Chapter Summaries

Boruto, Shinki, Yeto, Shikadai, and Nameless were trapped by a battle-hardened Uchiha unit from the Warring States Period. Shikadai used Child Emperor’s Pencil Rocket Launcher to blast the attackers, and he launched more rockets as the Uchiha formation fell into chaos.

• Shikadai recognized the attackers as Warring States Uchiha and warned that their numbers, experience, and Sharingan made a direct fight hopeless.
• Shinki raised an Iron Sand Wall against the Uchiha’s Fireball Jutsu while Yeto maintained a Psychic Barrier, and Boruto’s four Shadow Clones were quickly destroyed by the unit’s coordinated counterattack.
• Nameless’s Mangekyo Sharingan briefly reappeared, but the Uchiha clan crests deepened her confusion and made its glow fade.
• Shikadai opened Child Emperor’s box, found the Pencil Rocket Launcher, and fired it at the Uchiha unit.
• The rocket exploded when an Uchiha ninja struck it with his blade, killing or injuring several attackers and throwing the unit into confusion.
• Shikadai saw that the launcher still had 59 rounds and fired several more rockets in rapid succession.

Shikadai used a Scientific Ninja Tool to drive off the Uchiha force, while Ōnoki and Deidara watched the battle on the Canopy Screen and considered what such weapons could mean for the Shinobi World. The chapter left Ōnoki concerned that mass-produced weapons could threaten even Kage Level fighters.

• Shikadai fired rockets from the Scientific Ninja Tool, breaking the Uchiha formation and forcing the surviving ninjas to retreat.
• Boruto, Shinki, and Yeto lowered their defenses as Shikadai realized Child Emperor's tools had let them survive.
• Ōnoki watched the battle on the Canopy Screen and reflected on how Scientific Ninja Tools had changed the balance of power.
• Deidara argued that the launcher relied on precision mechanisms and would pose only a limited threat to Kage Level opponents.
• Ōnoki worried that equipping hundreds or thousands of ordinary soldiers with such weapons could endanger even powerful ninja.

Ōnoki worried that Iwagakure could not adapt to the dangers of the future as the Canopy Screen showed Jackie Chan raising a powerful Susanoo against Boruto's group. Boruto's allies' attacks failed, and Yeto was badly hurt, leaving them facing the giant's next strike.

• Ōnoki reflected on Deidara's future power and feared that Iwagakure would be unprepared for the coming threats.
• The ruined prison erupted, and Jackie Chan summoned a towering, armored Susanoo.
• Shikadai, Shinki, and Yeto attacked Jackie Chan, but Susanoo easily withstood their rockets and Iron Sand.
• Jackie Chan repelled Yeto's psychic attack, injuring her and leaving her unable to fight.
• Susanoo raised its greatsword and gathered destructive Chakra along the blade.

Child Emperor used the Fearless Giant to hold off Jackie’s Susanoo and send Boruto’s group toward Senju Clan territory. The machine took a devastating blow as the group vanished into the forest, leaving Child Emperor’s fate uncertain.

• Boruto tried to awaken Jackie, but Jackie’s Susanoo brought its sword down on the group.
• Child Emperor launched the Fearless Giant and blocked the Susanoo’s strike, then fought Jackie to buy time for Boruto and the others to escape.
• The Susanoo damaged the Fearless Giant, but Child Emperor scooped up the group and had Yeto protect them with a Psychokinetic shield.
• Child Emperor told Boruto that he was their only hope and said Shikadai would explain the rest.
• The Fearless Giant hurled Boruto, Shikadai, Shinki, Yeto, and Nameless toward Senju Clan territory, then took Jackie’s sword through its back and chest.

Child Emperor sacrificed himself by detonating the Fearless Giant, destroying the Susanoo and allowing Boruto and the others to escape. After they landed in an ancient forest, Shikadai argued that Child Emperor might only have died within their illusory world, and the group reconsidered who controlled it.

• Child Emperor activated the Fearless Giant's self-destruct protocol as the Susanoo prepared to strike.
• The explosion annihilated the Susanoo and devastated the surrounding land while Boruto and the others escaped behind Yeto's shield.
• Yeto and Shinki cushioned the group's fall into an ancient forest after the shield failed.
• Boruto grieved for Child Emperor until Shikadai suggested that his death might have erased only a projection inside the illusory world.
• Boruto recalled Sasori's clue about defeating the final rule-maker, and Shikadai turned his attention to Nameless.

