Recaps

After Kiyomi’s beacon worsened her injuries, Tsunade told her that removing it carried a fifty percent chance of survival, while leaving it would kill her within a year. Kiyomi chose surgery after Kawaki warned her that Kara’s failed vessels became monsters, and the operation succeeded with the beacon removed.

• Kiyomi collapsed after driving off her attacker, and Boruto carried her to the hospital while Kawaki followed with broken ribs.
• Tsunade said Kiyomi’s beacon was destroying her body and could be removed with a fifty percent chance of success, while leaving it would give her at most a year to live.
• After waking two days later, Kiyomi hesitated over the operation until Kawaki told her that Kara’s failed vessels became monsters, and she agreed to surgery.
• Three days later, Tsunade operated on Kiyomi with Shizune assisting while Boruto and Kawaki waited outside.
• After eight hours, Tsunade announced that the operation had succeeded and the beacon had been removed.

After recovering from her injuries, Kiyomi chose to keep being a ninja and began training with Sasuke to grow stronger without the beacon's power. Sasuke pushed her to run a hundred laps at the Training Ground, and she struggled to continue.

• Tsunade told Boruto and Kawaki that Kiyomi was alive but badly injured, and the two visited her in the operating room.
• Boruto and Kawaki agreed they needed to get stronger because Kara Organization would return.
• At Kara Organization's base, Jigen learned Kawaki had awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan and ordered his men to watch him and search for new vessels.
• A month later, Kiyomi left the hospital and told Boruto and Kawaki she wanted to return home on her own.
• Chocho told Kiyomi that Sasuke wanted to see her, and Sasuke offered to train her after she chose to remain a ninja and protect her friends.
• Kiyomi met Sasuke at the Training Ground at six the next morning, where he ordered her to run a hundred laps and urged her to continue when she became exhausted.

Kiyomi endured Sasuke’s demanding daily training and steadily improved her stamina and taijutsu. After a month, Sasuke began teaching her Lightning Release, and she managed to maintain its chakra for a minute before heading home and running into Kawaki.

• Sasuke made Kiyomi run a hundred laps and spar with him until she could no longer move, then Boruto helped her get home.
• Kiyomi returned to train with Sasuke the next morning and resolved to keep practicing until she could hit him.
• Kiyomi trained every morning for a month, improving her endurance and managing to brush Sasuke’s clothes during taijutsu practice.
• Sasuke taught Kiyomi to gather and control Lightning Release chakra, and she learned to maintain it for a full minute.
• Kiyomi left the Training Ground and ran into Kawaki on her way home.

Kiyomi learned that Kawaki’s Kāma was close to awakening and that he was suppressing it alone. She insisted on helping him as a friend, and Kawaki agreed on the condition that she promise him something.

• Kawaki told Kiyomi that Kara was searching for a new vessel and had targeted a shinobi from the Leaf.
• A masked visitor warned Kiyomi to stay away from Kawaki, claiming his Kāma would awaken and make him a vessel for the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
• Sasuke confirmed that Kawaki had a Kāma and explained that he could suppress its awakening by not using its power.
• Kiyomi trained harder after Sasuke advised her to get strong enough to help Kawaki.
• Kiyomi visited Kawaki and offered to help him because they were friends, and Kawaki agreed after asking her to promise him one thing.

Kiyomi promised to help Kawaki control his Kāma and trained with Sasuke to learn Chidori. At a barbecue with Boruto and Chocho, Kawaki lost control as black markings spread across his body and a man welcomed him back.

• Kawaki asked Kiyomi to kill him if he ever became a monster, but Kiyomi promised to help him suppress the Kāma and refused to abandon him.
• Kiyomi went to the Training Ground, where Sasuke began teaching her Chidori; after two hours of practice, she formed a small ball of lightning chakra.
• Kiyomi met Boruto and Chocho, joined them for barbecue, and ate a huge meal after training without eating all day.
• Kawaki arrived and joined the group; when Boruto invited him to train together, Kawaki said he was used to being alone.
• Kawaki lost control as black markings spread over half his body, and a man laughed and welcomed him back.
• Boruto reassured Kawaki that they were friends, while Kawaki looked at him with a complicated expression.

Kiyomi invited Kawaki to train with her and Sasuke, but Sasuke discovered Kawaki lacked the chakra nature needed for Lightning Release and began teaching him Wind Release instead. After training, Tina of the Kara Organization warned Kiyomi that Kawaki’s Kāma was seventy percent awakened and would fully awaken within a month.

