Changes: The Shinobi Prison: Hozuki Castle

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"The Shinobi Prison: Hozuki Castle" (忍監獄・鬼灯城, Shinobi Kangoku: Hōzuki-jō) is episode 141 of the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime.

Synopsis

A group of prisoners are taken by boat to Hōzuki Castle, where they are branded by the warden, among the prisoners are Boruto and Mitsuki. Mujō explains their new status as prisoners, and leaves Benga to give further explanations. One of the prisoners attempts to escape, activating Mujō's jutsu. Boruto and Mitsuki think back to being assigned a mission to infiltrate the prison, and collect information on who the leader of the Mujina Bandits is from a former member before the bandits can have him killed inside. Boruto and Mitsuki were sent because arrangements to have Kokuri protected inside would take too long, as Kusagakure, who administers the prison, hasn't been targeted by the Mujina's crimes, so they don't feel obligated to prioritise obtaining that information. Konohagakure was able to arrange with the master of the prison to have a fake brand applied to Boruto and Mitsuki. Sarada is to infiltrate the prison by posing as a journalism student conducting research. Boruto and Mitsuki are introduced to their cell-mates, and claim to be from the Land of Water, serving eight years for robbery. Benga shows Sarada around and answers her questions. He believes Mujō is too soft on the prisoners because he thinks they can be rehabilitated. Arai shows Boruto and Mitsuki who can smuggle things in for them. They learn that the Mujina's number two, Tsukiyo, is in solitary after getting into a fight with Kokuri, the defector they're supposed to protect, who was sent to the medical ward. Arai explains it's difficult to be sent there, but that eating the poisonous plants that grow around the prison should be enough. Mitsuki manages to grab one with a snake during recreation time. Boruto eats the poisonous fruit and is sent to the medical ward. Boruto wakes up in the medical ward a day later, but is knocked out by Kokuri when he asks for him. Boruto wakes up again, restrained by Kokuri, who thinks he's there to kill him. Boruto explains Konoha got his letter and sent him. Tsukiyo communicates with someone from solitary through notes. As Boruto is escorted back to general population, someone sneaks into the medical ward, and stabs Kokuri on Tsukiyo's orders.

Trivia

The episode appears to resolve an inconsistency regarding Hōzuki Castle. When introduced in Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison, it was said to be located in Kusagakure, which is located in a landlocked country, despite the castle being located by the sea. In the episode, it is said to be administrated by Kusagakure instead.
Also, the episode seems to ignore the events of Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky regarding the masters of Hōzuki Castle. According to Benga, all the wardens of the castle stem from the same clan due to their Fire Release restriction technique. However, in the novel, a new warden wielding an Ice Release technique was installed in place of the previous one with Fire Release.

Credits

Role	Seiyū
	English	Japanese	Rōmaji
Boruto Uzumaki	Yuko Sanpei	三瓶由布子	Sanpei Yūko
Sarada Uchiha	Kokoro Kikuchi	菊池こころ	Kikuchi Kokoro
Mitsuki	Ryuichi Kijima	木島隆一	Kijima Ryūichi
Naruto Uzumaki	Junko Takeuchi	竹内順子	Takeuchi Junko
Shikamaru Nara	Shotaro Morikubo	森久保祥太郎	Morikubo Shōtarō
Sai Yamanaka	Satoshi Hino	日野聡	Hino Satoshi
Kōtarō Fūma	Anri Katsu	勝杏里	Katsu Anri
Mujō	Akio Nojima	野島昭生	Nojima Akio
Kokuri	Takayasu Usui	うすいたかやす	Usui Takayasu
Tsukiyo	Masanori Takeda	竹田雅則	Takeda Masanori
Arai	Ryota Suzuki	鈴木崚汰	Suzuki Ryōta
Kamata	Riki Kitazawa	北沢力	Kitazawa Riki
Benga	Dai Matsumoto	松本大	Matsumoto Dai
Haie	Naoyuki Shimozuru	下鶴直幸	Shimozuru Naoyuki
Doctor	Makoto Ishii	石井真	Ishii Makoto
Hōzuki Castle jailers	Kazuya Saji Hirokazu Sekido Katsunori Okai	佐治和也関戸博一岡井カツノリ	Saji Kazuya Sekido Hirokazu Okai Katsunori
Hōzuki Castle prisoners	Ryo Nishitani Daichi Fujiwara	西谷亮藤原大智	Nishitani Ryō Fujiwara Daichi

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 == Trivia ==
 * The episode appears to resolve an inconsistency regarding Hōzuki Castle. When introduced in ''[[Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison]]'', it was said to be located in Kusagakure, which is located in a landlocked country, despite the castle being located by the sea. In the episode, it is said to be administrated by Kusagakure instead.
-* Also, the episode seems to ignore the events of ''[[Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky]]'' regarding the masters of Hōzuki Castle. According to Benga, all the wardens of the castle stem from the same clan due to their [[Fire Release]] restriction technique. However, in the novel, a [[Kahyō|new warden]] wielding [[Ice Release]] technique was installed in place of the [[Mui|previous one]] with Fire Release.
+* Also, the episode seems to ignore the events of ''[[Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky]]'' regarding the masters of Hōzuki Castle. According to Benga, all the wardens of the castle stem from the same clan due to their [[Fire Release]] restriction technique. However, in the novel, a [[Kahyō|new warden]] wielding an [[Ice Release]] technique was installed in place of the [[Mui|previous one]] with Fire Release.
 == Credits ==
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