He's late.
What is he doing?!
You're always so hard on Boruto.
I have a goal.
And in order to reach it, I have to be reliable and fulfill my missions.
I can't afford to be late!
By the way, what about you?
Huh? Me?
Yeah, like, are there certain missions you'd prefer to do?
I never asked you, so…?
Well…
I'm happy doing missions that Boruto wants to do.
I don't mean to nag you, but…
Don't you have a will of your own?
This is something I decided on my own.
Yes, this is…
something I decided myself.
The Path Lit by the Full Moon
He's awake?
You drank the medicine that I prepared earlier…
so you'll be okay.
Now, take one more dose…
and you'll feel better.
Here…
When he's fully awake, please bring him to my room.
Take care of the rest.
Got it.
Hey.
Are you okay?
Who…
am I?
We're on the sixth attempt now.
SNAKE It would be nice if the next one goes as desired…
Why was I lying in bed?
It figures you don't remember the bad stuff…
Huh?
You failed your top secret mission
as part of Lord Orochimaru's two-man team.
You were injured
and Lord Orochimaru had to carry you back to this hideout.
You don't remember?
Pretty good!
I-I'm sorry. I…just…
Your body seems to remember… that you are a ninja.
Huh?
You were captured by a certain man in the city…
and your memories were erased.
I'm really sorry…
I just wanted to make sure.
If your shinobi abilities had been wiped out too,
Lord Orochimaru would have been really disappointed.
Oro…chi…maru…
Yes, I am Orochimaru.
And I'm your parent.
My parent?
That's right.
Which is why you're special to me.
And why we shall go retrieve your memory.
Retrieve my memories?
How?
This man is a shinobi
who has the ability to steal others' memories…
…and stockpile them as his own.
He can also manipulate people by implanting different memories,
or of course, reinserting the very ones he stole in the first place.
Mitsuki…
your memory was taken by this man.
In order to restore you,
we must capture this man and transplant your old memories.
We call this man Log, and his ability, Experience Stealing.
The two of us shall return to where this man is.
Just a minute.
Then…
Our previous mission,
why were you and I confronting this man…?
Naturally…to steal every bit of intel
he'd collected up until now…
…by taking him alive.
Except that,
he swiped our precious intel instead.
You said your name is Orochimaru, right…?
If you were with me on the mission…
then your memories might have been doctored too?!
And also, are you my mother or father?!
That doesn't matter.
You used to know that I am one of the Legendary Sannin.
And that I'm no ordinary shinobi…
Then why would you take someone as weak as me along on such a mission?
You seem to underestimate yourself…
I already told you…
You're special.
You're my child.
You just don't remember right now…
I am quite fond of you.
This is for our sake too, as parent and child.
But…
You, as a child, ought to just listen obediently to me.
I just…
I just want to know who I am…
And that will all be settled if you come with me.
Beyond this point is his barrier.
What are we going to do?
You're going to take it down.
Huh?
That's why I brought you along the last time.
Only you can breach this barrier.
I…don't have that kind of power…
You've just forgotten.
You possess a special power.
I will show how to use it.
That's your power…
Now, let's go.
Looks like we were noticed, after all.
You really didn't have to come to me.
I was planning to make my way to you eventually…
To get the key that opens that thing.
Paralysis Jutsu!
I'll have you return it this time…
Along with this child's memories.
Oh?
So, my Paralysis Jutsu doesn't work on you anymore.
They're fast!
Nice armor…
My fangs can't penetrate.
Did you modify it?
You're not scary if your poison can't reach me.
Ninja Art: Armor Eater!
I let you get away easily before…
But not this time.
Mitsu…ki…
You…
have a Sage Power…
and…
Yeah…
He's the one I really need to watch…
He gave me a lot of trouble last time.
I can't move!
Heh, you didn't release the Paralysis Jutsu.
Looks like you've forgotten your own powers.
Without that power
you're just an ordinary brat!
You were too preoccupied with the larger snake…
But even the venom of a small snake, one that I can slip through
a gap in your armor, is sufficient.
The poison of the Curse Mark will render him
immobile and mute for a while.
Mitsuki, keep an eye on him for a little bit.
You can move now, can't you?
What are you going to do?
There's something I'm looking for here.
It won't take me long to find it.
Just don't go near him, no matter what.
Such strong poison…
Don't worry…
I can just barely speak…
The antidote I prepared…
…was only this good, huh?
But it's…painful like this…
Come here…
Please take my mask off.
Are you trying to deceive me?
No…
If you take this mask off,
you'll know that it's just the opposite.
I'll say this much.
The one who's deceiving you…
is Orochimaru.
I bet…Orochimaru hasn't told you anything…
none of what's really going on.
