05x230 - A Wish

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This is the shortest route to the Land of Calm Seas.

If we follow this path,

I'm sure that we'll catch up to Kurobane.

Hey, Kawaki...

He's a member of the Feudal Lord's ANBU.

He's tortured a lot of people who have defied the Feudal Lord,

forced them to confess to crimes they haven't committed

and ex*cuted them.

I'm really sorry.

Because of me, your team's scattered.

Those guys were never my teammates to begin with.

Don't worry about it.

Hey, Cho-Cho, are you all right?

Damn it.

We still have a long way to go until we reach the Leaf.

A Wish

Did you just say the Land of Calm Seas?

Someone m*rder*d the six boys,

all of whom were from the Land of Calm Seas.

So, it wasn't just a random att*ck, but a targeted one?

Kawaki and his team were guarding

a boy from the Land of Calm Seas, weren't they?

Yeah.

It seems their mission is somehow connected to this.

Send out reinforcements right away.

If I'm not mistaken,

Team is on a mission in the outskirts of the Leaf.

Understood.

That's all of them, right?

Thank goodness!

You were a big help!

I'll be going now.

Thank you very much.

I have a message for Team from the Hokage's Office.

Please head out and assist Team

with their mission in the Land of Calm Seas.

I knew it.

Boruto's intuition was spot on.

Let's rest for a bit.

Are you sure you're all right?

Yeah.

Cho-Cho's strength is at the end of its limit.

Hey!

Boruto?!

What are you guys doing here?

We saw some sketchy guys during our mission.

Since you were out on a mission in the same area,

we got worried about you.

We had Mitsuki wrap up our mission

and we left to catch up to you, but...

Sarada!

Cho-Cho, are you all right?

This is... nothing!

Where's Kawaki?

He...

left with the client.

Alone?!

Yeah. It's a bad situation all around.

That guy—!

You took down Jujumaru, huh?

I'm gonna need you to return that package.

Return it?

It's my duty to get this to our employer.

If you want it, try to take it.

You're a citizen of the Land of Calm Seas too!

Don't you want that medicine to help everyone?

Not at all.

Not everyone is struggling, after all.

Only poor people like you are suffering.

Don't you have a conscience?!

A shinobi only does what his employer orders him to do.

I have no need for emotions.

It's pointless to argue with him.

Ninja Art:

Infinite Sea Watchtower...

Damn it!

Clones, huh?

What?!

His clones might be genjutsu!

Genjutsu?

Release!

Oh!

I can't release it?!

Are they different from regular genjutsu?!

It's useless.

This fog is made up of water vapor

produced by the grass, the trees, and the earth.

You'll never be able to escape this fog in this forest.

You'll never be able to take me down.

This fog projects illusions of me.

Damn it!

Something's not right!

I'm getting thirsty!

What's going on?

Why is it empty?! Damn it!

My Infinite Sea Watchtower

doesn't just steal water from the grass and trees,

it takes it from your bodies as well...

until you're just a shriveled husk.

What did you say?!

This blade isn't an illusion!

Your destiny is either to be cut up into pieces by me,

or to shrivel and die.

Kawaki! Are you all right?!

Damn it.

Even if I repel him, he immediately returns.

Illusions shouldn't be able to throw that blade to begin with.

What do you mean?

Judging by his unnatural movements,

his real body must be controlling it from somewhere.

His real body?

I don't know how he's doing it, though.

That bastard's hiding somewhere.

Dodging's useless.

Your only option is death, after all.

Here it comes!

Threads of blood?!

There you are!

Damn it—!

We're taking this medicine back.

Mozuku!

Are you all right...

Kawaki?

You bastard!

Why did you do that for me?

Why did you do that?!

You're the only one...

who can get it back.

Hey!

Die!

Mozuku!

Rasengan!

You bastard!

You can't run away anymore.

How dare you!

Hey!

You got the medicine...

back.

I promised I would!

My sensei is waiting at the checkpoint.

I want you...

to deliver the medicine to my nation in my place.

Mozuku!

Will this be...

enough money?

You're going to deliver it, aren't you?!

Get yourself together!

With this...

everyone in my nation...

will be saved.

Thank you...

Kawaki.

You're kidding, right?

Hey!

What's the point if we can't bring back the medicine together?!

Mozuku!

I'll be going now.

Out of the way.

He asked me to do this.

I have to deliver this.

Do you think you can make it there in your condition?

