04x184 - Puppets

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Here you go!

These are the manuals for the Scientific Ninja Tools I gave you.

Just in case, here are emergency contacts.

Oh yeah, how many cans of foam spray do you have?

Do you want some more?

It's fine.

If we carry any more than this, we'll be weighed down.

You're right!

Sorry, sorry!

I guess it's just my nature as a scientist!

I can't help but worry more than necessary!

But I am entrusting you with my dear Dr. Katasuke

and Chamaru in your care, so please bear with me.

Speaking of, what's Dr. Katasuke doing anyway?

We're gonna leave without him!

Hey, everyone!

Sorry to keep you waiting!

What the—?!

This power suit was originally meant for caregiving,

but I modified it for combat.

I never imagined I would get to test it out so soon!

Are you serious?

It's still a prototype that we haven't properly tested yet.

But when it comes to his research, he just doesn't listen to me.

Please take good care of the Doctor and Chamaru for me, okay?

I just hope he doesn't get in the way.

All right, I've got everything!

It seems Miss Akita has taken a liking to Boruto.

He befriends anyone really quickly!

Hey! What are you doing, Sarada?!

Let's go!

See you later, Class Rep! We're going now!

Okay, take care!

See you later, Class Rep!

Puppets

Do you suppose it's around here?

That's—

An airship?

This seems to be the site.

This looks bad!

There are fallen objects… scattered around the area.

They don't seem like debris from the crash.

It appears there was some sort of battle.

Let's go down and take a closer look.

They're a Puppet Jutsu user's Puppets!

I wonder if Big Bro took them down.

I don't know, but I don't see any sign of Sensei.

Since there are puppets, there must have been a Puppet User here too!

Maybe they're pursuing them?!

Oh my, this is truly impressive!

Oh, what's this?

I see, I see!

Hold on there, Doctor!

Don't forget our actual mission okay?

Sorry, Young Lord!

I got a bit excited.

This container…

Could it be?

Huh?

What? This one suddenly started moving?!

Lightning Style:

Thunderclap Arrow!

This is bad! They're surrounded!

Be careful! They're coming at us from all directions!

Fire Style!

Fireball Jutsu!

Wind Style: Breakthrough!

We did it.

Looks like it.

Huh?

They weren't affected at all!

What's going on?!

Young Lord! Everyone, this way!

What's going on?

That's Fire Style jutsu, right?

How can they do that in rapid succession?

They're not weaving signs, either.

No way, that means—!

That's right.

As you've surmised,

they're probably using Scientific Ninja Tools.

What?

Furthermore, it's no ordinary Scientific Ninja Tool.

An autonomous puppet that doesn't require a Puppet Master…

I suspect that they themselves are Scientific Ninja Tools.

Did they take down Konohamaru Sensei and Mugino?

I found an odd container within the airship.

They're probably the guardians of that container.

Lord Konohamaru might also have been att*cked

while investigating it.

Our enemy is a Scientific Ninja Tool?

Damn it!

What should we do?!

Let me handle this, Young Lord!

Like fighting fire with fire… Fight a Scientific Ninja Tool…

…with a Scientific Ninja Tool!

Hold on!\ Dr. Katasuke!

He's absorbing the Fire Bombs?!

It worked!

What happened?

Excessive use of the Fire Bombs caused them to overheat.

In other words, the heat caused them to shut down.

I see…

Normally, they'd have ended a fight before sh**ting so many.

Does that mean they weren't made to handle such continuous use?

That's right.

Whatever the case, you saved us.

That said…

they might start moving again after they cool down.

They should have a chakra-infused component

that functions as their power source.

Let's destroy those while we can.

All right! This is the last one.

Please wait! Young Lord!

I'd like to take one with me for later examination.

Oh…

That aside, I never would have thought

we'd be fighting Scientific Ninja Tools.

I thought that was a specialized research field,

still exclusive to the Hidden Leaf.

I was under genjutsu?

Yes. There's no mistake that you were psychologically manipulated.

We believe it's highly likely that

intel on Scientific Ninja Tools was leaked during that time.

Did intel from that time…?

Chamaru!

This is Konohamaru Sensei's kunai!

Good job, Chamaru!

He's finally found the trail and heading straight ahead!

Thank goodness!

It seems like Lord Konohamaru was able to escape from them!

You still have a long way to go.

About the traitor…

Could you let me handle it?

You have another job, don't you?

I don't have to be the one to do it!

It's a very important job to complete our plan.

Are you dissatisfied with that?

Not really.

What were you talking to Jigen about?

That's none of your business.

You seem quite desperate to get into his good graces.

I think I'm gonna cry!

