The WORST episodes of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Every episode of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations!
Son of Naruto Uzumaki, Boruto, follows his father's footsteps along with his friends to become great ninja. Throughout all their adventures, Boruto is determined to make his mark in the ninja world and live outside of his father's shadow.
#1 - The Ultimate Recipe
Season 1 - Episode 256 - Aired 7/3/2022
(Filler) Cho-Cho and Inojin end up making ramen to help a Rogue Shinobi and ramen shop owner by the name of Shingo Kumano who they met on a mission. They tell him that his ramen doesn’t taste bad, but that it’s missing something. Shingo asks them for advice to make it better. The former ninja takes advantage of his experience to develop a new menu. Will he be able to complete his ultimate recipe?!
#2 - The Seven Mysteries Investigative Team Forms!
Season 1 - Episode 264 - Aired 8/28/2022
After learning about the “Seven Mysteries” at the Ninja Academy, Himawari and several of her classmates decide to go investigate at night. Kae is among the participants, so Kawaki has no choice but to go along. But he learns that Kae does not believe in the Seven Wonders and is trying to create a fake phenomenon for the students who are looking forward to the expedition. Seeing Kae’s eagerness and excitement, Kawaki decides to help her until the end, but then something mysterious and unexpected occurs.
#3 - Disappearing Lives
Season 1 - Episode 277 - Aired 11/27/2022
As test subjects drop off one by one, Boruto tries to find a way to get everyone out alive. The next experiment is for the subjects to carry candles that are directly linked to their lives. Although some people try to save only themselves, Boruto and a fellow ninja from the Leaf Village, Kiseru Gankubi, aim to clear the challenge together with everyone…but Ouga’s experiment mercilessly pushes them to their limits!
#4 - A Flightless Hawk
Season 1 - Episode 274 - Aired 11/6/2022
Boruto accompanies Sasuke to a hawk trainer to obtain a messenger hawk. There, Boruto and Sasuke hear about a person who sells rare animals and decide to investigate. Boruto then befriends a boy named Tsuzura Shitakiri. Because of his mother, Tsuzura doesn’t go to school and has given up on the things he really wants to do. His only friend is a hawk that is unable to fly due to an injury. He takes good care of this hawk in the hope that it can soar the skies once again.
#5 - Bloom, Hana! The Teacher's Gifts
Season 1 - Episode 263 - Aired 8/21/2022
Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki hold a special lecture at the Academy for freshmen like Kawaki and Himawari. The teacher in charge, Hana, will also speak, but unlike Boruto and his team—who have actual mission experience and flashy jutsu like the Rasengan that appeal to the students—she can only use conservative jutsu, so she feels inadequate as a teacher and becomes depressed. A mock training activity prepared by the trio causes the class to become deeply divided, and Hana struggles to bring the class together again.
#6 - Fireworks of Love
Season 1 - Episode 260 - Aired 7/31/2022
While strolling through the village, Kakashi and Boruto come across some people arguing. Boruto sees a gloomy-faced young couple and learns they’re engaged, and that their grandfathers are feuding. For the sake of their future, Boruto wants to help them out and asks Kakashi for advice, but Kakashi is totally uninterested. However, something seems to sway Kakashi and he decides to help…
#7 - Welcome to the Maze
Season 1 - Episode 276 - Aired 11/20/2022
Boruto dozes off on Thunder Train and wakes up in an unfamiliar location along with the other passengers. A mysterious individual known as Ouga forces them to participate in a game of death disguised as an experiment—who will successfully beat this game and make it out alive?!
#8 - Konohamaru Becomes the Hokage?!
Season 1 - Episode 257 - Aired 7/10/2022
(Filler) Naruto has been asked to play himself in the popular Evil Jammer Kagemasa shinobi movie series. Konohamaru ends up playing the role in his place. Since this is his first movie appearance and the fact that he will be playing the Seventh Hokage, someone he looks up to, Konohamaru goes all out. However, he’s troubled when production doesn’t quite go as he expected. Upon hearing something from the assistant director, he proposes something to make the movie more enjoyable.
#9 - The Boy from the Isle of Shipbuilders
Season 1 - Episode 239 - Aired 3/6/2022
The ship carrying Boruto, his friends, and the people of Dotou Island is dead in the water. A shipbuilder Kajiki and his apprentice Ikada happen to pass by and offer to repair the ship at an island of shipbuilders where they live. Upon arriving on the island, Boruto and his friends try to do whatever they can to help while waiting for their ship to be repaired. Meanwhile, in the seas near the Land of Water, a clash between the pirates of the Funato Clan and the Land of Water is becoming unavoidable.
#10 - Into the Sky Again
Season 1 - Episode 275 - Aired 11/13/2022
Tsuzura’s hawk has suddenly been sold, so he does what he can to get his precious bird back. Hearing what happened, Boruto ignores Sasuke and rushes to help.
#11 - The Uzumaki Family's Hot Springs Vacation
Season 1 - Episode 258 - Aired 7/17/2022
(Filler) Boruto and Kawaki join Naruto, Hinata, and Himawari on a family trip to the hot springs. The five have fun playing table tennis and enjoying the food and hot spring at the inn. Kawaki had been hesitant before the trip, not wanting to intrude, but he finds himself enjoying the time with Boruto and others. When he and Boruto learn that the inn is hosting an event which promises a premium gift, they decide to sign up and participate.
#12 - Students Unite!
Season 1 - Episode 272 - Aired 10/23/2022
The assassin targeting Kae has finally been revealed. Because of their previous clashes, Kawaki knows they are a powerful foe. He decides to chase after the assassin by himself to prevent putting any more students in danger. But Kawaki finds it difficult to do that without knowing where the assassin is; what’s more, his classmates desire to work together to chase down the assassin and save Kae. And so, the entire class begins their pursuit!
