Recaps

Kakashi entered Kumogakure under the identity of the ronin Gintoki Sakata and found a role that could give him a reason to move around the village. He asked to join Kogoro Mouri's Odd Jobs Shop, and Kogoro recognized his extraordinary swordsmanship after Kakashi demonstrated it.

• Kakashi received a one-year temporary residence permit and entered Kumogakure.
• Kakashi spotted the Mouri Odd Jobs Shop and went inside to learn what work it took on.
• Kogoro Mouri explained the shop's services and asked whether Kakashi needed help.
• Kakashi introduced himself as Gintoki Sakata and asked to join the shop, offering his fighting skills.
• Kakashi swiftly cut off Kogoro Mouri's whiskers without seeming to move, convincing Kogoro that he was an exceptionally powerful swordsman.

Kakashi secured a place in the Mouri Odd Jobs Shop under his Gintoki Sakata identity and planned to use it as cover to gather intelligence in Kumogakure. After the Canopy Screen showed Guy using a wheelchair in the future, Lee was shaken, but Guy called his lost leg an honorable mark and vowed that his youthful spirit would endure.

• Kogoro Mouri offered Kakashi a place in the Odd Jobs Shop, and they agreed that Kakashi would receive food, lodging, and a third of the commissions.
• Kakashi accepted the room and planned to use his new identity to establish himself in Kumogakure and quietly gather intelligence.
• The Canopy Screen ended, and Lee saw a future image of himself pushing Guy in a wheelchair.
• Lee confronted Guy in distress about his future leg injury, but Guy described it as an honorable sacrifice made while protecting what mattered.
• Guy declared that losing a limb would not extinguish his youthful spirit or stop him from moving forward.

Lee regained his resolve after Guy encouraged him, and the two began running laps on their hands. The next day, Principal A discussed Kumogakure’s exchange-program choices with Aizen, who recommended Anya Forger for the final spot.

• Lee took heart from Guy’s words and declared that scars would make youth burn brighter.
• Guy and Lee began running ten laps around Konoha on their hands.
• Principal A met with Aizen to discuss Kumogakure’s candidates for the exchange program proposed by Chojuro.
• Principal A chose Mikoto Misaka as one of Kumogakure’s three participants and asked Aizen to recommend a third student.
• Aizen recommended Anya Forger for the exchange-program team.

Principal A approved Anya Forger, Damian, and Mikoto Misaka as Kumogakure's representatives for the Kirigakure exchange, with Aizen leading them. After class, Anya excitedly retold an adventure to her classmates, but Damian and Ellman mocked her.

• Aizen persuaded Principal A that Anya's warmth and social skills made her a strong choice for the exchange despite her poor grades and combat skills.
• Principal A named Damian, Mikoto Misaka, and Anya Forger as representatives and assigned Aizen to lead them to Kirigakure.
• Principal A suggested Aizen might supervise Mikoto and Damian after graduation, and Aizen said he would consider it.
• Anya animatedly recounted slipping past a pirate and Himawari defeating him while Mikoto corrected parts of her story.
• Damian mocked Anya's claims, and Ellman added that she was taking credit for someone else's achievements.

After Damian mocked Anya, Sosuke Aizen announced that Damian Darui, Mikoto Misaka, and Anya Forger would accompany him to Kirigakure for a month-long exchange meeting. The chapter ended with the three agreeing to meet at the village gate at nine the next morning.

• Damian teased Anya about how she had subdued pirates, and Mikoto Misaka comforted Anya and scolded him.
• Sosuke Aizen entered the classroom and told Damian Darui, Mikoto Misaka, and Anya Forger to stay after school.
• Aizen announced that the three children would travel with him to Kirigakure for an exchange meeting lasting about a month.
• Damian questioned why Anya had been chosen, and Aizen explained that the exchange involved cooperation and adaptability as well as strength.
• Aizen told the children to meet at the village gate at nine the next morning, and all three agreed.

Anya told Kabuto and Yor that she had been chosen to attend Kirigakure’s New Generation Exchange Meeting with Damian and Mikoto under Aizen’s supervision. Kabuto saw the trip as a possible opportunity for the Owl plan, while Yor began preparing for Anya’s departure and realized she would be alone at home with Kabuto.

