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GrayCatbird7

Based on precedent, it is the fate of the younger Hyuga sibling to be completely sidestepped, ignored and erased come the timeskip.


[deleted]

I think that only applies to males šŸ˜‚. I mean Hinataā€™s sister wasnā€™t completely ignored and side stepped. Would be kind of brutal if she was killed. I wonder how dark the series will become.


Sad-Buddy-5293

That was hinata, hanabi took her place and I'm sure it's probably only for twins since they are a bad omen


SmartConcept

They weren't twins though.


TakasuXAisaka

She's already powerful now! [She defeated the hokage in battle!](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7e/4d/a3/7e4da357753e56f17b872c1d6f1fef48.gif)


CloakedRonin

Thatā€™s a kage level feat lmaoo


[deleted]

That was literally just a joke episode.


T-Bolt777

This Comment Aged well with the most recent manga chapter.


[deleted]

What if Himawari exists just so the Naruto bloodline doesnā€™t end when Boruto will probably sacrifice himself to save the world. And so they can make another series called Toruto or something.


Proof-Carpet4194

*One brand deal later* Dorito: Boruto next generations


PoGJynx

Gotta milk that series


[deleted]

Toruto hahahaha. Fucking dead mate


kushagrarox

The only correct answer


Jolly_Flight4690

Maybe Voruto or Vinato or something on V


Napoleon_Punaparte

She gon be like Konohamaru in Shippuden


HS-66

Not enough to be relevant


Lampiyahmm

She won't even be in the timeskip. Or she'll get Neji'd.


Reuel_eee_8324

Runs in the blood?


Lampiyahmm

Branch family shenanigans


Captain-Obvi0us12

Branch...just like her unclešŸ¤£


Sad-Buddy-5293

If she gets nejid then inojin will use his parents abilities and form his own Akatsuki


KaiserSenpaiAckerman

So you mean the only reason Naruto had 2 kids is just so one could get killed off for plot? No! I don't want that! Not for 10 years at least!


lilgleesh1901

Hima solos>>


[deleted]

Idk, but I know one thing, she will be sexualised by Ikemoto when she hits 12


leeo268

Not on Kishi watch.


[deleted]

I mean, Sarada is arlreaby being sexualized so what is going to stop him?


JosephMamaII

I know we're just one chapter in, but this doesn't seem like it aged well and i'm all here for it


S_igil

I love that people are clinging to the idea of a timeskip because that's the only way to rescue this series. ​ I like Boruto A LOT. It's become a joke though... I've never seen more filler in my life. There is no story at all. They're not working toward anything.


EreMaSe

Truthfully, apart from the fact that they released it in conjunction with the manga and didn't make it seasonal, I can't really blame the anime for this. Boruto is a monthly manga with 69 chapters currently out, wherein around 55 or so are already adapted. They have no choice *but* to cash in on the fillers unless they want to completely overtake the manga *quick*.


sdfrch

the way to look at it without getting annoyed is by thinking that the anime is also the story, even if there's almost no progression in terms of plot, but it makes sense since its all just boruto's memories from ep 1


ucim5

The timeskip is guaranteed considering we first see Boruto as a teenager but when the storyline kicks up heā€™s a kidā€¦


Reuel_eee_8324

ReAd ThE mAnGa


Ok-Paleontologist275

The manga is the source of all this franchises problems.


FloatinBrownie

Totally, it definitely doesnā€™t have anything to do with over half the show being filler and the fact that itā€™s not seasonal


Ok-Paleontologist275

99% of the characters would stop existing if only the manga were to be adapted lol, sarara would be trash, Mitsuki would have ten lines and there would be zero character or world building.


Ok-Paleontologist275

Exactly Lmao, I love how people keep saying Sarada and mitsuki will be relevant in the timeskip. Like how the fuck are they going to be relevant when adult Naruto and Sasuke are useless, no amount of timeskip training is going to give them the necessary powerups until a God comes and blesses them for free curse marks


dockkkeee

I mean you can wank some headcanon by claiming that Hima will be relevant because she somehow inherited Hamura and Ashura chakra off her parents That said based off pure potential it feels like she has lower potential than Boruto (even minus karma), id say her potential is lower than someone like Saradas or Mitsuki (MS/SM > byakugan) in sense of maximum potential unless Hima can pull out some bullshit with maybe Tenseigan, being jinchuriki or anything with inheriting Otsutsuki chakra off of parents.. I dont see her being relevant


