Anna Karenina

Found it!

Who's this next to Dad?

The woman with glasses.

It's Sasuke's hawk.

This is—!

I have to get the details from him personally.

In any case,

I'm gonna go meet up with Sasuke.

SEVENTH HOKAGE

I'm leaving a Shadow Clone here in the village,

and going over there personally.

HOKAGE'S OFFICE

I'm taking you away.

Huh?!

What're you going to do with me after you kidnap me?!

Cho-Cho!

Partial Expansion Jutsu!

You…aren't needed.

Isn't this a bit much…

SEVENTH HOKAGE

SEVENTH HOKAGE for a kid's fight?

Lord Seventh!

I think my village's kids are well behaved, but…

Sharingan…

In just a little bit…

I finally get to meet Dad!

Dad!

– Dad— – I'm impressed that you found me.

Are you one of them?

Sasuke and Sarada

Sasuke and Sarada Sarada went after Naruto?!

At least according to Shikamaru.

Where? Where is she headed?

Who said you can get out of bed?

I think she just wants to ask Sasuke some questions.

She had an old photo of him with his ex-partners.

So, she knows…

about that photo.

Can you blame her?

She's old enough to wonder about her father.

I had a feeling that if Sasuke was nearby,

she'd get embroiled in conflicts too.

I mean…

the Sharingan can also draw in sadness.

Dad!

You're…

Sarada?

Uh-huh.

I see…

I knew right away…

that you were my dad.

There you are!

Sarada, why'd you run off like that?

Oh!

So handsome!

Sorry I'm a little late, Sasuke.

Naruto, what's going on?

Why did you bring children with you—!

This feels right, but maybe the touch was a bit firmer?

What's going on?

I came…

I came to see you, Dad!

I found out Lord Seventh was meeting up with you,

so I followed him.

There's something I really want to ask you.

Something you want to ask me?

Yes.

Um… Well…

Is Mom…my real mom?

I see…

So Sarada's had the Sharingan for that long?

Emotional trauma triggers the awakening of the Sharingan.

Perhaps without knowing,

Sasuke's absence affected her deeply.

Judging by your reaction,

you didn't tell her about the others in the old photo either?

Sarada is very conscientious.

If she ever found out that

Sasuke was an enemy of the Hidden Leaf at one time…

But now, he's traveling around the world

for the good of the village.

Even if you kept it secret, she would find out eventually.

It was the same even when she was born.

Maybe you should have more faith in Sarada?

I'm a failure as a mother.

Please answer me.

Is she my real mom?

What happened?

What happened?!

You're never around!

Why won't you stay and live with Mom?

Do you even care that you've forgotten your daughter's face?!

Who's this woman next to you

wearing the same kind of glasses as me?!

Do you think this is something a daughter can ask her mom?

Hey… that photo is—?

I'm really not into situations like these.

Mom doesn't say anything, and you're never around.

I can't trust either one of you…

This whole thing is a mess!

Where have you been and

exactly what have you been doing all this time, Dad?!

It has nothing… to do with you.

Just forget it!

Hey!

That was way too insensitive of you!

I thought for a moment that you might be my dad,

but that's impossible!

Don't you think you should tell Sarada at least?

About why you won't return to the village.

Are you leaving already?

I'll send word if I find anything.

It wouldn't hurt to stop by your house, would it?

The existence of a threat like Kaguya,

who nearly destroyed the world,

could arise again if we're not diligent.

We can't afford to ignore any trace of it.

It was a peace that was secured through huge sacrifices, after all.

This is…also a journey of atonement for me.

No one has any bitterness toward you anymore.

Come on, Sasuke, together we can…

You protect the village as the Hokage.

I'm the only one, with my Rinnegan,

who can search for traces of Kaguya.

You do what you're meant to do.

And I'll do what I'm meant to.

Isn't this the collaboration you always wanted?