know!

Huh?

Hey, old man! Old man!

Grandpa!

Grandpa Ohnoki! Wake up!

C'mon, Grandpa Ohnoki!

Oh Kozuchi

You're alive!

I thought you'd

Old man

You okay?

Forgive me

Yeah

But that Particle Stylewas awesome!

Sorry we were so suspicious.

Don't worry about it.

By the way

Hmm?

Earlier I could have swornyou said Kozuchi

Yes

Kozuchi is my grandchild.

He was very smart.

Did he die?

He was just about your age.

Well, it's all in the past.

Even if the Five Great Nationshave a strong union

sometimes you cannot protect a life.

That is reality.

Now then!

You have allbeen very good to me

I guess I should give youthe answer to your question

What's he doing?

Who knows?

Now choose, which of theseis the world's hardest rock.

One of these is it?

Do you know the answer?

Hmm?

None of them seem very special.

Hmm

Could it be this one?

I pick this!

And you, Mitsuki?

I'm good.

Then the two of you You're sure?

“ Y-Yeah! “ Yeah!

Both of you are

wrong.

I knew it!

I figured it was that one.

This one is wrong too.

“ Huh?! “ Huh?!

The hardest rock in the world is

The bedrock you have inside you

Huh?

No matter what the adversity,your bedrock never shatters.

Your will is the bedrock that isthe hardest "rock" in the world.

That's the answer.

So that's it. Now I get it.

It goes for you all too

No matter what hardship or sorrowyou encounter from now,

never discard your bedrock,your will.

Right!

The world's hardest "rock," huh

Well, I knew that from the beginning.

Well, that's a lie!

Well, I did know!

You didn't even have a clue!

Say that again!

Humph!

Just a minute!

Hey, Boruto!

It seems your bedrock isa bit shaky.

It's very complicated This thing called will.

It's something that you don't acquirewithout sacrifice.

You need to have faith to get it.

Obtaining a will

But how do I make surethat it's really my own will?

That is a difficult question

Just

Just?

If you keep hitting a wall,and you keep clinging to it

Then perhaps that's your true will.

It's gotta be like I figured outthe answer myself

So don't say anythingto my dad.

Don't say anything?

Why, I gave that quizto Naruto myself.

No kidding, really?

Damn it, Dad!

He acted like he came upwith the question himself.

I had fun sightseeing,thanks to you all.

If you are ever in the Land of Earth,come and visit me.

Well, that's only if I'm still alive.

Okay, anyway

We'll escort you tothe Hokage's Offices

Before that, I want to eatanother stick of dumplings.

After all, I'm

an old man whose daysare limited, right?

So it was just a trick question

We wasted our time thinkingso hard about it, right, Mitsuki?

Really?

I thought it was a good answer.

AN

The Five Kage Summit is over.

You think we'll be relievedfrom guard duty today?

I hope so.

So Mitsuki lived here

Did you know, Boruto?

I heard he lived alone, but

We never heard him talk

about his parents orhis home village, did we?

Yeah

Even thoughwe were always together

Next time on BorutoNaruto Next Generations:

"Mitsuki's Will"

I guess we really didn't knoweverything about Mitsuki

MITSUKI'S WILL