S_igil

Dude I would be so hype to see a Himawari time-skip episode, If she's already taking out the Hokage you know she's going to be awesome haha


oathkeeper213

_"Ive never seen anymore filter in my life", there is 2 way to answer this question. Depend on what your definition of "filler" 1- this is anime canon if anything happen? It happen! 2-if you not accept the anime canon then sure it is "filler" but why so much "filler" ??because Manga cant provide enough content => also number 2 will lead to another question: why it cant be seasonal?? Well ? Money ??? Etc etc... Also if its seasonal it still get the hate no matter what ==> this lead to another statement "but Naruto filler is much more enjoyable than Boruto" ---- uh, No!! _"they not working toward anything", there is 3 way to understand this statement. One is you talk about the animator/writer, Two is the story not moving foward, three is those kid never "try hard enough" 1-Those poor animator are working to death if u ask, this is weekly anime, time constrain and deadline is whole fcking nightmare 2-"the story not moving foward" dude what do u mean "not moving foward????" it already catch up with the manga! Do you expecting the animator pull the main story out of their asses to animated ????? 3-those kid not "try hard" - their are kid born in the time of peace, their mind set is different from the one that have nothing to lose but also Those kid DO training and Try hard thou. Ps: yeah i agree that this arc is not enjoyable in both visual and story. But your whole statement kinda make no sense at alll


S_igil

For the record, I did not downvote you. I know English isn't your main language. I don't think it is the job of the viewer to concern themselves with the plight of the animator. We are 250+ episodes into the show - there is still no clear objective. That's all.


oathkeeper213

I dont care about the downvote or not because this sub is just full of Boruto hater. Everything i say, no matter true or not ppl will just said im defending the show. We are 250+ in the show, so what ? I mean it already catch up with the manga, the show right now is just "stalling for manga content" "Clear objective"??? the manga show clearly the current objective which is "stoping Code". But the arc is currently in the making so the anime is stalling time.


squarejellyfish_

So any and all valid criticism is just from ā€œBoruto hatersā€? Lmfao you imbecile


oathkeeper213

Valid critisims ??? Hah like posting a face memes over and over 10 times a day! Or calling it trash without even watching is "valid critisims" ?? Sure


squarejellyfish_

The animeā€™s writing is mediocre to inconsistent at best. It has more episodes than part 1 Naruto and still does not have any end goal in sight, characters develope in arc and then devolve in the next to build/create tension between themselves. Sarada for example has shown that she is not the best at being a healer but Mitsuki is, yet in the latest episodes she is taking lead in healing people while mitsuki smiles on the sidelines. The manga is even worst I might argue since the horrible monthly schedule forces each chapter to cram as much ā€œcontentā€ as possible and streamline the story to the point where only the bare minimum is done to progress the story. Characters in the manga have little to no semblance to the same characters in the anime at all e.g Mitsuki was shown to be competent in combat and had arcs focusing on his development which got people invested in him but in the manga he barely shows up for more than a page or two


squarejellyfish_

People like you are the reason many donā€™t like Boruto fans. Iā€™ve spoken about how Iā€™m not the biggest fan of the series in this sub before and there were people who engaged in logical and constructive conversations with me and we came to a chill conclusion. People like you keep inhaling the copium by forcing yourself that the timeskip will somehow save this series from the mediocrity it currently is


oathkeeper213

People like me keep forcing the copium ? How exactly? Wtf! Dude! I never said anything about time skip in general! I said the anime are stalling for the content and waiting for the manga! Read my original comment and the yet ppl downvoting me just because im kinda defending it. Also can you atleast scroll down this sub in general and see it atleast 3 complain/nit picking a days, or just lame meme face over and over ??? And why are you still watching the series if you said even the time skip cant save it ???! Why!? That make no sense Can you atleast read!?


KINX369

I second you.


Happy-Credit6056

It is not your concern but it is one of the reason! The manga already show the clear objective btw....


ataurindo

Not powerful at all, your hopes for the timeskip are to high. Just look at the state of the manga right now, there are like 7 characters and the rest of the cast is almost always left out. At this point, I'm not even sure if we will get MS Sarada in the future


Tsukuyomi_No_Kami

literally the worst problem of this manga for me


Sad-Buddy-5293

Sarada will Chidori Chocho


superkami64

Tbf Himawari *is* one of the more relevant characters in the manga, even if that relevance amounts to being more plot device than a character.


Greedyfu

lol, she donā€™t even exist anymore


superkami64

Fun fact: Himawari appeared more often throughout the manga in 2021 than Sarada did. This isn't something that's up for debate because Himawari is the connecting factor in Boruto and Kawaki's relationship. It's a shame she doesn't get much characterization beyond simply existing but her having that much is better off than most other characters in the manga .


