Are we certain about that?
CONTRACT
KAGE
Yes.
It's been officially confirmed that Kagura Karatachi and Hebiichigo
have been killed in action.
The Hidden Leaf Shinobi,
along with the efforts of Buntan, Kyoho and Hebiichigo,
successfully drove away the Funato's detached unit.
I see.
I guess this means that Kagura was right
in taking them along with him.
All the more so...
I wish Kagura had survived!
I'd hoped that he'd be the one
to take the mantle of Mizukage someday!
The Funato Clan!
They're nothing but a danger to the Land of Water!
We must utterly crush them before we suffer any more casualties!
Lord Mizukage!
B-Bad news!
What is it?!
Calm down and tell us!
My apologies!
We've just received a top-secret message from Isari of the Funato!
What was that?
What is going on?
Their Resolve
How can this be?
Ikada is Seiren's younger brother?
Ikada was the apprentice from the Isle of Ship Builders, right?
I didn't sense anything peculiar from him when we were together.
How about you, Kawaki?
How would I know?
Damn it!
Stop making stuff up!
How could he be a Funato?!
He was a very pleasant person.
I do not believe what you are saying!
All right, then what about his reaction?
Hey, Boruto! What's the matter?
Do you believe what he's saying?
Maybe Boruto knows something about Ikada.
What?
Boruto, is that true?
Ikada...
Ikada's body is...
Damn it!
No way!
That's—!
You've hurt Lord Ikada and driven him over the edge!
You have no right to say that
you don't want to continue the cycle of revenge!
I just wanted to avenge Kagura.
I ended up becoming someone's target for revenge.
And without my knowledge, I drove Ikada over the edge!
I don't understand!
KAGE
Lord Chojuro, is this all right?
We cannot trust the Funato.
I know that.
Then why?
If they're asking to negotiate peace out of the blue,
it must mean they have an ulterior motive!
To be honest,
I have no reservations about driving the Funato to ruin.
However, as Mizukage... I must be realistic.
Even if we attack the Funato's main units,
they will still maintain control over the northeastern seas.
Furthermore, we have no choice
but to divide our troops to deal with them.
If this war gets drawn out, there will be even more casualties.
We cannot let any more young people, like Kagura,
be deprived of a future.
Lord Mizukage, we've brought Isari Funato here.
This is quite the welcome.
We didn't expect you to boldly come through the front entrance.
This is just a precautionary measure.
I see.
However...
I want to talk on equal terms.
I'll entrust him to you.
Let's hear what you have to say.
I am grateful you accepted my invitation.
I only agreed to listen.
We have not settled on anything just yet.
We cannot ignore the great casualties
we have suffered thus far.
We feel the same way.
What do you plan to achieve through this negotiation?
Our goal is not to take over this nation.
If you desire coexistence, I believe there's no need to fight.
I assume you wanted to talk while you still could,
since things aren't looking in your favor.
The Funato army has a growing number of volunteers.
Our structure is solid.
Perhaps you're the ones who are struggling?
There's no need to worry about that.
We still have more than enough military strength left to deploy.
Does that mean you hope for a drawn-out war, Lord Mizukage?
That all depends on what you do.
It seems you're not going to be frank with me so easily.
The same goes for you as well.
Furthermore, your proposal doesn't sound feasible.
Do you currently have the strength to unite the Funato?
There are many who are dissatisfied
with the way my father is handling things.
I've already talked to them and have secured their allegiance.
Are you saying that you're essentially
the leader of the Funato?
My siblings, who each led the Funato, are now dead!
I'm the only one who can lead the Funato now.
I see.
Very well.
Then let's talk a little more.
Bad news, Lord Mizukage!
The Funato! The Funato have taken control of our airwaves!
What?
Listen up, you damned Feudal Lord and Mizukage of the Land of Water!
I've grown bored of petty tactics and skirmishes.
Let's settle this at once right here!
Father!
The Funato's main unit will be coming
to crush the Hidden Mist Village in one fell swoop!
Prepare yourselves for punishment!
What's the meaning of this?!
Lord Isari has nothing to do with this!
That fool!
Why doesn't he understand that
continuing this battle is meaningless?!
We shall eliminate all who stand in our way!
Even if they're related!
Why won't you... understand... Father?
Lord Isari!
Lord Isari, this is my fault for not stopping you from doing this!
What's this?!
Lord Chojuro!
Lord Chojuro, are you all right?
I'm fine.
We won't hold back against those
who side with the Feudal Lord or the Mizukage!
We will crush them all!
I just wanted... to protect... the Funato...
Father...
Lord Isari!
We've lost many of our comrades in this war.
To honor them, we will not stand down!
Terrible news! The Funato have made their move!
Araumi's giving a speech!
Now is the time to fulfill
the long-desired dream of the people of the sea.
We shall take back this sea with our own hands!
My son Ikada has recently joined us,
and I'll be letting him lead us in this battle!
Did he just say Ikada?!
Listen up!
Until now, I've kept my distance from battle.
But I realized that it was a mistake.
The Land of Water has robbed me of the things I cherished!
I will never forgive this nation.
Therefore, I have chosen to fight!
That's... Ikada's voice.
Ikada's leading the Funato?
That can't be!
He can fight?!
He didn't give that impression at all!
He's Araumi's son, right?
In that case, it wouldn't be that unusual.
No way...
He has awakened!
Lord Ikada has finally opened his eyes!
