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I believe Kakashi is teaching Boruto how to master his lightning affinity before teaching him the tech PL. Why do I think this is the case?
Well we all know Boruto has Purple Lightning in the manga. We just haven't seen it yet. (VIA DB)
This is BEFORE/DURING the Chunin exams at least.
So either before or during this Byakuya Gang ARC, Boruto learns PL and I believe there are hints of this happening in the background for those that payed attention to the last few episodes.
But FIRST explaining the Boruto patter.
Boruto is a KNOWN genius, we all know that but Boruto still at times studies and practices his moves via trial and error. He just doesn't randomly have the said move or is a mary sue that can do stuff or steal stuff without a build up towards it.
The hint of Boruto getting the Purple Lightning technique follows the same pattern on how Boruto usually master his said techs.
Via the lesser use of hand seals.
In the movie arc Boruto said he already mastered, Lightning and Wind Release with have recently starting also Water Release.
By mastered he likely means how to transfer his chakra into the said affinity efficiently and with optimal results. I'll run you down some examples.
In the anime Boruto started to learn/get a grasp of wind release during the beginning of their Mist field trip.
Here we seem him learning it.
Here we see him using a said gesture.
To later not using the seal at all.
He also stopped using it against Shizuma.
This growth or optimal use of speed/mastery of execution can also be seen with Boruto's rasengan. From two hands to rapid one hand use.
Also with Vanishing Rasengan.
Now then...
We see this for his other "mastered" affinity which is Raiton or Lightning release and the one that I want you to pay attention to.
*BEFORE. (During the MIST ARC)
AFTER. (AGAINST Shojoji)
It is a basic move, so optimizing it without hand seals is truly needed.
Sasuke doing the fireball move without a seal.
Even Water release is NOT Mastered by Boruto currently.
As he uses a seal there.
The odd move is his Lightning Thunderclap arrow and likely due to his use of this tech, it might explain why he isn't spamming Purple Lighting instead (a no seal tech).
Lightning Thunderclap so far has been shown to be used without a seal, and another time with more intensity with one seal against the puppet robots. (Likely to change his affinity to Lightning first).
It is a ninjutsu, so the fact that he can do this said move without multiple seals is impressive compared to someone like Butan and her ninjutsus that require 4-5 seal moves first.
It is ALSO a move that is exclusive to Boruto and so is likely a made MADE by Boruto like all his other ninjutsus besides Rasengan and Clones.
It is a move that he likely developed to master his lightning release ninjutsu ability, or at least make it so he can have a grasp on the said affinity akin to him trying to grasp Wind by creating Boruto stream.
This growth of optimizing his lightning affinity is seen recently in the anime.
In the anime we see Boruto using Lightning release for the first time without the aide of a hand seal during that luke-warm bank robbery scene.
SEAL (DURING THE MIST ARC)
NO SEAL (DURING THE BANK ROBBERY)
So after graduation and his early Genin days we see Boruto getting the hang of his lightning release like his wind release
This is before we see his thunderclap move in the manga as this predates the exams. So eventually he learns thunderclap as we see him moving along with lightning execution/use.
And it isn't something that is easy to do were he can just learn it during his genin missions. So why would Boruto just be mastering his lightning affinity in between his low class genin missions?
To impress Kakashi so that he can obtain Purple Lighting.
Kakashi and Sasuke now not needing those said steps are a testimony to their mastery.
So back to the point…
This is where I believe he is training with Kakashi in between his missions.
There is a hint during one of the first outings as Team 3 (Before being called Team 7)
Post the Genin Exams, I believe Boruto has been using his spare time (when not with his friends) or even during the early mornings to take lessons from Kakashi. (He must learn it from him somehow before the exams). His Kakashi/Obito parallel and also his stealth Lightning growth may be indicators.
All though Boruto doesn't have his career path in mind currently we know via that one on one with his Aunt Hanabi that Boruto has been doing some secret training on his own to one day best his Dad.
He saw Kakashi use PL in the exams and so he likely thought like Mitsuki's wind techs that it was a tech that he should learn.
And while Mitsuki hasn’t taught him his wind moves, we know Boruto is an individual that acts quickly to get what he wants. (As shown with him going after Sasuke to be his student)
Most likely Kakashi being the hard guy he is sends Boruto to do other tasks first, then later likely tells him to master the Lightning affinity WITHOUT the use of hand seals as PL is a tech without the use of said seals.
That is likely where Thunderclap’s origins were likely made and that it predates Boruto's PL tech. (Akin to Naruto's RasenShuriken training with Kakashi and his wind rasengan).
An applied nature release moves to ease him into learning PL.
Boruto might not even have PL mastered fully (or at least without a certain toll) hence why uses his created abundantly compared to instead just using PL as the tech can also be thrown.
Purple lightning is another ELITE move but Boruto and his quick learning and use of limited seals eventually obtains it.
All in all, it seems Boruto will surprise us in the coming episodes with the debut of the said move. Or likely the manga might debut it first against AO.
