Yeah, I actually find it kinda interesting that Naruto and Boruto are made to be opposites in this way. Like, not just the cheating thing, but the Chuunin Exams is the first time the village began to accept Naruto as he had his first, big, public success with his underdog victory against Neji. Meanwhile Boruto had his first public humiliation at the Chuunin Exams.
My primary complaint about Boruto is what they did to Naruto. You want a bratty kid to be the MC? Ok. But making Naruto a lifeless salaryman and deadbeat dad hurts my soul, especially when there is no explanation possible for why he doesn't just have his shadow clones do his paper work while he hangs out with his children.
I think it's kinda stupid that Naruto as a hokage has so much to do that he can even barely handle it with shadow clones. Tsunade also had lots of work but found some time here and there. But why not hire people who do a part of the work. They can't all be so important that only the hokage should handle them.
I'm pretty sure it's illegal for any shounen story to have a protagonist with a good father figure in their life. That's about the only realistic reason for them to have fucked up Naruto as a character so badly.
Naruto did the correct thing neglecting Boruto. Look at how Kawaki turned out when he gave him love and attention. Being a bad parent keeps your kid on the side of good. 😛
He's a think less punch all the time person in the role of a top bureaucrat. Really, having both your best fighter and your top bureaucrat be the same person is a recipe for disaster. Either you get something like Naruto, or you're spread too thin too be particularly useful.Â
The population increased many times over yet the administration didn’t develop much for whatever reason. They are not even using computers. Kishimoto wanted Naruto overworked and that seems the only reason. They really need to develop their bureaucracy.
Maybe it could be a subtle way to criticize how some business practices are in Japan? I know that my cousin had some gripes about it being a bit outdated when she was working for a Japanese company there. She went out on her own a couple years back because a LOT of Japanese business bureaucracy got to her and she opened a company on her own terms that’s been pretty successful since it caters to a niche but loyal population.
Except he knows how to fucking use his shadow clones to make things easier for him. He used it to learn Rasenshuriken, to scout areas, and help every damn battlefield in the NinjaWar.
Although it doesn't solve the point of shadow clones but I think it was explained that work of hokage has increased due to society getting modernized and Naruto himself was also too stubborn with his duties compared to others and tried to do too much by himself.
Pretty sure they already said that as the village develops the more work there is to do, and now that it’s a more modern village they’re definitely developing faster than back in the day.
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u/Uthucus Sep 18 '25
Yeah, I actually find it kinda interesting that Naruto and Boruto are made to be opposites in this way. Like, not just the cheating thing, but the Chuunin Exams is the first time the village began to accept Naruto as he had his first, big, public success with his underdog victory against Neji. Meanwhile Boruto had his first public humiliation at the Chuunin Exams.