Picking up where we left off, Code had been sent by Jigen to guard another imprisoned juvenile Ten-Tails, so he put his plans against Konoha on hold. He simply did not dare take the gamble. Thanks to Meihui's presence, Naruto, Sasuke, and the others were considerably stronger now than they had been in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
So Jigen set the matter of Kawaki aside for now as well. The boy was staying in Konoha, after all. It wasn't as though he could vanish from the Shinobi World, was it?
In Naruto's home in Konoha, every seat at the dining table was filled.
Naruto's whole family, Meihui's family, and Sasuke's whole family had gathered around, eating hot pot and singing songs.
This was Kawaki's first time experiencing anything like this, his first time seeing so many people gathered for a meal. It was lively, and it felt so warm.
He could no longer remember the last time he had eaten with so many people. He remembered a room full of people wearing identical uniforms, all locked inside and subjected to experiments day and night. Gradually, there had been fewer and fewer people around him, until he was the only one left.
Later, he had met the man who had brought him there-Jigen.
Kawaki had instinctively been afraid, but Jigen had merely stroked his head and said, "Don't be afraid, child. I'm your father."
After that, he had remained locked in that laboratory. A guy named Code next door would often complain to him, though Code spent most of his time sleeping. That had continued until the day Kawaki met Naruto, who brought him to Konoha.
Kawaki felt a little dazed. Everything he had experienced these past few days seemed almost too much like a dream. Scenes like this had only