Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (episodes 209–current)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is a Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name and is a spin-off of and sequel to Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto. It is produced by Pierrot and broadcast on TV Tokyo. The anime is directed by Masayuki Kōda (#105–) and is written by Masaya Honda (#67–). Former manga writer Ukyō Kodachi supervised the story until episode 216.
| Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | |
|---|---|
| Series 5 | |
 Key visual of the Kawaki arc | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | August 1, 2021 – present |
| Season chronology | |
Boruto follows the exploits of Naruto Uzumaki's son Boruto and his comrades from the Hidden Leaf Village's ninja academy while finding a path to follow once they grow up. Despite being based on the manga, the anime explores original storylines and adaptations of the spin-off manga, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring;[1] Boruto: Naruto the Movie;[2] as well as the Naruto Shinden light novel series.[3]
It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2017 and aired every Wednesday at 5:55 PM JST.[4] Starting May 3, 2018 (episode 56) it aired every Thursday at 7:25 PM JST.[5] Starting October 7, 2018 (episode 76) it now airs every Sunday at 5:30 PM JST.[6] The series is also being released in DVDs.[7] Viz Media licensed the series on March 23, 2017 to simulcast it on Hulu, and on Crunchyroll.[8]
The opening theme song are "Gamushara" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks (episodes 206–230) and "GOLD" by FLOW (episodes 231–255).
The ending theme songs are "Who are you?" by PELICAN FANCLUB (episodes 206–218), "Prologue" by JO1 (episodes 219–230) and "VOLTAGE" by Anly (episodes 231–242).[9]
Episode list
| No. | Title [lower-alpha 1] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [10] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | "The Outcast" Transcription: "Nokemono" (Japanese: ノケモノ) | Yūsuke Onoda | Masaya Honda | August 1, 2021 | |
| Kawaki wakes from a nightmare of Jigen laying waste to Konoha, including the Uzumaki family. Himawari notifies Boruto, that Kawaki is missing. Boruto goes out and finds Kawaki on the roof. After eating, Boruto asks Kawaki to come train together, but he refuses, stating, that their Karmas will eventually transform their bodies, and if they resonate with each others' Karma, it will speed up the process. In the meantime, Hima has been secretly stealing food and as she heads out with a packed bag, Kawaki stops her. She reveals, that she has been feeding a wounded stray wolf named Jaggy. The two collect berries for the hungry wolf while coming to understand each other more. Once they return, they find Jaggy surrounded by a pack of feral wolves. When he gets home, Kawaki tosses a letter he wrote into the trash in frustration. In the morning, Kawaki and Hima go out to buy more food for Jaggy, while Boruto and Mitsuki ponder on what might be troubling Kawaki, while also helping Hinata around the house. When Himawari and Kawaki return to the woods, they find Jaggy dead and Kawaki comforts Himawari. After burying the poor animal, Kawaki tells Hima to go home, while he tries leaving the village. Boruto stops him by the gate and reveals, that Hinata had found his letter, which was a goodbye note to Naruto. Boruto realizes Kawaki blames himself, that Jigen came to Konoha through him, but Kawaki explains, that because of his Karma, Jigen can come and go to Konoha anytime he wants, and it's never going to be safe for them, as long as he stays. Boruto tries to reason with him by saying, that nobody can shoulder those burdens by themselves and together they are stronger, but Kawaki retorts by saying, that it's Uzumaki's fault, that his senses had dulled, and he's better off on his own. Before the argument could continue further, Shikamaru shows up to stop Kawaki from leaving, which surprises the latter, since Shikamaru was vocally against him staying the entire time. Shikamaru explains, that while his feelings on the matter haven't changed, he will support Naruto's decision regarding Kawaki either way and that there is no other village in the world, which would take Kawaki in any way. Shikamaru elaborates, that Kawaki is no longer the sole target of Kara either since Boruto has a Karma seal as well. As he is leaving, Shikamaru also adds, that whether he likes it or not, Kawaki is already a citizen of Konoha. Resigned from his decision to leave, Kawaki returns to Jaggy's grave, where he finds Himawari paying respect. | |||||
| 210 | "Clues to Kara" Transcription: "Kara no Tegakari" (Japanese: 殻の手がかり) | Nozomi Fukui | Masahiro Ōkubo | August 8, 2021 | |
