The Desire to Believe

Sarada reports that Chojuro rushed out to sea right after the Funato broadcast, leaving Team 7 stranded without a ship. Boruto, still carrying hope from his meeting with Kobuna, wants to reach both Chojuro and Ikada. A shipyard turns them away, unwilling to sail during wartime, but the fisherman Kajiki offers passage after hearing the broadcast himself. Kajiki cares little for either the Funato or Kirigakure and asks Boruto to carry that message to both Ikada and the Mizukage, trusting the boy's words to land. Out on the water, Ikada steers the Funato fleet through towering waves as Araumi remembers the struggling child he once was and wishes his lost siblings could witness the man he became. Araumi also recalls how Jibiki tipped him off to Isari's peace plans and arranged for the Marlin Harpoon to kill Isari.

Kajiki delivers Team 7 to the Mizukage's ship, where Boruto returns the sword Hiramekarei to Chojuro. Boruto pleads for the fighting to stop, but Misuno bristles and Chojuro refuses to abandon the Shinonome 1 station to the Funato. Misuno recounts how Isari came to discuss peace only to be killed by his own weapon, which they read as a botched assassination attempt on Chojuro. Boruto asks instead for time to speak with Ikada, invoking their shared history before he knew Ikada was Funato, and points to how Kagura's faith in Buntan and the others eventually paid off. Chojuro grants a brief window but declines to send a guard along. As both fleets mass for an all-out clash, Boruto tells Sarada and Mitsuki to trust him, believing he is the reason Ikada changed, and Team 7 sails toward the Funato.

The fisherman Kajiki agrees to ferry Team 7 after a shipyard refuses to lend them a ship. Araumi recalls Jibiki's role in arranging Isari's death by the Marlin Harpoon. Boruto returns Hiramekarei to Chojuro and asks him to end the war. Misuno reveals that Isari was killed by his own weapon during peace talks, deepening Kirigakure's distrust. Chojuro grants Boruto a short window to reach Ikada, and both sides prepare for a decisive battle as Team 7 heads toward the Funato fleet.

The episode is part of the Great Sea Battle of Kirigakure Arc in the Boruto anime. It centers on Boruto's conviction that personal bonds can defuse a war, drawing a direct parallel to how he once reached Kagura. Kajiki's neutral stance as a fisherman caught between the Funato and Kirigakure underscores the toll the conflict takes on ordinary people.