Hamura’s Legacy & The Role Of Shibai Otsutsuki In Boruto Two Blue Vortex

Shibai Ōtsutsuki is one of the most mysterious characters in the Boruto universe. Mostly, this stems from him being the definition of overpowered, but there’s also the underlying mystery behind his true identity. Since the character was introduced in chapter 75 of Boruto’s original manga, there have been theories about him being the father of Kaguya, Amado’s secret identity, or even that Boruto awakened his Jougan by having Shibai’s cells implanted within him.

Now, these theories do seem a bit far-fetched—crazy, even—but just to be clear, I’m not here to be the voice of reason because what I’m about to say goes even further. You see, I don’t just believe that Boruto Uzumaki possesses the power of Shibai Ōtsutsuki. I believe that he is Shibai himself, as in his reincarnation.

This stems from various theories pointing to Boruto’s connection to Shibai Ōtsutsuki. Whether it’s their similar abilities, Boruto having Shibai’s horn, the presence of the Jougan, or even Mitsuki stating that Boruto strongly possesses the power of the Ōtsutsuki, everything has led to this point. This is the culmination, the endgame—and, of course, I can prove it.

To make sense of this, let’s go back to chapter 13 of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. Just before Jura could eliminate Boruto, the bug Shinju, known as Mamsuhi, interrupted him. This led to Jura saying that Boruto was very lucky as if the heavens were decreeing that he must remain alive. This may be some form of divine intervention.

As I said in my review of chapter 13, this isn’t Jura outright confirming that a literal god is intervening, but it could be the case. This isn’t the first time Jura alluded to such an idea. If you go back to chapter 4, when the Shinjus first appeared, and Boruto later escaped the dimension, Jura once again said Boruto was lucky. He then attributed it to the Shinjus awakening their self-awareness, overflowing with curiosity and a thirst for knowledge, which surpassed their original instinctual drive to devour Boruto. In essence, they didn’t attack him because they weren’t ready to evolve, nor did they want him dead yet. This stems from their newly gained self-awareness, something they’d never experienced before.

We could trace this back to prior events in the series where Boruto should have perished but didn’t—such as his fight against Momoshiki, Boruto being resurrected by Momoshiki, and even surviving Omnipotence. These are all moments where Boruto comes close to death, which is typical for a shōnen protagonist, but that doesn’t mean it can’t also be a significant part of the story being told.

This is where prescience enters the equation, an ability that allows the user to see all possible futures. As explained in Chapter 13, this Shinjutsu originated from Shibai Ōtsutsuki himself. Kashin Koji awakened it due to having Shibai’s cells implanted into his body. For some reason, this detail has been overlooked, but if this ability originated from Shibai, it also means he possessed the ability to see all possible futures. This is significant because it means Shibai would have been able to see something important—a world void of his existence.

This takes us back to chapter 75, where Amado claims Shibai is no longer alive. All that exists are his remains. He theorized that Shibai ascended to a higher dimension or was killed by someone else. While this is Amado’s theory, Momoshiki confirmed that Amado was correct about one thing—Shibai is no longer in this dimension. So, it could be that Shibai ascended to another dimension or died. Ascending to a higher-dimensional plane or entering the Pure Lands constitutes the same thing—Shibai is no longer in this dimension. So, Momoshiki’s statement confirms that Shibai is no longer alive in the original sense but doesn’t explain his current existence.

Staying on chapter 75, a gift that keeps giving, there’s another important reveal—Akebi’s death. Akebi, being the daughter of Amado, is significant because the concept of reincarnation requires both death and rebirth, which often happens nearby, timeline-wise. Amado told Naruto that his daughter died 12 years ago, a few chapters prior. By itself, this doesn’t seem that important, but then Boruto pointed out that it’s also around the same time he was born. This information from Boruto seems odd since it adds nothing to the conversation in chapter 75, meaning it was likely added for other reasons. As I said before, Akebi dying 12 years ago means nothing by itself, and it being around the same time Boruto was born would have been obvious to anyone paying attention since Boruto is 12 years old. So, why has Boruto also pointed that out within the story? What is Ikemoto trying to imply?

Let’s revisit Akebi’s case for a moment. What’s also revealed in this chapter is that she suffered from a terrible disease of unknown cause. No drug or cure was effective, and it was so puzzling that all doctors had given up. Of course, it’s possible she just had a rare illness, but what if that wasn’t the case? What if Akebi was Shibai’s original reincarnation before Boruto?

