Board Thread:Chapter and Episode Discussions/@comment-4704473-20141106114903/@comment-10330822-20141106160125

NeedleJizo wrote: Neji means "screw", so bolt and...yeah, you get it. That and Bolt is Boruto in japanense, which has the same name as maelstrom, which is another meaning for Naruto. Hence Boruto's name is a play on words for a name that both represents Naruto and Neji.