• Kiyomi invited Kawaki to train with her and Sasuke, and Kawaki thanked her and Boruto for treating him as a friend.
• Sasuke put Kiyomi and Kawaki through a hundred laps and taijutsu drills, criticizing their teamwork as they struggled to attack him together.
• Sasuke learned that Kawaki had Fire and Wind chakra natures, so he taught Kawaki Wind Release while Kiyomi practiced Chidori.
• Kiyomi sensed someone following her on the way home, confronted the shadow in an alley, and discovered it was Tina, a Kara Organization member.
• Tina told Kiyomi that Kawaki’s Kāma had awakened by seventy percent and would fully awaken within a month, despite Kawaki suppressing it.

Tina warned Kiyomi that removing Kawaki's Kāma would kill him and that its awakening would turn him into a vessel, but Sasuke said killing the living Ōtsutsuki Clan member could stop it. That night, the Kara Organization attacked the Leaf to take Kawaki, and Kiyomi fought one of its members.

• Tina confronted Kiyomi and demanded that she hand Kawaki over to the Kara Organization, warning that his Kāma would eventually awaken.
• Kiyomi told Sasuke what Tina had said, and he confirmed the danger but explained that killing the Ōtsutsuki Clan's true body could rob the Kāma of its power.
• Sasuke told Kiyomi to help Kawaki suppress the Kāma by making him stronger and not to tell him about the danger.
• After the village alarm sounded and an explosion destroyed the gate, Kiyomi joined the Leaf's ninjas as masked Kara Organization members demanded Kawaki.
• Shikamaru ordered the Leaf's ninjas to fight, and Kiyomi attacked a Kara member, dodged his blows, and began gathering Lightning Release chakra.

Kiyomi defeated a Kara Organization fighter with an incomplete Chidori, and Kawaki drove the attackers away using his Kāma. At the hospital, Kawaki revealed that the Kāma had tried to consume his consciousness, and the next morning he wondered whether leaving would protect his friends.

• Kiyomi struck a Kara Organization fighter with a Lightning Release sphere, defeating him before she collapsed from exhausted Chakra.
• Boruto told Kiyomi that the Leaf shinobi were struggling, and Kawaki arrived and forced the Kara Organization members to retreat by activating his Kāma.
• Kiyomi and Kawaki went to the hospital, where Shikamaru praised their efforts and Kawaki admitted the Kāma had urged him to surrender his consciousness.
• Kiyomi promised to help Kawaki resist the Kāma, and he agreed to wait for her.
• The next morning, Kawaki told Kiyomi he had considered returning to Kara to keep his friends out of danger, and Kiyomi reassured him that he was their friend.

Kiyomi and Kawaki trained with Sasuke before Gato of Kara Organization confronted them and triggered Kawaki’s uncontrollable Kāma. As Kawaki’s markings spread and he lost control, Kiyomi attacked Gato with Lightning Release.

• Kiyomi reassured Kawaki that he had friends, and they agreed to keep training so she could help him control Kāma.
• Sasuke trained Kiyomi to use Chidori at speed while Kawaki practiced Wind Release, and both made progress.
• Gato of Kara Organization appeared and warned them to stay away from Kawaki, claiming his Kāma was close to fully awakening.
• Kawaki attacked Gato, who struck him and caused the Kāma markings to spread as Kawaki began losing control.
• When Kawaki told Kiyomi to stay back, she charged at Gato with Lightning Release, but he dodged her attack.

Kiyomi used Lightning Release to suppress Kawaki’s rampaging Kāma, then collapsed from chakra exhaustion. After Sasuke encouraged Kawaki to value her friendship, Kiyomi woke in the hospital and tried to return to training.

• Gato fled as Kawaki’s Kāma took over, and Kawaki attacked Kiyomi without recognizing her.
• Kawaki briefly regained control and told Kiyomi to run, but she used Lightning Release to stimulate his nerves and suppress the Kāma.
• Kawaki’s markings receded, but Kiyomi collapsed, so he carried her to the hospital.
• Sasuke told Kawaki that Kiyomi had risked herself because she considered him a true friend, and Kawaki promised to control the Kāma.
• Kiyomi woke after a day and a night and tried to get up to train despite needing several days of rest.

