The Mangekyo Sharingan was first officially introduced in Naruto Chapter 142 by the character Itachi Uchiha on October 28, 2002, in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #46. This powerful eye ability has grown significantly in narrative importance since then and has established itself as one of the very finest in the entire series.
Now, almost 24 years later, the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan has officially been upgraded Boruto: Two Blue Vortexwith further developments coming in the new arc that officially began on May 20, 2026. Thanks to the character Sarada Uchiha, who wields the incredible ability of the Ohirume Mangekyo Sharingan, the Boruto series makes this eye deadlier than ever before and gives it more overpowered abilities than ever in the process.
Sarada Uchiha's Ohirume had officially upgraded the Mangekyo Sharingan's firepower
While the Mangekyo Sharingan stood at the top as one of the most incredibly powerful abilities introduced in the Naruto series, over the years its importance and strength began to pale in comparison to all the other powers introduced to the world at the time. For example, upon the introduction of the Rinnegan, the Mangekyo Sharingan began to lose its importance, and by the time of the Fourth Great Ninja War, it was practically obsolete, with even powers such as the Susanoo being virtually useless against the likes of the Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki or Kaguya Otsutsuki. Thank God, it Boruto the series has done a great job of fixing this major flaw of the Naruto series. In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 20, which was officially released on March 20, 2025, in V-jump Issue #5, Sarada Uchiha officially harnessed the power of her Mangekyo Sharingan and used Ohirume. This unique Mangekyo Sharingan ability has finally scaled the eye to a whole new level, making it rival the strongest powers in the entire world.
“The restrictions are gone. The sand is gathering in one place. What's going on? Are those eyes…Mangekyo Sharingan?” — Mitsuki sees Sarada use her Mangekyo Sharingan for the first time, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #20
Sarada's Ohirume, who made her debut in V-jump Number 5 on May 20, 2025 has the power to produce and manipulate black holes. With this powerful ocular jutsu, Sarada can create up to four powerful black holes, the size of which she can freely control. At the same time, she can easily choose what becomes subject to the black hole and who is avoided, giving her full control over the severity of this technique. Coming over to gravity itself, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapters 21 and 30 showed its immense firepower, strong enough to take down Otsutsuki-level enemies. Sarada Uchiha took down Shinju Ryu in Boruto: Blue Vortex Chapter 21, which was released in V JUMP Issue #6 on June 20, 2025, in a single shot.
“It's okay to use your power for those you love, Sarada.” — Yodo forces Sarada to use his Mangekyo Sharingan, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #20
Later in the line, in the Mamushi arc, Sarada used this power once more and took down about 20 of Mamushi's clones in one fell swoop. Considering that every clone of Mamushi is almost as strong as an Otsutsuki in the Boruto series, Sarada's overall capabilities are immense at this point. This shows that the Mangekyo Sharingan is once again among the top powers and has received a massive upgrade in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex.
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Why Sarada's Mangekyo Sharingan surpasses Sasuke's Rinnegan
While Sarada's Mangekyo Sharingan possesses immense strength, its full potential can only be understood when directly compared to Sasuke's Rinnegan. Despite the latter ability being considerably more special, Sarada's Mangekyo Sharingan actually has the ability to match it in battle and even overwhelm it in terms of offensive effect.
Sasuke's special ability when it comes to the Rinnegan is Amenotejikara, which allows him to switch places with anything within a certain radius. This is an interesting complementary ability, but overall it's not that powerful. Meanwhile, Sarada's ability is so strong that it can basically crush the likes of Otsutsuki, provided it isn't absorbed. Of course, Sasuke's Rinnegan has other Six Paths powers as well, but they've been cut from the Boruto series, considering he never uses them anyway.
“I won't tell you to stop. Because it is something, a strength that you yourself created when you felt you needed the power to do and protect what you wanted.” — Sakura encourages further growth of Sarada's Ocular Jutsu, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #34
Meanwhile, Sarada's Mangekyo Sharingan still has an ability that remains unexplored at the moment, and on top of that, it has a mighty Susano'o to reveal as well, which surely has its incredibly powerful abilities. Overall, Sarada's Mangekyo Sharingan is so strong that it can practically be compared to the Rinnegan abilities in the Boruto: Two Blue Vortex series.
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Sarada's Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan has the potential to be the most overpowered Dojutsu in Boruto
While Sarada's Mangekyo Sharingan is incredibly powerful, it also has a significant drawback, and that is blindness. Each Mangekyo Sharingan blinds the user over time, but as confirmed by Sakura Haruno in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 34, the degree of blindness depends on the nature of the technology and how it is used. Sarada's technique is incredibly overpowered when it comes to the Mangekyo Sharingan, and thus it blinds her much faster than any other user. In fact, Sarada has only used her Mangekyo Sharingan on three separate occasions, but she has already lost a significant portion of her vision, showing that this power is not sustainable in the grand scheme of things.
“As I thought, the recipe doesn't seem to be right. Your eyesight has clearly deteriorated compared to before. It's a risk that inevitably follows the Mangekyō Sharingan. The more you use it, the more your sight deteriorates… It depends on the nature of the technique and how it's used… but anyway; if you keep using it like this, you'll end up completely blind.” — Sakura Haruno confirms Sarada's blindness in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #34
The only way Sarada can use her eyes properly is by making her Mangekyo Sharingan eternal. A direct path for Sarada to achieve this has not been provided in the series. But in time, one way or another, she will gain access to an eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. When that happens, Sarada's ocular powers will grow further, and she will reach an even higher level of strength, likely equaling the likes of Hidari or Jura and rivaling the likes of Momoshiki and Ishiki Otsutsuki. The Mangekyo Sharingan is more overpowered than ever before in the Boruto series, and that's something we're excited to see. Hopefully, Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto will continue to develop this ocular jutsu further and make it more overpowered so that Sarada can continue to compete with the power levels of Boruto and Kawaki.
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