Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 23 The Strong – Read Manga Online In High Quality

He was supposed to be their last hope—the boy who defied fate. But tonight, Boruto Uzumaki is in the process of dying. Jura, the monster born from the Ten Tails—emotionless and godlike—isn’t even trying. He’s not fighting Boruto; he’s studying him. He’s breaking him down slowly and deliberately. Every attack Boruto throws at him is swatted away like an insect’s bite. Every move is anticipated. Every ounce of resistance is pointless.

And then he arrives—Kawaki. The boy modeled by hate, wielding the full, terrifying power of Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, has returned to the battlefield. Not to reason. Not to negotiate. But to obliterate.

This isn’t a reunion. It’s not redemption.
It is a declaration of war.

Join me for the newest review of Boruto Two Blue Vortex Chapter 23, because this chapter is forever changing the Shinobi world.

So, we open up the chapter with a change of scenery. Mitsuki has managed to take down all the remaining Claw Grimes on the battlefield while in Sage Mode, impressively protecting an unconscious Sarada as he does so. And just as he wraps up the battle, he’s joined by Konohamaru, who is carrying Matsuri’s Thorn Soul Bulb, desperate to get away.

However, as Mitsuki scoops up Sarada, Konohamaru is quickly brought up to speed by his pupil, being told that Araya went to Shinki’s location so that he can use the Thorn Soul Bulb—gained when Sarada blew up Ryuu—to save Shinki, and then use Shinki to save Gaara. Presumably afterward, they’ll take Yodo’s dead body back to the Sand Village to be buried.

Konohamaru remarks that her loss wasn’t in vain, then, since it means they did manage to get the Thorn Soul Bulb back to save their Kazekage. It’s a somber reminder that lives were lost so that a small glimpse of hope could be given to Sunagakure.

Konohamaru then tells Mitsuki how Boruto saved him—but when he did so, it brought Jura to the battlefield. And Konohamaru, with his brilliant 20,000-level IQ, deduced that killing Boruto is a greater priority for Jura than getting his comrades’ Thorn Soul Bulbs back. Which is such an obvious observation that 12-year-old Naruto would have put down the glue he was eating and come to the same conclusion.

But what this does is give us a stark reminder—yet again—of how things have changed for Konohamaru. He didn’t leave behind his student to face Jura; he basically left an enemy of the state. As far as he’s concerned, they can kill each other off and save Konoha the trouble. Which is why he shoots down Mitsuki’s suggestion to support Boruto in the battle with Jura.

This leads to Konohamaru stating that they must go back to their original point—where they met the Sand Village ninjas when they first arrived—saying that Boruto requested this, and that they have to trust Boruto has a plan.

As this is going on, we see Boruto staring down Jura, who’s just standing there—aura farming, hands in his pockets, with the most immaculate drip ever, like it was part of the Cloud Collection from Nan America.

Boruto’s battle with Jura just took another turn for the worse. While Konohamaru is running to safety, Boruto is being used as target practice—getting Bijū Dama shot into his body, just barely missing vital spots. Jura has Boruto fleeing, trying to put distance between himself and the threat. But he can only go so far before Jura spots him hiding on a cliff.

As Jura begins to take flight, we see just how much he’s been toying with Boruto. He’s merely been testing out his use of Bijū Dama—changing the size and shape, practicing scatter shots and sniper-style attacks. He’s basically using Boruto as a training module.

This puts Boruto on high alert, because Jura is on the move now. Within seconds, he’s in the air, preparing another Bijū Dama to shoot from his Rinnegan. But Boruto also takes to the skies—not even attempting to fight back. The only thing on his mind is survival… and waiting for the right moment to counterattack. His enemy is too strong to face head-on.

Boruto begins to zip through the air in one gorgeous set of panels that looks like it’s straight out of the Dragon Ball manga. The way Ikemoto paneled this whole sequence—Boruto curving in midair, avoiding the Bijū Dama, throwing a kunai at Jura—the kunai following the trajectory of the speed lines as Jura is preparing the next Bijū Dama… it’s breathtaking.

Hopefully, we see more of the flight aspect being introduced into the series, because—as a Dragon Ball fan—flight took the franchise to another level. Boruto could benefit from the 360° aspect of aerial battles. This is one area where Ikemoto blows Naruto series creator Masashi Kishimoto out of the water. What little flight Kishimoto tried in Naruto, to be blunt, left a lot to be desired.

