Chapter Summaries

Boruto became increasingly frustrated when his classmates doubted his claim that he saw a shadow on Metal, then stormed out of class. Watching the footage, Jiraiya imagined a future with Naruto’s family before asking Naruto what he would do if Jiraiya were no longer around.

• Shino punished Boruto for disrupting class, and Shikadai urged him to visit Ino after school because he was worried about him.
• Sumire suggested Boruto might have sensed something unusual, but Sarada said her Sharingan had detected nothing on Metal.
• Boruto shouted and ran from the classroom, leaving Shikadai, Sarada, Mitsuki, and Sumire concerned.
• Jiraiya watched Boruto’s footage and imagined living into the new era to help raise Naruto’s children.
• Jiraiya asked Naruto what he would do if Jiraiya were no longer around, and Naruto froze in disbelief.

Naruto promised Jiraiya he would protect him, and Jiraiya urged him to hold on to that determination. Team 8 discussed their dreams after seeing Shino teach in the future, and the Canopy Screen then resumed Boruto’s story as he ran away from the Ninja Academy.

• Naruto angrily promised Jiraiya that he would never let anyone hurt him, and Jiraiya told Naruto to remember his resolve to protect those he cared about.
• Jiraiya ended their break and doubled Naruto’s training, prompting the two to resume bickering by the waterfall.
• Kiba teased Shino about becoming a teacher, and Shino explained that educating the next generation was his dream.
• Hinata said she wanted to become a strong ninja who could protect her comrades, while Kurenai encouraged all three students to follow their own paths.
• The next day, the Canopy Screen showed Boruto running through Konoha and beginning to calm down after his outburst.

Boruto visited Hiashi to find out whether his strange visions meant he had awakened the Byakugan. After Hanabi and Hiashi found no signs of activation, Hiashi explained the eye’s origins and hinted that Boruto’s situation might not be simple.

• Boruto, troubled by the shadows he had seen, went to the Hyuga residence to ask about the Byakugan.
• Hanabi examined Boruto’s eyes with her Byakugan and found no signs of activation or unusual chakra flow.
• Hiashi inspected Boruto and said he lacked the prerequisites to awaken the Byakugan through conventional means.
• Hiashi reassured Boruto that the matter might not be simple and began explaining the Byakugan’s origin with Otsutsuki Kaguya and its inheritance by the Hyuga.

Hiashi explained that Boruto’s combined Hyuga and Uzumaki heritage might cause unknown Byakugan abilities and suggested he consult Orochimaru if it was safe. Boruto stayed for dinner at the Hyuga Estate, promised to recover Hiashi’s lost family badge, and Hiashi agreed to let him stay the night after Hinata called about his leaving school early.

• Hiashi told Boruto that his Hyuga and Uzumaki bloodlines might produce unusual Byakugan abilities and suggested Orochimaru as a possible source of answers.
• Hiashi invited Boruto to stay for dinner, and Hanabi announced that she had bought his favorite Hamburg Steak.
• Boruto apologized for losing Hiashi’s old family badge and promised to recover it when he became stronger, which pleased Hiashi.
• Hiashi enthusiastically served Boruto a large dinner at the Hyuga Estate.
• Hanabi gave Hiashi a call from Hinata, who asked about Boruto leaving school early, and Hiashi told her he would let Boruto stay the night and speak with the school.

Naruto and Hinata discussed Boruto’s reported visions, but Naruto believed they were a prank and worried he could not reach his son. After the Canopy Screen showed them, Hyuga Hiashi and the Main Family elders debated the Byakugan’s connection to Kaguya and decided to keep the matter secret while investigating their ancient records.

• Hinata told Naruto that Boruto had gone to his grandfather’s house and described Boruto’s claim that he saw ghosts or dark shadows attached to classmates.
• Naruto said the ANBU investigation found no evidence supporting Boruto’s story and concluded that Boruto had made it up.
• Hinata urged Naruto to let Boruto stay with his grandfather and talk calmly with him later, while Naruto admitted he felt unable to connect with his son.
• After the Canopy Screen ended, Hyuga Hiashi asked three elders to assess the claim that the Byakugan originated with Kaguya Otsutsuki.
• Hiashi ordered the Main Family to neither confirm nor deny the claim publicly and assigned the Third Elder to examine scrolls about the origin, the Otsutsuki, and ancient teachings.

Boruto tried to hide that he could see the black shadow, but he attacked it when it reached for Sarada in the cafeteria. The shadow escaped, and Boruto’s Rasengan destroyed the serving well and drenched Sarada and the other students in food.

• Boruto assured Shikadai and his classmates that he was fine after leaving school the previous day, and Shino began class without incident.
• At lunch, Boruto saw the black shadow clinging to a tired cafeteria worker and forced himself to stay quiet.
• The shadow taunted Boruto, then reached toward Sarada as she stood at the counter.
• Boruto shouted and threw a Rasengan at the shadow, which escaped into the kitchen passage.
• Boruto’s Rasengan tore apart the serving well and covered Sarada and the other students in food.
• Sarada angrily confronted Boruto and demanded to know why he had attacked her.

