Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 3: My Story!!

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #3

by Masashi Kishimoto, Mikio Ikemoto (Illustrator)

Naruto and his allies have the upper hand on Momoshiki until he transforms into a more powerful form. Naruto and Sasuke will have to team up to stand any chance of toppling this ferocious foe, but is Boruto holding the key to victory?!

Genres: Manga, Comics, Fantasy, Shonen, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Young Adult

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 2, 2017

About the author

Masashi Kishimoto (岸本斉史 Kishimoto Masashi) is a Japanese manga artist, well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series O-Parts Hunter (666 Satan) and Blazer Drive. Two of his former assistants, Osamu Kajisa (Tattoo Hearts) and Yuuichi Itakura (Hand's), have also gone on to moderate success following their work on Naruto.

Kishimoto's first work as a manga artist was Karakuri (カラクリ?), which he submitted to Shueisha in 1995. This earned him the Weekly Shōnen Jump's monthly "Hop Step Award" in 1996, granted to promising new manga artists. This was followed in 1997 by a pilot version of Naruto (NARUTO－ナルト－), published in Akamaru Jump Summer. In 1998, Kishimoto premiered as a Weekly Shōnen Jump artist with a serialized version of Karakuri in Weekly Shōnen Jump, but it proved unpopular and was canceled soon after. In 1999, a serialized version of Naruto began publication in Weekly Shōnen Jump and quickly became a hit.

Reviews

[Siona Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great conclusion to the first arc and interesting set up for the next one. The daimyo’s son seems pretty annoying lol but I’m sure he’ll be a good foil for Boruto. Really like Shinki, I hope he gets featured more in future volumes (I always really liked Gaara so I guess it make sense I’d like his son lol).

[Kate♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5stars

This is definitely getting better!! I wanna know so much more about Shinki and Mitsuki!

Side note I’ve never hated a characters look/style/outfit/outward appearance characterization more than I hate Sarada’s

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice little foreshadowing for Boruto’s future in the beginning and a whole lot of mild minor mission stuff. Not bad but not that meaty. Sometimes we need some slow stuff to level up, I guess.

[Alejandro Carranza · Rating 2 out of 5]

“En lugar de estar vigilando los pasos del tipo de al lado, mira hacia enfrente. Es mejor que estés conscientes de que su camino ninja será muy largo.”

Es decepcionante como este tomo comienza con una batalla tan increíble y a lo largo del tomo, la trama solo decrece. Lo considero (al menos provisionalmente) lo que los fans llaman “rellenuto”. Ya veré qué pasa en el siguiente tomo, pero en este al menos no aportó en nada e hizo que el extraordinario inicio ni siquiera fuese suficiente para ser un gran tomo.

“La escénica de un shinobi no cambia por mas que pase el tiempo.”

Espero ver más batallas, los laves reunidos y siendo derrotados por 1 individuo en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, denota el gran poder que este tenía, pero de igual manera sigo considerando que todo está pasando de manera bastante abrupta.

[Liz (Quirky Cat) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the third volume in the Boruto series, and I’m starting to get a good grasp of where things will be leading to next. As a refresher; this series is based on the world and characters developed by Kishimoto, but it is actually written by Kodachi. When you look at the character designs closely you can easily tell the difference in styles and tendencies.



I’ll admit that I was hoping to like this volume more than I actually did. That being said, more than seventy five percent of this volume is probably fighting, so if you’re a fan of the action scenes then you’ll be happy with this one.
My biggest (and growing) concern for this series is pretty standard of most Shonen series. In many Shonen style stories we end up seeing a massive problem with power levels and balance; basically in order to keep the series interesting and continue to give the heroes challenges the creators constantly raise the power levels of everyone. This sounds fine in theory, but it rapidly takes everything out of a rational scale and dramatically changes the world and story being told.
I’m always seeing warning signs about this in the third volume of Boruto. I can’t express how concerning that is to me. I understand that it is being based off an established world that already hit a high point for power, but one would assume that the creator would have reset the levels, at least to an extent. This would allow for a childlike Boruto to function in the world at large (and also gives the author the excuse to tone everything back down, giving him more room to build and expand). That doesn’t appear to be the case however; as evidenced by the mammoth Rasengan shown. Needless to say I am very concerned.
My only other complaint about the series is the treatment of Sarada. Her personality is perfect, so that’s not my complaint. I’m also really happy about Boruto’s willingness to support her efforts to become Hokage. It’s a nice flip and change of pace. My concern is the fact that she’s barely a preteen and yet she’s clearly being sexualized already. On the cover she’s in a ridiculous pose that shows off both her legs and her butt (it’s also a really uncomfortable looking pose). And inside we see similarly ridiculous poses – all design to show off her assets, so to speak. She’s also wearing a short skirt and high heels. While on a mission. I mean, come on, seriously?
Other than those complaints and concerns this was a decent and quick read. I love that they’re setting up Boruto to be completely different from his father, with his own ambitions and interests and everything. I was worried he’d end up becoming a carbon copy, but that is clearly not the case. I hope he continues with his plan of not becoming Hokage. It’d be nice to see the focus shift away from that for a while.