| Code grows bored, guarding Kara's Ten-Tails, so he goes to meet Jigen. He instructs the former to be very wary, even though the coordinates to the dimension have been changed. Delta arrives and reports of Boro's death and Naruto's escape. Jigen instructs her to come by to the base physically for a mission. Meanwhile, Shikamaru and Sai brief Konohamaru about Boro and his cult in the Hokage Office. Upon Naruto and Shikamaru's orders, Sai and Konohamaru are to infiltrate Boro's cult, outside of the Five Great Nations' jurisdiction, and retrieve any intel they can about Kara. After arriving at the temple, a follower of Boro named Akari advises them to talk to Shirabe, a higher-up cultist, since Boro is unavailable. She reveals, that Boro "saved" her and her brother Kagari from a plague and, that Kagari has been on an important pilgrimage mission for years. Following their meeting with the higher-ups Shirabe and Tsuzumi, Konohamaru and Sai are given a tour by Inori, Boro's right-hand servant. They soon begin investigating on their own, and sow doubt about Boro's intentions and his wellbeing. They tell Tsuzumi that they have heard rumors about Konoha shinobi killing Boro recently. Panicked, Tsuzumi goes below and accesses a secret lab, to use a console in an effort to contact Boro, to no avail. Sai and Konohamaru corner him and gain information from some notes, while Tsuzumi grabs a vial of Boro's virus. He tosses it on Konohamaru to escape, but they catch up soon, revealing themselves as immune, thanks to Mitsuki. Tsuzumi calls upon the other cultists, who surround the two. The two reveal themselves as Konoha shinobi and begin unraveling Boro's lies, and reveal, that he is dead. When prompted by the cult, Sai also shows them a notebook with all the people sent into pilgrimage, revealing them as test subjects for Kara's experiments, and that they are actually dead. As Akari breaks down, Shirabe and Inori bolster the morale of the cultists. During the commotion, Delta steps through Kara's Space-Time Gate in the secret lab and begins demolishing the temple. Konohamaru fails to save Tsuzumi from falling debris, so he hurries to Akari's side. Sai suggests they split up to evacuate more cultists, with Sai going for people further away. Konohamaru tries comforting Akari, while Inori, Shirabe and other higher-ups voice their disbelief about Boro's demise. Before Konohamaru could sway and save them, one of Delta's blasts annihilates them all. Konohamaru takes Akari and sees Delta outside, laying waste to the temple grounds. Satisfied with destroying the Space-Time Gate and most of the temple, Delta flies off, just as Konohamaru and Sai get all the survivors out. Back at Konoha, the duo report upon their findings regarding Boro's Ōtsutsuki and Infinite Tsukuyomi-worshipping cult, as well as on the fact that Delta is alive. Shikamaru notes, that they haven't gotten any closer to solving the mystery of Kara, though Naruto assures them, that they will defeat them all, including Jigen. | |||||
| 211 | "The Chase" Transcription: "Tsuiseki" (Japanese: 追跡) | Yūta Suzuki | Kō Shigenobu | August 15, 2021 | |
| Koji Kashin is seen extracting crucial data from Konoha archives. Team Udon and Team Moegi discuss said data bandit at their favorite restaurant. Inojin explains to the others, that his father Sai has a description of the black-robed assailant. When Inojin further reveals that the Yamanaka Sensory System hadn’t sensed the intruder before or after the theft, Shikadai theorizes that it must be an inside job. Cho-Cho suggests they try to catch the assailant, and soon, Team Moegi begins investigating the streets of Konoha. They begin investigating the tower Koji was hiding at, also finding tracks left behind by him. They hear someone come by so they ambush the person, thinking it is the thief. As it turns out, the person is an innocent passerby, Kakashi Hatake, the Sixth Hokage. Shikadai figures out, that Kakashi began investigating by himself as well, and the latter suggests they team up. Kakashi and Team Moegi begin staking out the hideout, awaiting the return of the perp. Inojin sees Koji Kashin from the sky and alerts the others, but the cloaked man begins heading towards a crowded main street to lose them. The man manages to fool Team Moegi, but Kakashi begins following Koji in the sewers. Shikadai surmises that Koji is planning to use the Thunder Train to escape the village so Konoha shinobi prepare themselves to ambush him on the train. Just as the train leaves, Cho-Cho tosses Inojin and Shikadai onto the train, while Koji enters the leaving train. Even though Shikadai holds Koji down with Shadow Paralysis Jutsu, they soon learn, that what they followed was just a Shadow Clone. Koji has seemingly fooled everyone, and hasn’t even left the village. He infiltrates the secret archives, but Kakashi has already arrived and taken away the scroll Koji is after. Kakashi realized, that Koji was after data about shinobi from before the Fourth Great Ninja War, which is not digitized like the data about shinobi from after, but still kept on Ninja Scrolls. Kakashi engages Koji in taijutsu, but Koji fools him with a Shadow Clone as well, and manages to escape using Toad Smoke Jutsu. As he is leaving, Koji ponders on his reasons for stealing the data as well as on the reason why Jigen hasn't attacked Konoha again. He figures out, that Jigen must have used most of his chakra up fighting Sasuke and Naruto, so he plans to make a move. Team Moegi and Team Udon meet with Kakashi in Senju Park, where the Sixth Hokage reveals, that Koji got away. Shikadai suggests Koji must have been after data about shinobi from before the war, because he must be one of those shinobi. Kakashi adds, that if his chakra signature is in the database, the Yamanaka Sensory System would not detect his presence. In the meantime, Koji Kashin has returned to Kara’s hideout, where Amado waits for him. Amado tells Koji, that Jigen is still at ten percent power and that if someone where to visit him now, it would be either for a very important reason, or to kill him in his sleep. Amado tells Koji that the remaining Inners are away from the base, and they won’t ever realize, that Koji and Amado’s true goal is to eliminate Jigen. | |||||
