Attack on Titan’s Paradis Reveal Plot Twist Is Better Than Naruto’s Otsutsuki Pivot in Boruto

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The discussion surrounding the Boruto series is incredibly divisive among anime fans. To understand the challenges Boruto faces, it’s important to remember what many see as the original problem with Naruto: the shift from the villain Madara Uchiha to Kaguya Otsutsuki as the final boss. While other shows like Attack on Titan managed similar large-scale changes effectively, this particular decision didn’t quite work for Naruto.

For hundreds of chapters, Madara was presented as the ultimate enemy – a powerful and complex opponent for Naruto. But all that careful development was suddenly abandoned when Black Zetsu betrayed Madara, and a new final villain, Kaguya, known as the Rabbit Goddess, unexpectedly appeared.

The Otsutsuki Villains in Boruto Are Naruto’s Biggest Retcon

The main issue with Boruto isn’t that the story itself is poor, but that it relies on a shaky foundation. The Otsutsuki Clan, a major part of the new story, wasn’t well-established in the original Naruto series. A good story reveals villains as pieces of a long-running mystery, but Boruto introduces new, powerful enemies that feel like afterthoughts – changes made to the story later on, instead of being part of the original plan. Because of this, even big reveals lack impact and feel meaningless.

Watching Boruto, I’ve noticed a big problem with how it sets up its major conflicts. The threats just don’t feel natural because the story hasn’t properly prepared us for them. From the beginning, we’ve been bombarded with information about the Otsutsuki clan in confusing bits and pieces. It throws a lot at you – things like how ninjutsu works being different than we thought, the Karma mark and what it does to people, and a whole new origin story for chakra. It’s a lot to take in, and it feels rushed.

These developments came completely out of nowhere, and fans haven’t received any explanation for why they weren’t included in the original Naruto series. This constant changing of established rules makes it feel like the story is being improvised. This inconsistency is the core issue with Boruto, and it’s a problem that another well-known anime handled brilliantly in the past.

Attack on Titan’s Biggest Plot Twist Had the Perfect Build-Up

The anime Attack on Titan unexpectedly provided a blueprint for resolving the complicated issues surrounding Boruto‘s Otsutsuki clan, and with impressive foresight. Like Boruto, Attack on Titan underwent a significant shift in its core narrative. Initially, the story focused on Eren Yeager and humanity’s struggle against seemingly mindless giants, with the primary goals being survival and retribution.

Wow, the story took such an incredible turn! I thought we were just dealing with terrifying monsters, but it turned out they were actually people – our own race, being used as weapons by someone else! And the walls protecting us? Built by earlier versions of those same people, ordered by the island’s king! But the biggest shock? It wasn’t about monsters at all! It was a massive political war happening in a world we didn’t even know existed. Seriously, Attack on Titan completely blew up from a simple monster fight into this huge, global conflict!

Looking back, that huge reveal really landed because Attack on Titan had laid such a strong foundation. The hints were there from the beginning, woven into the early story. It wasn’t just random foreshadowing either – the mystery surrounding Eren’s basement and the search for the truth were key elements right from season one. In fact, fans started suspecting an outside force was targeting Paradis Island almost as soon as the Female Titan appeared, and it all makes sense now that we know the full picture.

The major reveal about Paradis in Attack on Titan felt earned by the story. While it was a twist, fans had either predicted it or recognized clues pointing to it afterward. This differed from shows like Boruto, where similar reveals can feel forced – like attempts to unnecessarily complicate the plot or extend the story. Instead, the Attack on Titan reveal felt like a natural conclusion to a mystery that had been building for a long time.

What if Naruto had investigated the Otsutsuki clan earlier in the series? Hints could have been dropped through old scrolls suggesting Kaguya was an alien or a god. Sasuke might have discovered a fragment of an Uchiha tablet referencing the true source of chakra and beings from space, though the text would have been incomplete. Even a single mention of the Kaguya myth could have foreshadowed the story’s biggest and most debated twist.

Boruto Missed a Giant Opportunity to Tease The Otsutsuki Earlier

Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto, has often said the story evolved as he wrote it. The introduction of Kaguya as the main villain probably happened because he needed a powerful enemy to explain the significant power increases of Naruto and Sasuke. He also wanted to connect all the important story elements – like the Sharingan, Rinnegan, and Jinchuuriki – to a single source: the Otsutsuki clan. He could have hinted at this connection earlier by focusing on the Kaguya Clan.

Kimimaro Kaguya, a ninja from the Sasuke Retrieval Arc who could control bones, was the sole survivor of his clan. His clan was famous for a unique ability called Shikotsumyaku, which allowed them to manipulate bones – a power remarkably similar to Kaguya’s deadly Ash Bone technique. Interestingly, Kimimaro also looked a lot like Kaguya, sharing the same hair color and style.

This would have allowed the story to seamlessly integrate his clan as a crucial link to the past. Their powers could have been presented as a diminished and twisted version of the original Otsutsuki abilities, rooted in legends of a “star-fallen ancestor.” By elevating the Kaguya Clan’s importance, the Otsutsuki wouldn’t just be invaders from space; they’d be a deeply ingrained part of the world’s history. This would make the villains in Boruto more compelling by giving them a meaningful, personal connection to the world and its inhabitants.

Boruto’s Story Is Doomed By Infinite Power Creep

The villains in Boruto aren’t resonating with audiences the way they did in Naruto because they lack personal connections to the main characters and a strong backstory. Classic Naruto villains like Orochimaru, Pain, and Madara were compelling because they represented deeper themes – ambition, the fear of death, the flaws of the ninja world, and the search for peace – and had direct ties to the Hidden Leaf Village. This lack of connection in Boruto is leading to a repetitive cycle of simply increasing power levels without meaningful impact.

What made the villains in the original Naruto series truly compelling wasn’t just their strength, but the depth of their feelings and beliefs. In contrast, the new villains in Boruto – characters like Momoshiki, Isshiki, and Code – lack that emotional resonance. Their reasons for acting are straightforward, and we’re told about their pasts instead of seeing them unfold naturally.

Unlike its predecessor, Boruto lacks emotional resonance, forcing it to rely on increasingly dramatic conflicts. This constant escalation, with each villain being more powerful than the last, makes the story feel hollow and sidelines beloved characters like Naruto and Sasuke. They’re often relegated to waiting for their next major power boost or a plot-driven sacrifice to move things forward.

When a show continues with a new generation, like Boruto, and introduces a recurring enemy such as the Otsutsuki, each new villain needs to be more powerful than the last. This is because these enemies lack established backgrounds, compelling motivations, or emotional connections. Until the series integrates the Otsutsuki into the story’s history and world in a meaningful way, even winning against them will only feel like a brief respite before another battle begins.

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2025-12-20 22:13