Boruto finally proves he is Minato's worthy successor

Modified Nov 23, 2024 00:39 GMT

Boruto finally proves he is Minato — Minato and Boruto as seen in the manga (Image via Shueisha)

Since the start of the Boruto manga, many fans compared the protagonist to his grandfather Minato Namikaze. This is because, unlike his father Naruto, the protagonist was a genius like his grandfather. However, several fans did not like this comparison as they did not consider Boruto a worthy successor to the Fourth Hokage.

These comparisons were fortified further after the protagonist was shown using Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique. Even then, some fans rejected the idea of Boruto being similar to the Fourth Hokage. However, with the latest revelations in the manga, one can finally say that Boruto is Minato's worthy successor.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from the Boruto manga.

Boruto creating the Flying Thunder God Technique himself proves he is Minato's worthy successor

Kashin Koji as seen in the manga series (Image via Shueisha)

While Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter 16 has yet to come out officially, the spoilers for the same are already out. As seen in the spoilers, the upcoming manga is set to reveal a flashback of Boruto and Kashin Koji, unveiling how the protagonist mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.

As fans may remember, being a Karma user, the protagonist was capable of using Space-Time Ninjutsu. However, it was not reproducible. Hence, six years in the future, the protagonist succeeds in controlling that power by assigning his chakra to ninja tools and teleporting to their locations.

The protagonist using the Flying Thunder God Technique in the manga (Image via Shueisha)

While searching for his own way to use Space-Time Ninjutsu, the protagonist created a jutsu that is a variant of the Flying Thunder God Technique. The surprising thing is that, while this teleportation jutsu isn't the same as the one created by Minato, the protagonist happened to give it the same name.

To top it off, the protagonist went further while trying to make his technique better. As explained by Kashin Koji, the protagonist was only able to teleport to locations within his eye range. This was because it was difficult for him to identify and teleport to a specific location when he had planted multiple ninja tools in different locations.

Minato Namikaze using the Flying Thunder God Technique in the Naruto anime (Image via Studio Pierrot)

That's when he came up with the idea of using ninja tools with different shapes to act as a medium for his teleportation jutsu. Using ninja tools with different shapes effectively allowed the protagonist to teleport to long distances much more accurately. The only difference is that the technique takes much longer to work when the destination is far away.

Hence, the mere fact that the protagonist created a jutsu very similar to the original Flying Thunder God Technique is proof that he is a worthy successor to Minato Namikaze. There are indeed differences between the two jutsu. However, creating a jutsu itself is a huge thing. Thus, the sheer fact that both jutsu have similar functionality and have the same name is shocking and note-worthy.