Nice work once again.

Very dissapointed with Boruto.

Really the only good thing that came from Boruto was Naruto+Sasuske Vs. Momoshiki x3

Yeah, me an my pals go on tangents as to why the current story is garbage save the few gold nuggets sprinkled here and there. Love the detail work as always, and its nice seein kurama in your style. x3

thanks a lot, glad you liked it~
garbage is the right word for the show x3

I just had an hour-long conversation about this with my BF due to this picture. I've seen very little but I naturally absorb information by hearsay and research, and my feelings are... it just kinda, doesn't work as a progression of the characters Naruto established. It doesn't allow them to exist in a way that's emotionally healthy and satisfying - Naruto acts like a boomer toward his kids and wife, for example, telling Boruto not to use tools, or his wife to stay home. It does some really neat things here and there, but overall, it's too obsessed with trying to be BETTER than Naruto, and thus falls into the caveat of edgy for edgy's sake (Boruto calling his past self someone who didn't take being a ninja seriously just doesn't feel satisfying like Naruto keeping his childish optimism did), and even shoehorned the Kurama... event... to try to FORCE the torch into the new characters' hands. My bf also informed me of Boruto receiving powerups that just, don't make sense and feel shoehorned, unlike Naruto's natural sense of progression and creative new forms and powers.

It misses the point that MADE Naruto great - that you can be yourself and that's enough.

I saw an article tonight that summed it up pretty well with a few things it said. It said that Naruto's lost his greatest power - the one of empathy. It also said that Naruto as a protagonist served as a ladder for other character's stories to play out perfectly. And it said hat if an anime's script or protagonist is good enough, there is no need to destroy another character's story and personality, like is being done with Naruto.

Do my feelings pretty much sum up what's going on with the series so far? My bf and I have agreed that the best thing would be a rewrite (though that's an intimidating thing for a creator to do with an existing show). Though we also identify scenes that would be worth saving and characters who are good - he likes Choji's daughter a lot, for example.

To me, it kinda feels like Boruto was written by an entirely different person from Naruto... and it doesn't work as the continuation to Naruto. It's not just not as good or not the same, like with a lot of sequels, it's blatantly very much NOT as good nor does it CARE about the values Naruto did. It... it's not that it lacks heart, it's like that heart is hidden by how much it's trying to be something it's not. Like Boruto's obsession with Sasuke can be read as, to be honest, if we wanna use a metaphor from the story.

Adding this to my above post, since it really gets at what I feel - Naruto's optimism and supportive adults (and kids!) helping undo damage caused by NOT supportive ones made his story easy for millennials to find security in. In Boruto... everyone's falling victim to boomer-style pratfalls of character, most of the show just doesn't vibe right or make sense, and a lot of characters just aren't treated right. And while it's true millennials and people in general are prone to edgy phases, something Naruto thrived in having its protagonist DEFY or at least balance with his optimism, Boruto's clinging to edge and has no reason for its characters to BE edgy to begin with, since Naruto really is a story that wrapped up with positivity and characters supporting each other.

love the grumps foxxo

he might still nom you though xd

That fur looks so soft and luscious! Great work!

thanks a lot. making the fluff fluffy is always fun~

Yaaaa cant even look at Boruto, this is great and would have been 100x better than what we got lol...far as im concerned though show ended with Shippuden QQ.

Boruto has only a very small amount of really good scenes and then the majority is just hard to sit through x3

I feel the same, back when i heard there was going to be a sequel of Naruto i was bursting with joy, and instead... so much disappointments, and Kurama is definitely the biggest one ;-;
At least we can still imagine how it would have been if they didn't wasted opportunities thanks to your fantastic works, thank you for that, lord woof! >W<

hehe, thank you a lot~
I was still excited during the first episodes, but that died quickly x3 Most of the good scenes are with the now adult OG cast and the kids are mostly uninteresting x3

soooo agree with that, i really can't find sympathy for anyone of those kids >>"

Lovely work on this, I love he fur detail and shading you done ^^

thanks a lot, glad you like it~

So basically like piccolo...only he 8s a big fluffy fox.

and less hardcore x3

Our big fluffy boi kurama was WASTED potential in boruto. so many interactions that could have happened, all down the drain. I was hoping to see himawari and boruto interact with him at least once. but nope, all we got was sadness 😭🦊

It's insane how little they cared about Kurama in Boruto, given how much he meant to the original story. Big flooffox has always been like the 2nd main character to me x3

So cute!

thank you~

This is truly adorable! I have not watched Boruto, nor even Naruto but yeah they should've done that!