After Boruto’s Rasengan wrecked the cafeteria while he tried to protect Sarada from a dark figure, Iruka reprimanded him and Naruto took him home. Naruto gently asked whether Boruto had really been seeing a dark figure, but Boruto hesitated to tell him what he had seen.

• Boruto stayed silent as Iruka arrived, heard the students’ accounts of the cafeteria damage, and took him to his office.
• Iruka told Boruto his actions had endangered his classmates, then asked everyone else to clean up.
• Naruto arrived at Iruka’s office, apologized for Boruto, and agreed to talk with him.
• Boruto apologized to Iruka, accepted responsibility for the damage, and left school with Naruto.
• Naruto stopped on a quiet road and asked Boruto whether he had really seen a dark figure, while Boruto recalled how others had doubted him.

Boruto hid his vision of a dangerous black shadow from Naruto and sought help from Sasuke, hoping the Rinnegan could reveal it. After apologizing to Sarada, he learned Sasuke and Sakura were away for several days, leaving him unsure how to protect anyone before Sumire appeared.

• Boruto told Naruto he was fine and said he wanted to apologize to Sarada, then learned Naruto had been speaking through a Shadow Clone.
• Boruto went to Sarada's house, apologized for the cafeteria accident, and asked to speak with Sasuke about the black shadow.
• Sarada told Boruto her parents were away on a family trip and asked him not to interrupt them over something unproven.
• Sarada said Boruto could return in three days, and Boruto left worried that the shadow might hurt someone before then.
• Sumire called out to Boruto from a nearby street corner.

Sumire Kakei told Boruto that old records described Root experiments whose unseen byproducts fed on Chakra, and they agreed to investigate Konoha’s Confidential Archives Room. After the Canopy Screen showed their meeting, Naruto wondered why his future self could not convince Boruto.

• Sumire Kakei told Boruto she had found a travelogue fragment describing Root experiments and shadowlike beings that fed on Chakra.
• Boruto suggested finding proof of Root’s conspiracy, and Sumire Kakei identified the Confidential Archives Room as a possible source of records.
• Boruto asked Sumire Kakei to help investigate, and she agreed to meet him the next morning.
• After Boruto left, Sumire Kakei’s encouraging smile faded, and she quietly apologized to him.
• Naruto watched the Canopy Screen and asked Pervy Sage why his future self could not convince Boruto.

Jiraiya explained to Naruto how the Hokage’s duties could leave Boruto feeling neglected and burdened by his father’s status. The next morning, Naruto felt relieved when Boruto seemed cheerful again, though he still faced the challenge of balancing his responsibilities with fatherhood.

• Naruto asked Jiraiya why Boruto would fail to understand the Hokage’s responsibilities.
• Jiraiya explained that Naruto’s absences and public role could make Boruto feel overlooked and judged as the Hokage’s son.
• Naruto silently considered how his duties might damage his relationship with his future son.
• The next morning, Naruto watched Boruto arrive at breakfast in a lively mood and felt relieved.

Boruto tried to bribe Kizaru with his father’s expensive cigars so he and Sumire Kakei could enter Konoha’s secret Archives Room. Kizaru initially refused, but after Boruto pleaded, he pocketed a few cigars, leaving his decision about letting them in unresolved.

• Hinata lectured Boruto about using Ninjutsu recklessly, but he focused on his plan to visit the secret Archives Room.
• After Naruto left, Boruto took cigars from his bedroom and packed them to offer Kizaru as a bribe.
• Boruto met Sumire Kakei at the street corner, and they went to Konoha’s main gate to find Kizaru.
• Boruto offered Kizaru the cigars and asked him to let them into the secret Archives Room to look up information.
• Kizaru refused at first, but Boruto pleaded and pushed the cigar box toward him until Kizaru pocketed a few cigars.

Boruto and Sumire Kakei entered the Confidential Archives Room after Kizaru covertly made its keys accessible. Sumire found a Root dossier and sent Boruto to watch the entrance while she searched the records.

• Kizaru refused Boruto’s cigars, pointed him toward the keys in his drawer, and left to smoke so he could deny knowing anything.
• Boruto took the Archives Room keys, and he and Sumire Kakei hurried to the building and unlocked its door.
• Boruto explained that Kizaru’s senses and speed made ordinary defenses unnecessary, and they descended into the underground archive.
• Sumire quickly located the Root records and pulled a dossier from a shelf.
• Sumire asked Boruto to keep watch near the entrance while she searched, and he went to listen for anyone approaching.

Sumire secretly searched Konoha’s Archives Room and told Boruto that the records linked the black shadow to Nue and warned of a full-moon threat. After sending Boruto away with the key, she reported the Owl project files to her father through an encrypted Communicator.

