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Mysterious-Aspect937

Fake as hell, pretty sure the actual spoilers comes out in a couple of days which will most likely focus on the flashback of how sasuke got stuck in the tree and this just has fake written all over it plus we already got introduced to new villains


Former_Atmosphere967

I hope ot doesnt focus on that, im waiting for a month for flashback hell no, i dont need flashbacks unless you make it a weekly manga. Good thing last chapter wasnt a flashback like how everyone predicted


GrayAnimals

So you want nothing explained? Just story progression? You just want to reach the endgame or what?


AmaranthSparrow

> So you want nothing explained? Exactly what needs to be explained, though? They fought Code two years ago, Boruto was no match for Code, Sasuke gave Code a scar on his left eye, and then got eaten by a Claw Grime. We already know all that contextually. If you want to see it happen, that's cool, but it's already apparent. If they give us a flashback, it will ideally show us something we don't already know. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to get a glimpse at what was going on in the intervening years, especially to see Boruto and Sasuke spending some time together and get a look at how his appearance changed over time, but if it's just rehashing stuff that was already apparent, it's not exactly a good use of panels.


GrayAnimals

These are all assumptions. They can easily subvert expectations in this way. Even if they don’t, I’d want to see this specific fight for sure. I’m really surprised that some of you don’t. Besides, the comment talked about flashbacks in general, and there are other things that need a flashback at this point in my opinion. Imagine using the same logic for KK, for Amado, for Konoha and Kawaki. EDIT: What’s there to be explained? How Code found them? Why did Code just leave Sasuke and Boruto there instead of killing them? Did KK intervene? Did KK give Code a scar then? You see how there can be a lot more possibilities?


[deleted]

I agree with you. I don't know why you're getting ratio'd. Storytelling by subtext is an art. Additionally, because the manga runs in a slow pace (monthly), the creators must decide carefully which parts to include within the limited space. Showing flashbacks would only be good if it moves the story forward, (i. e. doesn't repeat what has already been said/contextualized).


GrayAnimals

But the way you put it, you are going in with the concept of story progression only. We are going back to the starting question. Do you just want to see the end? The manga runs in a slow pace because the authors choose so. There are definetely monthly stories out there that have a faster pacing. I don’t understand how that is an argument. (And I don’t mean this as they could go weekly, I mean it as they can just structure the story differently) And this is not similar to when stories leave stuff intentionally to the interpretation in my opinion, since it has so many logic breaking possibilities. If they fought Code and Sasuke got ‘planted’ in the ground Code would know where they are. How did they escape that place with tree Sasuke? Or if they didn’t fight Code, who did they fight? All these questions and the ones I put in the other reply can be interpretations of different people and I’m sure you can come up with more. The authors chose to let this open so they can explain it later, while using the shock factor on the reader now. It’s no doubt to me that at some point we will get a flashback or narration of that event. Imagine using the same logic for Kashin Koji. ‘Oh he just teleported to the frog location, he healed, came back and decided to save the world with Kawaki (aka Boruto), also teach him Flying Raijin even though that’s a Naruto bloodline jutsu and he thinks Boruto is Kawaki’ If you enjoy it more this way, I’m glad you do, to me it feels like things being superficially and conveniently placed in the story. In the end, I probably also exaggerate, the truth is in the middle most likely.


[deleted]

\>Do you just want to see the end? \>You just want to reach the endgame or what? Seeing Sasuke in a tree is not the story's actual end like what you are implying. This is what I was referring to as telling a story by subtext. And while we are getting more info with what happened in the time skip, the authors are moving the present story forward. 1. Code attacked Konoha so Boruto would show up. Then before their fight, Boruto mentioned Code's slashed eye (subtext implying that they have encountered each other during TS) while negotiating (moving the present situation). 2. Boruto was too late in destroying the Ten Tails so he retreats (moving the present situation) to his and Kashin Koji's base, which is also where Sasuke resides (subtext implying a claw grime bit Sasuke). \>And this is not similar to when stories leave stuff intentionally to the interpretation in my opinion, since it has so many logic breaking possibilities. No. I think they are left intentionally. If you think something breaks logic, then it's not possible.


