Boruto: 25 Things Only True Fans Know About Mitsuki (2023)

Like Naruto before it, Boruto has become a big hit among anime fans. One of the biggest reasons for that is it's vibrant cast of characters. This includes the unique, mysterious son of Orochimaru, Mitsuki. As no one wants to romantically entangle themselves with the snake Sannin, his son was created as a clone. Except, Mitsuki isn't exactly a full clone. Orochimaru experimented, spliced, and scrambled his genetics to make them as perfect as possible. Best put, Mitsuki is an artificial being.

Since his arrival in Konoha, the young snake ninja has become integrated into the community. He graduated Ninja Academy, became a part of Team 7, and made fast friends with Sarada Uchiha and Boruto Uzumaki. The three of them have become inseparably loyal and dedicated to one another. Throughout their many adventures and mishaps, they support their fellow Team 7 ninja.

However, despite his wholesome, kid ninja adventures, Mitsuki has a lot going on. After all, he is the son of Orochimaru, one of the most incessant antagonists of Naruto. There are deep secrets and conflicting traits in this young hero. While some of it is dealt with in his personal arcs about leaving Konoha or learning more about other artificial beings, not all of it is so clear. Some fans may have completely missed some of his idiosyncrasies.

Here are 25 Things Only True Fans Know About Mitsuki.

He's Not Orochimaru's Only Son

As far as Mitsuki knew, he was Orochimaru's only child. However, he eventually learns that's not true at all. The manipulative ninja has at least one other artificial son, Log. Log rebelled against Orochimaru and currently aims to destroy his parent and himself. After all, Orochimaru continually created clones until he got the perfect one. It's fair to think he didn't perfect it with Log or Mitsuki. There might be hundreds of discarded clones that Orochimaru deemed insufficient.

While Mitsuki has a surprisingly good relationship with his parent, Log's existence alone is a stark reminder of Orochimaru's murky past and why it might be best not to trust him.

Mitsuki's Independence Was Calculated

When Orochimaru plots, he plots deep. Eventually, it's revealed that Mitsuki's decision to leave him and study in Konoha was also calculated. Orochimaru wanted the young ninja to seek out the village. In doing this, he could use his son as a spy and foster a closeness with the young genin of the area. To Orochimaru, everything fits into his ultimate plans, including all the actions of his son.

With all this information, of course Mitsuki becomes pretty wary of manipulation and is only pushed more towards the people of Konoha. Or is that Orochimaru's plan all along, too?

Close Bond With Snakes

As far as fans know, most of Mitsuki's genetics are based on the best parts of Orochimaru. With the snake Sannin's genetics, of course, comes snakes. The young artificial human has a bond with serpents just like his parent, using them in ninjutsu as well as feeling comfortable around them in daily life. While he isn't very snake-y as a person, that doesn't mean he doesn't have that same slithering way through battle that Orochimaru always used.

For all the snakes Mitsuki has at his disposal, he uses their abilities for good. After all, just because snakes are associated with treachery doesn't mean they inherently are evil.

Doesn't Understand His Own Strength

For a large part of his life, Mitsuki spent most of his time alone with Orochimaru. When he had to practice his ninjutsu and spar, his highly powerful parent was the only option. Ergo, after moving to Konoha, sometimes the young boy has trouble understanding his own strength. At times he can deliver blows that hurt people a lot more than he expected.

With time, Mitsuki has improved and understands him abilities better. However, because of his unique genetics and nature, it's hard to tell how far his powers can go. A single emotional moment could push him towards strength he never knew he had before.

Drawn To Boruto The Moment They Met

Mitsuki thinks a lot in metaphors, and the one most important to him is his "sun and moon" one. Because of his name, he thinks himself the moon, and looks for the sun to be his opposite, his rival, his equal partner. The second he met Boruto Uzumaki, he was determined that this boy must be his "sun".

Both powerful young shinobi, the boys became fast friends and work well off one another. While they may not butt heads like Naruto and Sasuke did, they do encourage each other to improve. Mitsuki may have been drawn to Boruto because of vague metaphors and bright hair, but they only make each other better friends and ninja.

Mitsuki Is Beyond Flexible

During Naruto, Orochimaru was known for his flowing and flexible style of fighting. While many ninja were bombastic, he was breezy liquid. Mitsuki is no different. In the face of combat, he can contort and weave through battle just like his parent. Despite the power he packs in each motion, he does it all effortlessly.

