Madara Uchiha was known to be one of the strongest ninjas in the world of Naruto. As the Ghost of the Uchiha, Madara's strength was almost unparalleled, and in the Fourth Great Ninja War, he reached such unprecedented heights that even Hagoromo Otsutsuki, the Sage of Six Paths, was wary of him. Unfortunately, Madara was disposed of in the most underwhelming manner after being used as a vessel for the reincarnation of Kaguya Otsutsuki. While this plot point left a sour taste in the mouths of the fans, Mikio Ikemoto has lined up the perfect successor for Madara in the Boruto series in the form of Jura.
Introduced officially by name in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 5 on December 20, 2023, Jura is a force of nature and a direct incarnation of the Ten Tails itself. With growing intelligence as well as emotional understanding, Jura is being lined up by Mikio Ikemoto and Masashi Kishimoto as the very own Madara Uchiha of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex.
Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Lines Up Jura As Madara's True Successor In Power
When it comes to power, Madara Uchiha was easily one of the strongest characters in the Naruto world. Even before he awakened his Rinnegan, Madara was a force to be reckoned with. He was the reincarnation of Indra Otsutsuki and, as such, possessed extremely strong chakra. What truly made him special was the incredible amount of training that he did with his brother Izuna. Madara was the first to awaken the Mangekyo Sharingan, and with its powers, clashed with the Senju on various occasions. This was officially confirmed to us in Naruto chapter 386, which was officially released on February 11, 2008, in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #9.
"He was Senju "Wood Release" Hashirama. He was the man who stood atop the Ninja World, and the man that I respected the most." — Madara Uchiha explains his Hashirama rivalry, Naruto Chapter #398
Eventually, Madara awakened the Rinnegan moments before his death, and this paved the way for his eventual reincarnation. In Naruto Chapter 559, Madara Uchiha officially returned through Edo Tensei, and in Chapter 657, Madara was revived by none other than Obito Uchiha using the Rinne Tensei Jutsu. From this point onwards, he reached sky-high levels of strength as he eventually ended up becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki in Naruto Chapter 663, released officially on February 24, 2014. Even Hagoromo feared that he was getting closer to his overall level of strength. Madara's powers were such that Naruto and Sasuke had to pool together their strength at the time, which is a true testament to his abilities.
“The current Madara is the perfect example. He's become just like my mother. Now, no longer Indra’s reincarnate, he's obtained the Ten Tails as well and is getting close to me. And now, he's trying to obtain even my mother, Kaguya’s power.” — Hagoromo explains Madara's growing power
In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, the perfect successor of Madara Uchiha lies in the form of Jura. Known to be an incarnation of the Ten Tails itself, Jura is an absolute monster, the likes of which rank above even the Otsutsuki of the world. The biggest similarity between Jura and Madara is the immense presence they carry. Just like Madara, Jura's character design exudes immense fear and authority, but more than that, both of them seem to have rather simple goals. While Madara wanted world peace at core, Jura simply wants to understand his existence and gain more knowledge to evolve further as a Shinju. This gives them both an interesting and similar goal. More than that, Jura also commands immense respect from his enemies, which was also the case with Madara Uchiha, as was clearly seen in the Fourth Great Ninja War, especially when he took on the shinobi alliance in Naruto Chapter 560.
"This world is curious. The more knowledge I acquire, the more questions arise!" — Jura shows he only cares about knowledge, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #19
Why Jura Has The Potential To Surpass Both Pain And Madara
Above all, Jura is the perfect Madara successor due to his immense strength. While Madara himself was strong and certainly powerful enough to rival the Otsutsuki, Jura is on a completely different level altogether. His powers are such that it is said that defeating him is practically impossible. Even the strongest Otsutsuki that we have seen in the Boruto series, that is, Ishiki Otsutsuki, pales in comparison to Jura based on what has been revealed in the Boruto series so far.
What is most critical is to not provoke Jura. Understand this, if we anger him, we have no chance against him. None. — Kashin Koji explains Jura’s power to Shikamaru
In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #24, which was released on July 17, 2025, in V-Jump September Issue, even Kawaki, who had access to the vast majority of Isshiki's powers, was not able to defeat Jura. Boruto Uzumaki, with all his unique abilities, also stood no chance against him, despite being powerful enough to rival any Otsutsuki. That, when combined with the immense aura that Jura commands, makes him the perfect successor of Madara Uchiha in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex.
Jura Is Officially Set To Receive A New Power Boost In Two Blue Vortex
While Jura is already incredibly powerful, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex is officially lining up a major upgrade for him in terms of strength. In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 35, which was officially released on June 18, 2026, in V-Jump Issue #8, Mikio Ikemoto and Masashi Kishimoto foreshadowed the death of Hidari. At the same time, Jura's growing bond with Hidari was highlighted, and with the loss of his closest friend and accomplice, Jura is likely to suffer tremendous shock and pain.
Hidari: You could've collected their Thorn Soul Bulb if you wanted, so why didn't you? Or, rather, why did you bring me back? 00:42
Jura: Good question. I've never pondered the issue, but just now, when I tried to imagine a world without you in it, I experienced feelings of sadness.
— Foreshadowing for Jura's power up from Hidari's death, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #35
This shock comes with an upgrade in terms of strength, and this has also been lined up in the story on multiple occasions, such as when Inojin's death led to the awakening of Himawari's Kurama powers in Boruto: TBV Chapter #10, and Yodo's death led to the awakening of Sarada's Mangekyo Sharingan in Boruto: TBV Chapter #20. Jura is foreshadowed to power up even further, and if nothing else, give us the most intimidating and amazing antagonist in the series since Madara Uchiha, which is something that we are all eagerly waiting to see. For now, Mikio Ikemoto and Masashi Ishimoto are working on Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #36, officially set for release on July 20, 2026. In this new chapter, Hidari is going to be focused on quite a lot, and everything is likely to lead towards the death of the second strongest Shinju, as well as the return of Sasuke Uchiha and, at the same time, the immense power-up of Jura.
All chapters of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex are available to read via Manga Plus and Viz Media.
