On the other hand, the manga primarily focuses on his odd relationship with his adoptive brother Kawaki, as artist Mikio Ikemoto wants the audience to look forward to their development.

In the film, Sasuke becomes the teacher of Naruto's first son, Boruto, inspired by Piccolo from the Dragon Ball manga series by Akira Toriyama.

Boruto being falsely accused as a traitor was an idea Ikemoto conceived early in the making of the series and looked forward into its development.

[13] The Japanese band Asian Kung-Fu Generation also commented on Boruto's and Kawaki's relationship, believing that the series might end in the fated face-off between these two characters as they hope they overcome their issues.

[15] For the finale of the manga, Kishimoto originally intended to give Boruto the Byakugan, an eye technique which he would inherit from his mother Hinata Hyuga.

[4] The battle against Kawaki was shown instead in the first chapter rather than Sasuke's one against Kinshiki Otsutsuki from the Boruto film to generate a different impact within the fans despite sharing the same storyline.

[18] As the authors wanted the character's fashion represent their personalities, the teenage Boruto wears clothes that he borrowed from Sasuke as a sign of respect toward him as his teacher and pride for his upbringing.

While enjoying the work she does as Boruto's English voice, she stated she felt stress about it due to how important her character is considering his role in the story.

[29] First appearing in Naruto's finale, Boruto is a child who attends Konoha's ninja academy and often takes care of his sister, Himawari Uzumaki.

[32] Boruto also reprises his role in the novel adaptation of the movie,[33] as well as part of an omake from the manga Sasuke Uchiha's Sharingan Legend where he trains with the title character.

[36] Boruto later graduates and forms the new "Team 7" alongside Sarada and Mitsuki under the leadership of Konohamaru Sarutobi,[37][38] and they start taking ninja missions.

[39][40] He is also present in two original video animations: one where he indirectly causes his father to be knocked out after accidentally breaking Himawari's doll, and another where Team Konohamaru is sent to stop an apparent thief.

After the Momoshiki fight, Boruto becomes a bodyguard to the Fire Feudal Lord's son Tentō Madoka, befriending the boy while teaching him ninjutsu.

[45] Later, while fighting the final Kara member, Code, and fearing Momoshiki's rebirth, Boruto sacrifices himself and lets Kawaki kill him in front of Naruto.

[53] On the other hand, Andy Hanley from UK Anime Network said despite his similar design and actions to his father Naruto, Boruto is not like him and has a different personality.

[57] Alexandria Hill from Otaku USA enjoyed Boruto's fight against the film's villain, Momoshiki, and his team-up with Naruto and Sasuke.

[58] Chris Zimmerman from DVD Talk noted how the writers fairly conceived Boruto's poor relationship with his father and how it improves during the climax of the film.

[65] Thais Valdivia from Hobby Consolas stated that while viewers of the film may initially dislike Boruto's personality, his character arc helps to make him more appealing adding his fight alongside Naruto and Sasuke as one of the highlights.

[66] Viz Media senior director Kevin Hamric noted that while he initially displays a lazy demeanor, Boruto seeks to fight and surpass his father.

[67] Sam Stewart from IGN felt Boruto's personality was "far less enthused" as the reviewer commented he found the character's dislike toward his father misguided and finding types of stories too common in fiction.

Additionally, Dargis noted Boruto's early strained relationship with his father as well as his use of technology to fight might reflect on modern audiences who might understand his character more as a result.

[69] Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised how the writers manage to develop Boruto's angst without coming across as "teen whining" and how Sasuke Uchiha decides to train him upon seeing his similarities with his father.

[70][71] The misrelationship Boruto forms with his adoptive brother Kawaki was seen as a striking rivalry similar to the one his father had with Sasuke in the first series.

[72][73] Beveridge enjoyed the foreshadow of an older Boruto on a fight against Kawaki in the series' pilot chapter, looking forward to their development.

[78] Hindustan Times noted that Boruto achieved high popularity online due to the new skills he shows off while facing Code.

Toon Zone enjoyed Miller's performance as Boruto for making him a come across as a believable male character despite the actress being female.

Miller also noted that while her character was initially polarizing to viewers due to Boruto not being aware of his father's past, he still acted as realistic child and often showed signs of affection ever since his introduction in the 2015 movie where he cries in joy when being motivated by him.

[81] Anime News Network also praised Amanda C. Miller's role as Boruto's English actor, but feeling the voice often sounded more feminine than his Japanese counterpart.

Across the film, Boruto tries taking easy steps to achieve greatness but changes his point of view after seeing Naruto and Sasuke in action for the first time.

The film makes Boruto's character become complex when learning of the shinobi code his father and master use which was also compared to the samurais' bushido while developing a sense of individuality when deciding what to do with his life when growing up.