Boruto 218 May 2026

Yet here, that same stubborn pride is inverted. Naruto watches Isshiki raise a giant cube to crush his son. He screams for Kurama. But Kurama is gone (sacrificed to fuel Baryon Mode). He screams for help. None comes.

The only hope left is a desperate, last-minute plan: use Kawaki as bait to shrink and trap Isshiki in a sealing cube. What makes Episode 218 stand out is not the choreography—though the animation by Studio Pierrot is fluid and explosive—but the exhaustion . This is not a fight between two fresh warriors. It is a death rattle. boruto 218

The Setup: A War of Gods The episode falls in the climactic arc of the Kara Actuation saga. Isshiki Otsutsuki—a far more ruthless and powerful foe than even Kaguya—has invaded Konoha. With Naruto’s Baryon Mode (unleashed in Episode 217) having failed to kill Isshiki, the situation is dire. Naruto’s life force is nearly depleted. Sasuke’s Rinnegan has been destroyed. The village lies in ruins. Yet here, that same stubborn pride is inverted

– Bring tissues. And maybe a punching bag. But Kurama is gone (sacrificed to fuel Baryon Mode)

Naruto can no longer maintain Baryon Mode. He reverts to his base form, battered, bleeding, and barely able to stand. Sasuke is a one-armed swordsman hobbling on a broken leg. Together, they throw everything they have—shadow clones, fireballs, chidori—at an enemy who simply shrinks, absorbs, or sidesteps every attack.

The moment that broke the internet occurs when Isshiki pins Naruto down with massive black rods, immobilizing him completely. As Isshiki strolls toward the children (Boruto, Kawaki, and the unconscious Mitsuki), Naruto—the Seventh Hokage—begins to scream.