Boruto: Two Blue Vortex - Sarada's portrayal as a "Damsel in Distress" makes the story worse than good 

Sarada Uchiha has always been a key figure in Boruto manga, and fans can expect the same to happen in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga as well. However, not every fan is amused by her, as they believe her character to be majorly based on the "damsel in distress" trope.

While "damsel in distress" is not a bad trope, it's overused in media to help elevate the male protagonist's position and form some valuable connection with the female lead.

Given the plot of Boruto, fans believe that Sarada Uchiha also falls under this trope and that her character is being wasted.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers from the Boruto manga.

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Boruto: Two Blue Vortex needs to stop portraying Sarada as a "Damsel in Distress"

Boruto fan targeting Sarada (Image via Sportskeeda/X)

Since the start of the Boruto manga, there have been several occasions when Boruto rescued Sarada Uchiha.

Since then, fans began accusing Sarada of being a "useless" character, similar to how her mother Sakura Harano was accused when the Naruto manga was under serialization.

Given fans' hate for Sakura, they were quick to make comparisons between the mother and daughter. They concluded that Sarada was a "Damsel in Distress" character, like her mother.

Boruto losing his right eye (Image via Shueisha)

Nevertheless, in several moments, Sarada turned out to be a much more useful character than Boruto, especially in the battle against Kara member Boro. Unfortunately, since then, there haven't been many moments where Sarada got her moment to shine.

To exacebate matters, the end of Boruto manga saw Sarada Uchiha becoming the person due to whom Boruto lost his right eye to Kawaki. Kawaki was attacking Sarada, when Boruto came to protect her, but Kawaki slashed Boruto, cutting his eye

Sarada Uchiha unlocking her Mangekyo Sharingan (Image via Shueisha)

Following that, the only notable plot point around Sarada was the fact that she unlocked her Mangekyo Sharingan and begged her father to protect Boruto.

While Sarada unlocking Mengekyo Sharingan is a huge plot development, the fact that it only worked as a catalyst for Sarada to ask someone else for help was a huge flop for fans.

Hence, fans are convinced that Sarada is a "useless" character whose only plot relevance is to make the protagonist and other male characters look cool.

Sarada and Boruto as seen in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex (Image via Shueisha)

Even when Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga was released, the very first chapter saw Boruto arriving to help Sarada Uchiha when the Hidden Leaf Village got attacked by Code.

While that development might have been planned to reunite Boruto and Sarada, the events that followed only paved a poor storyline for Sarada. Following Boruto's return, Sarada hugged him.

Since then, she has been shown to be feeling shy and vulnerable around Boruto, hinting at developing some romantic feelings for him.

Sarada and Boruto as seen in Boruto: Two Blue Vortex (Image via Shueisha)

That's not great for Sarada's character, especially if the manga creators want to clear her name as a "Damsel in Distress" character.

At the moment, every plot point has been hinting toward Sarada becoming a love interest for Boruto. If such a development takes place, Sarada's character might end up becoming completely irrelevant to the plot.

Fans can only hope that the evolved God Tree Hidari targeting Sarada would help set up a fight between the two. Such a development could help the Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga clear fans' accusations about the character.