7.8/101,639 votes#1 - Boruto Uzumaki!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2017
The Hidden Leaf Village is located within the Land of Fire, one of the Five Great Shinobi Nations. Boruto Uzumaki lives here and he's the son of the village leader, Naruto Uzumaki, the Seventh Hokage. One day, Boruto saves a boy named Denki Kaminarimon, who's being picked on. Denki is physically weak, so he is unable to stand up to the bullies. On his way to the entrance ceremony at the Ninja Academy, Boruto sees Denki again. He notices that his chakra is warped and that he is acting strangely.
Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita
Writer: Makoto Uezu
6.9/10751 votes#2 - The Hokage's Son!
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2017
After being suspended for the uproar he caused at the entrance ceremony, Boruto makes his way to the academy for the first time. His classmates ostracize him for being the son of the Seventh Hokage and for being suspended. Iwabe Yuino, one of Boruto's classmates, picks a fight with him. Iwabe is an older student who has a keen sense for battle, but was held back a year for his bad behavior. At first, Boruto ignores him no matter what he says. But when he sees Iwabe punch Denki for telling him to stop, Boruto can't ignore him any longer.
Director: Ayumu Ono
Writer: Makoto Uezu, Kiyomune Miwa
6.7/10656 votes#3 - Metal Lee Goes Wild!
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2017
Boruto's classmate, Metal Lee, is very dilligent and is skilled at taijutsu. Unfortunately, he gets nervous easily and is unable to do his best when people are watching him. One day one of his classmates, Shikadai Nara, says something that enrages Metal, who attacks Shikadai the next day. Caught in the middle, Boruto notices that Metal's chakra is warped, just like Denki's.
Director: Nobuyoshi Nagayama
Writer: Hideto Tanaka, Makoto Uezu
6.9/10616 votes#4 - A Ninjutsu Battle of the Sexes!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2017
At the suggestion of Shino Aburame, their homeroom teacher, Boruto and his classmates split off into gendered teams to capture flags placed on the roof. Boruto and the rest of the boys' team quickly head for the roof, but they struggle with traps and the girls' team, led by Sarada Uchiha and Chocho Akimichi. Desperate to capture a flag before the girls' team, Boruto tries out a Summoning Jutsu, but he ends up summoning something unexpected!
Director: Hikaru Sato
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
6.9/10588 votes#5 - The Mysterious Transfer Student!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2017
A new student named Mitsuki from the Hidden Sound joins Boruto's class. A student named Mitsuki has transferred into Boruto's class from Hidden Sound Village. He overwhelms Iwabe in sparring and shows his genius by solving difficult problems. However, Boruto and the others are unable to tell what he is thinking. Meanwhile, someone who has been doing repair work on the school, suddenly goes berserk. Boruto and the others rush over. Another side of Mitsuki emerges as he starts muttering strange words.
Director: Yohji Satoh
Writer: Kou Shigenobu, Kojiro Nakamura
7.0/10568 votes#6 - The Final Lesson!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2017
Boruto, Shikadai and Mitsuki arrive at the location they are told to go to by Shino. They notice their teacher is acting different than he usually does— and Shino suddenly attacks them! Shino belongs to the Aburame clan, a clan of Insect Users. He unleashes a swarm of Parasitic Insects. Boruto and the others can't match the skill of someone who's a jonin. But even in this situation, Mitsuki remains calm and coldly stares at Shino.
Director: Hodaka Kuramoto
Writer: Kou Shigenobu
5.9/10577 votes#7 - Love and Potato Chips!
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2017
Cho-Cho's scared because she thinks she's being watched by someone, so she decides to catch them in the act. She succeeds in snagging Magire Kakuremino, and it turns out he wasn't watching Cho-Cho, but Sumire, the class rep, whom he secretly likes. Cho-Cho urges him to declare his love, and at first Magire hesitates. But he takes the leap and tells Sumire how he feels!
Director: Maki Kodaira
Writer: Hideto Tanaka
7.2/10567 votes#8 - The Dream’s Revelation
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2017
The shadowy, warped chakra that only Boruto can see takes over more people, causing them to rampage. It only affected people within the Academy at first, but now it’s extending its reach into the village. Can it be stopped? And later, a Visual Jutsu places Boruto within a dream—and afterward, Boruto declares the dream has awakened his Byakugan, the Kekkei Genkai unique to his mother’s Hyuga Clan. Naruto does not believe him, so Boruto seeks advice from his grandfather, Hiashi Hyuga.