Furthermore, Mitsuki's limbs can bend, stretch, and expand the serpent way his genes allow. He can become one with the snake and use his superhuman abilities to make fighting him even harder. That kind of unique physical prowess intimidates any foe.

He Has Particular Food Tastes

Naruto and Boruto have always been good at having fun with their characters' preferences and odd hobbies. Sharing those things with fans only sheds more light into their favorite ninja. When it comes to Mitsuki, his likes and dislikes only make him a stranger, stronger personality.

While all the young genin have fairly common favorite and least favorite foods, the young artificial boy has very specific choices. His favorite is scrambled eggs and his least favorite is meat from animals with scales. Though that probably is more applicable for fish, it's pretty clear it's a references to his scaly snake connections. Odd, but very Mitsuki of him.

Can Heal Himself Without Hand Seals

For any Sakura or Tsunade fans, they know the requirements of ninjutsu healing. Medical-nin use hand seals to heal their injured shinobi compatriots. However, because of all of his special genetics and unique abilities, Mitsuki can heal himself without hand seals. Much like Orochimaru learned to shed his skin like a snake, his son has some of the regenerative powers of scaly creatures.

In the danger of battle, it's pretty useful for Mitsuki to heal himself without having to get help from others or worrying about using his hands. Instead, he just wills his body to heal itself. That's a pretty useful ability.

He's Very Wary Of Manipulation

Throughout his life, Orochimaru has done everything in his power to manipulate Mitsuki. Between seclusion, pushing him to join Konoha, and treating him kindly in person, all he wanted was to serve his agenda. Doing that for over ten years is one serious long-con. While Mitsuki still cares a lot about his parent, those manipulative ways of his make him wary of others. After all, they might try to manipulate him, too.

Despite being a good kid, he doesn't trust easy. He wants to know what he's getting himself into before he agrees. If his own parent can manipulate him, anyone can and he's too determined to walk his own path to let that happen.

Mitsuki Can Sense A Lot About People Just By Looking At Them

The Hyuga and Uchiha clans are known for their special, knowing eyes, the Sharingan and Byakugan. Boruto's Jogan similarly lets him see more than other people. Despite having none of these, Mitsuki can see chakra threads, energy, and can deduce a lot just from what he sees. In some cases, it helps identify threats. It helped pinpoint Sumire as "Ghost" before she hurt the village.

Moreover, though, his eyes can even identify things about people like Kabuto's info cards used to. Just by looking at Chocho he was able to figure out what clan she came from and other personal information. When it comes down to the average shinobi, most can't do that.

He Thinks Boruto Will Be Hokage

While Boruto is the lead in this next generation series, his goal is not to become Hokage. Boruto wants to find his own ninja way. The first time he ever has a specific goal is when he meets someone capable, Sarada, who wants to be Hokage instead. Then, he wants to support her goal.

However, despite all of Boruto's reluctance, Mitsuki is insistent that he will be Hokage. When Mitsuki believes in someone, he fiercely supports them, and he doesn't believe in anyone more than his parent and Boruto. He brashly says Orochimaru is stronger than Naruto and Sasuke, and he similarly thinks Boruto will end up the strongest ninja to lead them all.

Orochimaru Isn't The Only Creator Of Artificial Beings

When fans first meet Mitsuki, he's bizarre and mysterious. Eventually, they learn it's because he's Orochimaru's artificially created son. A disconcerting and novel creation, he's an oddity in Konoha. However, he's not the only one of his kind. Not including his brother, Log, the Tsuchikage created several artificial beings. Onoki used his vast wisdom to create these people using various Land of Forest members' DNA. While most of his creations were of others, one of them, Ku, was a clone of himself.

Though Onoki's endeavors don't work out quite as well as Mitsuki, they were an adversary he could relate to.

Mitsuki Found Kawaki

Though Kawaki ends up being and indomitable foe, his introduction is not nearly as dramatic. Boruto's Team 7 is heading back after a mission when they come upon a bunch of lifeless puppets and an unconscious boy. Mitsuki is the first to stumble upon him. While the encounter turns into a bit of a scuffle, the group ends up taking the young man, Kawaki, back to Konoha with them.

