Baton Road (バトンロード, Baton Rōdo), 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.
Lyrics
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
We can overtake the future now by drawing the footprints painted on the ground
Put that light and fire in your eye
When I slept I had a shadowy dream, my face reflected on my window pane
Beyond the imaginary door is an ultramarine blue color
The answer to that shadowy dream can be found by the sound of the wind
Surely it can not be seen yet
If your thirst for the good old days, follow the path to your childhood days
Just remember don't forget to blink
I wanna overtake the future with you as the new chapter of the story unfolds
Looking back at Baton Road, the painting on the ground was you
The tears that are falling down from your face will start to bloom into a great big flower
Put that light and fire in your eye
It is your future to make
Your future to stay alive
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.[citation needed]