Chapter Summaries

Kakashi revealed himself to Kabuto in Kumogakure and discussed their investigation into the Nine Nether organization and their infiltration work. They agreed to rely on experienced agents for critical operations, and Kabuto explained that Yor had injured his eye in an accident.

• Gintoki Sakata hinted at Kabuto's connection to the Konoha Orphanage, prompting Kabuto to drop his Loid Forger disguise and identify his safe house.
• Kakashi revealed that he had infiltrated Kumogakure as Gintoki Sakata to investigate whether Nine Nether had penetrated the village's leadership.
• Kabuto reported that Anya had enrolled as an exchange student in Kirigakure alongside Damian, the Raikage's son.
• Kabuto described the replacement agents as incompetent, and Kakashi reassigned them to peripheral surveillance while reserving critical intelligence work for experienced spies.
• Kakashi asked about Kabuto's eyepatch, and Kabuto said Yor had accidentally injured him the previous night.

Kakashi mistook Kabuto's injury for evidence of domestic violence and arranged to exchange intelligence with him each Thursday. After returning from a mission, Boruto, Sarada, Mitsuki, and Moegi reached Konoha late and called for the gate to be opened, where a tall blond figure emerged.

• Kakashi assumed Kabuto was afraid of his wife and promised not to report the supposed domestic violence.
• Kakashi and Kabuto agreed to exchange intelligence every Thursday at two in the afternoon while investigating Kumogakure's lower ranks and the Nine Nether.
• Kabuto realized the domestic-violence rumor had spread through the hospital and become part of Loid Forger's reputation.
• Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki traveled back to Konoha with Moegi after Boruto's dueling delayed their return past the last express train.
• Boruto called to the guards at Konoha's closed gate, and a tall, sleepy blond figure came out when it opened.

After returning from Kirigakure, Boruto introduced Sarada and Mitsuki to his laid-back great-uncle Kizaru and reassured Sarada about their bonds as teammates. The next morning, Moegi reported the dangerous events in Kirigakure to Naruto, who learned that Boruto’s role had helped prevent far greater losses.

• Kizaru opened the village gate for Boruto, Moegi, Sarada, and Mitsuki as they returned from their mission.
• Moegi told her students to report to the Hokage’s Office at nine the next morning, and Boruto explained to Sarada how Kizaru became a gate guard.
• Sarada felt lonely thinking about her family, but Boruto and Mitsuki reassured her that their shared experiences made them family.
• Moegi recounted the Kirigakure exchange, the Uprising, Nine Nether and the Digimon, Boruto’s Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Ao’s sacrifice, and the battle’s outcome to Naruto.
• Naruto said Chojuro had contacted him and credited Boruto and his unexpected Summoning Beast with preventing Kirigakure from suffering far greater losses.

Naruto praised Boruto for his role in Kirigakure, then sent him to Sunagakure to ask Sasori about the Red-Eyes Black Dragon card. Sasuke returned with news that he had destroyed a Jashinist Cult hideout and found records that might connect the cult to Otsutsuki ruins.

• Naruto credited Boruto with completing an A-rank mission, while the rest of the team received B-rank mission credit.
• Boruto explained that he had heard the Red-Eyes Black Dragon's voice and summoned it from a card during the Kirigakure mission.
• Naruto told Boruto to travel to Sunagakure with Shikadai and Temari and politely ask Sasori about the card's power.
• Sasuke reported that he had killed a Jashinist Cult bishop and destroyed a hideout and temple near the Land of Hot Water.
• Sasuke said he had sent ancient texts and records from the hideout to Ino's intelligence division because they might relate to Otsutsuki Clan Ruins.

Sasuke returned to Konoha and agreed to train Boruto after hearing about the boy’s potential. He reunited with Sakura and Sarada at home, where Boruto arrived to ask him to become his apprentice.

• Sasuke gave Naruto a scroll about the Otsutsuki Clan, then agreed to train Boruto after finishing some tasks.
• Sasuke returned home, where Sakura fainted from the shock and joy of seeing him, and Sarada happily welcomed him.
• Sasuke helped Sakura recover, and the three Uchiha family members shared a warm lunch together.
• Boruto visited Sasuke and earnestly asked him to take him as his apprentice and teach him to become stronger.

