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Boruto chapter 66 had an insane amount of hype to live up to, and fans had waited eagerly for spoilers. Today, detailed spoilers were posted on Reddit and Twitter, and the Boruto fandom has gone haywire in the past few hours. A major death is shown in the spoilers, and despite the death not being confirmed as of yet, fans have taken to Twitter to express their shock.
Note: Major spoiler warning for Boruto chapter 66.
The entire cast trends on Twitter after Boruto chapter 66 spoilers reveal major character death
Soon after the spoilers came out, the entire cast of Boruto started trending on Twitter, chief amongst them being Kawaki, Sakura, Hinata, Kurama, Shikamaru and Naruto.
Surprisingly, or not so surprisingly, considering that the Boruto fandom is known for not prioritizing its main character, Boruto is the only character that is not trending. This is a little baffling, considering that he ends up with a hole in his chest.
Indeed, according to the spoilers, Boruto chapter 66 marks the apparent death of Boruto Uzumaki. To kill Momoshiki, who currently possesses Boruto, Kawaki decides to do what he knows Naruto cannot do.
While Naruto tries to intervene between his two boys, they seem to have decided for themselves. According to the spoilers, the chapter ends with Kawaki shoving his transformed arm through Boruto’s chest, seemingly killing him.
Twitter is flooded with Obito memes
However, fans seem to have taken this opportunity as a chance to create as many memes as possible, chief amongst them being the Obito meme:
Some have started to joke that the show will now be all about Kawaki, while others find it funny that out of all the characters who could have died, the protagonist did.
Concern for Boruto seems hard to find
However, contrary to how other fandoms react to the death of their MCs, worry or grief for Boruto seems to be scarce on Twitter today.
Most fans have justified that with the fact that the Boruto manga begins with an older Boruto facing Kawaki, which suggests that Boruto is likely not dead.
Others counter that with the speculation that the older Boruto is probably just an Edo Tensei version.
Call for Sakura
What stands out is that numerous fans want Sakura Uchiha to arrive at the field and heal Boruto.
Being one of the most powerful healers in the series, many seem to believe that the kunoichi can heal Boruto, which is probably why she was trending with the most tweets.
Theorizing about Jogan and Amado
However, few fans have taken to theorizing and point out that Boruto can get back from this by awakening his Jogan.
Others have started to delve deeper into the section from Boruto chapter 66 spoilers where Ada says that Amado gives Kawaki only an illusion of choice, that Kawaki was always headed here, despite his wishes.
Most fans, however, see Boruto chapter 66 as the point where Kawaki’s bond with Naruto will start to break, as no father can condone the murder of his child.
In conclusion
The detailed spoilers posted on Reddit clarify that Kawaki fatally wound Boruto, but Naruto characters are known to recover from that. Nowhere does Boruto chapter 66 specify that Boruto dies. The shock, in reality, is in the act of violence with meditated killing intent from both Boruto and Kawaki.
Hopefully, the official chapter will give the readers better answers. Boruto chapter 66 officially comes out on January 20, January 21 for some regions, and can be read for free on Viz and Manga Plus.
