The assassin sent by that minister...
When they realized I was here, they tried to get rid of me...
Despite being near Kae all this time,
I didn't notice them...
Damn it!
Kawaki, I'm leaving now.
Where are you going?
Huh?
I'm going to the Academy, of course.
What?
Come on, we're going to be late.
Wait up!
Good morning.
Hana Sensei!
Are you feeling better?
Yes, I am. Sorry for all the trouble.
Are you sure you're not pushing yourself?
No, I'm all better.
Also, I wanted to see my students as soon as possible.
You really do care about your students, don't you?
During the Paper Bomb scare, you jumped into action
and ended up getting injured because of that.
I'm glad nothing happened to my students.
But I heard from someone in the Police Force
that there's a possibility that the culprit was targeting Kae.
Oh, you were still unwell,
so we wanted to spare you from hearing that.
The truth is...
HANA SENSEI, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETURN
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Listen up.
When Sensei enters the classroom,
I'll give out the signal by saying, "Hana Sensei!"
Then, can everyone follow that with, "Welcome back"?
Got it!
Yeah!
Also, at the same time,
could you pull this string to break open this paper ball, Kawaki?
Huh? Me?
That's right.
Since you're sitting furthest to the back,
you don't stand out...
Perfect for a surprise.
It's filled with a lot of real flower petals!
I think that's really great!
I'm sure Sensei's gonna love that!
Yeah!
Knowing Hana Sensei, she might cry!
Oh, that could totally happen!
Can you do that, Kawaki?
I got it.
It's almost time, so let's get to our seats.
Okay!
Anyway, why's Osuka organizing this?
Oh! She's coming!
Everyone, good morn—
Hana Sensei!
Welcome back!
Now!
HANA SENSEI, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETURN
What are you doing?!
Sorry.
How pretty.
You gathered these for me?
Thank you, everyone!
Also, sorry for making you worry.
I'm still inexperienced in many ways as a teacher,
but I'm going to give it my all.
I look forward to working with you from here on.
Yes, ma'am!
Now then, let's begin class.
TECHNOLOGY
Let's go right away!
Yeah!
Be careful on your way home.
You too, Hana Sensei.
You just got out of the hospital, so don't push yourself, okay?
Got it!
Bye, Sensei!
Yes, see you tomorrow.
MATHEMATICS
INFIRMARY
The person who planted the Paper Bombs in the Academy
and infiltrated Kae's home
was an assassin hired by the minister
from the Land of Bamboo.
That minister is Kae's younger brother's guardian.
Basically, this is a battle over who succeeds the throne.
In the end, with the death of the assassin,
this matter has been considered settled.
Despite being with my students that entire time,
I had no idea that was even occurring.
I'm a failure as a teacher.
The only saving grace
is the fact that my students were uninjured.
But...
How did I get caught in that blast at that time?
And more importantly, what was I doing here?
I'm sure I was following after Kawaki back then...
I wonder why?
For some reason, a piece of my memory
seems to be completely missing.
I can't remember...
Hey.
Kawaki!
Have you recovered from your injuries?
Yes, I'm fine—
Huh?
What is this memory?
Why am I fighting Kawaki?
No way...
Hey!
Are you all right?
Why do you look so surprised?
Oh, it's nothing...
Are you still not feeling well?
I-I guess so.
Sorry, I'll be going now.
What's with her?
No way!
What does this mean?
Back then...
I was...
Why was I fighting Kawaki?
It's your job to confirm how strong he is.
I've seen more than enough...
I need to... turn myself in.
I'm the culprit.
I did everything.
What are you talking about?
I won't let you turn yourself in.
Who are you?!
I... am you.
And...
You... are me.
We haven't chatted like this in a while, have we?
What's going on?!
Still don't remember?
I guess I have no choice.
I'll tell you.
We were raised by the minister from the Land of Bamboo.
He gathers orphans and raises them to become his personal assassins.
And we're... one of them!
It seems your instincts have returned.
Back then...
You've never experienced hell like that before.
At first, there were about 50 children,
but they all died, leaving only a select few.
Try to remember what happened at the very end.
How we were created.
No!
Friends had to kill each other, right?
No!
