It's just not working.
There's no way I can shatter the boulder
with the level of power I have right now.
…to intensify it more, unless you move mountains,
it's gonna be impossible.
Damn it, I can't be stuck here because of something like this!
It's rare seeing you hitting your head against a wall…
Hey!
Shikadai! I didn't know you were back from your mission!
Deepa attacked you guys?!
If Shinki wasn't with us,
we'd all probably be dead.
Even all of you with Shinki, were no match for him, huh?
Hey, you're not training
just so you can go up against him again, are you?
You're not planning on confronting him again, are you?
His strength is abnormal.
If you're obsessed with beating him,
you're playing around with fire.
If that's the case…
As your friend,
I'll stop you, even if it means I have to beat you up.
Shikadai!
A New Rasengan
Deepa's a monster.
With our abilities, if we encounter him,
our first priority is to figure out how to retreat.
I feel just as frustrated as you.
But to be obsessed with beating him
because you hate the guy is…
It's not like that, Shikadai.
Huh?
I can't really put it into words,
but this is more about me than Deepa.
He's kinda like the catalyst.
He made me realize that
I'm still way too inexperienced and lack power.
Boruto…
It made me think that
unless I become strong enough to surpass him,
I won't be able progress from this point onward.
I'm gonna continue this training, no matter what it takes!
That's what this training is for!
Okay, I get it.
So, you are using your head, a little.
What the hell?
You make it sound like I haven't been thinking about anything!
Well, isn't that how it is?
No, it's not how it is!
If that's the case, it's a totally different story.
I'll help you train.
Shikadai?
Yeah.
After hearing you say something like that,
how can I just ignore you?
I owe you, Shikadai!
Well then, I'll start packing an extra lunch for Shikadai!
Mom!
Thank you very much!
I'm ready when you are, Dad.
Here we go!
Oh!
I thought I dodged them all.
Endurance is your problem, after all.
You didn't sustain your Sharingan long enough.
Really? Not yet, huh?
But I'm impressed.
You're able to discern just about everything now.
I'm starting to see the results of your training.
Keep it up.
I'll dodge every single one next time!
Just wait and see!
Let's take a short break.
Are your eyes fatigued?
They're still fine.
In fact, my eyes feel good.
I'll keep on going like this and master the Sharingan.
Speaking of, when I was doing some research at the library,
I found out that
your Sharingan is called the Mangekyo Sharingan, right?
I couldn't find too many details,
but only a few people have awakened it, right?
Do you think I will too?
Dad, can you tell me what you did to awaken—?
Let's talk about the Mangekyo Sharingan another time.
Dad?
Sarada!
Mom!
Guess what!
My training is going really well.
And Dad actually praised me!
So, if I continue like this…
Sarada, are you aware of the strain you've put on your body,
and the chakra you've used up?
Well, that's—!
I'm making sure that she doesn't go overboard.
Isn't that enough?
That's right. Dad's watching me, so it's okay.
Is it really?
Don't you think you've thrown yourself into this a little too hard?
You don't have to be in such a rush!
There's no telling when I'll encounter another powerful enemy.
I don't have the luxury of wasting any time.
And just when I'm seeing results from my training too…
Right? Don't you agree, Dad?
That my Sharingan can become just like yours, Dad!
Sarada, that subject is…
Become just like Dad's?
Sarada, do you know what those words mean?
Listen, Sakura.
There's nothing that you should be worrying about.
How can I not worry when I see all this?
Just what kind of training are you doing?
I hope you're not doing anything that puts your life at risk!
Please listen to me, Mom.
This is something that I want to do.
Sakura…
You're strict on yourself as well as other people.
That's why it worries me.
Dad is just as worried about me.
That's why he's helping me to train, so that I become stronger.
That may be true, but—!
Just when things were going so well…
Why do you have to interfere, Mom?!
Sarada!
That isn't my intention!
It's fine.
Why can't you understand?!
Sarada!