| 212 | "Amado's Defection" Transcription: "Amado no Bōmei" (Japanese: アマドの亡命) | Shigetaka Ikeda | Kyōko Katsuya | August 22, 2021 | |
| Koji Kashin waits for Amado to pack his belongings and data from Jigen’s experiments up. Amado arrives and notes that all their preparations are complete. As Amado begins entering Koji’s Steam Toad Summoning, Delta interrupts his escape, but Koji steps in. Though Koji prepares for a battle with Delta, Amado deactivates her body, using secret shutdown codes. Afterwards, Koji uses Reverse Summoning to send the toad carrying Amado back to Konoha. On the outskirts of the village, Moegi watches as her team trains before going away, and Amado soon arrives and interrupts their training. Though Shikadai traps Amado in Shadow Paralysis Jutsu, the scientist disperses it and disturbs the kids’ minds with a Scientific Ninja Tool. Amado then knocks Shikadai out using a drug and places a device on his neck. Inojin manages to telepathically talk to his mother Ino and asks for Shikamaru. Ino contacts Shikamaru in the middle of a meeting about Kawaki’s body in the Hokage Office. Ino gives Shikamaru Amado’s message, that he’s the Kara scientist and he has his son strapped to a bomb. Moegi returns to the scene, after having gone out to buy snacks for her squad. She restrains Amado, but that doesn’t stop him from holding Shikadai’s life hostage, even though Sai and his ANBU squad surround him. Amado asks to speak to Shikamaru, who connects to him telepathically, thanks to Ino. She also connects Katasuke, Kawaki, Boruto, Sumire and Naruto to the link as well. Upon Naruto’s questions about his intentions, Amado reveals, that he wishes to defect to Konoha and is willing to share his knowledge about the Kara, Jigen, Kara’s Ten-Tails and everything he knows about the Ōtsutsuki Clan. Sumire surmises that Amado seeks asylum at Konoha, because he had already betrayed Kara. Naruto allows Amado to enter, if he is first restrained. Back at the headquarters of Kara, Koji interrupts Jigen’s rest, who then asks for his report. Naruto sits down personally to interrogate Amado. The Inner taunts Shikamaru, but Naruto calms his advisor. Kawaki reveals to the others Amado’s importance to Kara as well as the fact, that he was never allowed outside by Jigen, which must mean, that his presence in Konoha is a treasonous act in itself. Naruto gives his word as Hokage, that Amado would be protected once he talks. Amado receives a transmission through his glasses and upon Naruto’s approval, the glasses are placed down to project Koji’s meeting with Jigen for everyone to see. Jigen reveals that he has already figured out, that Koji and Amado conspired to crash the airship and free Kawaki, to Kawaki's shock. Koji strikes at Jigen, who counters, but is then fooled by Shadow Clones. Koji reveals his motivations, that he was created to kill Jigen. | |||||
| 213 | "True Identity" Transcription: "Shōtai" (Japanese: 正体) | Ōri Yasukawa | Masaya Honda | August 29, 2021 | |
| As everyone watches through Amado's projection, Jigen questions Koji and Amado's motives. Koji declares that he has no interest in the Chakra Fruit as he was created to kill Jigen. Amado reveals that Sasuke and Naruto's fight with Jigen severely drained him, and now is the perfect time to eliminate him. Naruto seems unsure of Amado's motives, but the latter affirms that his true goal was always to kill Jigen as Koji begins his assault which disrupts the broadcast of the battle. Amado begins unraveling the mystery of Jigen and the Ōtsutsuki Clan, revealing they want to attain godhood by absorbing all chakra from every planet. Meanwhile, Jigen absorbs Koji's attacks and figures out that he let Konoha take Kawaki to learn about Karma's weaknesses. Amado reveals that he planted the coordinates to Kara's dimension on Victor's airship for Sasuke to investigate and find the Ten-Tails. Amado says that the Ōtsutsuki always use a Ten-Tails to syphon a planet since it becomes a Divine Tree and that they use this process on every planet. Sai questions whether this would be Jigen's goal as well, but Sasuke surmises that it is actually the goal of the Ōtsutsuki that took over his body. Jigen indulges Koji in some taijutsu, before shrinking and using his rods again. Koji escapes and retorts on Jigen's taunts with his own, revealing his true name, Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, just as Amado reveals it to everyone. Amado reveals that Isshiki has been on earth for over a thousand years since Kaguya, who was his partner, betrayed him and left for dead that he had to take over Jigen's, a novice monk, body. Before continuing, Amado requests that he'll be allowed to stay in Konoha officially, to which Naruto agrees, though states that Shikadai's bomb will stay on until the agreement is in writing. Amado reveals that Karma is a back-up file of an Ōtsutsuki that will take over a person's body and reveals that Jigen has one is due to Isshiki shrinking and taking over his body to enter Jigen's for control and applied one sometime after. Jigen's Karma spreads and he lunges at Koji, who manages to trap him in quicksand. Naruto wonders why Isshiki didn't resurrect in Jigen's body which Amado reveals that Jigen's body is too weak to sustain his chakra and decided to look for a suitable Vessel, having found Kawaki after a long search. The toad reconnects with Amado's glasses and they all see Koji summon natural fire to incinerate Jigen since Karma can only absorb what is produced with chakra. Amado reveals that if Isshiki were to revive in his true form, in a suitable Vessel, he would be unstoppable, but plans to teach everyone how to kill an Ōtsutsuki. | |||||
