Boruto’s Opening Scene Is Not the Darkest Future Foreseen
The debut of Boruto was a thrilling one which, while leading into a meandering disappointment until the Omnipotence Arc, teased a dark future. From chapter #1, atop the freshly demolished Konoha village (again), Boruto and Kawaki faced off on the rubble of Naruto’s Hokage Rock carving. However, this opening premise could be a lie. Simply put, even just the small amount of dialog exchanged in this first chapter can still be dissected with Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. In fact, an infinite number of futures is now known to be possible, many of which are not ideal, opening the door to speculation on whether this first flashforward is even what happens.
Boruto’s Famous Debut Scene Was Foreseen by Koji Kashin
Koji Kashin reveals his Prescience powers and how they indicate a multiverse of bad futures in Boruto: Two Blue VortexCustom image by J.R. Waugh
As far as possible futures go, a destroyed Konoha is par for the course, what with Orochimaru’s attack, and Pain turning the village into a crater, so Boruto’s flashforward isn’t unusual. However, as revealed in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, Koji Kashin’s Prescience ability allowed him to see the future, which inevitably means he saw this clash. What’s also noteworthy is, Koji also saw all other futures, several worse, including one in which Jura killed Boruto, Kawaki got devoured, and the Divine Tree rose to kill all life on the planet. This is described as the worst possible future, but several things don’t add up. Boruto and Kawaki wouldn’t fight before beating Jura, and Jura wouldn’t allow any of the Divine Trees, the most likely aggressors, to run amok or destroy Konoha per Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter #25.
Jura May Not Be Dead in the Boruto Flashforward
Jura in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex
While Amado’s claim that Jura might not be possible to kill should be taken with a grain of salt in Two Blue Vortex chapter #25, him being alive would make the flashforward more plausible. After all, Ikemoto stated in an interview commemorating the launch of Manga Plus in 2019, that he wanted the story to link back to that opening scene.
“As for the future development of the story, it will revolve around Kawaki, so I don’t want fans to miss it. I want them to watch how the chemistry between Kawaki and Boruto transforms, and how it links back to the opening scene of the 1st episode.”
-Mikio Ikemoto
Even this quote should not necessarily be taken at face value. Storytelling evolves, plans change, such as glimpses of a darker design of Luffy’s Gear 4 Snakeman form in One Piece. Ikemoto even stated he wanted the overall story to conclude in 30 volumes, an optimistic-yet-unrealistic concision target for mangaka. What he’s saying might not necessarily be what happens. Jura not being present in the flashforward is not proof of his death, though. Boruto’s use of the Kāma against Kawaki’s implies he still has Momoshiki inside his body, despite promising to surrender control to the Ōtsutsuki when Jura was defeated, in Two Blue Vortex chapter #25. It indicates that the Boruto vs. Kawaki scene may not be the manga’s endgame.
Boruto vs. Kawaki May Not Be the Darkest Future
Boruto and Kawaki shown over images of Shibai Otsutsuki and the Prescience shinjutsu in Boruto: Two Blue VortexCustom image by J.R. Waugh
Koji Kashin’s Prescience ability is potent, but the array of futures he can see is chaotic, and just by observing them and passing anything to Boruto in chapter #13, or Shikamaru and Inojin in chapter #26, those futures change. He passes enough information along just to prevent mass casualties, enabling moments like Sarada awakening her Mangekyo Sharingan in chapter #21. Yet, Boruto fighting Kawaki, with Momoshiki being implicitly still around to grant him power, indicates that Jura is either not dead, or Boruto chose not to uphold his end of the deal yet, contrary to what Boruto tells Koji in chapter #26. This is important because Naruto is still imprisoned in the Daikokuten, meaning Jura can’t absorb his target. A future envisioned by Koji in which Konoha is destroyed, meaning other key characters like Himawari and Sarada are out of commission, thus seems unlikely. While this appears exceedingly dark, this flashforward only implies death and destruction insofar as the Land of Fire is concerned. Jura would need them to settle their fight to find Naruto, if still alive.
Jura would need them to settle their fight to find Naruto, if still alive.
The clash between Kawaki and Boruto, due to them both being alive, means that the Divine Tree hasn’t consumed the planet. It’s not the worst possible scenario; while the manga’s version of chapter #1 indicates Boruto declaring this as the “only possible outcome”, the anime, curiously, translates to have Boruto asking Kawaki that same question, which he confirms.
Even if the Boruto vs. Kawaki flashforward is indeed what truly happens, it’s not the actual culmination of the series, based on what readers know for now. Until then, it remains one of the many possible futures Koji Kashin has foreseen, and, much like his Prescience ability, the audience knowing what’s ahead may result in it changing.
Boruto’s Multiple Timelines Complicate the Opening Scene
Boruto wielding Sasuke’s sword in the anime
With Ikemoto and Masashi Kishimoto’s story now opening up the possibilities foreseen by Koji, and the plot’s subsequent chapters thus reflecting careful planning, this unpredictability directly clashes with a direct vision of the future. In a meta sense, it’d almost work better for this to be what Koji sees at some point alongside the readers, only for it to then be altered. But coming back to that point about Ikemoto’s plans for the series, another indication that it could be altered, is that for the series to finish in 30 volumes, counting Boruto’s initial 20, the manga has within a calendar year to finish at four chapters a volume. With a complex web of threats including the Divine Trees, the need to stop Mamushi’s rampage, defeat Hidari, free Sasuke, kill Jura, resolve Boruto’s pact with Momoshiki, and still have a fight with Kawaki seems unfeasible. That’s one promise, among multiple others like possibly returning to the opening scene, bound to be broken by the end of 2026.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017) TV Show Poster
Created by
Masashi Kishimoto, Ukyo Kodachi, Mikio Ikemoto
First Film
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
Latest Film
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
First TV Show
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Latest TV Show
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
First Episode Air Date
April 5, 2017
Boruto is the sequel to the Naruto franchise, created by Masashi Kishimoto and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto. It follows Boruto Uzumaki, Naruto’s son, as he navigates the challenges of being the Hokage’s child while forging his path as a ninja. The series explores the evolving world of shinobi and introduces new generations of characters while maintaining the franchise’s core themes of friendship, perseverance, and legacy.
Writer
Masashi Kishimoto
Writers
Masashi Kishimoto
Penciler(s)
Mikio Ikemoto
Inker(s)
Mikio Ikemoto
Colorist(s)
Mikio Ikemoto
Publisher(s)
Viz Media
已发布: 2025-12-26 03:30:00
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