Boruto does for his sister what Minato couldn't do in Narutoverse

Modified Jun 27, 2024 20:30 GMT

Boruto does for his sister what Minato couldn't do in Narutoverse (Image via Shueisha & Studio Pierrot)

Boruto Two Blue Vortex chapter 11 was released on June 21, 2024. The chapter saw the protagonist arrive at the eleventh hour to the rescue of his sister and old friend. This moment reminded fans of the time when Minato couldn't arrive in time to save Kushina in the Naruto series.

The chapter saw Himawari and Sarada trying to overpower the God Trees with their powers. Where Himawari was outclassed despite using her newly acquired Nine-Tails chakra, Sarada was overpowered by Hidari's cleverness. However, the protagonist had his eyes on both of them and made his entry as soon as things seemed to turn in favor of the God Trees.

On the other side, despite being the fastest shinobi of the Hidden Leaf Village, Minato couldn't arrive in time to save his wife from Tobi as he extracted the Nine-Tails from her. This resulted in one of the biggest incidents of the Hidden Leaf and the death of Naruto's parents.

Disclaimer: This article has the author's opinion and contains potential spoilers from the Boruto Two Blue Vortex manga series.

Boruto saved a loved one from a bad fate, something that Minato couldn't do

Himawari as seen in the manga (Image via Shueisha)

Boruto Two Blue Vortex chapter 11 commenced with the continuation of the fight between Himawari and Jura after the InoShikaCho trio was asked to leave the sight. This fight was heated and saw a clash between each fighter's Tailed Beast Bomb. Unfortunately, the fight ended with the loss of Himawari.

On the other hand, Sarada and the group had Hidari under control and kept asking him about his true identity. He got annoyed by their questions and attacked them. Even though Konohamaru tried to attack him, he outclassed everyone and had Sarada cornered.

Boruto appeared out of nowhere, first saving Himawari and then teleporting to Sarada, saving the day. The protagonist's saving his sister from potentially becoming a source of chakra for the Ten-Tails awakening reminded fans of the sad incident that happened during the Naruto series.

The last moments of Naruto's parents before their death (Image via Studio Pierrot)

After Minato became the Fourth Hokage, Kushina conceived Naruto, and during her delivery, Minato had to stay with her to keep the Nine-Tails Fox under control. Naruto was born into the world without any consequences, but unfortunately, right after his birth, Tobi also infiltrated the village.

He took Naruto hostage and blackmailed Minato that he would kill him if they didn't leave. The Fourth Hokage saves Naruto but has to escape because Paper Bombs were attached to him.

Minato (left) and Kushina (right) as seen in the anime (Image via Studio Pierrot)

This gave Tobi the chance to free the Nine-Tails from the seal of Kushina, and it started attacking the Hidden Leaf Village. After putting Naruto in a safe place, he returned to the village, but it was too late because the Nine-Tails was wreaking havoc, and Kushina was fatally injured.

In this situation, he did the best he could, which ended in him and Kushina dying at the hands of the Nine-Tails. Minato became the jinchuriki of one half and sealed the other half of the Nine-Tails inside Naruto. He saved the village from dying but sacrificed his family. On the other hand, Boruto saved everyone in the latest chapter without any casualties.

Final thoughts

Boruto had the assistance of Kashin Koji and the Sage Frogs, which kept every situation going on in the Hidden Leaf Village under their view. This was the main reason why he was able to act quickly and save everyone.

On the other hand, the situation with Minato was different. Not only was Obito's appearance sudden, but the Fourth Hokage had no preparations for anything. This was why the Nine-Tails attack is still known as one of the biggest incidents in the history of Hidden Leaf Village.

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