So, these are the basement stacks...
I-24...
I-...
Found it!
MAP OF THE HEAVENS
"Map of the Heavens."
That's it!
Did you figure something out?
These are Tailed Beasts!
It looks like we're gradually getting closer
to the Ultra Particles.
Yeah.
But we still don't know how the information
from the Map of the Heavens is connected to
"the part of the sky that fell to earth,"
where the Ultra Particles are located.
Are there any other suspicious places we haven't checked?
Zansul's room apparently has a cellar.
The director's room has one?
It's only a rumor, but it could exist.
But his room is heavily guarded.
We need to think of some way to get around that.
Yes, that would be the perfect opportunity!
Tomorrow, the Prime Minister's messenger
will be arriving from the capital to meet with Zansul.
I see.
We can take advantage of that.
If I disguise myself as the messenger
and meet with Zansul,
we should get a chance to slip into the cellar.
Sasuke's Story: The Secret in the Cellar
Oh, looks like I got it right again!
Gah! Are you kidding me?
I won!
Man, how do you always know when Meno's gonna come by our cell?
I understand animals pretty well.
My girlfriend was into horseback riding,
so I've learned a bunch from her.
Ganno, could you lend me that branch for a bit?
Huh? What are ya gonna do with that thing?
What are you doing?
That's dangerous!
It's all right.
Meno won't attack unless a rule's being broken.
Hey, come here!
It really came over!
What?! How?!
This guy's usually curled up under the almond tree, right?
It doesn't even eat almonds,
so I think it just likes the scent.
That makes sense.
You can touch it right now!
Nope, nope, nope!
Absolutely not!
What about you, Sasuke?
I don't want to lose my right arm.
You guys are no fun.
You really suppose it's all right?
Oh, Ganno!
Just what I'd expect from our elder!
Nice and easy, okay?
Oh!
Maybe I'll give it a shot too.
Oh, sure thing.
Go on.
Get back!
Why did it do that out of the blue?!
It was so tame right up to that point.
It was your foot.
When you approached the iron bars,
your toes slipped outside of our cell.
What?!
Hands are okay, but feet aren't?
As far as Meno's concerned,
a foot on the ground counts as leaving the cell, I guess?
We ended up wasting what precious little oil we had left...
It wasn't exactly my fault!
You're the one who kicked it!
What's all the fuss?!
Did you all do something?
No, those two were just fighting.
Sorry for the ruckus!
Damn it, if you make another fuss, you're gonna get it.
Yes, sir. I'll keep them in line!
Please come in.
I'll come to meet you.
Welcome. Thank you for coming.
Mr. Zansul has asked me to escort you to his office.
Is something wrong?
Oh, no!
I just expected I'd be greeted by a fearsome-looking man!
One would expect that here.
Please, this way.
Of course.
I apologize for the delay.
I am a government official sent by the Prime Minister
to deliver a message to Mr. Zansul.
My name is Fandal.
Thank you for coming all this way.
Over here, please.
So... what does the Prime Minister want?
The thing is, even I'm not sure of the specifics.
The Prime Minister just told me to inquire about the "progress"...
Progress?
Relating to what?
I don't know.
I was told he would know what that means...
I guess the messenger wouldn't know the details.
Is this your first time meeting Mr. Zansul?
Yes, formally.
I've seen him countless times when he's visited the palace.
I see...
And when was it again that Mr. Zansul
last visited the Prime Minister?
I believe it was last summer.
My wife is an attendant at the palace
and was assigned to tend to Director Zansul then.
Here we are.
Please go on in.
All right.
Did it go well?
Yeah.
When he wakes up, he won't remember a thing.
As we planned yesterday,
I'll pretend to be this man,
meet with Zansul, and try to buy you some time.
I leave it to you.
Meanwhile, I'll sneak into the cellar in his room
and find a clue to the Ultra Particles.
Come to think of it, about Zansul's artificial eye...
After looking through the documents in the infirmary,
I found out that he has a weakness.
A weakness?
The artificial vision tech of the Nation of Redaku
employs a jutsu that transplants the visual powers
of a different person into an artificial eye.
That's why he isn't affected by things like genjutsu,
but he can still see things.
But the artificial eye has a structural problem.
It has a narrow field of vision at higher angles.
And that's his blind spot, huh?
That's right.
But be careful.
It may differ for each person.
Understood.
Now, onto business.
I've brought the messenger.
Enter.
Please excuse me.
My apologies, I got lost.
It's fine.
How good of you to make the long journey here.
