Summary
Naruto's poor parenting style causes a lack of communication and understanding with his children, especially regarding important family history such as Kurama's. Himawari's lack of knowledge about Kurama as a jinchuriki shows Naruto's failure to share important information about the family as parents. Sharing family history is important in Boruto's world; Naruto's failure to inform Himawari risks creating a dangerous situation for the Uzumaki family.
There are few more important things in Boruto more continuous than one's clan or family. No one can understand this maxim better than Naruto Uzumaki, an orphan boy who suffered greatly because he had no family. However, despite that experience, Naruto was unable to become the parent to his children that he always wished for as a child, and a recent revelation about Himawari and Kurama confirms that.
Although Naruto loves his children and wants the best for them, his parenting style and his inability or unwillingness to change it provide much evidence of his bad children. One of Boruto's main complaint about his father is that he cannot find the right balance between “work and life”. and when given the choice, he chose work over life. As a young shinobi, Boruto liked to say that Naruto was always too busy as Hokage to spend quality time with him.
Another area of Naruto's parenting that Boruto often points out as not being good is his communication style. To be sure, the older Naruto seemed more comfortable talking to Shikamaru about how to increase Konoha's security than he did having any comfortable and sincere conversation with Boruto. Plot-wise, since Boruto is the one making these complaints, the focus is mainly on situations involving him and his father. Few if any scenes focus on How Naruto might have treated his daughter Himawari similarly.
Naruto didn't tell his children enough about Kurama
Hiding important information about the Biju could harm Himawari and Konoha
In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter #10, fans finally get a glimpse of how Naruto's parenting style has influenced Himawari, and like Boruto, it shows that Naruto has become a father. how bad his mother is, especially his inability to connect and communicate effectively with his children. children. This point is revealed in Himawari has an almost complete lack of knowledge and understanding of Kurama, Nine-tailed monster.
Kurama, you – you're the Biju that was inside my father, right. What are you doing here? What exactly is going on? Why is this happening? – Himawari to Kurama
If there was any family history that the Uzumaki children needed to know, it was Kurama's. Not only did Kurama tie Mr. and Mrs. Himawari together as revealed in the excellent Minato spinoff manga, but he was also the main cause of their deaths. It was also the cause of much damage to Konoha village. It was also the basis for much of the discrimination and hostility that Naruto endured throughout his life. On the contrary, Kurama also plays an important role in many of Naruto's successes.
In other words, Kurama is one of the most important parts of the Uzumaki clan's history. Such is the history that Naruto should have contacted Himawari early, often, and in detail. Kurama was present in Naruto when she was born, so it was urgent to tell Himawari what that meant for Naruto. Just knowing that Kurama is “inside” Naruto does nothing to help Himawari understand her role as a jinchuriki, Kurama's legacy, and the true meaning of his unexplained return.
Kurama is an important part of the Uzumaki family's history
Himawari became a Jinchuriki without enough knowledge or training
Surely, it was Kurama's legacy that should have caused Naruto to tell Boruto and Himawari about the Nine-Tails sooner rather than later or never. First, there is the fact that Himawari's grandmother, Kushina, is Kurama's jinchuriki. As a result, she was once kidnapped by a group of shinobi bandits intending to drive out Kurama. Himawari's grandfather, Minato, helped rescue her, which played an important role in their courtship. Minato spent years developing the Rasengan partly to protect Kushina and himself from Kurama's power.
Kurama also played a role in Naruto's birth when Obito sought to take advantage of Kushina's weakened state during pregnancy to attract the Nine-Tails. He succeeded and it led to unspeakable death and destruction in Konoha Village. It also resulted in Himawari's grandparents sacrificing themselves to seal Kurama within Naruto. Therefore, Kurama is an important part of the family history that needs to be told to Himawari. Even if Naruto did not predict that Kurama could be reincarnated inside Himawari, it seems strange that Naruto did not tell his sons about the realities of being a jinchuriki or how to handle Kurama's power.
Himawari is the most important but least informed Uzumaki
She will have to learn a trade if she survives long enough
In a world where clans and their legacies are so important, the only way a character can successfully take advantage of the full power, influence, or abilities of their clan is to gain loyalty deeply among members. Only with that unity can a family – or any family member – act decisively in the face of adversity. But this is only possible through the clear sharing of the family's unique history and culture. Not only does this facilitate a sense of belonging and purpose among family members, but it also informs them about their heritage – warts and all.
One sign of good parenting is putting children in the best position to succeed. While this commitment involves many ideas, actions, and practices, it is certainly inclusive Parents communicate effectively with their children. As Boruto: Two Blue Vortex made clear, Naruto – and Hinata – failed to give Himawari the information she needed to know about Kurama. If she had known about Kurama earlier, she could have accessed its power and abilities before her rescuer Inojin was seemingly killed before her eyes.
More ominously, Naruto's failure to teach Himawari about Kurama risks causing the Nine-Tails to act unrestrainedly through an inexperienced girl who has access to all that the Uzumaki and Hyuga Clans can bring. It's a script in Boruto: Two blue tornadoes that is perhaps even scarier than the widespread sentient Spirit Trees – and can be avoided with good parenting.
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