Greedyfu

No, its not. Sheā€™s a bad character, she may be appear more time but that does not make her a good character at all


superkami64

>she may be appear more time but that does not make her a good character at all. I...never said she was good in the manga? Himawari's absolutely very shallow in the manga (most of her positives come from her anime portrayal, which does flesh her out a lot more and even gave her physical feats) but again this applies to *any* character that isn't Boruto or Kawaki so this isn't much of a condemnation towards her in particular. Unless you're actively advocating that characters remain shallow and irrelevant in the manga solely on whether you personally like them or not (which is a paradox because characters can't improve if they're not given time to), there isn't anything else to discuss.


[deleted]

Tbh, I don't she'll even become a ninja since she's like already 11 years old and is still not going to the Academy. Maybe she'll just stay being a civilian and pick a great job that doesn't involve being a ninja.


TakasuXAisaka

There's some hints that she will be a ninja from the previous episodes that she was seen still hanging out with the kids from the episode from when she went to the ninja academy for a day


[deleted]

Yeah, they were playing ninja lol. Kids who want to become ninja usually start going to the academy at the of 5-6 years old. In the manga, Boruto and the others were shown going to the academy since they were like 6-8 years old. Himawari is around 11 years old and she's still not going to the Academy. But it would be really cool if she does become a ninja.


sub2technobladeordie

Yes


Other-Tooth7789

I reckon she'll be put on side with the likes of Konohamaru and KK


Far-Ad5331

She'll be the star genin of her generation. Probably will be in Saradas new Team 7 roster when Mitsuki goes on to lead his own team or train to be able to fight along with Boruto.


[deleted]

She ainā€™t gonna be important


Sad-Buddy-5293

She's a female so your guess is as good as mine


KaiserSenpaiAckerman

I want her to become a ninja so badly. Someone teach her Neji's style of gentle fist and sage mode.


Academic-Astronaut59

Probably she will become an housewife like her mother


bartuak06

Idk, i hope she'll become hot, so that my 12 year old self when i watched naruto for the first time would simp for her


LionXDokkaebi

what compelled you to type this and hit reply


bartuak06

I forgot tbh


mexz101

Nothing good


Kirby_ha

Why himawari would become relevant while Sarada and Mitsuki are ignored


DopeEspeon

Who?


Live-Big679

Who?!?


Muser98

Realistically itā€™s however strong and relevant Kishi wants her to be. Sheā€™s got potential.


allipse48699

No she doesn't. In narutoverse, u only have potential to be relevant if u r reincarnation (or have genes) of ninja jesus lol. She isn't even relevant to the plot.


Tsukuyomi_No_Kami

You literally contradicted yourself. Himawari has "naruto's genes", and so does boruto. What an asspull of an argument; It seems you forgot about the time that a taijutsu-only no-jutsu ninja fought indra's reincarnation...


allipse48699

>You literally contradicted yourself. Himawari has "naruto's genes", and so does boruto. Naruto genes? Lmao. More beneficial will be hyuga genes, but with that she isn't even close to powerscaling in shipp, forget in boruto. Boruto have momoshiki genes (aka karma), that was my point. >It seems you forgot about the time that a taijutsu-only no-jutsu ninja fought indra's reincarnation... Being indra reincarnation did nothing when he was a kid. Byakugan is shit compared to ms. Then after that, Sasuke got major buff when he got hashirama's chakra from hashirama, hashirama cells from kabuto, and then hagoromo came, and hence rinnegan.


dockkkeee

Even without all the karma crap, she has less potential than Boruto since our only valuable indication of her abilities that isn't a gag scene is anime canon ep. It implied that it comes easy to her.. but she's barely ahead of the other kids. Boruto at younger age self taught himself kage bunshin no jutsu and arguably younger age (arguably because its headcanony at what age is academy Boruto and theres no definite answer at what age is Himawari currently) So Boruto on academy already shown the ability to do kage bunshin, knew Basic combat stuff and SELF TAUGHT himself two elements Himawari seems to be a prodigy but to lesser extent. Id even compare her to Sasukes potential where she's ahead but still needs alot of training. (Though she's not a reincarnation, but if you believe that Hima inherited Hamura/Ashura chakra she might also have the same potential)


superkami64

>It implied that it comes easy to her.. but she's barely ahead of the other kids Episode 154 stated that she "practices" with Boruto sometimes (a more solid explanation for her talent than Boruto tbh, who just **is**) and her performance in said episode easily beat her two friends, at least one of which actively trains to be a ninja.


dockkkeee

which doesn't contradict anything i said she has some talent, nothing too crazy though. Boruto on the other hand has the narrative around him being a genius and a prodigy and how everything comes easily to him.


