Into the Sky Again
Please give him back, Mom!
Yuki is mine!
Behave yourself, kid!
Tsuzura, you to need learn the difference between
animals that make us money and those that don't.
Why do you always make that distinction?!
Who cares if they're rare or not?!
It does make a difference!
Ever since the day you were born,
you've never had to experience hardship!
That's why you can say those things!
Mom...
I used to be someone that no one gave a damn about.
Every day, I'd look at myself in the mirror and think...
What a lonely and boring life.
Then one day, I got lost in a forest.
None of the adults came looking for me.
They probably didn't even notice I was missing.
As I was crying from cold and hunger,
a marten appeared and shared its warmth with me.
It was a fateful encounter.
No, it was even more than that.
That marten was a rare species that was thought to be extinct.
I was on the front-page news as the person who found it.
I felt so happy!
At long last, I felt I'd become someone special.
What happened to that marten?
It was the goddess of fortune that changed my destiny...
so, I've worn it on me ever since,
like so!
One day, I'm sure you'll come to understand...
the value of rare animals.
Mr. Sasuke!
Figured you might be coming by soon, ya know!
Did you get the hawk?
It's so cool!
Now I know why... Mozu wants it.
What's the matter?
You don't seem like yourself.
Yeah. Actually, I met that kid, Tsuzura.
The heir to Rakuen?
Yeah! Turns out he's a good guy who loves animals.
But his mother controls everything in his life.
It's like she's got him trained.
I see...
It's common for a child to repress themselves,
trying to live up to their parents' expectations.
Oh, really?
I didn't expect a free spirit like you to understand, Mr. Sasuke.
That's not true.
You know,
back when I felt stifled because I was hyper conscious of my dad...
I felt like a new path opened up for me when I met you, Mr. Sasuke.
I don't need to become the Hokage.
When Sarada becomes the Hokage someday,
I want to become a shinobi just like you...
someone who supports the Hokage from behind the scenes.
That's why I want Tsuzura to realize
that he can choose his own way of life.
I haven't lived the kind of life someone can look up to.
That's not true!
We leave tomorrow morning.
Be ready before then.
Mr. Sasuke!
I share your disdain for Rakuen's ways.
Then we should—!
That said, I'm not going to force my personal sense of justice.
For now, anyway.
But if we don't help him, Tsuzura will...
No matter what others say, he needs to realize it for himself.
I'm sure you know that.
RAKUEN
Mom!
Oh, by the way, good news Tsuzura!
There's a client who wants that white hawk.
But Yuki only just learned how to hunt.
At least wait until he's a bit better at it!
How well he flies doesn't matter.
Because...
the client says he wants to stuff and mount it.
Yuki... stuffed and mounted?
Seems it's for his living room.
He says it's a perfect color match for his wall.
The deal is in an hour.
Make your peace with it.
Mom, please don't!
Mom!
HAWK
I'LL BE WAITING -BORU
HAWK
I'LL BE WAITING -BORUTO
RAKUEN
Yuki...
What's with that look?
I promised I'd wait for him.
Let's go back and check on Tsuzura one last time, Mr. Sasuke.
You don't know when to give up, do you?
No, I don't!
And I'm fine with that!
You there, young man!
Do you know of a shop called Rakuen?
Are you one of their clients?
Oh, so you do know it!
Whew! Thank goodness.
My boss is a hobby taxidermist.
He heard there's a pure white hawk for sale...
so I'm on my way to pick it up.
A white hawk...
Is that true?!
I just said so, didn't I?
My, I didn't expect it to be so far from the station!
Hey, you!
Boruto!
The client will be here soon.
Hurry up and get the merchandise ready!
What's going on?
Where's the white hawk?!
It was here a minute ago.
That boy wouldn't—!
Don't worry!
I'm not gonna let anyone taxidermy you!
AVIARY
RAKUEN
Now's our chance!
Stop right there!
I should've known it was you!
Mom...
Do you think you can get away with this
just because you're my son?
If you don't want to get hurt, bring that bird back!
Hurry!
Foolish child.
Are you sure?
It goes without saying.
Just break one.
Leave it to me.
AVIARY
RAKUEN
Are you hurt, Tsuzura?
No. Yuki's okay, too.
I'm impressed.
Not bad for some impoverished shinobi.
Mom!
Don't cause any more trouble, Tsuzura.
The client will be here soon.
Yuki is my hawk!
I nursed him back to health!
I've had enough!
You think you're an adult now
just because you nursed a hawk worth nothing, back to health?
Your smug little act is for the birds.
Now hand over that hawk right now!
