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in my little pony universe youd go to a job interview and theyd be like so how does your cutiemark reflect your dedication to this position. And every time youd have to spew some bullshit about how your cutiemark of two tennis rackets actually means youre a team player and good at multitasking and view the market like a playing field. or whatever. and you wouldnt even get the job
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The moment I saw this official art I knew I NEEDED to color it right away. Outline drawn by Hima all coloring done by moi.
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sometimes people on here talk about "accountability" in a way that shows they think that the person they've decided is in the wrong can't actually do anything to redeem themselves other than like. suicide.
Look, I realize that the whole Schrodinger's Mitch thing has real political consequences on a national level, but since I'm not from Kentucky and have no say whatsoever in the outcome of the situation, I'm honestly just finding the entire thing grimly hilarious. Has Horrible Turtle Man died? We don't fucking know! Turns out senators can just not show up to work indefinitely and there are no consequences! What fun!
Had a thought today that other people have probably had before about Naruto.
This is very free flowing thoughts, so no panels. Not analysis more rambling.
So, I was thinking about Kabuto and Itachi and Sasuke and how, in all three cases, the paranoia Danzo plays on to destroy their families is not really justified by the narrative.
Like with the Uchiha. We hear that it could start a war, an invasion, if the coup goes through. But when we see this play out in canon, a hokage dead and the village wrecked, the only invading force taking advantage of the confusuon is Itachi and Kisame. The Akatsuki. Not an enemy village, but an organization of rogues created through the villages' systems and cruelty. Same with the Pain invasion, no one attacks Konoha after. Sure there's an argument to be made that times were different when the Uchiha were planning the coup but! I think it's very telling that when the circumstances arise it's Itachi who takes advantage and slips into the village.
Kabuto's backstory has this element too. We get told that his work as a spy amounted to something, that it was hard. Danzo lost a shinobi to Iwa spying, and they need Nonou to take over that mission and a child to make up the difference. (Side note but like, he takes a kid who possibly has nothing but medical ninjutsu, and didn't even request Kabuto it could have been any kid; not a trained shinobi?) But we never see this. We don't see Kabuto's spy work for Root as something that protects the village. We dont see the information he gathered nor what was done witu it. We don't see it as necessary or helpful. In fact textually we get the opposite. He and Nonou knew too much and needed to be killed. Once again, we are told that they are having their lives ruined for Konoha’s safety but never seeing the tangible effect of that. Like, after what happened to Kabuto and Nonou can we be sure the original spy killed wasn't also killed for knowing too much?
There's always this pretext of the other villages as Konoha’s enemies. That they need to sacrifice people to protect the village from these outside threats, especially Danzo. But we see like, a grand total of 1 time another village directly attacks Konoha and that was Suna working with Oto. And Suna threatened to back out so I'd call that more Oto's deal, especially since Oto remains antagonistic and Suna has its reasons explored. Wouldn't you know it, part of the reason for the invasion was Konoha getting missions off the Land of Wind's Daimyo. Sure, Kumo tried to kidnap Hinata but that was more against the Hyuga than a direct attack on Konoha by way of invasion. The other instances I can think of were war. (I may fully be missing something don't get me wrong).
I feel like it's just Danzo inventing dangers to justify his power and methods at the end of the day. Otherwise, wouldn't it be wise to show the dangers the other villages pose more forwardly? It feels like the pretext is paranoia.
Idk I admit I may fully be missing instances of this explored better.
If I may add to this.
Danzo alleges that the Uchiha Clan's planned coup will escalate into a war with neighbouring nations. But what Danzo uses to persuade Itachi in particular is not the supposed war. He says "whether it results in war or not, the moment the coup d'etat happens, the Uchiha will lock themselves into a fate of getting annihilated" because Hiruzen is just "the kind of man" to "take decisive measures" and have Sasuke killed. Because, you know, decisiveness is totally a character trait associated with Hiruzen.
So, not to defend Hiruzen, but Danzo made him out to be a bigger threat than he was to Itachi while simultaneously painting himself as the good guy who is only looking out for the boy.