Jura, as you’d expect, isn’t fazed by the kunai. He just outright disregards it—probably read somewhere that, outside of Momoshiki destroying Sasuke’s Rinnegan, kunai are just as useless as Amaterasu.

But that arrogance? It costs him.

Boruto secretly marked that kunai with the Flying Raijin to teleport to it and draw his sword—this time attempting to get Jura from the blind side. But he quickly has to adjust to Jura’s response. Boruto releases his sword from his grip as Jura goes in for what appears to be a killing jab, and Boruto quickly uses Flying Raijin to teleport to the same sword that just fell in order to avoid being skewered.

Which, if this were classic Naruto, you’d already have Minato popping up with a long-ass name for the move Boruto just came up with.

The brilliance of Boruto continues to shine. Now that he’s got the sword back, he moves to cut Jura’s foot off—from the top of the calf muscle on down. But all this does is make Jura state that Boruto did a good job—almost like an adult giving a small child a sticker for saying their ABCs.

This leads to Boruto trying to engage Jura head-on, and he quickly realizes he’s outmatched. As Boruto struggles against Jura’s assault, Jura grabs hold of the hand holding the sword and prepares another point-blank Bijū Dama. This shows off Jura’s intelligence: due to Boruto’s lack of skill with the Flying Raijin, he needs both hands to make the concentration hand sign to teleport. By grabbing one hand, Jura is preventing him from escaping.

But Jura didn’t get the memo—this manga isn’t called Jura: Two Blue Vortex. It’s called Boruto Two Blue Vortex.

Boruto shows how skilled he truly is as a shinobi by doing something only the most elite shinobi in the Naruto manga could: he weaves hand signs with one hand. And not just any jutsu—he performs Purple Lightning at full power to shock Jura at point-blank range and stop the Bijū Dama from forming.

This shows that while Boruto still has room to grow with Flying Raijin, for a jutsu like Purple Lightning, he’s mastered it enough to perform with one hand—making him an elite shinobi.

However, all this running around has exhausted Boruto to the point—Jura is mocking Boruto for his sluggish movements because Boruto is constantly holding his side—where Jura shot him with that Bijuu Dama. The internal injuries appear to be getting worse with every movement. It’s a wonder that Boruto’s even still standing at this point, even accounting for him setting aside chakra for stamina purposes.

This causes Jura to shift things into another gear—giving up his pursuit of trying to kill Boruto with the Bijuu Bomb and instead going for the good old-fashioned beatdown: throwing hands. Which means that if this were a video game, Jura was just trying to get the win under the special conditions in order to get the bonus prize for beating the floor boss.

Meanwhile, Konohamaru has led Mitsuki and the unconscious Sarada back to the viewpoint, but there is nobody there, leaving them baffled. If they were expecting Boruto to show up, he’s too busy literally getting tossed around the battlefield by Jura.

It doesn’t take too long before Jura gets tired of doing this and tries to nuke Boruto with another Bijuu Dama. But Boruto manages to fly into the air to escape. Just as Boruto thinks he’s gotten away, Jura pops up behind him, and Boruto quickly tries to hack him with his sword. But Jura not only blocks it—he hits Boruto with enough force that it chips away at the sword Sasuke gave him.

This is an indication that Boruto’s stamina is beginning to fall—and his skill with the sword is starting to dip because of exhaustion. A classic samurai trope is being put on display here. Jura quickly kicks Boruto across the battlefield again, leaving him on the verge of unconsciousness. The beatdown gets to the point that Eida declares she can’t watch this anymore because it’s clear Boruto is about to die.

And then—that’s when it happens.

Kashin Koji’s hands go to his head as a new vision with “Ten Directions” comes in. We learn that Kashin Koji can’t control Ten Directions—the power he got from Shibai’s DNA—the way Daemon can with Reflection, or Code can with his Claw Marks, or Eida can with her Senrigan. His pupils begin to change, and Koji tells Eida he’s getting another vision—an updated timeline—the first time in almost a week.

Which means that what Kashin Koji told Boruto in the past—it has happened. When changes get made to a path he saw with Ten Directions, Koji retains knowledge of that path that no longer exists. But all his planning means nothing now, because a new future is being made, and he doesn’t see the timeline branch until it’s created.

