The realm of anime and manga has enticed fans from all over the globe to take a peek into what makes these Japanese forms of entertainment click. The sheer le🧔vel of ideation that goes into creating the plots that drive these mediums of entertainment is nothing short of spectacular — a statement that is especially true for anime that have broken into the mainstream and endeared people all over the globe with 🦩a well-realized story, colorful cast of characters, and a world that any fan would want to live in... well, aside from the post-apocalyptic or dark fantasy ones, but you get my drift.

One such show that has broken the glass ceiling and became one of the most popular animated series of all time is Naruto. The world of the shinobi is so engrossing that fans from all over the world simply couldn't get enough. This fervor was especially palpable after the end of this legendary series — the demand for a sequel was so intense that Kishimoto actually gave in to this request and kickstarted a series by the name of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, a series that started around fifteen years after the events of Naruto: Shippuden.

However, while the events of Boruto are certainly quite noteworthy in every sense of the word, the fact of the matter is that there are a lot of events that happened behind the scenes in these fifteen years that warrant a further glance. Here are thirty such events that happened between Naruto: Shippuden and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations that you should know about.

30 ꦛ ꦉ The New Generation Of Ninja Is Born

Perhaps the biggest — and most obvious — change between Naruto: Shippuden and Boruto was the introduction of a new ninja generation. It's a generation that will bring with it its very own set of adventures that will rekindle the love we had for the former half of Naruto.

Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki are just a few of the many individuals who are an integral part of this new generation.

One can only wait and see the wondrous and fantastic✱al adventures that will come about with the advent of this new age of young yet brilliant shinobi.

29 💟 Obvious And Not So Obvious - Couples Are Formed ღ

It's obvious that any series w🎃ith a major time skip woജuld give rise to a number of relationships. The seeds for these romances were placed pretty early — just take a look at the beautiful love that Naruto and Hinata share.

However, amidst all these favorable combinations, there's bound to be few bad pairings.

The best way to illustrate this point would🦂 be to talk about the befuddling pairing of Choji and Karui. Both of them have no chemistry whatsoever, yet for some reason, the creators thought that making them a couple was still a brilliant idea nevertheless.

28 ✃ Both Naruto And Sasuke Learned One-Handed Seals

The final battle between Naruto and Sasuke is one of the best fights in anime history. It's an encounter that encompasses the entire journey th♕at the viewer has gone through with both these characters, and culmin🌼ates in a last-ditch effort by both combatants to put all their strength in one final desperation move.

This culminates in the loss of their dominant arm.

Before figuring out on a solution, both these people needed to get used to this newfound handicap. So, to preven♉t a dicey situation from arising in the first place, both Naruto and Sasuke decided to learn one-handed seals.

27 S🍸asuke Chose Not To Get An Artificial Limb

Of coursಞe, since the ninja world wasn't exactly lagging behind when it came to technology, both people were provided with the option of attaching an artificial limb. While Naruto acce𝔉pted this offer, Sasuke refused.

No one really knows why this is the case, but certain assumptions can still be made. Perhaps Sasuke figured out the൩ error of his ways and wanted to pay for it with a permanent disability. It's just one of the many factors that might've contributed to this decision.

26 🌳 Naruto's Limb Actually Functions As A Weapon Of Sorts

The artificial arm that Naruto took as his own was made from the cells of Hashirama Senju. This helped further improve his stamina and health reg🏅eneration capabilities. However, if you think that's the only benefit, then thi🦂nk again.

After laying waste to Kinshiki, Naruto understood that scientif👍ic progress would play a key role in the times to come. So, he decided to get an upgrade and fit🅷ted himself with a limb that could absorb and neutralize an opponent's techniques.

This just serves to ⛎make someone as powerful as the Seventh Hokage even more of an imposing threat.

25 The Village Is Larger Now ꦆ 🙈

Fifteen years might seem like a short time to develop any place, but don't forget the fact that Konohagakure is a place populated with shinobi. So, it's alm🙈ost a given that the village would witness considerable levels of devel🐷opment over time.

So, under the guiding hand of Kakashi and Naruto, the village became even larger and allowed for more people to stay in what can arguably be called one of the most prominent villages in the shinobi world — although🍸, to be honest, we might be saying that just because Konohagakure got more screen time than any other shinobi village.

24 It Can't Exactly Be Called A "Villag𝔍e" Anymore 📖

However, to be very honest, calling Konohaga🎐kure a simple "villꦦage" at this point would be a gross disservice to the brilliant work done by Kakashi and Naruto to modernize the place as we know it.

What used to be a quaint and peaceful village has transformed into the pinnacle of commerce, with towering skyscrapers behind the Hokage Rock as urban infrastructur⛦e became the main focus of developmen🥃t in the city.

23 The Establishment Of The Thunder R🅷ail

Of course, urban infrastructure isn't the only focus of Konohagakure's development — the sh๊eer pace at which technology has developed in the shinobi wo♈rld is nothing short of extraordinary as well.

To illustrate this point, just take a look at the fact that the Thunder Rඣail has been established in the village to provide people with a convenient means of transport. It's just one of the many ways in which the city has⭕ developed, but that's not even the half of it.

22 ꦺ Screens Everywhere!

Yep, your eyes a♔re not deceiving you — there's an actual computer on the Hokage's desk.

While people who've seen Boruto would find nothing odd with this picture, the people who've seen the orig♔inal series would certainly find it somewhat bemusing to see this modern piece of technology is a world that should simply not have such innovations, to begin with.

However, that's not the only digital screen around — cellphones and billboards have also made their way into the Boruto universe, which is nothing if not surprising.

21 The Numbཧer Of Civilians Has Increased

While the ninja population in Boruto is still going strong, there's another development that needs to be mentioned here. As mentioned before, the village was thriving under the reign of the Sixth and the Seventh Hokage, whic𝔍h has resulted in a population b♑oom as well.

Howev🐈er, a lower proportion of this population was gifted with chakra, which basically implies that the civilian count — you can call them non-ninja if you wish — has increased drastically.