| 214 | "Predestined Fate" Transcription: "Shukumei" (Japanese: 宿命) | Noriyuki Abe Masayuki Matsumoto Ema Saitō | Atsushi Nishiyama | September 5, 2021 | |
| As Jigen's body burns, Amado calms Boruto by saying, that the Karma cannot absorb the naturally occurring flames that were summoned upon him. Jigen begins shrinking the flames using Sukunahikona, but his body starts to crack and the flames engulf him once more. Amado explains, that Isshiki's ability, Sukunahikona allows him to shrink all objects, even flames, as well as his own body. He adds, that in his weakened state, Jigen cannot escape the flames and he’ll soon burn to death. Sasuke interrupts Amado, saying that since Isshiki currently has two Vessels marked with his Karma, Jigen and Kawaki, he'll just resurrect himself. He also questions why Amado would want Jigen to die, which would only leave Kawaki for the Ōtsutsuki to resurrect into, and as Amado had previously said, Isshiki would then be unstoppable. Amado assures him, that even though Jigen will soon be dead medically speaking, his body will still be viable for Isshiki's resurrection, thus forcing him to resurrect in a weakened state, in a weak body, which will not be able to contain his immense power for more than a few days. In an angry fit, Kawaki enters and lunges at Amado, but Sasuke stops him. Amado calms him and everyone else, by saying, that the decompression of the Karma will begin on Jigen's body automatically, because Kawaki's is still incomplete. As Kawaki's Karma spreads, the scientist also reveals, that the process will also wipe away the boy's Karma, so as to prevent the duplication of the Ōtsutsuki. Kawaki falls unconscious and Boruto checks his left hand, his Karma now being gone, signifying the revival of the Ōtsutsuki. Isshiki effortlessly begins shrinking the flames, the columns and everything in his sight with his special eye. He also shrinks the Toad, preventing Naruto and everyone else to watch the battle any longer. Amado reveals, that Koji Kashin will probably die in battle, as he is not powerful enough to defeat Isshiki now, telling everyone, that he already completed his mission of killing Jigen. Naruto shows concern for Koji, and says, that he and Sasuke should join Koji in battle, in order to beat Isshiki. Amado retorts, that it would be pointless, since Isshiki's goal now would be to implant another Karma on Kawaki, to finish the process and create a viable Vessel before his time runs out and dies. To prevent that, Sasuke and Naruto must stay in Kawaki's vicinity at all time. Isshiki begins taunting Koji, and shrinks his mask around his head, having already figured out his identity as a clone of the Legendary Sannin Jiraiya. Koji continues his onslaught of jutsu, but Isshiki instantly shrinks everything thrown at him. Isshiki curses Amado for his infallible plan, having lost Kawaki as a Vessel and having mere days left to live. Amado receives his papers, becoming a Konoha citizen, and reveals that the bomb collar on Shikadai is a dud. Koji goes into Sage Mode to be able to somewhat keep up with Isshiki, still intending to win. After blinding Isshiki with Fire Style Jutsus, he attacks from above, using a Massive Rasengan, though Isshiki uses another of his unique jutsus, Daikokuten to drop enlarged columns he had stored in a pocket dimension onto Koji, stating that those pillars will now mark Koji Kashin's grave. | |||||
| 215 | "Prepared" Transcription: "Kakugo" (Japanese: 覚悟) | Mitsuo Hashimoto | Hideto Tanaka | September 12, 2021 | |
| Isshiki cockily reveals the inner workings of his jutsu to the pinned Koji Kashin. He taunts the former Inner, saying that his last words would be relayed to Amado, before he would eventually be killed as well. Koji is barely able to summon his Steam Toad and escape in its mouth. At Konoha, Naruto refuses Boruto's request to fight Isshiki by their side as he reasons that Boruto might get taken over by Momoshiki again. Sai interrupts, reporting that the evacuation has commenced. Amado reveals, that even if they could find a suitable place to hide Kawaki, Isshiki could still find him with his Byakugan, but Sai has something in mind. Sasuke stays behind, in order to talk to Boruto. The group follows Sai to the Foundation's underground headquarters, which isn't on official records and is built using a substance that the Byakugan's vision can not penetrate. Tsunade and Kakashi has gathered all Konoha shinobi, so that Shikamaru could warn them all of Isshiki's impending arrival and inspire them to fight. Sasuke tells Boruto that both he and Naruto are ready to die for the village and questions Boruto's resolve. Ino connects to everyone in the village and tells them that Isshiki has arrived, who begins to look for Kawaki until he confronts Konohamaru, Rock Lee, Tenten, Kiba, and Choji. Despite her injuries, Sarada leaves the hospital, but Mitsuki prevents her from joining the battle. Naruto arrives to save his friends from Isshiki, who tries questioning the Hokage about Kawaki's whereabouts. Ino notifies Naruto that everyone in the vicinity has been evacuated, so he doesn't need to restrain himself. Naruto engages Isshiki but is kicked through several buildings and about to be crushed by Isshiki until Sasuke switches places with him. Sasuke tosses his blade at Isshiki, who tries shrinking it, only for it to turn into Boruto, who thinks back to his earlier conversation with Sasuke, where he had told his student, that if Momoshiki would take him over during the battle, Sasuke would stop him with all his strength, even at the cost of Boruto's life. Boruto had asked to wear Sasuke's shinobi headband, like he did against Momoshiki. Boruto reaches for Isshiki, who underestimates him long enough for Boruto to pull him into a portal his Karma made to another dimension with Naruto and Sasuke following them. | |||||