After Boruto explained that he wanted strength to protect his friends, Sasuke challenged him to learn the Rasengan, while Sarada asked Sasuke to train her and was promised lessons in Chidori. Boruto went to Konohamaru to request Rasengan training, and Konohamaru eagerly agreed to pass on the technique.

• Sasuke asked Boruto why he wanted to become stronger, and Boruto said he wanted to protect his friends and never feel helpless again.
• Sasuke told Boruto to learn the Rasengan, and Boruto ran off to find a teacher.
• Sarada told Sasuke she wanted to fight alongside her friends, and Sasuke agreed to teach her Chidori starting the next day.
• Boruto asked Konohamaru to teach him the Rasengan, and Konohamaru excitedly prepared to train Naruto's son.

Shikamaru and Temari reacted to learning that they would marry and have a son, while Boruto learned to make a smaller-than-normal Rasengan. The chapter ended as Boruto’s attempt to throw it fell apart in midair.

• Shikamaru learned that he would marry Temari and have a son named Shikadai, and he reluctantly began to accept the possibility.
• Temari learned she would marry Shikamaru and, after recalling his qualities, wondered if being with him might not be so bad.
• Boruto formed a small Rasengan that damaged a wooden post, and Konohamaru questioned its size and compression.
• Boruto tried to throw the Rasengan at a tree, but it broke apart when its Chakra became unstable.

Boruto showed Sasuke that he had learned the Rasengan, though Konohamaru had discovered that the thrown technique vanished while still leaving a spiral mark in a tree. Sasuke accepted Boruto’s Rasengan as a success and announced a month of joint training for him and Sarada.

• Boruto left Konohamaru after learning the Rasengan, and Konohamaru inspected the spiral mark it had made in a tree despite disappearing after being thrown.
• Sasuke demonstrated Chidori by opening a hole in a waterfall, then watched Sarada make her first attempt and gave her practice instructions.
• Boruto arrived and demonstrated his smaller, unstable Rasengan to Sasuke, who examined its Chakra flow and counted it as a success.
• Sasuke told Boruto and Sarada that he would train them together for the next month in their techniques, Chakra control, Taijutsu, and combat skills.
• Boruto eagerly accepted the training, while Sarada felt glad for his success and resolved to work harder.

Boruto, Shikadai, and Temari traveled from Konoha to the Land of Wind, where they rented desert motorcycles to reach Sunagakure. Boruto raced over the dunes with Shikadai riding behind him as Temari followed; the Canopy Screen display ended in Tsunade’s office.

• Boruto arrived late to meet Shikadai and Temari at Konoha’s gate, where Kizaru waved him off as they left on their mission.
• Temari took Boruto and Shikadai by train to the end of the railway in the Land of Wind and explained that Sunagakure was days away on foot.
• Temari showed the boys a rental shop offering desert motorcycles that could get them to Sunagakure in a day.
• Shikadai chose to ride behind Boruto, and Temari rented two motorcycles.
• Boruto sped over the dunes despite Shikadai’s directions while Temari followed at a distance.
• The Canopy Screen display ended in the Hokage’s Office after Tsunade finished handling urgent matters.

Tsunade reconsidered her resistance to technological progress after Shizune argued that ninja could use it to become more effective, and she resolved to update Konoha’s training. The next day, Boruto and Shikadai rode with Temari across the desert when a massive sandstorm struck, forcing them to race toward its flank.

• Tsunade criticized Boruto for complaining about a long journey, but Shizune argued that technology could help ninja save time and adapt to new challenges.
• Tsunade accepted Shizune’s perspective and considered adding new subjects to the next generation’s curriculum.
• Boruto attempted a drifting turn in the desert, kicking up sand around Shikadai.
• The sky darkened and the wind stopped before a huge sandstorm surged toward the group.
• Shikadai urged Boruto to dodge sideways, while Temari led them northeast along the storm’s flank.
• Boruto chased Temari through the sand as the storm closed in behind them.

Boruto and Shikadai were swept away by a powerful sandstorm after their motorcycle broke down, and Temari was separated from them while trying to protect them. The boys regained consciousness in an unfamiliar rocky shelter without food or water and decided to wait for rescue.

