Baton Road

, performed by KANA-BOON, is the first opening of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime. The opening ran from episode 1 till episode 26. It was replaced by OVER in episode 27.

Rōmaji
Mirai wo ima ni oinuite, ashiato de egaita chijou e Sono me ni, yadose hikari to hi

Kasaneta yume no kage, mayoigao utsuru mado Uzoumuzō tobira no mukou no gunjou Tsukameba yume no kage, kotae wa kaze no naka Kitto mada mienai mono

Kawaita ashiato mo, tadoreba osanaki hi Mabataki mo wasurete

Mirai wo kimi to oinuite, mitai no sa kono me de shinshou wo Baton rōdo, furikaeru to, kimi dake no chijou e Ima wa namida no tare datte, sakasereba idai na denshouka Sono me ni, yadose hikari to hi

Yadose kimi no mirai Yadose itsumademo

Kanji
未来をいまに追い抜いて　足跡で描いた地上絵 その目に宿せ 光と火

重ねた夢の影 迷い顔 映る窓 有象無象　扉の向こうの群青 掴めば夢の影　答えは風の中 きっとまだ見えないもの

渇いた足跡も　辿れば幼き日 瞬きも忘れて

未来を君と追い抜いて　見たいのさ　この目で新章を バトンロード　振り返ると　君だけの地上絵 いまは涙の種だって　咲かせれば偉大な伝承花 その目に宿せ　光と火

宿せ　君の未来 宿せ　いつまでも

English
A drawing forms on the ground, carved by our footsteps as they overtake the future Keep the light and fire in your eyes

Repeated shadows of dreams; windows reflect doubting expressions A crowd; ultramarine on the other side of the door To understand the shadow of a dream, the answer lies in the wind It's surely something that cannot yet be seen.

Our footprints will thirst again if we follow the path of our childhood days Forget even blinking!

If you overtake the future, I want to see the new chapter with these eyes When I look back at Baton Road, the drawing on the ground was of you These are the kind of tears that may bloom into magnificent flowers to hand down Keep the light and fire in your eyes Keep your future Keep them forever

Characters
The characters in order of appearance:
 * Boruto Uzumaki
 * Himawari Uzumaki
 * Hinata Hyūga
 * Naruto Uzumaki
 * Denki Kaminarimon
 * Iwabee Yuino
 * Sumire Kakei
 * Sarada Uchiha
 * Chōchō Akimichi
 * Inojin Yamanaka
 * Shikadai Nara
 * Mitsuki
 * Namida Suzumeno
 * Wasabi Izuno
 * Metal Lee
 * Shikamaru Nara
 * Sai
 * Konohamaru Sarutobi
 * Shino Aburame
 * Chōji Akimichi
 * Sakura Haruno
 * Kakashi Hatake
 * Rock Lee

Trivia

 * This is the fourth song by KANA-BOON in the Naruto media. The previous songs were "Silhouette", "Diver", and "Spiral" respectively.
 * This opening was slightly updated at some point to include improved animation. The most notable difference is Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki leaning forward while running after the shot of the adult characters.