The Boruto series serves as an extension to one of the most popular shonen anime of all time, further populating the vivid universe of the Naruto franchise. While several of the prequel’s concepts have become obsolete, others have been reused to the point of oversaturation, making the show seem unimaginative and lackluster. Ninjutsu absorption is one such element that has its roots in Shippuden, though it now runs amuck in the world of Boruto as a regular power possessed by every other antagonist.