| 216 | "Sacrifice" Transcription: "Ikenie" (Japanese: 生贄) | Ayumu Ono | Masaya Honda | September 19, 2021 | |
| Isshiki realizes that he must kill Sasuke and Naruto to prevent their interference and notices that Boruto's Karma has almost completely decompressed, making him valuable. Naruto and Sasuke try to keep up with Isshiki's immense power but he proves to be troublesome. Kawaki awakens just as Shikamaru informs them of the situation and tries to use Karma but realizes he no longer has it. Amado tries to calm him, stating they still have a chance and tells everyone that Boruto is valuable to Isshiki since a live Ōtsutsuki is needed for the Ten-Tails to consume and produce a Chakra Fruit. He also theorizes that this was Kaguya's role as well and that this was the original purpose of Karma. Meanwhile, Isshiki summons giant cubes from his pocket dimension to crush Naruto and critically injures Sasuke with his rods. Isshiki stops himself from killing Sasuke since Boruto, notices his own value, stepped in his way and threatens to kill himself but Isshiki shrinks his kunai and breaks his arm. Kurama questions Naruto's resolve to sacrifice himself for Konoha and reveals one last weapon for Naruto to use, who appears in front of Isshiki in a new form. | |||||
| 217 | "Decision" Transcription: "Ketsui" (Japanese: 決意) | Nozomi Fukui | Masaya Honda | September 26, 2021 | |
| Isshiki and Sasuke are both surprised by the tremendous chakra Naruto exudes in his new form, who is able to effortlessly dodge and repel Isshiki, leaving Boruto in Sasuke's care. Kurama reveals that Baryon Mode is a chakra mode that consumes their life force until it runs out and that Naruto must avoid doing or thinking anything unnecessary. Having lost his composure, Isshiki tries crushing the Hokage with his cubes again, but Naruto is able to hold them up and send them back at his opponent. Sasuke notices that Naruto's power is now on par or greater than Isshiki's as Naruto manages to catch the enlarged rods thrown at him, angering Isshiki even more. Growing desperate after seeing his own blood, Isshiki begins raining down enlarged rods, but Naruto avoids them and knocks Isshiki around, even hitting him with a Rasengan. However, Naruto begins to feel the drawbacks of Baryon Mode and Isshiki realizes Naruto is sacrificing his life force for this power. Meanwhile, Amado is surprised by Kawaki's prosthetic arm, which runs on Naruto's chakra, and they are all shocked as the chakra in the prosthetic begins weakening. Coughing up more blood, Isshiki uses his Byakugan to see that Naruto is siphoning his life force off as well and the Hokage taunts him. Isshiki grabs Naruto and senses that Kawaki is connected to Naruto's chakra due to his prosthetic arm. He then summons Kawaki to their location and goes after him until Sasuke blinds him with a smoke bomb that blocks the Byakugan's vision. In desperation, Isshiki unleashes all his shrunken rods on the battleground and holds Naruto hostage, thinking that Kawaki would come to help him. Isshiki begins counting down, which reminds Kawaki of the time Jigen used to train him and threaten to kill his pet fish, whenever he would hide away. He also remembers everything good that happened to him, since he came to Konoha, prompting him to come out of hiding. | |||||
| 218 | "Partner" Transcription: "Aibō" (Japanese: 相棒) | Masayuki Kōda Yūsuke Onoda | Masaya Honda | October 3, 2021 | |
| Isshiki lunges at Kawaki, who attacks using Fire Style, but it proves useless as Isshiki grabs him and scoffs at the idea of Kawaki learning ninjutsu. Kawaki retorts that Naruto gave him a reason to live when he felt empty as Isshiki implants Karma on him once more and gloats before his body begins to deconstruct. He praises his opponents for pushing him to the brink, but his confidence soon fades away just as the Karma on Kawaki does too. As Isshiki begins crumbling to the ground, Kawaki reveals that the Karma was implanted on his Shadow Clone and he taunts Isshiki before landing on him, turning him into dust. Sasuke and Kawaki check up on Naruto, who is impressed by his student's wits. As they question the ramifications of Baryon Mode, Momoshiki takes over Boruto's body and stabs out Sasuke's Rinnegan, then commends them for their victory over Isshiki. Naruto tells Momoshiki, who battles Kawaki, to give up since he can't obtain the Chakra Fruit anymore. However, Momoshiki reveals that he can still use Kawaki since his body is 80% Ōtsutsuki now. Sasuke manages to save Kawaki from Momoshiki and after using Amaterasu, he learns that Momoshiki is avoiding to absorb chakra due to Boruto regaining consciousness if he does. Momoshiki knocks out Sasuke with the Vanishing Rasengan and corners Kawaki until he is forced to absorb Kawaki's Fire Style due to the latter setting himself