Jōgan

Whoosh, whoosh!

Bang, bang, bang!

"That's it. Boruto, your Flying Thunder God is coming along nicely."

Within Kaguya Space, Boruto and Yakushi Kabuto were locked in an all-out battle.

Using the Flying Thunder God Technique, Boruto appeared around Kabuto. With his lightning-fast Body Flicker Technique, countless Borutos emerged and surrounded Kabuto from every side.

A Rasengan crashed down from his hand.

Whoosh!

Kabuto smiled. A massive Divine Dragon coiled around him.

Boom!

The Rasengan struck the Divine Dragon, slicing it cleanly in two before continuing toward Kabuto.

"Very good."

Buzz!

Kabuto formed hand seals with both hands, and openings appeared all over his body, forming a Sound Shield around him.

Boom!

The Rasengan collided with the Sound Shield, and the two forces canceled each other out.

In the end, they vanished without a trace.

"Teacher Kabuto, you're about to lose to me." Boruto smiled.

After a year of hellish training, he had finally surpassed Teacher Kabuto.

"Boruto is amazing." Sarada stood atop a tall mountain, watching Boruto and Kabuto battle below, her eyes sparkling.

The others beside her nodded as well.

Konoha's new generation of rookies.

They were all here.

Mitsuki said, "Sarada, you're amazing too. It's just a shame that your ability can only be used once!"

Thinking of what Sarada had said—that the abilities of her Mangekyō Sharingan, in both eyes, could each only be used once—he could not help feeling regretful.

Because he would never get to see what those abilities were.

Sarada grew a little angry at his words. "Teacher Tonbo is awful! He actually used that kind of Genjutsu on me. He knew girls were emotionally vulnerable, yet he still used something like that."

As she spoke, tears nearly welled up in her eyes.

A year ago, Tobitake Tonbo had suddenly appeared.

Before she