Warning: Spoilers Ahead for Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #14!

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex has drastically increased its momentum thanks to exciting revelations about its latest villains, hinting at the weakness of the Divine Trees in the latest chapter. The Self-Aware Divine Trees, also known as shinju, emerged from the remains of the Ten-Tails under Code's watch, with more than sufficient power to terrorize Konoha and its finest shinobi in his stead. However, thanks to a key asset to Boruto, these Divine Trees, mighty as they may individually be, are undermined by one key weakness, yet they'll surely have some tricks up their sleeves to prevent this from being exploited.

The Divine Trees first emerged in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter #4 as deadly simulacra, both of classic Naruto characters and original Boruto characters. They have so far demonstrated incredible might, including Code's mastery of Claw Marks and chakra signatures matching the shinobi captured and turned into trees. Current casualties include Sasuke Uchiha, Moegi Kazamatsuri, Bug, and Shinki. But even though all this assembled might create an existential threat, Boruto is confident he can stop the series' strongest villains.

Boruto Knows the Way to Stop All the Divine Trees

The Head of the Snake Can Be Crushed

Despite Boruto: Two Blue Vortex showing the emergence of Ryu, the latest Divine Tree based on Gaara's adopted son, Shinki, Boruto can stop all current and future Divine Trees if he can defeat Jura, their leader. This revelation comes in chapter #14, with Boruto being vague about his source on why this is possible, clearly referring to the previous chapter's reveal about Koji Kashin's Prescience. In "The battle royale between destinies," to which Koji alludes, Jura is the current source of impending calamity for the planet in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, with the other Divine Trees bending to his will.

However, Koji also says in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter #13 that Jura kills Boruto in nearly all timelines as the most dangerous of the Divine Trees, with those futures also entailing Kawaki being devoured and the planet's death. Defeating Jura also won't be easy, with his powers firmly on display in chapter #11, including his ability to match and neutralize one of Himawari's Biju Bombs.

The Divine Trees Have Targets to Devour in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex

A Hunger for Knowledge Hinders the Villains

The sentient Divine Trees desire to devour targets connected to their chakra sources. Hidari, who comes from Sasuke Uchiha, wishes to devour his daughter, Sarada; Mamushi, who comes from Bug, wishes to devour Eida; and Matsuri, who comes from Moegi Kazamatsuri, wishes to devour Konohamaru Sarutobi. With Ryu's emergence in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter #14 after consuming Shinki, Gaara and his family are also affected. These desires to devour each character will give the Divine Trees knowledge, but until this quest is complete, they can't kill the planet.

Thus, the glaring weakness of these Divine Trees is in preventing them from reaching their desired targets, and with Jura's target being Naruto Uzumaki, the time will eventually come for Lord Seventh's return in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. As the Trees cooperate as a unit with a new member among their ranks, they'll be even tougher in future fights. It's imperative to kill them just like in chapter #12 and use their Thorn Soul Bulbs to restore those they have captured.

The result has been a complicated set of recent chapters in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex with the Ten-Tails' new, sapient incarnations posing a fascinating, layered threat to the ninja world. The series has kept the story isolated in Naruto and Boruto's home for the past year. But with the latest chapter, the Divine Tree threat is no longer isolated to Konoha.

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex's Villains Are Reaching Other Major Ninja Villages

Trees Spreading Like Weeds

In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter #14, Kankuro makes a welcome return to relay grim news that both the fan-favorite Gaara and Shinki are incapacitated, with Shinki consumed by the Divine Trees. This allows for Ryu's emergence at the end of the chapter, but the ambiguity about Gaara's condition makes him a possible target and possibly Kankuro or Temari. While the return of Sunagakure shinobi is a welcome sight in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, it doesn't bode well that their Fifth Kazekage can be taken down so easily, even if the Akatsuki did so as well in Naruto Shippuden.

How these Divine Tree afflictions are reaching elsewhere is also concerning, with Claw Grimes potentially able to spread outward into the world in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. While Boruto is confident that stopping Jura will stop the rest of these threats from emerging and potentially more Divine Trees from awakening, time is of the essence as more villages could soon get involved. While it's exciting to see returning characters in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, they herald disaster with each familiar face that returns.