For context: in the film, the Hidden Leaf Village’s Scientific Ninja Tool Team has developed a way to store and release sealed jutsu, allowing anyone to wield a technique without training. It’s also cool to see that the NARUTO franchise will again engage with the question of whether or not shinobi are necessary in this new age, as this wasn’t fully developed in the BORUTO movie. READ: In need of something cute and surprisingly deep? You should be watching MISS KOBAYASHI’S DRAGON MAID!
#NARUTO GENERATIONS INTRO MOVIE#
This was already obvious to people who had seen BORUTO: NARUTO THE MOVIE or read the manga, but it’s reassuring that the BORUTO series came right out of the gate with something so bold (and in the form of a flashforward, no less - a first for the series). In response, Boruto ties what appears to be Sasuke’s headband around his head, declares he’s “still a shinobi,” readies an eye technique as a seal covers part of his body (seen below), and the two resume their battle before the series jumps to the past.īeing a shinobi and finding your ninja way were such huge components of the previous two NARUTO series, so for BORUTO to immediately place those things in jeopardy (along with potentially eliminating Naruto at some point, however unlikely that may be) is a clear sign that the anime is capable of shaking up the franchise’s formula. An older version of Naruto and Hinata’s son, Boruto, is locked in combat with the man seemingly responsible, Kawaki, who tells him that the age of the shinobi is over. The premiere opens with the Hidden Leaf Village in ruins and the Seventh Hokage (Naruto) either incapacitated or dead.
Unexpectedly, the opening scene of BORUTO’s first episode gave us a glimpse at what’s in store several years down the line, and despite the colorful marketing for the series, the show’s future doesn’t look bright.
The series, which centers on the next generation of ninja, was announced last December, and since then fans have been wondering what the next chapter in the story will look like.
Almost two weeks after the end of NARUTO: SHIPPUDEN, the NARUTO franchise returned yesterday with a third anime, BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS.