Don't do it!
Too late!
My mission's complete!
No way...
Kae's...
dead?
Why would Hana Sensei attack Miss Kae?
She was the assassin targeting Kae.
That can't be!
You saw it didn't you?
Hana was deceiving us this entire time.
No way... I don't want to believe it!
What happened?
We heard something very loud!
Are you okay?
How's Miss Kae?!
Where's Hana Sensei?!
Kae...
...was killed by Hana.
What?
What are you saying?
Hana Sensei killed Miss Kae?
Kawaki, could you please stop joking around?
It's not... a joke?
Himawari, is this true?
Students Unite!
You're kidding...
Hana Sensei did that?
It must be some sort of mistake.
Nothing's happened that would lead up to something like that!
A teacher that kind would never attack Miss Kae.
But if it's true...
It means we were all deceived by Hana Sensei, right?
I can't believe it!
I couldn't do anything again...
I'm sorry, Miss Kae.
I wasn't able to do anything, either.
Hana outmaneuvered us.
I'm going after Hana.
Going after her?
Without the suspension bridge, how are you going to do that?
We can't use a Ninja Hound or a drone,
so we have no way of searching.
Everything was carefully planned out
by this professional assassin.
What?!
What's going on?!
This island is dangerous.
You guys need to get out of here immediately.
I can't believe Hana Sensei is an assassin.
There's not much we can do in this situation.
Is calling for help the most sensible thing to do?
They're just Academy students...
They're no match against Hana.
There's no time to take a detour,
and jumping that distance would be impossible.
Wait!
Miss Kae could still be alive!
Hana was targeting Kae.
There's no reason to keep her alive.
Also, you saw her die.
About that...
Why would Hana Sensei go through the trouble of doing that
right in front of us?
If she's an assassin,
she had lots of opportunities to kill her on this island.
And yet, she went out of her way to injure Mimi's Ninja Hound
and destroy Neon's drone
to take away any means of searching for her...
That means she was trying to prevent us
from going after her, right?
So, that means stabbing Kae in front of us was a fake out?
To make us think she's dead?
A reason not to kill her is if she wanted to use her as a hostage.
That's right!
I'm sure that Miss Kae is still alive!
I want to save Miss Kae!
What are you doing?
You don't have much stamina left after that battle with Hana.
Himawari...
There must be something we can do, right?
Even if we're weak and clumsy,
if we work hard, we'll figure something out!
Those are all things that Hana Sensei taught us.
We need to find Miss Kae, quick!
There must be some way to do that.
Yeah!
That's right!
This isn't a training session, you know!
We want to save Miss Kae.
Me too!
Fine.
Let's go and save Kae.
Kawaki!
Hana Sensei!
Why are you doing this?!
Hana Sensei!
You're so loud.
I'm meeting up with my associates, so be quiet.
Sensei would never do something like this!
The outdoor training, the flower viewing,
and the play were so much fun!
We can still go back.
Let's go back to everyone...
Hana Sensei!
I find being called Hana Sensei...
so revolting.
What?!
Don't you get it already?
The Hana you all once knew is not here anymore.
Sensei's not here anymore?
What do you mean?
Who am I looking at?
This is the real Hana...
I only exist to fulfill my mission.
What?
I've been embedded in the village,
awaiting orders to eliminate nuisances like you.
That's me... the real Hana.
You're lying!
Sensei! What happened to you?!
Hana Sensei!
You're so annoying.
Hana Sensei's not here anymore.
That woman is sobbing again.
I wonder if she's sad that I'm tormenting one of her students.
She's trapped within me, but she's still a coward.
Hana Sensei's within you?
That woman is my other self.
She's outlived her usefulness, so I sealed her inside.
She'll never be able to come out again,
so it's like she's not here at all!
You and Hana Sensei are the same person...
and you're the one who was trying to kill me?
Don't worry, I won't kill you.
One of the minister's subordinates will be arriving soon.
The minister's subordinate?
Once his ship arrives,
we'll escape and head to the Land of Bamboo
to free the jailed minister.
You'll be a valuable hostage.
I'm the hostage?
I won't allow a deal like that to happen!
Kawaki and the others are going to save me!
Your plan isn't going to go your way!
Save you?
How are they going to find us in this forest?
There's no way those brats will get here before the ship arrives.
Kawaki...
We'll need to cross the ravine
to access the forest Hana disappeared into.
Jumping across this is totally impossible.
In that case...
Found it!
You're amazing, Kura!
I figured it would be useful for camping,
so I brought it just in case.
We can now reach the other side with it!
All right!
Hana and I might have totally underestimated these guys
as being just Academy students.
Hey!
Where are you?!
Hey!
How'd it go?!
No good!
I can't find any trace of her.
Nothing here, either.
In a forest this big,
just searching for traces of Hana and Kae
is going to eat up a lot of time.
If we just had some more info about the island,
that could give us a lead...
Can't you use your insects to investigate, like Shino?
I'll give it a try.
I guess I still can't control them over a wide range.
Sorry.
Don't worry about it!
But we have no other means to gather information, do we?
Damn it!
Oh, I got it! The Exposé Newspaper!
How will that thing help us?
Don't you remember?
There was a man and a woman from the village
who washed up on this island.
As they worked together to survive, they fell in love and got married.
Now that you mention it, I do remember that.
