▁how ▁the ▁differences ▁between ▁their ▁child hood s ▁become ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁F andom ▁Post s ▁Richard ▁Gut ierre z ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" w onder ful ▁coming - of - age ▁film ", ▁remark ing ▁the ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁gener ations , ▁Nar uto ' s ▁growth ▁since ▁his ▁first ▁appearance , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁how ▁Bor uto ▁see ks ▁to ▁sur pass ▁him ▁but ▁ends ▁up ▁car ing ▁more ▁for ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁film ▁finish es . ▁ ▁The ▁fight ▁scenes ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁major ▁pra ise ▁for ▁their ▁animation . ▁Dan ▁Rh odes ▁said ▁that ▁S as u ke ▁and ▁Nar uto ' s ▁fight ▁scenes ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁predict ing ▁long time ▁fans ▁would ▁look ▁forward ▁to ▁them . ▁However , ▁some ▁writers ▁felt ▁the ▁villa ins ▁were ▁forget table . ▁Christian ▁Chi ok ▁of ▁Japan ator ▁and ▁Charles ▁Sol omon ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times ▁agreed ▁with ▁Rh odes , ▁comparing ▁the ▁fight ▁scenes ▁with ▁those ▁from ▁the ▁famous ▁Dragon ▁Ball ▁franch ise ▁based ▁on ▁their ▁animation . ▁Sol omon ▁found ▁the ▁enemies ▁interesting ▁and ▁concluded ▁that ▁" no ▁Nar uto ▁fan ▁will ▁want ▁to ▁miss ▁Bor uto , ▁which ▁suggests ▁a ▁new ▁direction ▁the ▁franch ise ▁may ▁take , ▁now ▁that ▁the ▁long - running ▁TV ▁series ▁has ▁finally ▁concluded ". ▁Alexand ria ▁Hill ▁of ▁Ot aku ▁USA ▁enjoyed ▁Bor uto ' s ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁film ' s ▁villa