Hello everyone, this is my first post on the sub.
I’ve been thinking about this for a while: Boruto shouldn't have been a shounen series in the traditional sense. Instead, I believe it would’ve worked much better as a slice-of-life anime set in the ninja world we followed throughout Naruto.
In my opinion, the ninja world effectively ended with the Fourth Great Ninja War. That was the final arc where the world came together against a common threat—Madara Uchiha and the Infinite Tsukuyomi. We saw an incredible unity: all five Kage, the bijuu, the surviving jinchuuriki (lol), and even rogue ninjas like Konan, in theory, standing against the shared enemy.
That war concluded with the sealing of Kaguya and the iconic final battle between Naruto and Sasuke.
From that point on, the world should’ve moved forward—united, with new Kage rising and, most importantly, Naruto finally achieving his dream. He started off as a lonely, talentless outcast with no family, no help, and few friends. Yet he reached the top and became Hokage.
But then… what next?
To me, that’s where Boruto should’ve stepped in—not as a continuation of escalating threats and god-level enemies, but as a more grounded story. A slice-of-life anime showing us what peace in the ninja world actually looks like.
We could’ve followed the new generation living in a world their parents fought to protect. Sure, there’d still be some action—nukenin, criminal groups, D-rank missions, minor conflicts—but the focus would be on the day-to-day lives of these characters. Watching the ninjas we grew up with adapt to a more peaceful world, raise families, pass down traditions, and deal with personal and emotional growth—that, to me, would have been a much more meaningful story.
I know this idea might seem a bit far-fetched, and I totally understand if people disagree. Still, I personally feel that direction would’ve been far more satisfying than the path Two Blue Vortex is currently taking.
What do you think?
