"The Night Before the Final Round" (決戦前夜, Kessen Zen'ya) is episode 222 of the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime.
Synopsis[]
The genin are disheartened at considering they might have to fight their own team-mates. Hōki Taketori asks if they'll be told who their opponent is that day. The proctors explain they'll be judged on their ability to improvise and adapt to the situation, so their opponent will only be announced the day of the match. They're free to spend the next day training or resting. Denki and Iwabee comfort Metal Lee over not advancing to the final round. Team 7 discuss their motivations for becoming chūnin, and promise not to hold back if they have to fight each other. The next day, Kawaki passes on training with Boruto and Mitsuki. Metal offers to help Denki and Iwabee train. They go to Katasuke's lab, where according to exam rules, Denki's allowed to use Scientific Ninja Tools of his own creation. He's motivated because this allows him to showcase his skills, even when he's less combat oriented. They discuss which genin they might fight. Denki asks Metal to be his practice opponent, and soundly defeats him. Shikadai takes Inojin and Chōchō to barbecue. Inojin tries taking over Chōchō to avoid their bill getting too big, but she overpowers him. They think back to going there since they were babies, and Shikadai offers to handle the bill, and when they're chūnin, they'll split the bills. Inojin and Chōchō later discuss that Shikadai was wearing his chūnin vest under his clothes, as an encouragement for them to earn their own. Sai checks on Team 25, and they focus on his Anbu teachings. Wasabi and Tsubaki train together, but Tsubaki says it's enough for the day, not wanting Wasabi to be exhausted the next day. Tsubaki receives a message from the Land of Iron. She's happy because she's being called back for a leadership position after the exams are over, seeing it as the result of her training with shinobi. Namida and Wasabi are happy for her success, but sad over her imminent departure. Team 5 arrives, and Iwabee and Wasabi begin arguing. Denki tells them to stop, and Tsubaki notices his battered appearance. Denki explains he's been testing a Scientific Ninja Tool in the lab all day. Sarada asks Sasuke for advice, and he tells her the same he told Boruto, that a shinobi must always be prepared. She hears a loud noise, and finds Chōchō training by herself. Chōchō confesses feeling jealous over Shikadai being the only chūnin in their team, despite them being like family. The genin prepare and celebrate for the next day. Four men arrive at Konoha.
Credits[]
| Role | Seiyū | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | Rōmaji | |
| Boruto Uzumaki | Yuko Sanpei | 三瓶 由布子 | Sanpei Yūko |
| Sarada Uchiha | Kokoro Kikuchi | 菊池 こころ | Kikuchi Kokoro |
| Mitsuki | Ryuichi Kijima | 木島 隆一 | Kijima Ryūichi |
| Kawaki | Yuma Uchida | 内田 雄馬 | Uchida Yūma |
| Naruto Uzumaki | Junko Takeuchi | 竹内 順子 | Takeuchi Junko |
| Sasuke Uchiha | Noriaki Sugiyama | 杉山 紀彰 | Sugiyama Noriaki |
| Shikamaru Nara | Shotaro Morikubo | 森久保 祥太郎 | Morikubo Shōtarō |
| Sai Yamanaka | Satoshi Hino | 日野 聡 | Hino Satoshi |
| Shikadai Nara | Kensho Ono | 小野 賢章 | Ono Kenshō |
| Inojin Yamanaka | Atsushi Abe | 阿部 敦 | Abe Atsushi |
| Chōchō Akimichi | Ryoko Shiraishi | 白石 涼子 | Shiraishi Ryōko |
| Iwabee Yuino | Shinya Hamazoe | 浜添 伸也 | Hamazoe Shin'ya |
| Denki Kaminarimon | Chihiro Ikki | 一木 千洋 | Ikki Chihiro |
| Metal Lee | Ryo Nishitani | 西谷 亮 | Nishitani Ryō |
| Katasuke Tōno | Taira Kikumoto | 菊本 平 | Kikumoto Taira |
| Wasabi Izuno | Natsumi Yamada | 山田 奈都美 | Yamada Natsumi |
| Namida Suzumeno | Sara Matsumoto | 松本 沙羅 | Matsumoto Sara |
| Tsubaki Kurogane | Juri Nagatsuma | 長妻 樹里 | Nagatsuma Juri |
| Hōki Taketori | Katsunori Okai | 岡井 カツノリ | Okai Katsunori |
| Hako Kuroi | Aoi Inase | いなせ あおい | Inase Aoi |
| Renga Kokubō | Yo Tokinaga | 時永 洋 | Tokinaga Yō |
| Mysterious man | Eiji Takemoto | 竹本 英史 | Takemoto Eiji |
