With each new chapter of Boruto: Two Blue VortexesIt’s becoming increasingly clear that the much-maligned sequel series is finally proving itself worthy of the naruto legacy. As tensions rise between Konoha’s young shinobi and the sentient God Trees, the family vibe of the Narutoverse has only gotten stronger. Outside of history, however, Two blue vortices it also impressed in another significant way: it eliminated a long-standing “problem” that fans cited as a reason to avoid the series.
If there is any manga that should have been an instant and absolute success, it is Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. However, despite having a huge, ready and eager fan base – even before its first chapter is released – Boruto failed to live up to the hype or involve the naruto fandom as much as originally expected. While there are countless reasons for his “failure to launch,” one of the oldest and most pernicious complaints centers on Boruto’s personality.
Many fans, especially those who are also fans of narutoI believe that Boruto’s representation in Next Generations is disrespectful to his father. From this perspective, Boruto, being a spoiled brat, is a failure. In fact, the lack of seriousness of Boruto and the other shinobi children of the previous series turned many naruto fans against the series.
Boruto’s Critics Have Ignored One Important Fact – He’s Just a Kid
Boruto’s representation is more realistic than it seems
Despite the common opinion that Bouto’s lack of maturity played a major role in the series’ lackluster popularity, Two blue vortices demonstrates that criticisms about Boruto’s lack of humility and seriousness were greatly exaggerated or, more importantly, dependent on the right moment. In other words, complaints about Boruto’s attitude towards Next Generations did not take into account the undeniable fact that children, even those gifted with special abilities, are, after all, still children and subject to immature attitudes and behaviors that are common to all young humans.
In fact, many fans’ negative opinion of Boruto – simply because he was a child who lived during a time of relative peace and stability in a family with resources and social status – ignores the unique challenges Boruto faced in navigating his own path. in a world. which, although peaceful, is still fraught with complexities and dangers of its own. Two blue vortices expands the criticism of complaints, showing that “Acting like a fool” as a child does not mean someone will be a fool later in life.
Boruto has always been a hero in waiting
With no reason to fight, Boruto’s heroic personality remained in stasis
Two blue vortices shows that while Boruto may have had a shallow “me first” personality as a child, his true essence is much closer to his father’s sense of justice and loyalty and his mother’s willingness to make any sacrifice. Two blue vortices is full of examples of this. Firstly, there is his decision to return to Konoha despite being labeled a public enemy and traitor. Then there’s her decision to sneak back to Konoha to tell Sarada about her father, Sasuke, and promise to do everything she can to return him to normal. There’s also his decision to work with his sworn enemy Kawaki and go easy on his old enemy Code.
Most important and relevant is the fact that during the three-year gap, instead of turning his back on the home that rejected him, he actively worked to become its champion and savior. Notably, Boruto demonstrated exactly the characteristics that his critics claimed he did not possess or was incapable of possessing. If Boruto was truly the self-centered brat his critics portray him to be, it’s unlikely he would display these traits. In contrast, consider Code, whose entitled “me first” attitude only intensified throughout the story, revealing his true nature. He is unlikely to change his ways.
Boruto has always had these characteristics – they are innate to his personality. But – like most children, his younger self was unable or unwilling to lean on them. This all changes when Eida and Kawaki steal his identity, kidnap his parents, and expel him from Konoha. A true “punk,” as several of his critics labeled him, would have used this as motivation for revenge.
Many other characters seen in narutoincluding Madara, Orochimaru, Itachi, and Sasuke himself, used their grievances against Konoha as fuel to attack it. But not Boruto. Instead, he used an existential crisis to finally become – in Boruto: Two blue vortices – the hero who naruto the fandom always wanted him to be.