Shikadai suspected Nameless was connected to the illusion, but Boruto refused to let Yeto harm her. After Boruto declared he would end the war, Shikadai proposed that helping Nameless fulfill her wish might be their way out.

• Shikadai recognized Nameless's resemblance to the Uchiha girl and theorized that the Warring States Period illusion might be built from her memories or dreams.
• Yeto suggested killing Nameless to collapse the illusion, but Boruto protected her and Shikadai and Shinki stopped the confrontation.
• Shinki reminded the group that Child Emperor had called Boruto their only hope and asked him what he wanted to do.
• Boruto vowed to end the war between the ninja clans, and Shikadai rebuked him for setting an impossible goal.
• Shikadai reasoned that Nameless might be a key character in the illusion and that fulfilling her wish could help them escape.

Boruto encouraged Nameless to reveal her wish, and she said she wanted a quiet, safe place far from war. Shikadai and Shinki chose the Land of Wind as their best chance of finding somewhere secluded, and the group prepared to head into the desert.

• Shikadai told Boruto that everyone’s return to reality might depend on helping Nameless define her wish and advance the illusion’s story.
• Boruto accepted responsibility for saving the others and asked Nameless what she wanted to do once the war ended.
• Nameless said she wanted to find a quiet, safe place without war, while privately wishing she could stay there with Boruto.
• Boruto announced that their mission was to find Nameless a peaceful home, and Shikadai compared the lands before recommending the sparsely populated Land of Wind.
• Shinki offered to guide the group through the desert and help them find water and a safe route to an oasis.

After the Canopy Screen showed Boruto’s group setting out for the Land of Wind, Pain asked Konan whether Amegakure could achieve similar prosperity. Konan warned that the future Five Great Nations’ economic openness could quietly impoverish small countries like theirs through market competition.

• The Canopy Screen ended its broadcast as Boruto’s group began traveling toward the Land of Wind.
• Pain watched visions of the Five Great Nations’ prosperity and asked Konan whether Amegakure could develop its economy to thrive like them.
• Konan explained how each great nation built its economy by using its advantages and adapting, while lowering barriers to trade, travel, and technology.
• Pain questioned whether the nations’ growing connections fulfilled Jiraiya’s ideal of peace, and Konan warned that shared prosperity could leave weaker nations behind.
• Konan illustrated how cheap, mass-produced Konoha umbrellas could destroy Amegakure’s umbrella trade without any war, leaving local craftspeople without livelihoods.

Konan explained to Pain how small nations were structurally disadvantaged and might rise only if a major war shattered the Five Great Nations’ order. The next day, the Canopy Screen showed Boruto’s group discovering a vast battlefield strewn with the dead.

• Konan told Pain that wealth, technology, and talent naturally flowed toward the Five Great Nations, leaving small nations vulnerable to dependence or isolation.
• Konan said a brutal Fifth Shinobi World War might give small nations a chance to rise by crippling the great powers.
• Pain wondered whether Naruto Uzumaki would allow the injustice to continue, and Konan answered that the imbalance was a structural trend beyond his control.
• The next day, Shinki guided Boruto’s group along a secluded route while they avoided Senju Clan patrols searching the border.
• Boruto’s group emerged from the forest and found hundreds of corpses from a recent battle involving the Uchiha, Senju, Hyuga, Sarutobi, and other clans.
• Boruto doubled over and vomited at the sight of the battlefield.

Boruto and his companions crossed a battlefield strewn with corpses, where Boruto found Temari’s Iron Fan and feared she was nearby and in danger. Shikadai stopped him from searching, insisting they complete their mission, and recalled Shikamaru teaching him that a battlefield sometimes demanded sacrificing someone close for the greater goal.

• Boruto, Shikadai, Shinki, Yeto, and Nameless confronted the carnage of a recently fought battle, and Boruto struggled to endure the sight.
• Shikadai identified their location and urged the group to cross the battlefield quickly on their way to the Land of Wind.
• Boruto found Temari’s Iron Fan beneath a corpse and insisted they search for her.
• Shikadai restrained Boruto and said escorting Nameless to safety remained their priority, then broke down as he admitted he knew Temari mattered.
• Shikadai remembered Shikamaru explaining that a real battlefield could force someone to sacrifice a loved one for the greater goal.