• Boruto's motorcycle stalled when sand clogged its engine, forcing him and Shikadai to flee on foot.
• Temari returned to shield Boruto and Shikadai, but her Wind Release could not stop the sandstorm, which engulfed all three.
• Boruto and Shikadai woke beneath a pile of rocks and realized Temari was missing and they had been blown into unfamiliar desert terrain.
• Shikadai told Boruto to wait for Temari to return with a search party, since they did not know their location.
• The boys discovered the storm had swept away their food and water, leaving them with only ninja tools and survival gear.

Boruto and Shikadai discovered a hidden underground entrance in the desert, and Boruto crawled inside despite Shikadai’s objections. At the Nine Nether’s meeting, Aizen reported Myotismon’s death and suspected that Uncle, an antique shop owner in Kirigakure, was behind Jade’s access to the Shadow Kingdom.

• Boruto spotted a strange stone structure, and he and Shikadai found a concealed stone slab beneath its sand-covered floor.
• Boruto pushed the slab aside and crawled into the opening, so Shikadai followed him with his ninja tools ready.
• Aizen told the Nine Nether members that Myotismon had died after clashing with Kirigakure during his investigation.
• Aizen identified Jade as the likely intruder in the Shadow Kingdom’s forbidden lands, but suggested she was only bait.
• Jigen questioned how Jade could access the Shadow Kingdom, and Aizen said the mysterious Uncle had likely given her the means and killed Myotismon.

Aizen ordered the Nine Nether to suspend direct operations against Konoha and tasked Makima with strengthening its intelligence network. Meanwhile, Boruto and Shikadai explored an underground structure and discovered an ancient emblem carved into a wall.

• Demiurge reported that Sasuke Uchiha had destroyed a Jashinist Cult hideout and killed a Super Kage Level bishop.
• Aizen ordered the Nine Nether to let Konoha and the Jashinist Cult weaken each other and suspend direct operations against Konoha.
• Aizen told Makima to focus the intelligence network on Konoha and watch for agents investigating the Peace Tour incident in Kumogakure.
• Aizen ended the meeting and announced that the Nine Nether's regular meetings would be suspended as the organization went into deeper concealment.
• Boruto and Shikadai explored a dark underground passage, and Shikadai spotted an ancient emblem carved into a wall.

Boruto and Shikadai explored the Senju Clan Ruins in the Land of Wind, where they discovered someone had recently passed ahead and disabled a trap. The Canopy Screen then showed Naruto criticizing Boruto’s recklessness, until Jiraiya reminded Naruto of his own dangerous ruin-exploring past.

• Boruto recognized the Senju Clan crest, and Shikadai questioned why the Senju would have built such a large structure in the Land of Wind.
• Boruto stumbled upon an old kunai wedged into a trap trigger, and Shikadai concluded that an unidentified person had recently disarmed the mechanism.
• Boruto hurried deeper into the Ruins despite Shikadai’s warning, saying they should scout ahead for Temari and not let anyone else reach the treasure.
• After the Canopy Screen’s images ended, Naruto criticized Boruto for rushing into unknown Ruins without assessing the danger.
• Jiraiya struck Naruto and recalled how Naruto had once triggered a warning seal in ancient ruins, nearly causing a border dispute with Iwagakure.

Naruto and Jiraiya reflected on Naruto’s impulsiveness while Tsunade ordered an investigation into ancient Senju ruins in the Land of Wind. The Canopy Screen then showed Boruto and Shikadai hearing someone rush toward them, shouting that he was unlucky.

• Jiraiya teased Naruto about acting before thinking and warned him to consider how he would be as Hokage.
• Tsunade ordered Shizune to search Konoha’s records and investigate Senju ruins in the Land of Wind.
• Shizune explained that Konoha’s records held no direct information about Senju ruins from the Warring States Period.
• Tsunade directed Shizune to discreetly investigate the ruins’ location and the Senju Clan’s early history.
• Boruto and Shikadai heard urgent shouting and heavy, approaching impacts in the dark passage.
• A voice rushed toward Boruto and Shikadai, repeatedly shouting, “Unlucky!”

