Recaps

Aizen and Myotismon plotted to abduct Jade during Kirigakure’s New Generation Exchange Meeting, while Myotismon secretly recruited Ao with the promise of restoring his body. Ao accepted the Blood Source Essence but privately resolved to use the arrangement for his own purposes.

• Aizen told Myotismon that Jade would leave the protection of the Antique Shop during the Exchange Meeting, giving them a chance to stage an accident and take her.
• Myotismon agreed to target Jade, then privately admitted that he had joined Nine Nether to gain power against Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
• Myotismon met Ao in a secluded Sea Cliff Cave and asked him to lure Jade outside the village during the Exchange Meeting.
• Myotismon offered Ao Blood Source Essence to restore and strengthen his body, and Ao accepted the vial.
• After Myotismon vanished, Ao resolved to proceed without being the selfish tool Myotismon expected.

Ao rejected the offer of Blood Source Essence and suspected Nine Nether was involved in Kirigakure’s unrest. Hoshigaki Shichengzhen tried to recruit Kagura into a plot to restore the Bloody Mist, leaving Kagura shaken by the scar he had given Shichengzhen and the claims about his family’s past.

• Ao threw the Blood Source Essence into the sea and resolved to warn Chojuro about Nine Nether.
• Kagura secretly met Hoshigaki Shichengzhen, who urged him to join a plan to assassinate Chojuro and reverse Kirigakure’s reforms.
• Kagura rejected the plan and praised Kirigakure’s protectors, military police, and peaceful progress.
• Hoshigaki Shichengzhen revealed that the conspirators were cooperating with Nine Nether and claimed Kagura was destined to follow his grandfather Yagura’s path.
• Hoshigaki Shichengzhen exposed the scar Kagura had inflicted on him during training and used it to unsettle Kagura before leaving him to reconsider.

Mei Terumi saw a future movement seeking to restore the Village of the Bloody Mist and responded by establishing Kirigakure’s Will of Water. She ordered Ao and Chojuro to suppress Bloody Mist extremism and teach a new generation to reject that era.

• Mei praised Ao’s future self for choosing loyalty to Kirigakure when Myotismon offered to restore his body.
• Mei and Chojuro discussed whether they could identify the veteran called Uncle from the Canopy Screen’s vision, but his identity remained unknown.
• The Canopy Screen showed Hoshigaki Shichengzhen organizing the New Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist to assassinate the Mizukage and revive the Village of the Bloody Mist.
• Mei blamed Chojuro’s future self for failing to guide the village’s young people and decided Kirigakure needed a shared guiding belief.
• Mei announced the Will of Water and ordered Ao to monitor and stop Bloody Mist extremism while Chojuro revised education, history texts, and the ninja code.

Kagura showed the young visitors the horrors of past wars to teach them the value of peace. Afterward, Ao arranged a bandit mission near Blackstone Mountain, and Kagura agreed to lead the eager group outside the village.

• Kagura gathered the young visitors and Jade for a lesson on peace, then showed them footage of war and its casualties.
• Boruto, Damian, Anya, Sarada, Mikoto Misaka, and Jade reacted to the images and reflected on the cost of war.
• Ao proposed that the group confront bandits harassing caravans near Blackstone Mountain, saying he had already informed Chojuro.
• Boruto and Damian eagerly supported the mission, and the others wanted to go as well.
• Kagura accepted Ao's proposal and ordered everyone to prepare to leave in ten minutes, warning them to follow his orders.

The group discovered that Myotismon and Ao had lured them to a hidden valley, where Myotismon revealed his plan to take control of Kirigakure. Kagura refused Ao’s offer to defect, and just as Myotismon attacked Boruto, Ao turned on him and pierced his chest with a laser.

• Kagura warned the group that the empty valley could be an ambush site, and Myotismon and Ao emerged from the mist.
• Myotismon demanded Jade and said he would kill the others, while Ao urged Kagura to join him.
• Kagura refused to betray Kirigakure and challenged Ao, who denied wanting to restore the Village of the Bloody Mist.
• Myotismon revealed that he planned to control Kirigakure and use its resources to protect his Dark Organization from Naruto Uzumaki.
• Myotismon struck Boruto with a Blood Energy whip, sending him into a rock wall.
• Ao attacked Myotismon from behind with a laser fired from his bandaged hand, punching through Myotismon’s chest.