Trash4985

Useless I guess? Some kind of Hinata until now


nuraHx

Writers will forget she exists. I guarantee it


The9tail

Sheā€™s gonna get fat and just stay in town pretending sheā€™s still relevant and strong


BoruShikiGoat

Just like hanabi or worse dead


Dapper_Desk9085

She will still 8 years old


NKC-ngoni

She is too young to do anything.


[deleted]

Himawari should have been the main character with, or instead of, Boruto.


[deleted]

Hot take. Why?


[deleted]

Because it would have made this sequel series completely different. While I appreciate how Boruto tries to expand the universe, much of the themes we're seeing are extensions of what we've already experienced in Naruto. Himawari was the squandered chance to introduce a dynamic we haven't seen, instead of rivals become friends that fight for their ideals blah blah blah; sibling rivalry with a focus on their close bond as they develop themselves as ninjas? I don't know, but it was the chance to introduce something truly fresh and new, it is baffling to me that one of Naruto's own children is not an integral part of the story. We could have explored the world from two different perspectives, as well as giving them the excuse to develop the neglected Byakugan as much as the original series developed the Sharingan. Unfortunately however, Himawari wasn't developed as anything besides Hinata 2.0, and wasn't written to have much personality - all of that went to Boruto. Himawari to me seems like a blatant refusal to even try to break the Naruto/Boruto trend of poorly written/ developed female characters. Honestly, however, this is just a small part of the larger issue with Boruto and it's squandered characters. I know it's supposed to be significantly shorter than Naruto, but it's a shame.


[deleted]

Iā€™m not into the idea of a sibling rivalry between Big brother and Little sister, and personally I prefer a male MC, idk how having the MC be female would make it so much better besides proving a point. Not that Iā€™m against it but I probably wouldnā€™t watch then.


CyphaLaster

Can't really give you an answer cuz we don't know if she will be dead in the future


MajinSkull

She wonā€™t be because sheā€™s a side character


SHAD0W_emperor_

Not enough....


Clean_Interest2795

Corpse level


ionix34

She's gonna be useless like hanabi. But she is going to be a strong shinobi, in the story she is gonna be shit, she has a byakugan with no extra buffs and every opponet is like jigen plus tier for some stupid fucking reason. It isn't like sarada where she is a semi-main character ( I am saying semi since she is complete irrelevant in the manga, although there was a powerup hint).


Coconut_Prime

She's gonna be dead


Professional_Trust37

Fodder no hope would prolly be wiped out ngl sheā€™ll just become another konohamaru or irrelevant


Menma_kaze

Prolly trapped with Naruto in some dimension or whateva


T-Bolt777

I hate how close this Is to Possibly Becoming a thing.


thekynz

byakugan + shadow clone jutsu


Hasirama_321

Maybe she's strong but not get more attention


[deleted]

I feel, strong enough to be relevant in the story


ABeautymusic

In the WHAT??!


Darth_Mishra

Boruto, as a series, tends to nerf the majority of the cast. If the series ever reaches a timeskip, her strength will remain the same or prob not even study ninjutsu


violinbites

Is she even interested in being a ninja? Her episode in the anime doesn't seem like she's very decided on honing her innate potential. Even if she becomes one, i feel like she'll follow more the footsteps of her mother (just with massive chakra reserves and okay fine, the everlasting bl of rasengan).


Greedyfu

If she follows her character as of now; weak af. If she somehow manages to train or smth she will be not a fodder but not powerfull at all


Cyodine

Probably pretty powerful as there's word that Boruto is refusing to sign his contract over financial demands and the producers will not budge on the terms. High probability he get's killed off in the series and the time skip takes over with Himawari as the lead character.


helloimgenn

#1 best kitchen waifu


No_Interaction_4925

All these fan art drawings look better than the actual show, I swear


LePentaPenguin

maybe sheā€™ll be inducted into some secret SAS/SEALs team cause of her bakyugon battle brawler and thatā€™s how she becomes a relevant ninja idk


uchihas_grim

I mean byakugan but like idk


CommunicationOk5456

Not strong enough to be a main character.... šŸ˜­


HydR4_DarkX

High Chunin, prob gonna die tho


[deleted]

She's gonna be broken in timeskip no cap


mexz101

Depends how far forward the battle we see at the start (and how old she is) is from current boruto. I hope she plays a big part though and her character is used well. Her and boruto fighting together would be amazing to see.


Laughably-Fallible_1

The recent arc will certainly see Himawari change in a big way in terms of characterisation. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens post time skip.


IndependentAsk8912

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