>>281679813
Boruto is the most derivative formulated safe bullshit shonen ever. Think back to when Sasuke first fought Itachi in the original Naruto, Kashimoto had a very clear philosophy when it came to battles, they’re not simply flashy for the sake of action, all battles in OG Naruto reveal something about the two characters and also develop them further. After Sasuke got manhandled by Itachi, it changed him, he became colder, more distant, and that battle, that reality check, iymade him seek out Orochimaru for power, so each battle, each conflict, it develops the story further, you can’t understand the story of Naruto without reading the battles.

Now look at Boruto, you could slap fucking Garfield between the battles and the story would be unaffected. So why, why did the people who figured out how to make good shonen decide to make the most derivative, boring dogshit they could think of? Money.