You call yourself a parent?
You're pretty simple-minded, kid.
Take one step on my property and you'll go to prison for life.
Are you willing to risk that?
Want to try me?!
Boruto! Don't do it.
Don't try to stop me!
There's already a buyer for that hawk.
What you're doing...
is thievery!
Then in exchange, we'll give you what you want.
Is that the—?!
Forgive me.
You're not seriously thinking of giving it to her, are you?
Never lay a hand on these two ever again.
That's the deal.
Seems like you're a fool who doesn't know the value of things!
Fine.
It's a deal.
Tsuzura, you'll never make it in the outside world.
You'll surely fail and return...
I'll see you to the station...
to make sure you never come around here again.
RAKUEN
I'm so angry.
Not just about the Senri Hawk...
but about the other animals, too... We couldn't save them.
Master Mozu! We have a problem with the Senri Hawk!
What happened?
I'm not sure!
When I tried to remove it from the cage,
it suddenly went into distress!
By the looks of it, it's not going to survive.
But it's a rare hawk.
We need to find a way to save it.
That won't be necessary.
Cut it open and check the contents of its stomach.
If we know what it's been eating,
we might find a clue to the Senri Hawk's habitat.
Prepare right away for a necropsy.
Don't take anything a parent like that tells you seriously.
But that's truly the only place I've known as home.
And you gave up your cherished hawk in exchange for Yuki.
Don't worry about it.
Forgive me...
What's going on?!
Hey! Stop!
RAKUEN
AVIARY
OPEN
BUYING AND SELLING
This is... everything I own!
My goodness!
Shut down the security system now!
That will take some time!
AVIARY
What's all that commotion?!
Did something inside get loose?
It's the animals!
What is going on?!
RAKUEN
Wait!
You did this, didn't you?!
What did you do? Answer me!
We didn't do anything.
Not me, anyway.
Looks like you shouldn't have let him inside.
So, that's what happened!
Gotta hand it to you, Mr. Sasuke!
Did you say... Sasuke?
You couldn't be—!
You!
What gives you the right to do this?!
Mom!
Tsuzura, bring his Senri Hawk here.
Do that for me and I'll forgive everything you've done!
This is your last chance to return.
Do you understand?
I'm sorry, but I'm not coming back, Mom.
How dare you speak to me that way!
Let's go.
That arm!
I see.
So, it is you...
Let's go, Tsuzura.
Walking away, you cheap shinobi?!
If I use my connections, I can have you easily eliminated!
Don't do it.
He's out of your league.
That man is...
Sasuke Uchiha.
So, what?!
He took everything I have!
Teach him a lesson!
That's an order!
RAKUEN {AVIARY}
OPEN
BUYING AND SELLING
Go.
You're all free now!
And so are you.
But do you think I'll be okay?
What's the matter?
I've been caged up all my life.
Now that I'm suddenly free, I don't know if I can survive...
But now...
you can see the entire world with your own eyes.
Can you cook?
Nope.
Repair a boiler?
Never did it before.
Well, I'm guessing you can't use an abacus, either?
That's okay.
I'm not good at it either!
Does that mean—?!
You're gonna work hard, so be ready!
Isn't this great, Tsuzura?!
Write me letters!
I'll be waiting for them!
Thanks, Boruto!
What do you mean you're not coming back with me?
It's that spiteful woman.
I don't think she's going to back off.
If I come back with you, the Leaf will get wrapped up in it.
But—!
I was going to leave the village anyway.
This just hastened it.
I'm going on a journey to find someone.
Find someone?
Who?
I'm going to track down Code, the last surviving member of Kara.
He's a threat to the Leaf.
I can't let him be, unchecked.
But you have no clues, right?
Yeah.
Looks like it's gonna be another long trip.
Does Sarada know about this?
They'll understand.
I'm gonna go now.
Time is precious.
Mr. Sasuke!
I'm gonna become a shinobi just like you!
Suit yourself!
THUNDER
Is it stuck on something?
There's a trick behind these things.
That's weird!
It should open...
C'mon!
Hey, you okay?
This is nothing...
See you!
What a nice guy.
Hold that train! I'm getting on!
Please hurry.
Move! You're in the way!
What the—?!
Ouch...
Hey, c'mon...
Where...
am I?
I'm positive I was on the thunder Train!
Congratulations on surviving!
What?!
You were all involved in an accident!
But it seems you unknowingly have the ability to avert death!
To prove that, you will now undergo some experiments!
What do you mean experiments?!
Quit joking around! Who are you?!
Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:
WELCOME TO THE MAZE
"Welcome to the Maze."