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So, we have Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 20 titled “Because of Love.” In this chapter, we have a major reveal—Sarada awakening her Mangekyō Sharingan for the very first time in Two Blue Vortex.

Obviously, we have already seen Sarada first activate it at the end of Part One; however, this is the first time we get to see her use it in Two Blue Vortex manga. We also get to see just how strong the abilities of the Mangekyo Sharingan are in her battle against Ryu.

Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 20, in my opinion, is one of the best chapters in all of the Boruto manga. This chapter had the ultimate reveal that finally paid off after the buildup from the earlier chapters of this arc. Obviously, with Team Seven and the Sand ninja ready to fight the Shinju and take them down as their mission, there was plenty of slow buildup in the past few chapters. Many people were starting to get pretty antsy about what was to come, especially since the manga is monthly. So, with a lot of these slow chapters, some people were starting to get bored.

However, in my opinion, I’ve been saying it for a while—you have to just let the story build up. And with Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 20, this is exactly what we got. Not only did we get to see Sarada awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan for the first time after the timeskip, but we also saw Konohamaru finally get the moment I have been waiting for a very long time, especially in the main storyline of the Boruto manga.

So, let’s start at the top of this chapter, where we see Matsuri ready to devour Konohamaru. It seems like Konohamaru is completely stuck in a bind, at Matsuri’s mercy. Matsuri tells Konohamaru that she will snap his neck if he keeps whining too much or if they keep talking until the moment she devours him. No matter what, Konohamaru will die in this scenario.

We then see the dialogue that Shikamaru had with Konohamaru in the earlier chapters about the mission and the objective of taking down the Shinju. Konohamaru’s goal, after all, is to befriend Matsuri and, when the time is right, betray and kill her when her guard is down. The way Ikemoto and Kishimoto built up this betrayal was absolutely amazing. Through the panels, we slowly see how Konohamaru was able to convince Matsuri not to kill him right away but instead join his side. Eventually, he made the decision to betray her in the end.

The Shinju are still effectively babies, meaning that despite their will to eliminate their targets and devour them, they can be manipulated into being befriended. In this situation, we know that Matsuri has feelings for Konohamaru, and he begins to manipulate her emotions to avoid being killed. He reminds her that she said this was the best day of her life and that if she devours him, they won’t be able to have any further conversations—since he will presumably be dead.

Matsuri replies that while it was fun, she feels like she is losing her sanity. She realizes that Konohamaru is dangerous and is driving her crazy. It becomes clear to her that her instincts are pushing her to eliminate whatever danger is in her way—Konohamaru. However, at the same time, her inner thoughts—her feelings for Konohamaru—create conflict in her mind. Despite all of this, Matsuri is still willing to devour Konohamaru, as we see more roots forming around him, seemingly trapping him.

Meanwhile, we jump to the other Shinju fight, where we see that Sarada, Mitsuki, and the Sand ninja are now completely defenseless. The Lodestone Sand Sealing Blade that Araya had was sealed away by the Claw Grimes that Ryu summoned in Chapter 19, meaning they really have no other way to fight back against the Iron Sand.

Despite the situation, everyone in the battlefield against Ryu still tries to fight back, but to no avail. Slowly but surely, one by one, each character is taken down very quickly—first Araya, then Mitsuki. Mitsuki activates Sage Mode, but his power is still not strong enough. He, too, gets pushed back by the Iron Sand, forcing him out of Sage Mode, meaning that Mitsuki truly cannot fight back against Ryu and his Iron Sand Jutsu.

Ryu then uses the Iron Sand to restrict the movements of both Araya and Mitsuki, effectively making them his servants, where he can move their body parts without their own will. At this point, Ryu has taken complete control of the battlefield. Half of the team has been restrained, and Yodo and Sarada do not have the power to fight back against Ryu’s Iron Sand.

Ryu now begins to question everyone on the battlefield. He reveals that he’s not going to let any of these characters escape, but he’s also not going to kill them, since it wouldn’t make sense to him either. We do know that the goal of the Shinju is to hunt down Boruto Uzumaki as well as his accomplice, who, of course, we know is Kashin Koji. This is where he begins to extort the ninja by asking them where exactly Boruto or his accomplice is. Only if he gets that information will they be set free.

Of course, Mitsuki does not fall for this bluff. He tells Sarada and Yodo to run, knowing that, eventually, they will be killed. At the end of the day, Ryu was betrayed by them and will most likely want to kill them no matter what. While Ryu is fishing for any sort of intel, Yodo suggests that Araya tell Ryu where exactly Boruto is so they can leave the battlefield alive, knowing that Ryu is going to kill them otherwise.