After Kiyomi recovered from helping Kawaki, they reaffirmed their friendship and she reassured him that the Kāma did not make him evil. Kawaki cared for her during her hospital stay, and Kiyomi expected to leave the next day and return to training.

• Kiyomi agreed to rest in the hospital, while Kawaki told her Sasuke had failed to catch Gato.
• Boruto and Sarada visited Kiyomi, and the medical ninja said she needed two more days of rest.
• Kiyomi told Kawaki she trusted him and believed the Kāma depended on its user, not whether it was good or evil.
• Kawaki left for the night, then brought Kiyomi breakfast the next morning, and the medical ninja said she could leave the following day.
• Kawaki brought Kiyomi fruit that afternoon, and she thanked him for being so thoughtful.

After leaving the hospital, Kiyomi watched Kawaki train to control his Kāma and was told to rest before resuming her own training. Boruto and Sarada then told her that black shadows had been attacking people in the village, leaving Kiyomi wondering if they were connected to Kāma.

• Kawaki told Kiyomi that Sasuke-sensei had begun special daily training to help him master his Kāma, and Kiyomi said she wanted to get stronger to protect her loved ones.
• Kiyomi was discharged from the hospital and went to the Training Ground, where she saw Kawaki control his Kāma markings on one arm while training with Sasuke.
• Sasuke told Kiyomi to rest for another day, and he assured her that Kawaki could control his Kāma as long as he did not give up.
• Kiyomi tried gathering Lightning Release Chakra at home but found that she had not fully recovered.
• Boruto and Sarada visited Kiyomi and told her that black shadows had been wandering the village and attacking people, who were left unconscious.
• After they left, Kiyomi wondered whether the black shadows were connected to Kāma.

Kiyomi learned that the black shadows were residual energy from a Kāma being experimented on near the village, likely by Kara. Sasuke continued investigating while Kiyomi and Kawaki stayed behind to train and master their abilities.

• Kiyomi resumed Chidori training with Sasuke and asked him about the black shadows.
• Sasuke explained that the shadows came from residual Kāma energy and said an unknown Kāma bearer was nearby, possibly connected to Kara.
• Sasuke warned Kiyomi and Kawaki not to pursue the threat and said he would investigate while Kawaki focused on controlling his Kāma.
• Kiyomi reassured Kawaki that the shadows were not his fault, and the two trained and ate lunch together.
• Sasuke reported that someone in the forest outside the village was experimenting on the Kāma to strengthen it.
• Sasuke told Kiyomi to master Chidori and Kawaki to control his Kāma before they could help, and Kiyomi resolved to grow stronger.

Kiyomi and Kawaki learned that Ada had warned them Kara’s inner-circle members would arrive in three days, and they alerted Shikamaru. As Kiyomi kept training to master Chidori, Sasuke arrived and warned her that Ada’s unusual charm ability meant her warning might not be trustworthy.

• Kiyomi nearly formed Chidori during training, but she could not keep the lightning going and stopped when her chakra ran low.
• At the village entrance, Ada introduced herself to Kawaki, said she was interested in his Kāma, and warned that Gato and other Kara inner-circle members would come in three days.
• Kawaki and Kiyomi told Shikamaru about Ada’s warning, and he said he would notify the Hokage and Sasuke while they continued training.
• Kiyomi practiced Chidori through the night, and Sasuke arrived after Shikamaru informed him of Kara’s threat.
• Sasuke told Kiyomi that Ada belonged to Kara and had an unusual charm ability, so her warning might be true or false, but they still had to prepare.

Kiyomi learned to control Chidori under Sasuke’s guidance, then joined the others at the Village Entrance when Gato and two companions arrived to take Kawaki. Their attack forcibly activated Kawaki’s Kāma, and as Kiyomi suppressed it with Lightning Release, Naruto prepared to fight.

• Sasuke taught Kiyomi to control her Chakra, and she mastered Chidori by piercing a wooden post.
• Kiyomi and Kawaki continued training until Gato and two companions arrived at the Village Entrance ahead of schedule.
• Gato demanded that Kawaki return with him, but Naruto and the others refused.
• The old man used Resonance of the Kāma to force Kawaki’s markings to spread, and Sasuke took the first strike.
• Kiyomi used Lightning Release to suppress Kawaki’s Kāma, while Gato struck Boruto and sent him flying.
• Sasuke urged Naruto to stop the attackers, and Naruto activated Nine-Tails Mode.