As soon as they got back, they immediately broke up.
I got the scoop on that, remember?
Like I said, how will that help us?
You don't get it, do you?
During that interview,
they told me about their life on the island in detail!
Does that mean there's information on the island in that article?!
What did the article say?!
Well, I don't remember in detail
what they said about the island itself...
What the heck?!
Don't get our hopes up like that.
You wouldn't happen to have any past issues of that newspaper,
would you?
If that's what you're looking for...
Here!
Why did you bring back issues of the Exposé Newspaper
on an outdoor training trip?
I figured I could read them when I had some free time.
Here it is!
"The Waves of the Reality Come Crashing Down on Island Romance!"
What a cheap headline.
What does it say?
Hold on a second.
It says, "On the island, he was so reliable,"
"but once we returned to the village,"
"he wouldn't even help me wash the dishes."
That would definitely lead to a breakup.
Uh-huh!
That's not what we want to know!
What does it say about the island?!
There are many rocky tracts around the island,
so there are only a few places where you could anchor a ship.
The two of them were discovered
as they were watching the sunset along the coast.
That's it!
The only way to leave the island is by ship!
Hana should be heading toward the coastline!
The sunset would be visible from the western coast of the island.
Let's head west!
What is it?
This way!
Found it!
There's no doubt about it!
This is the test sample of the sweets I gave to Miss Kae.
What do you mean?
Hey, everyone! There are some on the ground over here as well.
As she was being taken away,
she probably dropped these pieces to leave a trail.
So, this means Kae's still alive?
I might be able to search for Kae with my insects,
since this area is small enough!
Found it!
All right! Let's follow that scent!
Their unrefined abilities are proving to be
more useful for searching than my own.
I guess this means that power isn't everything.
If we find Hana Sensei, what do you plan on doing?
She's a clumsy teacher who's always thinking about her students.
I don't think that was all an act.
Then why did she do that to Miss Kae?
I don't know.
But the assassin and Hana are one and the same.
There's gotta be a reason for that!
I want to talk to Sensei again!
I understand how you feel,
but I doubt you'll be able to get through to her.
Miss Kae's over there.
A cave?
Let's go save her right away.
That's right! She's right before our eyes.
I'm going in alone from here.
Trying to take all the good parts for yourself?!
That's not it.
Don't you get it?
We're up against an assassin.
Well, if we all work together to fight her...
We'd only end up with more victims.
I can't afford to take you guys with me.
You'll be in danger too, Kawaki.
I'm not like you guys.
Huh?
I'm a shinobi.
You really were a shinobi.
That's why you were so strong.
My mission is to protect Kae.
I can't let you get even more involved in this dangerous mission.
Academy students are just dead weight, huh?
That's not true.
I got this far because of you all.
I couldn't have gotten here by myself.
But if fighting breaks out, that's a different story.
I can't let you fight an assassin.
Leave the rest to me.
Kawaki, we're counting on you!
Make sure you save Miss Kae, okay?
We leave it to you.
Got it.
Help Hana Sensei too!
I don't believe she's an assassin.
It must be some kinda mistake!
I'm heading in!
Oh, hey... Where's Himawari?
Kawaki!
Hey! What are you doing?!
I'm your partner, aren't I?
Well, sort of.
In that case, I'm going with you!
Didn't you hear what I said?!
From here on—
I know that!
I know that, but I can't let you go in alone!
I've been helpful to you so far, haven't I?
Well, you did help me out, but...
I absolutely want to save Miss Kae!
Fine.
Thank you!
Damn it.
Your stubbornness and your ridiculous confidence
is exactly like someone I know.
What?
Nothing.
– Let's go! – Okay!
Is just waiting here all that we can do?
I'm frustrated that I can't do anything.
No, there is something we can do.
What?
It's almost time.
If I'm taken off the island, no one can come to save me.
I need to escape before that happens.
I did it!
Even I can do something like this!
I need to hurry up and join up with everyone!
What are you doing?
I left that kunai on purpose.
I never thought you'd actually try to escape.
You're a valuable hostage, so I can't kill you...
but I never said I wouldn't hurt you.
It'll be easy to break your spirit.
The ship will be coming soon.
If you don't want to get hurt, just stay put until it arrives.
You won't escape this island.
Do you still think help is coming?
It must be so nice to be a princess.
I've always been protected by other people.
But I learned some things at the Academy.
Rather than becoming a hostage and being a bargaining chip...
I'll fight you!
You're going to fight me?
You fool.
You're no match for me.
You're not Hana Sensei.
But she's the one who taught me that strength isn't everything!
It sounds like that woman gave her students
some worthless lessons.
Fine. Let me teach you about the real world.
Do not make things difficult before we reach the Land of Bamboo.
Miss Kae!
Himawari!
Kawaki!
Sorry we're late.
Miss Kae, are you okay?
I'm fine!
Liar.
I'm surprised you found us.
It wasn't me...
It was thanks to my classmates...
....and our strength together!
It wasn't through my strength alone that I made it here.
It was through all of my classmates' strength!
Those brats...
I probably should've killed them when I had the chance.
Himawari and Kawaki are fighting!
I can't stay put!
You're right!
Miss Kae and the others...
we're gonna save them together!
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
FAREWELL, ACADEMY!
"Farewell, Academy!"