So—what did Kashin Koji see?

He sees Jura, Inojin, and Himawari. They are the first things that appear. But as more begins to come into focus, we suddenly cut away—back to Boruto versus Jura.

Jura is preparing to kill the now unconscious Boruto. In this moment, he’s taking absolutely zero chances, noting that Boruto, even while unconscious, is still holding onto Sasuke’s sword—which has to bring a tear to your eye, given that when Sasuke was defeated by Code, he was still holding onto his sword despite being unconscious.

Jura takes to the sky, preparing to shoot off another Bijuu Bomb, wanting to blow Boruto to bits.

But then—suddenly—Kawaki’s chakra rods slam through the back of Jura’s skull and out through his eye socket, with Kawaki appearing in a new outfit, rocking the Konoha headband as his belt buckle. His clothes are darker than before, which is very important to note.

As Ikemoto said in 2024, back in France, the clothing of characters is intentional because it reflects both their personality and character arcs. For example:

• Every item on Boruto’s jacket is a memento from someone dear to him and is also marked with the Flying Raijin seal.
• Sarada’s outfit was meant to show her loyalty to Boruto and Sasuke.

Kawaki has transitioned from wearing a white jacket with some dark colors to now a dark jacket with fewer light colors, showing that his descent from light into darkness is beginning—right as he’s unlocked Isshiki’s power.

And it’s not just Isshiki’s power. As he told Amado, he wanted to use scientific methods as well—which means possibly Shibai’s cells too—in order to get strong enough to kill Jura.

Basically, think of it like this: Kawaki had his power level as it was previously… then got all of Isshiki’s power added to it… and then got scientific enhancements and who-knows-what else done to him to raise his attack power even more.

If he’s a video game character, think of that power bar just gradually expanding rapidly.

Or let’s have some real fun with it. If you’re a Pokémon fan like me, think of Kawaki as a Pokémon and Amado as the trainer. And instead of training Kawaki through hard work, he just fed him a bunch of Rare Candies to level him up really fast.

This leads to Kawaki being shown in Kashin Koji’s new Ten Directions, along with Sarada fighting Hidari yet again. Koji realizes that Boruto went behind his back and told Kawaki about Amado placing limiters on his power.

And based on Koji’s reaction, the timeline has changed. It might have more than one effect, but Kashin Koji clearly didn’t want Kawaki to have Isshiki’s power—and yet, that move by Boruto resulted in Kawaki saving him. So now, we’re on a new timeline path that Kashin Koji never accounted for.

As this is going on, Delta communicates with Kawaki, informing him that Mitsuki, Sarada, and Konohamaru are safe. The battle between Kawaki and Jura immediately ramps up. In the blink of an eye, Kawaki has slammed chakra rods into Jura’s body as he turns around—with Kawaki keeping one giant chakra rod, just like we saw in that flash-forward sequence from Boruto Part One. Kawaki is now using that as his primary weapon.

Jura quickly tries to counter by shooting off a Bijuu Dama, which explodes in the distance—and the blast begins to wake Boruto up. As Jura is taking the chakra rods out of his body, Boruto and Kawaki engage in some classic banter. Kawaki questions when Boruto is going to get over his weakness, and Boruto fires back with a snarky remark.

Jura watches as Kawaki activates his Karma seal, powering up to face him. He’s left stunned, asking how Kawaki improved so much in such a short period of time—because the last time they fought, Kawaki was left cosplaying Sleeping Beauty by the water tank after just two hits.

And somewhere, Code is going, “I told you so.” Because back in Chapter 15, Code directly asks, “Why aren’t you hunting? You monsters have one job—consume Otsutsuki.” And Jura basically says, “I’m going on side quests right now. I can capture them whenever I want. You go kill Boruto, make yourself useful.”

Well, that’s come back to bite Jura in the rear end.

Now, Kawaki is well aware that Boruto can’t use Karma and wants Boruto to, frankly, grab his balls and man up while he fights Jura. Because if Momoshiki takes over Boruto’s body, Kawaki states that he won’t hesitate to kill this weakened Boruto.

We’re left with Kawaki using Karma in its basic, Version One state, ready to battle Jura—who is charging forward faster than you can click here to check out the other news articles on Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga.