
Boruto resolves to become a ninja who protects the village from the shadows he supports Sarada's dream of becoming Hokage. In the days following the victory, Naruto reconciles with Boruto. Weakened, Naruto lends his remaining chakra to Boruto to create a giant Rasengan while Sasuke distracts Momoshiki long enough for Boruto to use his attack and finish him. However, Katasuke shoots Momoshiki with a Kote that restores his strength. Across the battle, Momoshiki devours Kinshiki to increase his strength, while Naruto joins forces with Sasuke to defeat him. They arrive in the other dimension and find Naruto bound by the Otsutsuki duo, and the four Kage engage Kinshiki in a fight. Boruto insists on joining them to make amends with his father. Sensing that Naruto is still alive in another dimension, Sasuke allies himself with the other Kage to rescue him.

Naruto sacrifices himself to protect everyone and entrusts Boruto's safety to Sasuke. The duo is revealed to be after the Nine-Tailscreature sealed inside Naruto's body to create a chakra fruit so that they become immortal. Before Naruto leaves the arena, the two figures Sasuke previously encountered, Kinshiki Otsutsuki and Momoshiki Otsutsuki, appear and destroy it. In the exams, Naruto catches Boruto cheating and disqualifies his son. It was given to him by the arrogant scientist Katasuke, who wanted his experiment to gain publicity for marketing purposes before Naruto shot down the proposal. Boruto, hoping to convince Naruto to spend more time with him, is tempted to cheat on the exam by using a prototype device, Kote, that stores each type of jutsu. Sasuke then honors his promise and helps Boruto prepare for the upcoming Chunin Exam, a test taken by young ninjas.

Sasuke agrees on the condition that Boruto performs the Rasengan technique, which he then learns from Konohamaru. After Naruto misses Himawari's birthday, Boruto meets Sasuke and asks him to train him so that he can become strong enough to surpass Naruto. Sasuke returns to the village to warn Naruto about the powerful opponent he faced earlier.
