The Secret Behind the Underground Room

" The Secret Behind the Underground Room " ( 地下室の秘密 , Chikashitsu no Himitsu ) is episode 173 of the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime.

## Synopsis [ ]

The Land of Valleys' daimyō arrives at Victor's company, and is greeted by Victor . Boruto and Sarada arrive at the Land of Valleys . They discuss Konohamaru 's mission, Mitsuki 's injury, and their failure to get Anato back to Mia . They meet with Mia. At Otogakure , Mitsuki is concerned about his friends, but Orochimaru warns him that his new organs are still one month away from being viable for a transplant, so his condition is still precarious. Orochimaru is proud that Mitsuki acted on his own will, but chastises him from overusing his Sage Transformation . Knowing that Mitsuki would be concerned for his friends, they sent Suigetsu to check in on them. Suigetsu reports the rest of Team 7 is at the Land of Valleys, which concerns Mitsuki. Orochimaru takes Suigetsu aside to avoid his speculation from stirring Mitsuki into action. Mitsuki wants to join his team, so Log sedates him. At Victor's company, he and the daimyō discuss Konoha 's attempts to interfere on their affairs over the Hashirama Cell. Victor takes the daimyō's retinue into the company's restricted area. He has his secretary take him through decontamination areas, which has an effect on them. Mia tells Boruto and Sarada she was told that Anato was attacked by people who were after his research and killed. Boruto tells her that the company was responsible for it over something they're researching. Victor shows the daimyō his research, claiming that with the Hashirama Cell, they're on the verge of curing previously incurable diseases, and making ageing a thing from the past.

The daimyō commits to protect his research from interference, but one of his guards snaps him out of the genjutsu , allowing him to see the human subjects of Victor's experiments. His guards are actually Konohamaru and Mugino , who disguised themselves as guards before they arrived at the company. They noticed the daimyō had been placed under genjutsu during decontamination. Mugino cuts off Victor's right arm. Konohamaru apologises for infiltrating the daimyō's group, and explains what they know about Victor's experiments. Victor's severed right arm moves on its own, and activates countermeasures before returning to Victor. Victor repels Mugino with Wind Release . Victor's employees attack the Konoha jōnin . A God Tree sapling begins to grow in the lab. Konohamaru protects the daimyō from it. Victor abandons the Iwa Doctor to serve as nourishment to the God Tree. Victor's secretary arranged for company employees to gather in a room to serve as nourishment as well. Mia wants to meet Victor in person to know what happened to Anato, but Boruto and Sarada tell her it's dangerous, and that Konohamaru and Mugino are already investigating. The ground begins to shake, so the genin tell her to go somewhere safe, while they decide to help the jōnin. Victor and his secretary watch with interest as the God Tree bud begins to bloom.

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