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Kawaki Uzumaki (Japanese: うずまきカワキ, Hepburn: Uzumaki Kawaki) is a fictional character in Ukyō Kodachi and Mikio Ikemoto's manga franchise Boruto. Initially appearing in the flashforward in the series debut, Kawaki is a young man and later genetically an Ōtsutsuki who apparently would become the archnemesis of the series' lead character, Boruto Uzumaki, Kawaki’s brother. Kawaki is introduced as a rebellious member of the organization Kara who wishes to escape and remove his cursed mark "Karma" (楔, Kāma) from his body. In his escape, he meets Boruto's ninja team, who takes him to the Hidden Leaf Village. The Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki takes Kawaki under his wing, seeking to protect him from enemies, and he bonds with the family as time passes, beginning to view Naruto and Hinata as parents and Boruto and Himawari as siblings.
Kodachi and Ikemoto created Kawaki as a major rival to Boruto. Naruto author Masashi Kishimoto suggested the idea of introducing both him and Boruto through a flashforward to cause greater impact. The character is voiced by Yuma Uchida in Japanese and Michael Schwalbe in English.
Kawaki's first appearance in the manga and anime of Boruto caused backlash from the fanbase due to his implied violent actions against Naruto Uzumaki. However, his debut in the narrative proper was the subject of praise for his interactions with the main character and his growth from a cold-hearted teenager to a more caring person under Naruto's influence.
In the first pages of the first chapter of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, a flashforward shows an older teenage Boruto Uzumaki confronting Kawaki over a ruined Konoha. The scene has a dark tone, meant to build anticipation and suspense throughout the story. When writer Ukyō Kodachi showed artist Mikio Ikemoto the script for this scene, Ikemoto was highly surprised. The artist notes that the teenage designs were created in a short amount of time, and, as a result, once the story reached this moment, the older protagonists' designs might change.
Ikemoto described the character's relationship with Boruto as antagonistic, noting both their implied past as allies and their greater vitriol towards each other compared to Naruto and Sasuke in the original Naruto manga, even clashing in visual appearance. Ikemoto has also commented that when the two interact, Boruto's design becomes more serious and "overgrown", in rebelliousness against Kawaki. When it comes to designing the characters, Kishimoto claims the clothes the characters are wearing represent their personalities; while Boruto wears Sasuke's clothing after becoming his student, Kawaki does not sport anything notable as a result of his lack of his own interest.
In December 2020, it was announced that Yuma Uchida would voice Kawaki in the anime adaptation of Boruto. Uchida was pleased with taking the role of Kawaki due to the popularity of the Boruto series. Following the announcement, Kodachi expressed joy in seeing Kawaki animated in the anime and thus looked forward to fan support. In the same month, Ikemoto stated that the anime would make further progress in regards to Kawaki's and Boruto's meeting. However, he still refrained from explaining the flashforward at the start. Ikemoto stated that more hints will be revealed about the flashforward in the future chapters, such as their growth, why they become hostile, and what Kawaki means when talking about Naruto.
Kawaki first appears in Boruto's first chapter in a flashforward, where he and Boruto Uzumaki seem to have become enemies. An older Kawaki appears to have leveled Konoha as he confronts an older Boruto, declaring "the age of shinobi has finally come to an end".
Kawaki is introduced as a valuable piece of cargo, "the Vessel" lost to Kara in a transport accident, encountered soon afterward by Boruto's ninja team who bring him to the Hidden Leaf. Having become a member of Kara after being bought by Jigen from a cold and drunkard father as a youngster, he was given a tattoo of the Roman numeral IX under his left eye. He, alongside 13 children and teenagers, would be experimented on and bestowed a Kama mark by Jigen, and heavily modified with microscopic Shinobi-Ware implanted in his body, giving him the ability to alter his physiology for combat. Highly distrustful of Kara for Jigen's abusive and cruel treatment, Kawaki defects. To protect him from Kara, Boruto's father, the Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, adopts him as his own son. Initially distant to everybody, Kawaki spends his time with the Uzumaki family, repairing a vase Himawari made for Hinata's birthday, which he had accidentally destroyed.
