Nobody can argue with the fact that Naruto is one of the greatest manga and anime series ever. Many people born in the 1990s and early 2000s who watched Naruto as children all share a special bond and affection for the character. We have all loved him unconditionally after years of watching him grow up, get married, and have children of his own. The series Boruto, which centers on Naruto’s son Boruto and tells his story, is the continuation of the popular Naruto series.
The idea that the well-known Naruto characters are now parents is one of the most intriguing aspects of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Fans naturally want to know what happens now that their favorite characters are at a new phase of their lives, especially in Naruto’s case. Fans are curious to see how Naruto will do as a father because he was raised without parents. Of course, with Hinata’s assistance, fans expect that the pair will be great parents. What’s shocking about the Boruto series is that, at first, it seemed as though Naruto and his son weren’t as close as fans had expected.
Why Does Boruto Hate Naruto?
The relationship between Boruto Uzumaki and his father, Naruto, is very stormy. The father-son connection that began as a nearly perfect story in the final scenes of the Naruto series evolved into a very dynamic and unique one as we entered the Boruto series. It’s not that Boruto hates his father and vice versa, but the initial scene’s idealistic tone faded as a result of a number of factors.
Actually, Boruto Uzumaki does not dislike Naruto. He actually loves him dearly and would have preferred for Naruto to have an even greater influence on his life, but Naruto was unable to do so because of his other commitments (as Hokage). Although he has an issue with Naruto not being around often, Boruto does not hate him; rather, he simply loves and misses his father a lot. The bond between Naruto and Boruto will be discussed in more detail in the following paragraphs. We’ll discuss some details about the two’s story and get the answers to some interesting questions that will greatly improve your knowledge of this complicated father-son bond.
Naruto And Boruto’s Relationship
The first kid of Naruto is a boy named Boruto, while the second is a girl named Himawari. When he has free time, Naruto plays with his kids frequently, showing his love and devotion as a dad. Namely, their connection had been tense since Naruto became the Seventh Hokage, despite the fact that Boruto loved his father and was happy when they spent time together. Boruto felt left out due to Naruto’s numerous responsibilities, which prevented him from just being present all the time. He felt resentment toward the Hokage title and believed that it was solely for those without dependents.
Boruto used a variety of strategies to deal with this: he pulled practical pranks on his father to get his attention, competed with him to make his inheritance seem less valuable, and pretended not to care when Naruto sought to get in touch with him. Because his father never had the time to properly train him, Boruto blamed his father when he was discovered cheating and banned from the Chunin examinations for using the Kote. Boruto eventually came to understand and forgive his father’s hectic schedule, appreciate the Hokage title, and stop taking the easy route in life after learning about the difficulties of his father’s life, the brutality of the ninja world, and witnessing how hard work can form a respectable shinobi. In addition, Naruto understood that he had prioritized his responsibilities as Hokage over the welfare of his family.
Love Misinterpreted For Hate
Instead of delegating some of the jobs to his advisors, Naruto preferred to complete as much of them as he could himself. He also acknowledged that Boruto’s fate was at least in part due to his carelessness. Following that, Boruto and Naruto’s relationship significantly improved, resulting in Naruto spending more time at home and Boruto hoping his father would do well at work.
As you can see, there was nothing malicious about the relationship between Boruto and Naruto, despite how stormy it was. Boruto adores his father dearly and has fond memories of their time together when he was a young boy. However, as Naruto’s workload grew, he became absent more frequently than usual, and Boruto began to miss him. Because he wanted his father close by, Boruto developed a rebellious attitude. As a result of this attitude and his ignorance of the true nature of Naruto’s work, Boruto became an outlaw.
Never did Boruto Uzumaki despise his father. He was upset with him since he neglected to be there for him. He wanted more of himself and the experiences he experienced as a child, and his dissatisfaction with these desires resulted in the irritation that many people misinterpret as hatred. But that’s simply plain incorrect. You can see for yourself how much better their connection became once Boruto genuinely understood why his father had to carry out those tasks.
Boruto Respects Naruto In His Own Way
Although it may not appear that way, Boruto really respects Naruto, and not just because he is his father. Although this aspect has changed throughout time as the tense relationship between father and son has changed, Boruto has never stopped admiring his father, even though he did, in fact, have anger toward the Hokage position. Specifically, we must get that Boruto had a high opinion of himself and openly boasted about his accomplishments in order to completely understand why he was so neglectful of his father’s responsibilities. Boruto’s delusion that he could handle things on his own actually hindered him from giving importance to teammates or teamwork.
He thought that the ultimate goal in everything was victory, even if it meant using dishonest shortcuts. For example, he once used a cheat code to win a video game easily. He also once used the Shinobi Gauntlet to give the appearance that he had used advanced tactics to earn the right to be Sasuke’s disciple, but later used the same device to defeat opponents while they were in the lead.
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Boruto’s Maturity
Boruto is truly devoted to his friends while also not seeing anyone as inferior. He has swiftly stepped in to protect Denki Kaminarimon when the latter is in danger of serious injury. As a sign of his maturity, he also stays out of arguments and entirely ignores situations where his name is mentioned behind his friends’ backs. Even when a friend was discovered to be an enemy, Boruto stayed determined to help her come back from his astray.
His problems with Naruto came from the dualism in his personality. Specifically, because he was such a rebel, Boruto was unable to completely understand the significance of his father’s position. Naruto fully committed himself to his friends, allies, and village; in fact, his family fell under all three headings. But he also had a responsibility to the others, in addition to having to keep them safe.
Boruto originally struggled to understand his father because he did not understand such feelings and responsibilities. Boruto first hated his Hokage position, but as he matured as a person, he learned to appreciate the value of cooperation and the defense of others, and at that point, he also started to appreciate what his father had been telling him.
Boruto Finally Understood Naruto
Even though Boruto was really just wanting to spend time with his father, he used this as an excuse to constantly question him about his past, specifically how he grew to be one of the most powerful shinobi. Since his fight with Momoshiki, Boruto has finally started to see his father through new eyes, respecting both his strength as a shinobi and his willingness to put others before himself to defend the village.
Later, he and Naruto were able to establish the foundations for a new, healthy relationship, with Naruto agreeing to show up in person more frequently and Boruto stopping to demand his father’s time as they both pushed the other to accomplish their goals. Boruto admitted that he had no desire to become Hokage and preferred a natural and challenging road for himself, as both his grandpa and father were Hokage while letting go of his hate for the title and rank of Kage. Boruto made the decision to follow his own path, supporting the Hokage while also serving as his teacher.
As you can see, when Boruto was younger, he truly wanted to make fun of and tease his father, and as he became older, he wanted to outdo him. Actually, this was the culmination of his early experiences with loneliness. So, in order to prove himself and deal with the grief, he was experiencing, he wanted to be rude to his father, at first by pulling pranks on him and later by outperforming him in every way. You’ve probably come to see for yourselves that this was merely a coping mechanism and that there was no actual malice behind it. Boruto used the only technique he was aware of to challenge his father in order to get as close to him as possible.
