Up until this point, Kawaki was unaware that Boruto has the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed inside him. Beast WithinĪt the end of the episode, Kawaki finally meets one of the most important characters of the series, Kurama. That something could even simply be that he gave Boruto the power to defeat his rival, Jigen. There must be something in it for Momoshiki. Will he effectively reincarnate in Boruto’s body? Or does Boruto just get all the perks of being his vessel without the drawback of Momoshiki stealing his body? The way Jigen referred to Momoshiki, it didn’t really seem like the two of them were allies.Īlso, I obviously don’t know how Boruto being Momoshiki’s vessel is going to work considering Momoshiki is dead. Kawaki’s character has been developing in the opposite direction, so that would be a complete 180 for him.Īnd as for why Jigen would attack after taking control of Kawaki’s body, perhaps it would be to defeat Momoshiki’s vessel, Boruto. This would explain how he has and knows about Karma, as well as how he knows about Momoshiki in the first place.Īs I’ve pointed out in the past, Jigen eventually controlling Kawaki’s body is a great explanation for why Kawaki would attack the Hidden Leaf Village. I do know that I mentioned Jigen possibly being a member of the Ōtsutsuki clan back in the review of Episode 194. I wouldn’t be surprised if they discovered a way to sever the Karma connection before it affects Boruto completely, though. What does this mean? At some point in the future, Kawaki’s body is probably going to be controlled by Jigen, and Boruto’s might be controlled by Momoshiki. Basically, just as it’s now pretty clear that Kawaki is Jigen’s vessel, Boruto is Momoshiki’s vessel since Momoshiki was the one who gave Boruto his Karma. I was pretty sure I mentioned that Boruto might be Momoshiki’s vessel before, but I can’t find it - so I guess I didn’t. And, while Sasuke did say Kakashi passed it down to him, I’m a bit disappointed he didn’t say Kakashi invented it. I don’t exactly want Sarada to be a copy of Sasuke, but this is an iconic jutsu. She’s finally being taught how to use Chidori by her father. Sarada’s training is a bit more exciting. He can’t use any ninjutsu yet, but he’s learning the basics of infusing chakra. Kawaki has started chakra training directly under Naruto. On the technical side, Kawaki and Sarada were the ones who got development this week. This time around, he accepted Naruto’s help with the prosthetic arm, asked Naruto to teach him to use ninjutsu, and nearly completed fixing Himawari’s vase. But, I do still like to point it out each week. We’ve been seeing Kawaki develop as a character ever since he was introduced into the series.

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