The storyline in Naruto Shippuden observed a steep drop near the end when Madara was defeated, and Zetsu’s plan was introduced. The final developments in the series defied the themes that fans had followed up until that point. The powers that were driven by the characters’ natural talents and training were suddenly turned into god-tier abilities, destined for particular characters.
Instead of avoiding the same mistake, Masashi Kishimoto has led Boruto down the same path. The power scaling in Boruto has been ramped up significantly, making it hard for fans to gauge the characters’ strength. Every new character exceeds the standards that existed before their introduction.
Kishimoto keeps pushing the limit to bizarre extents, making it hard to grasp the true stakes. Progressing the story like that at such a crucial time when the whole world is against Boruto, the entire experience has been switched up for the worse.
Masashi Kishimoto’s Power Scaling Has Become Fans’ Worst Nightmare
At the beginning of Boruto, the main characters including Naruto and Sasuke were nerfed to establish the strength and prominence of new characters. This decision was the first sign of the eventual and horrible state of the power scaling, but it still somewhat made sense. Being familiar with Naruto and Sasuke, it was natural for fans to use them as the metrics to judge everyone else’s power.
However, there’s no consistency with how new characters and their powers are introduced in the series. Naruto was known to be extremely fast, his speed was comparable to light. The villains that have been introduced including Isshiki, Code, and Daemon have all been even faster. Similar to speed, the same is true for the overall strength. We have known for a long time that Naruto is stronger than Sasuke but the difference between their strengths isn’t that far apart.
The same villain who nearly killed Sasuke was later defeated by Naruto, and Naruto still had it in him to fight after that. This happened pretty early on in Boruto and the situation hasn’t changed much. Fans are having a hard time keeping track of Boruto‘s power scaling.
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Both Boruto and Kawaki are insanely strong but the specifics aren’t known. Moreover, it has been explicitly stated that the Shinju are ever-evolving, so there’s plenty of room for things to get even more bizarre.
It’s the Worst Time for Boruto to go Down this Path
The problem with the inconsistencies is that the stakes are at a level where no one is safe. At the same time, there’s probably someone stronger who can save the world, which again nullifies the stakes. The transition from Boruto: Naruto Next Generations to Boruto: Two Blue Vortex has been quite impressive. The story has taken a turn that feels more serious.
Boruto has grown up and feels like a protagonist who could be described as cool. But when one thinks about how the story began with a villain who was a celestial being, it’s hard to grasp where the story will eventually end. Just when Boruto finally got better, Masashi Kishimoto decided to go all out with the powers.
Boruto was already chastised by fans for ruining Naruto, the absurd power scaling further solidified the belief that Boruto is nothing but a disgrace to Naruto’s legacy.
Boruto: Two Blue Vortex is available to read on the MangaPlus app and website.
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