As I said before, this might sound crazy, but it makes sense. There’s precedence for this in Naruto’s original manga. Let’s look at Ashura and Indra, the sons of Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, who somehow found a way to defy conventional death and later reincarnated as Naruto and Sasuke. This didn’t start with them; they’ve been reincarnating over and over again for centuries. Just as they manifested as Hashirama and Madara, they also had many lesser-known reincarnations. These incarnations weren’t relevant to the plot itself, but the point is that they existed.

This is relevant to Shibai being Boruto’s reincarnation because it explains how Boruto’s personality can be different from Shibai’s while still being his reincarnation. It also explains how Shibai could reincarnate as Akebi and later as Boruto. The flesh or personality of said flesh isn’t relevant—the most important factor is the soul. Hagoromo stated that the soul is tied to the chakra, which means both Akebi and Boruto possessed Shibai’s powerful chakra.

This powerful chakra may have led to Akebi’s death because her human body wasn’t compatible with Shibai’s energy, thus causing the unknown illness no one could identify. This makes perfect sense when you consider how Ashura and Indra reincarnated. It was always through their genetic descendants—the Senju, Uzumaki, and Uchiha clans. Although the conflict was primarily between the two brothers, whose souls reincarnated through chakra, they always chose their descendants. Why is that? It has to do with genetic compatibility or wavelengths, similar to how not everyone is compatible with Karma. This is why it took Isshiki over two millennia to find a proper vessel.

In a sense, Shibai reincarnated over and over until he found the right body—Boruto. Boruto is compatible with Shibai because he won the genetic lottery. His father, Naruto, is a descendant of Hagoromo, and his mother, Hinata, is a descendant of Hamura. This means Boruto possesses the genetic code compatible with an Ōtsutsuki regarding reincarnation.

But it goes further. You could argue that Shibai could have reincarnated within one of Hagoromo’s other descendants, so why is Boruto special? Those others didn’t possess enough of the genetic strands necessary to manifest Shibai’s power. This is also supported in the series. Kurama revealed that Himawari has a greater affinity for his chakra than any previous hosts, including Naruto. That’s because she has the bloodlines of both Hamura and Hagoromo, likely manifesting Kaguya’s parent chakra or genetic code, making Himawari more Ōtsutsuki than any carrier who only possessed one specific strand. The same applies to Boruto, making him a successful reincarnate who can truly manifest Shibai’s powers. One of those powers is the Jougan.

This isn’t new when it comes to Naruto. We’ve seen people manifest another’s power by possessing their chakras. For example, Madara awakened Hagoromo’s Rinnegan by manifesting Hagoromo’s chakra, and Kakashi awakened Obito’s Sharingan after being imbued with Obito’s chakra. In any other setting, this might sound crazy, but in this universe, crazy is the norm. This is why Boruto’s Rasengan Uzuhiko looks similar to whatever Shibai was doing in that one panel, why Boruto’s horn resembles Shibai’s instead of Momoshiki’s—especially when every other Karma vessel has horns resembling the person who implanted Karma—and why Boruto so strongly embodies Ōtsutsuki powers like the Jougan. It’s all according to Shibai’s plan.

But what is Shibai’s plan? He wants to reincarnate. Why did he spend all that time reincarnating until he found the right body? This goes back to prescience. I don’t think Shibai willingly ascended to another plane of existence, nor did anyone kill him. I think he flew too close to the sun, meaning he became too powerful—more powerful than his own body could contain—which led to his death. We’ve seen this before in Naruto. Madara was forced to take in the chakra absorbed by the Infinite Tsukuyomi, which caused him to swell as if he were about to burst. The characters even pointed this out. Then there’s the case of Toneri accidentally absorbing the sun’s power, which led to a similar effect. It’s possible Shibai experienced a similar phenomenon after consuming his last chakra fruit. As a last resort, he chose the process of reincarnation, similar to Ashura and Indra, likely because he didn’t have a vessel prepared.

It goes deeper than that. If the argument is that Ōtsutsuki can’t successfully reincarnate in a non-Ōtsutsuki, why did Shibai believe he would eventually find a proper body? This goes back to prescience. Shibai knew he would eventually reincarnate into a successful vessel because he saw the future in which it happened. All he needed to do was choose the best possible future. That future is now our current timeline.

This isn’t the only explanation, though. As I explained before, as a reincarnate, you are that person. While Boruto is technically Shibai, he isn’t the same as Shibai—similar to how Naruto is Ashura’s reincarnate but slightly different. For Shibai to return to his truest self, the original Shibai that existed in the past, he must exist separately from his reincarnates. Now, this might seem impossible, but it isn’t.