on fire. Boruto wakes up and manages to stop Momoshiki from taking Kawaki away. Boruto apologizes, while Sasuke approaches Naruto, who fell unconscious. Kurama talks to Naruto inside his mind for their final moments together. Though he is sad about not getting to see Hinata and Himawari again, Naruto is at peace. Kurama compares Boruto and Kawaki's brotherly relationship to Naruto and Sasuke's, though Naruto remarks that Sasuke already had Itachi and how he wished for a brother. Naruto adds, that he is glad that Kurama was always with him and the two reminisce about their life together. Kurama exclaims that he enjoyed the time he spent with Naruto, and the latter says that they should stick together in the afterlife as well. However, Kurama reveals that at no point did he say that Naruto would be the one dying, precisely because Naruto would not have agreed to using Baryon Mode at the cost of Kurama's life force. Naruto is startled by this revelation and Kurama tries calming him down, revealing that due to his chakra fading away, Naruto won't die, as it were the case if Kurama were extracted from him. Kurama begins to fade away and warns Naruto to be careful, as he won't be as strong anymore, before saying goodbye. Naruto is distraught at the loss of his friend, pleading with him not to go as the remaining Tailed Beasts gather in the psychic plane to mourn the loss of their sibling. Naruto then wakes up to Boruto crying and hugging him, while Sasuke and Kawaki stand by him. | |||||
| 219 | "Return" Transcription: "Kikan" (Japanese: 帰還) | Tazumi Mukaiyama | Kō Shigenobu | October 10, 2021 | |
| Boruto tries creating a portal with his Karma, since Sasuke lost his Rinnegan, but it doesn't seem to work. Kawaki realizes that Boruto is hesitant because he is afraid that Momoshiki might come out again. After their argument gets tense, Boruto manages to open the portal, having successfully been riled up by Kawaki. Sasuke drags Naruto through the portal, after the kids get sucked in. While they discuss in the bunker, Ino notifies Shikamaru, that Naruto and the others have returned. Mitsuki, Sarada, Sumire, Shikamaru and Katasuke arrive to greet the victors. Boruto blames himself for taking Sasuke's eye out, unsettling Sarada, but Sasuke tries to calm Boruto down. Naruto tells Amado and Shikamaru everything that transpired in the other dimension. Amado reveals that the only Inner left is Code, who is special because he was also a Vessel for Isshiki, though the process failed, and it branded him a White Karma, which didn't disappear after Isshiki resurrected in Jigen's body. Amado reveals that everyone in Kara has been modified to become stronger, except Code, whose great strength has limiters placed on him. He also reveals that he created several more cyborgs, all of whom surpassed Jigen in power, but they had been disposed of on Jigen's orders. Amado also tells them down that Code cannot remove the limiters on his own and wanted them himself to not disrespect Jigen's authority as leader. He also worshiped Isshiki as a God and was jealous of Kawaki being his legitimate Vessel. In the meantime, Code wakes up after having fallen asleep during his guard duty of the Ten-Tails. As he rants about his defected Karma, it suddenly manifests Isshiki's spirit, awing his most loyal servant. Isshiki tells Code that the White Karma he was given was a gift of power and that it shall be he, who will inherit the Ōtsutsuki's will and avenge Isshiki. Sakura and Katasuke analyze Naruto and Sasuke, the former says, that he now feels a hole in his body, where Kurama used to be. Sakura also tells Kawaki and Boruto that the test results confirm that their bodies are indeed 80% Ōtsutsuki. When he leaves the hospital, reporters surround Boruto. Later on, all of Boruto's friends see him being interviewed live. Mitsuki and Sarada soon tell Boruto that Team 7 has been banned from taking on missions for the time being. | |||||
| 220 | "Remaining Time" Transcription: "Nokosareta Jikan" (Japanese: 残された時間) | Takeshi Yoshimoto | Masaya Honda | October 17, 2021 | |
| Naruto and Shikamaru tell the other Kage everything they have learned about Kara and discuss about Boruto. Meanwhile, Kawaki's arm is restored by Amado and warns Sumire and Katasuke to be careful with Amado. Mitsuki finds Boruto and learns that he is afraid of going to sleep due to the fear of Momoshiki taking over. Naruto and Shikamaru learn from Katasuke that Boruto has half a year left at best and discuss with Sasuke about how to deal with his situation. Naruto finds Boruto and tells him that he won't allow him. Amado gives Naruto pills that he secretly administered to Kawaki to slow Karma's process and weaken the Byakugan. However, he is unsure what side effects they could have on Boruto and sympathizes with Naruto's situation. Naruto tells Boruto about the pills, who immediately takes one and after a recent checkup, Boruto tells Sarada and Mitsuki that his Karma has stopped extracting. Amado begins officially working at Katasuke's lab with Sumire as his assistant. Kawaki returns the prosthetic arm to Naruto, who asks would he like to become a genin. Kawaki says he'll think about it and Naruto suggests to Shikamaru that they should host another Chunin Exam. | |||||
| 221 | "The Chunin Exams Resume" Transcription: "Chūnin Shiken, Futatabi" (Japanese: 中忍試験、再び) | Shigetaka Ikeda | Kyōko Katsuya | October 24, 2021 | |