However, Sarada insists that she will not betray Boruto and give away his location. Despite not having a choice in the situation, Sarada stands firm in her decision. Even though she doesn’t actually know where exactly Boruto is, this shows her loyalty and commitment to him. She refuses to sell out a friend. She even gets a flashback to her conversation with Sumire at the start of the Boruto manga, where Sumire explains how she and Sarada were the only characters in Konoha to side with Boruto, even though they had no crucial intel on him. Because of this, they were able to live freely in the Leaf Village despite siding with a rogue ninja.

This is something that Yodo notes when talking to Sarada, saying that she’s been wondering why Sarada has been defending a rogue ninja like Boruto, despite all the crimes he has supposedly committed. Even though we know Boruto is innocent in the situation, Yodo comes to the conclusion that Boruto is someone Sarada would always stand up for—even though the rest of the world wants him dead. Yodo then admits that she feels the same way about Shinki, which reveals deeper emotional connections between these characters. Not only does this add depth to their dialogue, but it also hints at potential romantic feelings, as they are both teammates of Boruto and Shinki.

Yodo then offers to give herself up so that Sarada, Mitsuki, and Araya can escape safely. She says she’ll start gathering intel on Boruto’s whereabouts in order to keep Ryu at peace and ensure the survival of the others.

Meanwhile, we jump back to Konohamaru and Matsuri, where it looks like Matsuri is starting to devour Konohamaru completely. At this moment, it seems like Konohamaru is about to die. However, as he is being devoured, we see Matsuri cry for the very first time. This is where I have to say that Ikemoto absolutely excelled in showcasing the emotions of the Shinju—not just with Matsuri and Konohamaru, but also with Jura.

Slowly but surely, panel by panel, we see Matsuri lose her focus on actually trying to kill Konohamaru as tears begin to fall from her eyes. She even notices this and asks what this dripping liquid is, realizing for the first time that she is experiencing sadness. This is the first time she has undergone such an emotion, and it marks a major turning point in her character.

At this moment, Konohamaru uses the Talk-no-Jutsu that Naruto taught him. He begins to slowly but surely unravel Matsuri’s thoughts, making her confront her true feelings—her desire to be with Konohamaru rather than to kill him. Matsuri’s tears make her realize that she has become emotionally attached to Konohamaru. She doesn’t want to kill him, something that Konohamaru reminds her of in their conversation.

We then jump back to the dimension where Jura and Hidari are, with both of them monitoring what Matsuri is doing. Right now, Jura also begins to shed some tears because he, too, is feeling the emotion of love. I do want to note that while Jura is shedding tears, the character who isn’t is Hidari, as he is just mindlessly watching Jura, taking notes.

Matsuri, on the other hand, has completely lost it now. She isn’t trying to kill Konohamaru anymore but is instead trying to reason and justify why exactly she is crying in the first place. Konohamaru reminds her that the feelings they have are genuine, and this is where he requests Matsuri to hold his hands, knowing that their feelings are real. Matsuri then begins to hold Konohamaru’s hands, where we get to see the inner dialogue from Shikamaru explaining the overall mission when it comes to taking down the Shinju—befriend them and eventually betray them.

This is where we see the ultimate betrayal. Once Konohamaru holds hands with Matsuri, he begins his full-on betrayal, forming a massive Rasengan to destroy Matsuri’s hands and break free from the roots forming around him, which were about to devour him. Instead, he catches her off guard and begins to try to kill her.

This is such an impactful moment for a character like Konohamaru, considering how many times he has been embarrassed throughout the Boruto manga. The countless times we’ve clowned this guy over the past few years have been insane. As just a fan of the series, I’m very glad to see Konohamaru finally get his moment—proving himself as a ninja while also following in Naruto’s footsteps, using Talk no Jutsu to his advantage before ultimately betraying Matsuri.

However, this betrayal does not follow through completely, as Matsuri calls out Konohamaru’s name, causing him to hesitate slightly when trying to kill her with double Rasengans. At this moment, we get an inner monologue from Jura, explaining how Matsuri came to experience these emotions—of course, it was the feeling of love. Matsuri wavered in devouring him and allowed Konohamaru to trick her, but at the same time, because of this love, Konohamaru let up and ultimately failed to kill Matsuri. This was his biggest mistake in fulfilling the mission of killing the Shinju.

Ultimately, I am very happy for Konohamaru because he was amazing in this chapter. Not going to lie—I thought he was finished for sure. However, even though he betrayed Matsuri, it was not enough to kill her, so we’ll see how that plays out.

Right after this, we go back to where Ryu and the rest of the ninja are, as they attempt to take him down. So, we’ll see what happens with that in the next chapter.

We see how Sarada and Yodo deal with taking down Ryu, where Yodo is quickly impaled by the Iron Sand, rendering her useless. This means that the only character left standing is Sarada herself. Yodo, on the brink of death, tells Sarada that she doesn’t know her true self when it comes to her powers and her feelings about how strong she wants to become.

