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It seems a medical ward employee's\Nwooden tag is missing.

Hey… This isn't gonna turn\Ninto a lockdown, is it?

The wooden tag went missing\Nthree days ago.

Soon after, Kokuri was attacked by\Na man in an inmate's uniform.

This isn't a coincidence.

This means the guy\Nwho attacked Kokuri

could have stolen\Nthe wooden tag, huh?

Start the lockdown!

Close off all the cell blocks\Nand search for the wooden tag!

No prisoner will be allowed out\Nuntil it's found!

Aw man, there goes what little free time\Nwe already had left.

You've gotta be kidding me!

Boruto!

Hey, guys!\NI need to confirm something.

Sorry, but I'm gonna need\Nto check your belongings.

Huh?

What are you talking about?

Someone in here has the wooden tag.

Yesterday morning, Kokuri was attacked\Nin the medical ward

by someone wearing\Nan inmate's uniform.

What about it?

Hold on and listen until I finish.

Earlier you just heard from\Nthe guard that

a staff member reported their wooden tag\Nwas lost three days ago.

Maybe the perp who took\Nthe wooden tag

is the same one\Nwho attacked Kokuri.

You're saying the one\Nwho attacked me

is the same guy\Nwho stole the wooden tag?

No way!

Is it even possible to steal\Na wooden tag?

I think it's possible.

Remember, three days ago\Nwhen Boruto collapsed,

and staff from the medical ward\Ncame to get him?

Maybe it happened then.

True.

But, if so…

That time, all the cells\Nwere shut except ours.

All the other prisoners\Nwere all in their cells.

In other words…

The assassin who stole the wooden tag\Nand attacked Kokuri is in this cell!

The Criminal Targeting Kokuri\N \N \N

Don't say stuff like that, Boruto!

Don't worry, just calm down.

Leave this to Mitsuki and me.

I don't like this one bit.

You're accusing me of\Nbeing the perp.

Why am I under suspicion?

W-Well, we don't know who's associated\Nwith Tsukiyo, so…

Tsukiyo?!

You mean, Tsukiyo,\Nthe one who's in solitary?!

Kokuri's life is being targeted\Nby Tsukiyo of the Mujina Gang.

You're saying this guy\Nwas involved with Tsukiyo

more than we first thought?

Yes. Since Tsukiyo is in solitary\Nand can't take any action,

it might be why he's targeting Kokuri\Nthrough an accomplice.

Hold on a minute!

Even if that's true,\Nwhy are we the only suspects?

Where's your proof that\Nyou're not working for Tsukiyo?

Boruto is not the perp!

He came here just to protect me!

Protect you?

How do you know each other?

We're friends!

Friends?

Yeah, they're my friends!

When they found out that\NTsukiyo was targeting me,

they decided to protect me.

I never heard about that.

'Cuz I never told you.

Is that how it is?

You guys put yourselves\Nin such danger

just to be in the same cell\Nas your friend?

Hearing it out of the blue like that,\Nit's hard to believe.

No, I believe Boruto's story.

He's risking his life for Kokuri's sake.

That's more than enough proof.

I believe you, Boruto!

Thanks!

We're going to start the search!

If anyone is caught hiding\Nthe wooden tag,

all cellmates will be\Nconsidered accomplices.

All occupants of the cell\Nwill be sent to solitary,

not just the perpetrator.

And all sentences will\Nbe extended!

If you don't want that to happen,\Nhand over the perp!

Start with Building One!

Yes, sir!

There's no way I'm going to solitary!

That will mean even less free time!

My term is almost up too.

I'm not gonna get\Nmy sentence extended.

If I'm sent to solitary,\NI'm definitely gonna die!

We'd better do something quick.

Yeah. Let's settle this\Nbefore things get worse.

Fine, I'll cooperate.

Guess I have no choice.

Are you going to\Ngo question Tsukiyo?

I'm assigning a guard for you.

There's no telling what\Nhe's thinking.

Is he that dangerous?

Ordinarily, members of\Nnotorious gangs like the Mujina,

are kept separated to\Nprevent collaboration.

If I had known about Kokuri too…

You couldn't help it.

Kokuri himself kept his ties to\Nthe Mujina Gang a secret.

You're right.

In any case, you must be on\Nyour guard with that man.

Yes.

Kokuri, you didn't see\Nyour attacker's face?

No.

I had my back to the entrance,\Nand it all happened so quickly.

You too, Boruto?

Yeah. I heard some noises,

so I followed the doctor\Nand the guard to Kokuri's room…

and the attacker was already gone.

What an idiot.

Everything was in place,\Nbut he couldn't kill his target.

Kamata, are you the perp?

No way!

I'm just saying\NI wouldn't mess up like that.

Anyway, we'd better hurry before\NBenga and the others get here.