But it's so unfortunate, that Jigen likes "him" the most

and not you.

Pull yourself together!

You're gonna be all right. You don't have internal injuries.

Try to stay awake!

Yeah…

Big Bro! You're all right!

We came to help you!

Boruto!

Mr. Mugino!

Are you injured?

It's nothing serious.

I see.

You guys were att*cked by those puppets, too, huh?

They were just like those researchers in Victor's laboratory.

I think we can safely assume that The Kara is involved, right?

Those puppets are Scientific Ninja Tools.

I believe our enemy's technology far surpasses our own.

Doctor, did you see a black container in the airship?

Yes. Its contents are probably the key to this whole incident.

When I saw it, it was already empty.

But I extracted the information in the data unit.

We need to take it back for analysis!

What an intriguing tale…

Would you mind sharing more details?

You're—!

Mr. Ao?!

Oh, Mugino, was it?

You helped me out at the memorial service.

I didn't expect to see you again under these circumstances.

I was under the impression that you had retired.

What are you doing here?

Sorry, but I'll be the one asking the questions here.

A Scientific Ninja Tool!

Where are the contents of the container?

I don't know what you're talking about!

And I'm a shinobi in the middle of a mission…

I can't provide any intel that relates to the mission.

Especially not to someone who is no longer a shinobi, like you!

Very well.

In that case, stay silent…

for all eternity!

Please don't do this. There's no reason for us to fight.

Everyone hit the walls! Hide behind the boulders!

The same Fire Style Bombs as those puppets!

As expected, our enemy is using Scientific Ninja Tools.

Damn it!

Please stop! Lord Ao!

Dr. Katasuke!

Please stay back. I won't hold back, even for you.

You can absorb Jutsu Bombs?

Rasengan!

You did it!

The Rasengan, the Fourth Hokage's technique.

Not bad.

What was inside of the container in the airship?

Sarutobi… you demand our intel, despite refusing to share yours?

It's so terrible how the privileged and spoiled behave.

"Our"?!

Mr. Ao, are you—?

Does it have anything to do with the organization called the Kara?

Lord Konohamaru!

The Kara…

I never expected you to utter that name.

This mess is much bigger than I thought.

Let's see.

So, this is what you absorb it with?

Why you—!

Rasengan!

I see… This is quite nice.

Boruto!

Impressive work, Dr. Katasuke.

What a brilliant invention!

This is bad…

At this rate, we'll all be k*lled.

The Smoke Flash b*mb I got from Miss Akita.

It's a Scientific Ninja Tool that deadens the senses

using intense sound and light.

Using it might buy us the chance to all get away.

But Sensei and Mugino don't know the warning signal.

They'll get caught up in it!

What should I do?!

It seems like you really don't know the whereabouts of the cargo.

However…

It seems like you've been sniffing around

for things you ought to keep your noses out of.

I'm very sorry.

But I'm going to have to k*ll you all here.

Please stop!

Mugino!

Mugino!

Mr. Ao, please don't do this.

Mugino, it's no use trying to stop me.

That day, when I met you at the memorial service…

You told me your story.

About how you worked at HQ during the Great Ninja w*r,

and how you escaped death then.

Even after that, you followed a hero's path.

That's what you told me.

What are you going to do now?

I'm thinking I have to find a way of being useful to someone's life

in a way that doesn't involve being a shinobi.

You've chosen to live as something other than a shinobi, correct?

Every day, I think about how I have to

live the rest of my life to its fullest for the sake of those who died back then.

I was envious of how you fulfilled and lived the life of a shinobi.

You're wrong.

I'm not a shinobi.

I'm a tool.

Big Bro Mugino!

You just don't know when to die.

What a shame.

Earth Style:

Rock Breaker!

Everyone, run away!

Don't worry about me…

Go!

We can't do that, Big Bro!

Stay back, Boruto!

Don't forget, what I asked you to do!

Big Bro…

No way…

He assessed the situation until the very end.

He'd rather sacrifice his life protecting his friends,

than be a burden on any of them.

That's the sort of guy he is.

Boruto! Wait!

We're retreating!

But—!

We can't let Mugino's sacrifice go to waste!

Scurry and struggle while you still can.

I'm not letting you get away alive.

Not a single one of you.

Mr. Mugino!

Damn it!

Ao's got Scientific Ninja Tools imbedded all over his body.

He's really dangerous.

I want to avoid total destruction.

This Scroll Flash Drive has something on it

that they want to keep hidden.

I want you to bring this back to the village.

I'll remain here and stop Ao.

Next time on Boruto: Naruto Next Generations:

TOOLS

"Tools."

Big Bro! You know that's not right!