Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-33255203-20171004210031/@comment-33068326-20171014163900

You're right, it's not fair. It's kinda obvious that Kishimoto was aiming to make Sarada at the same level as Boruto as the next "Sasuke", despite her gender. She seemed more mature and I thought she would be the first female character to actually have a deep, thoughtful backstory. She's not chasing after boys, she seems like an actual person with their own ambitions and dreams! She was really interesting as she wasn't just like Sasuke however, she's inherited Sakura's strength and temper and determination to DO something useful. lol. Always, the male characters get some character development when the subject changes to someone they wish to protect. When was the last time a FEMALE CHARACTER GOT THAT TREATMENT? Protecting her mother is just a noble, strong thing to do! I see she's really determined, and I like that. The movie was okay too.

Then Kishimoto gave his ideas to others, and they've messed her up. Ikemoto has dressed Sarada up in short skirts, when she's definitely not the type to do so. She's not trying to impress anyone, she's intelligent and mature. She's mostly modest and polite to those around her. She's not flirty, she's not looking for men, she's independent, she won't stand for anyone making her inferior to ANYBODY, and if she likes someone, they're ON PAR WITH HER SKILLS. They've CHANGED HER CHARACTER ENTIRELY!!!! The next generations anime is not giving her due as well. Because she's a girl, she's not shown as much as Boruto is with his friends. Inojin has literally NO relevance in this story right now. And I'd expect Sarada to have more revelance in Boruto's life right now. They're going to be rivals, right?

The whole Kagura arc is kinda stupid because Sarada has an oppurtunity to meet someone with a high position her own age (could become the next Mizukage) and could start a whole network and alliance. She's supposed to have some sort of Hokage-Mizukage relationship with Kagura. Instead Boruto is taking that role, as the person who's helped Kagura come to terms with his past. Kagura is all "Then I met Uzumaki Boruto, and I've changed for the better"... IS BORUTO GOING TO BE THE NEXT HOKAGE? NO, HE DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO BE. Sarada is going to become Hokage, I'd expect her and Kagura to have some sort of alliance! Then comes all the elemental nature changes. Sarada is supposed to have Lightning Release as well as strength, instead Boruto is given that. You can see plain sexism if Boruto has Rasengan and Chidori, WHEN SARADA IS SASUKE'S DAUGHTER! It could have been Boruto getting the Chidori and Sarada getting the Rasengan, but it isn't! Is Sarada meant to be on the same level as Boruto, or is he going to be stronger in the end and actually is the unofficial Hokage, and is just passing it on to Sarada because she wishes to be? That's really an awful message. "You're just a figurehead who has this position, and I'm giving it to you because you want it, but we all know who the REAL Hokage is". If that's the reason, the only reason can be plain sexism. Sarada having strength is no joke, though. She expect her to surpass Sakura and Tsunade in that regard as well. She had better have some Earth power capable of destroying the entire world with an Earthquake later! But they don't even give her medical ninjutsu! Mistuki is the only one with that! If Sarada only has super strength in the end, that's limiting her capabilities and potential!!!! IF SHE DOESN'T GET MEDICAL NINJUTSU, THAT. IS. IT. Being a medical ninjutsu prodigy and becoming like Hashirama... if that doesn't happen.... They realllllly hate her.

Whether she'll surpass her own father and even Naruto is a goal that suits her well and should be obvious, but they don't expand on that, instead giving Boruto that goal and talking about it so much. It's not fair, and I can only hope this will change. They haven't really shown that she is WEAK in the anime yet, just that she's not given enough screentime to show her working as hard as Boruto is. And she is, we all know it. She's Sasuke's and Sakura's daughter after all, don't forget the daughter of one of the currently last and strongest Uchiha clan members/reincarnation of Indra/Shadow Hokage, and the currently youngest, smartest, greatest medical ninja prodigy in the world!