Boruto and Kawaki may be the ones with the odd, Kama bond, but if Mitsuki never had found him, maybe things could have been very different. Maybe he wouldn't end up the villain of their future, or maybe he'd end up something far, far worse.

His Naive Innocence Has A Darkness To It

Despite hisunsavorybackground, from the moment fans meet Mitsuki, he seems like an innocent, well-meaning young ninja. His interactions are wide-eyed and kind, and he doesn't have nearly half the angst of his peers. At least, until he shows his darker side.

During battle is when Mitsuki becomes something far more fearsome. After years of training and learning from Orochimaru, he has a ruthless nature to him in fights. Like his parent, he fights with the intention to destroy, something many of the young genin don't inherently do. Though adorable as he may seem, getting on Mitsuki's vicious side is a dangerous thing to do.

He Admires Orochimaru

With Boruto being almost a hundred episodes deep now, fans are getting a pretty good sense of who their main heroes are and what motivates them. No one's backstory is nearly as twisty and complicated as Mitsuki's, though. While he respects Orochimaru as his parent, the ninja has openly done things to hurt Mitsuki and his friends. He knows the man is a master manipulator.

However, despite all his growing knowledge of Orochimaru'sdark doings, Mitsuki still admires his parent. After all, he grew up witnessing his strength in ninjutsu and science. Even if he's an awful person, Orochimaru does everything with intensity, intelligence, and grace.

Orochimaru Thinks He's Genetically Perfect

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One of Orochimaru's more admirable traits is his pursuit of perfection. While it's exactly what drove him to be a mad scientist, that intense drive is part of what makes him brilliant. A lot of his time is focused on himself and his own goals, but he does care a lot about Mitsuki. After all, he deems the boy to be genetically perfect. He took years of time to train and care for him like any normal parent would.

Orochimaru's actions may be coated with self-serving plots, but his reverence of Mitsuki is real. He even thinks his son may be stronger than himself one day.

His Name Has Disturbing Meaning

When Orochimaru named his sons, he named them both Mitsuki. The meaning behind them was to combine snake (Mi) with vessel (Tsuki). Correct. Disturbingly, the snake scientist himself named his children to mark them as possible vessels for himself from birth. While Mitsuki himself altered the meaning to Tsuki meaning moon, Orochimaru's original meaning isn't lost.

Despite any kind actions he may do, or any good parenting he does, Orochimaru intends on using Mitsuki as a perfect vessel. Whether he follows through is unknown, but the intention is sinister enough to warrant concern.

He's Open-Minded To Orochimaru's Conflicting Complexities

Once, after some time in Konoha, Mitsuki looked at Orochimaru and wondered what to call him: mother or father? After all, he'd been women and men at various points, depending on bodies he inhabited. Eventually, after some friend adventures and soul-searching, Mitsuki realizes it doesn't matter and settles on calling him parent.

With Orochimaru's past and his weird duality with Mitsuki, it's surprising how much they seem to like an respect one another. Though Orochimaru has a lot of complexities and an awful past, his son is fairly open-minded to figuring out each day one at a time. It's what family does.

Highly Skilled In Subterfuge

With a head-on personality and a seemingly sweet, naive soul, it's a bit surprising how proficient Mitsuki is in subterfuge. That is, until someone thinks about who his parent is. Of course anyone associated with Orochimaru would be trickier than most.

Along with his snake and sage powers, Mitsuki is great at stealth, misdirection, and generally confusing or fooling his opponents. In his battle with Iwabee, he masterfully find a way to get behind him and restrain him.

Though most of his style is overpowering his opponents, Mitsuki will do whatever it takes, using whatever skills he needs, to win in a fight. That is his ninja way.

A Vicious Combatant

For all of Mitsuki's good will while being a member of Team 7, being friends with Boruto doesn't erase years with Orochimaru. Mitsuki was trained to not just defeat his opponents, but destroy them. In several genin battles he went way too far and used too much strength or caused too much damage.

While he's working towards being a good person and ninja, the young shinobi still has a flair for ruthlessness that few other genin have. No one should want to have to face off against this fearsome kid, because he will not pull any punches.

Though most of his personality is gentle and fluid, he takes combat seriously. Perhaps a little too seriously.