Kyoho flinched, his grip tightening on his twin-ax. For a moment, the tension shifted—it wasn't just a murder mystery anymore; it was a powder keg of prejudice. Boruto stepped between the mob and the masked giant.

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"Stop it!" Boruto yelled. "If we turn on each other, we’re doing the Funato’s work for them."

As the sun began to burn through the fog, the traitor was bound and led away. The ship was safe for now, but the atmosphere remained fractured. Boruto looked out at the horizon, realizing that while they had found the killer, the trust they had lost during the night wouldn't be so easily recovered. On the Great Sea, the waves never stayed calm for long.

The skirmish was short and brutal. The traitor tried to blow the boiler, but a well-placed Vanishing Rasengan from Boruto knocked the detonator from his hand, while Kawaki pinned him to the bulkhead.

The breakthrough didn't come from a grand battle, but from a slip of the tongue. One of the ship’s technicians knew a detail about the wound that hadn't been made public. When confronted, the man’s face transformed from a mask of helpfulness to one of jagged hatred. He wasn't just a killer; he was a saboteur, an agent of the Funato hidden in plain sight.

The investigation led them to the engine room, where the silence was broken only by the rhythmic thrum of the machinery. Kagura stood over a bloodstained wrench, his expression grim. As the group began to point fingers, the pressure reached a breaking point. Kyoho, the massive swordsman with the frightening mask, became the primary target of the refugees’ fear.

The following story is a reimagining of the core conflict in Episode 238, "A Killer on the Ship," focusing on the psychological tension aboard the vessel.