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...
Boruto is incredulous that Isshiki would absorb so much fire, and Kawaki explains that he shouldn't be able to, since those are natural flames. Isshiki is combating the flames, but he's shrinking them instead. Amado explains that Sukunahikona can shrink and restore anything but living things, with the exception of the jutsu user, and assures Shikamaru they counted on that happening for them to strike. Jigen's body begins to run out of chakra, so Isshiki can no longer shrink the flames, which begin consuming him. Amado reveals that he was still recovering from the fight against Naruto and Sasuke, which limited how much he could shrink the flames. Naruto wonders if that's Isshiki's end, but Sasuke points out that he still has two Kāma, so he can reincarnate twice. Sasuke also finds it strange, as killing Jigen would make Kawaki Isshiki's sole remaining vessel as he intended. Shikamaru wonders if the entire thing was a setup from the start. Kawaki enters the interrogation room and attacks Amado, but is blocked by Sasuke. Amado assures everyone that it's a misunderstanding, and that he can explain. He says that Jigen's body will perish from the flames in a few minutes, causing the Kāma to automatically begin the reincarnation process, something even Isshiki can't control. He adds that another difference between Jigen and Kawaki is that Jigen's Kāma had time to be fully extracted, so Isshiki can be reincarnated in him, while Kawaki's Kāma has yet to fully decompress, so he can't be a vessel for Isshiki yet. Read more...
Chōji demonstrates their clan's Butterfly Mode to Chōchō, but she's uninterested in training it. He has to treat her sweet bean soup to get her to train. She tries it, but can't destroy a boulder like her father did. He stresses that as their clan's hiden jutsu, she has to master it. He also notes that between her failing to go full power and her return to a fuller figure, she's not fully releasing her power. Chōji wonders about her motivation when she uses the jutsu. He and Chōchō go treat themselves, and are approached by Anko, who reminds Chōji that he's supposed to meet with Shikamaru. He leaves, and Anko joins Chōchō and they order more sweet bean foods. The shop owner says they've run out of sweet beans, and they haven't been able to resupply because of bandits stealing their deliveries. Bad harvests have increased the demands, so bandits are stealing beans to sell them at a higher price. Other shops are in similar situations. They're supposed to get a delivery the following day, so Anko and Chōchō decide to safeguard it. The delivery is attacked, and Anko stresses they must be careful not to damage the beans. Chōchō's attack damages the road, causing the cart with the beans to fall, which triggers Chōchō's protection instinct, so she successfully uses the Butterfly Mode. Some of the bandits are amazed by Chōchō's jutsu. Anko gets trapped by debris from the road, and Chōchō is unable to get into Butterfly Mode to get through the debris. Read more...
