Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-24098614-20190519063054/@comment-9782468-20190523153423

Raidra wrote: He knocked out Sakura on one occasion, tried to kill her on another, made her hallucinate him violently killing her to incapacitate her (when he could have used a less extreme genjutsu) on a third, and repeatedly said he didn't care about her, in addition to using Karin as a meat shield and not caring whether she lived or died. I'm not trying to turn this into a Sasuke hate thread, and I know characters can change (I'm one of those who doesn't object to antagonists changing sides and even becoming valuable & loyal allies). '''It's just that I find a character admiring a character with a history of violence and neglect against women to be problematic. If they address that, good. If not, it's a big issue for me.''' Boruto has no idea about Sasuke's history of violence and neglect against women. Boruto had no idea about his own father's history, and Sasuke's even more enigmatic. Boruto isn't admiring who Sasuke was, he's admiring who Sasuke is today; a shadow guardian of the Leaf.

Sasuke was a terrible person throughout some of Part 1 and almost all of Shippuden. I'm not defending his actions as a teen. But as an adult, he's living his life to redeem himself. And that's the only version of Sasuke that Boruto knows; the one steadfast watchful protector with a chip on his shoulder.

So I stand by my statement; admiring Sasuke isn't bad.