Nobody ever thought Naruto would have kids before he became Hokage, in fact, I think he's the only Hokage to do so, which is why he had the displeasure of missing the day he dreamed about since he was a kid. Everything has taken a backseat to these stupid pairings, which is why all the females are nothing but housewives, all the men look old af, and why everyone from Naruto's generation are miserable.( I'm talking about the manga, not that cheap Boruto movie, that's just there to lure back fans.)
Sasuke and Naruto need to be nerfed so that Boruto's generation look strong, Sakura needs to be reduced to Hinata, so that she never thinks about Naruto or having a life outside of Sasuke, Hinata can't control her kids, because she's not suited to be with Naruto, and all of the other rookies barely get any screen time, cause their spawns are taking their place.
For some reason Kishimto just went "F**k it!" and decided to trash the series, with nothing but horrible writing.
I didn't even think about that: Naruto had kids and a family before he became a Hokage....
Now let me get this straight.... Naruto can't tell Sakura his feelings for her because he's so goal-driven that he has to fulfill his promise before he can admit to his own feelings. HOWEVER, he goes so far as to get married and start a family with Hinata before he becomes Hokage?
Wasn't he always broke as a ninja? How does he support her if he doesn't make enough money to eat more than ramen? Oh right - her money. Nvmd. (But for the rest of the rookies who aren't the princess of their clan, none of them should be able to afford to retire from active duty and start a family.)
But the fact that they all go back and start families and pair up is just so counter to everything that the story had been.
And i can't even imagine Naruto — the Naruto of the manga — ever relaxing from his pursuit of his goals long enough to marry and start a family. He wanted to be Hokage, he wanted to return Sasuke and he wanted to win Sakura. And for 699 chapters nothing would sway him from those goals.
So we are expected to believe that suddenly he just threw his hands up and decided to settle down...when none of his goals had been resolved successfully?! He didn't become Hokage, Sasuke left again, and he didn't win Sakura (who apparently left the village as well to traipse after Sasuke).
The Naruto from the manga should have been a ball of pent-up energy and hidden depression. Not someone who was happy to settle down and start having kids, perfectly content that nothing that he'd worked so hard for came to pass.
Again, it's like the whole thing went off a cliff after 699.