Boruto’s Karma awakened and resonated with Kawaki’s, sending both boys berserk as Naruto and Sasuke tried to stop them. Kiyomi suppressed Kawaki’s Karma with Lightning Release, but Kawaki was badly injured protecting her, and she began using lightning to keep him conscious.

• Naruto fought Gato while Sasuke battled Diluda, whose modified body resisted Sasuke’s sword and sent him flying.
• The old man attacked Kiyomi, and Sarada took the blow; Boruto’s Karma then awakened, and he charged the old man.
• Sasuke warned that Boruto and Kawaki’s Karma would resonate and drive them berserk, so Naruto and Sasuke tried to subdue them but were knocked away.
• Kiyomi struck Kawaki with Chidori and began suppressing his Karma, but Boruto attacked her and Kawaki took the hit instead.
• Kawaki collapsed with faint breathing, and Kiyomi began using Lightning Release to stimulate his heart and keep him conscious.

Kiyomi, Sasuke, Naruto, and Sarada helped save Kawaki and stop Boruto’s rampaging Kāma with Lightning Release. Ada turned against Gato’s group to protect Boruto and Kawaki, then left Kiyomi wondering whether she could change the world as everyone returned to the village.

• Kiyomi used Lightning Release with Sasuke’s help to revive Kawaki while Naruto tried to restrain Boruto.
• Sarada used Lightning Release, boosted by Naruto’s chakra, to suppress Boruto’s rampaging Kāma.
• Boruto recovered and joined Kiyomi and Sarada in using Lightning Release to revive Kawaki.
• Ada confronted Gato, Diluda, and the old man, then used her Charm ability to make them leave and warned that they would return.
• Ada told Kiyomi she wanted to see whether she could change the world, and Kiyomi headed back to the village with the others.

After Kawaki and Boruto recovered from their battle, Sasuke began teaching Kiyomi Chidori Stream, and she practiced until she could hold it for thirty seconds. Kawaki visited her training ground despite being told to rest.

• Naruto told Kiyomi that Boruto received his Kāma during the fight against Momoshiki and promised to protect him.
• The doctor said Kawaki and Boruto were out of danger but needed several days of rest, and Kiyomi vowed to grow strong enough to protect Kawaki.
• Sasuke told Kiyomi he would teach her Chidori Stream and explained that the technique spread Lightning Release Chakra throughout her body.
• Kiyomi practiced Chidori Stream, endured pain as she adapted, and improved until she could maintain it for thirty seconds.
• Kawaki came to see Kiyomi at the training ground even though he was supposed to be resting.

Kiyomi trained to master Chidori Stream while she, Kawaki, and Boruto promised to grow stronger and control their Karma. After Sasuke was summoned to the Hokage Building, Kiyomi followed and learned that the Kara Organization was on the move again.

• Kiyomi reassured Kawaki about his Karma, and they promised to grow stronger together before Boruto joined them for training.
• Kiyomi, Kawaki, and Boruto trained under Sasuke, then Boruto apologized to Kiyomi for losing control of his Karma and promised to keep it under control.
• The next morning, Kiyomi practiced Chidori Stream with Sasuke and learned to run with it active and strike a wooden post.
• An Anbu shinobi summoned Sasuke to meet Naruto, and Kiyomi grew uneasy and followed him to the Hokage Building.
• Naruto told Kiyomi that the Kara Organization was on the move again.

Shikamaru, Naruto, and Sasuke learned that Kara was gathering information on the Tailed Beasts and decided to investigate the organization. At the Training Ground, Ada revealed Kara planned to use the Tailed Beasts’ Chakra to revive Jigen, leaving Kiyomi, Boruto, and Kawaki determined to get stronger and stop them.

• Shikamaru told Naruto, Sasuke, and Kiyomi that Kara had been gathering information on the Tailed Beasts near Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure.
• Sasuke urged the villages to find Kara’s base and destroy the organization, while Naruto told Kiyomi she was not ready to join missions and should keep training.
• Kiyomi told Kawaki and Boruto about Kara’s activity, and the three practiced their abilities together at the Training Ground.
• Boruto guessed Kara might want the Tailed Beasts’ Chakra because of its connection to Kāma, which made Kawaki worry about his own Kāma.
• Ada appeared and revealed Kara planned to capture the Tailed Beasts and use their Chakra to revive Jigen, the organization’s leader and an Ōtsutsuki Clan member.
• Ada said she wanted to prevent Jigen’s return because he was dangerous, and Kiyomi vowed that she and her friends would stop Kara.

