that was my first thought when I watched this scene and boruto the movie. Naruto would have never acted like that in shippuden
Well, it’s kinda in his character.
Dude never knew love until Hinata
Dude didn’t have family until Iruka and Sasuke
He’s doing pretty good for a good who had no prior understanding of family or children.
It’s kinda like having a person who never had siblings before, babysit vs someone who had siblings or helped take care of them.
Naruto lives by that “no shortcuts” shit when it comes to hokage.
He dropped everything when Himawari was sick. But he misses birthdays. He gives them gifts and protects them, but he gives them his back.
Himawari and Boruto learning to endure the same with Hinata, Sakura and Sarada.
Naruto and Sasuke are just too important to the world. To the ones saying he can make clones. That’s still a mentally tasking thing to do. Naruto is peak physical, but we know he’s not known for being smart.
I think the Hokage role didn’t show enough of what they actually do. The Boruto series captured it pretty well.