this is Exhibit A of what i see from Boruto fans: "he didn't need to cheat", "it's a rather complex and difficult situation", "it's rather hilarious that someone who hasn't seen the movie needs to bring in their institutionalized bias", and "you haven't seen him perform in the exams. Nor do you understand his character, add that in what he had to go through in his mind".
Boruto fans? I'm sure the only people who have a right to say this are people who have seen the movie.
If you are interested in some information about it, shoot 'Tex.
Let me tell you something. First of all, there's nothing complex about anything other than the logic of those who worship religiously at the altar of Boruto. Prodigies don't need to cheat their way through an exam. If i was smart enough to academically be considered years ahead of my classmates in junior high or elementary school, i wouldn't need to look on other ppl's test papers to know the answer to a question or sneak out some sort of cheat sheet to ace said tests . As lazy as Shikadai is, even he managed to summon the effort to get through the exams w/o using a device that every last participant knew was forbidden.
Someone who hasn't seen the movie, has no right to label anything. It's just a fact. If you want me to list the reason why it's a complex situation, go ahead. But if you continue to be ignorant, expect ignorant responses.
And you wonder why you don't understand anything. Prodigal or Genius shinobi in the Manga all had a drive. Let me point out three; Sasuke, Neji, and Itachi. Should I explain, or do you already know? I'll leave this one on your side if I have to delve into their characters.
Boruto isn't like that, in fact he's the quite opposite of
every Prodigal shinobi we have seen. He doesn't have a drive, he doesn't train, and he has no ambition.
It's a quite big topic in the movie, Naruto and Sasuke talked about it in the office during the middle portion of the movie. It starts off with Naruto comparing Boruto to Sasuke, although he takes it back afterwards. This is the scene where Sasuke comes back from his mission. After looking for Naruto at his house and meeting Boruto there for the first time, he goes to the Hokage’s office. After talking a little about Sasuke’s findings on his mission, Sasuke gives Naruto his old pre-shippuden jacket, saying he found it lying in the street outside his house (Boruto threw it out the window out of anger). He tells Naruto that he ran into his son, saying they’re very alike. Naruto denies this, saying if anything Boruto is more like Sasuke. Sasuke looks surprised at this, but then Naruto takes it back. He looks sorrowfully at his beat-up jacket, saying “no, even your clothes were more wrecked than his are.”
This doesn’t make sense out of the context of the movie. Basically, one of the themes deals with the struggle of what part technology plays in a ninja world, and what part ninjutsu plays in a technologically progressing world. It’s the whole ‘old vs new’ struggle that comes with modernization. For example, kids are playing video games instead of training. This debate is highlighted by the new armgear technology that plays an important part in the movie. Naruto bans the use of this gear in the chunin exams at the beginning of the movie, saying that true ninja need to discover what it means to be a ninja through hard work and sweat, not taking shortcuts using technology. Boruto later uses it to cheat in the chunin exams, which leads Naruto to disqualify Boruto, even stripping him of being a ninja. Naruto and Sasuke even cast a ‘bet’ on what ‘being a ninja’ means in the modern times, with Naruto thinking the fundamentals of being a ninja are changing, and Sasuke thinking they’re the same as in their childhood.
Going back to the scene in question where Naruto and Sasuke are talking, Naruto is referring to the fact that Boruto is a genius like Sasuke (and unlike himself). However, the reason he takes it back is because unlike Sasuke, Boruto is lazy and doesn’t try hard or train (Konohamaru and Sarada also say this in other scenes). This is what he means by saying ‘unlike you (Sasuke), his clothes aren’t tattered’. If you reword it, he acknowledges the fact that even though Sasuke is naturally gifted, he always put the effort in to get to where he is today.
Secondly, with full summaries, cam rips, and trailers of what happened being posted some of everywhere and Boruto marks feeling the need to talk about every little thing he has a problem with or has done, it's just as good as having seen it as far as i'm concerned.
I don't quite understand what you were trying to say in bold. Anyway, no. I also was going through the same situation as you, and seeing the movie is completely different.
I'm actually the one who posted every little information about this movie before I saw it, funny enough.
Secondly, with full summaries, cam rips, and trailers of what happened being posted some of everywhere and Boruto marks feeling the need to talk about every little thing he has a problem with or has done, it's just as good as having seen it as far as i'm concerned.
I don't quite understand what you were trying to say in bold. Anyway, no. I also was going through the same situation as you, and seeing the movie is completely different.
Third, understanding his character has nothing to do with the premise of what i originally posted in this thread, so you shouldn't have needed to whine about somebody not understanding his character in the first place. You should've checked that crap at the door, because this thread is about his abilities. It doesn't have jack squat to do with understanding his character, so your armchair psychology degree is hardly needed here.
Exhibit A if someone who hasn't seen the movie.
The core principles of the movie touch upon Boruto's
abilities and his character
as one. Sigh, this is truly frustrating talking to someone who thinks they understand what they are talking about. When in reality, they are so far off they don't even know :lol
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oming from the dude telling me to think logically while bringing up non-existent potential, you're gonna have to do better than this if you're trying to appear like you've somehow told me off.
Go find that non existent potential when I listed all of his canon abilities. I'll wait.
i don't have to do jack. You're the one who got all hot and bothered over a perfectly valid case being made to the point of whining about something that had virtually nothing to do with the thread.
Next time, don't complain about something you can't refute. It's just that simple. Go be a big boy now.
