Give it back!
One of your friends is still around here, isn't he?
Kurobane, let's get this over with already.
I'm talking to him right now, Jujumaru.
If you interfere, I'll kill you first.
Hurry up already.
I'm hungry.
Just go ahead and kill me!
Unfortunately, you won't be allowed to die that easily.
Why don't we take our time and hear what you have to say...
while I torture you?
He was quite stubborn, wasn't he?
The Land of Fire...
The Leaf, huh?
One more...
maggot left...
Breach of Orders
Peek!
Kawaki sure is handsome!
Damn it, stop staring at me.
Why's he so antisocial?
Is he hiding his shyness?
Hey, make sure you're guarding me properly.
I know!
It's roughly a two-day journey by foot to get to the Land of Calm Seas.
At one point, it was a small nation in ruins,
but I've heard it's now peaceful
after the Feudal Lord took control of everything,
including their government and economy.
Hey, are you listening?
Yeah...
This is no problem.
It's definitely a problem!
You're not motivated enough!
Does that bother you?
Now you're lashing out!
I'm worried that you're not fully aware
of your responsibilities as shinobi!
You arrived late and you don't seem motivated at all!
And look, this one's zoning out!
Are we gonna be okay?
I'm paying you guys, you know.
Don't worry.
I'm not a shinobi just yet.
You're not a shinobi?!
How can you just say that like it's not a big deal?
I don't get it!
Well, I'm kind of like an apprentice.
I can't rely on an apprentice!
If I knew this, I would have asked for a discount.
This money is precious.
Stop going on and on about money.
If this job is successfully completed, you won't have any complaints, right?
Will I be okay... with them?
They have such bad attitudes, too.
You're a noisy brat, aren't you?
That box contains a piece of art that
requires you to hire bodyguards, right?
What's inside?
It's... an old vase.
My grandma asked me to buy it.
A vase, huh?
You buy expensive pieces of art, but you won't buy clothes?
I'm not interested in fashion!
FIRE
About Kawaki...
It seems like he departed on that mission with Shikadai and Cho-Cho.
Yeah.
I hope he handles it well.
Shinobi have rules they need to follow.
Whether he can become accustomed to those rules will determine
whether he can pass this final test or not.
I believe that he'll be able to do it, ya know.
Excuse me!
What is it?
I just received some intel.
A boy's corpse...
in the forest of a neighboring nation?
He was killed by a special ninjutsu,
so we suspect it was done by shinobi.
Recently, there have been similar incidents in other nations.
All the victims were unidentified boys.
There's already been six victims.
Six?!
The culprit still hasn't been caught.
There's a possibility that similar incidents are happening
even within the Land of Fire.
Stay on alert.
I will.
We just missed him, huh?
Given his speed, he couldn't have gone far.
Let's catch up to him before he enters the nation.
Okay.
Guarding livestock?
Why do we have to do a mission like this?
No complaining!
Kawaki and the others were supposed to do this,
but they were moved up to a slightly higher-ranked mission.
Still, why are we doing a D-rank mission?
That bastard!
When he gets back, I'm gonna give him an earful!
That said, something like this is kind of fun once in a while.
I don't see how this is fun at all, ya know.
Did they see us?
What should we do?
Don't worry about it.
They're not our target.
They're shinobi, aren't they?
Did you notice something?
Yeah, I smelled blood on them.
They didn't look like Leaf shinobi,
and they seemed like they were in a rush.
I've got a bad feeling about this, ya know.
Should we go this way?
There's no mistake. It's this way.
Let's catch up to him.
Okay!
Don't space out!
Okay.
Want me to carry that box for you?
It's fine.
This is something important.
More important than my life.
More important than your life?
That vase is that fancy?!
Let's take a break for now and
have something to eat while we still can.
I've been waiting for this!
Thanks for the food!
What?
Kawaki, aren't you having anything?
You think I brought lunch?
I overslept.
What is wrong with me? Why do I keep thinking he's cute?!
I have a lot, so have some!
My mom's rice balls are the best!
Are you... really sure?!
Of course!
Making sure you eat before doing something is important!
I kinda feel bad...
Don't worry about it!
It's good to be honest about your feelings!
By the way... where did he go?
I don't need it!
I'm not even hungry.
Hearing your growling stomach is getting on my nerves.
It's so good!
Right?
I've never had anything so delicious back home.
I guess since the Leaf is a prosperous village,
you wouldn't understand, Mr. Apprentice.
It's not like I don't understand.
I'm not from the Leaf.
Really?
Then why did you want to become a shinobi?
I suppose it's because the person I look up to,
and want to be like, is a shinobi.
I have someone I look up to as well.
Someday, I'd like to become someone amazing
who can save everyone, like my sensei.
Oh?
Well, in my case, if I succeed at this mission,
I'll become a shinobi.
What? This mission?
It's like a final test to become a shinobi.
Getting you back home is gonna be easy.
Listen...
About my request...
What about it?
Never mind, it's nothing...
Leaf shinobi, huh?
This is going to be tricky.
Once we find an opportunity, we'll strike.
Just a little further and
we'll reach the border to the Land of Fire.
Isn't it kind of creepy here?
What's that?
We can't tell which way we're going now!
Damn it, no!
This is the last one.
We'll be taking this.
The last one?
Did you kill everyone else?
Of course!
Damn it! I can't let you take it!
I have to take it back home!
Calm down!
We don't know who we're dealing with, so don't make any reckless moves.
Hidden Jutsu: Tree Blood Barrier...
No one can escape from this barrier.
