Boruto’s Deadliest Weakness Officially Revealed in TBV Chapter 37

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 37 turns one of Boruto’s closest relationships into a potentially dangerous liability. The chapter was officially released on September 17, 2026, with the Japanese release following on September 18.

Sarada has been captured after Boruto’s carefully prepared plan goes sideways, and the usually composed shinobi immediately starts pushing for a way to reach her. That reaction does not escape Momoshiki’s notice. More importantly, Kashin Koji sees a future in which Boruto’s attempt to save Sarada could become one of the factors that allows Momoshiki to emerge again. Suddenly, this is not merely another rescue mission. Sarada may be the emotional pressure point that can turn Boruto’s greatest strength against him.

Sarada Is the Only Person Who Can Make Boruto Lose His Composure

Chapter 37 wastes little time showing exactly why Sarada matters so much to Boruto. His original plan was built around using Code’s claw marks to establish a route into the Divine Tree hideout. Sarada understood the assignment and even prepared a contingency of her own, leaving her earring behind so Boruto could potentially use it as a destination for Flying Raijin. Then Code actually kidnaps her.

Boruto’s reaction is striking because he does not respond like the calculating shinobi readers have become accustomed to seeing after the timeskip. He immediately starts searching for a way to reach Sarada, even when Koji tells him to return and rethink the situation.

Until now, Boruto has navigated high-stakes battles with absolute cool. Yet the moment Sarada is placed in direct peril, that calculated defense completely crumbles. Chapter 37 provides irrefutable evidence of this shift when Momoshiki explicitly points out Boruto’s physical reaction. Observing the young shinobi, Momoshiki smirks at how flustered he has become, noting his ragged breathing and erratic heartbeat. For an alien parasite lurking in his psyche, these physical symptoms are clear indicators that Boruto’s emotional armor has cracked.

Boruto’s struggle to remain calm stems from his deep-seated connection to Sarada, who trusted him so completely that she prioritized the mission by leaving behind her earring as a tracking mark. Seeing her taken leaves him visibly shaken. In a tense exchange with Kashin Koji, Boruto abandons his typical tactical demeanor, aggressively demanding a “yes or no” answer on whether he can rescue her immediately.

Recognizing this raw attachment, enemies like Code intentionally leverage Sarada to manipulate Boruto. Code understands that targeting Konoha’s young leader directly bypasses Boruto’s usual strategic caution. Sarada stands as the singular figure capable of causing Boruto to abandon logic in favor of impulse.

Saving Sarada Could Push Boruto Straight Into Momoshiki’s Control

A panel from Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 37. [Credit: Shueisha]

The threat goes far beyond Boruto simply rushing into an enemy trap. Chapter 37 connects Boruto’s emotional vulnerability directly to his ultimate existential threat: Momoshiki Otsutsuki. Koji’s Prescience allows him to observe branching possible futures rather than one fixed destiny. The ability allows Koji to see possible futures unfold and notes that information about those futures can itself cause them to diverge. That explains why Koji suddenly refuses to let Boruto hear everything.

After Sarada’s kidnapping, Boruto keeps demanding a way to save her. Koji eventually cuts him out of the conversation because Momoshiki can hear what Boruto hears. According to Koji, Momoshiki will emerge again, and what follows could be disastrous. More importantly, Koji explains that several factors can contribute to the trigger, with the very act of saving Sarada potentially becoming one of them.

This dynamic places Boruto in a brutal psychological trap. Throughout Two Blue Vortex, his greatest internal battle has been suppressing Momoshiki and preventing the Otsutsuki takeover. Emotional volatility and a spike in adrenaline are precisely what allow Momoshiki to slip through the cracks of his consciousness. Because Boruto cares so deeply for Sarada, the panic and distress caused by her abduction lower his mental defenses.

Chapter 37 raises the stakes for the next stage of Two Blue Vortex. Boruto’s primary challenge is no longer just beating external villains; saving Sarada requires him to keep his mind steady while under extreme emotional duress. If his heart gives out to panic, his attempt to save the person he cares about most could cost him his own humanity.

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