Shikadai tells Boruto that Kawaki left with the client. Shikadai stops to let Chōchō rest, and they're approached by Boruto and Sarada, who decided to check on them after seeing the suspicious shinobi around the same area of their mission. Finishing the mission, Mitsuki receives the order, recalling that Boruto's intuition was right. Believing it to be related, Naruto orders reinforcements, recalling that Team 7 is also out on a mission. Konohamaru updates Naruto and Shikamaru that all the recently murdered boys were from the Land of Calm Seas. Shikadai takes an injured Chōchō back to Konoha.

He apologises for splitting his team, but Kawaki explains they were never his team.

Mozuku leads Kawaki through the shortest route to the Land of Calm Seas, hoping to intercept Kurobane, who he reveals in an Anbu in service of the daimyō. Momoshiki keeps using Rasengan, keeping Code on the defensive. He is concern about what Kawaki might do. Sai is hopeful that Naruto will defeat Code, and notices Amado is deep in thought. Sumire suggests he has an Outer working with him, but Amado knows no Outer that skilled. Knowing Code isn't a sensor, he finds it strange he found Kawaki so fast. Sai informs Amado that Kawaki and Code are already fighting, having encountered an unknown chakra signature near Boruto. He comments how superior it is to Boruto's strength with Kāma, seeing how Boro had no chance. Time resumes, and Momoshiki attacks Code, who narrowly avoids a Rasengan. Momoshiki notes Code, finding him worthless, and decides to kill him to take possession of his Ten-Tails. Boruto recalls time also stopped before when Momoshiki was defeated.

He tells Boruto that the drugs are just a stopgap measure in his Kāma's extraction. Time stops for everyone but Boruto, who has another vision of Momoshiki. Kawaki fears Boruto is experiencing side effects from Amado's drugs.

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