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With Sasuke as the Goal

EpisodeEp. 120

Episode 120 of the Boruto anime sends Boruto secretly chasing Sasuke into the Land of Wind. A detour with a jaded farmer and his daughter tests him before he stumbles into the hunt for Urashiki.

Japanese Airdate: August 18, 2019
English Airdate: September 21, 2021
Opening Song: Golden Time
Ending Song: The Incomplete Lights
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Summary

Over food at the Lightning Burger, the Konoha genin trade plans for their days off, with Shikadai dreading a visit to his mother's relatives and Boruto unenthused about camping with his fussy grandfather. Boruto would rather train with Sasuke, who promised to reach out by hawk. Spotting that very hawk delivering a message to the Hokage's office, Boruto releases it to stir up a distraction, then eavesdrops as Shikamaru and Yurito discuss Sasuke tracking Urashiki toward the Land of Wind. He hides his discovery even from Sarada, and the next day covers his trip by telling his mother he will be camping with Team 7 at Mitsuki's. After missing the passenger train, he stows away on a freight run, gets off a stop too early, and collapses from heat and thirst until a girl named Isago rescues him and takes him home.

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Key Events

Isago's father Gojo bluntly wants Boruto gone, and his hatred of ninja traces back to the Fourth Shinobi World War, when his own side razed his village to flush out enemies, driving him to raise Isago in isolation. That night an alarm reveals Gojo is being harassed by people who want his land for a power plant, and by morning they seize Isago to force a property transfer while still planning to poison the crops. Boruto storms in, cowing the thugs with a Rasengan and the threat of reporting them to Gaara. A grateful Gojo lends him a homemade trolley, which Boruto speeds along with Wind Release to reach the marked pillars of his destination. Finding traces of Amaterasu burning nearby, he investigates just as Sasuke and Gaara battle Urashiki and his Toneri puppets. Urashiki snatches Sasuke's chakra as he shields Boruto, then portals Sasuke away when he charges.

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Notes

The episode belongs to the One-Tail Escort arc of the Boruto series. It pairs a self-contained detour about Gojo and Isago with the larger thread of Sasuke and Gaara pursuing the chakra-hungry Otsutsuki Urashiki.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the plot of the Boruto episode With Sasuke as the Goal?

"With Sasuke as the Goal" is episode 120 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, in which Boruto Uzumaki secretly chases after Sasuke into the Land of Wind before stumbling into the hunt for Urashiki Otsutsuki.

Why does Boruto sneak off to find Sasuke in this episode?

Boruto overhears Shikamaru and Yurito discussing that Sasuke is tracking Urashiki toward the Land of Wind, and since he would rather train with Sasuke than spend his day off camping, he secretly follows.

Who rescues Boruto after he collapses in this episode?

After stowing away on a freight train and collapsing from heat and thirst, Boruto is rescued by a girl named Isago, who takes him back to her home.

Why does Isago's father Gojo distrust ninja in this episode?

Gojo's hatred of ninja traces back to the Fourth Shinobi World War, when his own side razed his village to flush out enemies, which drove him to raise his daughter Isago in isolation.

What arc does With Sasuke as the Goal belong to?

"With Sasuke as the Goal" is part of the One-Tail Escort arc of the Boruto series, which follows Sasuke and Gaara's pursuit of the Otsutsuki Urashiki.

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