[Meghan P · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm really confused and a little upset that the movie didn't include Boruto's meeting with Momoshiki or that he never received the diamond mark on his palm. These seem like crucial points for the rest of the story, yet they totally glazed over it. Hopefully they'll address it in the anime.
I'm really excited to see how Boruto's byakugan blood will come into play in the future, especially regarding how his "blue eyes will fail him". Unless they're talking about how he'll need the byakugan in the future and won't have them. I'm also excited to see Boruto train under Sasuke more and how the plot will develop!

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good volume, the battle with Momoshiki continues and its time for Boruto to stand up and he teams up with his dad and they produce a massive Rasengan and so its Boruto vs Momoshiki and he does defeat him with Rasengan and there is a great moment where he stands up and it looks like as if its time for the next generation to stand up but then as time pauses, Momoshiki comes in from behind and tells him a prophecy with his blue eyes and a mark on his hand, a future or a massive battle to come. Then Boruto goes on to being a decent kid and on missions, also his next mission: bodyguard of Fire country's Daimyo's son - Tentou and he is a snotty rich kid. This volume was good, as we finally have Boruto growing up to something and becoming a true ninja hero! But there are also set up for exciting things to come ahead for sure! And the art is just so clean, simple and gorgeous to look at!

[Florence Mullot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Très peu de textes pour ce tome trois de Boruto mais clairement ce n'est pas négatif pour autant. L'affrontement n'a pas vraiment besoin de plus, les scènes de combat étant tout à fait explicites et apportent les émotions qu'il faut et donnant franchement envie de tourner les pages.

J'avais pourtant un peu peur en commençant ma lecture. Je ne sais pas à quoi m'attendre avec le manga et je m'attends à tout moment à ce que les héros que j'ai connu enfants succombent. Craintes pour l'instant mises de côté mais elles restent bien là dans un coin de ma tête. Et puis le combat continue, monte crescendo pour atteindre le point de non-retour. C'était ingénieux de faire entrer Boruto à ce moment-là. On sent qu'il a pris conscience de beaucoup de choses depuis le premier tome. Voir son père et Sasuke combattre le renforce dans ses choix, mais il voit aussi combien son père es quelqu'un d'extraordinaire.

Il y a plusieurs scènes qui sont d'ailleurs très touchantes. Là encore, pas besoin de texte, les images véhiculent assez d'émotions, et c'est exactement ce que je cherchais en commençant le manga. Boruto devient enfin le héros qui a de quoi me faire vibrer et dont j'ai envie de suivre les aventures. Il dépassera son père, on s'en doute déjà, mais cela n'a rien de négatif. D'une part parce que le garçon veut suivre sa propre voie, et d'autre part parce que c'est dans la continuité de la vie, et Naruto est le genre de père à être fier et à ne pas se préoccuper de qui est le plus fort. Son fils est tout ce qui compte pour lui.

Avec les tensions entre le père et le fils qui se sont envolées, on voit enfin la trame principale du manga se mettre en place. Elle s'avère autant intéressante qu'angoissante. Boruto, comme son père, n'aura probablement pas une vie facile mais on sent que le gamin a les épaules pour. Sa relation avec Sasuke est d'ailleurs un point qui donne confiance en l'avenir, si je puis dire. L'ancien rival de Naruto a la carrure pour être un maître et on le voit déjà. Il connait le père et saura guider le fils. C'est aussi un point que j'ai hâte de voir.