It could be Boruto’s trump card like his vanishing Rasengan.
BORUTO can just be really good with affinities and hand seals.
Well we all know Boruto has Purple Lightning in the manga. We just haven't seen it yet. (VIA DB)
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So either before or during this Byakuya Gang ARC, Boruto learns PL and I believe there are hints of this happening in the background for those that payed attention to the last few episodes.
But FIRST explaining the Boruto patter.
Boruto is a KNOWN genius, we all know that but Boruto still at times studies and practices his moves via trial and error. He just doesn't randomly have the said move or is a mary sue that can do stuff or steal stuff without a build up towards it.
The hint of Boruto getting the Purple Lightning technique follows the same pattern on how Boruto usually master his said techs.
Via the lesser use of hand seals.
In the movie arc Boruto said he already mastered, Lightning and Wind Release with have recently starting also Water Release.
By mastered he likely means how to transfer his chakra into the said affinity efficiently and with optimal results. I'll run you down some examples.
In the anime Boruto started to learn/get a grasp of wind release during the beginning of their Mist field trip.
Here we seem him learning it.
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This growth or optimal use of speed/mastery of execution can also be seen with Boruto's rasengan. From two hands to rapid one hand use.
Also with Vanishing Rasengan.
So a ladder of growth before mastery.
Now then...
We see this for his other "mastered" affinity which is Raiton or Lightning release and the one that I want you to pay attention to.
*BEFORE. (During the MIST ARC)
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AFTER. (AGAINST Shojoji)
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It is a basic move, so optimizing it without hand seals is truly needed.
Sasuke doing the fireball move without a seal.
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Even Water release is NOT Mastered by Boruto currently.
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The odd move is his Lightning Thunderclap arrow and likely due to his use of this tech, it might explain why he isn't spamming Purple Lighting instead (a no seal tech).
You must be registered for see images
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Lightning Thunderclap so far has been shown to be used without a seal, and another time with more intensity with one seal against the puppet robots. (Likely to change his affinity to Lightning first).
It is a ninjutsu, so the fact that he can do this said move without multiple seals is impressive compared to someone like Butan and her ninjutsus that require 4-5 seal moves first.
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It is a move that he likely developed to master his lightning release ninjutsu ability, or at least make it so he can have a grasp on the said affinity akin to him trying to grasp Wind by creating Boruto stream.
This growth of optimizing his lightning affinity is seen recently in the anime.
In the anime we see Boruto using Lightning release for the first time without the aide of a hand seal during that luke-warm bank robbery scene.
SEAL (DURING THE MIST ARC)
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So after graduation and his early Genin days we see Boruto getting the hang of his lightning release like his wind release
This is before we see his thunderclap move in the manga as this predates the exams. So eventually he learns thunderclap as we see him moving along with lightning execution/use.
And it isn't something that is easy to do were he can just learn it during his genin missions. So why would Boruto just be mastering his lightning affinity in between his low class genin missions?
To impress Kakashi so that he can obtain Purple Lighting.
PL is a NON seal based move like rasengan.
Chidori is also currently a non seal based move but when it was first introduced by Kakashi (note his is called lightning blade due to cutting lightning but it was and is a chidori), the move was executed after conjuring multiple hand seals.
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So back to the point…
This is where I believe he is training with Kakashi in between his missions.
There is a hint during one of the first outings as Team 3 (Before being called Team 7)
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Post the Genin Exams, I believe Boruto has been using his spare time (when not with his friends) or even during the early mornings to take lessons from Kakashi. (He must learn it from him somehow before the exams). His Kakashi/Obito parallel and also his stealth Lightning growth may be indicators.
All though Boruto doesn't have his career path in mind currently we know via that one on one with his Aunt Hanabi that Boruto has been doing some secret training on his own to one day best his Dad.
He saw Kakashi use PL in the exams and so he likely thought like Mitsuki's wind techs that it was a tech that he should learn.
And while Mitsuki hasn’t taught him his wind moves, we know Boruto is an individual that acts quickly to get what he wants. (As shown with him going after Sasuke to be his student)
Most likely Kakashi being the hard guy he is sends Boruto to do other tasks first, then later likely tells him to master the Lightning affinity WITHOUT the use of hand seals as PL is a tech without the use of said seals.
That is likely where Thunderclap’s origins were likely made and that it predates Boruto's PL tech. (Akin to Naruto's RasenShuriken training with Kakashi and his wind rasengan).
An applied nature release moves to ease him into learning PL.
Boruto might not even have PL mastered fully (or at least without a certain toll) hence why uses his created abundantly compared to instead just using PL as the tech can also be thrown.
Purple lightning is another ELITE move but Boruto and his quick learning and use of limited seals eventually obtains it.
All in all, it seems Boruto will surprise us in the coming episodes with the debut of the said move. Or likely the manga might debut it first against AO.
It could be Boruto’s trump card like his vanishing Rasengan.
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BORUTO can just be really good with affinities and hand seals.
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....some people are always salty over Boruto learning high level ninjutsus.
