Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170415051621/@comment-734582-20170415072446

He's not a bad dad. He's busy often, but it's mostly a misunderstanding between Boruto and Naruto.

Naruto grew up without parents. He survived on the occasional love and attention, a single act of kindness probably kept him running for months. Boruto however, sees that he has a dad and would actually like to enjoy that fact 24/7.

It's entirely understandable that Naruto thinks this way. It's entirely understandable that Boruto thinks this way.

Lastly, the inspiration is probably Kishimoto's own life, since he didn't go on a honeymoon until after Naruto finished despite getting married ~4 years earlier. The life of a Mangaka is a busy life. Hell, most of Naruto's parent stories are Kishimoto's own Adult Fear.