story is just as bad.
I get the whole "Boruto is fighting Kawaki with Konoha destroyed so here is a backstory to the events that led up to this"
What sucks is the inconsistencies. Certain expectations that became expectations due to it being a backbone to things. Like "you cannot do this jutsu without chakra" something like that. Something that is a natural framework that HAS to be followed unless there is a VERY good reason not to be.
Example: Kishimoto released an illustration that covered Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki at their "top" power level.
It exhibited:
- Boruto having CM and Byakugan
- Sarada having EMS
- Mitsuki having SM and CM
The only person that remained true thus far is Mitsuki.
Sarada has yet to be revealed on what her powers might be.
Boruto on the other hand, has a Jougan.
While having a Jougan is ok as we are treating it as a Mangyekou, it is not ok when it was revealed to us that the adult Boruto only has the Jougan, one Jougan and no byakugan. Toneri's meddling which forced one Jougan to awaken before his byakugan can explain why it was only one Jougan. However, since we were given a glipse of the future, we are assured on what he has.
He has:
Sage Mode Marks similar to (Sasuke's Curse Sage Mark)
One Jougan
No Byakugan
No Chakra Mode
A katana
Boruto is forcefully being paralleled to Sasuke.
Let me explain why that is not ok.
Since Sarada takes after Naruto, does that mean she gets Kuruma or CM? NO. Yet, that seem to be the case of Boruto.
His Jougan is only for one eye. Has no byakugan, which we were shown. No chakra mode, which we were shown.
Instead, he has the "curse mark"
Boruto is not unique. Ikemoto or whoever is the story director is forcefully making an already established character into a different and existing character. If a retcon is to be done, it must be handled the same fashion as Momoshiki was handled.
Mitsuki's and Sarada's upbringing were solidified due to Kishimoto making the manga for it.
Boruto's lack of manga made it easy for him to be retconned many times till he ends up looking like Sasuke.
I mean Boruto's story was in the movie in which Ikemoto just redid in the manga version.
Then what of Ao?
His character was completely out of the blue. It is not him, nor was it believable that this version could ever become him. You expect me to believe that his right hand man of a Kage, who fought during the alliance war and went up against Danzo and a bunch of godly and horrific things lose their way due to technology and losing some limbs and the byakugan?
The only thing that is believable so far is the Kara organization since there is only little we know about them so we haven't been made aware of the absurdity of them yet. They are leaning towards of being Akatsuki on the other hand. A top-secret organization and some pleb thug that was taken down by Boruto have heard of them and seen the marks of them? What? Do they leave some kind of calling card or something and say "sssshhhh we're top secret"?