The latest interview of illustrator Mikio Ikemoto to Japanese magazine V-Jump placed Himawari Uzumaki at the center of attention in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex. When asked about an old scene involving the character, Ikemoto clarified a doubt that divided the audience: the chakra felt by Daemon, in the meeting between the two, was indeed related to the nine -tailed fox. Information changes the understanding of Himawari's role in the plot and reinforces its connection with the legacy left by Naruto.
Ikemoto's revelation about Himawari Uzumaki's power
During the interview, Mikio Ikemoto went straight to answering one of the most debated questions by fans of the franchise. According to him, Daemon felt in Himawari not only powerful energy, but future compatibility with Kurama's chakra.
This power, still asleep, was perceived when the young woman was in Konoha, during a moment of tension involving Jura and Hidari. At the time, even without specific training or obvious signs of strength, Himawari exuded such an intense aura that interrupted Daemon's hostile behavior.
The author explained that the junction of the blood Uzumaki, Naruto's inheritance, with the blood Hyuuga, mother Hinata, creates a unique base of compatibility with great magnitude chakras. Kurama's presence, although not entirely manifests, exists as a latent power inside the girl. Thus, rumors that the character would have directly inherited the power of the fox of nine tails were no longer speculation.
The confrontation with Jura and the first signs of the Raposa Chakra
In chapters nine and ten from Two Blue Vortex, the readers were able to see the concrete manifestation of the Kurama chakra in Himawari for the first time. Amid chaos installed in Konoha, the young woman demonstrated partial control in an initial form of Jinchuuriki, a state that occurs when a human houses a tail beast. Despite her little experience, she managed to generate a Bijuu bomb, a technique used by Kurama and Naruto in her most intense battles.
The explosion of energy surprised not only the residents of the village, but also the villain swears. He acknowledged that the girl was not a common jinchuuriki. To him, she looked more beast with tail than host. Recognition, coming from one of the most powerful characters of the new phase, has strengthened the perception that Himawari has a role that goes beyond supporting. Even without full dominion, affinity with Kurama already causes practical effects within history.
Unexplored potential and the way to the protagonism
Despite the initial demonstrations of strength, Himawari remains a discreet development character. Still without direct protagonism in the main battles, Naruto's daughter is being shaped to their own narrative arch. Ikemoto did not detail how this growth will occur, but suggested that compatibility with Kurama will be essential at decisive times. This feeds the theory that it will be fundamental to balance the current imbalance in the ninja universe.
The work presents a scenario where Boruto faces a deadly enemy and seems close to defeat. This possible tragic outcome raises doubts about the future of resistance against forces such as Jura. In this context, Himawari emerges as a promising figure, capable of taking the lead of the new Ninja generation. Her latent force, added to the symbolic connection with Naruto, prepares the ground to become more than just the protagonist's sister.
