Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1181222-20180124105359/@comment-734582-20180126174307

Fonselot wrote: I still don't understand why the Hokage job is now so time-consuming. Tsunade also suffered from ever greater piles of paperwork. I think it's just kishimoto making a gag about how high-level jobs mostly just involve more paperwork.

The exact role of the Hokage isn't clear, but i think it is clear that Naruto is both the leader of the village and of the army. Effectively, Konoha is a major military base. And it seems the Hokage has to sign off on almost anything. Like i said, it's likely that the role of Hokage could be reformed in the near future to a less dictatorial nature.

Skypiercer wrote: Before Shippuden, Naruto was very self expressive. He laid his emotions and inspirations bare for all to see. That's what drew Haku to him and what brought Zabuza to the brink of tears. That's what gave Jiraiya hope and what saved Gaara from his misery. Ultimately, that is what drew us to the Naruto series. I personally hated the whiny brat nature. The constant Dattebayo/believe it was especially annoying.

Skypiercer wrote: Had Naruto been his old self, Boruto, who was in a similar situation as Konohamaru, would have looked up to Naruto like how Konohamaru did. the last thing the series need is more people admiring Naruto as Ninja Jesus. I personally like boruto's rebellious nature. It would be extremely un-naruto-like if his son was suddenly obedient to authority.