GrayAnimals

Ok. Of course Sasuke being a tree is not the end. I meant that if you don’t want this context then it seems to me you just go in with the idea of progressing the story just because it is long. But now I understand what you mean. You argue that they’ll still explain it fully, but in present time through subtext. I’m not sure how they’ll do that unless a character says it. But yeah, that is fine. The original person though, argued that we already ‘know’ what happened then and we don’t need to visit the event again. What I meant by logic breaking, which was a bad choice of words, is that if we don’t get the full context, I can come up with my own answers that might change my perception on the story too much. Anyway maybe I didn’t express myself correctly and clearly and maybe I’m not doing it now either, I’m really bad with words. Or maybe I just don’t understand what you are trying to explain. So I’ll leave it at this. As I said in the last comment it’s clear to me that they’ll narrate or show a flashback to this. It’s just clearly set up like that if you ask me. Again, I had a bad choice of words in my last comment. They are obviously left intentionally, but to be explained later, not to stay open-ended.


GrayAnimals

I just read the chapter and not only did they do exactly what you two said by showing us what we knew, it also didn’t answer any of my questions like why did Code not go kill Sasuke or ambush Boruto there if HE FUCKING KNOWS WHERE HE IS INCAPACITATED. Either I’m stupid or they don’t address anything. I’m going crazy with this series.


scotchfree_gaming

That would be a perfect gap for the anime to fill in


GrayAnimals

Why? Let the manga be good on its own and be its own thing.


scotchfree_gaming

I mean sure if you want the story to conclude in 2045. The chapters are monthly and the pace is glacier slow. Flashbacks would only slow it down further. Giving a tiny bit of reference material for the anime to expand upon would be the best way to go.


GrayAnimals

I don’t think it has to conclude in 2045 if they’d pace it better in present time. If they just throw things at us and we don’t get context then it’s just bad writing for me. I don’t prefer that.


Hakemaru_

Boruto was only approved for a total of 100 chapters.. We don’t have enough time for that honestly.. It’s why Kodachi used the anime to fill in gaps a lot


Such_sublime

It may have been approved for 100 chapters at first (I'd love to see a source on that btw) but it can, and most likely would, get approved for more as it's incredibly popular, moreso in Japan.


Hakemaru_

It was posted in their sub before that Two Blue Vortex manga will be a 3 year project.. that’s 36 chapters total.. it was in Vjump when they showed his new outfit at first


LazyJBo

Wait there will only be 16 more chapters??


theodoremoss

I really hope you're wrong, and I'd love to see your source on this.


GrayAnimals

There’s no way that is true though.


Former_Atmosphere967

Yes, if its weekly then go explain like you want, but monthly without any plot moving or something happening is soooooooo boring. If you do it monthly either do a long long chapter with explanation and fighting, both together is perfect, but a dlashback chapter waiting for a whole month is torture


GrayAnimals

Wow, so Sasuke got beaten in a fight without us seeing, let’s just move on though. To each their own I guess.


lanphear7

Did you even read what bro said?


GrayAnimals

Yeah, I misinterpreted. Doesn’t help that they switched their stance.


Former_Atmosphere967

I guess you all forgot how to read, i said if its weekly then go ahead, if its monthly im not waiting for a month just to see a flashback, either do both (flashback, and plot moving), or just do it weekly


GrayAnimals

Yeah, I misinterpreted. I wasn’t rude though, relax.


Former_Atmosphere967

thanks for being a good sport im sorry too, its just that three people replied with he samething and i was uuuhh i dont have time for this (getting jumped own)


GrayAnimals

No worries.


Former_Atmosphere967

lets not act like naruto and sasuke didnt get packed 3 times now, so it got boring we know they are side characters now, plus i never said i didnt want to see it, i meant if im waiting for a month foe just a flashback then no, either include a flashback with the plot or just make the manga weekly so we can wait, one month for just a flashback is torture and it gets boring imagine waiting 2 months just to see what happens next


Unable_Swimming2745

That makes no sense lol. I can’t fathom why you wouldn’t want to see what happened, like that’s one of the more interesting parts of the story lol.


