Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-33545035-20191208124103/@comment-3523655-20191213013841

Konohamaru should be the next Kakashi.

No question. I should be able to go "oh sh*t" when I see him get serious. Instead he's summoned a frog, did a Rasengan, did Asuma's fire technique (?) and summoned a baby monkey. Not even Enma. Come on.

Instead they keep putting him against opponents that he can't beat on his own, and Boruto needs to step in and save the day, everytime. He couldn't beat a white Zetsu on its own. A white Zetsu. Juugo gave him a hard time. And Juugo is a hell of an opponent, but Konohamaru's dream was to become Hokage one day. Where is the strength to back that up?

And this happens in the manga too, so an intelligent storyteller who realizes this would go "I am gonna build Konohamaru up, and have him be a total badass, so that Jigen comes across as even more dangerous, and when Boruto has to save him from Jigen, it's even more impactful". But no.