| The series has one million copies in print as of January 2017 | Kawaki's introduction in the series has been praised for the impact in the storyline and the rival parallels he has with Boruto in the same way the original manga had between Naruto and Sasuke |
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| With Naruto's new power, the Baryon Mode, he defeats Isshiki before Kawaki tricks him, causing Isshiki to die, but at the cost of Kurama's life | from the original on 18 August 2018 |
Between 2017 and 2018, it became the 8th best-selling manga from Shueisha.
| Stewart applauded the characterisation of both Shikadai and , calling their relationship as well as accidental fight interesting to watch and saying Boruto: Naruto Next Generations improves with each episode | from the original on 7 July 2017 |
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| Allega Frank of Polygon mentioned that during the start of both the manga and the anime, multiple fans were worried due to a in which an older Boruto is facing an enemy named Kawaki who implies Naruto might be dead; his fate left them concerned | Boruto transports himself and Isshiki to another place away from the village with Sasuke and Naruto following |
Kishimoto rejected the idea and proposed artist , who had been working as an assistant for Kishimoto ever since Naruto 's early chapters, to draw it instead.
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