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Kawaki
Kawaki Uzumaki (Japanese: うずまきカワキ, Hepburn: Uzumaki Kawaki) is a fictional character in Ukyō Kodachi and Mikio Ikemoto's manga franchise Boruto. Initially appearing in the flashforward in the series debut, Kawaki is a young man and later genetically an Ōtsutsuki who apparently would become the archnemesis of the series' lead character, Boruto Uzumaki, Kawaki’s brother. Kawaki is introduced as a rebellious member of the organization Kara who wishes to escape and remove his cursed mark "Karma" (楔, Kāma) from his body. In his escape, he meets Boruto's ninja team, who takes him to the Hidden Leaf Village. The Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki takes Kawaki under his wing, seeking to protect him from enemies, and he bonds with the family as time passes, beginning to view Naruto and Hinata as parents and Boruto and Himawari as siblings.
Kodachi and Ikemoto created Kawaki as a major rival to Boruto. Naruto author Masashi Kishimoto suggested the idea of introducing both him and Boruto through a flashforward to cause greater impact. The character is voiced by Yuma Uchida in Japanese and Michael Schwalbe in English.
Kawaki's first appearance in the manga and anime of Boruto caused backlash from the fanbase due to his implied violent actions against Naruto Uzumaki. However, his debut in the narrative proper was the subject of praise for his interactions with the main character and his growth from a cold-hearted teenager to a more caring person under Naruto's influence.
In the first pages of the first chapter of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, a flashforward shows an older teenage Boruto Uzumaki confronting Kawaki over a ruined Konoha. The scene has a dark tone, meant to build anticipation and suspense throughout the story. When writer Ukyō Kodachi showed artist Mikio Ikemoto the script for this scene, Ikemoto was highly surprised. The artist notes that the teenage designs were created in a short amount of time, and, as a result, once the story reached this moment, the older protagonists' designs might change.
Ikemoto described the character's relationship with Boruto as antagonistic, noting both their implied past as allies and their greater vitriol towards each other compared to Naruto and Sasuke in the original Naruto manga, even clashing in visual appearance. Ikemoto has also commented that when the two interact, Boruto's design becomes more serious and "overgrown", in rebelliousness against Kawaki. When it comes to designing the characters, Kishimoto claims the clothes the characters are wearing represent their personalities; while Boruto wears Sasuke's clothing after becoming his student, Kawaki does not sport anything notable as a result of his lack of his own interest.
In December 2020, it was announced that Yuma Uchida would voice Kawaki in the anime adaptation of Boruto. Uchida was pleased with taking the role of Kawaki due to the popularity of the Boruto series. Following the announcement, Kodachi expressed joy in seeing Kawaki animated in the anime and thus looked forward to fan support. In the same month, Ikemoto stated that the anime would make further progress in regards to Kawaki's and Boruto's meeting. However, he still refrained from explaining the flashforward at the start. Ikemoto stated that more hints will be revealed about the flashforward in the future chapters, such as their growth, why they become hostile, and what Kawaki means when talking about Naruto.
Kawaki first appears in Boruto's first chapter in a flashforward, where he and Boruto Uzumaki seem to have become enemies. An older Kawaki appears to have leveled Konoha as he confronts an older Boruto, declaring "the age of shinobi has finally come to an end".
Kawaki is introduced as a valuable piece of cargo, "the Vessel" lost to Kara in a transport accident, encountered soon afterward by Boruto's ninja team who bring him to the Hidden Leaf. Having become a member of Kara after being bought by Jigen from a cold and drunkard father as a youngster, he was given a tattoo of the Roman numeral IX under his left eye. He, alongside 13 children and teenagers, would be experimented on and bestowed a Kama mark by Jigen, and heavily modified with microscopic Shinobi-Ware implanted in his body, giving him the ability to alter his physiology for combat. Highly distrustful of Kara for Jigen's abusive and cruel treatment, Kawaki defects. To protect him from Kara, Boruto's father, the Seventh Hokage Naruto Uzumaki, adopts him as his own son. Initially distant to everybody, Kawaki spends his time with the Uzumaki family, repairing a vase Himawari made for Hinata's birthday, which he had accidentally destroyed.