This is bad.

Hey! All this is happening\Nbecause of you.

S-Sorry!

And by the way,\Nwhy is Tsukiyo after you?

If he wants you dead,

you must've done\Nsomething pretty bad.

Uh, well…

I'd keep my mouth shut,\Nif I were you.

This guy's weak,\Nbut he's conniving.

He'll jump at anything\Nthat's profitable to him.

If you let a secret slip,\Nwho knows how he'll use it.

What?!

Huh?

You're dead!

Try it, if you can.

You're all bark and no bite.

You just bluff and\Ncan't even fight.

He doesn't look like\Nan assassin at all.

No, this guy gets gutsy when\Nhe's in a favorable position.

Guys like him will stab someone\Nin the back without thinking twice.

Why you—!

You better watch yourself.

Anyway, let's check out\Neveryone's belongings.

The guards are gonna\Nbe here soon.

You're right.

Do whatever you want.

Kedama, you too, okay?

Be careful with him.

This guy looks like\Nhe doesn't care,

but he's a coward who'll betray you\Nbehind your back.

Got it.

Okay then, I'm going to\Ncheck all the bunks.

That's about the only place\Nwhere we can hide things.

Fine, search to your heart's content.

Hold it!

Don't be ridiculous!

You expect me to let you search\Nwhere I sleep?!

What now?!

Didn't you just say\Nwe could do whatever we want?

This is different.

There's no way I'm gonna let anyone\Nsearch through my bunk.

Aw man! This is ridiculous.

It's just gonna be a quick look.

Nope. No way!

Why are you against this?

You got something\Nyou don't want us to see?

Why are you looking\Nat me like that?

The way you're acting,\Nit's wrong not to suspect you.

Oh, yeah!

You always go to see\NHaie the guard, don't you?

What?!

That's got nothing to do with this.

I don't know about that.

I mean, maybe you're contacting\NTsukiyo through Haie?

Quit grasping at straws,\Nyou country thief!

What did you call me?

I know about you.

You bragged about being\Nthe lone wolf in your village.

But you got caught the instant\Nyou went to a Great Nation.

Why you—!

Oh, and I just remembered.

Yesterday, during recreation time,

didn't you head for\Nthe medical ward?

I was watching you.

While you were walking,

you kept looking around to\Nsee if anyone noticed.

Did the country thief who\Npretended to be a lone wolf

decide to become\NTsukiyo's lap dog?

Shut up!

So, what's the real story?

I was heading for the cafeteria.

I didn't go to the medical ward\Nthat's beyond it.

Can anyone back that up?

'Course not.

There's no one you can trust\Nin Hozuki Castle.

Which means, we can't trust what\Nyou say either, right, Mr. Kamata?

Huh?

Quit trying to trip me up.

Yeah, there is someone.

I was meeting with the supplier\Nin the cafeteria at that time.

You mean, the person who'll get you\Nanything as long as you pay?

Yeah.

You see…I wanted something.

Wanted something? Like what?

He's got nothing.

He's lying to try and fool us.

I'm not lying!

Then tell us the truth!

It was…

What?

Aw man!

Chocolates! It was chocolates!

Chocolates?!

I have a sweet tooth.

Once in a while,\NI ask him to bring me chocolates.

Here it is!

They're actual chocolates!

You want some?

Really?!

They might be poisoned.

Huh?!

There's nothing in it.

Anyway, just ask the supplier.

He can prove my innocence.

The supplier, huh?

I guess, in a way, he's the one\Nwe can trust the most.

We just have to prove it though.

Why would you hide chocolates?

It's kinda embarrassing for\Na grown adult to love sweets like this.

Damn it, why are you\Nputting up a front?

Shut up!

They're coming.

Next!

This is bad!

Benga and the guards will\Nbe here any minute!

Yeah, we don't have\Nmuch time left.

I sure am lucky!

To have such a sweet,\Nyoung lady come to visit me.

You're Tsukiyo the second in command\Nof the Mujina Gang, right?

I'm honored that a young lady\Nlike you would know my name.

Would you mind telling me\Nabout yourself and the Mujina Gang?

I would think that in your position,

it's not necessary to ask me\Nanything at this point.

Huh?

Instead, I want you to tell me\Nabout yourself.

Why are you pretending\Nto be a reporter?

Who is he?!

Okay, next!

Yes, sir!

There's no time!

I showed you where I sleep.\NYou're next!

There's no way\NI'm letting you check my bunk!

Are you still stuck on that?

Don't you want this thing\Nto be over quickly,

so you can enjoy some free time?

This and that are different things!

I don't get it!

You know,

it always looks like you're doing\Nsomething sneaky

when you're on your bunk.

It's none of your business!

There's something shady\Nabout you, after all.

I'm gonna take a look.

I'll check it out.

