Sarada’s Mangekyou Sharingan Finally Awakens in Boruto TBV Chapter 21 — And It’s Absolutely Broken

Last updated on October 30th, 2025 at 01:52 pm

Look, I’ve been waiting for this moment since Boruto Chapter 80. We all knew Sarada had unlocked her Mangekyou Sharingan back then but she never actually used it. That changed everything when I read Two Blue Vortex Chapter 21, and honestly? I wasn’t ready for how powerful her ability turned out to be.

What Actually Happened in Chapter 21

So here’s the setup. Sarada’s fighting Ryu, this ridiculously strong Shinju clone, and things aren’t going great. Yodo nearly dies right in front of her, and something just… clicks. Her Mangekyou Sharingan activates for real this time and she unleashes her unique ability called Ohirume.

The name comes from Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess, which is pretty fitting when you see what it does. But here’s the twist: it’s not the black flames ability her dad Sasuke has. It’s something way more versatile.

Ohirume: Gravity Manipulation That Picks Its Targets

I’m not gonna lie when those black spheres appeared, I thought it was just another generic attack. Then I realized what was actually happening. Ohirume creates multiple gravitational spheres that Sarada controls independently. She generated four at once in her first try.

Here’s what makes it absolutely busted: she can choose what each sphere affects. In the fight, the iron sand got pulled into the spheres while Mitsuki and the others stayed completely fine. That’s selective gravity control something even Obito’s Kamui couldn’t do with that level of precision.

She can float around in the gravitational field, redirect attacks, and then compress the spheres to crush whatever’s trapped inside. It’s like watching someone play with physics itself.

Why Her Awakening Hit Different

Most Uchiha unlock their Mangekyou Sharingan through trauma and hatred that’s been the pattern since the original Naruto series. Itachi, Sasuke, Obito… all awakened through loss.

Sarada’s different. Her Mangekyou Sharingan came from wanting to save someone she cares about specifically Boruto. Back in Chapter 80, learning about Naruto’s death and Boruto being marked for execution triggered it. But she’d been suppressing the power because she kept pushing down the power, thinking they’d get in the way of becoming Hokage.

The Uchiha power system runs on emotional truth, not suppression. Once Sarada accepted how she really felt? Everything changed.

The Catch :

Ohirume isn’t without drawbacks. Sarada collapsed from chakra exhaustion right after using it the first time something that didn’t happen to other Uchiha during their initial Mangekyou Sharingan activation. The ability eats through chakra like crazy.

Plus, she can only affect targets she can actually with her Sharingan. Attacks from blind spots? She’s gotta turn and look at them first. There’s also speculation that it might only work on chakra-based attacks, though that hasn’t been confirmed yet.

And then there’s the standard Mangekyou Sharingan problem: use it too much, and you’re on your way to being the next Madara.

What Comes Next?

This is where things get interesting. Sarada could potentially achieve Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan by obtaining another Uchiha’s eyes maybe from Hidari, who shares Sasuke’s DNA. Or she could awaken the Byakugo Seal like her mom Sakura, which would let her heal the damage and basically spam Ohirume without the blindness risk.

There’s also the fact that most Mangekyou Sharingan users have two different abilities one for each eye. We’ve only seen Ohirume so far. What’s her second ability? That’s the question Naruto fans are wondering now.

My Take

Chapter 21 gave Sarada a boost, not only in terms of power, but she also now owns one of the most, if not the most overpowered abilities in the series. Selective gravity manipulation with that much precision? It potentially even outshines Kamui in terms of pure combat versatility.

I like that her awakening feels earned it wasn’t just handed to her, but rather, it came from character growth, accepting her own emotions, and fighting to protect someone precious to her. This is the kind of development that makes you actually care when a character levels up. And now, I cannot wait to see how she masters this thing, because here is the thing – if this is Sarada at her first try? She is going to be absolutely terrifying after she gets some practice.

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