Kiyomi trained with Sasuke to master Chidori Stream after learning that Kara planned to revive Jigen. Naruto went to Kirigakure to confront Kara, and the chapter ended with a message that he was fighting them and needed support.

• Kiyomi told Sasuke that Ada had revealed Kara's plan to revive Jigen, and Sasuke began training her to use Chidori Stream freely in battle.
• Naruto told Sasuke that Kara had appeared near Kirigakure and went there with Anbu, while Sasuke stayed behind to protect the village.
• Kiyomi continued training as Boruto and Kawaki joined her, practicing their own techniques through the evening.
• An Anbu shinobi reported that Naruto's team had encountered Kara near Kirigakure and that Naruto wanted Sasuke to prepare to provide support.

Naruto and Sasuke defended the Mist Village from Kara’s attack and saved the Three-Tails, though Gato escaped. Back in Konoha, Kiyomi resolved to grow strong enough to protect everyone.

• Kiyomi stayed behind as Sasuke left for the Mist Village, and she, Boruto, and Kawaki vowed to get stronger.
• Naruto arrived at the Mist Village and fought Gato while Kara’s forces closed in on the Three-Tails.
• Sasuke defeated Diluda with Amaterasu and killed an old Kara executor with Chidori, learning that Kara’s leader was Lord Jigen.
• Naruto and Sasuke saved the Three-Tails, but Gato escaped, and the Mizukage thanked them for their help.
• After returning to Konoha, Sasuke told Kiyomi they had won but Gato had escaped, and Kiyomi resolved to become strong enough to protect everyone.

Kiyomi trained with Sasuke to master Lightning Armor while worrying about the Kara Organization and her slow progress. After agreeing with Boruto and Kawaki to enter the Chunin Ninja Exams, she continued training and learned to run fifty steps with the armor before it dissipated.

• Sasuke taught Kiyomi Lightning Armor, and she gradually learned to maintain it while walking, reaching fifty steps by dusk.
• Kiyomi asked Sasuke about the strength of the Kara Organization and worried that she was not getting stronger fast enough.
• Boruto and Kawaki joined Kiyomi after training, and the three decided to enter the Chunin Ninja Exams next month.
• Sasuke warned them that the exams would test combat, intelligence, and teamwork, and Kiyomi resolved to prepare.
• The next morning, Kiyomi continued training and managed to run fifty steps before taking a break.

Kiyomi learned that Kara planned simultaneous attacks on several villages to capture the Tailed Beasts, including an attack on Konoha that night. After Ada warned her and the others, Kiyomi, Boruto, and Kawaki went to Sasuke, who confirmed he had received the same intelligence.

• Sasuke left Kiyomi's training to meet Naruto and Shikamaru, who learned Kara had appeared in Sunagakure and targeted the One-Tail.
• Naruto decided to go support Gaara while Sasuke stayed in Konoha, and Naruto urged Kiyomi to keep training.
• Kiyomi told Boruto and Kawaki about Kara's appearance, and the three trained together at the Training Ground.
• Ada warned Kiyomi, Boruto, and Kawaki that Kara would attack Kirigakure, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Konoha that night to capture the Tailed Beasts.
• Kiyomi led Boruto and Kawaki to Sasuke, who confirmed that Konoha's intelligence department had reported the planned attack.

Kara Organization members led by Gato attacked the village to capture the Nine-Tails, and Kiyomi, Boruto, and Kawaki fought to defend it. Naruto returned from Sunagakure and defeated Gato, leaving the village safe for the moment.

• Shikamaru ordered the villagers evacuated, while Sasuke told Kiyomi to protect them instead of fighting.
• Kiyomi rescued a child and then joined Boruto and Kawaki at the village outskirts, where Gato and Kara Organization members appeared.
• Sasuke engaged Gato as Kiyomi, Boruto, and Kawaki fought the other attackers.
• Kawaki used Kāma and nearly lost control, but Kiyomi confronted him and helped him regain himself.
• Naruto returned from Sunagakure and fought Gato, who revealed his complete form of the Kāma.
• Naruto found an opening, struck Gato down, and checked that Kiyomi and the others were all right.