Hey, that's—!

Huh?

That's Kedama's bunk.

Not that it matters since\Nwe're going to check it too.

Oh, is that right?\NSorry, sorry.

Don't touch my things\Nwithout permission.

Ouch!

What are you doing?!

I didn't say I was gonna cooperate.

What?!

How?!

That's the—!

Kedama's the assassin!

Come here, Kokuri!

You haven't changed, after all.

You're still a coward.

At one time, he was respected\Nby all the other prisoners.

Kedama was?

Yeah.

But actually, he was in with the guards\Nand spied on the other prisoners.

And he ratted out his friend who was\Ntrying to break out from prison.

He's the worst kind of scum!

So, you're the one!

I guess you're not going to ask me\Nfor my side of the story.

'Course not.

We can't trust you.

I get that you can't trust me.

But I don't take orders from anyone.

Although I don't expect you\Nto believe me.

Hey, I think it's too soon to decide.

I think we should hear him out.

Yeah.

Tell us what you were thinking.

No way!

Don't listen to him!

It's okay!

In this situation, there's no way\Nhe can deceive us.

I said no!

What's gotten into you\Nall of a sudden?

You guys know nothing about him,\Nthat's why you can say that!

You can't be too careful with him!

Well, whatever! Just hurry it up.

There's no time left.

Let's just turn him in to the guards.

Yeah, I'm gonna call the guards.

Um…

I'm interested in what\Nhe has to say too.

Maybe this guy might know something\Nabout the Mujina Gang.

The Mujina Gang?

Why would you want to ask him?\NYou probably know a lot more!

Huh?

Well…

Just a minute.

How do you know about Kokuri\Nand the Mujina Gang?

Well, it's pretty obvious, isn't it?

He was a member of\Nthe Mujina Gang too.

It's obvious!

No one said anything at all about\NKokuri belonging to the Mujina Gang.

He belongs to the Mujina Gang?

Kokuri's kept everything about\Nhis past a secret.

Yet, you knew about his true identity.

In other words,\Nyou knew everything about him.

What's going on, Arai?

In fact, you took the lead and

controlled the conversation\Nfrom the start.

Was it so that you could steer us away?

No!

That's—!

Hold on a minute.

What about the wooden tag that\Nwas found in Kedama's bunk?

Maybe when Arai stripped off\Nhis blanket from his bunk,

the wooden tag was inside.

Oh, that's right.

He kept holding on to\Nthe blanket after that.

Yeah, and when everyone's attention\Nwas somewhere else,

he hid the tag in Kedama's bunk.

Arai. That's not true, is it?

You're the only one I need to—!

It seems you thought this through,\Nbut you were too optimistic.

You let Tsukiyo control you\Nlike a puppet.

You've got some harsh punishment\Nwaiting for you.

Better prepare yourself!

So, this is settled, right?

End the lockdown.

Thank you.

Also, please keep a strict watch\Non Tsukiyo in solitary confinement.

Watch it, don't be so smug.

Thanks for earlier.

Why did you decide to\Nhear me out?

You looked a little hesitant.

I thought there was something\Nbehind that.

I see.

Imagine you,\Na member of the Mujina Gang.

Looks can be deceiving.

No! I'm just—!

Hey, you got any treasures\Nor anything?

I don't have anything like that!

Come on! Don't hide it.

Never mind.\NLet's be friends from now on.

If you come across any profitable\Nventures, let me get in on it!

I read your report.

Make sure something like this\Ndoesn't happen again.

Yes, Sir!

Also…

What is it?

Yes.

Do you know anything about\Nthat Boruto kid and Kokuri?

It seems there's something\Nbetween them…

They must've been acquainted\Nin the past or something.

I'm not too keen on prisoners\Nbecoming close friends…

But if you push the prisoners too hard,\Nthey might end up retaliating.

But—!

Unsavory rumors abound\Nabout you as well.

I'm sure you know this,

but don't suspect prisoners\Nout of mere supposition.

Yes, Sir!

Damn it.

What the hell is going on anyway?!

HIDDEN GRASS TIMES\N

I can't believe Arai was the assassin.

Guess looks can be deceiving.

Even Kokuri.

Despite how he seems,

he ran away\Nwith the gang's money and hid it.

Yeah.

There's still a lot\Nwe don't know about him.

Hey, Boruto, Kokuri's originally\Na member of the Mujina Gang,

I think he's still hiding something.

Yeah.

Seems he's hid the money\Nhe stole from the gang.

And he committed a robbery that\Nlanded him here at Hozuki Castle.

I think we just have\Nto ask him directly.

Next time on Boruto:\NNaruto Next Generations:

“Kokuri's Secret”\N \N \N

Hey, Kokuri.\NDo you have a minute?\N \N \N

KOKURI'S SECRET\N \N \N