While the time skip is happening soon in the Boruto manga, when the anime comes back it will have a lot of ground to cover before getting there.
Summary
- The first part of the Boruto anime has concluded, but the second part will not immediately start with the time skip depicted in the manga.
- The anime will need to cover a significant portion of the manga before it reaches the point of the time skip, including Code's attempt to kidnap Amado and the introduction of Eida.
- The anime has about 3 to 5 episodes worth of manga content left to adapt before it can kick off the time skip. The decision to end the first part of Boruto was due to Studio Pierrot needing a break to improve the quality of the anime.
Warning: SPOILERS for episode #293 of Boruto: Naruto Next GenerationThe long first part of the Boruto anime has concluded, and fans expect that when the second part debuts, it will start with the time skip that pushed Boruto's story a few years in the future over in the manga's second part, Two Blue Votex. However, while the manga's time skip is well past starting, when the anime comes back, it will have a lot of ground to cover before getting to that point.
The world of Boruto has recently been shocked by two major developments. In the manga, the story finally reached the point that was foreshadowed since the very first chapter through a flash-forward, in which the two main characters Boruto and Kawaki appear as grown-ups fighting to the death in a not-too-distant future. This led to the present of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. The other big news is that, after six years and 293 episodes, what is now called the first part of the Boruto anime concluded, and a second one is already in production.
Boruto's Anime Still Has One Last Arc to Adapt Before the Time Skip
Many fans believe that Part 2 of Boruto's anime will be its version of Naruto Shippuden, starting a few years in the future with the main characters grown up, but this is not going to be the case. The final episode of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations saw the conclusion of the chaotic battle between Code, Kawaki, and Momoshiki Otsutsuki, who had taken full control of Boruto's body. To stop him, Kawaki did not hesitate to kill Boruto, but Momoshiki used his powers to resurrect him, thus temporarily losing control over his body. With Code also repelled, peace apparently returned to Konoha, but it's only an appearance. The last, ominous words that Kawaki says to Boruto in the episode are a reminder that, as long as Momoshiki is in his body, he sees his adopted brother as a threat to Naruto and the village.
However, Kawaki's decision to kill Boruto, triggering the events of the time skip, will not happen immediately. Before getting to that point, the anime will need to adapt a long part of the manga that details Code's attempt to kidnap Amado to restore his full Karma powers, and then Eida's decision to betray Code and move to Konoha to be closer to her beloved Kawaki. It's a weird part of the manga, which many fans have described as an attempt to turn Boruto into a rom-com, and it ends abruptly when Kawaki finally decides to attack Boruto. Still, it will take more than a few episodes of the anime to get to that point.
How Much More of Boruto's Pre-Time Skip Manga is Left to Adapt?
The Boruto anime's last episode, Farewell, adapted up to the manga's 70th chapter, meaning the anime still has 10 chapters of to adapt before it can fully begin the Two Blue Vortex era of the manga. How many chapters one anime episode can adapt varies, naturally, but Boruto's anime has typically adapted two to three chapters at a time when it follows the manga. All this implies that Boruto's anime probably has somewhere between 3 and 5 episodes of content to adapt before it can kick off the time skip. This all puts the anime in a strange position in regards to the first part's ending, as it's unclear why the anime would stop when it was so close to a much more natural conclusion.
The decision to end the first season of Boruto when it did is surprising may be surprising from a story perspective, but Studio Pierrot was clearly overworked, which was impacting the anime quite negatively. A break was needed so that Pierrot could take the time they needed to make Boruto finally live up to fans' expectations. Sadly, this means that Part 2 of Boruto will be very different from Naruto Shippuden, as it will not begin the Two Blue Vortex time skip.