• Anya announced that she, Damian, and Mikoto would travel to Kirigakure with Aizen for an exchange meeting.
• Kabuto weighed the trip’s risks and wondered why Anya had been selected, then agreed to drive her to the Village Gate.
• Yor praised Anya and started packing clothes and supplies for her trip.
• Yor imagined spending time alone with Kabuto while Anya was away, became flustered, and hurried to Anya’s room.

Anya devised a plan to spend time alone with Second Son during the Kirigakure Exchange Meeting, while Conan scrutinized Kakashi’s new disguise as Gintoki Sakata. Damian returned home to find that his mother had prepared dinner for him before his departure the next day.

• Anya read Yor’s thoughts about growing closer to Kabuto and came up with Operation: Just the Two of Us to spend time alone with Second Son.
• Conan entered the Mouri Odd Jobs Shop and found Kogoro Mouri drinking and boasting with Kakashi, who was posing as a samurai named Gintoki Sakata.
• Kogoro introduced Gintoki as a new member of the Odd Jobs Shop, and Conan noticed clues that the drunken swordsman might be hiding something.
• Kakashi privately recognized Conan’s sharp observations but continued acting like a cheerful, drunken Ronin.
• Damian learned that his father was at work, his elder brother was away on a mission, and his mother had made dinner for him before his departure.
• Damian hurried to the dining room to see his mother.

Samui urged Damian to use the Kirigakure Exchange Meeting to build friendships, while worrying that Kumogakure’s growing tensions made the trip a way to keep him safe. In Konoha, Naruto assigned Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki to the exchange, with Moegi leading them.

• Samui served Damian his favorite meal and encouraged him to show Kumogakure’s strength while avoiding serious harm and making friends.
• Samui worried about the assassination attempt, suspicious reports, and anti-Konoha murmurs in Kumogakure, and hoped Damian’s new connections could protect him.
• Naruto appointed Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki to represent Konoha at the New Generation Exchange Meeting in Kirigakure.
• Moegi arrived and accepted Naruto’s order to lead the team, while Naruto warned her to keep Boruto from causing trouble.

Naruto sent Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki to Kirigakure with Moegi, urging them to build friendships across villages. In Kirigakure, Ao arrived at the Mizukage Building and went to see Chojuro, while Kuzan kept watch in the reception hall.

• Naruto urged Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki to prioritize friendship during their trip and asked Sarada to keep an eye on Boruto.
• Moegi led the three young ninja onto the Express Train bound for Kirigakure, and Naruto watched it depart.
• Ao walked through Kirigakure to the Mizukage Building, where he found Kuzan sleeping in the reception hall.
• Kuzan told Ao he was staying in the building to provide extra security during the Peace Tour.
• Ao went upstairs to Chojuro's office, and Chojuro stood to greet him with concern.

Ao urged Chojuro to prepare Kirigakure for rising tensions by reforming the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, while Chojuro worked to mediate suspicions surrounding the attack on Naruto Uzumaki’s wife. Chojuro approved a training program on the condition that it followed peaceful-era standards and avoided the Village of the Bloody Mist’s extreme methods.

• Chojuro told Ao that he had contacted Naruto Uzumaki and Kumogakure and proposed a Kirigakure Exchange Meeting to ease tensions after the Peace Tour incident.
• Ao argued that Kumogakure was the likeliest force behind the assassination attempt, but Chojuro cautioned that the investigation had not produced conclusive evidence.
• Ao asked Chojuro to reform the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist as a legacy and emergency force for Kirigakure.
• Chojuro praised Ao’s service to the village and urged him to rest, but Ao insisted that his damaged body could still serve Kirigakure.
• Chojuro approved a training program to reform the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, forbidding extreme methods associated with the Village of the Bloody Mist.

Chojuro and Ao clashed over whether Jade should be trained as a weapon, with Chojuro defending her right to choose her own path. After the Canopy Screen vanished, Mei Terumi praised Ao’s service but warned him and Chojuro that the Mizukage’s authority had to be upheld.

• Ao asked Chojuro to let him recruit Jade into the new Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but Chojuro firmly refused.
• Ao argued that Jade needed strict training to protect Kirigakure, while Chojuro insisted she should not be raised as a killing machine.
• Ao left Chojuro’s office without closing the door, and Chojuro watched him go with helpless fatigue.
• After the Canopy Screen vanished, Mei Terumi thanked Ao for his future service and loyalty to Kirigakure.
• Mei Terumi told Ao not to treat Chojuro like a junior and insisted that the Mizukage’s authority had to be respected.
• Chojuro tried to excuse Ao’s conduct, but Mei Terumi warned that excessive accommodation could erode the Mizukage’s authority.

Mei Terumi reminded Ao and Chojuro that Kirigakure needed clear Mizukage authority, and both pledged to support it. The next day, Jade rushed out to welcome the exchange students after breaking her uncle’s antique vase, while Kagura warned her to keep the Konoha and Kumogakure visitors on friendly terms.

• Mei Terumi cited Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shimura Danzō as a warning against divided authority and urged Ao and Chojuro to uphold the Mizukage’s leadership.
• Ao admitted his failure to consider Kirigakure’s stability, and Chojuro resolved to become a decisive yet humble Mizukage.
• Jade hurried downstairs for her mission, accidentally shattered her uncle’s Warring States Period Water Cloud Kiln celadon vase, and fled before he could stop her.
• Jade met Kagura, who reminded her to welcome the Konoha and Kumogakure representatives cordially and prevent conflict between them.
• Jade and Kagura headed toward Kirigakure’s Village Gate, where the atmosphere was already delicate.

Konoha and Kumogakure’s teams met in Kirigakure, where Boruto and Damian began fighting after challenging each other. Jade interrupted them with a Water Release technique, and Kagura welcomed both groups on Kirigakure’s behalf.

• Moegi arrived with Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki, while Aizen and the Kumogakure team waited in Kirigakure.
• Damian challenged Boruto to prove himself, and Boruto accepted despite Sarada’s attempt to defuse the confrontation.
• Moegi and Aizen allowed the two boys to fight as long as they knew when to stop.
• Mikoto Misaka sensed an unusual magnetic fluctuation from Mitsuki while Boruto and Damian exchanged sword and kunai strikes.
• Jade fired a Water Severing Wave between the fighters, forcing them to leap away from the cutting jet.
• Kagura introduced himself and Jade as Kirigakure’s escorts and welcomed the Konoha and Kumogakure teams.

Kagura and Jade escorted the visiting Konoha and Kumogakure students into Kirigakure after Moegi and Aizen departed. Jade broke the ice by asking about hobbies and led everyone to the Sea Mist Mirage Arcade, where Boruto marveled at its size.

• Moegi and Aizen left with a Kirigakure Jonin, while Aizen asked Mikoto Misaka to lead the team and Moegi told Sarada to watch Boruto.
• Boruto and Damian put away their weapons and accepted a tense truce before returning to their groups.
• Jade linked arms with Anya and led the students into Kirigakure as Kagura worried about escorting the wary group.
• Jade asked the students about their hobbies, and Boruto, Sarada, Mikoto Misaka, and Damian shared their interests while Anya heard Mitsuki's thoughts about Boruto.
• Jade suggested visiting the Arcade, Kagura approved, and the group went to Sea Mist Mirage, where Boruto exclaimed that it was larger than Konoha's arcade.

Kagura hosted Boruto, Jade, Mikoto Misaka, Anya, Sarada, Damian, and Mitsuki at a Kirigakure arcade, where games and conversation helped the visitors grow closer. Jade then led everyone toward a seafood meal, while Boruto remembered that Himawari had asked him to bring home a limited-edition Kurama plush.

• Kagura gave the group a basket of tokens and invited them to enjoy the arcade.
• Boruto lost a fighting game to Jade, and Mikoto Misaka beat Jade after her electromagnetic field affected the machine.
• Anya taught Sarada a racing game, but Sarada won their first race and continued to improve.
• Mitsuki declined to play, saying that watching Boruto enjoy himself was enough, then Kagura joined the others in a cooperative game.
• The group traded stories from their villages as they played, and Jade suggested they try Kirigakure seafood.
• Boruto said Himawari had asked him to bring back a limited-edition Kurama plush.