Shikadai overcame his grief over Temari and persuaded Boruto to continue their mission through the illusion. As the Canopy Screen ended, Shikaku warned Shikamaru that the Nara Clan’s sharp minds could be both a blessing and a curse.

• Shikadai recalled Shikaku’s example and told Boruto that they had to finish the mission rather than turn back for Temari.
• Boruto accepted Shikadai’s reasoning, and the five companions left the Three-Star Fan and hurried toward the Land of Wind.
• A human-sized eyeball watched the group from the sky as the Canopy Screen ended.
• Shikaku praised Shikadai’s resolve while playing go with Shikamaru, who credited his father’s example.
• Shikaku told Shikamaru that the Nara Clan’s keen minds were a curse as well as a blessing, especially for someone who might become the Hokage’s adviser.

Shikaku taught Shikamaru that knowing when to play dumb could help the Nara Clan navigate dangerous conflicts. The next day, Gaara appeared as a Senju ninja and demanded that Boruto’s group leave Nameless behind.

• Shikaku explained to Shikamaru that some problems were better left unspoken to preserve a delicate balance.
• Shikamaru stayed behind to reflect on his father’s advice about the complexities of human affairs.
• The Canopy Screen showed Boruto’s exhausted group resting after crossing a battlefield, where Yeto had retrieved uncontaminated supplies using Psychokinesis.
• Yeto sensed someone approaching, and the group prepared as Gaara arrived atop a mass of sand.
• Gaara identified himself as Senju Gaara and ordered Boruto’s group to leave, insisting that Nameless stay.
• Shikadai realized that this world had changed Gaara into a Senju ninja and Nameless into an Uchiha War Weapon, while Boruto resolved not to let Gaara take her.

Boruto, Shinki, Yeto, and Shikadai tried to protect Nameless from Gaara, but Gaara dismissed their pleas and prepared to kill them. The chapter ended as Gaara raised his hand to attack them all.

• Boruto attacked Gaara with Shadow Clones and a Rasengan, but Gaara's sand trapped him.
• Shinki tried to pull Boruto free with Iron Sand, while Yeto protected him with a Psychokinetic barrier; they finally rescued him.
• Gaara told the group to leave Nameless behind, but Boruto refused to abandon his friend.
• Shinki warned Boruto that Gaara was a Super Kage Level fighter and that they had little chance of winning.
• Shikadai asked Gaara to let Nameless go live peacefully, but Gaara accused her of deception and raised his hand to attack them all.

Gaara buried Boruto, Nameless, Shinki, Shikadai, and Yeto beneath a massive sand wave, but Yeto awakened a powerful emerald psychic state and rescued the others. She faced Gaara alone and told them to flee, while Shinki warned that Brain Overclocking could permanently damage her brain.

• Gaara unleashed a towering sand wave that overwhelmed Yeto’s barriers and Shinki’s Iron Sand Fortress.
• Yeto, Shinki, and Shikadai were badly injured as the fortress collapsed, and Boruto shielded Nameless as the sand buried them all.
• Gaara prepared to crush the group with Sand Binding Coffin, but an unseen force burst from the mound and flung Boruto, Nameless, Shinki, and Shikadai to safety.
• Yeto appeared above them, glowing with emerald light and wielding a powerful psychic field.
• Yeto told the others to go because she could hold Gaara off, and Shinki warned her that Brain Overclocking could overload her nerves and damage her brain.

Yeto used her Psychokinesis to send Boruto, Shikadai, and Shinki away from Gaara, then held back Gaara’s devastating sandstorm with a massive Psychic Barrier. After the storm stopped and her barrier vanished, Yeto fell from the sky, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Yeto told Shinki she was glad to have met him and urged him to survive before using Psychokinesis to hurl Boruto, Shikadai, and Shinki away from the battlefield.
• Gaara tried to stop the group with his sand, but Yeto’s Psychic Barrier resisted his attacks.
• Gaara unleashed Sand Burial, raising a gigantic sandstorm that threatened Yeto and the fleeing group.
• Yeto expanded her barrier to block the sandstorm, suffering severe injuries as she struggled to hold it back.
• Shikadai redirected Boruto and Shinki toward the forest so they could evade Gaara by taking a concealed route.
• The sandstorm abruptly stopped, Yeto fell from the sky, and Gaara’s sand caught her before she hit the ground.