Maybe we could also make a point about Danzo projecting his own character flaws onto others because, in the actual manga, we never see another village trying to expand their own power while Konoha is weakened. You know who regularly cheers for the destruction of Konoha in hopes of taking over the village, though? Danzo. And we also never see Hiruzen being decisive in what he does to the point he can't even detain Orochimaru or Danzo for their crimes. You know who has absolutely zero issues with killing off innocents, though? Danzo.
Thank you for your addition!
I did not know the specifics of how Danzo manipulated Itachi. I'd only ever heard about the threat being from the angle of an impending war the moment Konoha looked weakened. Which I assumed could be justified, even if it never panned out on screen. Hinata was nearly kidnapped by Kumo though I don't think the villages were openly at odds by the Massacre unless my timeline is off.
That's also more insidious in a way. Danzi keeps Itachi from feeling like he can go to Hiruzen, an us vs them mentality where he has Itachi’s back and everyone else is working against them. The Uchiha are going forward with a political move that'll doom them all and Hiruzen will be cornered into righting back. It's less "the world is looking for the moment when we break", which at least felt like it may have had some backing.
It has me wonder about the dynamic between Nonou, Hiruzen, and Danzo as well. I can't imagine Hiruzen would have helped with the Kabuto situation, but it's telling that he doesn't recognize Kabuto in the exams at all. It makes me think Nonou never even bothered trying to go to him about Root threatening the orphanage. I have to wonder if a similar mentality was instilled in her, and assume that Danzo was likely right in her case. Hiruzen wouldn't have helped there, I imagine.
You're right, nothing really suggests Hiruzen would have been firm about the Uchiha. when he's never been firm in anything relating to threats to the village from within.
Huge agree with Danzo projecting his flaws. He's such a chilling character.
Thank you for the additional thoughts and context! Lots to stew over.
No, thank you for your post. You really got my thoughts rolling there!
I agree that Konoha's concerns about a looming war could be "justified". The thing with circumventing dangers, both in fiction and reality, is that "no one has any idea when they don't die" (to quote this post), making the answer more speculative. So I simply thought I'd add something directly evidenced by the text, haha. At this point, Danzo would likely insist either way, be it because of a legitimate concern or paranoia.
Back to Danzo's tactics, I think Nonou's situation is a bit different than Itachi's because, while Danzo was trying to instill a sense of camaraderie in Itachi, he was using blatant threats to control Nonou. Talks about aid money had already successfully concluded, but Danzo warned the orphanage leadership that "somebody" might plunder the orphanage and kidnap its children.
What I believe both characters had anticipated to some degree, is that Konoha would always side with Danzo over his victims (ie. if Itachi, Kabuto, or Nonou were to accuse Danzo of having nefarious intentions, Hiruzen and the council would choose to believe Danzo over the other three), which I deem to be a legitimate concern. After all, why would Itachi (the child of a defecting clan) or Nonou/Kabuto (a Root apostate/ potential defector) be seen as more trustworthy than the Hokage's long-time friend? Even if those three were seen as trustworthy at first, Danzo is quite skilled at instilling distrust or discreetly eliminating nuisances.
In conclusion, Danzo uses paranoia not only to pressure his targets but also to isolate them. The game is all about systematically cutting down alternatives until the only path that's left is leading straight to Danzo, whether it's by taking control of the victims' perceptions or their circumstances.
This is by far the BEST possible breakdown of the Itachi/Danzo/Hiruzen thing I’ve yet seen. Danzo is predatory AF, and IMO worse than Orochimaru about it, by miles, partly because he isn’t stopped. I’m not really sure he was capable of being stopped, not without a naked civil war, unless someone got realllly clever and persuaded his men to turn on him collectively or something like that.
And because he’s not stopped, he has access to resources that just make it harder to stop him. It’s a vicious circle of corruption. He HATED Tsunade, because she’d been part and parcel of dismantling a government takeover that he orchestrated, and it failed because the Sannin worked together to depose his puppet. That’s not small dice to a guy that’s trying to puppet regime a village. Tsunade is a veritable threat to him, particularly while Jiraiya is alive, and to an extent Orochimaru as well.
But I agree. Danzo circled a noose around Itachi’s neck and slowly, carefully drew it closed until he was choking on a bunch of not-quite-lies and predatory deceit.
