The Entrusted Mission: Protect the One Tails!
Why you—!
Let me go!
You see him, don't you?
You're no match for Otsutsuki.
My, how confident of you to look away!
Father!
Shinki!
I told you to protect Shukaku!
But—!
Imagine that! Appearing all on his own!
Magnificent!
Your chakra…
shall be mine!
Grand Sand Mausoleum Seal!
Well, now you've gone and done it.
I guess I could sit quietly and bide my time for a bit.
Father!
Gaara!
– Lord Fifth! – Lord Fifth!
What is going on?!
Boruto, what are you doing here?
Tell me, what happened to Sasuke?!
Sasuke seems to have been thrown into another dimension.
But knowing him, he'll make it back on his own.
Father, you must not overexert yourself.
We received word from Sasuke that Otsutsuki was searching for Shukaku.
We assembled here to protect Shukaku, but…
We didn't expect Otsutsuki to appear so soon.
Did you bring him down?
Not yet.
The Grand Sand Mausoleum Seal won't completely hold him.
He will revive in time.
Before he does, we must get Shukaku to a safe place.
Shinki, give that to me.
What is that?
Be quiet and just watch.
You look pretty beat up!
It's nothing serious.
Will you do as I ask?
No thanks!
Otsutsuki is able to sense your chakra.
In order to prevent that,
we have no choice but to use the tea kettle.
I refuse to go into that thing.
I promise you.
On my honor, I will protect you from Otsutsuki.
You plan on performing the Sealing Jutsu in your condition?
You'll die.
In order to protect you, it's an easy sacrifice.
I wouldn't cry for you, if you die.
But I can't have you coming back as a ghost to haunt me!
So, this time, I'll go inside on my own.
I'm indebted to you.
SEAL
Kankuro.
Will you take on a troublesome job?
What is it?
I want you to take Shukaku to the Hidden Leaf.
The Leaf? So, then—?
Yes.
To Naruto.
At this point, it's the only location.
I'll call for immediate reinforcements from the village.
That will take too much time.
The Grand Sand Mausoleum on Otsutsuki won't hold forever.
Bring him there right away.
With your speed, you'll get there in three days.
Things have gotten pretty troublesome, huh?
Speaking of troublesome requests,
I have one more.
Hmm?
The three of us are going to take him?
Taking teamwork into account,
it's best if only people from the Sand take him.
We need Boruto's knowledge of the Leaf's terrain.
But—!
Can I entrust this to you, Shinki?
Yodo and Araya will escort Gaara back to our village.
This is an order.
– Yes. – Right.
Any objections, Shinki?
I'll do it!
Boruto, can we rely on you to guide us once we're in the Land of Fire?
Sure.
Can you do this?
What did you say?!
Shinki, you three are the only ones I can entrust this to.
But—!
Boruto has something that you don't possess at this point in time.
What is that supposed to mean?
You will probably come to learn what that is.
All right.
Oh! It's pretty heavy.
Who said you could touch it?
It's not like you own it!
Be gentler, will ya?!
Huh?!
Oh, shut up!
Here we go!
Why did you put this weird thing on me?
It's to protect you.
And what would we do in an emergency?
There's no way I can fight like this!
You'll be fine
as long as you have Kankuro and those two with you.
Master Shukaku.
Please come here. I shall carry you.
Oh, okay.
Here we go!
Pardon me!
You're way too uptight!
It can't be helped. Boruto, you'll carry him.
Stay still, okay?
Hey, who the hell do you think I am?
Yodo, Araya, I leave Father in your hands.
Leave it to us.
We'll protect him with our lives!
Let's go!
Just don't fall behind, Boruto Uzumaki!
Quit calling me by my full name all the time!
Can you two just try to get along?!
He keeps making snide comments!
Are you all right?!
I told you to keep up!
We don't have the time to match your pace!
Damn it!
I'm not used to running on sand, and I'm carrying the tanuki, okay?!
What did you just call me?!
Hey, are you sure this is the right direction?
Yes.
But the Hidden Leaf Village is that way.
Just shut up and carry Master Shukaku.
Are you tired?
It's nothing I can't handle!
I don't see it.
I see.
Where are we anyway?
A wind power station.
As you can see, it was built but it didn't work out,
so it was abandoned.
I thought we'd find some communication equipment if we came here…
But I was wrong.
I wish you would've explained it to me from the start!
Didn't I tell you?
Uncle, please take a look.
A map?
There are no other facilities in this area
where we can contact the Leaf.
I wanted to contact the Leaf beforehand, but…
I guess we have no choice but to head straight for the village.