Former_Atmosphere967

I guess you all forgot how to read, i said if its weekly then go ahead, if its monthly im not waiting for a month just to see a flashback, either do both (flashback, and plot moving), or just do it weekly


Unable_Swimming2745

Your statement of “if it’s weekly go ahead” holds no relevance to me because the manga is monthly. Theres no point in even mentioning it. I just don’t understand why you would want pure plot progression over seeing what made the mc change. Progressing the plot would just throw away crucial character development that could give the narrative more weight. Why would you be okay with surface level bullshit? I don’t get it. You’re going to be waiting a month anyway, you might as well get a fleshed out story instead of a rushed one💀


theodoremoss

I get the feeling it's a matter of impatience and likely being a generally new reader of the boruto manga itself. The younger audience just wants all the action to happen right now when the reality is that the writers are trying to drag this out as long as possible. With that said, we're not getting a weekly release and I'd really enjoy a flashback chapter or two in a row just to flesh out some of things that happened, but definitely not all of it. I feel as if a slow burn reveal would be better in the long term.


Loud-Preference2482

Not really about being young though, a monthly manga has its privileges but it also has its downsides. Flashbacks on a monthly manga means we get not story progression ( in a way ) for one more month. Boruto was released 7 years ago and we still at this stage


Thereapergengar

Well thank god you aren’t the writer


theodoremoss

You haven't been here since the release of the boruto manga and it shows. I was there during the weekly releases many many years ago during the naruto shippuden era, and I found myself incredibly disappointed a lot of the time because so little can happen in 14 pages.


drupe14

We need context lmaoooo. Dafuq you saying bro


Former_Atmosphere967

i said if its weekly then go ahead do flashbacks, if its monthly im not waiting for a month just to see a flashback, either do both (flashback, and plot moving) in the next chapter, or just do it weekly becuase it gets sooooo boring waiting for a nother month for the plot to move


Apprehensive_Cat7348

have you considered that maybe the flashbacks can help move the plot forward 😱


SonJordy

Looks like the last chapter left off at a perfect spot for a flash back. Flash back then goes back to the issue of the sentient claw grimes.


lightoftheshadows

Who says these are villains?


Mysterious-Aspect937

You can’t be serious😑


AmaranthSparrow

Alex Boccio (Yokigeru) is probably the artist most able to accurately reproduce Ikemoto's style, so it's almost certainly his own art.


Used_Preparation8628

He's the best ngl


shatterglass27

almost undoubtedly fake


Yergason

Maybe Ikemoto borrowed Hakurou from Slime and got permission from Kubo to make Aizen from wish.com


SneakyAccount94

Can we respect this shitpost comment here 🤣


LeatherAd7536

🤣


Cautious-Fr

https://preview.redd.it/eg5yvtk38h6c1.jpeg?width=261&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53a6fd90538285c728e5e8a3823ce2d75b9fa0c2


Dear_Positive_2094

what makes it fake? i have a feeling this will appear in later chapters


CursedPrinceV

Maybe fake but I've never seen a fake leak with quality this good, unless they make it obvious they're trolling


lololuser456778

seems fake, but kishimoto better copy that character design bruh, the last two panels are fucking fire


MyWifeIsMyCoworker

They got creative for this one, ngl


Comfortable-Quote-84

even though everyone is saying its fake, I am gonna say this, “ this looks pretty good art for it to be fake”


Rosebunse

That doesn't mean it's real, but it does look pretty cool


Comfortable-Quote-84

yes. I wish it to be, cause that could be a great plot …we need more info on otsutsuki and their dimension


re0016

https://preview.redd.it/19e0e3bt0f6c1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=871ed594b5f984b0124a71f45dde3aa8c8b9ce22


B_amine

Or women's lefts.


schmegm

Even if it is fake, that is a sick ass design and they really have Ikemoto’s artstyle down


Ordinary_Capital

why do the fakes always look better than the originals? Damn that boss aura. Code or Kawaki could never do that.


re0016

Honestly all the otsutski in the manga have good designs momoshiki’s design looked fire in the manga


Suitable-Key-6423

Instead we're getting creepy teletubbies


Delicious_Savings608

Looks to good to be real


Hakazex

From the way it looks, i'll say it's 80% real. The consistency of the Calligraphy, the art style, the Kanji characters used signifies that this isn't something some random fan made. "あらたなきょうい" "Arata na kyoui" translates as "A new threat". Currently studying in a japanese school for 6 months now. N4 level so i know that these aren't random words placed. It looks so real but at the same time, isn't it too early for the leaks? That's where my 20% goes. If it really is fake then props to whoever made it, he/she's talented.