Ao revealed that he had pretended to cooperate with Myotismon, then called on Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Smoker to protect the others and fight the traitor. As Kagura led the younger fighters toward Kirigakure, Myotismon engulfed the valley in darkness, and Kuzan began his counterattack.

• Ao struck Myotismon through the chest and ordered Kagura to evacuate the children.
• Myotismon healed by turning into vampire bats and attacked Ao with Night Demon Assault.
• Kuzan, Smoker, and Sakazuki emerged from the mist, having been warned of Myotismon's scheme by Ao.
• Kagura escorted Boruto, Jade, Anya, and the others toward Kirigakure while the three senior Jonin stayed to fight.
• Myotismon unleashed Dark Night Kingdom, and Kuzan answered with Ice Style: Ice Thorn Spear.

Aokiji, Smoker, and Sakazuki combined their powers to overwhelm Myotismon and leave him badly wounded. Aokiji began sealing Myotismon in deep-blue ice as the chapter ended.

• Aokiji froze the valley and tore apart Myotismon's Dark Night Kingdom, while Smoker trapped him in corrosive mist.
• Sakazuki struck Myotismon with Great Eruption, shattering his shield and burning him before he crashed into the ice.
• Smoker bound the fallen Myotismon with acid mist chains as his injuries and the lingering cold slowed his regeneration.
• Aokiji used Extreme Ice Seal to freeze Myotismon from the feet upward despite his final attempt to break free.

After the Canopy Screen showed Aokiji, Sakazuki, and Smoker defeating Myotismon, Mei Terumi welcomed the young versions of Smoker, Sakazuki, and Kuzan as Kirigakure’s future protectors. She entrusted their training to Ao, who led them off to get dumplings and visit the Training Ground.

• The Canopy Screen showed Aokiji, Sakazuki, and Smoker freezing Myotismon and leaving him sealed for interrogation.
• Mei Terumi and Chojuro praised the trio’s combined Kekkei Genkai and their future as Kirigakure’s pillars.
• An ANBU Ninja brought Mei three children whose Kekkei Genkai matched those of the future shinobi: Smoker, Sakazuki, and Kuzan.
• Mei welcomed the children and taught them about the Will of Water, then placed them in Ao’s care.
• Ao promised to guide the children and took them to get dumplings before visiting the Training Ground.

Myotismon broke free from Ao’s ice prison after evolving into VenomMyotismon and overwhelmed the three Kirigakure shinobi who confronted him. Aokiji, Sakazuki, and Smoker unleashed their strongest techniques, leaving the battle evenly matched as its shock waves reached Kirigakure.

• Ao approached the ice imprisoning Myotismon, but cracks spread across its surface as Dark Energy surged within.
• Myotismon shattered the ice, transformed into VenomMyotismon, and vowed to drag Ao and Kirigakure into hell.
• Aokiji, Sakazuki, and Smoker shielded Ao from VenomMyotismon’s attack, then faced him as he turned his fury on them.
• VenomMyotismon’s enhanced speed, dark magic, and crimson force field pushed the three shinobi onto the defensive.
• Aokiji, Sakazuki, and Smoker unleashed their strongest techniques and fought VenomMyotismon to a brutal stalemate.
• The battle’s explosions and shock waves spread through the night and reached Kirigakure.

Kurosuki Shizuma and the Ninja Swordsmen opened a gate to unleash the Dark Army of Digimon on Kirigakure, throwing the village into chaos. When Boruto and the others returned, Kagura revealed the attackers’ plan to assassinate Chojuro and rushed to protect him.

• Kurosuki Shizuma sensed the battle at Blackstone Mountain and ordered the Ninja Swordsmen to begin their attack on Kirigakure.
• Shizuma and the Ninja Swordsmen summoned a black gate and released the Dark Army of Digimon into the village.
• Kirigakure’s defense forces fought the Digimon while trying to protect civilians and vital facilities.
• Boruto and his companions returned to Kirigakure and found the village under attack.
• Kagura told Jade to lead the others to safety and explained that the New Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and Nine Nether planned to assassinate Chojuro.
• Kagura hurried toward the Mizukage Building to stop the assassination attempt.

Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki, Damian, and the others were attacked by Dark Digimon while preparing to help Kagura stop a conspiracy against the Mizukage. After they fought their way through the ambush, the group became separated, and Mikoto Misaka and Mitsuki faced a new threat.

• Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki, Damian, Mikoto Misaka, and Jade argued over whether the exchange students should join Kagura's mission to protect the Mizukage.
• Damian rescued Anya from a skull-shaped blast, and DeathMeramon and other Dark Digimon surrounded the group.
• The young ninja and Mikoto Misaka combined their attacks, electrifying Jade's torrent of water and scattering the Digimon.
• Kagura and Jade broke through the opening and headed for the Mizukage Building, while Mikoto Misaka and Mitsuki followed separately.
• Mikoto Misaka and Mitsuki realized Boruto, Sarada, Damian, Anya, and the others were missing, then heard heavy footsteps and saw an enormous figure emerge from the dust.

Mikoto Misaka and Mitsuki split up to fight Mammothmon and MegaSeadramon as Kirigakure came under attack. Damian rescued Anya from Dark Digimon, but DeathMeramon confronted them, leaving Damian facing a much stronger enemy while Anya watched anxiously.

• Mammothmon confronted Mikoto Misaka and Mitsuki on shore as MegaSeadramon destroyed a Kirigakure warship, and the pair split up to fight them.
• Boruto and Sarada became lost in the burning alleys and encountered Soulmon among the bodies of dead Kirigakure Ninja.
• Dark Digimon surrounded the frightened Anya, but Damian arrived and defeated several of them with Thunder Breathing: First Form, Thunderclap and Flash: Sixfold.
• Anya recognized Damian's resolve to protect her and regained hope as he stood between her and the remaining enemies.
• DeathMeramon rose from the wreckage and focused its killing intent on Damian and Anya, while Damian realized how powerful it was and looked back at Anya's trusting face.

Damian faced DeathMeramon while Anya warned him of its intent, and Aizen joined Moegi in battle against the Digimon attacking Kirigakure. Aizen persuaded Moegi to trust the children to face the crisis on their own, leaving them to continue fighting together.

• Damian steadied himself with Thunder Breathing and told Anya to hide after she warned him that DeathMeramon wanted to burn him to ashes.
• Moegi fought off waves of Digimon with Wood Style and Genjutsu, but the attackers began to surround her.
• Aizen arrived and killed several Digimon with his sword and Lightning Release: White Lightning.
• Moegi asked Aizen to help clear the monsters while they searched for the children, but he urged her to trust them to handle the crisis.
• Moegi regained her resolve and agreed that Boruto and the other children could surprise their elders with their courage and strength.

Moegi and Aizen fought the Dark Digimon Horde while Aizen assessed the battle at Blackstone Mountain and Kirigakure’s growing weakness. At Uncle’s Antique Shop, Uncle repelled nearby Digimon with a barrier and searched for a spell to counter the greater threat.

• Moegi and Aizen joined forces to battle the Dark Digimon Horde near the village.
• Aizen judged that Kirigakure’s Sannin could defeat Myotismon if they held out until dawn, while privately noting the invasion would leave the village weakened.
• A DemiDevimon crashed through Uncle’s Antique Shop window and threatened the antiques.
• Uncle used a Dried Pufferfish to raise an Evil-Repelling Barrier that destroyed Digimon touching it and drove the others away.
• Uncle sensed the dark power rising from Blackstone Mountain and searched his collection for a spell strong enough to stop it.

Kagura and Jade reached the Mizukage Building, where Chojuro was fighting six renegade Ninja Swordsmen. Kurosuki Shizuma tried to turn Kagura against Chojuro by invoking his Bloody Mist heritage, but Jade intervened with an attack.

• Kagura and Jade raced through Kirigakure toward the Mizukage Building after becoming separated from Boruto and the others.
• They found two wounded Chunin at the entrance and saw Chojuro fighting six renegade Ninja Swordsmen on the roof.
• Kagura charged to help Chojuro, but Kurosuki Shizuma blocked him and attacked with Samehada.
• Kurosuki Shizuma showed Kagura the scar Hiramekarei had left on him and urged Kagura to embrace the Bloody Mist's ideals and join the coup.
• Jade rejected Kurosuki Shizuma's claims and hurled explosive-tag Kunai at him with Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Flower Claw Crimson.

