Anna Karenina

Sorry to keep you waiting.

It's all right.

There it is.

We pinpointed the location based on the intel that

Mr. Sasuke extracted from Shojoji's memories.

His description matched perfectly

for the hideout of the organization known as Kara, the Husk.

It seems it was originally a sewage treatment facility.

But several years ago,

there was a release of toxic gas of unknown cause and entry was prohibited.

Toxic gas?

It looks like it suddenly started coming out from underground.

There were fatalities too.

Is it possible to go in now?

Yes, you can.

This is a map of the underground waterway.

Got it. Great job investigating.

I didn't expect you all to find this site before the others.

I knew it. You're all suited for intelligence work.

Only Sasuke and I will take it from here.

Please go inform the ANBU teams nearby.

– Yes, sir! – Yes, sir!

Shall we?

Let's find out if Kara really exists.

Kara's Footprints

RAIN COFFEE SHOP

I'd heard rumors, but it seems like

rebuilding hasn't progressed at all in the Hidden Rain.

DO NOT ENTER

It's exactly like the map that Hako and the others obtained.

Let's go further down from there.

Were those genin from earlier your subordinates?

Yeah, I was only put in charge of them recently.

This is part of Naruto's plan.

The ANBU's no longer like the ANBU of the past.

I see.

DO NOT ENTER EXPLODE

Did I get them?

Who are you?

Even though that was a lavish welcome…

you're no match for us at your level.

Shut up! You murderers!

I'll never give up on avenging my friends that you killed!

I think we have a misunderstanding here.

This is the first time we've been here.

Don't lie!

Judging by your appearance, you're with them!

Them?

We're Hidden Leaf Shinobi.

We're investigating an organization that may have been here.

It's possible the people who killed your friends and

the organization we're pursuing are the same.

Could you tell us your story?

Sorry, I don't have much to offer you.

Thank you.

Is it all right if we ask your name?

Garashi Touno.

Where did you learn ninjutsu?

Oh, that?

Gramps taught me a little.

Gramps?

Gramps took in orphans like me

who had lost their families in the war and raised us here.

Here?

He had no choice!

The Great War or whatever it was called,

that war left this nation in shambles.

Even now, rebuilding hasn't started!

For those of us who had nowhere to go…

even a place like this was precious.

Then, those guys—!

Did the organization that killed your friends call themselves, "Kara"?

Kara?

Can't remember…

But I feel as though I've heard that name before.

Oh yeah!

I copied this off of a picture they had posted in their hideout.

This is—!

I don't know when they started staying there.

One day, we just happened to stumble onto that place.

It seemed like they were doing some sort of experiment there.

But they spotted us immediately.

And one after another,

my friends fell to the poisonous gas.

And also, the building started coming down.

I was the only one who survived.

It's been a while since that happened, but deep underground,

there are places where poisonous gas still lingers.

Who the hell are they?!

If a Great Nation like the Land of Fire is taking action,

why didn't you help us sooner?!

I'm sorry.

Tell us where their hideout is.

Huh?!

It's highly likely that the place has been abandoned,

but it's worth checking it out.

This is so that they don't keep doing whatever they want.

All right.

But in return, you have to help me.

What do you want to do?

I want to recover my friends' remains that are still there.

That's fine.

It's considerably rundown.

No one's been in here for a long time.

It's caved in here and there, and a lot has changed.

That map you brought with you is useless.

I see.

Don't go into any random side paths carelessly!

The poisonous gas hasn't completely dissipated…

So it accumulates.

Depending on how the air is flowing that day,

the areas with high levels change.

It seems we should go to the right today.

Do you know about all of the tunnels?

Only the passable ones.

Little by little,

I explored as the gas thinned and it was safe to go in…

All by myself.

Weren't you scared?

Didn't even think about it.

The only thing that sustains me is anger.

Their hideout is up ahead.

The bodies of my friends, that I couldn't recover, are in there too.

You're right…

This would be impossible to do alone.

Is there a detour?

No.

The hideout is in the deepest part of the underground.

This is the only path that leads to it.

Please!

I need your help in moving this boulder!

Understood.

Well then, what do we do?

I'll do it.

I leave it in your hands.

Chidori!

Amazing!

Thank you, Sasuke.

They're up there!

Garashi!

Wait, you guys!

Hey, Garashi!

Where are you, Garashi!

Hey, are you okay?!

Is that poisonous gas?

There's nothing you can do now.