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- The strongest Boruto characters , as of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 36, are led by Boruto Uzumaki, whose pact with Momoshiki Otsutsuki unlocked full Karma access and a completed Jogan/Byakugan.
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations has effectively split into two different timelines of power.
- That gap matters because most "strongest Boruto characters" lists online quietly average the two together — treating a feat from the 2017 anime and a feat from a 2026 manga chapter as equally current.
Last updated: September 15, 2026
The strongest Boruto characters, as of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 36, are led by Boruto Uzumaki, whose pact with Momoshiki Otsutsuki unlocked full Karma access and a completed Jogan/Byakugan. Kawaki, Jura, and Code follow closely — though several of these power levels exist only on the manga page. The anime hasn’t caught up.
Why the Boruto Power Rankings Keep Changing
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations has effectively split into two different timelines of power. The anime stalled after March 2023 around the Code/Vessel arcs, while the manga rebranded as Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, jumped years forward, and blew past every ceiling the anime ever established. Any ranking that doesn’t separate the two is comparing characters from different eras.
That gap matters because most “strongest Boruto characters” lists online quietly average the two together — treating a feat from the 2017 anime and a feat from a 2026 manga chapter as equally current. This list doesn’t do that. Every entry below is tagged with where its power level comes from, and the biggest anime/manga mismatches are called out explicitly in their own section.
The manga’s popularity backs up how much ground it has covered: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 3 crossed 1 million reads on Manga Plus within three days of its October 2023 release, outpacing Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Jujutsu Kaisen in readership that week (Anime Explained, October 2023). That’s a lot of story — and a lot of power creep — the anime audience hasn’t seen yet.
The Strongest Boruto Characters, Ranked
This ranking reflects the current Two Blue Vortex manga, the only place these power levels have actually been shown on the page — you can read every chapter free and legally through Viz’s official Shonen Jump portal. Where the anime version of a character is meaningfully different or weaker, that’s flagged directly in the entry.
1. Boruto Uzumaki
In Two Blue Vortex Chapter 29, Boruto struck a pact with Momoshiki Otsutsuki: his body, in exchange for full access to Momoshiki’s Karma. That trade gave him karma absorption, sharply amplified chakra, and a form of shared foresight with Momoshiki, who can spot incoming attacks before Boruto reacts. He’s also manifested a completed Byakugan/Jogan hybrid. His signature move, Rasengan Uzuhiko, tethers a target to the planet’s own rotation, inducing a vertigo effect that keeps damaging them after the jutsu ends. The cost: overusing Karma accelerates a biological overwrite, and Momoshiki can surface and take control if Boruto loses focus. None of this exists in the anime, which never got past the Vessel arc.
2. Kawaki
Kawaki commands the entire toolkit of Isshiki Otsutsuki through his Kokugan, including Sukunahikona (shrinking himself or objects to microscopic scale for instant repositioning) and Daikokuten (a barrier technique that creates and absorbs matter). As of Chapter 35 (June 18, 2026), Amado applied a further Karma modification, and all eight spokes of Kawaki’s Kokugan wheel are now visible — a sign of near-total control. He’s currently capped at roughly 85% attack, 15% defense by Amado’s design, kept alive deliberately for his daughter Akebi’s sake. In the anime, Kawaki is still an untested teenage “Vessel”; the manga has moved him several arcs past that.
3. Jura
Jura leads the Sentient God Trees, humanoid clones grown from Isshiki’s cells inside the captive Ten-Tails. He’s effectively a walking Ten-Tails incarnation, and his raw output is described as rivaling Isshiki Otsutsuki himself. What holds him back isn’t strength — it’s experience. Jura is a god-tier fighter who is still learning how to actually fight. He’s a pure Two Blue Vortex creation with no anime equivalent at all.
4. Code
Implanted with Shibai Otsutsuki’s cells as a Kara operative, Code’s claw-mark shinjutsu mixes iron in his blood with chakra to place portal marks on any surface, then bounce between them instantly — a Flying Raijin analog with no kunai requirement. He also commands the Claw Grime army spawned from the captive Ten-Tails, giving him indirect access to cloned Isshiki power. He defeated Sasuke Uchiha in single combat earlier in Two Blue Vortex. Despite that resume, the story has since pushed him into a secondary-villain role behind the Shinju clones he unintentionally created.
5. Eida
Eida wields Omnipotence, an Otsutsuki shinjutsu that can rewrite the memories of everyone on the planet at once. Its passive effect suppresses doubt in anyone who starts noticing they’ve been altered, and the effect fades in a way that erases even the memory of having been changed. It’s arguably the single most dangerous ability in the franchise on paper — but Eida has almost no personal combat skill, and both Daemon and Kawaki are outright immune to it by blood.
6. Daemon
Daemon carries Reflection, also drawn from Shibai Otsutsuki’s cell line: any attack or hostile intent aimed at him bounces back at its source, reportedly letting him overpower Code and stand up to Jigen-tier threats. His real weakness isn’t a jutsu counter — it’s emotional immaturity that opponents can exploit to break his focus.
7. Koji Kashin
Built from Jiraiya’s cells, Koji Kashin wields Ten Directions, described as the second most powerful shinjutsu in the series behind Omnipotence itself — it grants foresight across every branching future outcome of a fight. Layer that onto Jiraiya-level raw chakra with far more refined control, and Koji Kashin plays a longer game than almost anyone else on this list.
