The Mangekyo Sharingan is one of the most powerful Kekkei Genkai introduced by Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of the Naruto series in the original story. Initially, the Mangekyo Sharingan was revealed to us through Itachi Uchiha, who utilized this power in his battle against Kakashi Hatake, the Jonin leader of Team 7. Over the years, the power of the Mangekyo Sharingan has developed tremendously. By the end of the original Naruto series, Masashi Kishimoto developed this eye significantly by giving it powerful evolutions, such as the Mangekyo and the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
In the Boruto era, the Mangekyo Sharingan has continued to evolve and has been granted new firepower thanks to Sasuke’s daughter, Sarada Uchiha. Given her Mangekyo Sharingan evolution is still incomplete, it has been confirmed that she is set to receive even higher evolutions of this Kekkei Genkai in the story as it continues further and achieve godlike powers.
The Mangekyo Sharingan Has Grown Stronger In Boruto
In the Naruto story, the Mangekyo Sharingan was introduced as a significantly stronger form of the regular Sharingan, with unique abilities at the user’s disposal. In the case of Itachi Uchiha, who first used the Mangekyo Sharingan, it was revealed that he held the power of Amaterasu in one eye and Tsukuyomi, a genjutsu capable of manipulating space and time, in the other. He also had access to the power of the Susanoo.
“This is a special eye Jutsu. Genjutsu ‘Tsukuyomi’. Only another Sharingan user of the same bloodline as mentioned stands a chance to resist this.” — Itachi explains his Mangekyo powers, Naruto Chapter #142
Similarly, Sasuke Uchiha, when he awakened his Mangekyo Sharingan, gained Amaterasu in one eye and Flame Control, known as Kagutsuchi, in another. Sasuke also had access to a powerful Susanoo. Obito Uchiha had the power of Kamui in his eyes, one being a short variant and the other wielding a ranged variant of this technique.
In the Boruto era, the Mangekyo Sharingan has evolved to a completely new level thanks to Sarada. On April 20, 2025, as part of the Shinki Rescue Arc of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Volume 5, Mikio Ikemoto and Masashi Kishimoto revealed the new evolution of the Uchiha Sharingan through Sarada Uchiha. In this arc, Sarada was given a powerful Mangekyo Sharingan known as Ohirume. This new Mangekyo Sharingan technique allows Sarada to create up to four powerful black holes with incredible gravitational powers. Sarada can freely control what these black holes target with their immense gravitational pull and what is exempt from it. She can even make herself levitate using the force of the gravitational pull of these black holes. At the same time, even Otsutsuki-level enemies can essentially get crushed using the power of these black holes, and that goes to show how strong this new Mangekyo Sharingan is.
“For too long, I’ve averted my gaze. Fretting that my goal to become Hokage felt out of reach. Never being able to do anything about the calamities that happen. I rejected everything, not realizing that I also rejected the power sleeping inside me. I’m not looking away anymore. If I have to become Hokage, I need to stop running from reality and accept myself.” — Sarada Uchiha awakens Ohirume Mangekyo, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #21
When compared to Sasuke’s Amenotejikara, which is a Rinnegan ability, Sarada’s Mangekyo power is significantly stronger. In fact, it is the strongest Mangekyo Sharingan ability that we have ever seen, which goes to show that the Boruto: Two Blue Vortex series is strengthening the Mangekyo Sharingan significantly. While Sarada’s Mangekyo Sharingan is already incredibly broken, this eye is far from reaching its evolution. It was officially confirmed in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter 33, released officially on April 20, 2026, that Sarada Uchiha is slowly going blind and cannot use these eyes to their fullest extent yet. In other words, as she cures this blindness, new Mangekyo powers will be available to her, taking this eye and evolving it to a completely new level.
“As I thought, the prescription doesn’t seem right. Your eyesight has clearly worsened compared to before. It’s a risk that inevitably follows the Mangekyō Sharingan. The more you use it, the more your eyesight deteriorates. It depends on the nature of the technique and how it’s used. But in any case, if you keep using it like this, eventually, you’ll go completely blind.” — Sarada’s blindness is confirmed, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #34
Sarada’s New Mangekyo Sharingan Evolution Makes Her The Strongest In The Uchiha
Currently, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex awaits the release of Chapter 39 as part of the post-Mamushi arc on November 20, 2026. This arc puts a lot of focus on Sarada Uchiha as she heads into battle against Code as well as Hidari at the same time. With Boruto Uzumaki having joined this battle now, the odds have been evened out, and from here on, we will see Sarada fight to the best of her abilities.
In this new battle, Sarada Uchiha’s Mangekyo Sharingan abilities are going to shine, and the weakness of her blindness is going to be mitigated in one way or another. It is unclear as to how Sarada will mitigate the Mangekyo blindness, but once she does, new Mangekyo powers will be available to her. For one, Sarada Uchiha has not yet revealed her second Mangekyo Sharingan ability, which means that sooner or later, her second power will be displayed, unveiling to us a new evolution of this eye in the process.
“Only those who have awakened the double Mangekyo can use this power. The Third power…Susanoo!” — Sasuke Uchiha explains the Susanoo, Naruto Chapter #464
Furthermore, Sarada Uchiha has also not tapped into the power of her Susanoo yet, which is widely considered to be the trump card of this Kekkei Genkai in the first place. Once she awakens this power, this eye of hers will be taken to a completely new level, which is something that we cannot wait to see in the post-Mamushi arc. At the same time, Sarada gaining these new powers and potentially getting rid of the blindness nerf that comes with the Mangekyo Sharingan permanently is going to make her significantly stronger. By achieving even greater firepower and being able to use the Mangekyo Sharingan without any drawbacks, Ikemoto would make Sarada one of the strongest Uchihas, if not the strongest Uchiha of all time. By the end of the series, she is destined to surpass not only Sasuke but also Madara Uchiha.
Why Sarada Is Set To Surpass Sasuke And Madara
Sarada Uchiha is the next-generation leader of the Uchiha clan, and as is always the case, the next generation will most definitely go on to surpass the previous generation of ninja. Sarada is far from reaching her peak, yet she is already strong enough to fight and even defeat Otsutsuki-level enemies in combat. As such, when Sarada masters her Mangekyo fully, takes it to its highest evolutionary state, and gains the abilities of the Susanoo, along with much else, she will be on a completely different level of strength.
The fact is that Sarada has to become the Hokage of Konoha, and to follow in the footsteps of Naruto, she will need to achieve tremendous strength. It must also be remembered that Boruto Uzumaki and Kawaki are operating on a significantly higher level than Sarada right now, but once she awakens her full powers, she will catch up with them. This means that she will also be an Otsutsuki-level threat on her own. Achieving such power automatically means that Sarada will have surpassed her own father, Sasuke Uchiha, and, at the same time, Madara Uchiha as well.
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