Narratively it’s surprisingly deep and complex and interesting, but damn does it really stir your stomach when you stop and think about it.
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Say what you will, but I think this demonstrates an excellent distinction between Itachi and Nagato in particular, despite them both ultimately having similar aspirations: Itachi is consistently aware that he’s lying to himself. He knows he’s slightly delusional. He chooses not to care, because he’s going to die, and always was, so it doesn’t matter as much. But in a world where, for whatever reason, Itachi was going to live…I think that’d be a pretty useful thing to take into consideration.
(I was literally just having a conversation about this…spooky, Tumblr, spooky.)
Thoughts that pop into my mind before bed. And a possible hot take. 🤷🏽♀️
So, a lot of people say that Kakashi was this brainwashed little lap dog of Konoha because of his unrelenting loyalty. And that’s why they don’t like him. Fair enough - you don’t have to like him.
But was he a lap dog, tho? I’m sure someone has mentioned it before, and I’m not the first, but his passive aggressive white-haired behind protested the establishment from the day Obito died.
I know it’s like, huh?!
From a cultural perspective, Kishimoto is from Japan. A country which is known for its structure and adherence to norms, especially punctuality. He created Kakashi, who from the day Obito met The Rock, said I’m going to be late for EVERYTHING! Not just minutes late, but HOURS late. He intentionally created him to be outside the norm.
Meh, I know, ok, ok, so Konoha isn’t necessarily Japan and they may do things differently. Let’s let that slide. People are born with pink, white, and blue hair there and they’re currently fighting aliens and cyborgs. So really can’t compare. Cool. But even in this fictional world his lateness was an outlier and considered rude.
Okay, but hello, Kakashi is also in the military. Ain’t no military in the world, fictional or real, gonna put up with blatant disrespect for time. I’m from a military family and there’s an old military saying that goes, “early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable.” You just don’t.
Kakashi really doesn’t care. Hello? He was late to the Third, who happened to be his commanding officer, elder, and village leader’s, funeral. The ultimate disrespect. Why was he late? Because he was paying homage to his friends and father who were all dead in the name of the village who couldn’t care less about them. Kakashi blatantly disrespects and disregards everything the village stands for ALL THE TIME and that scene was the epitome. And he does it not so subtly. From being late to everything to reading erotica in public (*faints and clutches pearls*) to failing all previous kids in the academy that were sent to him, which is him saying he plays by his own rules not Konoha’s.
I think people forget how high ranking Kakashi is (literally only the jonin commander, the elders, and Hokage outrank him). In the war, he’d be the equivalent of a general. Put his actions into the perspective of his rank and you really will see how he spat in their faces.
They could have demoted him, stripped him of his rank. Kicked him out of the forces. Reprimanded him in other ways. Etc…but the reality was they couldn’t. He was their cash cow. With the Sannin gone, he was bringing in the most money for the village, so they had no choice but to let him do as he pleased and he knew that. So for as many people who say he was Konoha’s lap dog, Konoha was his.
But, wait, he could have left. Right?? Nope. Why’d the little punk stay and be loyal to a village that destroyed his life? Why? Because. He was anchored to that forsaken village by guilt. If he can’t leave those graves to show up on time for a funeral or to train his squad or go on a mission, then lawd knows he’s not leaving those graves permanently to go rogue. Even if they’re dead, his family and friends are there. As are his living ones. Even at his lowest, he wouldn’t/couldn’t leave them behind. Something…something… blah blah blah about being scum. So, he internally, as in within the confines of the village, and subtly went rogue on a daily with passive aggression, resistance, and defiance.
YES, thank you for pointing this out.
Kakashi is loyal to the people, if he’s loyal to anyone, not the establishment itself. which honestly is much more dog like
I don’t remember how it came up, but I recall talking to my fiance about Kakashi and the phrase “he’s a few steps away from being a rogue” came up, as did the discussion of how he’s basically untouchable because of his rare and ultimately very utilitarian powers (hello? He’s one of only three people in the history of this world to possess all 5 chakra natures naturally) and the fact that it would be so on point, actually, for Konoha to overlook behavior they otherwise wouldn’t tolerate when it suits them, and that the inverse is also true.
