Boruto: Have Naruto And Sasuke Lost Their Importance To The Plot?

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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations is the continuation of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto series and is set years after the conclusion of the Fourth Great Ninja War. Although a lot has changed in the timeskip, the core of the story remains the same, from the ninjas to the ninja villages. The biggest change that the fans have had to see is the jump from the old generation of shinobi to a new one, with Boruto Uzumaki, Naruto's son, at the helm.

Boruto Uzumaki is the protagonist of the story and he aims to become a great shinobi who can defend the village and support the Hokage like Sasuke Uchiha, all the while battling his own destiny. It is quite clear that Boruto is his story and not of the characters from the old era, such as Naruto and Sasuke, however, the two remain crucial in order for the plot to move forward and their importance to the fans remains paramount. Lately, however, the story appears to have made some questionable decisions that impact their influence on the plot quite a bit.

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Naruto and Sasuke have remained crucial to the plot of Boruto ever since its very beginning. Having risen through the ranks in Naruto and become the two strongest shinobi to exist in the entire shinobi history, it is no surprise that both were immensely important for the ninja world as a whole. In the Boruto movie, fans saw how Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha managed to handle the Otsutsuki threat and protected their village while doing so. As the Hokage and the Other Hokage, the two have always had a responsibility to defend what is clearly extremely important. Following the events of the movie, the two remained key in every event that came to pass once again, with Naruto fighting the likes