How did Naruto die?

At the very beginning of Boruto, Naruto is said to have been killed. However, recent news suggests that this is not the case!

Did Naruto die in Boruto?

Did Naruto really die ⚰️ at the start of Boruto? Many fans were skeptical when shortly after the completion of Naruto's long story, a new series was announced, centering on the adventures of Naruto Uzumaki's son, Boruto . Adding to these doubts is the fact that creator and director Masashi Kishimoto would only have superficial involvement in the new Boruto saga. Nevertheless, Boruto started off with a bang, with a first episode that shook up the entire franchise!

Starting with a flashforward, ⏱️ Boruto is in his late teens, wielding a sword and covered in strange marks. Surrounded by the ruins of Konoha Village, Boruto faces a mysterious opponent named Kawaki, a boy of the same age whose arm and face are covered in similar designs. As the duo prepares to fight, Kawaki threatens Boruto, saying, "I will send you to where I sent the 7th Hokage." At the time, the fanbase translated this phrase as a death threat, and irrefutable proof that Kawaki had murdered Naruto. This theory 💡 gained momentum when Kishimoto announced that he thought Naruto's death could be beneficial for the rest of the saga.

Why isn't Naruto dead?

Since this introduction to Naruto's death , ☠️ the saga has gone back in time to explore Boruto's childhood and the evolution of the village set up by Naruto, the seventh Hokage. Until now, there was very little information regarding why Naruto died, but the new scans have finally introduced some important elements for the future of the story.

Kawaki was finally brought into the spotlight while the powerful Jigen, possessed by isshiki Otsutsuki, established himself as the new main villain. 👹 Currently, Kawaki appears to be a tortured protagonist in the mold of Sasuke Uchiha , rather than an outright villain!

In the rest of the chapters of Boruto, some clues about Naruto's death have surfaced again. In issue 37, it is revealed that Boruto and Kawaki's kama power possesses space-time abilities, ⏳ as Jigen suddenly appears in Naruto's house and activates the kama on Kawaki's body by passing through a portal. Later in the fight, Naruto suffers a fate worse than death, as the sadistic Isshiki wants him to suffer mentally for derailing his plans.

Naruto's Alleged Death Explained

Although Naruto and Sasuke are the most powerful duo in the saga, they will lose their fight against Isshiki (within his own hidden dimension). Luckily, Sasuke teleports away using his Rinnegan , 👁️ forced to leave Naruto behind, as the Hokage is stuck due to Isshiki's chakra receptors. The leader of Konoha has nowhere to go and he can only count on the help of his companion, Sasuke, who is seriously injured, to avoid dying !

But rather than kill Naruto, isshiki spares him, as killing Naruto would require a large amount of chakra, which would harm Jigen's physical constitution and leave Isshiki vulnerable. He can't afford to waste his chakra on a shinobi as strong as Naruto, backed up by the mighty Kurama. 🦊 As a result, Isshiki locks Naruto in a kettle-shaped coffin, which will have the impact of blocking the Seventh Hokage's chakra and thus isolating him from the real world.

Naruto is in another world

To be more precise, Naruto exists in the limbo world 🪐 from which he cannot escape, cut off from those he loves until Isshiki decides otherwise. In order to kill all hope in Naruto, isshiki tortures him psychologically. Isshiki wants to destroy Naruto from the inside by making him lose all fighting spirit. Not even Kurama 🦊 can escape this sealing.

This bodes very bad for Kawaki too, as there's a good chance that Isshiki will possess the boy that Jigen 👹 conceived, which could lead to the evil Kawaki we saw at the start of this series fighting an older Boruto .

Sasuke can save Naruto from death

Hopefully, Sasuke can use his space-time eye abilities to find the alien dimension and free his brother-in-arms. However, as it stands, Naruto has been disarmed and turned into a spectator, watching as his family gets chased away 🔫 and all the ninja villages line up to be drained. Naruto is not used to this, but since he is helpless, held in this world for the moment, he can only hope to survive and trust Sasuke and the other members of the ninja alliance! ⚔️

Even at the time of the release of the first chapter, many fans had sensed confusion regarding the supposed disappearance of Naruto . After all, Shonen series are generally reluctant to kill off their main character, especially when said franchise is 20 years old. Today, Boruto shows us a glimpse of how the great Seventh Hokage could be defeated in the future!

These revelations make us think that Naruto is a protagonist who seems indestructible to the point that his opponents must use cunning in order to succeed in beating him in a duel! Although Naruto Uzumaki is not the most imposing character in the story. Naruto and Sasuke form the most powerful duo in the Naruto saga! Be careful though of his offspring, Boruto, who may surprise us very soon! We can't wait to learn more about the different powers of Kama! 📜

If you want to know more about the Naruto universe, you should read our article on: Who is the strongest Kage ?