Warning: Spoilers for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations chapter 75The world of Naruto may now have godlike jutsus that were once possessed by a mortal who's ascended to godhood, but they are astonishingly less mysterious than Boruto's most controversial ability.
Boruto has recently shifted to focus on romance and that shift is best embodied by the ability of the villain-turned-uneasy-Konoha-ally Eida as the mere sight of her causes anyone (aside from family members and Ōtsutsuki) to instantly fall in love with her. Even fans who had apparently fallen under her spell saw some inconsistencies, too, like Code's rather abrupt and random confession of love to Eida after having not really shown any compassion for her before then.
But Eida's power now has a whole new aspect to it as of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations chapter 75 by creator and supervisor Masashi Kishimoto, artist Mikio Ikemoto and scriptwriter Ukyo Kodachi. After learning that the Ōtsutsuki's abilities are actually a step beyond Naruto's jujutsu, called shinjutsu, and that they originally belonged to Shibai Ōtsutsuki before he became a god, Momoshiki tells his host that while Eida's abilities like Senrigan are shinjutsu, her love charm power isn't - and he doesn't know where they came from.
How Eida's Love Charm Stacks Up Against the God-Tier Shinjutsu
It's intriguing that shinjutsu, which can essentially be identified as the powers of a god, are less mysterious than a love charm. This in turn places the ability on a whole other level that transcends what a god could achieve when he was still a mortal, as it can be assumed that Shibai acquiring shinjutsu in Boruto contributed to his ascension to godhood. Even without this latest revelation, Eida's ability was already frightening, an understandable reaction that the ever-insightful Shikamaru exacerbated by positioning it as being capable of destroying all of Konoha. Since Shibai's shinjutsu helped him become a god, then what does Eida's love charm make her? She essentially rivals the power of a soon-to-be god.
More importantly, it's still unknown how Eida's creator Amado came across the love charm. Amado revealed that he was able to take the shinjutsu from the body that Shibai shed during his ascension and implant them in his cyborgs. Since he's stated that he can't develop abilities, that implies that there's a potentially more frightening enemy out there who's just like Eida - but much worse. Konoha and even the world's best hope lies in Eida at least connecting with Kawaki because he's who she wants more than anything else, and she is willing to ally herself with Konoha to ensure they get together. But if there are others like Eida who don't have any such attachments means that there's less of a chance of them being persuaded by anything, and as Boruto has made it quite clear, Eida could easily rule the world if she wanted to.
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