#13 - X Cards Proxy War!
Season 1 - Episode 114 - Aired 7/7/2019
More commonly known as “Gemaki” – is themed around famous “Shinobi” of each successive generation. It is currently a very popular card game. Boruto and his friends are getting more and more anxious to collect the cards. Meanwhile, Boruto and his friends realize that there were many people not recognized, but influential, who still needed to be transformed into cards. These included their former teacher, Aburame Shino, and Metal’s dad, Rock Lee. However, it seems that only a shinobi candidate between them can be selected to be placed in the next letter. And so, there is a dispute about which one should be chosen. A climate battle unfolds among those who support the Shino faction and the Rock Lee faction.
#14 - Super Chocho Kiss Mode!!
Season 1 - Episode 68 - Aired 8/9/2018
Team 7 and Team 10 are visiting the filming location of the drama for their mission when they are attacked by ninja wearing gas masks, and an actress has been injured. The main actor Tomaru has specified a person to stand in for the actress, and that person is Chocho……!? Tomaru has taken an interest in the slimmed down Chocho, and Tomaru’s attitude and has Chocho over the moon.
#15 - The Legend of the Monster Cat
Season 1 - Episode 224 - Aired 11/14/2021
The next match in the final rounds is between Iwabe and Wasabi. The two hate to lose and tend to clash with each other, but Iwabe is thrown off by Wasabi, who seems unusually low-key.
#16 - The Obstacle: Seven
Season 1 - Episode 279 - Aired 12/11/2022
While Boruto and the others are forced to participate in Ouga’s experiments, Sarada and her team investigate Boruto’s disappearance and discover the existence of a suspicious individual. Meanwhile, Boruto is shocked to discover the identity of someone who may be working for Ouga. Just then, a test subject is found dead—killed for reasons that have nothing to do with the experiment.
#17 - Breakthrough
Season 1 - Episode 280 - Aired 12/18/2022
Ignoring the danger to his own life, Boruto tells the other test subjects to escape while he takes on the person who may be working for Ouga. But they decide to stay and help Boruto fight the suspect. As they search for Boruto’s whereabouts, Sarada and her team find themselves surrounded by skilled ninja and uncover unexpected information about the incident.
#18 - A Tricky Assignment
Season 1 - Episode 255 - Aired 6/26/2022
The pirate rebellion that has shaken the Land of Water is brought under control. Upon returning with his friends to the Hidden Leaf Village, Boruto wonders what happened to Ikada. Buntan and her friends are acquitted thanks to Kagura’s petition, but there is still no decision on what to do about Ikada. Boruto hopes for leniency, but Kawaki takes an opposite stance. As Boruto thinks about the people who got involved in the battle and Kawaki’s take on things, Naruto has a word with him.
#19 - Captain Denki's First Mission
Season 1 - Episode 232 - Aired 1/16/2022
With Denki as captain, Team 5 is assigned to a mission to transport automated puppets for mining purposes to an island in the Land of Water, to test and operate them, to gather data, and to analyze the results. However, lacking physical strength, Denki isn't very useful and ends up being ridiculed. Will Denki be able to restore his reputation as a ninja and successfully complete his first mission as captain?
#20 - Two Sides of the Same Coin
Season 1 - Episode 270 - Aired 10/9/2022
Hana, who has recovered from her injuries, and Kawaki, who is back guarding Kae, return to class. Life at the Academy gradually goes back to normal. Meanwhile, Hana learns that about the attempt made on Kae’s life and regrets her inability to prevent it. She returns to the scene of the incident to recount what occurred.
#21 - The Sneaking Shadow
Season 1 - Episode 269 - Aired 10/2/2022
The Academy students are at the hospital to visit Hana, who struggles to remember the day of the attack. At the Hokage's palace, Kawaki is relieved of his mission for not reporting the presence of the assassin in time.
#22 - The Princess's Tea Party
Season 1 - Episode 262 - Aired 8/14/2022
Kawaki has a hard time getting used to school life, but he succeeds in becoming friends with Princess Kae, the object of his guard mission. Meanwhile, Kae wants to get to know her classmates and invites them all to a tea party at her mansion. Since Kawaki has his mission and cannot let Kae out of his sight, he goes along. Despite feeling out of place at the party, Kawaki does his best to fit in, but then he senses something unusual…
#23 - Team Rivalry: Practical Skills Training!
Season 1 - Episode 265 - Aired 9/4/2022
Kawaki and Himawari participate in a training session in the forest near the academy. The class is split into three-person teams and Kawaki ends up on a different team from Kae. Anxious about losing sight of Kae, Kawaki is unable to focus and ends up burdening his assigned team. Kae is lured away by a mysterious person and disappears. Fearing that she is in danger, Kawaki and Himawari rush to find her.
#24 - A Wound That Never Heals
Season 1 - Episode 259 - Aired 7/24/2022
Mitsuki worries when Mikazuki the cat goes missing. Mitsuki, Boruto, and Sarada are assisting with the village patrol at the request of the police department, which is having difficulty investigating a strange series of attacks. From morning until night, Mitsuki spends his days on patrol, when one day, he sees Mikazuki being cared for by another person and being called by another name!
#25 - The Rusty Sword
Season 1 - Episode 231 - Aired 1/9/2022
(Filler) Traveling merchants have been attacked by vicious robbers. Wasabi, Namida, and Tsubaki of Team 15 are sent to the site of the incident to investigate. Tsubaki finds a clue that seems to point to samurai from her homeland, the Land of Iron. Furthermore, the clue belongs to a certain person that makes Tsubaki tremble in fear. That person is someone that she respected long ago, a fellow apprentice with whom she trained and honed her swordsmanship with—someone with whom Tsubaki shares a certain fate!