“I started reading it because I love Sakura and Sasuke, but I was most moved by Naruto.”
(Auto-translated from Japanese)
My Story
I was first introduced to Naruto when I was in elementary school, through the anime on TV, and it wasn't until I was 19 that I actually read the series from cover to cover. I originally started reading it because I liked Sakura and Sasuke, but I was so moved by Naruto's determination to never give up and spread his love to anyone who would listen that it has been my life's work ever since. It wasn't until fairly recently that I got around to reading Boruto properly, and when I started reading the sequel because I missed Naruto, I got incredibly hooked on the incredibly compelling story. If Naruto is the work of my life, then Boruto has become my favorite work of art. Watching the Narutos grow up and become parents, clumsy and inconsistent as they are, and give the love they never got enough of, it's so heartwarming to see them grow up and become adults, and now watching the second generation grow up is so interesting and fun that I look forward to it every month. I'm really, really grateful that Boruto came out.
Favorite scene / line
I love the scene where Sasuke comforts Sarada when she becomes an intermediate ninja and dies in her room at the thought of no longer being able to go on missions with her teacher. The scene where Sasuke, who was once so full of hatred and revenge that he cut off his ties with everyone, was saved by Naruto and now has a family with the one he loves and looks at his children warmly and gives them loving advice, makes me feel that all of his childhood wounds have been healed and that he is now a truly mature adult and parent, and as a Sasuke and Sakura fan, I am so happy and touched to feel that growth and change.
Stories I'd love to see
I'd like to see episodes from the Borutos' childhood, especially the childhood of Boruto and Sarada, and how often they interacted and spent time with each other. I'd also like to see stories about the Narutos' parenting, how they reacted to pregnancy, and so on~.
My NARUBORU experience in one line...
“It's like Ecclesiastes of Love, but with a human touch.”