The Quadruplets' Duty

The Leaf ninja press their chase forward, uneasy about how far the Haze operatives will go to finish their task, while Deepa likewise resumes his own hunt. Omoi collapses from exhaustion before he can rejoin his squad. Elsewhere, Asaka and Hiruga reflect on the siblings they lost and the debt they owe the Land of Haze for taking them in as orphaned children. When the Leaf ninja attack, they strike only clones, and a tar-like mire soon binds their feet and blocks their hand seals. Hiruga triggers a forbidden technique that drags everything within range into the sludge, while Asaka slips away carrying the Hashirama Cell.

Sarada notices that the nearer a target sits to Hiruga, the faster it sinks, and Mitsuki deduces the caster will drown alongside his victims. Hiruga insists the sacrifice saves the one brother he cares for, recalling how Yoruga gave his life so they could breach Fushu Castle, and he rebukes Boruto for never having known starvation while growing up safe in a mighty nation. Mugino concludes that killing the fastest-sinking Hiruga would collapse the technique, but the group realizes he is merely stalling so Asaka can cross the border. Boruto convinces him to check on his brother himself, so Hiruga releases the jutsu and races off with the Leaf ninja trailing. Omoi arrives to warn that Deepa has slain his subordinates and is set to intersect Asaka.

Airing as the Boruto anime's 165th episode within the Kara Actuation Arc, it premiered in Japan on September 13, 2020, and reached English audiences on May 17, 2022. Starting and Growing opens the episode and Maybe I closes it. An official subtitle error mislabels the Land of Haze as the Land of Silence during Asaka and Hiruga's conversation about who sheltered them.