How Kurama Was Revived In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, And Its Implications (2024)

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex revealed a monumental new plot twist that has huge consequences for the series. With the return of the Nine-Tails confirmed, it might be confusing as to how he managed to be revived, and although there are some intricacies in how this happened, it's actually rather simple to break down.

In chapter #9 of the manga, Himawari came face-to-face with a smaller version of the Nine-Tails after escaping from Jura, who wanted to devour her and the Nine-Tails' chakra. The two had a brief introduction, and the next chapter will continue their conversation.

This plot twist has huge implications for the future of the series, and fans went wild after realizing that their beloved Kurama might not be dead after all. Although there is still a lot of unknown information regarding Himawari's Nine-Tails and how she acquired the chakra, it will all be cleared up in due time.

Tailed Beasts Are Immortal Creatures

While references to the Jinchuriki's immortality are few and far between in canon, key moments confirm that the beasts live forever

It has long been established that a Tailed Beast doesn't die in a literal sense, and one of the first moments this was confirmed was in chapter #503 of Naruto. During the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha village, with Kushina and Minato taking on the beast, Kushina chose to sacrifice herself alongside Kyubi, so that he would return later, and the village would be safe for the time being.

It was again confirmed by the Fourth Raikage, Ai, when he wanted to kill Naruto and stop Madara from getting his hands on the Nine-Tails. In chapter #541, he was scared of the possibility that Naruto would be captured by Madara and decided he wanted to kill Naruto to prevent what he felt was inevitable. His reasoning behind this was that he possessed the knowledge that the Nine-Tails would also disappear temporarily, and would reincarnate in the future, giving the Allied Forces time to collect themselves and create a plan.

However, there's no better proof of a Tailed Beast's immortality than one dying and coming back. The Three-Tails, Isobu, had reincarnated before in Naruto canon. He was sealed inside of Rin, Kakashi's teammate, alongside Obito. When she realized that the Beast was going to take over her body and destroy Konoha, she launched herself into Kakashi's Chidori, killing her and Isobu; he then reincarnated and was sealed inside Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage.

Kurama's Death Was a Special Case

Baryon mode is what ultimately felled the iconic beast in Boruto

During Naruto's fight with Ishikki, he awakened Baryon Mode with the trade-off being that Kurama's chakra would be destroyed and erased from existence, making it to where he would be unable to return. This is where fans' confusion stems from, as Kurama himself said that Baryon Mode would kill him for good.

The only way Kurama would die is if all of his existing chakra was inside of Naruto, and was destroyed by Baryon Mode, but if some chakra was elsewhere and inside another human, he would still be able to come back. As long as some of the chakra of a Tailed Beast exists, no matter how small, they will undoubtedly return. It is possible that neither Kurama nor Naruto knew that Himawari received some of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Is This The Same Kurama, Or Something Else Entirely?

There is still missing information regarding how Himawari obtained the Nine-Tails chakra, and where the series will go from here

An interesting fact about Tailed Beasts is that if their chakra is separated, that chakra becomes a separate entity. This was demonstrated in Naruto Shippuden's Fourth Great Ninja War when Naruto and Minato fought together and activated their Nine-Tails Mode. Minato had sealed half of Kurama into himself during Obito's attack on Konoha. This shows that Himawari's Nine-Tails is most likely not the Kurama that fans know. Furthermore, he might never regain his memories, because the only way to do so would be to rejoin the rest of the chakra, but it has been destroyed.

The miniature size of Kurama proves that he is a former shell of himself, and although he is much weaker than he originally was, his chakra is enough to scare Daemon. However, there is the possibility that Kurama's chakra will continue to expand and his size will increase, as this small version was once seen when Hagoromo split the Ten-Tails into nine, and each Tailed Beast started as a smaller version of themselves.

How Himawari possesses the Nine-Tail chakra is still a mystery, but it most likely has something to do with her blood relationship with Naruto, Kurama's Jinchuriki. The two are about to have a discussion, with Nine-Tails asking her if she knows who he is and her replying calmly that she does, and the mysteries of this unexpected revival will hopefully be shed light upon.

Although the return of Kurama into Boruto: Two Blue Vortex might be exciting, fans should be aware that he may not be as powerful given a majority of his chakra was destroyed. However, the young girl now has a wise beast that has lived for centuries to aid her in battle, the same way he aided Naruto many times in more ways than just lending chakra. More context will be given in future chapters, or even the next one, so fans should strap in for exciting new developments.