Yeah that's basiclaly Boruto in general. Good character scenes, not so good action plot.
The manga's been pretty successful with both. It's just that the pacing sucked until recently.
Speaking of character moments, something this arc did a GOOD job of is comparing and contrasting Naruto and Boruto. Both of them are extroverted, energetic, and rambunctious. But when Boruto hits moments where the rambunctious energy ends, he starts acting A LOT like Hinata. One good example was back in Episode 131, where he displayed a level of gentleness that's more associated with her.
Of course, he wasn't successful at stopping Naruto here. But none the less, the expression on his face is very different from the usual Naruto-like expressions he can make. This isn't the first time we've seen this either. As far back as the first arc of the anime, we've seen an occasional gentle side to him show up. It was also very noticeable after him and Naruto talk right before the Momoshiki fight.
The episode after also showed off another Hinata-like trait in that Boruto has the same introspective nature and tendency to put himself down for his failures. Notice the scenes after Boruto slaps away Naruto's hand because he's afraid of the Nine Tails:
He
immediately puts himself down. Just like Hinata.
We rarely, if ever, saw Naruto put himself down. He had a straightforward nature and could always keep himself motivated. Usually, when Naruto became introspective, it was because something in the plot MADE him become introspective: His fight with Neji and Hinata talking to him, Pain "killing" Hinata, The Waterfall of Truth scene, Neji's death, The genjutsu ball trap in The Last. Etc, etc. Something always knocks him into an introspective state. Contrast this to Boruto, who becomes introspective fairly quickly, often because he's failing at something. When he feels he's made a huge mistake by swiping away his own father's hand. When he fails to master the Byakugan. When he feels guilty using the cheating device during the Chunin Exams.
This kid is like the perfect mixture of his parents, even if it isn't always obvious at first. He's got Naruto's energy, his extroverted nature, and his natural talent for drawing in friends. But he's also got Hinata's gentleness and introspective and perceptive nature.
And he's so very much a Tsundere, lol.