Le dernier tiers du tome est moins fun même s'il a un côté comique. Il fait un peu écho au passé de Naruto qui a lui aussi dû s'occuper d'un morveux à son époque mais là… mhhhh je le sens moyen. J'espère que cette histoire saura rebondir comme il se le doit et ne pas rester sur une simple mission. En tout cas, je suis contente de la tournure que prend le manga.

[Civana · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was good

[Jennifer Hahn · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5

[Augusta Whittemore · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Wow, getting better and better from here. I'm actually really started to love the artwork! It's not like I hated it before, but I think it gets more intricate as the series goes on (both in story and in artwork) and I really admire that.

[Tim de Leon · Rating 4 out of 5]

"No need to be impatient....Focus on the road ahead, not the steps of those who walk beside you. " -Gaara

The most epic thing to happen in this volume is the battle between Naruto, Sasuke, and Boruto against Momoshiki Ohtsutsuki. And Naruto combining his Tailed Beast Mode with Sasuke's Susanoo is totally awesome and out-of-this-world (literally!)

[Rolando Marono · Rating 2 out of 5]

Con este tomo concluimos lo que podría ser el primer arco de Boruto. La relación de Naruto y Boruto se sigue confrontando aquí y de cierta manera se soluciona.
Tenemos el enfrentamiento contra Momoshiki por parte de Naruto y Sasuke. Siempre es bueno ver a estos personajes y ver cómo después del final de Naruto siguieron creciendo, verlos pelear contra otro enemigo tipo Kaguya con mucho más soltura, es reconfortante.
Lamentablemente hubo algunas cosas de la trama que se me hicieron muy anticlimáticas. Por ejemplo el power up de Boruto y su Rasengan. Revelan un secreto sobre esa técnica de Boruto y eso termina volteando la pelea para el lado de los buenos. Se sintió sacado de la manga.
Hay una parte donde Boruto y Naruto trabajan juntos que se me hizo muy emotiva. Las ilustraciones de Kodachi son más bonitas que las de Kishimoto y recordar esos momentos emocionales de Naruto, me gustó bastante.
Al final Boruto es el gran héroe de esta pelea. No me molesta del todo, pero si me causa ruido que el tema de las trampas que hizo en el examen Chunin ni siquiera es mencionado de nuevo. No tiene ni una sola consecuencia y todos coronan a Boruto como el nuevo héroe de Konoha.
El tercer capítulo de este tomo, que titularon mi historia, hace referencia al comienzo de Boruto y nos reitera que esta no es la historia de un niño que quiere ser Hokage. Me gustó que la idea de Boruto sea ser un Shinobi como Sasuke y que sea Sarada la que va a ser Hokage y que Boruto la quiere proteger, parece que va a haber una relación romántica ahí y será interesante. También los vemos combatir en el siguiente capítulo y me gustó ver lo poderosa que es Sarada también, tiene las habilidades de súper fuerza de Sakura y el manejo de Jutsus de Sasuke, una combinación letal sin duda.
Introducen un misterio acerca de matar Dioses que de nuevo se conecta con el primer capítulo de Boruto donde vemos el final de Konoha y lo que parece ser la batalla final de la serie. Aquí se muestra el comienzo de ese misterio y me pareció interesante.
Como primer arco de Boruto creo que me quedó a deber, lo comparo con el arco del puente de Naruto y veo que en Boruto se van a lo cómodo y no toman riesgos, así que nos presentan una historia convencional que no destaca como lo hizo Naruto en su momento. Pero no todo está perdido y creo que los elementos misteriosos que introdujeron en este tomo, podrían ayudar a mejorar la serie bastante en el futuro.

[Movieee]

We are seeing a lot of battles in this volume. I am sure that boruto will only progress in the next volume, and we got to see more of team 7 in action! I thought that the enemies were a bit god-ly, or too sovereign for boruto at his state, but I only said that to remember that boruto is a series continued after naruto, and that naruto is boruto's dad. So I thought it's cool we'd see such an end-game boss in the start of the story. Naruto is incredibly powerful, along with Sasuke, but I think the karma seal that Momoshiki gave boruto will lead to his increase in power, but also his demise at the same time, as Momoshiki said.

[Lucia Santiago Barreiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tercer tomo terminado...