Just like it was with me.
Don't you know at all?
Who you really are?
I-I'm…Orochimaru's child.
And…
I erased extraneous memories last time,
but…now… he's using that against you, huh?
Now…come here…
and take my mask off.
I'm also…Mitsuki.
Just one that was made before you.
What's going on?
We're both artificial beings created by Orochimaru.
Mere vessels to fulfill his ambitions.
"Tsuki" is an old name for a vessel.
VESSEL "Tsuki" is an old name for a vessel.
And "Mi" is the sixth of the 12 zodiac creatures…
SNAKE And "Mi" is the sixth of the 12 zodiac creatures…
…the snake.
That's where our name, Mitsuki, comes from.
MITSUKI That's where our name, Mitsuki, comes from.
We're artificial beings?
The thing he's searching for, is the seed that served as our source material.
He cultured it to create both of us.
It's also why you're able to break the barrier that was placed here.
I stole that seed from Orochimaru to destroy it…
…that was my plan.
But, in order to open the case that it's in,
I needed a key that Orochimaru possesses…
But why destroy it?
Life produced artificially isn't human.
It's a construct born from a selfish ego!
Something created by twisting the laws of nature by pretending to be god!
We are vessels of his greed,
a mere projection of Orochimaru's narcissism.
I was created as Orochimaru's son.
I was exceptional, and when I escaped his side,
he desired a replacement.
Orochimaru will keep making more beings like us to suit his whims.
Neither you nor I were meant to exist in this world.
I'll return things to the way they should be.
But first…
I'm going to get rid of you…
Orochimaru!
No matter how you came into this world,
you two are no different from any other.
You are both my absolute and perfect children,
whom I cannot help but love.
You bear within you, more power than I.
Do you know how much I've eagerly awaited your existence?
Is it wrong for a shinobi like me to desire children?
If there is one thing in this world that people are forgiven for,
it is acts born of and done for love!
Do you really think that gives you license to do whatever you want?
Do you really think you can control everything?!
I don't consider what I do to be pretending to be a god…
I'm only abiding by what god has granted us…
That's all.
Mitsuki!
You're still a child, and you may not understand…
But you'll eventually realize that this is wrong!
You need to stop Orochimaru!
As the adult version of you,
I'm telling you the time to do so, will definitely come one day!
Mitsuki, he's trying to deceive you because you're a child.
I have the seed, and I have the key.
Come here, Mitsuki.
I'll make you a much better sibling, okay?
Hey! Mitsuki!
Mitsuki, now!
Mitsuki!
Now!
Since I'm just a kid…
all that doesn't really matter to me!
The things you adults are talking about, that is.
As for anything to do with me… I'll decide for myself!
Seems he finally achieved Sage Transformation.
Yes.
What did you put into the scroll this time?
Well…let's just call it a photo of the sun.
The sun, huh?
He finally managed on the sixth try…
to not go for either of our choices.
But instead, he said he'll find a third option all on his own.
However, will it go well?
I'd rather avoid a seventh undertaking.
And I don't want to use that memory-removing drug again.
As an artificial being who can carve out his own path…
he'll succeed in illuminating the dark.
I was afraid neither of you would be able to become the light.
Since you and him… are both my children.
But isn't this the result you desired?
Having set up and put on such an elaborate charade.
Well, he likely can't become the light on his own.
It's only if he's able to find a sun
TOP SECRET MISSION COMPLETED who will stick by his side and shine upon him…
will he become moonlight and illuminate the dark.
So not as a vessel in subterranean darkness,
but as a moon in the darkness of the sky, eh?
A cracked cup vessel can't hold anything, you know.
But a broken moon in the night will eventually wax full.
Yes, my real name is…
Mitsuki.
Hey, guys!
I'll be right there!
You're late!
I'm so sorry!
There was this lost kid on my way here,
so I helped him look for his mom.
Lies.
What? Why'd you just decide that I was lying?
Because it happens all the time, right?
Hey, Mitsuki!
You believe me, don't you?!
I don't really care either way…
– Huh? – Huh?
Since I've already decided to trust both of you.
Let's go.
We'll be late.
– Right. – Okay.
I can finally see the sun.
Team 7 will be going on our first mission soon, huh?
We'll carry out any sort of mission that gets thrown our way, successfully!
Missions are ranked, aren't they?
I wonder which lowest-ranked one we'll be….
Well, let's just start off with the highest-ranked one
right off the bat and show them just how awesome Team 7 is!
Next time on Boruto Naruto Next Generations:
"Team 7: The First Mission!"
It will be a piece of cake, even by myself!
TEAM 7: THE FIRST MISSION!