Twelve years before the start of the series, the Nine-TailsattackedKonohagakure, destroying much of the village and taking many lives. The leader of the village, the Fourth Hokage sacrificed his life to seal the Nine-Tails into a newborn, Naruto Uzumaki. Orphaned by the attack, Naruto was shunned by the villagers, who out of fear and anger, viewed him as the Nine-Tails itself. Though the Third Hokage outlawed speaking about anything related to the Nine-Tails, the children — taking their cues from their parents — inherited the same animosity towards Naruto. In his thirst to be acknowledged, Naruto vowed he would one day become the greatest Hokage the village had ever seen. Read more...
Code wonders why Boro didn't dispose of Ada, and explains to Bug why he didn't report Boro to Jigen. Bug asks Code if he knows about her abilities, believing whatever plan he has to be naïve. Code only knows Ada's supposed to know everything in the world. Bug explains he can't force Ada to obey him with brute force. Code forcefully opens Ada's unit with his transformed arm, confident he can just kill her if she defies him. Naruto and Shikamaru conference with the other Kage, telling them about Code, and their recent attempts to reach their base through the portals Amado told them about. Because the won't activate or are damaged, they're to assume Code is aware of Amado's betrayal. Shikamaru explains Code's goal of avenging Isshiki and cultivating a God Tree from a Ten-Tails. Darui trusts Konoha, but expresses concerns with trusting Amado. Naruto confesses not fully trusting him, but enough based on what he has offered so far. Read more...
Kawaki decides to fix the vase he broke. Himawari places flowers on the vase Kawaki bought. She finds Kawaki trying to glue her vase back together. He thinks that doing so is impractical, and Himawari thanks him for buying a new vase, finding it enough. Boruto listens to them. Koji watches Kawaki through his toad, and thinks about his next steps. Code asks Amado about Jigen's whereabouts. Amado explains Jigen is recovering and asked not to be disturbed. He tells Code he's going through Kawaki's file looking for clues that a traitor might have accessed them, and shares his concerns about Jigen's relaxed disposition and apparent detachment to the Vessel. Code assures him that Jigen is still very much invested in Kawaki, having mentioned it's impossible for him to escape Jigen, though he doesn't understand exactly what that means. He suggests Jigen already knows who the traitor is, which angers Amado for doing so much work for nothing. Amado asks Code to check on Boro, assuring him that Jigen will be pleased. Read more...