Boruto and Shikadai rescued Jackie Chan from a giant centipede, then fled from five more through a hidden passage and tumbled into a sealed chamber. The centipedes stayed outside as the three discovered elaborate seals, a Stone Coffin, and a written Stone Tablet.

• Shikadai restrained a giant centipede with the Shadow Imitation Technique, and Boruto destroyed it with a Rasengan.
• Five more giant centipedes appeared, and Shikadai identified them as likely tomb guardians before leading Boruto and Jackie toward a side passage.
• Jackie triggered a mechanism that opened a downward slope, and the three tumbled into a chamber as the wall shut behind them.
• Jackie lit the chamber, revealing complex sealing techniques, a Stone Coffin, and a black Stone Tablet.

Boruto and Shikadai met archaeologist Jackie Chan in underground Ruins, where he gave them food and explained the inscriptions on a mysterious stele. The stele warned that opening the central Stone Coffin would unleash a dangerous Uchiha war weapon, though Jackie suspected the story was biased history; the coffin remained unopened.

• Jackie Chan introduced himself to Boruto and Shikadai, recognized them as Jade's friends, and gave them food and water.
• Jackie Chan showed the boys a passage that led toward Sunagakure and said they could reach its outer outposts in about a day.
• Jackie Chan examined the black stele and read that the Senju Clan had built the Ruins to seal a weapon created by the Uchiha.
• Jackie Chan explained that the inscription warned against opening the central Stone Coffin, claiming the weapon could plunge the Shinobi World into chaos.
• Boruto dismissed the warning as an old scare story, and Jackie Chan said such accounts often reflected biased history or political propaganda.

Boruto, Shikadai, and Jackie Chan opened the sealed Stone Coffin and discovered a young Uchiha girl who had been alive in a state of suspended animation for centuries. After confirming her stable vital signs, they debated rescuing her despite the danger of triggering the Ruins’ defenses.

• Boruto asked Jackie Chan to open the Stone Coffin, and Jackie agreed after making the boys promise to follow safety precautions.
• Boruto, Shikadai, and Jackie Chan pushed the heavy lid aside and found a peacefully sleeping girl dressed in Warring States Period Uchiha attire.
• Shikadai heard faint breathing, and the three realized the girl in the coffin was still alive.
• Jackie Chan examined the girl and confirmed that she was alive in an unexplained state of sealed hibernation.
• Boruto urged the others not to leave the girl behind, while Shikadai warned that taking her might provoke the red centipedes or activate other defenses.

Jackie Chan, Boruto, and Shikadai escaped the Ruins with the sleeping Uchiha girl, but giant centipedes pursued them across the desert. Just as the swarm closed in on their vehicle, an unseen figure attacked it with Iron Sand.

• Jackie Chan led Boruto and Shikadai out of the Stone Chamber, with Boruto carrying the Uchiha girl and Shikadai guarding their rear.
• Centipedes attacked in the passages, so Shikadai used explosive-tagged Kunai to block their path while Jackie Chan kicked one aside.
• The three reached the surface and drove away in Jackie Chan's hidden off-road vehicle, but more than a dozen centipedes pursued them through the sand.
• As Boruto prepared to fight the pursuing swarm, an unseen figure used Iron Sand World Method: Hail to pin five centipedes to the sand.

Shinki, Yeto, and Child Emperor found Boruto and his companions in the desert after rescuing them from smaller centipedes. Their reunion was interrupted when a gigantic Centipede Elder emerged and charged, leaving everyone facing an imminent attack.

• Yeto and the Dog-Head Robot destroyed the remaining centipedes as Shinki, Child Emperor, and Yeto arrived.
• Child Emperor recognized Boruto and sent up a signal flare to alert the search-and-rescue teams.
• Shikadai identified Yeto as Shinki's adopted sister and Child Emperor as Sasori's apprentice and a skilled engineer.
• Child Emperor detected a huge energy reaction beneath them and warned everyone to run.
• The Centipede Elder burst out of the desert, and Boruto said they might have angered it by rescuing someone from a coffin in the Ruins.
• Shinki raised Iron Sand to defend the group as the Centipede Elder swept its tail toward them.