This guide covers Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode 88 , titled " Clash: Kokuyo! " (激突、コクヨウ!!). This episode is part of the Mitsuki's Disappearance Arc and originally aired in English dub on October 13, 2020 Narutopedia Episode Overview Episode Number: Mitsuki’s Disappearance Arc Primary Conflict: Team 10 vs. Kokuyo; Boruto and Sarada vs. Ku "Lonely Go!" "Tsuyogari LOSER" (introduced this episode) Narutopedia Key Plot Points The Hidden Stone Takeover:
is a showcase of Shikadai’s tactical brilliance and the team's growth: The Struggle: Boruto- Naruto Next Generations -Dub- Episode 88
The core of the episode is the ensuing fight. Naruto advocates for restraint, seeking to capture and interrogate Enma for information about the greater conspiracy. Sasuke, however, argues for immediate elimination, viewing the Fabrications as uncontrollable weapons with no place in the shinobi world. Their philosophical clash escalates into a physical one—not a full-scale battle with Sage Art or Rinnegan abilities, but a tense, taijutsu-heavy confrontation interspersed with brief uses of shadow clones and Chidori. The episode climaxes with Naruto and Sasuke agreeing to a temporary truce, combining their strength to seal Enma rather than destroy it. The episode ends with them parting ways, each reaffirming their trust in the other but holding firm to their own methods. This guide covers Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode
Leads the counter-strategy against Kokuyo, using himself as bait to allow Inojin to land a Mind Body Switch Technique. Cho-Cho Akimichi: Action: 10/10 Dub Voice Acting: 9/10 Plot Progression:
The English dub title, "Clash: Octopus vs. Karma," is intentionally reductive. It implies a monster fight, but the episode is a philosophical rumination on control: can a human (Boruto) control a god’s power (Karma) better than a puppet master can control his beast?
A new, immense chakra signature appears from a giant floating structure high above the Land of Fire. It is revealed to be another Otsutsuki — Urashiki — who had been secretly observing the events of the Chunin Exams and the battle with Momoshiki and Kinshiki. Unlike his kinsmen, Urashiki fights with a fishing rod-like weapon that can steal and manipulate chakra.
The episode’s second half pivots from external monster to internal demon. After conventional tactics fail, Boruto instinctively activates Karma. The visual language shifts: the screen gains a red-black filter, and Boruto’s irises fade. Here, the English dub’s direction becomes crucial. Boruto’s English voice actor (Amanda C. Miller, who voices both Boruto and young Naruto in flashbacks) delivers a bifurcated performance.