| Under Sai's supervision, the Chunin Exams begins with the written exam and nine teams pass. Naruto addresses the remaining teams that the Chunin Exam is meant to calm the villagers, who have been on edge since Isshiki's attack. The second exam is revealed to be held in the Forest of Death and Shikamaru reveals the goal is to rescue ten shinobi from the forest. Sai adds that everyone will be on his own during the exam and only ten will pass. The teams split up and head into the woods. Namida gets tricked and knocked out by Mirai. Team 40 gets stuck in quicksand. Mirai tries to fool Sarada as well while Denki, Tsubaki, Iwabe, Wasabi, Inojin, Houki, Mitsuki and Cho-Cho pass. Kaito Kawanami traps Boruto but a bear appears causing him to be rescued by Boruto. Sarada passes as well, leaving only one spot left. Boruto is a few seconds late because he rescued Kaito, however Sai states that they were being judged based on overall performance and Boruto did the right thing. Sai and Moegi explain that the final test will be one-on-one battles, meaning only five of the ten will become chunin. | |||||
| 222 | "The Night Before the Final Round" Transcription: "Kessen Zen'ya" (Japanese: 決戦前夜) | Naoki Kotani | Atsushi Nishiyama | October 31, 2021 | |
| Having gone through so much, Boruto wants to show everyone how much he has matured since the last Chunin Exams, a sentiment which Sarada and Mitsuki relate to, and they all agree not to hold back against each other. Kawaki catches Boruto going to train with Mitsuki and tells him not to embarrass himself. Denki and Iwabe strengthen their resolve with Metal Lee helping them. Katasuke provides Denki a tool and allows them to test it in one of his labs. Sai meets Team 25, all of whom are confident that Houki will become chunin. Tsubaki receives a letter from the Land of Iron to return home with a leadership position being granted to her, much to her joy and disappointment of her teammates. Team 5 interrupts their meal and Tsubaki learns that Denki was testing a Scientific Ninja Tool all day. Sarada returns to the waterfall with Sasuke, who tells her that as a shinobi, one must always be prepared for anything. She finds Cho-Cho training by herself, who has decided not to let Shikadai remain the only chunin in their squad. The day of the final exam arrives, bringing with it four undesirables who enter the village. | |||||
| 223 | "Inojin vs. Houki" Transcription: "Inojin tai Hōki" (Japanese: いのじん対ホウキ) | Yoshifumi Sasahara | Masahiro Ōkubo | November 7, 2021 | |
| While the contestants gather at the arena, Shikamaru appoints Konohamaru to be referee for the matches. Himawari finds Mitsuki and Boruto, and tells them about how she and her friends began tracking suspicious individuals, so Boruto and Mitsuki decide to help out. Meanwhile, Naruto entices Kawaki with the promise of various ninjutsu displays in order to make him watch the exam. Konohamaru explains the rules of the exam, before announcing the first match between Houki and Inojin. Boruto and Mitsuki witness Amado thrown onto a train by suspicious people, causing them get on it as well. The match begins with Inojin using various Super Beast Scrolls, however Houki counters with Toujinbo. Inojin tries flying away, but Houki destroys his ink bird, so he hides between the rock pillars. Houki realizes that Inojin will use the Mind Transfer to ensure victory. Inojin catches Houki in the jutsu, but is unable to escape thanks to the high-level ANBU training Houki received from Sai. Houki is declared winner and Sai congratulates both of them for their efforts. Konohamaru reveals the next match is going to be between Wasabi and Iwabe. Meanwhile, Mitsuki and Boruto enter the train but find no one on board. | |||||
| 224 | "The Legend of the Monster Cat" Transcription: "Bakeneko Densetsu" (Japanese: 化け猫伝説) | Mitsuo Hashimoto | Hideto Tanaka | November 14, 2021 | |
| Wasabi and Iwabe's teammates hype them up for their imminent fight. Wasabi's parents and grandmother also arrive to cheer her on. The latter hands Wasabi a scroll of a legendary monster cat technique to use in battle. The second match begins and Iwabe starts taunting Wasabi. Team Shinki arrives from the Hidden Sand to observe the matches, having already become chunin during their own exam. Shinki is intrigued by Kawaki's presence. Iwabe and Wasabi start to clash over their convictions, or lack thereof. Iwabe inspires her by creating a huge Earth Style cat statue. He faints from using too much chakra, and just before the crumbling statue could crush him, Wasabi manages to finally use the monster cat scroll to save him. Konohamaru declares Wasabi winner, since she cannot wake Iwabe up. He announces the next match between Cho-Cho and Sarada. In the meantime, Mitsuki and Boruto follow the tracks of the kidnappers, in order to rescue Amado. | |||||
| 225 | "Showdown Between Best Friends" Transcription: "Shin'yū Taiketsu" (Japanese: 親友対決) | Noriyuki Abe Ema Saitō | Tōko Machida | November 21, 2021 | |
