Please leave.
Miss Remon, you kinda seem different from the last time.
Remon.
That's no way to treat people you are beholden to.
You must thank them properly.
We didn't come here to get thanked.
Who are you anyway?
I beg your pardon.
I am Kankitsu Akitsuki.
Remon's fiancé… her future husband.
Huh?!
Remon's Secret I understand.
Remon's Secret
I wasn't aware, I apologize!
As you can see,
Remon is quite busy with fittings for the wedding.
We are quite short on time.
May I ask you to take your leave?
May I return this handkerchief?
I forgot to give it back the last time.
That will do.
Please leave now.
I see.
I'm sorry we bothered you.
Huh?!
But Big Bro, you came to return the handkerchief!
Forget it. We're leaving.
I just don't get it at all!
Is that what girls are like?
She treated us like we were intruders.
Were we the only ones who felt like we'd become friends?
Does that mean Remon didn't feel the same way?
On top of which, she had a fiancé!
Hey, I wonder what that was all about?
Uh…
Over here!
Hey! The sun's setting.
You shouldn't be out playing here. You should head home.
I'm not playing.
I'm looking for my way home!
Your way home? Where's your house?
Daidai Village!
I can't remember which way to go all of a sudden.
C'mon! You should learn where your house is, at least.
Guess we have no choice.
We have to take her to her village.
Daidai Village is where Miss Remon lives, right?
What's wrong?
If it's about that handkerchief, I'll buy you all that you want.
Please allow me to return to my room.
Oh, yes.
I forgot to mention.
Until the ceremony, you'll be staying in a special room.
A special room?
Why must I stay here?
I feel remorse.
I've ignored you for far too long
and left you in an unsafe environment, my dear Remon.
And so…
I prepared a place for you that is safer than anywhere else.
Still, a place like this?!
It's like I'm a—!
Lady Remon!
I can't have anything happen to my bride before the wedding ritual.
You must be well aware of that too, right, Remon?
This is all for the sake of the village.
I understand.
And…just in case, I'll take this for safekeeping.
Please wait!
But that's the precious clip to guard my memories from Soma!
I know.
But the wedding ritual is right around the corner.
In order to make sure nothing happens to the precious hair clip,
I, your future spouse, will hold it for safekeeping.
You've changed.
You were not like this before.
Anzu! Where have you been?
Looks like everything has turned out well.
All that fuss for nothing!
All of a sudden, I couldn't remember where the village was.
Hey, since we've come all this way…
How about trying to see Miss Remon one more time?
We didn't get a chance to talk with her earlier.
Don't be stupid!
We can't do something like that?!
Well, aren't you worried about her?
She wasn't that cold when we saw her in the village.
Well that's—!
What a cruel thing to do!
Lord Kankitsu used to be much kinder in the past!
Even with the hair clip…
He's just very nervous
because he has such a huge responsibility on his shoulders.
After all, the ritual has to go smoothly, no matter what.
About that…
It seems someone else in the village has lost their memory.
No way!
As a result, the girl got lost.
Luckily, some travelers came to her rescue.
But why so soon?
Nothing like this was mentioned in the legend.
I don't know.
We must hurry with the wedding ritual.
Lady Remon!
What's going on?
Security wasn't this tight this afternoon.
Yeah…
It's strange enough that Miss Remon was so cold all of a sudden.
But the moment we came to see her, security got tighter.
There's gotta be something going on.
I guess we should just go see Miss Remon
and ask her about what's going on one more time.
Roger!
This isn't a mission, but a personal investigation.
Unnecessary involvement is forbidden, okay?
That's what you say,
but you're the one who really wants to talk to Miss Remon, Big Bro!
Th-That's ridiculous!
Super sour!
Mr. Konohamaru, hurry and try it too!
Huh?
Will do.
Super sour!
Even though he said he didn't like sour things,
he still choked way too much!
Hey, he really made such a funny face.
Did I really look that funny?
Mr. Konohamaru!
What are you doing here?
Who did this to you?
Lord Kankitsu did.
But he did this out of concern for me.
Concern?
I don't care how concerned he is. This is too cruel.
I don't mind.
You're being weird, Miss Remon.
You're different from the time we met in the village.
You don't have your hair clip.
Yes.
Lord Kankitsu said he would hold on to it.
Does my hair look funny?
No, I didn't mean it that way!
Hey, it's not funny at all, Boruto!
Well, that's a relief.
That's the Remon we know.
Whatever the reason, we can't leave you like this.
Shall I go and talk to Mr. Kankitsu?
It's quite all right.
This is the only way to save the village.
Save the village? What do you mean?!
Will you tell us?
The story begins 400 years ago.
Daidai Village was at risk of being destroyed
by a demon monster known as Soma.
Soma is a monster that consumes human memories.
Human memories?!
Once someone loses their memory,
they don't recognize their families, and even forget who they are.
It's said they waste away and die.
It's supposed to have looked like this.
A monster with horns, huh?
And what happened to Soma?
In order to save the village,
Lady Kuen, the shrine maiden at that time,
set out to exterminate Soma.
But Soma was too strong,
and she could not completely destroy it.
Lady Kuen was possessed by Soma,
but before her body was about to be completely taken over,
she was able to seal Soma away into in a rock, just in time.
In order to extract Soma from her body,
she cut off the horns that had grown out of the rock.