¡Por fin, pudieron derrotar al enemigo! Bravo, Boruto. Así se hace.

No tengo queja alguna de este tomo. La batalla contra el enemigo ha estado bastante bien. Sólo me queda averiguar que es lo que le quiso decir con "lo del destino" a Boruto...

Tengo un mal presentimiento con la marca que tiene Boruto en la mano.

Por fin, pude ver al verdadero Boruto en acción.

Ahora tiene que encargarse de una super misión que podré ver el el Cuarto tomo...

[Blaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honestly a good book so far the story has developed about a leaders son taking his own path at life. I really like the emphasis on how Boruto makes it known that this is not his dad's story it is his own. this book has some really really good action scenes in it that makes the book so much more interesting to read. The book's quality and images are very good as well I personally like the design of the book reading it backwards actually is a lot of fun. And I really like the images it really portrays how the books are a lot better than movies or Tv series because the Tv series Boruto sucks and the book is actually really good I am glad I started reading the manga because it has shown me its a lot better than the animated series. Not to mention the book's overall quality especially for being a paperback book it is very study and nice.

[Estefany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Al fin terminamos la película sin embargo no me acuerdo de este final que abre el meollo de todo el asunto con Boruto. Creo que a la final nos sorprenderá lo que este chico puede hacer y o lo que será capaz. Aunque sigue pareciéndose a su padre notas la diferencia y eso es refrescante.

[Sera Nova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was a great first “arc” really vamped things up!

[Samar · Rating 3 out of 5]

3

[Tyvion]

good book

[Mars Gambau · Rating 2 out of 5]

My rating is not about the story in general. I'm hooked now.

But COME ON!!!
How they permit a cover like that >:C
I don't know who agreed on it and accept it.
NOt agreed at all.

[Ida-Maria Myntti · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is getting SO exciting!! I’m so happy that I’m enjoying Boruto this much! Absolutely love Boruto’s personality. Love all the old characters appearing. The plot is very intriguing. I need all the volumes NOW.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one quick read. I think I finished this in about half an hour.

We get the conclusion of Boruto's battle with the invader from the previous volume, ominous portents for the future, as well as Sasuke being super creepy, and then the start of a new adventure as Boruto gets a new mission.

One thing I do enjoy is the fact that because Naruto already took most battles to 100, Boruto has to find new ways to top that, and it's super-fun to see what they come up with. There are at least two stupidly cool battle moves in this volume.

[Mert · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 Stars (%88/100)

Definitely better than the previous one and a good way to end the first arc of the series. The relationship between Naruto and Sasuke is superb! They can understand each other and behave accordingly even without talking because they basically grew up fighting together so both of them know what the other is capable of. By the way, this whole arc is much better in anime than the movie because animated the thing from scratch and added a lot of things. The ending was also good and shows how Boruto will be different than Naruto.

[Shaun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume three finishes the Boruto movie arc. I like the addition of Boruto receiving his “curse” mark at the end of his battle with Momoshiki. I am excited to read the next few volumes as this will be all new material from both Ikemoto and Kodachi. Boruto has matured since volume one, but I have a feeling he still has room to grow. The supporting cast is fun and I can’t wait to see both Sarada and Mitsuki grow. Great volume overall!

[Molli B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is where the series starts to do a good job of separating Boruto's story from Naruto's. I think both of them kick ass in this one and help each other, but neither looks weak in favor of the other.

And we're started on the little mystery of what's going on with the mark on Boruto's hand. And I almost forgot he's likely inherited some Byakugan!! That's excellent. Interested to see how that manifests!

[Beckiezra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe only 3.5, it’s still mostly retelling the story of the movie but it’s pretty exciting and we do finally move beyond that, though unfortunately not in the direction that the anime told their story which I think is better. The art is just that little bit off that makes me almost cringe sometimes, a little too baby faced.

[Elias Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

This world is the best to be in. Not as good as the original story but better than nothing. Boruto is growing. And I still love that sasuke is still a part of the story. And naruto is so grown up. I'm so proud of him. He has come so far. Living his dreams.

[Hugi.wa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un très bon tome qui marque la fin du premier arc. Pour le moment j'aime beaucoup le manga, qui respecte l'univers de Naruto mais qui apporte également modernité et fraîcheur à la saga.

[Domonic · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book and i want to read more books like this