Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-27924662-20170419222535/@comment-734582-20170420101034

UltimaDude wrote: It depends on how they do it. But keep in mind that in Naruto and in Shippuden, filler was heavily bound by the Status Quo. But in this case, it would be stupid if the Manga and Anime writers didn't at least get together once, talked about their plans and made sure to write in a similar way.
 * Winces and gets flashbacks of the Second Chunin Exam Arc, Kaguya's and Hagoromo's backstory, Itachi Shinden, and Infinite Filleryomi*
 * Winces more intensely*

So far, i'm enjoying the Anime. It significantly improved in the flashback department with short flashbacks for emphasis. The combat is straightforward and is about outsmarting in stead of overpowering.

Filler in Naruto wasn't necessarily bad, but it was always the same formula: start out with a cool idea, it falls off hard, recover themselves and then do 3 episodes worth of payoff, rushed and incomplete in 1 episode. IE the Second Chunin exams were enjoyable until the Desert part where all of a sudden everyone was kissing Naruto's ass completely out of the blue, and 3 or so major plot points were resolved in 20 mins.

The same was true for Jiraiya Ninja Scroll, which was an enjoyable alternate universe (bombing the village was shocking and surprisingly dark) but the payoff sucked repeatedly (fights with important characters last seconds, whereas the buildup is entire episodes).

This time the Anime has complete freedom to do what it wants, and if they properly coordinated, it won't have to contradict anything (and so, for all intents and purposes, it's canon). There can be slight differences in interpretation, but in all three cases it's Boruto retelling/reminiscing the story, so it's not that contradictions can't be overcome.