Director: Keiichi Matsuki
Writer: Kiyomune Miwa
7.3/10573 votes#9 - Proof of Oneself
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2017
Under his father and grandfather’s guidance, Boruto spars with his aunt Hanabi. Boruto has sought this match in order to win acceptance from his father, but no matter how hard he tries, he can’t activate his Byakugan in any form. He begins to doubt that he even saw the shadowy warped chakra at all, and feels even worse when people begin to think he lied. But then Boruto sees another person being manipulated by the mysterious shadow.
Director: Ayumu Ono
Writer: Kiyomune Miwa
6.7/10522 votes#10 - The Ghost Incident: The Investigation Begins!
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2017
Boruto nicknames the mysterious shadow “The Ghost” and is excited when he and his friends Shikadai and Mitsuki decide to solve the recent “Ghost Incidents.” Shino secretly lends Boruto a helping hand by giving their class an assignment to research different workplaces. Meanwhile, Sai, who once served in The Foundation of the ANBU Black Ops, makes a big discovery while investigating the same incident under orders from the Hokate.
Director: Masatoyo Takada
Writer: Masaya Honda
6.9/10502 votes#11 - The Shadow of the Mastermind
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2017
During a tour of workplaces for their school assignment, Sumire, Wasabi Izuno and Namida Suzumeno get wrapped up in the Ghost Incident and are hurt. Boruto feels bad that he wasn't there to prevent their harm, and becomes more determined to solve the case. With the help of Tayori Kuroyagi the postal worker, along with Shikadai and Mitsuki, the team scans the village more closely. Then Shikadai and Mitsuki realize one possibility from something Boruto says casually.
Director: Hikaru Sato
Writer: Masaya Honda
7.5/10578 votes#12 - Boruto and Mitsuki
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2017
The Ghost incidents suddenly come to an end and Boruto and his classmates are puzzled, but Mitsuki seems to know something they don't. Mitsuki himself realizes he's been undergoing some puzzling changes and questions his classmates in order to figure out his predicament. Soon after, a mysterious chakra begins to spread throughout the village.
Director: Hazuki Mizumoto
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
8.0/10668 votes#13 - The Demon Beast Appears!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2017
After Mitsuki reveals more information about the Ghost incidents, Boruto is determined to find and stop the culprit! Meanwhile, Seventh Hokage Naruto and his top advisors are shocked to learn who the perpetrator is from the results of Sai's investigation. Just then, Nue—an enormous otherworldly beast—appears! The imminent danger to the village forces the Sixth Hokage, Kakashi, out of retirement!
Director: Nobuyoshi Nagayama
Writer: Kou Shigenobu
7.4/10569 votes#14 - The Path That Boruto Can See
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/2017
The late Danzo Shimura was the founder and leader of the Foundation, an elite branch of the ANBU Black Ops. The recent incidents have been masterminded by someone who had sworn to carry on Danzo's wishes. Boruto is able to enter another world with his strange "eye." The perpetrator wields the Gozu Tennou, a weapon that relies on the power of the beast Nue, and is set on destroying the village. Boruto desperately tries to dissuade them, but can Boruto's thoughts unleash a curse from the past?!
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Writer: Makoto Uezu
6.8/10496 votes#15 - A New Path
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 7/12/2017
The ghost incident that threatened the Hidden Leaf Village is over, and now Boruto is unable to awaken the mysterious power he used. Things return to normal in the village and the Academy, but one thing still troubles Boruto and his classmates...
Director: Masayuki Matsumoto, Masatoyo Takada
Writer: Masahiro Okubo
6.2/10470 votes#16 - Crisis: The Threat of Failing!
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 7/19/2017
Exam day is fast approaching, and everyone at the Academy begins preparing for them. Repeating a grade is a possibility if you fail a test. Denki, who lacks skills in ninjutsu, is having a hard time using chakra to climb walls. And as usual, Iwabe can't wrap his head around what he's studying. Boruto and the others try to help them train and study, but end up making things more confusing for the two. Will Denki and Iwabe avoid being held back?
Director: Kana Kawana
Writer: Hideto Tanaka
6.0/10520 votes#17 - Run, Sarada!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 7/26/2017
Sarada agrees to return a teddy bear to a young patient at the hospital, but she forgets it on the train and goes into a panic. Despite having dismissed Boruto and the boys for sitting on the roof of the train, Sarada does exactly that in her desperate search for the toy. Cho-Cho happens to see Sarada and takes her to the station’s lost and found. Sarada retrieves her package and all is well, until…
Director: Masaaki Kumagai
Writer: Masaya Honda
7.9/10679 votes#18 - A Day in The Life of the Uzumaki Family
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/2/2017
The Uzumaki household is thrown into chaos when Himawari, Boruto's younger sister, catches a cold. Naruto rarely comes home since he became Hokage, and Boruto's anger toward him grows especially because his sister is so sick.