There is no doubt we will be victorious!
Our first target is Shinonome 1!
Once we demolish this symbol of the vile Land of Water,
we shall charge into the Hidden Mist Village.
Compatriots who are dissatisfied with the Land of Water,
stand with us!
Let's go, men!
Araumi...
He's the reason we're fighting in the first place.
How dare he say those things when he doesn't understand anything!
Lord Chojuro, if the Shinonome 1 is destroyed...
I understand.
Prepare immediately to intercept them!
We must protect the Shinonome 1 at all costs!
I...
I was the one who drove Ikada over the edge!
I've done something I can never take back!
Boruto...
What was Ikada doing on that island?!
Why was he training to become a ship builder?
None of that matters.
The Funato are not to be trusted.
That's all that this means.
I'll crush... the Funato!
You hurt Lady Seiren and drove Lord Ikada to desperation...
You'll meet your reckoning, and you'll be destroyed!
You bastard!
Stop, Iwabe!
Damn it!
You guys are done!
Prepare to meet your end!
Shut up!
Hey!
I didn't kill him.
Chief, can you take this person someplace where he can rest?
O-Okay...
Ikada is my friend.
Even if he is a Funato, it doesn't change that fact.
But I was the one who drove him over the edge.
I—!
Huh?
Quit your nonsense.
It doesn't matter who they are.
It doesn't change what we have to do.
Never forgive... the Funato.
I'll kill them all.
Buntan, Kyoho, calm down!
What are you saying?!
We're already way past the point of no return.
Miss Sarada...
I feel the same way as Miss Buntan and Mr. Kyoho.
Miss Hebiichigo should not have died.
Damn it!
What do we do?!
This is stupid.
If someone comes at you, you fight back.
That's how war is.
This is all very simple.
If you can't understand that, you'll just end up dead.
Kawaki, try to consider Boruto's feelings a little more!
This is a battlefield.
If you don't want to die, think about yourself first.
Hey, Boruto...
I'm sure you already know what you want to do right now,
don't you?
What I... want to do?
The Boruto I know is always true to his feelings.
So, what do you want to do most right now?
What I want to do most is...
I want to laugh and talk with Ikada again.
To do that...
we need to stop this war.
Let's go to Old Man Chojuro.
He might be willing to hear us out.
All right.
I'll join you.
I guess I have no choice.
It's too dangerous to leave it only to you two,
so I'll go with you.
Sarada... Mitsuki! Are you sure about this?
There's no guarantee this will go well.
What are you saying at this point?
This is what always happens, after all.
That's right.
And besides, we need to deliver the Hiramekarei to Lord Mizukage.
Thanks... you two!
Let's hurry to the Hidden Mist!
Hold it.
Get a grip.
You're going to go stop a war?
I don't intend on quitting fighting until I get my revenge
for what they did to Kagura and Hebiichigo.
We have to kill all of the Funato.
If not, Kagura and Hebiichigo will never rest in peace!
Still...
Still, I want to stop this war!
That's where you're so naïve!
Earth Style: Mud Wall!
Get going, Boruto!
Iwabe!
I don't know what the right thing to do is, either.
But if that's what you've decided, then go for it!
You don't need a reason to laugh and talk with your friends!
I won't let you go!
Lightning Style: Lightning Slash!
We'll handle this, Boruto!
Thanks!
Why you—!
You're not going anywhere!
Sorry, for making the first move!
Don't worry about it, Iwabe.
If you didn't,
I was about to order you to do so, as your captain.
Don't underestimate us!
I'll kill you!
No! Everyone...
Why?
What should I do?
Damn Boruto!
We'll head straight ahead,
the shortest route to the Shinonome 1.
Lord Ikada, the Sea of Death lies ahead.
Fierce winds always blow there. It's a dangerous route.
Crossing through there is—
I know that!
We're launching a surprise attack.
We need to pass through the Sea of Death
and end things before the enemy has time to prepare.
B-But it's far too dangerous!
Who knows how many ships can follow us?!
If they fall behind, we'll abandon them!
We are men of the sea!
If you can't even conquer these kinds of waters,
you have no right to call yourselves a Funato!
Don't worry.
I'll be leading us.
The path I take is the path the Funato will take!
I-I'll follow you, Lord Ikada!
Me too!
Lord Ikada! Give us your orders!
We're entering the Sea of Death!
Don't be afraid!
Follow me!
Let's go!
Lord Mizukage!
We've received a report that the Funato army
is passing through the Sea of Death!
What?!
Indeed, if they pass through there, that would be the shortest route.
I never expected them to do that.
However,
I don't believe they'll make it through the Sea of Death unscathed.
They probably chose that route knowing that would be the case.
We must set sail immediately.
That's impossible!
Even now, we're barely able to defend the Shinonome 1.
Still, we have to try!
Understood.
I shall mobilize everyone at nearby ports
to send out all ships that could possibly make it there in time.
Thank you. I'm counting on you.
Yes, sir!
We absolutely cannot allow them to destroy the Shinonome 1.
It's the sea!
We will grab ahold of the future of the Funato!
Boruto, do you think we can really stop this war?
"If someone comes at you, you fight back."
If they say that's what war is,
then I'll stop that cycle of fighting.
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
"The Desire to Believe"
THE DESIRE TO BELIEVE
I don't want to continue this cycle of revenge.
If I can convey these feelings to Old Man Chojuro and Ikada...
then maybe—!