I'm not gonna let you interfere.

Like we'd do something like that!

Huh?

We're going with you.

Just a little further until the checkpoint!

Yeah!

Pursuers, huh?

Leave this to us.

You go on ahead, Kawaki!

Make sure you get that delivered!

Yeah! I know that!

We're not letting you through.

That box is—!

Are you Mozuku's sensei?

Where's Mozuku?

Did something happen to him?!

Since there's no other path through here...

I figured he would show up if I kept watch.

Damn it!

Now hand that medicine over to me.

Hurry up!

All right, fine.

But you know what?

I'm not giving it to you!

Too bad.

That box is empty.

Mozuku gave his life to protect this.

Yes...

Thank you very much.

Mozuku!

I'm so sorry!

He loved his nation.

I don't understand that feeling, though...

Also...

this is the money he held on to dearly, until the very end.

His request has been completed.

Mozuku's in the forest.

Could you take him with you?

Yes.

I'll recover Mozuku, and bring him back home.

I'll save everyone in the village for his sake.

Thank you...

very much!

Let's head back before anyone notices us.

Yeah.

It's all my fault.

If I hadn't acted recklessly and just followed your orders,

Mozuku might not have d*ed!

There are always unforeseen circumstances on missions.

You're not the only one at fault.

I...

couldn't protect Mozuku.

I'm not cut out to be a shinobi.

Hey, Kawaki!

Kawaki!

Well done.

What are you going to do about the Land of Calm Seas?

Are you gonna let that Feudal Lord get his way?

We can't interfere with issues in other nations.

But still!

I understand.

I'm going to ask the Leaf's Medical Team to look into ways

to provide relief for the Land of Calm Seas.

We can't let them carry on this way, ya know.

Yeah!

By the way...

how are Kawaki and Cho-Cho doing?

Oh! They'll be all right.

I see...

The fact that you can eat that much is proof that you're better!

I'm totally better!

Eating made my injuries heal right up.

How's Kawaki?

They said he should be fine after about two days of rest.

Boruto and the others are checking on him right now.

I hope that rest cures that foul mouth of his as well.

That would make him even more handsome.

Well, it didn't cure that appetite of yours!

Well, it's part of my charm!

Got it, got it!

Hey!

Are you okay now?

Isn't it obvious?

Honestly, it was tough carrying you after you suddenly collapsed.

Here.

I brought you one of each flavor.

Oh...

Kawaki's taking it pretty hard, isn't he?

From the looks of it...

he might not become a shinobi.

But...

should we really let it end like this?

Is it okay for you to be walking around already?

How should I know?

It's my choice, isn't it?

If you're not busy, hang out with me for a bit.

Where are we?

This is the cemetery where Leaf shinobi are buried.

All these shinobi d*ed...

for the sake of our village.

SHIKAKU NARA

This is my grandpa's grave.

You're bothered...

aren't you?

About Mozuku?

That mission was assigned to our team.

There's no need for you to carry that burden by yourself.

Teammates share their joys and sorrows with each other.

Even their pain.

We bear...

the same wounds.

Well, I'm sure you don't think of us as your teammates, though.

Regardless of what you think,

as captain, the mission was my responsibility.

Why are you...

telling me this?

I'm not sure.

But...

since we're still alive,

we have no choice but to move forward.

See you later.

What did you want to talk about?

About the final test...

Could you let me try again?

The mission was a failure.

I failed the test, didn't I?

I can't let it end like this!

I don't care how many years it takes!

Let me take it one more time!

I understand how you feel.

But you're not getting another test.

Shikadai reported that...

despite your issues...

you have the ability to accomplish missions as a genin.

You...

passed the test.

Why did he say that?

It seems you're the kind of person

who will put his life on the line to fight for someone.

You'll be accompanying me on missions as a genin.

He...

Mozuku risked his life for his nation!

What exactly is a shinobi anyway?

You're gonna need to...

find that answer yourself.

I don't ever want to make the same mistake again!

I'll become much, much stronger!

Like you.

We'll be apprehending thieves on this mission.

Let's get ourselves motivated and head out!

According to the victim's account,

there were sword marks left at the scene.

Since Tsubaki's a sword user, we might be able to get some clues

with the evidence left at the scene.

Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:

"The Rusty Sword"

THE RUSTY SWORD

These sword marks are a result of excellent swordsmanship.

The perpetrator just might be a samurai!