🐱 Boruto Just Teased a Massive LGBT Romance

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In Chapter 69 of the Boruto manga, a key exchange in Team 7 just teased that a major LGBT romance will be addressed very soon in Konoha.
The following contains spoilers for Chapter 69 of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, “Captives,” by Masashi Kishimoto, Mikio Ikemoto, Mari Morimoto and Snir Aharon, now available in English from Viz Media.

One of the developments fans hoped to see in Boruto was a bit more progressiveness on the LGBTQ+ front. The popular Naruto series initially teased this topic years back with Orochimaru's gender-fluid arc, with many believing his obsession with Itachi was homoerotic. In fact, some fans even thought Naruto and Sasuke may have had feelings for each other, ergo why they didn't get together with Sakura as teens.

In time, though, Naruto would end without ever veering off the straight path. However, that may well have changed in Chapter 69 of the Borutomanga, with hints that a major character has a crush on Naruto's son and is indeed hoping for something more.

This is none other than Mitsuki, Orochimaru's 'son' who was cloned from the reformed villain and sent to train with Team 7 in Konoha. Throughout the series, Mitsuki has been loyal to Boruto and Sarada, often risking life and limb to save them. He's definitely been cleaning up his parent's legacy, impressing Naruto and co. to the point they're not even concerned he'd backstab Konoha.

In one key exchange in this chapter, however, is that Mitsuki always being over-protective of Boruto just took on a different light. While speaking to Sarada in the Hidden Leaf about how the Hokage's son almost died in the war against Code, Mitsuki admitted he didn't know what he would do if someone hurt Boruto. He quickly apologized, admitting it came out disturbing when he saw Sarada's concern over his quiet rage.

He then pressed Sarada over her own feelings, prying to find out if she was in love with Boruto. It's odd because Mitsuki never really showed interest in that topic, so it felt like he was deflecting -- or perhaps sussing out the competition. Sarada then made a very telling statement, confessing how Mitsuki's eyes light up when it comes to Boruto. It left him lost for words, all as he zoned out and was seemingly left contemplating how to tell his friend he was in love with him.

The look on Mitsuki's face said it all, which also hinted why he has always been clingy to Boruto. He's always wanted to level up, and while it seemed like it was due to friendship or duty, it may well be much more endearing. Sarada didn't elaborate on her words but has clearly picked up on the crush as well, which means the franchise could finally be adding some much-needed diversity.

Given the twinkle in Mitsuki's eyes and his slight blushing, he may end up telling Boruto soon. Apart from adding more representation, it'd fit Mitsuki's arc, because as an Orochimaru copy, whether he's a gender-fluid clone or not, this would live up to the queer behavior the snake ninja showed years ago. And ultimately, it'd prove Boruto is all about bold moves with flagship characters, acceptance and acknowledging the cosmopolitan world its fans live in.

 

[make_it_so]

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It's not @CatParty's fault that modern internet journalism is retarded.

 

[Yuri_]

Fat Anko BAD!
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FUCK Boruto!

Wow, wtf happened to her? I vaguely remember her from the early episodes of naruto when it was first released. She had a fine pair of milkies visible through her fishnet outfit.

Look how they massacred my (tom)boy.

 

[That Chris Guy]

I’m going to be honest with you guys, I watched a few episodes of Burrito once and it really wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It’s way better than the original Naruto at the very least. It’s nothing special mind you but it feels a lot more grounded and relatable now which I appreciated.

A lot more grounded and relatable when chakra and Kaguya's clan were revealed as all AAAYYYLMAO.

Remember this franchise's "Massive Plot twist" is that The Sharingan turns people evil because it makes them Love to much.

No really that happened, fuck Naruto and fuck Boruto.

I was more bothered by how Sasuke's power and progression boiled down to him going, "lol I have speshul eyes" for most of the later arcs.

 

[Sneed's Feed And Seed]

Chapter 69

LGBT Romance

Take your pick. They're all appropriate.

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

Wow, wtf happened to her? I vaguely remember her from the early episodes of naruto when it was first released. She had a fine pair of milkies visible through her fishnet outfit.

I think part of her "CHARACTER" was that she was always eating sugary foods so unless she broke that habit after she became a teacher...well she wouldn't be the first sexy chick to get fat.

 

[Dysnomia]

I remember the first time I saw mention of this series (didn't get into Naruto) I thought Boruto was some parody name. It's just very funny sounding.

I'm not surprised people are still obsessed with this franchise and fujos still want to see some buttsex in it.

 

[Sneed's Feed And Seed]

I was more bothered by how Sasuke's power and progression boiled down to him going, "lol I have speshul eyes" for most of the later arcs.

> Madara Arc
My brand~

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

I tried to like Naruto but it was just not good. Now it's gay and it can burn with the rest of the faggot propaganda one day.

The faggotification of Japan is steadily increasing. DBZ's Tien and Chiaotzu will be retconned into fags eventually because men cannot be friends in current year media.

 

[Zero Day Defense]

I checked out on Naruto the second that every one of the heroes survived the "Sasuke Recovery Mission" arc, despite taking critical damage. I know that's par for the course for shonen, but killing off well known characters at that time would have raised the stakes of the series, and emphasized the depth of Sasuke's betrayal.

There's something to be said about not teasing a death you're not going to follow through on-- they could have all been beaten black and blue instead of being "nearly dead", and the fact they had to deal with that at all and that they could have died would be something that could have been emphasized.

But recall (or, maybe you didn't get that far, I dunno) that Shikamaru was acting as squad leader for that mission, so when all his subordinates came back in critical condition, it set up a moment where Shikamaru had to be confronted with the weight of leadership because he was actually debating with Asuma (I'm pretty sure it was him) about quitting being a ninja at that point. Having any of them die then, I feel, would distract from that character moment. I dunno, I'm as far from the creative process for "Naruto" as east is from the west. Maybe he could have worked out something like that with lasting impact?

...Though, I was never particularly moved by the scene as it was, I can't tell you if it seriously impacted him as a character who acted as a leader (it necessarily would, but there's a difference between it being a pivotal event that you know is a prominent thought in his mind versus you making the reasonable presumption that it's a building block in his development as a leader), and I don't actually think I'd have been moved by the loss of any of the characters who were "nearly" put six feet under, either way (character underutilization/scaling failure is something of a problem in the narrative, and I doubt it's just because there's a lot of characters, but I still can't for sure say why). Still, "the depths of Sasuke's betrayal" isn't the only thing that stood to be addressed by the time the arc was winding down.

Generally, I think killing off characters in a way where the same effect could have been achieved by killing off no-names in their place, just in order to "raise the stakes", is a cheap move and a waste of characters.