The Naruto series is truly one of the most impressive in the world of anime and manga. It’s had a significant and lasting effect on popular culture, and many fans consider it to be among the best anime and manga ever made. However, despite its iconic status and enduring appeal, it’s not perfect.
During its ten years, the Naruto series developed some significant problems, even within its own established story. Its follow-up, Boruto, is often seen as an unwanted addition, but it actually fixes some of Naruto‘s biggest flaws as a continuation of the story. Here are three ways Boruto improves on the original, which are hard to argue with.
3) World-Building Perfectly Matches the Tone of Its Environment
Over its 700+ episodes, Naruto never shows any signs of scientific or technological progress. The series doesn’t even include basic machines like cars, suggesting the world is set in a pre-industrial era where those inventions haven’t happened yet.
The Boruto series quickly introduces a world with advanced technology, like trains, and makes science a key part of the ninja universe. This is a big change from Naruto, which didn’t suggest such developments, and creates a noticeably different feel. While Naruto didn’t focus much on detailed environments, Boruto continues to build on this aspect, making its world feel more realistic and connected as the story unfolds.
2) Female Characters
While Naruto boasts impressively complex characters, particularly its villains, it often underdevelops its female characters, frequently using them as plot devices. Their roles often feel shoehorned in and don’t add much to the story. Boruto seems to have addressed this problem, introducing characters like Sarada Uchiha – a key member of the main team – who has well-defined goals and motivations that aren’t simply centered around romantic interests.
Although competition for affection still happens in Boruto, it’s handled in a much more realistic and interesting way. Characters like Sarada and Sumire resolve their rivalry and use it to develop themselves, which is a big improvement over the often-comedic conflicts between Ino and Sakura in Naruto. Boruto addresses a significant weakness of the original series and is building on it successfully.
1) The Ōtsutsuki Clan Has Become the Favorite Part of Boruto
Looking back at the Naruto series, I always felt the biggest problem was how they wrapped things up with Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. It felt like a twist that wasn’t needed, and honestly, it diminished the impact of villains like Madara Uchiha who had been built up so well. It really stuck out as a weak point in the story. However, it’s interesting to see how that introduction of the Ōtsutsuki clan and their backstory has become a really strong foundation for Boruto, and it’s become one of the most compelling parts of that series.
From the start, Boruto established that its villains would come from the Ōtsutsuki clan, allowing for the creation of interesting enemies. Now, with the introduction of the Divine Trees in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex, the series is improving on what was often the weakest part of Naruto. This suggests that Boruto’s ending could ultimately be better than Naruto’s.
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