I really liked the way they handled Boruto's character and the relationship with his father in this episode. So much so that my favorite part was Boruto lifting his fist for Naruto to bump it and Naruto putting a hand on his head, showing how he is yet to acknowledge Boruto and still sees him as a kid. This, alongside what is shown in the movie arc they're about to adapt, creates an unspoken need Boruto has to gain his father's acknowledgement, represented by that very fist bump, which has, since Killer B's debut, shown to be representative of two characters' respect for and acknowledgement of one another
His victory later in the chunin exams causes Naruto to acknowledge him though, and he raises a fist for Boruto to bump, but Boruto doesn't do it because he feels unworthy of that acknowledgement and guilty at the fact that he cheated to get there.
He eventually overcomes that guilt though, s and tries again for a fist bump after beating Shikadai, but by then Naruto has seen right through him and exposes his Kote for everyone to see.
It isn't until the arc's ending and Boruto has gained his father's respect through his own feats that they finally do it.
This is a perfect example of "show, don't tell", and while much of it is to the movie's credit more so than the anime since it started with the original idea of the fist bump, this episode shows that it started with Boruto wanting his father to see him as more than just a kid, which really adds an extra layer to everything that comes afterwards by portraying it as Boruto's effort to get that fist bump, and really justifies his use of the Kote to cheat, at least from his point of view. I didn't give the SP writers enough credit, that was a really smart way to show things from Boruto's point of view.
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His victory later in the chunin exams causes Naruto to acknowledge him though, and he raises a fist for Boruto to bump, but Boruto doesn't do it because he feels unworthy of that acknowledgement and guilty at the fact that he cheated to get there.
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He eventually overcomes that guilt though, s and tries again for a fist bump after beating Shikadai, but by then Naruto has seen right through him and exposes his Kote for everyone to see.
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It isn't until the arc's ending and Boruto has gained his father's respect through his own feats that they finally do it.
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This is a perfect example of "show, don't tell", and while much of it is to the movie's credit more so than the anime since it started with the original idea of the fist bump, this episode shows that it started with Boruto wanting his father to see him as more than just a kid, which really adds an extra layer to everything that comes afterwards by portraying it as Boruto's effort to get that fist bump, and really justifies his use of the Kote to cheat, at least from his point of view. I didn't give the SP writers enough credit, that was a really smart way to show things from Boruto's point of view.
