Himawari Kidnapped!

== Synopsis ==
Kawaki is assigned cleaning duty at the end of the day at the Academy. Himawari is going shopping with Kae, Batora overseeing them. Kawaki isn't concerned, as jōnin watch Kae outside the Academy. Himawari tries talking to Osuka and Neon, but Osuka rebukes her. Two masked men watch them through the window. Neon apologises to Himawari, who doesn't mind. Neon's mother picks her up at the Academy. She and Osuka greet each other. She asks Osuka about her mother, but Osuka is unable to answer, Neon's mother believing Hibari is busy as usual. Osuka refuses her offer to walk her home. Himawari asks about Osuka and her mother, and apologises when it startles her. The masked men kidnap them, a sunflower pendant being left behind. The kidnappers argue about grabbing Himawari in addition to Osuka, and how that complicates ransoming her. Osuka doesn't believe her mother would pay a ransom. Their leader shows up. While leaving the Academy, Kawaki meets with Batora and Kae, who came looking for Himawari when she didn't show up. Kawaki finds it strange, and notices Himawari's pendant on the floor. He recalls that Himawari was with Osuka and Neon that time he saw her. Batora knows where Osuka lives, having researched places outside the Academy that Kae might visit. Aniki beats them up for getting an extra hostage. Himawari can tell that Aniki is a shinobi, and is confident he'll be found out, remaining calm. Aniki recognises her as the Seventh Hokage's daughter, and having delivered a ransom note to Osuka's residence, decides to sell Himawari to someone who has a grudge against the Hokage. Kawaki, Kae, and Batora arrive at Osuka's residence, where the servants read the ransom note. Kawaki snatches it, letting Kae read it. They realise Himawari might have been kidnapped alongside Osuka. Kae wants to check on Neon, and they tell Osuka's servants to contact her parents, who are on set of a new production. Himawari asks Osuka about her mother again, and Osuka says she doesn't care about her anymore, but refuses to elaborate. The kidnappers are concerned about capital punishment for kidnapping Himawari, but she assures them that Naruto wouldn't do that, and might forgive them if they apologise. They explain that they turned to crime because they can't eat, having failed out of the Academy and not lasting in any job. Aniki, who was a genin who ditched a mission he disagreed with, took them in. Aniki attacks a crate behind them, chastising them for giving up so much information, and telling Himawari to give up hope, as they're somewhere people rarely go. At Neon's home, they explain that Himawari and Osuka were likely kidnapped right after parting with her. Neon knew to leave her be when she was upset about her mother, who is an old friend of Neon's mother. Neon was asked to stay with Osuka so she wouldn't lonely over Hibari always being busy with work, but is actually friends with Osuka. Neon has an idea on how to find them. The kidnappers doze off, and Himawari convinces Osuka to attempt an escape. Himawari attacks Aniki, while Osuka ties the other kidnapper's legs. Aniki resists her attacks, and the kidnappers attempt to talk him down on hurting her. Osuka begs him to let Himawari go, reminding him she's the one he wants. Kawaki breaks through the ceiling, recovering the girls. Neon, Kae, and Batora catch up. Aniki creates a Fire Release wall around himself and Kawaki, and attacks him. Kawaki is unhurt by the Fire Release, and knocks him out. As the police work the scene, Kawaki returns Himawari's pendant. Himawari checks in on the other two kidnappers, and they ask about her injuries. She remains optimistic about them. Neon explains to Osuka she found them with her drone, and Hibari arrives to check in on her daughter, surprising her. Osuka thought she didn't care because she threw out something that was special to her. Neon explain that their mothers worked together to develop a sensing function for the drone, based on the Yamanaka clan's jutsu, to find her. Osuka and Hibari make up, the thing Hibari threw out being expired pudding. Hibari invites them all for pudding. Osuka apologises to everyone. Aniki curses his situation and at an unspecified superior who put him up to it. Meanwhile, a hooded individual is hidden in the trees while observing on Kae.
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