A concept called parallel incarnation suggests that a soul can exist in multiple forms or bodies simultaneously instead of undergoing the traditional, sequential process of reincarnation. This idea differs from the more common belief in reincarnation, where a soul is born, dies, and is reborn into a new body over a linear timeline—the form of reincarnation used by Ashura and Indra. In the case of Shibai, it’s possible that he did indeed reincarnate as Boruto, as I’ve explained. However, his original version still exists simultaneously, in another form—likely in a spiritual or another plane of existence. This opens up the possibility of Shibai actively manipulating the events of Boruto’s story to ensure he can fully reincarnate through Boruto’s body in his original form.

Certainly! Here’s the revised version of the text with proper punctuation, grammar, and readability improvements: Now, this could be for selfish reasons, but it could also be for a greater purpose. Shibai Ōtsutsuki lore is very extensive, and so is the clan itself. As you know, when she arrived on the planet, Kaguya fell in love with an emperor called Tenji and later had two sons, Hagoromo and Hamura. After these two sons sealed her on the moon, Hagoromo remained on the planet while Hamura went to the moon.

We all know the story of Hagoromo’s sons, Ashura and Indra, who created the Senju and Uchiha clans, among other bloodlines. So, this section of the article will focus on Hamura’s bloodline, which would be the Hyuga and the Ōtsutsuki clan on the moon.

Hamura created a pathway between the planet and the moon, which the characters use in Naruto: The Last. This means Hamura could populate the moon and create a Hyuga branch by procreating with humans. This would explain why bloodlines on the moon and the planet all look like regular humans, with the added benefit of having Byakugans. This makes perfect sense as it pertains to genetics since Hamura was already half-human, so mating with another human would reduce the Ōtsutsuki gene over time.

Though Toneri, a member of the moon branch, still possessed many traits of the Ōtsutsuki, and so did his father. This means that his bloodline is likely separate from everyone else’s. See, I believe that Hamura not only mated with regular humans but also with an actual Ōtsutsuki.

This brings us to Otohime, the Dragon King’s daughter, Hamura’s wife. Otohime is one of the characters from the story of Urashima Tarō, the person who influenced the creation of Urashiki Ōtsutsuki, similar to how Hokage was influenced by Princess Kaguya, Momoshiki by Momotarō, Kinshiki by Kintarō, and even Isshiki by Issunbōshi. They’re all influenced by deities in Japanese myth.

What’s important to note here is that the Ōtsutsuki clan itself is still a driving force in the Naruto world or Boruto’s universe, and Shibai might be a rogue Ōtsutsuki. The reason why I believe this is based on the fact that it is directly stated that the Ōtsutsuki should procure the chakra fruits and return them to the clan; they shouldn’t take them for themselves, or at least there’s a limit to how much they can take.

This stems from the fact that the only reason why Momoshiki was sent to take down Kaguya is because she consumed the chakra fruit instead of bringing it back to the clan, which means it’s illegal to do so. Yet, Shibai, for some reason, went around and devoured so many chakra fruits that he evolved—or maybe died, whichever way you want to take it. The act itself should still be illegal, which means that Shibai was likely operating on his own, and thus, there was no mention of a partner.

What I’m saying is that it is possible that what Shibai is doing could be for a greater purpose, such as going against the Ōtsutsuki, similar to what Kaguya did. The only problem with this is that Toneri implied that the Ōtsutsuki plan no longer existed in Boruto episode 53. But that doesn’t make sense based on what Isshiki said about the Palace of the Dragon King.

You see, the Ōtsutsuki are derivatives of the Shinto gods themselves. So, this family tree shows three generations of Hyuga, later ruled over by Hoori, who later married the Dragon King’s daughter, Otohime, as I mentioned before. In addition to that, it also shows the entire family tree of the Ōtsutsuki.

Yamatsumi is the god of the mountains, seas, and wars in Japanese mythology, who later had a daughter called (and I’m going to try here) Konohanasakuya-hime. Now, she was known as the Blossom Princess, the goddess of all volcanoes and a symbol of delicate earthly life. This is oddly similar to how Kaguya’s name also translates to either “Blossom” or “Shining Princess,” which likely means that Kaguya is a derivative of Konohanasakuya-hime. I think I said it right there.

But anyway, this also means that Kaguya’s sons, Hagoromo, Hamura, and Black Zetsu, are also derivatives of Hoori and Hosuseri, the sons of Konohanasakuya-hime. This then brings us back to Toyotama-hime, who later married and had a child with Toyotama-hime, the daughter of the Dragon King, also known as Watatsumi or Ryūjin, the same Dragon King that was mentioned in Boruto episode 53 when Urashiki sealed away Toneri.

