NARUTO COLUMNS
07/25/2024
[Birthday Column] Celebrating Mitsuki's Birthday on 7/25! Looking Back on the "Moon" Whose Reflective Glow Illuminates the Night!
A column celebrating the birthdays and achievements of everyone's favorite ninja!
Today we'll be reminiscing about a ninja who lives guided by the light of his "sun": Mitsuki!
Today we'll be reminiscing about a ninja who lives guided by the light of his "sun": Mitsuki!
■Mitsuki
・Birthday: July 25th (Leo)
・Favorite Food: Scrambled eggs
Child of the Legendary Three's Orochimaru
Always calm and collected in his interactions, Mitsuki's personality is hard to get a read on.
He was raised by none other than Orochimaru, a legendary genius!
He was raised by none other than Orochimaru, a legendary genius!
To be specific, he is a clone created by Orochimaru via genetic engineering.
While Katasuke was informed of Mitsuki's parentage by the Seventh Hokage, Boruto and Sarada were completely unaware despite being on the same team, so it seems few people in the village know Mitsuki's background.
He certainly bears some resemblance to Orochimaru, able to move his arms like snakes and fight with various snake-related techniques.
He certainly bears some resemblance to Orochimaru, able to move his arms like snakes and fight with various snake-related techniques.
Mitsuki's Guiding Light
While Mitsuki acknowledges the strength of both of his teammates, he holds Boruto in particularly high regard.
For example, when Boruto objects to taking a mission related to a scientific ninja tool and tells his teammates to go without him, Mitsuki refuses without hesitation despite it being an assignment directly from the Hokage.
For example, when Boruto objects to taking a mission related to a scientific ninja tool and tells his teammates to go without him, Mitsuki refuses without hesitation despite it being an assignment directly from the Hokage.
"I'M NOT GOING IF YOU'RE NOT GOING.
AND THAT'S NOT LIMITED TO JUST...THIS ONE MISSION.
IT'S MY BASIC POLICY."
Mitsuki trusts Boruto without reservation, and is committed to standing with him no matter what path he walks.
The Revamped Team Seven
As Team Seven continues taking on missions together and growing stronger, they become entangled with a secret organization called Kara who are related to the mysterious Karma marks.
While trying to save Naruto, who has been abducted by Jigen, Team Seven and Kawaki face off against Kara member Boro in an alternate dimension!
While trying to save Naruto, who has been abducted by Jigen, Team Seven and Kawaki face off against Kara member Boro in an alternate dimension!
Kawaki and Boruto respond to Boro's provocations and rush in, but find themselves incapacitated by a strange, dark mist. It falls to Mitsuki to rescue them.
While he is able to seize an opening and land an attack with a snake, its venom proves ineffective against Boro and Mitsuki finds himself weakened by the dark mist as well.
The four retreat temporarily and develop a plan to counterattack as a team.
Mitsuki uses a snake to collect some of the mysterious mist, which Sarada is able to analyze using her Sharingan. As a result, the team discovers that Boro's mist is made of viruses!
In addition, Mitsuki's snake collected some of Boro's blood and the antibodies within it! He is able to pass these on to his teammates, nullifying the viruses' effects and allowing them to corner Boro!
However, Boro's regenerative abilities mean the battle is far from over...
Team Seven is struggling to hold their own when Kawaki realizes the key to victory lies in destroying Boro's core. He asks Boruto and Mitsuki to help him buy time for the core to be found!
Team Seven is struggling to hold their own when Kawaki realizes the key to victory lies in destroying Boro's core. He asks Boruto and Mitsuki to help him buy time for the core to be found!
The three boys fight desperately to hold Boro off while Sarada searches for the core with her Sharingan and finally destroys it using Chidori!
After losing his core Boro rampages out of control but is dealt with by Momoshiki, who temporarily takes over Boruto's body!
In the end, the revamped Team Seven successfully rescues Naruto and returns to the village.
After losing his core Boro rampages out of control but is dealt with by Momoshiki, who temporarily takes over Boruto's body!
In the end, the revamped Team Seven successfully rescues Naruto and returns to the village.
Resolve
In the battle against Kara member Code, who has inherited the will of the Otsutsuki, Boruto is nearly lost forever.
In the wake of this, Sarada and Mitsuki are filled with frustration at not having been able to protect their friend.
In the wake of this, Sarada and Mitsuki are filled with frustration at not having been able to protect their friend.
"SUPPOSING...SOMEONE REALLY WERE TO TRY TO KILL BORUTO...
...I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO...
...TO THAT PERSON."
The two have always fought alongside Boruto, and are determined to become better able to protect him.
"...WE NEED JUST AS MUCH...
...POWER AND RESOLVE TOO."
Changes
When Boruto and Kawaki are assigned to live with Eida and Daemon, Mitsuki and Sarada are entrusted with helping surveil the situation.
However, Mitsuki is affected by Eida's ability to beguile others.