Jade fought Hoshigaki Shichengzhen to let Kagura reach the wounded Chojuro, but Samehada devoured her Ninjutsu and began draining her Chakra through her weapons. The fight continued with Jade realizing conventional attacks would only strengthen or weaken her opponent.

• Jade urged Kagura to help the Mizukage and held off Hoshigaki Shichengzhen while Kagura ran toward Chojuro on the roof.
• Hoshigaki Shichengzhen unleashed Samehada by removing its bandages, revealing the sword’s monstrous form and hunger for Chakra.
• Jade attacked with Fire, Water, and Earth Release dragon techniques, but Samehada absorbed all three attacks.
• Hoshigaki Shichengzhen struck Jade with Samehada, and its suction began draining Chakra through her Kunai as she blocked.
• Jade withdrew and realized that ranged Ninjutsu would feed Samehada while close combat would drain her Chakra.

Jade was overwhelmed by Hoshigaki Shichengzhen and Samehada, while Damian found an opening to stab DeathMeramon with a lightning-charged blade. The chapter left Jade facing a seemingly fatal blow and Damian’s attack’s effect unresolved.

• Hoshigaki Shichengzhen pressed Jade with Samehada, absorbing her Chakra and countering her attempts to escape or confuse him.
• Hoshigaki Shichengzhen struck Jade with Samehada, sending her flying and leaving her cornered as he approached.
• DeathMeramon attacked Damian with burning chains and Heavy Metal Flame Bullets while Anya warned him of the incoming strikes.
• Damian dodged DeathMeramon’s attacks and used Thunder Breathing: Fourth Form: Distant Thunder to stab his opponent’s flank with a lightning-charged blade.
• Damian’s brief triumph froze as the blade sank into DeathMeramon.

Damian struggled to hold off DeathMeramon while Boruto and Sarada fought Soulmon in Kirigakure. After Soulmon’s scythe grazed Sarada and injured her soul, Boruto fled with her but ended up trapped at a dead end with Soulmon closing in.

• DeathMeramon’s dark blue flames healed its wounds and absorbed much of Damian’s Lightning Release Chakra, leaving Damian struggling to find a way to protect Anya.
• Boruto and Sarada coordinated their attacks against Soulmon, but its scythe ignored ordinary defenses and gradually overwhelmed them.
• Sarada blocked an attack meant for Boruto, and Soulmon’s scythe grazed her left arm, leaving her in agony and severely weakened.
• Boruto carried Sarada away while a Shadow Clone tried to delay Soulmon, but Soulmon destroyed the clone and pursued them.
• Boruto reached a dead end, laid Sarada down by the wall, and turned to face Soulmon as it emerged from the mist.

Mikoto Misaka fought MegaSeadramon off Kirigakure Harbor, but her Railguns could not overcome its defenses. After MegaSeadramon swept her away with a tsunami, she realized she needed a stronger technique and searched for another way to defeat it.

• Mikoto Misaka hurled warship wreckage at MegaSeadramon and dodged its Lightning Javelins with magnetic control.
• Mikoto Misaka fired a maximum-power Railgun at MegaSeadramon's eye, but its water shield and tough scales kept it from taking a fatal injury.
• Mikoto Misaka launched repeated Railguns at MegaSeadramon's mouth, scales, and joints, scorching it without stopping its attack.
• MegaSeadramon struck the sea with its tail and sent a massive tsunami that swallowed Mikoto Misaka and hurled her into the harbor breakwater.
• Mikoto Misaka recovered among the rocks, concluded that her Railgun could not defeat MegaSeadramon, and searched for a stronger technique.

Mitsuki struggled to contain Mammothmon while worrying about Boruto and Sarada, then revealed his Sage Mode to end the fight quickly. The chapter left him facing Mammothmon’s launched tusks with a Sage Art.

• Mitsuki used snake techniques and several elemental jutsu against Mammothmon, but its strength, defenses, and perception overcame his attacks.
• Mitsuki worried about Boruto’s safety and decided to stop holding back so he could defeat Mammothmon and support him.
• Mitsuki entered Sage Mode, drawing in natural energy as Mammothmon charged at him.
• Mammothmon detached and launched its tusks at Mitsuki, who began using Sage Art: Hidden Shadow Chaotic Snake Hands.

