I'm one of those few people who didn't hate the ending. In fact, as much as I dislike his name—even after being told that it was probably a reference to Neji, whose name means "screw", I kinda like Bolt/Boruto and the way he acted about his father in the epilogue. If he decided to turn evil in an attempt to get out of Naruto's shadow, he'd be like an OC I came up with…

Anyway, since the chances of me rewriting "Naruto X" to fit the newly established canon of the Narutoverse are slim to none (hopefully), I'm gonna write one last Naruto one shot before saying goodbye to this fandom…

Disclaimer: Blu Rose doesn't own the Naruto series. If she did, well…ah, she probably wouldn't care what the fans thought and would just be glad the series was over.

Summary: Boruto didn't hate his dad. But sometimes, he really hated being his son. (Spoilers to Naruto finale!)

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Boruto didn't hate his dad. He was strong and nice. He treated the villagers under his protection like members of an extended family. He was a great guy. But sometimes, being his kid sucked. There were people who expected him to be just like his dad: "Become a great ninja like your father, Boruto." "Grow up to be a good man like your father, Boruto." Why did people expect him to be his father? Couldn't he just grow up to be a great ninja and a good man? Maybe better than his old man?

It only seemed to get worse the day his dad was named the successor to the title of Hokage. Now it was not only expectations to be like his dad. People were expecting him to be a respectable young man. He couldn't do anything that would reflect poorly on his father. As if that were possible. Their words may have even encouraged him to act out whenever he could. Why should his father's title and legacy affect the way he lives his life?

But perhaps the worst part about being the son of the legendary Uzumaki Naruto these days was having to share him. Before, he was about as busy as every other kid's jonin father, and he had moments of peace between missions and training that were spent with his family. But those moments were rare these days. His responsibilities as the Hokage kept him busy, to Boruto's annoyance. He wasn't as dumb as everyone thought he was—the blonde boy knew his dad was busy and that his work was important to the village. He understood it, but it didn't mean he had to like it, just like how he didn't have to grow up to be like his old man and how he didn't have to act like a little well-behaved prince.

It wasn't like Boruto hated his dad. He was a great guy. He was proud to call him his father. But sometimes, he really hated being his son.

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Thank you, Masashi Kishimoto, for the manga you have written. Those chapters you chugged out certainly brightened up my bleak days in college, even with the parts I hated. And trust me, there were quite a lot of parts that I hated—especially towards the end. And while others like me will wish that the ending was more open-ended so they could live out their respective headcanons, so long as Naruto is Hokage and Sasuke is redeemed, I am happy. :D

(P.S.: Am I the only NaruHina shipper who was surprised that it became canon? Then again, I'm surprised a lot of other pairings became canon.)