Boruto: Two Blue Vortex has wrapped up one of its longer recent battles, and honestly bro, it feels like the manga just walked past a huge emotional lay-up.
The latest chapter closes a fight that has been running for more than six chapters, with Konoha once again caught in the chaos caused by the Divine Trees. The current formula is pretty clear by now: these threats appear, they target humans connected to them, and the village ends up fighting for survival while different characters get their own spotlight moments.
That structure is not automatically bad. In fact, it has been giving side characters more room to matter. But this latest chapter is interesting because the obvious shonen moment was sitting right there for Boruto — and the story chose not to take it.
Boruto had a perfect redemption setup
The big tension around Boruto right now is not just whether he can beat strong enemies. It is whether Konoha will ever see him as anything other than a villain.
That is why Mamushi attacking the village felt like such a perfect chance. If Boruto had been the one to stop Mamushi and protect Konoha in front of everyone, it could have pushed the villagers closer to realising that he is not the enemy they think he is.
For long-time Naruto fans, the parallel is obvious. Naruto spent years being treated like a walking disaster because of the Nine-Tails inside him. Then came the Pain arc, where he saved Konoha and finally earned the village’s respect. That was not just a cool fight; it was the moment Naruto’s dream of becoming Hokage started to feel emotionally complete.
Boruto had a similar stage here. Different context, different protagonist, but the same kind of dramatic opportunity.
Instead, Inojin became the hero
The twist is that Two Blue Vortex gives the decisive moment to Inojin.
After Sarada fails to completely wipe out Mamushi and loses consciousness, the situation goes from bad to gila bad. Mamushi starts multiplying, flooding the battlefield with clones and pushing Konoha into a desperate spot. Even Daemon, who is usually treated like one of the most untouchable characters in the series, gets overwhelmed by how quickly the threat spreads.
Then Inojin steps in.
Following a conversation involving Kashin Koji, Inojin figures out that his newly developed ability can counter Mamushi in one clean move. By taking control of one Mamushi and using their shared consciousness, he manages to seize control of all the clones at once. Just like that, the village-ending threat is shut down.
Add that to his earlier decision to save Kubo, and Inojin walks away looking like one of Konoha’s newest heroes.
Honestly, that is cool for Inojin fans. Side characters getting meaningful wins is always welcome, especially in a series where the power ceiling can leave normal shinobi looking macam background NPCs. But the cost is that Boruto’s role in this arc suddenly feels less impactful than expected.
Is this actually consistent with Boruto?
To be fair, this choice does fit Boruto’s character in one important way.
Boruto has never been chasing public approval the same way Naruto did. Naruto wanted the whole village to acknowledge him. Boruto, especially in Two Blue Vortex, seems more comfortable operating from the shadows, closer to Sasuke’s role as the silent protector.
So if the manga is saying Boruto does not need a big heroic welcome-back moment, that makes sense thematically. He is not his father. He does not need to copy Naruto’s journey beat for beat.
But this is still a shonen manga, and Boruto is still the lead. At some point, fans are going to expect that one defining moment where he proves himself in a way nobody can ignore. If the only way Konoha changes its mind is through Eida undoing her omnipotence, that feels less satisfying than the village witnessing Boruto’s actions directly.
For Malaysian and SEA fans who grew up with Naruto on TV, manga apps, and endless anime forum debates, this kind of missed parallel hits harder. The Pain arc is not just nostalgia — it is one of the reasons Naruto became such a generational anime. Two Blue Vortex had a chance to echo that feeling with Boruto, but for now, the manga has chosen a quieter, stranger path.
Maybe that is intentional. Maybe Boruto’s big moment is still being saved for later. But this chapter definitely feels like the series looked at a perfect Naruto-style redemption scene and said, not yet.
Source: ComicBook Anime