Nice to meet you.
I am Fandal.
Please, have a seat.
Yes, thank you.
Does the Prime Minister fare well?
It's been over half a year since we last met.
He's doing well.
I'm glad to hear that.
So that's the entrance to the cellar.
Has Queen Manari gotten used to her official duties by now?
Yes, she has...
Look at that.
It's started raining.
Now!
It's not raining at all.
Oh no!
You must have imagined it...
He didn't see him...
I must still be exhausted from my long journey.
I can't blame you.
We are far from the capital city, after all.
By the way, Mr. Fandal,
what happened to your cane?
My cane?
You had it when you entered this room.
I don't see it anywhere.
O-Oh, that?
My cane's right here.
Oh, so that's where it was.
Pardon me.
It's all right.
That was close!
By the way,
I heard that the water shortage in the capital city is quite dire...
Yes, it is.
Though it hasn't hit home yet,
since the palace is first in line to receive food and water.
I see...
Sasuke! You're being too bold!
I need to draw Zansul's attention, so he doesn't notice him...
To tell you the truth...
I've seen you before last summer, Mr. Zansul...
You did?
Pardon me for not noticing.
Speaking of last summer,
that was right after the late king passed away.
Queen Manari is still so young.
I suppose the Prime Minister must be quite busy.
Yes.
Sasuke, hurry!
I'll map out the keyhole with chakra...
and construct a key with Earth Style.
Mr. Fandal...
Uh, yes?
Perhaps it's time you told me what the Prime Minister wants.
Y-Yes, understood.
What's the matter?
Oh, nothing...
Has something in this room caught your attention?
I just remembered!
The attendant who was assigned to you during your visit
just happened to be my wife!
All right!
Mr. Fandal...
The message...
R-Right, of course.
It's quite strange,
but it consists of a single question.
"How is the progress?"
How very typical of the Prime Minister.
Progress is good.
Please tell him that I already intend to send the assets
to the capital city.
Understood.
By the way, these "assets", how many are we talking about?
Mr. Fandal...
You're just the messenger.
I cannot risk giving specific numbers.
There's no need to worry.
The Prime Minister will understand.
Forgive me!
I apologize for overstepping my boundaries!
Oh, it's all right, as long as you understand.
I hope I can successfully find any clues to the Ultra Particles...
The sound of wings?
What is this place?
A large amount of chickens...
and fossils...
This is—!
Thank you very much for today.
Please send the Prime Minister my regards.
Understood.
If you will excuse me...
Sasuke, I hope you escape safely.
I see it was connected to the back of the main building.
I didn't find clues to the Ultra Particles,
but I solved one mystery.
The things stored in Zansul's cellar...
The large amount of fossils that he made the inmates dig up...
The large amount of chickens...
And...
That suspicious altar...
In short, what he's been doing in there is...
Reanimation!
Meno?!
Reanimation...
a Forbidden Jutsu that brings a person back from the dead
by using their DNA and a sacrifice.
The reason why there are dragon beasts in this land...
is because of Reanimation!
The passageway is how all of you are released outside.
The wound hasn't healed?
And it doesn't have a Paper Tag!
In order to control the person brought back to life by Reanimation,
a Paper Tag needs to be embedded into their head.
But it's clear that it's taking orders from Zansul.
Strictly speaking, even if it's not Reanimation,
the basic premise should be the same.
Which means forcefully overwriting the jutsu
to make it obey me should be possible!
That rage...
Is it because your wound hurts?
Don't worry.
I just created a form of supercooled Mist Style...
to apply cold to your wound.
Meno, listen to what I have to say.
It's understandable that you're angry.
You were forcefully awakened after resting peacefully
for hundreds of millions of years, after all.
Don't you want to go back to the place where you were?
I can get you back.
But in order to do that,
I need your help.
Now!
I'm going to infuse my chakra
directly through its tongue membrane!
Did I overwrite the genjutsu?
Meno!
Okay, I got it, Meno!
Go home and rest for today.
Ah!
Soon...
I'll obtain it very soon.
Once I do, my army of dragon beasts will be...
unstoppable!
It actually looks like a star filled sky right on the earth's surface.
I doubt there's a more perfect match for
"the sky that fell to the earth."
Yeah.
Sakura, I've never once worried about us when we've been apart.
Sasuke...
But... if it will give you some peace of mind...
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
SASUKE'S STORY: THE SKY THAT FELL TO THE EARTH
"Sasuke's Story: The Sky that Fell to the Earth."
Do you... want a ring?