I'm sorry for interrupting.
It's okay…
Our child is a full-fledged shinobi.
I should know that already, right?
But I can't get that image of her battered body out of my head.
If she gets hurt even more…
What am I supposed to do?
Isn't that all the more reason for us
to teach her all the ways she can protect herself?
I understand what you're trying to say, Sasuke.
But it's not just that.
I feel uneasy about her Sharingan getting stronger.
And where that eventually leads to.
You mean, the Mangekyo Sharingan?
Yes.
What triggers it to awaken is parting with someone you love.
It's said that a tragic fate
befalls the wielder of the Sharingan.
I'm scared that it will happen to our Sarada some day.
I can understand your anxiety.
No, you're not like me. You're strong, Sasuke.
So, you wouldn't understand this feeling.
I'm—?
There's no doubt, Sarada's inherited your strength.
But she's also my daughter,
and I'm the one who used to be such a crybaby.
Who knows if she'll be able to endure things the way you can?
Things like intense training and tragedy.
I don't think you're weak.
Besides, back then, we were all like Sarada and Boruto.
Am I wrong?
I've forgotten about all that.
It was so long ago.
Right now, my mind's full with worrying about that girl.
Sakura…
Shikadai…
Are they serious about helping me train?
I still have lingering effects in my body from that last mission,
and I'd prefer to be resting at home.
And I'd prefer to be helping Sarada train, you know.
But then again, I was offered a bribe!
Are you guys gonna do any good or what?
In times like these, the more people, the better.
Because who knows?
A solution we didn't expect might appear outta nowhere.
Well, okay then.
If we're gonna do it,
let's get down to it, Ino-Shika-Cho!
Listen, Boruto.
Forget about doing the Wind Style Rasengan for now.
Huh?!
With the Change in Nature you're capable of now,
you can't sustain the intensity long enough.
So, you've got to change your way of approaching this instead.
I got it!
Breaking through a single spot.
Breaking through a single spot?
No matter how hard something is,
you focus your attack on one single spot.
If somehow, you can hit that single spot
with the destructive force of your Rasengan…
You'd be able to take down any opponent, right?
I see your point!
But how exactly do I do that?
I haven't figured that out yet.
But that's like the most important part…
It's fine!
Just try everything out!
It's the same with love, cooking and theories on things!
I'm not really into hit-or-miss, trial and error kinds of things…
Are you sure you're okay with this, Boruto?
I'll do it!
I can't think of any other way, right now!
First, focus on the central point on the target and throw one.
Rasengan!
Go!
Next, with your Shadow Clones,
aim for the central point of your target.
Okay!
Here!
No good, huh?
This time, let's see if you can increase the intensity
by packing chakra into your Rasengan!
Try infusing some more chakra!
You've got this!
Hang in there!
Seems like this is gonna be hard.
My mom's gonna worry.
So, sorry… I'm gonna head home.
And I'm hungry and out of fuel!
Okay!
I'm counting on you guys again tomorrow!
Thanks, you guys!
So, you haven't been home all this time?
I feel like if I go home now, I'm gonna lose momentum.
Luckily, my mom's been very supportive of me
through all of this.
But what about you? Is this okay?
Cho-Cho and Inojin already went home.
Well, since I gave my word that I'd help you train…
I better see it through completely
or I'll get it from Dad, but also worse from my Mom.
But I just don't see how I can make a breakthrough.
Maybe I have no choice but to go back to my original plan,
the Giant Rasengan?
Weren't you told the Giant Rasengan is out of the question?
Anyway, let's turn in for the night,
and try again tomorrow.
Yeah.
All so that I can perfect a Rasengan that will crush any foe,
no matter what their durability.
Durability, huh?
It's strange when you think about it.
The composition of coal and diamonds are the same.
Yet, their durability is totally different.
Isn't it something about the difference in their molecular structure?
Applying extraordinary heat and pressure to the carbon in coal
results in diamonds that are super hard.
