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.
Watch the key highlights and scenes from Boruto Episode 280 below:
Kiseru Ganko, previously suspected of being a traitor, is revealed to be an undercover ANBU operative investigating Kara. 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: Some critics found the resolution underwhelming, citing a
The true mastermind is revealed to be Ouga , the eighth Inner member of Kara. She created the labyrinth to find "human desire" after losing her own will to live due to Amado's cybernetic modifications.
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. She releases everyone from the Genjutsu and disappears,
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