I'm gonna leave eliminating them to you, Jujumaru.
Roger! I'll catch up shortly.
Wait!
What are you doing?!
Something's not right!
Mozuku?
My body's moving on its own!
What's going on?!
There's a secret behind those threads of blood.
I'm surprised you noticed!
I can control anyone bathed in my blood.
That's why you won't be able to free yourself from here!
You've got to be joking!
They regenerated?
I told you, didn't I?
No one can escape from here.
Damn it!
So, we're trapped, huh?
Even if we try to cut those threads,
they just keep regenerating.
But if we force our way out,
we'll be covered in his blood and we'll be under his control.
What do we do?
No one has ever safely escaped from Jujumaru's barrier.
All that's left is to deliver this to our employer.
Nothing to say, huh?
Cho-Cho, can you handle this?
Sure! Just leave it to me!
Hey! At a time like this? Quit messing around!
Preparations complete!
Human Boulder!
Roll, roll, roll, roll, roll, roll!
Forcing your way through?!
Roll, roll, roll, roll!
When you were attacking earlier,
I deduced that there's a limit to how fast they can regenerate.
In that instant?
But he's--!
Even if you destroy it by force, it's useless.
Now that you're covered in my blood,
you will now obey my orders and kill your friends.
Do it.
What?!
Shadow Possession Jutsu.
If you can control things using blood,
I can control things using shadows.
Hey! That was pretty reckless!
What would you have done if it didn't go well?
I place my life in Shikadai's hands!
A bond between friends is something no one can destroy.
Friends?
There are things you can't do on your own.
You're not getting away with this!
Cho-Cho, take care of Mozuku!
You die first!
And now, the final strike!
Cho-Cho!
What do you think you're doing to a lady?!
I can't move?!
Damn you!
Medical Ninjutsu?
So, you were a shinobi, huh?
I may be a shinobi,
but I can only use simple Medical Ninjutsu.
The guys who attacked us were also shinobi.
Tell us what's going on here.
Her wounds are worse than I thought.
It's all my fault... I'm sorry.
Just hurry up and talk.
There's a disease spreading throughout my nation right now.
Many people are suffering due to this epidemic.
Despite that, the Feudal Lord has a monopoly on the treatment
and is charging high prices for it.
Ordinary people are unable to obtain it.
On top of that,
it takes a while for the treatment to take effect.
My sensei is a Medical Ninja who served the Feudal Lord.
He also developed the cure.
But he didn't agree with the Feudal Lord's ways,
so he started developing a cheaper, more effective treatment.
Just when he was about to complete his work,
the Feudal Lord secretly discovered what he had been doing.
Sensing his life was in danger, he gathered his students
and entrusted them with the development of the treatment.
Even if this is for our nation, this will be a difficult journey.
Your lives may be targeted by the Feudal Lord.
If any of you don't want to do this, please raise your hands.
Sensei, please let me do this!
Mozuku...
This money is precious
because my sensei gave it to me to carry out my mission.
I don't have much left,
but it's considered a lot by those of us who are from poor nations.
That's why... you were so concerned about money.
After that, my sensei went into hiding and continued to treat patients.
We relied on my sensei's friends from abroad.
After a year, we managed to develop a highly effective cure.
But when we tried to bring it back home,
the Feudal Lord had already learned that we managed to find the cure.
The Feudal Lord immediately gave the order to have us eliminated
and sent out his retainers.
They are the ones who attacked us earlier,
the assassin brothers, Kurobane and Jujumaru.
Why go through all the trouble to kill you?
Can't they get you to make the cure?
There's no money to be made in a fast-acting cure.
It will reduce the number of the infected.
The Feudal Lord is trying to monopolize our cure for his own end.
That's horrible.
On our way back home,
we were attacked by Kurobane and Jujumaru,
so we scattered in different directions.
That's when I entered the Land of Fire
and requested this bodyguard mission from the Leaf.
They already killed all of my friends.
That's why I have to deliver that cure to the people of my nation!
Please get the medicine back from them!
I made a promise to my sensei!
He should be waiting for me at the checkpoint!
I understand how you feel.
But Cho-Cho can't move with these injuries.
For now, it would be best if we went back to the Leaf.
Besides, getting further involved in this
will put everyone's lives at risk.
But I want to save everyone in my nation!
I need to do this!
Why didn't you tell us something this important sooner?!
I'm sorry!
If I told the truth,
I would have been charged more for my request.
I don't have that kind of money!
Please!
Fine, I'll go.
Kawaki?
You can't.
As your captain,
I can't allow you to act on your own.
I said I'm going.
This is... an order.
Who cares about orders?
Being a shinobi is such a pain!
What did you say?
I'm not a shinobi yet.
Orders mean nothing to me.
Don't you understand that it's dangerous?!
Are you going to ignore this just because it's dangerous?
I'm doing this, even if it's on my own.
Move.
I understand how you feel.
But I can't let you go.
Hey!
Are you going to bind me with shadows again?
I'm not gonna let you do that.
What are we doing to do about Cho-Cho?
Are you going to ignore a friend who's injured?
You two...
go back to the village.
I have my own way of doing things.
We'll part ways here.
Let's go.
Uh, okay.
I'm sorry!
Those guys!
You took down Jujumaru?
Yeah.
Return the medicine, Kurobane!
Our duty is to get this to our employer.
You're a citizen of the Land of Calm Seas too!
Don't you want that medicine to help everyone?
Not at all.
I only move in accordance with my employer's orders.
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
"A Wish"
A WISH
You don't have parents?