But you didn't want to do that.
Stop!
That's why I'm here.
Stop!
What good would it do now?
Do you want to know what you did?
Stop!
Despite the fact that your desire to survive is stronger than anyone,
all you do is cower and pray.
"Please, please, I don't want to die."
No matter how hard you tried to shut your heart away
or push yourself,
you couldn't do anything.
You couldn't kill anyone.
You had no other choice, so you created me, your other self.
Ever since that day...
...I've done the things that you were too frightened to do.
We were the ones who survived that hell...
and so the minister gave us this mission.
Mission?
That's right.
To take full control of the Land of Bamboo,
the minister has been sending out secret agents like us
to various places for quite some time.
Ten years ago, in the aftermath of the Great Ninja War,
we successfully infiltrated the Leaf.
And we became a teacher at the Academy, as we were ordered.
No!
I became a teacher because it was my dream since I was a child!
No, that's what I made you think,
so we could carry out our mission.
You don't even know that you only became a teacher
because of my help.
No way!
You didn't even know yourself.
No one would suspect you were the assassin.
And so, until recently...
I laid in wait for the perfect opportunity.
However, I didn't anticipate that nuisance to get in my way.
Nuisance?
That kid, Kawaki.
I used the kidnapping to figure out how strong he is.
You were also behind that.
I mean, I was...
But Kawaki was stronger than I thought.
Because of that, the plan was a complete failure.
I miscalculated.
So then, who was the assassin who died?
An associate.
At this rate, we'll be in trouble.
It's only a matter of time before the Leaf Shinobi discover our plan.
We have no other way.
Use my body.
I summoned his corpse to make it appear as if the assassin had died.
Thanks to that, this matter is considered settled, right?
After all my hard work thus far, I won't let you turn yourself in.
You've firmly established your identity as Hana Sensei,
the teacher who does whatever she can for her students.
I'm taking control from here on.
I have no use for you anymore.
Not bad!
However—!
I want you to stay right here.
Farewell.
Kawaki, it's time for dinner!
Okay.
Hey, is something still bothering you?
Well, it's nothing in particular.
But I just feel like this isn't over yet.
What?
I fought the assassin twice, so I can tell...
they were incredibly skilled.
Uh-huh.
I'm not sure why they placed Paper Bombs all over their body.
What do you mean?
It means that they anticipated defeat from the start.
Want to look into it a little more?
I do.
Good morning, everyone!
Good morning!
The weather's so nice today.
It would be nice to have some extracurricular lessons again.
That's true.
It's rare for the both of you to agree!
Does this mean you're going after Osuka now?
What—?!
You don't have any self-restraint, do you?
It's not like that!
That's not gonna make you popular!
Not at all!
Just stop!
All right, everyone! Let's begin class.
Yes, ma'am!
Huh? At my house?
Yeah.
Are you worried about something?
We just felt like hanging out with you there!
Is that all? Sure!
Wait a minute while I get my bag!
No!
Please!
Don't do it!
Hana Sensei!
What's the matter?
Oh, I just stumbled a bit.
Not going home yet?
Oh, sorry. I'm leaving soon.
I see.
Is something the matter?
Oh, sorry. Did I keep you waiting?
Not at all.
We just figured we should wait in the classroom together.
The smell of blood?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I tripped earlier and cut my hand.
What are you doing?
I'm really clumsy, aren't I?
I want all of you to stay safe on your way home.
Okay!
Bye, Sensei.
See you later.
Yes, see you later.
Don't get in my way ever again!
Did you find something?
There's nothing that stands out.
Here you are!
Oh, yeah!
The tea is ready.
I have some of Batora's handmade cookies too!
What? That's great!
Let's go!
Yeah.
Maybe I was overthinking things...
Today, we'll be holding an outdoor training exercise
on this uninhabited island.
There are some undeveloped areas, so please be careful!
Hana Sensei!
You worked everything out with the Academy to hold
this outdoor training exercise, right, Hana Sensei?
All so this could take the place of the School Festival
and we could get a chance to make more memories!
Thank you, Hana Sensei!
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
ISLAND OF TREACHERY
"Island of Treachery."
Let's make a lot of fun memories, everyone!