"To the Land of Silence" (黙の国へ, Shijima no Kuni e) is episode 160 of the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime.
Synopsis
The group arrives at the Land of Silence, narrowly avoiding a trap by thieves. Because many of the criminals there are hostile to the Five Great Shinobi Countries, Konohamaru has them remove their forehead protectors. Konohamaru and Mugino give Boruto and Sarada a brief history lesson on the Land of Silence, and Mugino voices his opposition to having them in the mission, considering it too much for genin. Boruto is adamant of not letting others become victims like Mitsuki. Noticing the ruined gates, the jōnin explain that as they don't have a proper village to protect, the shinobi of the Land of Silence only follow money and power. Walking through the black market, they notice many shinobi who are wanted in the Bingo Book, and figure the rumours about the Hashirama Cell have spread far. They take note of the many things sold and stolen in the market. They ask for information at a shop, but the proprietor has no interest in them if they're not buying anything. Boruto gets separated, defeats the shopkeeper's subordinates, and threatens him into giving them information. He shows them a company ID from Victor's company, claiming a man in a white coat sold him the Hashirama Cell. He directs them to The Ladies for more information. At the bar, Mugino recognises Kirisaki, a former medical-nin from Kirigakure. Boruto approaches Kirisaki disguised with his Sexy Technique, and convinces him to dismiss the other women around him. Sarada and Mugino comment on Boruto's performance. While trying to get him alone, Kirisaki's briefcase gets stolen. Boruto stops Kirisaki from beating up the thief and defeats him. Their fight attracts attention, so the group takes him away. They threaten to hand him over to Kirigakure, so he reveals he's only in the Land of Silence because he has intel on the Hashirama Cell, and he's supposed to meet someone the day after about it. They plan for the meeting. Konohamaru goes disguised as Kirisaki. They meet with a butler of the interested party, who wishes to test if Kirisaki really is who he says he is. The butler is infected with the cell, and if Kirisaki is the real deal, he should be able to treat it.
Trivia
- In the preview of this episode, it showed Sarada with a two tomoe Sharingan in each eye. It was fixed when it was aired, showing a single tomoe in each eye.
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 |
| Konohamaru Sarutobi | Hidenori Takahashi | 高橋 英則 | Takahashi Hidenori |
| Mugino | Jun Kasama | 笠間 淳 | Kasama Jun |
| Kirisaki | Hidenobu Kiuchi | 木内 秀信 | Kiuchi Hidenobu |
| Butler | Kosuke Goto | 後藤 光祐 | Gotō Kōsuke |
| Katara | Aoi Inase | いなせ あおい | Inase Aoi |
| Four sisters | Sara Matsumoto Natsumi Yamada Shoko Yuzuki Yuki Yagi | 松本 沙羅 山田 奈都美 柚木 尚子 八木 侑紀 | Matsumoto Sara Yamada Natsumi Yuzuki Shōko Yagi Yuki |
| Information store shopkeeper | Kazuya Saji | 佐治 和也 | Saji Kazuya |
| Information store subordinates | Kosuke Katayama Katsunori Okai | 片山 公輔 岡井 カツノリ | Katayama Kōsuke Okai Katsunori |