Instead of returning home with Boruto, Mitsuki stays with Kokuyou. During this time, Sekiei becomes sick and declines. To recover, Kokuyou returns to his comrades. During his absence, Sekiei asks Mitsuki to teach him what it means to be human.  Meanwhile, the Fourth Tsuchikage Kurotsuchi, who had been visiting Ohnoki, her ailing grandfather, is attacked by mysterious assailants.
Didn't I tell you?
Our bodies are like those Akuta…
ألم أخبرك؟
...أجسادنا مشابهة لأجساد أكوتا
Ich sagte dir doch,
Nuestros cuerpos son incompletos,
como los de los Desechos.
Nuestros cuerpos son incompletos,
como los de los Desechos.
Te ne ho parlato, no?
Não lhe falei? Nossos corpos
são como os corpos dos Akutas.
Я ведь говорил…
Наши тела такие же, как у Акуты…