Extraordinary pressure, huh?
I wonder if there's a good way…
to concentrate your Rasengan on a single spot?
Unless you move mountains, it's gonna be impossible…
I get it!
Huh?
That's right!
I've got to move the mountain!
W-What do you mean?
There's something I wanna try.
It seems like he might have made a little breakthrough.
FIRE
Hey, there!
What? What's up with that reaction?
Did I do something?
Lord Sixth, whenever you appear with that look on your face…
I know that you're going to ask for something troublesome.
Oh, no, no…
It won't be that bad this time.
I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask, just in case, you know?
Fine, let's hear it.
That's more like it!
Maybe I said too much.
But I have to… get strong.
At this hour?
Good evening!
What's going on?
What brings the two of you here?
No questions.
Just come with us.
It's a girls' night out.
Huh?
What?!
…not just to Sarada,
but I ended up saying horrible things to Sasuke too.
I'm such a horrible person!
So now, we're talking about husbands?
We all have arguments with our spouses too!
Right?
Huh?
Well, we don't argue much…
No, this is serious!
But Sasuke's at fault too.
I'm so worried about Sarada!
Worried, huh?
What about you, Ino? Aren't you worried?
Ino-Shika-Cho were in danger too, right?
As a parent, if your child…
I'm a parent, but I'm a parent of a shinobi.
When I see my child off on a mission,
I prepare myself for the worst.
Isn't it the same for all of us?
Yes, of course, but—!
Even if we understand it rationally,
there are things we simply can't deal with emotionally, right?
Sakura…
That gloomy look on your face brings back memories
of the crybaby that you used to be.
What? Why are you bringing up the past, now?
I remember it so clearly.
How desperately focused you were on becoming strong
so that Sasuke would notice you…
It was so embarrassing!
What the hell? Are you trying to pick a fight with me?
But that desperate focus…
Back then, we were all like that.
Yes, we were.
Desperately focused…
And weren't you the one who told me back then,
"Girls have to be tough or they won't survive!"
I was?
Yes, you were!
Those words really hit home after I became a mother.
Of course, the thought of something happening
to the child I nurtured and carried really scares me!
But, I realized that I just have to have faith.
Have faith?
That those kids are tough, too.
You wanted to beat me so much,
you went and impulsively chopped off all of your hair!
Have you forgotten about all guts you had back then?
You've passed that on to your daughter too.
So, I'm sure she'll be fine!
Ino!
I'm planning on dropping off some lunches
for Boruto and the others again tomorrow.
What do you want to do, Sakura?
I'll—!
I'm totally not a morning person, you know!
C'mon! You ate all of that, first thing in the morning!
Of course, you're gonna be sleepy!
Hey, Shikadai!
Oh, where's Boruto?
He's—!
What?!
What is this? Amazing!
Boruto… finally did it!
SENJU PARK
Kakashi Sensei!
Hmm?
I moved mountains and turned the impossible into the possible.
Let me show you.
I can pulverize a boulder or anything.
You sound very confident.
All right. As long as you're going to show me,
let's test it out using the most effective method.
The most effective method?
Yeah.
I think you'll find it to be much more exciting
than targeting a boulder.
LEAF POLICE FORCE
This is a facility managed by the Leaf Police.
What are we doing here?
He'll be here shortly.
Be here? Who is?
Mr. Ibiki?
Are you serious about this, Lord Sixth?
Well, yes…
I'll take full responsibility.
Hey…
We meet again, brat.
Shojoji?!
Don't tell me—!
Yes, show us the results of your training.
If you can't defeat this guy,
revenge will be beyond your wildest dreams.
Seriously?
From here on out,
we'll proceed into some more hands-on training.
Show me your resolve!
I will! You'll see!
I've given it everything I've got, right from the start!
I'll prove that this training wasn't for nothing!
This is my new Rasengan!
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
THE RESULTS OF TRAINING
"The Results of Training"
Kids these days are doing quite well.