Shinki explained that Yeto had risked irreversible brain damage by breaking the seal that suppressed her power to save Boruto and the others. The group feared she might never recover, while Gaara continued pursuing them through the Genjutsu world.

• Gaara left the unconscious Yeto behind and pursued Boruto and the others, while Yeto bled and twitched in the real world beside the unconscious Gaara.
• Boruto and the others reached a secluded rock crevice, where Shinki struggled with grief over Yeto's sacrifice.
• Shinki revealed that Yeto's power could damage her brain, and that her adoptive father had asked Director Haruno Sakura to seal it to protect her and others.
• Shinki said Yeto had broken the seal and exceeded her limits to save them, potentially suffering lasting injury in reality or becoming brain-dead.
• Boruto struck a tree in grief and guilt, while Shikadai fell silent and Nameless tugged at Boruto's sleeve.

Shikadai rallied Boruto and Shinki to continue their mission, hoping to reach reality and save Yeto. At Sunagakure, Gaara reflected on his future family and spoke with Temari about their siblings and children.

• Shikadai reminded Boruto and Shinki that Sunagakure might restore Yeto's memories from Sasori's backups, then urged them to finish the mission.
• Boruto and Shinki regained their resolve, erased signs of their rest, and followed Shikadai deeper into the forest to evade Gaara and seek another route into the Land of Wind.
• After the Canopy Screen ended, Temari compared Yeto's watchful stubbornness to young Gaara, who declared that he was not like his father, Rasa.
• Temari praised Gaara's future as a father, while Gaara praised Shikadai's judgment and responsibility.
• Temari complained about Shikadai's resemblance to Shikamaru and described Kankuro's efforts to study Sasori of the Red Sands' old puppet notes.

Gaara imagined Naruto’s reaction to seeing him become Kazekage as Boruto and his companions struggled to evade Senju trackers. Shikadai realized the Senju were tightening a cordon around them, leaving the group in danger of being trapped.

• Gaara looked toward the sky and imagined Naruto greeting his future as Kazekage with a bright grin.
• Boruto, Shikadai, Shinki, and Nameless traveled by night and hid by day while Senju trackers followed their traces.
• Shikadai used Child Emperor’s Mirage Scientific Ninja Tool to conceal the group from a nearby Senju search party.
• The group narrowly escaped several more encounters by using careful routes, Iron Sand, and the tools Child Emperor had left them.
• Shikadai mapped the Senju teams’ positions and concluded they were forming a cordon to trap the group or drive them into an ambush.

Shikadai realized Boruto’s Hyuga identity might give the group a way past the Senju pursuit, so the four headed south toward Hyuga territory. Near the forest’s edge, they found Senju squads guarding the exits, leaving their escape uncertain.

• Shikadai inferred that Boruto’s identity as a Hyuga spy could help them reach Hyuga territory and escape the Senju encirclement.
• Boruto said he knew enough Hyuga etiquette, clan symbols, and Gentle Fist basics to present himself convincingly.
• Shikadai, Boruto, Shinki, and Nameless prepared to travel south under cover of darkness.
• The group encountered fewer patrols on the southern route, as the Senju focused their forces farther north and west.
• Near the forest’s southern edge, the group spotted Senju squads guarding the main exits and hidden sentries watching the area.

Shikadai used the Mirage to lead Boruto, Shinki, and Nameless through the Senju Clan’s blockade, and they narrowly escaped detection. After reaching the hills beyond the perimeter, the four were caught in a sudden whirlpool of quicksand.

• Shikadai decided the group would use the Mirage to cross the Senju Clan’s blockade rather than risk a detour or direct fight.
• Shikadai led the camouflaged group between the guards while Boruto pulled Nameless along and Shinki watched their rear.
• Boruto snapped a twig, drawing a Senju ninja close, but another guard called out and the patrol turned away without discovering them.
• The four passed the blockade and hid behind a low slope after moving beyond the Senju Clan’s sight.
• The ground became quicksand, and the four lost their footing and began sinking as they struggled.