Anya reunited with Boruto during the exchange meet, but news of a mysterious illness in Kirigakure darkened the group's evening. Their shopping trip ended when Ao confronted Kagura about the exchange, and Jade defended Kagura's plans.

• Anya learned that Boruto was Himawari's brother, and the group decided to celebrate their reunion with dinner.
• Several ambulances rushed toward Kirigakure Hospital, and Jade explained that people had been collapsing with acute blood loss and rapid organ failure.
• Sarada and Kagura discussed the possibility of seeking help from Sarada's mother if Kirigakure's medical team could not identify the illness.
• After dinner, Jade led the exchange students shopping while Boruto looked for a gift for Himawari.
• Ao and six Kirigakure Ninja blocked the group and criticized Kagura for turning the exchange into games and shopping.
• Jade stepped forward and defended her idea of helping the visitors relax and experience life in Kirigakure.

Ao proposed a fierce exchange between his new Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the visiting young shinobi, despite Kagura’s warning that it could become dangerous. Damian volunteered for the first match, and Ao selected Buntan Kurosuki to face him.

• Ao introduced the six new Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and called for a test of strength against the visiting students.
• Kagura urged Ao to reconsider, warning that a real fight could cause serious injuries and needless conflict.
• Damian and Boruto accepted the challenge, and Ao led the students to Kirigakure’s underground Training Ground.
• Kagura quietly warned Boruto that Ao’s exchange might be more than a sparring match, while Boruto tried to reassure him.
• Damian entered the Training Ground and challenged Ao to choose an opponent.
• Ao assigned Buntan Kurosuki to fight Damian.

Damian defeated Buntan Kurosuki with his Thunder Breathing techniques, and Boruto began a dangerous match against Hebimay. Boruto disrupted her control of Nuibari with a powerful wind technique, leaving her weapon and wire tangled.

• Damian dodged Buntan’s lightning attacks and overwhelmed her with fast Thunder Breathing strikes, forcing her to surrender.
• Ao declared Damian the winner, and Buntan returned to the line while Anya and Mikoto watched.
• Boruto entered the arena and faced Hebimay, whose Nuibari and wire repeatedly targeted him with lethal precision.
• Boruto used clones, wind, lightning, and water techniques to evade Hebimay’s attacks and identify her reliance on precise wire control.
• Boruto’s Great Breakthrough scattered the airflow, throwing Nuibari off aim and tangling its wire.

Boruto Uzumaki and Sarada Uchiha won their exchange matches against Kirigakure swordsmen, leaving the Konoha and Kumogakure side undefeated after three bouts. The next match appeared to fall to Anya Forger, drawing everyone’s attention.

• Boruto Uzumaki used a Shadow Clone and Gale Palm to disarm Hebimay and win his match.
• Sarada Uchiha faced Hassaku Oimichi and dodged his powerful Kubikiribōchō strikes using her Sharingan.
• Sarada Uchiha used Fire Release to raise smoke, slipped behind Hassaku Oimichi, and held a Kunai to his neck.
• Hassaku Oimichi conceded, and Ao announced Sarada Uchiha as the winner.
• With the Konoha and Kumogakure side winning all three exchange matches, the crowd turned its attention to Anya Forger as the apparent next fighter.

Anya tried to avoid fighting in the exchange, but Ao grew suspicious of her companions’ protectiveness and mistook her awkward attempt to look intimidating for evidence that she was a hidden weapon. When Ichitaro prepared to test her, Anya read his intentions and called him out before he could move.

• Mikoto Misaka and Damian offered to take Anya’s place in the next match, following Aizen’s instruction to keep her out of combat.
• Ao became suspicious when he saw Mikoto and Damian protecting Anya, whose background was largely unknown to him.
• Anya heard Ao’s thoughts and tried to imitate Yor’s cold expression, convincing Ao that she might be a trained assassin or secret weapon.
• Ao signaled Ichitaro Oniguzu to test Anya, and Ichitaro prepared to approach her with his explosive-tagged sword.
• Anya read Ichitaro’s intentions and identified him and the explosive tags on his sword before he could make a move.

