The Surprise Attack on the Eight-Tails

"The battle's started over there..."

As Kawaki sprinted, he glanced back toward the distant main battlefield, growing more and more astonished by the sheer terror of Uncle Sasuke.

If he got caught up in that, he probably wouldn't even be able to withstand a single slash, right?

No wonder he's such a beast—he even defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki... I wish I were that strong...

"Master will take care of things over there. We just need to focus on completing our mission."

Boruto didn't look back, urging him on in a low voice.

"Our target's the Jinchuriki from Kumogakure, right? I think his name's Killer B? The younger brother of the Fourth Raikage? And wasn't he acquainted with the Seventh Hokage?"

Kawaki turned to ask Boruto.

After the Fourth Ninja World War ended more than ten years ago, among the Nine Tailed Beasts,

only the Nine-Tails and Eight-Tails had chosen to return to their Jinchuriki, Naruto and Killer B. The other seven Tailed Beasts had chosen to return to freedom, scattering across the lands.

That meant the only one whose whereabouts were known for certain was Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki living in Kumogakure.

Naturally, he became Boruto and Kawaki's first target.

"That's right. I've heard Dad talk about him. Uncle Killer B was his friend and saved him several times. They were pretty close..."

"He was once the Seventh Hokage's friend? You're not going to go easy on him, are you?"

"You should worry more about yourself. Without the power of that Karma thing, don't fall behind and become a burden."

"Boruto, you little..."

They bickered as they raced toward Kumogakure.

Before long,

Boruto and Kawaki reached the outskirts of Kumogakure.

Everything was going just as Sasuke and Amado had predicted. To keep the village from being destroyed in the battle,