She explains to Sarada that she is completely deluding herself subconsciously, allowing her true power to rot inside her. Obviously, she is referring to Sasuke’s Mangekyo Sharingan, which we saw at the end of Boruto Part One.

We only caught a glimpse of it when she awakened it for the first time, realizing that Boruto was innocent during the Omnipotence event. However, we have not seen it since. Because of this, everything has led up to the ultimate reveal—Sarada Awakening her Mangekyo Sharingan again.

Ryu then restrains Sarada with the Iron Sand, forcing her to pull out a kunai. It seems like Sarada is going to kill Yodo against her will due to the movements of the Iron Sand controlling her body. Yodo then continues to explain that Sarada has no reason to continue holding herself back. Obviously, in a situation like this, she understands that Sarada is doing this for the greater good and only for one person—and that one person is Boruto Uzumaki.

Yodo realizes that Sarada’s true powers exist to protect Boruto because of the situation he is in. Since he is a rogue ninja, Sarada has made it her goal to protect Boruto’s name no matter what. This has been a consistent theme since the start of Two Blue Vortex, where we saw, on the very first page, Sarada trying to defend Boruto’s case after he was branded a rogue ninja. Even after three years, she was still trying to defend Boruto’s name to Shikamaru and clear him of any wrongdoing. However, her attempts failed, as he continued to be hunted down by Konohagakure.

Because of this, Sarada awakened her Sharingan—and not just her Sharingan, but eventually the Mangekyou Sharingan. We then witness the very first ability of her Mangekyou Sharingan. As the Iron Sand, which was restricting everyone’s movements on the battlefield, slowly begins to disappear, Ryu no longer has control over it—including Sarada herself. A black vortex forms, sucking in the Iron Sand and its chakra, completely removing it from the battlefield.

Mitsuki notices that the Iron Sand has been gathered in one spot, where it is being evaporated into thin air. This is where we finally get the reveal of Sarada activating her Mangekyou Sharingan through her own will.

This is where Chapter 20 of Boruto Two Blue Vortex ends.

And do I have to say it? This is by far one of the best chapters in all of Boruto manga history. When I tell you about the buildup over the past few chapters, the ultimate reveal at the end of Chapter 20 made it all worthwhile. This is why I say: Let the Boruto manga cook!

Obviously, the past few chapters were slow, but the ultimate reveal of Sarada finally awakening her Mangekyou Sharingan not only made the moment worth it, but it also proved that Sarada has the power to fight back against the Shinju, including Ryu and Matsuri.

We’ll see how Konohamaru deals with her. There was some discussion, even from me, that Team 7 might not have the power to take down the Shinju. However, Koji did say that the success rate of this mission was very high, meaning they would be able to kill the Shinju. But by the end of the last chapter, it seemed like Team 7 and the Sand ninja had no options left to defeat the Shinju.

Now, with Sarada finally awakening her Mangekyou Sharingan of her own will, we will see just how strong she really is. I’m not going to lie—seeing how she evaporated the Iron Sand into that black vortex, and how incredible it looked, I think the tables have completely turned. Ryu may not have the power to fight back against Sarada and this new ability granted by her Mangekyou Sharingan.

That means Ryu might be completely out of options if he can’t use the Iron Sand. Even some of the jutsu that Shinki knows might be countered by Sarada’s Mangekyou Sharingan ability.

Overall, this was an amazing chapter. I have to say it again—Ikemoto did an amazing job with the artwork and paneling. The panels were paced well, showing the emotions being conveyed perfectly. The back-and-forth transitions between Matsuri and Konohamaru and Ryu vs. the other ninjas were absolutely amazing.

This chapter ultimately made all the slow buildup worth it. Like I said, the only problem with Boruto is that it is a monthly manga. While we all have our criticisms, the long wait between each chapter makes it difficult to stay fully engaged with the storyline. That’s why I always say: Let the story cook.

So far in Two Blue Vortex, there have been some slow points, but they have led up to moments like this. And with the next chapter, we’re about to get into some crazy action.

Let me know how you, the readers, feel about this chapter in the comments section below.

• What would you rate Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 20?
• How do you feel about Sarada’s Mangekyou Sharingan finally being activated?
• What do you think about her new ability, which allowed her to warp away Ryu’s Iron Sand?

As a fan of Sarada’s character, I’m really happy she is finally getting this moment. It also proves that the Boruto manga does not need to rely on Boruto and Kawaki to carry its plot.

This was an issue I had with Boruto Part One—while it was exciting, characters like Sarada and Konohamaru were left out. However, in Two Blue Vortex, I have to say my expectations have been completely satisfied.

• Konohamaru betraying Matsuri
• Sarada finally awakening her Mangekyou Sharingan and saving everyone on the battlefield

We no longer have to wait for Boruto or Kawaki to save the day. Sarada finally has her moment and can fight back against these powerful enemies in the main storyline.