Explained how Kishimoto ruined Naruto's Hokage dream

This article contains spoilers from the Naruto series.

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• Naruto's dream of becoming Hokage was deeply connected to his search for acknowledgment and to fill the void of rejection.
• Fans were disappointed with the portrayal of Naruto as Hokage, as his inauguration was barely shown and overshadowed by other characters.
• The way Kishimoto fulfilled Naruto's dream as Hokage left a lot to be desired by the fans.

Masashi Kishimoto Naruto The series is easily one of the most successful stories of recent years. The story, which started airing almost two decades ago, ran for about 15 years and has been a huge hit and continues to be a fan favorite since then, nearly a decade after it ended. Naruto It has stood the test of time and has only gained more fan appreciation with each passing year.

Naruto was a lovely story in which the protagonist, Naruto Uzumaki, dreamed of becoming a hero. From the beginning, fans are told that Naruto wanted to become Hokage and prove everyone who didn't believe in him wrong. At the same time, Naruto wanted confirmation from those around him that he connected the two dreams. While Naruto certainly achieved his dream, the way Kishimoto handled it left a lot to be desired.

Naruto's dream of becoming Hokage

• Naruto Uzumaki had high ambitions for himself
• Naruto finally fulfilled his dream

Naruto's dream is very complicated. On paper, Naruto's dream looks pretty simple. After all, he just wanted to become Konoha's Hokage, and in doing so, become one of the greatest ninjas to ever live. Naruto's goal was to prove the doubters wrong and show everyone that even though he was considered a failure, with endless hard work and determination, he could surprise everyone and reach the top. However, this was only a superficial dream that Naruto had. In reality, Naruto's dream is much deeper than that. The essence of Naruto's dream is to appreciate those around him, and this is deeply connected to the fact that Naruto was rejected as a child. Being an outcast for the vast majority of his life with no one around to support him, Naruto naturally craved company.

At the beginning of the series, Naruto was doing all kinds of moves to get people's attention. This was pretty obvious to the fans and was actually one of the things that made the fans love him so much. As time passed, Naruto's thinking evolved as well, and as he became fascinated with ninjas, especially the position of Hokage, Naruto found that upon becoming Hokage, everyone recognized his skill, strength, and power. At the same time, he won everyone's love and support. Originally, Naruto's dream was not to become Hokage for no reason. Naruto wanted the approval of those around him and because he wanted to fill the void in his heart, he saw this huge dream in his eyes.

It's easy to see that this was an admirable dream that would keep fans in their seats for a long ride. Naruto Uzumaki took one step after another to make his dream come true when he defeated Pin, and it's safe to say that he did it well in that regard. Naruto's dream also came true at the end of the series, but, once again, the path Kishimoto took at the end was certainly not what fans expected, and in many ways, left a lot to be desired.

The day Naruto became Hokage was chaotic

Naruto couldn't even attend his own Hokage inauguration

Before we talk about how Naruto became Hokage and fulfilled his dream, we need to understand the part of Naruto's dream that basically came true long before the series ended. Naruto wanted the approval of the people around him and his desire to become Hokage was basically tied to that. However, this dream of Naruto's came true long before the end of the series. Mainly, when Naruto defeated Pin and saved Konoha, everyone around him approved, and every single person, from the commoners to the upper levels of the village, acknowledged that Naruto was the hero of the village. Hidden Leaf Village. To Kakashi, Naruto was someone who surpassed even the Fourth Hokage. In many ways, he firmly believed that Naruto had surpassed the legends. In essence, the vast majority of Naruto's dreams had already been fulfilled.

However, being Hokage isn't all about gaining the approval of those around them. It is a big responsibility because everyone then becomes his family and protects them. From this point on, Naruto worked very hard to understand the burden he was carrying during the Fourth Great Ninja War. Once again, Naruto saved the world in this battle, and he did incredibly well here. However, at the end of it all, Naruto didn't even manage to become Hokage. It was Kakashi who was chosen as the sixth Hokage of the village, while Naruto was tasked with gaining more experience and learning more about the ninja world in general.

Basically, by the end of the Naruto series, he had already fulfilled his dream. He was the strongest in the world and acknowledged by everyone. The world hailed Naruto as a hero and protector, and the only thing missing was when Naruto donned the mantle of Hokage and officially assumed the position. Fans wanted this to happen at the end of the series, but, unfortunately, it didn't happen the way they wanted. In Naruto Chapter 700, fans saw a huge time jump where Naruto Uzumaki officially took over. Unfortunately, readers didn't even get to see how he became Hokage in the manga. He was previously seen as the Hokage in Five Kage Summit, while Boruto Uzumaki took center stage and essentially set the future for the franchise, the Boruto series. Fans saw Naruto as the Hokage, but for a short time it didn't really sit well with readers. In the anime, things were worse because Naruto didn't even get to become Hokage, and instead, at the end of the series, he simply married Hinata, which is completely ridiculous to begin with.

With that said, fans did get an OVA where Naruto finally became the Hokage. Like the end of the series, this part of the story was rather strange. Instead of being at his own inauguration, where he was taking the Hokage mantle from Kakashi, Naruto was knocked out by his daughter. Instead, Konohamaru used a shapeshifting jutsu to take Naruto's form and stand in his place.

How fans could hardly see Naruto as Hokage

The image of Naruto as Hokage is lacking

The biggest problem fans have with Naruto's dream is that while he certainly gained the approval of everyone, he never became the Hokage he deserved. Naruto was made the 7th Hokage in the last few pages of the series and fans didn't even get to see him affect anything in Naruto's world as Hokage. Of course, Boruto certainly gave fans a glimpse of Naruto as Hokage, but there's another issue here, and that's Naruto being left out for the main characters. On the one hand, Kishimoto made him a hero in the most beautiful ways, but on the other hand, his dream of becoming Hokage was definitely not fulfilled and could have been so much better.

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