Mitsuki defeated Mammothmon with Senjutsu Giant Pythons and Sage Art: Great Snake Lightning, but collapsed from the strain. At the harbor, Mikoto Misaka launched a powerful modified Railgun attack at MegaSeadramon using a specially made oversized Kunai.

• Mitsuki summoned Senjutsu Giant Pythons that blocked Mammothmon's Frost Tusks and restrained the beast.
• Mitsuki struck Mammothmon with Sage Art: Great Snake Lightning, destroying it in an explosion of charred data fragments.
• Mitsuki left Sage Mode and dropped to one knee, exhausted by the Chakra and stamina it had consumed.
• Mikoto Misaka rose on the harbor breakwater as MegaSeadramon prepared a stronger attack against her.
• Mikoto threw a specially made oversized Kunai into the air and charged it with electricity.
• Mikoto fired Railgun Modified: Iron Ball at MegaSeadramon.

Mikoto Misaka defeated MegaSeadramon with an overcharged Railgun, and she and Mitsuki rushed toward a colossal new threat rising in Kirigakure. Meanwhile, Damian continued defending Anya from DeathMeramon, which questioned why he refused to flee.

• Mikoto Misaka poured her remaining power into a dark red Railgun that overwhelmed MegaSeadramon's Lightning Javelin and destroyed it.
• Mitsuki helped the badly weakened Mikoto Misaka stand, and they prepared to search for their companions.
• A massive, terrifying entity rose from the smoke within Kirigakure, prompting Mitsuki and Mikoto Misaka to hurry toward it.
• Damian continued fighting DeathMeramon while shielding Anya, enduring its chains and flames as he counterattacked.
• DeathMeramon asked Damian why he did not flee, noting that Damian was fast enough to escape.

Damian found renewed resolve to face DeathMeramon, but Anya was struck while saving him from PicoDevimon’s sneak attack. As Anya lay injured, Damian turned back toward DeathMeramon with a concentrated resolve to kill.

• Damian declared that he would never abandon a comrade and steadied himself to face DeathMeramon again.
• Anya noticed PicoDevimon preparing to attack Damian from behind and rushed out to knock him aside.
• PicoDevimon’s Petit Devil Darts struck Anya, and it fled into the rubble after its attack was intercepted.
• Damian lifted the injured Anya, who cried and told him to run without her.
• Damian set Anya down, faced DeathMeramon, and compressed his Chakra as he prepared a sword-drawing attack.

Damian used Thunder Breathing: First Form—Thunderclap and Flash—Godspeed to kill DeathMeramon and rushed to Anya, believing she was badly hurt. Anya revealed that Yor and Kabuto Yakushi had given her a protective suit, and she celebrated Damian calling her his friend by planning a visit to his house with her whole family.

• Damian remembered Darui's advice to perfect one skill and used Thunder Breathing: First Form—Thunderclap and Flash—Godspeed to cut off DeathMeramon's head.
• Damian exhausted himself with the strike, then hurried to Anya and anxiously checked whether she was injured.
• Anya explained that Yor had given her a protective suit, which Kabuto Yakushi had designed to absorb impacts and some energy attacks.
• Damian collapsed in relief when he learned Anya was safe, while Anya praised him for protecting her.
• Damian said that protecting each other was what friends did, and Anya eagerly declared that her whole family would visit his house.

Damian and Anya set aside their quarrel to rush toward a massive new threat near the Mizukage Building, where Mikoto and the others might be in danger. In the Raikage’s Office, A drew hope from the younger generation’s victories and ordered a village-wide plan to find and support talented Lightning Release children.

• Damian took Anya’s words as a sign she had approached him because of her father and angrily turned away from her.
• A gigantic explosion near the Mizukage Building revealed a colossal, destructive figure, prompting Damian to grab Anya and hurry toward Mikoto and Boruto’s group.
• After the Canopy Screen ended, Raikage A praised Mikoto Misaka and Damian for defeating their powerful enemies and declared that Kumo’s younger generation could rebuild the village.
• Darui and Samui agreed to support the next generation, and A ordered them to create a “Thunder Sprouts” plan to find and cultivate children with Lightning Release talents.