Naruto without the fillers is a real good show to watch, can't say that about Boruto xd

Aaaah! I would love to see this, i actually thought that Kurama would come out just to take care of the family, like Naruto has to go to a days long meeting and Hinata falls ill, so Kurama has to step in (get it... because he is big) and help the family... it would be so fun and and interesting to see

I'm pondering doodling Kurama-mini-comics where he can interact with the family properly, but comics are always so much woooork xd

If you do decide to do one, then I'm looking forward to see it

This is so adorable that I feel your pain. I really so wish he at least interacted with the family more or something. I mean he's been through thick and thin with Naruto at this point and yet it feels like they made him that one pet you just have around the house you occasionally interact with. Like cmon guys, show our boy some love!

He's literally been a part of the main character for hundreds of episodes and then they just kinda tossed him away and completely ignored him like he's just a random guy x3

I know right?! It's bullshit! Especially since he's the reason why Naruto grew up the way he did!!

The best uncle no doubt! OwO
Also this is the most adorable pic I've ever seen! Aaah!! >/////<

There's always a more adorable pic xd

I decided, after 15 years of religiously keeping up with Naruto every week, to finally stop following it when Shippuden ended. Glad I did, based off of everything I have been seeing. I can preserve the image of Kurama from the ten tails arc.

The only thing that's actually worth watching in Boruto is the Naruto+Sasuke Vs. Momoshiki fight, check it out when you can~

a shame Boruto disappoints so much l'3 stuff like this was really the only thing that i was hoping for... at least can still see it in art like this. ought to just make it a series ourselves n make that a story

I'm thinking about doodling mini comics with Kurama, just don't know how to approach them in a timely manner x3

When you find that time or make that time be sure to post it. Reluctantly Kind Giants are the best kind of fun l3c Torment them with kindness

I don’t even like Naruto, and I’m still invested in the idea of grumpy uncle Kurama who secretly loves every moment of his new life.

Just liking Kurama is good enough for me x3

I totally agree with you full stop! That would have been a FANTASTIC and WONDERFUL theme they could have went for! Is a shame really, but at least you were able to bring the idea to fruition and I absolutely love every bit of it! X3

Gotta treat ourselves to some fantasies of what could have been from time to time x3

Indeed x3

Right in the feels with this ;w;

Right in the kokoro xd

Aw this is so flipping wholesome I love it!

hehe, glad you liked it~

God, I miss this guy.

It's really easy (at least for me) to remember that he's actually gone.

he just said no and left x3

Quite the cute pic.

thank you~

UUUGGGGG if this was in it I cry.

maybe one day x3

"Don't do that, don't give me hope" -Hawkeye. But I really hope you're right.

This is lovely, I haven't watched Boruto yet, I'm kinda dreading it.
I have my own Naruto canon divergent AU where some things are the way I would have preferred them to be, one can cope, right?
I love how gentle he looks here

For me personally, there's not a lot in Boruto that was ever worth watching, so you're not missing out on a lot x3

Yeah it's truly sad... maybe some day I'll watch it if I have nothing better to do but eh... I doubt it tbh.

Brilliant work on this. I do like wholesome takes on Kurama, as well as Shukaku. : )

I like Boruto more compared to his father, but I haven't seen more of the show since it got put on Toonami up to a certain point. They booted it off temporarily because they decided it was too soon and had way too many spoilers for people who didn't finish Shippuden (too late now though). Once Shippuden is done airing in its entirety, they'll supposedly resume Boruto from where they left off.

I was sceptical about Baruto, after seeing how downhill the plot went in Naruto after the Pain fight (hard to beat).
But I thought, hey! It'll have more Kurama and Naruto being awesome. So I read the manga...

I get why they done it. But to do it in such a lazy and contrived way. I just stopped reading; I had no motivation to continue. Just 'meh'.

I still wish they'd done something like in the Naruto pilot and have Boruto be able to turn into a kitsune. That would have been neat.

Also, Kurama looks so adorable in your style. I just want to cuddle him. X3

It interesting that in Boruto manga Kurama after his sacrifice resurrects inside Himawari as small kit.