Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode 280 -

Boruto manages to convince Ouga to find a new reason to live. She releases everyone from the Genjutsu and disappears, while the survivors are safely recovered by Konoha forces. Critical Reception Fan and critic opinions on this episode were largely mixed:

The episode focuses on Boruto's final confrontation within Ouga’s twisted experiment. Key developments include: Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode 280

Boruto realizes that the entire maze and the deaths of the other participants were a massive Genjutsu simulation . Those who "died" in the game are actually still alive but in a comatose state. Boruto manages to convince Ouga to find a new reason to live

Some critics found the resolution underwhelming, citing a lack of high-stakes consequences since no one actually died, and criticized the pacing as "nothing special" for a milestone episode. Key developments include: Boruto realizes that the entire

Episode 280 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations , titled , serves as the climactic finale to the Labyrinth Game arc (also known as the Ouga's Maze arc). Plot Summary