The popular Naruto series has impressed generations of audiences with its exciting battles, charming characters, and a richly detailed world. Among the many iconic elements, the “ninja running style” – with shinobi running with their arms outstretched behind them – really caught on, even becoming a popular meme. However, this particular type of run is absent from “Boruto: Naruto Next Generations”, which makes many fans question why.
A simple and curious explanation for this change was proposed by a keen observer on Reddit, kacian12. According to him, the reason Boruto and the other characters do not adopt the “ninja running style” is quite practical: because their clothes can come off. Boruto's clothes, as well as those of other characters such as Naruto, Shikadai, and the older Obito, are not completely closed (no buttons or zippers), which would cause them to come loose if run in that particular way.
This special sheds interesting light on character design and how clothing details can influence even physical actions in a fictional universe. The concern for realism, although often underestimated, adds realism to the shinobi world.
Only with changes like these can fans further appreciate the continuity and evolution of the ninja world, both in style and content, in subsequent stories.