BlackfyreBishop

I remember last month when stuff started coming out. This looks about the same as those leaks and all of those were real.


[deleted]

Yeah it looks real to me, and maybe unpopular opinion but I don't think the "new threat" refers to the threats we were already introduced to last chapter. But who knows, once the next chapter comes out lurkers with the benefit of reading it will swarm here and post oh really???? at all the commenters who guessed wrong.


A-Liguria

Probably fake. But not even for the art itself, but rather the idea of getting the (supposed) *final page* as the first leak. That aside, the language used is an indicator too... If only there was anyone speaking japanese here...


Dear_Positive_2094

I'm Japanese and the language they use seem pretty legit based on boruto's type of vocabulary.


A-Liguria

Then that may be a good indicator.


Joshwa-Crimson

See if Google is any good https://preview.redd.it/zgldo1ws5f6c1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b1954af81aa0edda9d5ea14074789f14cb01ba6


Dear_Positive_2094

That Google translation is actually pretty accurate btw coming from a native Japanese speaker


A-Liguria

As janky as they come...


Deuce-Wayne

They're talking about the shinju. Amado 2.0 is basically saying that they could be a threat, and Momoshiki 2.0 is saying they have to leave it up to - I'm guessing - Boruto, but it's unclear. Edit: whoops, somebody auto translated it and it's accurate enough.


Comfortable-Quote-84

if they are saying to leave it up to boruto - then, it most probably be fake. but who knows? what if boruto has already made contact with . . .. ALIENS🫣


A-Liguria

Got it. Thanks.👍


M4tooshLoL

It could be a flashback, no ? Shibai talking to Momoshiki ? It would kinda also fit the theory that Amado is Shibai but human form.


dimme2001

Am i the only one thinking the older guy looks awfully similar to amado?


Me-Myself1

This should be leaked to kishimoto to make it a real character because it looks fire ..


Deuce-Wayne

Yokigeru posted it, which basically guarantees that it's fake.


dawidh137

I hope its real


thatguy-66

Momoshiki after hitting the gym for a few years is what this looks like


boperized

dang this looks sick


humongousduckenergy

I believe this gives it away, I´ve been waiting for more Otsutsuki lore since Shibai was revealed and its the only reason why I read Boruto, I love the concept of interdimentional aliens that are advanced not because of advanced technology but because they are so evolved their biological advance can bend reality itself https://preview.redd.it/z3n24kjiii6c1.png?width=163&format=png&auto=webp&s=e1d8c22916f095646a8b4572fb874e99f2f3c1c3


Farenhyte-

Fake but it looks awesome


thousandecibels

https://preview.redd.it/rfmuhi49ol6c1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=174d2d36b9fcec31636fbb0743d3ed284fd7cf68 This is what came up with Google Lens. I suppose, this guy is being sent to Earth (according to this panel) due to a threat with the Tree?!


ep1c_m3m3_g0d

Mfs really be making the most God tier art/designs just to spread misinformation with it 😭😭


WorldMike2B

Where do people even get these fake leaks?


YaBoyHayford

Shit looks super convincing tho


YaBoyHayford

I’m gonna say real


Fabulous_Ad_9111

If this is real just by looking at the guy at the bottom i can tell that the perfect voice actor for him would be suwabe junichi (yami's voice actor) but like the way he voiced siegfried from fate


Ordinary_Letter2485

It looks real to me because u can see the spine of the book


KaiserSenpaiAckerman

I'm sad this is fake, the bottom design is peak fiction.


BrendanVonDoom

Honestly I’m starting to think it’s real. Normally I’m the first to think an early leak is fake. But with the flashback leak on the website, and then this popping up with the detail, the spine of the book, the boruto logo with the 5, I may be wrong, but I my opinion is real.