8. Mitsuki
Orochimaru’s engineered son has mastered both Sage Transformation and full Sage Mode, and recent Two Blue Vortex chapters frame him as having already surpassed Orochimaru’s own power. His artificial body carries a complete snake-jutsu arsenal, giving him more raw versatility than almost any other Konoha-aligned shinobi his age.
9. Sarada Uchiha
Sarada awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan before the current timeskip; her ability, Ohirume, conjures multiple miniature black holes. The cost is steep and the story keeps dramatizing it rather than hand-waving it away: her eyesight visibly deteriorates the more she uses the power. Combined with Chidori mastery and medical-ninjutsu training from Sakura, she’s arguably the most well-rounded fighter on this list, even if she isn’t the rawest.
10. Himawari Uzumaki
This is the single biggest anime/manga gap on this entire list. In the Boruto anime, Himawari is a non-combatant child who has never thrown a punch on screen. In Two Blue Vortex, the timeskip has made her Kurama’s new jinchuriki with near-perfect tailed-beast chakra control, on top of Byakugan and Gentle Fist training — a version of the character the anime simply has not depicted.
11. Sasuke Uchiha
Sasuke remains one of the series’ most experienced shinobi, but Two Blue Vortex has been deliberately humbling him: Code beat him in a direct fight, and multiple chapters use Sasuke to illustrate how far the next generation has closed the gap. Treat any “Sasuke is still the strongest” claim with caution — his story role has shifted from unbeatable mentor to a measuring stick for the kids surpassing him.
12. Naruto Uzumaki
The anime leaves Naruto as reigning Hokage with Baryon Mode and Six Paths chakra fully intact — still, by that version of the story, the strongest character in the franchise. The manga has since sealed him and Hinata inside a timeless dimension under Kawaki’s control for most of Two Blue Vortex’s runtime, and his combat state post-seal is unconfirmed on the page. Ranking him definitively right now is a guess, not a fact, and any honest list should say so instead of resolving it for you.
Power Comparison: Signature Techniques Side by Side
The table below lines up the top eight characters’ signature techniques and dojutsu, along with the manga chapter where each was confirmed — useful shorthand for spotting which powers are current and which are still anime-only in the public imagination.
| Character | Signature Technique | Dojutsu / Bloodline | Confirmed As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boruto Uzumaki | Rasengan Uzuhiko | Jogan + full Byakugan | TBV Ch. 29 |
| Kawaki | Sukunahikona / Daikokuten | Kokugan (8 spokes) | TBV Ch. 35 |
| Jura | Tailed Beast Ball (Ten-Tails scale) | None (God Tree body) | TBV, ongoing |
| Code | Claw-mark portal shinjutsu | None | TBV, ongoing |
| Eida | Omnipotence | Senrigan | TBV, ongoing |
| Daemon | Reflection | None | TBV, ongoing |
| Koji Kashin | Ten Directions | None | TBV, ongoing |
| Sarada Uchiha | Ohirume | Mangekyo Sharingan | Pre-timeskip TBV |
Manga vs. Anime: Why These Power Levels Don’t Match What You’ve Seen
If you’re only caught up on the Boruto anime, most of this list will look unrecognizable — and that’s expected, not a mistake. The anime has not aired new episodes since March 2023, while the manga has since rebranded as Two Blue Vortex (full publication history via Anime News Network’s encyclopedia), timeskipped years forward, and introduced Karma fusions, Sentient God Trees, and Omnipotence, none of which the anime has drawn a single frame of.
The gap isn’t permanent. A 10th-anniversary trailer confirmed a new Two Blue Vortex anime is in production, with Studio Pierrot reportedly planning a seasonal release schedule rather than a weekly one, specifically so animation doesn’t have to rush to catch the manga again. No premiere date has been locked as of this writing.
The manga itself isn’t a fixed target either. Two Blue Vortex went on a brief hiatus after Chapter 36, with creators Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto confirming a return in V Jump’s oversized November issue, on sale September 18, 2026 (CBR, September 2026). Meanwhile, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Volume 7 landed at No. 3 on Japan’s weekly Oricon manga sales chart, behind only Chainsaw Man and Blue Box (CBR, February 2026) — a sign the story’s current arc is still pulling real readership even mid-timeskip.
Related Reading
Before Two Blue Vortex, this cast came from somewhere. Catch up with our Naruto watch order guide to see how Boruto and Sarada’s parents got their own power levels, or see how the original cast stacks up in our strongest Naruto characters ranking and strongest Naruto villains ranking.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Boruto stronger than Naruto right now?
It’s unconfirmed. The Two Blue Vortex manga has sealed Naruto inside a timeless dimension under Kawaki’s control for most of the current arc, so his post-seal combat state hasn’t been shown on the page. Boruto has visibly grown far stronger since gaining full access to Momoshiki’s Karma, but a direct comparison isn’t something the story has actually confirmed yet.
Does the Boruto anime match the manga’s current power levels?
No. The anime hasn’t aired new episodes since March 2023 and stopped around the Code/Vessel arcs. The manga rebranded as Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, timeskipped forward, and introduced power-ups like Boruto’s Momoshiki Karma fusion and Himawari’s jinchuriki status that the anime has never depicted.
Who is the strongest villain in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex?
By raw power, Jura is the strongest confirmed antagonist — a Ten-Tails incarnation whose output is described as rivaling Isshiki Otsutsuki. Code and Daemon are dangerous in different ways, but neither has shown output on Jura’s scale.
When does Boruto: Two Blue Vortex return from its hiatus?
The manga is scheduled to resume in V Jump’s oversized November issue, on sale September 18, 2026, picking back up from Chapter 36, according to the official announcement covered by CBR.