Anya Forger convinced Ao and Ichitaro Oniguzu that she could read their intentions, ending Kirigakure’s attempt to test her. Mitsuki then fought Bifū Fuefuki, defeated him with a White Snake technique, and left him unconscious.

• Anya predicted Ichitaro Oniguzu’s planned demonstration, and he froze in fear of her perceived abilities.
• Ao stopped the test, and Mitsuki stepped forward to represent Konoha.
• Ao sent Bifū Fuefuki against Mitsuki, who dodged Kabutowari and used snakes and precise strikes to wear him down.
• Mitsuki restrained Bifū Fuefuki with White Snake until Boruto called for him to stop, leaving Bifū unconscious.
• Ao had two Ninja Swordsmen carry Bifū Fuefuki from the training ground.

Mikoto Misaka defeated Kurosuki Shizuma by firing a Railgun that overwhelmed Samehada with kinetic force and heat. Ao led the defeated Kirigakure group away, leaving Kagura and Jade relieved after the tense exchange.

• Mikoto Misaka faced Kurosuki Shizuma, whose Samehada resisted her attempts to control it and tried to consume her electromagnetic energy.
• Mikoto Misaka fired a Railgun at Shizuma, and Samehada could not absorb the projectile's kinetic energy and heat.
• The Railgun sent Shizuma crashing into the arena wall, where he fell unconscious, while Samehada dropped to the ground.
• Mikoto Misaka explained how her Railgun worked, and Ao ordered the remaining Ninja Swordsmen to leave with Shizuma and Samehada.
• Kagura and Jade relaxed after the Kirigakure group left, and Kagura called the exchange nerve-racking.

The visiting students settled into Kirigakure’s guesthouse, where mixed room assignments led to a boys’ pillow fight and a friendly evening among the girls. Boruto and Damian ended the night talking about their absent parents, with Boruto sharing his anger over his father missing Himawari’s birthday.

• Kagura assigned Boruto, Mitsuki, Damian, and himself to one room, and Sarada, Mikoto Misaka, Anya, and Jade to another.
• Boruto started a pillow fight with Damian, and Mitsuki and Kagura joined in.
• Sarada, Mikoto Misaka, and Jade chatted about their homes, schools, and families while Anya fell asleep with a jellyfish plushie.
• Boruto asked Damian whether his parents were often away, and Damian said he rarely saw them because of their responsibilities.
• Boruto told Damian that his father had missed Himawari’s birthday after sending a Shadow Clone that collapsed into the cake.

Boruto learned why Damian never acted out over the Raikage’s absence and helped him voice the hurt he had kept buried. As the boys found comfort in sharing their complaints, Kagura saw the exchange bringing them closer, while Mitsuki watched Boruto intently.

• Damian told Boruto that his father had not celebrated a birthday with him since he entered the Ninja Academy, and explained that causing trouble would burden the Raikage further.
• Boruto remembered how his own pranks had made his father apologize and pay for the damage, and he felt guilty about dismissing the consequences.
• Boruto encouraged Damian to complain about his father, and Damian tentatively called him a stupid dad for being away and forgetting his birthday.
• Boruto and Damian quietly traded complaints about their fathers, easing some of the hurt and guilt they had been holding inside.
• Kagura listened with his eyes closed and felt relieved that the exchange was helping the boys understand one another, while Mitsuki watched Boruto from his bed.

Aizen met secretly with Myotismon in Kirigakure to hear his investigation into the intruder who entered the Shadow Kingdom. Myotismon suspected Jade but feared attacking her or entering Uncle's Antique Shop, leaving Aizen wondering what danger was hidden there.

• Aizen left Moegi and walked through Kirigakure to a secluded alley, where he secretly formed a hand seal and waited for Myotismon.
• Myotismon reported that Jade was his strongest suspect because of her exceptional talent, age, and build.
• Aizen questioned why Myotismon had not captured and interrogated Jade, and Myotismon explained that Kirigakure's guards made an attack too risky.
• Myotismon revealed that his instincts warned him he would die if he entered Uncle's Antique Shop, and Aizen wondered who Kirigakure was hiding there.