In that case, I can think of three routes.
Damn it, I'm thirsty!
Hey, Boruto!
What is it?
I need to take a leak.
Huh?!
Tailed Beasts pee?!
Of course! You don't believe me?
No, I believe you, but—!
Too late! I can't hold it. I'm gonna go.
All right, all right!
There we go!
Aren't you gonna pee?
Oh! Yeah!
I'll just be a sec.
Where are you going?
Just do it there and cover it with some sand.
I'm not a cat!
Don't peek okay?
Hurry up and do your thing!
Damn it. Is he really a Tailed Beast?
Okay, the route's settled.
Go get Boruto.
It's so hot.
Let's go.
Hold on. Shukaku's…
Is there a problem?!
No, he said he wanted to pee, so…
Tailed Beasts don't need to do that!
Huh?!
Finally, I'm alone!
Now I can stretch out and relax!
Master Shukaku, we've been looking for you!
You've got some nerve, tricking me like that!
Aw, you got me. That was pretty quick.
We can't have you wandering off on your own.
Are you saying I'm not allowed to take a break?!
At this time, yes!
What a pain.
C'mon, let's go!
What are you doing?
It was a mistake to leave it to you.
I'll hold on to Master Shukaku.
That's not the agreement!
You messed up, don't be so immature!
I feel bad that I let him out of my sight.
But it's mean to just ignore him!
That's where you're immature!
We're on a mission here!
Getting emotional will only bring forth mistakes!
So, I'm supposed to act like a machine?
Well, no thanks!
I'm saying you have to think rationally!
That's enough, you two!
Shinki, prepare to depart.
Think about your mistake.
I know!
But…
I don't like the way he talks to me!
You'll only listen if you're spoken to nicely?
Now that's definitely immature, don't you think?
Well, it's not that I don't understand your frustration.
Shinki's just very blunt.
Forgive him for that.
He’s such a drag.
So? Want to rest a little more?
There's no need.
Besides, I don't wanna lose to him.
That's the spirit!
Stop.
We'll camp here tonight.
I'm so tired!
There's no sign of the enemy nearby.
I'll take the watch, go get some sleep.
No, I'll stand guard.
So, Uncle, please rest.
Aren't you being a little overzealous?
I get that you want to fulfill the mission Gaara gave you, but…
You can see the stars so clearly tonight.
Yes.
Thanks to that, it's easy to tell the direction accurately.
See what I mean?
All you see in the starry sky is how to find your bearings.
I guess that's perfectly rational.
But there are those in the world,
who gaze upon these stars, and create an emotionally moving story.
I don't understand.
What can I possibly learn from Boruto?
Well, Gaara is a man of few words, so…
No doubt, you can't take Boruto's fighting skills lightly.
However, when you consider teamwork in a three-man team,
the success rate of the mission would be higher with Yodo and Araya.
Perhaps, when you think about it rationally.
Is there any other way?
You'll learn in time…
What Gaara was thinking when he entrusted you guys with this mission.
Mr. Kankuro?
Where's Shinki?
I sent him to refill our water.
Oh…I didn't know he drank water.
Of course, he does! He's someone's child.
For someone who is, he's pretty unsociable.
Well, like father, like son, huh?
Same goes for you too, Boruto.
My dad and I are complete opposites!
Gaara doesn't seem to think so.
Uncle!
What's up?
Something's heading this way!
Pursuers?
Very likely.
I'll beat 'em at their own game!
Hold it.
Leave this to me. You two go on ahead.
Why?!
It will be easier if we fight them together!
You don't get it, do you?
They're puppets. I'm a Puppet Specialist.
There's no way I'll lose, right?
Besides, the strategy here is to put the mission first and foremost.
Uncle is right.
We'll head straight for the Leaf Village.
Why?!
You don't have to fight alone, Mr. Kankuro!
BLACK ANT
This is not the time for you guys to be hanging out here.
Our mission is to keep Master Shukaku out of harm's way.
But—!
Go, Boruto!
Besides, I'm sick of refereeing fights between two brats.
You better catch up to us later, Mr. Kankuro!
That goes without saying!
Not good.
As expected, they look strong.
But after showing off in front of those two…
SALAMANDER
I really can't afford to lose!
Is Kankuro really going to be okay by himself?
It should be no problem.
The true value of Uncle's Puppet Jutsu
is revealed when taking on a large number of enemies.
We'd just get in the way if we were there.
Please take them down and catch up to us soon!
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
"The Puppet Battle!"
A Puppet User can't let himself be underestimated by puppets!
THE PUPPET BATTLE