A Fierce Enemy: Garaga's Ferocious Attack!
We're gonna get crushed!
Do you still hate humans, Garaga?
You're being used by humans!
Damn it!
Cho-Cho!
This isn't good!
You're not going anywhere!
Please run away, Lady Sarada!
Aoda!
There's no way I'm gonna run away and leave things unfinished!
Wind Style! Gale Palm!
You brat!
How dare you do that to Cho-Cho!
You're not gonna get away with this!
Huh?!
I'll turn you into solid stone too!
Shut up!
I'm definitely gonna take your Reverse Scale!
Take my Reverse Scale?
Fine by me!
I'll send you to hell!
I'm not letting you get away!
Hold on!
You planning on going in alone?
Hey, Aoda.
Why did Garaga retreat so suddenly?
That hole is where his feeding grounds are.
He didn't retreat.
He moved to a place where he has the home advantage.
So that's it.
And we're already in a tough spot!
Who cares?
If we don't get his Reverse Scale, Mitsuki can't…
We won't let you push yourself anymore,
this is all our fault.
Aoda, please wait here.
Lady Sarada, then please listen.
Garaga's Reverse Scale is the one part of him that you must avoid.
Long ago, a giant snake of Ryuchi Cave
turned into stone just by touching it.
It's probably the one we saw on the way here…
On top of which, Garaga despises humans.
To steal it from him is…
Meaning, he won't allow any opportunities for us to get to it…
That's why, we can't waste time here.
We can't just leave Mitsuki and Cho-Cho.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Have a good evening!
Let me know if anything comes up.
Roger!
Yurito, to think all this time, it was you…
I thought if there was a traitor,
that they'd go after the injured gatekeeper.
Seems I was right.
Under Shikamaru's orders,
we were told to keep watch over important areas
in the Hokage Building.
But, why?
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
Damn it.
Boruto and the others are in deep trouble,
and here we are, on patrol duty?
C'mon Iwabe, I said before, security is important too.
Hey!
What's going on, Yurito?
Udon, perfect timing!
The injured gatekeeper was just attacked in his hospital room.
You have to rush over the Hokage Building!
What cowardice! Attacking an injured man!
I'm going to notify the other teams.
Just a minute.
It may be hard to believe, but I have a pretty keen nose.
Udon Sensei?
You're supposed to be in charge of security
for the medical department right now, Yurito.
If someone attacked the medical department,
why did you leave?
Oh, as to that…
It's better for all of us if you don't cause such a commotion.
Are you involved in Mitsuki's disappearance too?!
We're in the center of the Hidden Leaf Village.
There's nowhere to escape.
Please, let's not do this, Udon.
Your precious subordinate's life is on the line.
You're not gonna get away with this!
Damn it, giving us a hard time…
Something's not right…
Release!
I knew it. It was a genjutsu.
Where am I?
Yurito, what happened?
Udon? Why are you—?
Not good! Everyone, get back!
Huh?
Just what is…
going on?
Boom!
Detonation complete!
I bet it made such a nice noise!
Good thing I laid a trap just in case, huh?
It's hard to believe your genjutsu was released!
It means they're not all fools over there.
In any case, my job here is done.
I'm going back first to make a report.
Damn it, so unfair!
We're running behind in our plan. Enough talking.
Yeah, yeah…
Let's go.
It's so dark, I can't see well.
He disappeared?!
It's just like Aoda said.
Garaga has the advantage here.
His body camouflages itself into the color of this cave.
That's why it looked like he disappeared…
This is becoming a real drag.
It's only a matter of time before he finds us here.
We'd better get moving!
It's no good. It's so dark, I can't see clearly.
We can't really move unless we know where he is, can we?
Inojin, jump off!
Huh?
What's going on?
It's as though Garaga can see our moves…
It means that even in the darkness of this cave,
he has ways to find his prey.
Damn it!
Boruto!
That was scary!
That was a close call!
I hope you're grateful!
Thank you!
Anyways, great job, Inojin!
You drew that Super Beast Scroll super-fast!
You're wrong! Even I can't draw anything that fast.
Hold on, Inojin. What do you mean?
Remember the one I jumped off of in a panic earlier?
That one was unharmed.
What's going on?
I might have found a way to bring Garaga down.
Here! Gotcha!
Huh? What the—?!
I figured as much.
Garaga reacts to the movement of heat sources.
Movement of heat sources?
What does that mean?
I've heard of something like that too.
To be able to hunt in the dark, snakes can sense heat.
Yeah.
Garaga immediately knew where we ran off to…
yet he didn't react to the Super Beast Scroll.
I get it.
The Super Beast Scroll is a drawing,
so it doesn't release heat.
And if we, in turn, take advantage of that…
This is his feeding ground.
Won't make a dent if we do this just once or twice…
But if we keep it up over and over again…
You brats!
Rasengan!
Huh?
Now!
Did we get him?
You bastards!
I can't hold him for too long.
– Okay! – Okay!
They've got some nerve raiding our territory.
This fortress must be protected at all cost.
Make sure you're at the top of your game, Garaga.