What this implies is that if Hamura’s backstory is similar to that of Hoori, it simply means that he was able to get in contact with other members of the Ōtsutsuki, one with whom he later had an intimate relationship, thus creating Toneri’s bloodline. This would also mean that similar to how Konohanasakuya-hime abandoned her child and husband, the same could have happened to Hamura and his version of the Dragon King’s daughter. That would explain why Toneri and his bloodline possess more Ōtsutsuki traits than Hamura’s other descendants—he possesses more of the Ōtsutsuki gene.

By the way, some of this isn’t even a theory. Based on Toneri’s dialogue with Urashiki, they were once in contact with other Ōtsutsuki. “It seems that I found you at last. It took me a while, Lord Toneri Ōtsutsuki.” So, Urashiki, a full-blooded Ōtsutsuki from the main Ōtsutsuki clan, refers to Toneri as Lord Toneri Ōtsutsuki. That in itself is very odd. Why is Toneri, supposedly just a descendant of Hamura and some random human, referred to as Lord? It just doesn’t make sense.

Then, Urashiki said they were from the same clan, to which Toneri replied that he thought the Ōtsutsuki clan’s fate would end with him. Urashiki then said that the main family doesn’t feel that way. This part of the conversation implies that they’re both referring to the main Ōtsutsuki clan family, which Toneri seems aware of. However, what’s interesting here is that Toneri later said, “If they exist, why did they forsake us for a thousand years?” This means that Toneri knew about the main family of the Ōtsutsuki and knows that he’s directly connected to them, but for some reason, he thought they no longer existed. He thought he was the only one left.

This could mean that either the text Toneri got his information from was tampered with for some reason and thus not holding the truth of the past, or it could also be the case that the people themselves had their memories altered, thus remembering and passing on a distorted history. This was likely done by the main family of the Ōtsutsuki branch, who kept watch over this sector to some degree, as stated by Urashiki.

When I say altered their memories, I’m referring to the ability Kaguya used to change the memories of the humans on the planet, or it could have also been Omnipotence. So, in a sense, Toneri is likely referred to as Lord Toneri by Urashiki because he’s a descendant of the Dragon King’s daughter. In addition to that, he’s also likely a member of the two families within the branch of the Ōtsutsuki—one being from Kaguya’s father, Ōyamatsumi, and the other being from Hamura’s wife’s side, which would be Watatsumi, the Dragon King.

Now, all of this ties back into the plot of Boruto and Shibai because if the Palace of the Dragon King still exists, and if what Urashiki said about them watching over this sector the entire time is true, that also means that other Ōtsutsuki are running around somewhere. Also, if they can wield Omnipotence, such as changing the memories of the moon branch, you have more than one Ōtsutsuki god who can rival Shibai. By the way, this was hinted at by Momoshiki when he asked Boruto if he had ever contemplated how many times an Ōtsutsuki who became a god may have previously manipulated humankind’s memories. At that time, this seemed very odd because what reason would Boruto have to contemplate the effects of Omnipotence if this was the first time he was experiencing it? So, in-universe, it doesn’t even make sense to ask Boruto this question—it was obviously placed there for the audience.

Before you say that Toneri wouldn’t have been affected by Omnipotence since he would be Ōtsutsuki, I have thought about this. While it could be the case, it doesn’t necessarily need to be. We have seen characters who are descendants of the Ōtsutsuki, such as Sasuke himself, affected by the ability. So, you have to be more than whatever percentage of Ōtsutsuki Sasuke is to be unaffected. Toneri should be more Ōtsutsuki than Sasuke due to his great-great-grandmother’s lineage, but it’s also still diluted based on who mixed with that bloodline afterward—it’s just not as diluted as the others. Then again, it wouldn’t matter since the point is that Omnipotence was used long before Toneri was ever born.

So, it’s not that Toneri was affected by Omnipotence; he was just fed false information by those who were. I could be wrong; maybe Shibai is just trying to rule the cosmos, but he might be a bit more complex. Who knows? That would be interesting.

Shibai Ōtsutsuki is a mysterious figure in the Boruto universe, sparking theories about his identity since chapter 75. Speculation ranges from being Kaguya’s father to Boruto’s reincarnation. Key moments, especially in chapters 13 and 75, suggest divine intervention in Boruto’s survival and his unique powers. As Boruto navigates his abilities, including the Jougan, hints emerge that he may embody Shibai’s essence, intertwining their fates in intriguing ways.