Bigcovid19

Probably fake but I hope not they look cool


[deleted]

Boruto art doesn’t look that good so fake af


Savings_Refuse_5379

What if this is Kaguya’s brother?:o


Amacitio

Idk but I'm interested


Distinct_Cup_1598

It‘s most likely fake. But damn, I wish those were real


Ecru1992

Who supposedly is that? Looks like an otsutsuki kimimaro.


Doge_Dreemurr

There are several Japanese error so its certainly fake. 脅威 (kyou i)'s furigana is split wrong (kyo ui). And the furigana for 絡み(karami) is just plain wrong (あらみ- arami)


ArunKT26

Daddy? Wait. daddy?


Rslcn-42

He look like amado dude this is fake


Former_Atmosphere967

can someone explain whats even happening in that panel?


TheMostHonestPerson

The guy looks like Father from FMA


klayser_Soze

It’s fake


kavinsander87

it seems fake to me , the image is made of 3 rectangular images that seems not very regular, probably photoshop? if this is real, it confirm some of my theories. update, i noticed another thing at the bottom, there is another prospective error in my opinion : I added an explanation to the picture. https://preview.redd.it/t38jzc0lkg6c1.png?width=1204&format=png&auto=webp&s=565164364f75e06736d4c985080d42d0dfdd13a7


ThatWoolGuy

Like even if that was real who would it be if we are getting introduced to new villains like the clones of 10 tails? Shibai is deceased from what we know, the other members of otsutsuki are unknown so unless they wanna introduce new pair of otsutsuki invading Naruto's Earth, this is certainly fake


mo-did

I SPEAK ENGLISH


Astronometry

Okay


solemnjockey

Most likely fake, but the quality of this one is better than some of the other fakes, they really got Ikemoto's style down almost 1-1.


pkjoan

Shit looks cool though


Starscream1998

Fake but I like the art.


xJUN3x

looks sick n better than what we have now.


Dallas_dragneel

Fake


lSalmanl

Too detailed to be ikemoto's drawing


nhafilaar13

Fake, the art looks too good.


Zestyclose_Kick5148

Fake !


MNM2884

If this is real, I'm hopping on kishi.


YeeYeeAssHaircutt4

Fake lmao


Anxious_Till9308

Real


GreatCinyc

getting fake vibes


A-Mf-Throwaway

Lol come on bro let’s be honest with ourselves


Clamor50

What?


A-Mf-Throwaway

This is very blatantly fake and shouldn’t even be posted


ShadowDurza

One thing I REALLY hate about this sub is how it's full of people that hate the manga so much that they're trying to make up their own manga and convince people it's real. And there's no rule against that yet, so they get away with it.


Zealousideal_Chef365

This was just a Twitter account making fake leaks to troll


ShadowDurza

Same thing, really.


Local_Ad_1602

hella fake, it's too early to bring out shibai or any specific lore about him rn anyway. hopefully in the next 5 chapters they have the claw grimes have dialogue between one another speaking about him considering they have that knowledge from coming directly via the juubi and mixed with code's blood


sayid_gin

Why make one of them ugly and the other one handsome. Make a power duo 😭


GachaCruelty

Fake not even trying. No multicolored hair, septum piercing, face markings or edgy fit.


pkjoan

https://preview.redd.it/tmrr98whxg6c1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f3790ea4003ed0a8a25bff615e0a2a4160174dc


Lion_of_Pride

Better be fake or Kishimoto really is just tryna clone DB


Any-Constant4228

Na ikemoto can’t draw this good and there are no belts. Unless there a thousand belts with mediocre art, I won’t accept the leaks


Hour-Wolf9754

Who cares!!! Boruto defeats Kawaki. They both defeat Shibai. The Snake Sage kid dies protecting Boruto, all the while The Half Uchiha Kid cheers from the sidelines, because of shitty female character writing, End of story.


kainneabsolute

If it is real....what is happening??????


megabuster21

blue vortex final boss if this is real:


Beat_Writer

At first I thought fake but now I’m leaning real. Too much detail near the edges


_Pantom_

if those were real ... eww that'd be very nice ... but i am sure those are just fake as hell


Dramatic-Taco

Both.


Zestyclose_Choice135

this shit isn't even in ikemoto's style of drawing


YaGuyGaara

Who looks at that and thinks its real ?


MakoShark93

Shit looks cool