As Boruto continues into its second major story arc, the Naruto sequel series has only further separated itself from its origins as new elements have overshadowed the previous conventions of the shinobi world. This has led to controversial narrative decisions around legacy characters and power scaling, but these changes don't seem to be reverting any time soon at the current pace of the manga. With more Boruto games likely on the horizon in coming years, handling future depictions of the original Naruto himself will only become more of a balancing act between gameplay viability and lore accuracy.