Director: Nobuyoshi Nagayama
Writer: Kou Shigenobu
7.9/10637 votes#19 - Sarada Uchiha
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 8/9/2017
Boruto pulls a prank and is pursued around the village by Naruto. Seeing this, Sarada can't help but be exasperated, but a part of her grows wistful as she thinks of her father, Sasuke, whom she hasn't seen since she was a baby. She begins to feel doubt after she sees a photo of Sasuke with a young woman wearing glasses. Sarada becomes determined to learn the truth. Will the secret of Sarada Uchiha's birth be revealed?!
Director: Takashi Ando
Writer: Masaya Honda
8.3/10761 votes#20 - The Boy With The Sharingan
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 8/16/2017
Sasuke sends a message to Naruto about a man possessing the Sharingan. Upon receiving the intel, Naruto rushes to meet with Sasuke. Meanwhile, Sarada, who has doubts about who her real mother is, joins Cho-Cho, who is about to set out on a journey to find her “real parents.” Upon learning that Naruto is on his way to meet Sasuke, they go after him. But danger looms when they come under attack.
Director: Hikaru Sato
Writer: Kojiro Nakamura
8.5/10851 votes#21 - Sasuke and Sarada
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 8/23/2017
Sarada arrives at the tower where her father is, only to be hurt by Sasuke's surprising words and actions. Naruto and Cho-Cho can hardly bear to watch the awkward exchange between father and daughter, and try to think of something to help. But the party is attacked by a father-son duo who call themselves "Shin Uchiha," and who possess the Sharingan! Meanwhile, Sakura learns that Sarada has gone to meet her father.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Masaya Honda
8.3/10752 votes#22 - Connected Feelings
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 8/30/2017
Sarada is in shock after Sakura is captured by Shin's jutsu. Even Naruto, with his exceptional tracking skills, is unable to locate her. Then Sasuke discovers countless Sharingan embedded in Shin's arm. Following clues gleaned from Shin's arm, they come upon the laboratory of the heinous Hidden Leaf criminal, Orochimaru, who has been conducting research on Forbidden Jutsu. There, Sarada meets her father's former partners Suigetsu Hozuki and Jugo. She then asks Suigetsu to look into who her real mother is.
Director: Rokou Ogiwara
Writer: Kojiro Nakamura
8.9/101,310 votes#23 - Bonds Come In All Shapes
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/6/2017
Determined to rescue Sakura, Sarada pursues Shin with Sasuke, Naruto, and Cho-Cho. After brutal battles with Shin's clones along the way, Sarada is surprised to see the bond of trust between Sasuke and Sakura, who haven’t seen each other in years. But suddenly, Shin orders his children to kill the intruders. Since her parents share a bond of trust and love, will Sarada's journey to learn the secret of her birth reach a conclusion?
Director: Kenichi Fujisawa, Kaito Asakura
Writer: Kojiro Nakamura
7.4/10541 votes#24 - Boruto and Sarada
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/13/2017
The Hidden Leaf Village is filled with excitement upon the arrival of the Kage for the Five Kage Summit. Boruto knows that security is tighter than usual, but he still plans on pulling a big prank. Meanwhile, Sarada has found a new goal, to become the Hokage, and trains hard. Behind closed doors, the Five Kage discuss highly classified intel that Sasuke has obtained involving Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Director: Ayumu Ono
Writer: Masaya Honda
6.7/10472 votes#25 - The Turbulent Field Trip
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 9/20/2017
Boruto and his classmates head to the Village Hidden in the Mist in the Land of Water for a field trip. Kagura Karatachi is chosen as the village guide. About the same age as Boruto, Kagura is already an accomplished shinobi and serves as an aide to the Mizukage, Chojuro. Once known as the Blood Mist Village, it's now more modern and bustling than anyone could have imagined. However, dissatisfaction exists among some Hidden Mist Shinobi.
Director: Matsuo Asami
Writer: Makoto Uezu
The Best Episodes of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Season 1
Every episode of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Season 1!
The life of the shinobi is beginning to change. Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, has enrolled in the Ninja Academy to learn...
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationComedy
Network:TV Tokyo
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Boruto Uzumaki!" is the best rated episode of "Boruto: Naruto Next Generations" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 1639 votes. Directed by Hiroyuki Yamashita and written by Makoto Uezu, it aired on 4/5/2017. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "The Hokage's Son!".