| Kawaki notices Shinki staring at him and they go outside to talk. He gets angered by Shinki telling him to watch the matches and attacks but is defeated. Sarada and Cho-Cho meet in the arena and Cho-Cho tries attacking Sarada, who activates her Sharingan and showers the arena with Lightning Balls after dodging the attack. Cho-Cho is angered by Sarada apologizing for hurting her and not taking their fight seriously. Cho-Cho lands a hit in and questions Sarada's resolve, reminding her of her talk with Sasuke. Cho-Cho lunges in with her Human Boulder but Sarada counters with a Fireball. Naruto likens the fight to his with Sasuke, who is watching the match. Cho-Cho uses her Butterfly Wings as Sarada charges at her with the Chidori, creating an explosion and Sarada is declared winner. As she is helped up by her teammates, Cho-Cho breaks down crying because she couldn't keep her promise. Sasuke congratulates Sarada and notices Boruto and Mitsuki absence, who are listen to the kidnappers offer Amado a facility and money so that he could advance their nation. When Amado refuses, they try to kill him but Boruto and Mitsuki rescue Amado and hurry back to the Chunin Exams. | |||||
| 226 | "Samurai vs. Science" Transcription: "Samurai tai Kagaku" (Japanese: サムライ対カガク) | Ayumu Ono | Kō Shigenobu | November 28, 2021 | |
| Konohamaru disqualifies Boruto and Mitsuki due to them not making the time limit. Sarada catches her teammates up to speed as the match begins and Denki reveals the Scientific Ninja Tool he built. Tsubaki lunges at Denki though he manages to dodge everything as Katasuke explains how the suit works to Team 7. Thanks to his predictive software, Denki has the upperhand until Tsubaki starts using unpredictable attacks to surprise him. She manages to destroy his visor, stopping him from predicting her attacks. His exo-suit starts overheating but Denki refuses to give up and sacrifices it in order to stop Tsubaki. He defeats her with Elekiter, making him the winner. The Chunin Exams come to an end with Houki, Wasabi, Sarada, and Denki becoming chunin. Tsubaki apologizes to Namida and Wasabi for losing and being inconsiderate of them, regarding her letter from the Land of Iron. Tsubaki is determined to get stronger and asks to stay longer in the village. Team Shinki returns to Suna, revealing that their mission was to survey Kawaki for Gaara, though Shinki expresses his disappointment over not getting to see Boruto fight. Kawaki tells Naruto that he doesn't mind starting off as a genin. Mitsuki and Boruto decide to have their match anyway and return to the arena. | |||||
| 227 | "Team 7's Last Mission?!" Transcription: "Dainanahan, Saigo no Ninmu!?" (Japanese: 第七班、最後の任務!?) | Yūsuke Onoda | Masahiro Ōkubo | December 5, 2021 | |
| Team 7 laments about Konohamaru having to leave the team due Sarada's promotion so they decide to visit him but learn from Sai and Shikamaru that he's on a mission with Mirai. The next day, they find out that Mirai returned poisoned and is hospitalized. Meanwhile, Konohamaru is being beaten by his captives led by Hyogo in order to protect the cilents they were escorting. When Mirai reports everything she knows, Team 7 volunteers for the mission and Naruto decides to send them as backup for Konohamaru. They arrive at the village and Boruto distracts Hyogo and his men while Konohamaru decides to break free. As fog sets down, Sarada and Mitsuki start taking down the goons. Mitsuki tells Konohamaru that all the villagers were already rescued by them. Konohamaru stops Hyogo from fleeing with his team's help and gets emotional about how far his students have progressed. The Chunin ceremony begins and Naruto officially declares Sarada, Houki, Denki and Wasabi as Chunin. Team 7 takes a picture with Konohamaru to commemorate their time together. | |||||
| 228 | "Kawaki's Path to Becoming a Ninja" Transcription: "Kawaki, Shinobi e no Michi" (Japanese: カワキ、忍への道) | Masayuki Matsumoto | Kyōko Katsuya | December 12, 2021 | |
| Kawaki goes on a mission with Team 5 to capture a panda so Shikamaru and Naruto could assess his potential as a genin. He falls asleep, letting the panda get away but Iwabe and Denki manage to capture it. Kawaki leaves in the middle of them berating him and goes to trains. The boys gather up at the restaurant and discuss whether Kawaki is suited to become a shinobi. Boruto tries to give Kawaki some advice, but he lashes out about not wanting any friends. He goes on a mission with Team 15 and ends up scaring the child they were trying to return home. Naruto decides to put Kawaki on a mission with Shikadai and Cho-Cho, revealing that this is his last chance to become a genin. However, Kawaki leaves citing he's not suited to be a shinobi and receives his pay for the missions he undertook. Boruto tries talking to Kawaki about the mission, but he runs out. Hinata tells Boruto that Kawaki doesn't know how to interact with people because of the life previously lived. Kawaki finds Sarada training and they have a discussion about their goals. After training all night, Kawaki decides to show up for the mission and they head out. | |||||
| 229 | "Breach of Orders" Transcription: "Meirei Ihan" (Japanese: 命令違反) | Yūta Suzuki | Kyōko Katsuya | December 19, 2021 | |
| 230 | "Wish" Transcription: "Negai" (Japanese: 願い) | Tazumi Mukaiyama | Kyōko Katsuya | December 26, 2021 | |
| 231 | "Rusted Sword" Transcription: "Sabita Katana" (Japanese: 錆びた刀) | Shigetaka Ikeda | Atsushi Nishiyama | January 9, 2022 | |
| 232 | "Captain Denki's First Mission" Transcription: "Denki Taichō no Hatsu Ninmu" (Japanese: デンキ隊長の初任務) | TBA | TBA | January 16, 2022 | |
| 233 | "The New Team Seven, Starting" Transcription: "Shinsei Dai Nana-han, Hatsudō" (Japanese: 新生第七班、発動) | TBA | TBA | January 23, 2022 | |
| 234 | "The Unleashed Villain" Transcription: "Hanatareta Akutō" (Japanese: 放たれた悪党) | TBA | TBA | January 30, 2022 | |
Home releases
Notes
- All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
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