Huh?!
Do you know who you're talking to?
I hope you're at the top of your game!
That goes without saying!
We're going to wrap up today's mission in a bold way!
Yeah, there's no way we'll lose!
Take this!
This place is gonna fall.
We'll retreat for now!
Not yet!
I'm gonna give it another shot and finish this!
Back me up!
There's no way they can beat us.
Let's go!
Why?
What was that just now?
You're such a persistent, shameless brat.
Barging into my mind like this.
Garaga!
So this is…
Why are you after my Reverse Scale?
Did you come here to kill me too?
Like him?
No! I just want to see my friend who deserted our village.
And for that, I need your Reverse Scale…
You're such a fool!
Coming to a place like this just for a traitor.
Mitsuki isn't a traitor! You don't know anything!
Huh? Sure, I do!
I know exactly how sly you shinobi are.
Aoda told us how much you hate humans.
But long ago, even you—!
That was when I was young and dumb.
Like you.
There's no denying that the shinobi you had a contract with
was a terrible guy.
But not all shinobi are like him!
You're really dumb, after all.
What did you say?!
The guy I entered into a contract with may've been sly,
but he was smart.
You're nothing compared to him.
When he abandoned me,
do you know the look he had in his eyes?
Well…
His eyes reflected the intent to betray.
They were cold and calculating shinobi eyes.
I know the feeling, the pain of losing someone you trust.
Don't act like you know it all, you punk!
You say you understand the pain?
Yeah, I do! I lost Mitsuki…
Huh?! Don't make me laugh!
You just think you know, is all.
You think you understand me… and this Mitsuki, but you don't!
Yeah, you're right. I didn't understand anything.
I don't understand even now.
But—!
Let me tell you something.
Trust is something you take advantage of.
This Mitsuki…
He made you trust him too,
and waited for the chance to betray you.
Shut up!
Too bad…
If I kill you right now,
I won't be able to see you get killed by this Mitsuki guy…
There's no way that will happen!
Hey! I can't hold him any longer!
I've decided, ya' know.
I won't steal Garaga's Reverse Scale.
I'm gonna enter into a Summoning Contract with him.
Don't underestimate me, punk!
Garaga, you just said you'd like to see me get killed by Mitsuki.
Yeah, I'd love to see that.
Then I'll show you, how I'll take Mitsuki back!
Huh?
Garaga, you're just afraid! Afraid of trusting someone.
What did you say?!
Trust isn't something you take advantage of!
Trust is being there to lend a hand anytime, anywhere!
Quit babbling!
What will you do if you can't bring Mitsuki back?
If that happens…kill me!
What's up with Garaga?
What's so funny?
How interesting…
I'll play along with you a little.
…until you bring back this Mitsuki.
And if you can't, I'll devour you then.
Fine with me!
Did you bring Garaga's Reverse Scale?
It's right here.
Then show it to me!
Sure, watch close!
Heh!
You have some gall, trying to take my Reverse Scale.
I should devour you right here!
You're very interesting for a human child.
This one was a giant snake too?
All right then, I shall reward you!
Watch carefully.
These are the thoughts left inside Mitsuki's snake.
Want to come with us to the Land of Earth?
The answers you seek are there.
Wait.
Stop his heart for just a while.
Let's get going.
That's why I said…
Mitsuki would become an ally!
Stop the idle talk, Sekiei…
Let's go.
Now go…to where Boruto is.
According to Mitsuki's thoughts,
he just asked it to stop the guard's heart for a little.
The enemy shinobi thought the gatekeeper was dead,
so he didn't bother to stab him.
Which means he used that snake to trick the enemy?
So, what does that mean?
Mitsuki saved the gatekeeper.
I knew it!
Mitsuki didn't betray us at all!
Yeah!
All that's left is to get Mitsuki back from the enemy!
Sorry, but… I don't agree with your reasoning.
Why?
Perhaps Mitsuki did save the gatekeeper.
But why did Mitsuki go with them, in the first place?
That's…
Until I verify what he meant by his "will,"
I'm not happy with just letting him go.
Well, anyway, we know where Mitsuki is headed.
The Land of Earth is one of the Five Great Nations.
If the perps are from there…
Back when our parents were young, war would be a possibility.
Huh? Does that mean we're in a really bad situation?
Hey!
What do you want to do, huh?
I'm gonna head for the Land of Earth.
I want to see Mitsuki in person, and hear what he has to say!
I hope you understand…
If worse comes to worst,
I'll have to do everything in my power to stop you.
Yeah, I'm counting on you.
That kid…
He seems to be bound by a strange destiny…
Be wary…
One cannot run away from destiny…
Wait for me, Mitsuki!
Looks like we made it out of Ryuchi Cave safely.
Yeah, but as things are,
we won't be able to get to Mitsuki
before he crosses into the Land of Earth.
That's why we need to update the village on our situation.
How do we let them know?
We're going to break off into two teams.
Next time on Boruto Naruto Next Generations:
Everyone's Motives
We have to let the village know
there's a possibility Mitsuki is innocent.
EVERYONE'S MOTIVES