in ▁and ▁his ▁team - up ▁with ▁Nar uto ▁and ▁S as u ke , ▁despite ▁being ▁s cept ical ▁while ▁watching ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Japan ators ▁Christian ▁Chi ok ▁enjoyed ▁Bor uto ' s ▁character ▁development , ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁how ▁heart w arm ing ▁it ▁becomes ▁in ▁the ▁movie . ▁To on ▁Zone ▁agreed , ▁stating ▁that ▁despite ▁possible ▁fla ws ▁in ▁Bor uto ' s ▁character , ▁his ▁growth ▁through ▁the ▁film ▁makes ▁him ▁a ▁more ▁appe aling ▁character , ▁saying ▁the ▁movie ▁" is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁better ▁films ▁in ▁the ▁Nar uto ▁canon ▁and ▁shouldn ’ t ▁be ▁missed ▁by ▁fans ▁of ▁the ▁series ". ▁Chris ▁Z imm erman ▁of ▁DVD ▁T alk ▁remarked ▁how ▁the ▁writers ▁port ray ▁Bor uto ' s ▁poor ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁impro ves ▁during ▁the ▁clim ax ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁Alexand ria ▁Hill ▁agreed , ▁feeling ▁the ▁f ract ured ▁relationship ▁between ▁Bor uto ▁and ▁Nar uto ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁while ▁the ▁sub plot ▁about ▁Bor uto ' s ▁use ▁of ▁technology ▁to ▁win ▁f ights ▁was ▁not ▁expl ored . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁Kot ak us ▁Richard ▁Eisen be is ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁Bor uto ' s ▁development , ▁feeling ▁that ▁the ▁bond ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁weak ▁and ▁not ▁bel iev able . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Chi ok ▁felt ▁the ▁bond ▁between ▁Bor uto ▁and