• Sumire rushed through restricted files, restored them to their shelves, and told Boruto that Shimura Danzō had controlled Root and overseen experiments involving Nue.
• Sumire explained that Nue could drain Chakra and affect minds, and that it might grow stronger on the full moon coming the night after tomorrow.
• Boruto said he would tell Naruto and his master so they could prepare an ambush, while Sumire asked him to keep the discovery secret and return the key.
• Boruto returned the key while Kizaru watched him, then Sumire went home and retrieved an encrypted Communicator from a hidden compartment.
• Sumire recited the Owl project files to her father, who praised her and called the information vital.

Sumire Kakei agreed to her father's plan to release Nue and escape Konoha, despite worrying about Boruto and the danger to others. As she prepared to leave, Boruto encountered Shikadai and Inojin, whose remarks about a trusted companion being a hidden enemy made him freeze.

• Sumire's father ordered her to activate Nue's trigger near the Training Ground, exploit the ensuing chaos to escape through a weak point in Konoha's Barrier, and hide in the Land of Waves.
• Sumire questioned the plan's consequences for Boruto, but her father argued that Konoha's rules treated ordinary people differently from powerful or connected figures.
• Sumire accepted her father's instructions, ended the call, turned the class photo face down, and began packing for her escape.
• Boruto walked home cheerfully, imagining how exposing the plot would impress his father.
• Boruto met Shikadai and Inojin outside the movie theater, and Shikadai's comparison between a trusted companion and the hidden villain made Boruto's smile freeze.

Boruto realized Sumire Kakei might be behind the dark shadow and confronted her at the training ground. Sumire summoned Nue and warned Boruto to flee, but he refused to move.

• Boruto asked Shikadai and Inojin about Sumire's family, realized he knew almost nothing about her, and rushed to find her.
• Boruto found Sumire alone at the training ground and accused her of creating the dark shadow; Sumire admitted it.
• Boruto tried to dismiss the incident as a prank and urged Sumire to confess to his father, but she refused and warned him not to interfere.
• Sumire summoned Nue, whose ominous chakra withered the surrounding plants, and warned Boruto that he would die if he stayed.
• Boruto refused to move and prepared to face Nue.

Kizaru badly wounded Nue, and Boruto repeatedly stopped Sumire Kakei from killing herself after her plan was exposed. As Sai and the ANBU surrounded the training ground, Boruto’s bloodied hand prevented Sumire from stabbing herself, leaving her slumped and defeated.

• Kizaru struck Nue at the speed of light and severed his tail, leaving Sumire Kakei despairing over her failed mission.
• Sumire Kakei tried to swallow a crimson pill, but Boruto tackled her and knocked it away, injuring his hand in their struggle.
• Boruto told Sumire Kakei he would not let his sidekick die, and she stopped resisting for a moment.
• Sai arrived with dozens of ANBU and surrounded the training ground as Sumire Kakei decided to take her own life rather than be captured.
• Boruto caught Sumire Kakei’s kunai in his left hand, and she dropped it before slumping down in despair.

Boruto persuaded Sumire to abandon her mission, but Sai arrested both of them. Sai then briefed Naruto and the village leaders on Sumire’s plot, while the mastermind behind her actions remained unknown.

• Boruto urged Sumire to choose her own path, and she began to understand Mitsuki’s description of Boruto as his sun.
• Sai arrested Boruto and Sumire, and ANBU took Boruto to their base for questioning.
• Sai reported that Sumire used a black shadow linked to Root’s Nue experiment to drain chakra, cause distress, and manipulate Boruto into helping her enter the Confidential Archives Room.
• Sai told Naruto and the advisors that Sumire had refused to reveal who ordered her mission.
• Naruto forbade torture and psychological coercion against Sumire, then asked Sai whether the mastermind could be identified through other evidence.

Sai identified Shinraku Raccoon as the prime suspect in the incident and likely Sumire Kakei’s biological father, while the meeting confronted the village’s past and Boruto’s legal responsibility. Naruto stopped Sumire’s coercive interrogations, took responsibility for failing Boruto, and arranged house arrest for Sumire as the investigation continued.

• Sai reported that Shinraku Raccoon, a former Root operative wanted for human experimentation and suspected conspiracy, was the lead suspect and likely Sumire Kakei’s biological father.
• Sasuke challenged the Advisors over punishing former Root members for actions the village had once tolerated, and Naruto ordered Sai to stop pressuring Sumire during interrogations.
• Utatane Koharu cited the law against Boruto, but Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, and Sai each claimed responsibility for failing to recognize the warning signs around him.
• Mitokado Homura and Koharu agreed to set Boruto’s case aside until the investigation was complete.
• Naruto proposed keeping Sumire under house arrest with ANBU supervision while investigators searched for Shinraku Raccoon, and the meeting ended without objection.