Meanwhile, Kawaki has caught on to the fact that Momoshiki is still present within Boruto. Determined to eliminate every last Otsutsuki, he decides he has no choice but to kill him.
Kawaki imprisons Naruto and Hinata in an alternate dimension before setting out to hunt down his target.
Sarada is unwilling to stand by while Boruto is in danger and rushes to his aid, but is attacked by Kawaki. While Boruto manages to shield her, he loses his right eye in the process.
Kawaki imprisons Naruto and Hinata in an alternate dimension before setting out to hunt down his target.
Sarada is unwilling to stand by while Boruto is in danger and rushes to his aid, but is attacked by Kawaki. While Boruto manages to shield her, he loses his right eye in the process.
Seeing Boruto injured, Mitsuki flies into a rage, losing his characteristic calm and chasing after Kawaki.
But mid-pursuit, Mitsuki and Sarada are enveloped by a strange light...
Sarada wants to check on Boruto after this strange phenomenon, and Mitsuki goes with her to find him, but when the three are reunited Mitsuki's rage has found a new target: Boruto himself!
"BORUTO...
YOU HAVE MANAGED...TO TRULY ANGER ME..."
Eida's Omnipotence activated in response to Kawaki's wish, and now the memories of almost everyone in the world have been overwritten to substitute Kawaki for Boruto and vice versa!
The moment Mitsuki was touched by Omnipotence's light, Boruto became the traitor who betrayed the Seventh Hokage's trust and attempted to murder his son Kawaki. And thus, Mitsuki pursues him as an enemy.
Mitsuki's "Sun"
Roughly three years pass after Boruto is driven out of the village. Mitsuki stays at the side of Kawaki, his "sun", determined to protect him from Boruto by killing the renegade ninja.
"YOU'RE THE SUN...
...SHINING BRIGHTLY UPON MY MOON...
AREN'T YOU...
...KAWAKI?"
One day, Boruto returns to the village to tell Sarada about Sasuke.
Kawaki senses Boruto's presence, but Mitsuki puts him to sleep using snake venom and goes alone to face the intruder.
Kawaki senses Boruto's presence, but Mitsuki puts him to sleep using snake venom and goes alone to face the intruder.
"WE FINALLY MEET AGAIN, BORUTO.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT."
Mitsuki sees Kawaki as his sun, the thing that gives his life meaning, and will stop at nothing to protect him from Boruto.
"I AM THE MOON.
HOVERING IN THE DARKNESS.
WITH NO LIGHT OF MY OWN...TO CAST.
WHICH IS WHY...
...I NEED YOU...
YOU, WHO ARE MY SUN. FOR AS LONG AS YOU ILLUMINATE ME...
...I CAN SHINE TOO. AND LIGHT UP THE DARKNESS...WITH MY LUNAR GLOW.
YOU GIVE MY LIFE MEANING.
PERMISSION...TO LIVE AND BE HERE. YOU MAKE ME FEEL THAT...
...KAWAKI..."
But during their clash, Boruto is able to sense that Mitsuki's faith in Kawaki is not as firm as it seems.
Though Mitsuki has supposedly not left the side of his sun, it seems to no longer shine as brightly.
Boruto points this out, telling Mitsuki where his sun truly lies.
"I'M YOUR SUN.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE."
Mitsuki rejects this assertion, but finds himself unable to cause Boruto harm.
Seeing Mitsuki shaken, Boruto continues to speak:
Seeing Mitsuki shaken, Boruto continues to speak:
"I BET...
...YOU REALIZED QUITE A WHILE BACK...
...THAT HE'S NOT IT.
THAT KAWAKI'S NOT YOUR SUN."
Even though Kawaki replaced him in everyone's memories, the days Mitsuki and Sarada spent with Boruto as part of Team Seven did not simply disappear.
Speaking as his former comrade, Boruto leaves Mitsuki with these words:
Speaking as his former comrade, Boruto leaves Mitsuki with these words:
"MITSUKI, I BELIEVE...
...YOU'RE PERFECTLY CAPABLE...
...OF SHINING ON YOUR OWN.
BUT IF YOU INSIST...ON NEEDING A SUN...
COME FIND ME.
ANYTIME."
His reunion with Boruto opens Mitsuki's eyes to the fact that he may have been on the verge of losing something important.
"YEAH.
BECAUSE...IF I DON'T BOTHER...TO GIVE MYSELF AFFIRMATION FIRST...
...I'LL LOSE SIGHT OF WHO MY SUN IS...
...WHAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS...
...BEFORE I'M EVEN AWARE OF IT."
What gives his life meaning? What is most important to him?
As this exciting story continues, surely Mitsuki will find his own answers.
As this exciting story continues, surely Mitsuki will find his own answers.
That's all for Mitsuki's birthday column!
Take this opportunity to reread the manga and look back on his loyalty and composure!
Take this opportunity to reread the manga and look back on his loyalty and composure!
Article and Composition: Mio Chimasu (Caramel mama)
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