Boruto Is Making Addressing the Franchise’s Sakura Problem Impossible

Boruto Is Making Addressing the Franchise’s Sakura Problem Impossible

Warning: spoilers ahead for Boruto chapter 70!
The Boruto villain Eida possesses the means to address Naruto‘s handling of Sakura, but while the most effective way for this to happen is to show how she interacts with Boruto’s brother Kawaki, Kawaki’s own powers are making it impossible.
Many Naruto fans have critiqued its handling of female characters across the 700-chapter series. Although a powerful ninja, constant focus was given to how Sakura would throw herself as Sasuke, only for him to brush her aside. Her persistence, while a display of unwavering loyalty, is widely seen as lessening the character’s sense of agency while playing into sexist stereotypes. The fact that she later marries Sasuke despite him never changing his ways is often held up as a stain on the series.
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In contrast, Boruto‘s treatment of Eida is seen as an answer to Sasuke’s journey, as she is written such that her feelings and sensuality empower her character, even as she has become fascinated with Kawaki. However, a second chance at Eida and Sasuke’s relationship can only come once Eida actually interacts with Kawaki, to which his powers are proving a major stumbling block. In chapter 70, Eida had a chance to finally meet him after she and Code arrive in Konoha to force Amado to unlock Code’s true power. But, ironically, Eida and Code are forced to flee because Kawaki is on his way to their location and can cancel out Code’s method of transportation, trapping them in enemy territory. Although Eida wants to meet Kawaki, she must leave because him being there would put her and Code at a major disadvantage.

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Unlike Sakura, Eida can actually force others to fall in love with her so long as certain conditions are met. However, her obsession with Kawaki stems from the fact that he is partially immune to her powers, and she wants to know what it would be like to be loved by someone who cannot be forced to feel it. Eida’s story seems to be very much about her own desires and agency, but there’s still another half to this equation: how she and Kawaki actually interact, and how she will react if – as with Sakura and Sasuke – she is rejected.
Fans are waiting for them to meet to see how the narrative will develop – whether Eida will still be defined by power and agency in the case of rejection, or whether her story will simply end up embracing different sexist tropes to Sakura’s. Of course, Eida will always be an incredible character, especially in comparison to other villains, regardless of how she deals with rejection. She has already proved herself against the arc’s ostensible big bad Code and established that she is the one calling the shots. However, every manga fan knows that later events can totally redefine how earlier story beats end up feeling in retrospect, making it incredibly frustrating that Kawaki’s powers are proving such a stumbling block in Boruto engaging with one of the biggest criticisms fans level at its predecessor Naruto.

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Boruto chapter 70 is available now from Viz Media.

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Boruto Is Making Addressing the Franchise’s Sakura Problem Impossible

Warning: spoilers ahead for Boruto chapter 70!
The Boruto villain Eida possesses the means to address Naruto‘s handling of Sakura, but while the most effective way for this to happen is to show how she interacts with Boruto’s brother Kawaki, Kawaki’s own powers are making it impossible.
Many Naruto fans have critiqued its handling of female characters across the 700-chapter series. Although a powerful ninja, constant focus was given to how Sakura would throw herself as Sasuke, only for him to brush her aside. Her persistence, while a display of unwavering loyalty, is widely seen as lessening the character’s sense of agency while playing into sexist stereotypes. The fact that she later marries Sasuke despite him never changing his ways is often held up as a stain on the series.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY
In contrast, Boruto‘s treatment of Eida is seen as an answer to Sasuke’s journey, as she is written such that her feelings and sensuality empower her character, even as she has become fascinated with Kawaki. However, a second chance at Eida and Sasuke’s relationship can only come once Eida actually interacts with Kawaki, to which his powers are proving a major stumbling block. In chapter 70, Eida had a chance to finally meet him after she and Code arrive in Konoha to force Amado to unlock Code’s true power. But, ironically, Eida and Code are forced to flee because Kawaki is on his way to their location and can cancel out Code’s method of transportation, trapping them in enemy territory. Although Eida wants to meet Kawaki, she must leave because him being there would put her and Code at a major disadvantage.

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Unlike Sakura, Eida can actually force others to fall in love with her so long as certain conditions are met. However, her obsession with Kawaki stems from the fact that he is partially immune to her powers, and she wants to know what it would be like to be loved by someone who cannot be forced to feel it. Eida’s story seems to be very much about her own desires and agency, but there’s still another half to this equation: how she and Kawaki actually interact, and how she will react if – as with Sakura and Sasuke – she is rejected.
Fans are waiting for them to meet to see how the narrative will develop – whether Eida will still be defined by power and agency in the case of rejection, or whether her story will simply end up embracing different sexist tropes to Sakura’s. Of course, Eida will always be an incredible character, especially in comparison to other villains, regardless of how she deals with rejection. She has already proved herself against the arc’s ostensible big bad Code and established that she is the one calling the shots. However, every manga fan knows that later events can totally redefine how earlier story beats end up feeling in retrospect, making it incredibly frustrating that Kawaki’s powers are proving such a stumbling block in Boruto engaging with one of the biggest criticisms fans level at its predecessor Naruto.

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Boruto chapter 70 is available now from Viz Media.

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