WARNING : Spoilers for Boruto : Two Blue Vortex chapter # 7

Summary

NaraShikamaruseemed to have fallen far from being theNarutoseries ' smartest ninja , but thankfully , Boruto : Two Blue Vortexhas redeemed the average Hokage . After Naruto was seal away , and Kawaki ’s life was literally throw with Boruto’s , Shikamaru take on the Mickey Charles Mantle of Hokage . While long - time fans of the franchise might take on Shikamaru would be the one to project out something was not correct , the manga has give a clever explanation for why it take away so long for him to get a line something was amiss .

codification might be the worst villain in the enfranchisement , but he did successfully kickstart the events ofBoruto : Two Blue Vortexby attacking Konoha to tempt out Boruto . With Boruto saving the daylight , some Konoha residents begin interrogate their memories that were altered by Eida . However , chapter # 7 revealed that not only is Shikamaru willing to help Boruto , buthe ’s figured out Eida ’s memory manipulationmultiple times .

Eida ’s incredible and unkept Omnipotence powerhas allow her to spay the remembering of most of the worldly concern ’s universe , which force Boruto into exile after being pressure for Naruto ’s apparent death . Still , in the chapter ’s scene of Boruto and Shikamaru conversing , Boruto explains that her power are much catchy than initially believed .

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Eida’s Omnipotence Power Continuously Wipes The Affected’s Memories

Boruto: Two Blue Vortexby Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto

While the cybernetically heighten Eida has yet to prove herself as a fighter aircraft , her wide range of abilities easily makes her one of the most dangerous the great unwashed in theNarutofranchise . Of her many power , Omnipotence is the most unjust . While a special select few , like Boruto , Sarada , and Sumire , are somehow resistant to Eida ’s powers , the rest of the world is physically incapable of understanding the storage alterations and evenforget them if they have it explained to them . This explains why Shikamaru , arguably the most sound character in the serial , has n’t been as helpful as sports fan hop .

" In fact , this is far from the first sentence you ’re hearing about it . The very construct of omnipotence wo n’t stick by in your memory . Ever . It blow over away over time . That ’s part of it ’s superpower . " - Boruto to Shikamaru in Boruto : Two Blue Vortex Chapter # 7

Throughout theNarutostoryline , Shikamaru has consistently surprised enemy and fans alike with his measured fighting style and ace strategies . He ’s antecedently retaliate his master against the mortal immortal Akatsuki phallus , Hidan , and proved to be a vital asset during the Fourth Great Shinobi War . While theBorutoseries has done a luck to attempt to give the first series shake off less sentence to strike to make way for the next generation , Shikamaru ’s intellectual and cunning have yet to provide Boruto or his ally the assistance long - full term buff bonk he is up to of delivering .

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Shikamaru Hasn’t Been Helpful InBoruto, But That’s About To Change

Eida ’s ability have turn the shinobi populace upside down and seem almost impossible to counter . Thanks to Boruto ’s explanation , Shikamaru can be an improbably helpful friend in returning thing to normal . However , unless the temporary Eighth Hokage figures out a prank to counter the effects , his intellect of the situation will once again fade .

With the ever - increasing amount of powerful threat and building tension , Boruto : Two Blue Vortex ’s heroes , include Shikamaru , will likely find a way to for good counter the frightening ability that are further leading their earthly concern into pandemonium .

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Manga panels from Boruto Two Blue Vortex chapter 7 shows Shikamaru and Boruto talking about Eida’s powers and how Shikamaru will forget.

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