New Powers

" New Powers " ( 新たな力 , Aratana Chikara ) is chapter 28 of the Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga.

## Summary [ ]

Koji and Boruto watch as Inojin completes his new jutsu. When Boruto compliments Inojin's success on completing his jutsu in a single day, Inojin retorts that he's only here to defend Himawari and Konohagakure , and he does not accept Boruto as an ally. Boruto responds that he doesn't accept Inojin either, and warns him not to make Himawari cry even once, or he will shave Inojin's ridiculous haircut off. Boruto teleports away as a baffled Inojin questions why Boruto would defend Himawari as he's the one who wrecked the Uzumaki Household in the first place.

In Konohagakure, Mitsuki is next to be called for an interrogation led by Kobu , who dismisses Konohamaru . As Konohamaru leaves the room, Sai mentally contacts the Sensory Unit and requests for a communication log between Konohamaru and any third parties in the last several minutes, noting Konohamaru's sudden change in expression during his interrogation. The Sensory Unit reports that Konohamaru's last reported transmission was his routine check-in from the night before. Kobu begins to question Mitsuki about Boruto's escape during his interrogation.

Sumire completes her work on Boruto's sword and hands it back to him. Boruto notes that while the guard is unchanged, the rest of the blade has been completely remade. Sumire explains that its shape was altered for maximum strength and cutting ability, and it has been set to automatically maintain Boruto's Uchiha-Style Blade Jutsu on its own once its activated. Boruto notices the blade absorbing a small amount of his chakra, but Sumire reassures him that this is for his benefit as now he no longer needs to spare any focus to constantly infuse the blade with chakra. However, if anyone else whose chakra signature has not been registered with the blade tries to touch it, their chakra will be completely expended. Boruto's, Sasuke 's, and Sumire's own chakra are the only ones registered, and this was installed as a safety feature in case an enemy tries to steal it. Sumire also proceeds to explain that a certain special material has been compounded into the blade.

At the Hokage Mansion, Shikamaru talks with Shikadai about their upcoming encounter with Mamushi inside the village's walls. Shikadai questions Shikamaru's decision with considering Boruto as an ally after all he's done. Shikamaru explains that when he accepted the position of Hokage , he swore to himself that he would be unbending in his convictions, just like Naruto , and he is following his own beliefs and making the necessary decisions to protect Konoha. Boruto's assistance is essential to fighting the Human God Trees , and if Shikadai cannot accept this, he can willingly back out of this operation as he is not being ordered to participate, but he must keep any intel Shikamaru just shared with him to himself. Shikadai decides to follow through, pointing out that Sarada and Himawari are foolishly wanting to help Boruto, and Chōchō do not want to leave Himawari alone, a sentiment also shared by himself and Inojin. Shikadai will put his personal feelings about Boruto to the side to carry out any order given by the Hokage.

Inojin talks with Koji about Koji's hesitance to sharing any more intel if he knows about the future. Koji asks Inojin if he knew he was going to die, would he still confront Jura to save Himawari, or would that information cause him to hesitate or freeze in fear? If he did not confront Jura due to this indecision, would Himawari's powers have awakened? If someone is informed about their future, this action in itself can change the future to some degree, and the more ideal a future is, the better it is if fewer people know about it. As a singularity of fate that knows some snippets of the future, every action taken has a chance to impact subsequent developments, sometimes for better but sometimes for worse, and the more singularities there are, the more likely the future would branch out in complex and unpredictable ways, which would completely negate the advantages of Ten Directions . Koji goes on to explain that one must be cautious with how much information is given to who, to ensure things lead towards an ideal future. His role is to simply give out any vital information to those that need to know it, entrusting the battle against Mamushi to Shikamaru and Boruto. A future is seen that displays Ada being devoured and turned into a tree, and Himawari has been killed, with Inojin crying while holding her body in his arms. Koji agrees with Inojin that they should work on changing a future where Ada and Himwawari die.

In Konohagakure, Shikamaru is talking via an unofficial transmission to only those participating in the current operation: Boruto, Koji, Inojin, Ada, Daemon , Sarada, Himawari, Shikadai, Chocho, Mitsuki, Konohamaru, Delta , Kawaki , Amado , and Sumire. There were two selection criteria for this roster: first, who are not hostile towards Boruto were chosen, as Konoha still considers Boruto an enemy and may act to hinder his movements, and the operation members must also support Boruto's movements inside the village as well as stay alert for the enemy. Second, this transmission is on a dedicated line made possible by Inojin's new jutsu: the Mind Transmission Formation. As Mamushi can erase his chakra signature, Konoha's Sensory Unit will be unable to detect him, which is why Inojin's new jutsu will be essential. Inojin goes on to explain the basis of his new jutsu: while the ability to communicate telepathically over long distances is akin to a regular Mind Body Transmission Technique , his jutsu actually causes any person connected to this line to act as a receiver, and they can sense the vibrations of objects around them. Every object emits vibrations with a unique wave frequency, which will allow everyone to locate Mamushi's copies , despite his erased chakra signature. Shikamaru informs everyone to not worry about completely understanding Inojin's jutsu, as he will simply work with Inojin to pinpoint and relay the location of Mamushi's copies to the others. Shikamaru goes on to explain how Mamushi's ability work and how to counter it. Koji's toad is with Shikamaru, projecting a visual of Inojin's jutsu so the two can work together.

Mamushi is seen inside the village, asking civilians if they know where Ada is. Inojin relays this to Shikamaru, who sees this, and he tells Inojin to relax and focus on the jutsu. Shikamaru announces the location of Mamushi and several of his copies, and Koji informs Boruto what the closest symbol is to teleport to. Shikamaru notes that Mamushi's appearance is several days ahead of schedule, and Koji responds that fate has already started shifting. Ada expresses her disgust, and Daemon assures her sister that he won't let him lay a finger on her. Sarada, who is currently with Ada and Daemon, prepares to head out, but Shikamaru tells her to standby as Mamushi may spread out his copies over a wide range. Shikamaru confirms Mitsuki's status: he is still being interrogated. Mitsuki asks if he should break out, but Shikamaru does not want to provoke the higher ups, ordering Mitsuki to wait for an opening and take advantage of any chaos that were to ensue. Shikamaru orders everyone to be ready and head to defend Ada at any moment's notice as she is Mamushi's target. Boruto will use his teleportation to monitor every section of the village, and Kawaki will head out for support.

As Mamushi questions the civilians, a copy standing nearby tells him he can kill them if he wants but he should avoid causing any destruction to avoid Jura's wrath. Mamushi walks off as the civilians do not know anything, but Boruto suddenly appears and slices one of the Mamushis to pieces, targeting the eyes as per Koji's intel. The civilians rush off to inform the Konoha Military Police Force about Boruto's apperance. Mamushi creates more copies and engages Boruto in battle, who becomes overwhelmed by the number. One of the copies uses a Fire Release technique, and Boruto is seemingly engulfed by the flames while Mamushi criticizes himself for setting some buildings on fire. Boruto has apparently absorbed the flames, having activated his Kāma , while also admitting that he cannot get used to the itchy, rough feeling he gets when he absorbs things.