Some critics found the resolution underwhelming, citing a lack of high-stakes consequences since no one actually died, and criticized the pacing as "nothing special" for a milestone episode.
Episode 280 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations , titled , serves as the climactic finale to the Labyrinth Game arc (also known as the Ouga's Maze arc). Plot Summary Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode 280
Boruto realizes that the entire maze and the deaths of the other participants were a massive Genjutsu simulation . Those who "died" in the game are actually still alive but in a comatose state. Some critics found the resolution underwhelming, citing a