But at that moment,
a portion of Soma's power was locked within her.
After this, Lady Kuen stepped down as the shrine maiden.
She was unaware that she had been tainted with Soma's curse,
and when she bore twins later on, it was passed down to them.
A curse?
When one reaches 20 years of age,
the curse appears as a marking.
This marking shows that the person who presents it,
connects Soma with the outside world.
In other words, they serve as a portal.
Soma slowly drains the memories from one who is cursed.
Their memories?
Then you are—
Yes. I am a descendant of the shrine maiden, Lady Kuen,
who sealed Soma.
And Lord Kankitsu also is a descendant from
a branch of the blood line from 400 years ago.
The Akitsuki Clan is originally from the same blood line.
Hold on a minute!
You said one's memory is stolen…
But Miss Remon, you remember us!
Memories are drained little by little over many years.
But the women who are cursed
inherit a tool from Lady Kuen that helps them.
That's…
The hair clip.
It is a special item that Lady Kuen made herself.
It protects your memory from Soma.
That hair clip?
Soma's power is immense.
The seal weakens every 100 years.
after which Soma regains his power.
When the horns grow out of the rock, that will be the sign.
And that means Soma will return?
To prevent this from happening, every 100 years,
a man and woman who present the marking from the two families are wed.
At that time, Soma's horns are cut off,
and a ritual to re-seal Soma is held once again.
Lord Kankitsu also is cursed with the marking.
And right now…
The 100 years are up.
So you, Miss Remon and Mr. Kankitsu…
But…
Why can't you just have the sealing ritual without getting married?
Lord Kankitsu inherited the curse of the marking.
As with me,
this cursed connection to Soma is draining his memory.
And the only way to break this curse is through the wedding ritual.
Miss Remon!
Leave it to us, ya know!
Big Bro and I will destroy this Soma monster.
And then, you won't have to marry Kankitsu, right?
Thank you so much.
But Soma doesn't have a physical presence,
so he can't be destroyed with weapons or ninjutsu.
What? I've never heard of such a thing.
No, things like that do exist.
My grandpa died from a Forbidden Jutsu
where he entered into a contract with a being
that was beyond human comprehension.
Then what do we do?
That's why,
I will marry Lord Kankitsu!
Again, tonight?
Where does he go at this hour?
Still… That Kankitsu is a horrible guy!
Right, Big Bro?
Why are you asking me?
No reason!
Hey, Boruto! Don't tease adults!
You two are very close, aren't you?
I've known him since he was a baby.
But he's become such a know-it-all, lately.
I am not!
I've known Lord Kankitsu since we were children.
But he wasn't always such a cold person, as you witnessed.
He's changed.
Miss Remon.
Still, even if it was because of this monster Soma,
anyone would hate getting married to a guy who'd lock someone up like this.
Hey, Boruto!
Don't you think so too, Big Bro?!
Even if it's to seal Soma,
what's the point if Miss Remon won't be happy?!
Boruto, I'm okay with this.
That's not how you really feel, is it, Miss Remon?!
It may not be immediate…
But the Hidden Leaf might have a way to combat Soma.
Then, Miss Remon, your curse will…
Do you recall when you told me about your grandfather
back at the Hidden Leaf Village?
Yes.
Thinking back, I'm sure that was destiny.
Hearing that story eased my anxiety
and I was able to make up my mind.
That story gave me courage!
I think your grandfather must have felt the same way.
You inherited that determination from your grandfather, Mr. Konohamaru.
If you were in my position,
I believe you would make the same decision.
Isn't that right?
I'm sorry it's wrinkled.
I'm happy that we were able to talk once again.
Thank you for your concern.
I just don't get it!
Get what?
Why are you just leaving Miss Remon like that?!
There's no way Miss Remon wants to marry Kankitsu!
Hey, Big Bro!
All right!
Hey, when I get back to the village, I'm gonna work hard!
Pardon me.
I am Asaki from the Yoimura Clan.
I attend to Lady Remon.
I have a request for you, Hidden Leaf shinobi.
What is it?
Please investigate Lord Kankitsu.
Why?
You may already have heard from Lady Remon…
Even still, Lord Kankitsu has a very kind heart,
and they've been the best of friends, since they were children.
But from the day the date was set for the ritual,
his personality changed, and he became very cold.
You're saying his personality suddenly changed?
And it seems every night, he goes somewhere alone.
What do we do, Big Bro?
I understand.
We will look into it for you.
Thank you so much.
Let's get to it!
There's been nothing out of the ordinary going on.
Let's keep observing.
He's going to Miss Remon's.
You must eat… or you'll collapse.
I'm not hungry.
That's not good.
We're going to be married.
We can't have any secrets between us.
Oh?
Please give it back!
Did an insect get in somehow?
Nothing happened, after all.
After he left Miss Remon's,
he just went back to his room and slept.
No sign of anything suspicious at all.
Guess we have no choice.
We should report in to Old Lady Asaki.
Now then, what was I about to do, just now?
The Old Lady's late!
I'm home!
Welcome back!
Wait, what happened? Your clothes are all ripped up!
I think I fell or something.
Big Brother, why do you have a hair clip?
What? You're right!
Why do I have this with me?
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
"Something That Steals Memories"
Never mind that!
I have to go and eat the latest burger they came out with!
SOMETHING THAT STEALS MEMORIES