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Naruto RP Mission Starters
Rank D. Finding someone’s lost/run-away pet.
Rank D. Carrying and distributing water/food/supplies around workers/farmers and giving first-aid help if needed.
Rank D. Taking a violent dog for a walk.
Rank D. Taking care of a garden.
Rank D. Taking care for on old person.
Rank D. Baby-sitting/kids watching.
Rank D. Helping duties at a temple.
Rank D. Gathering herbs.
Rank D. Gathering food/water supply.
Rank D. Delivering mail inside the village or nearby places (within the land).
C rank. Delivering mail in a long distance or to another country.
C rank. Escorting a single person from x to y. Protection from bandits.
C rank. Catching a wild animal that’s destroying supplies/scaring people/attacking people/attacking livestock/a run-away ninja animal.
C rank. Guard duty in the village for a day.
C rank. Guard duty at the gates of the village.
C rank. Be a squad leader for a day to a 3-man academy students team.
C rank. Carrying out a drill.
C rank. Being a teacher at the academy for a day.
B rank. Espionage.
B rank. Investigation.
B rank. Tracking someone down.
B rank. Taking out a single person/ninja.
B rank. Guarding/transporting a group of people.
B rank. The village is under attack. Secure villagers to safety.
B rank. Head of security for a big event.
B rank. Delivering an important message where something more valuable is at stake.
B rank. Catching bandits or minor shinobi/hunting down lesser missing-nin.
B rank. Transporting a dangerous criminal to a prison.
B rank. Guarding a scroll with secret/forbidden techniques.
A rank. Leading a platoon to assault an enemy force.
A rank. Engaging enemy forces/ambushing enemy forces.
A rank. Infiltrating an enemy village in order to gather information for the long-run or shortly in order to get hands on something valuable.
A rank. Stealing a horbidden technique/weapon/treasure.
A rank. Eliminating an important/authoritative/famous/VIP figure.
A rank. Guarding an important/authoritative/famous/VIP figure.
A rank. Hunting down a notorious missing-nin.
A rank. Gather information on a dangerous subject that should remain in secracy.
S rank. Wiping out a whole organisation/mass murder.
S rank. Destroying a village.
S rank. Taking out an S-class criminal.
S rank. Disposing of an authoritative shinobi (examples: kage, village hero, someone of great value to a village)
S rank. Bounty-hunting.
S rank. Designing a forbidden technique in secrecy for a village to use against other villages.
S rank. Hunting down bijuu.
These are the most perfect starters/plots for this fandom if anyone has been stuck on ideas o how to plot with me fire one away 🥰
Honestly a pretty accurate breakdown of how these ranks are structured. I’m sick of people treating B and A rank missions like they’re not that important or difficult or anything. (They’re not even common in peacetime) Those comprise most of ANBU’s job my dude and it doesn’t get “higher ranked” that that for a grunt (more on that in a sec)
While we are here:
Genin Shinobi are limited to D and C rank with sparing exceptions
Chuunin do mostly C rank and some B rank
Jonin do mostly B rank and some A rank as needed, but they do their share of C ranks too depending on where they are needed and whether they’re a team leader
ANBU do anything, and I do mean anything, in accordance with what is needed at the time. That most of their missions, or at least that we can tell in canon, tend to be B and A rank is a reflection of the fact you gotta be a Jonin before you can make ANBU, rare exceptions notwithstanding. But they’re also the only rank that’s authorized to do S ranks, as needed. ANBU are the gap filler of the Shinobi system, they go anywhere and do anything from policing to general assistance/backup all the way up to in-house assassinations. They’re enforcers at the core.
They’re like a strange mixture of honest to gods Black Ops and Military Police. They’re basically the FBI and CIA rolled into one, if you want to think of it that way. They’re described in canon as “Shinobi that hunt other Shinobi” and I still think that’s a pretty accurate representation.
People are unfazed if you hate women but if you dislike dogs they assume you're a bad person
Tumblr users will read a post complaining about normalized misogyny and hyperfocus on your claim that it's ok to dislike dogs
All she ever wanted to be was Usagi Tsukino.
But Fate decided she would always be Serenity.
more silly modern headcanon
the most aggravating fans are the ones that become huge fans of a villainous character but just can’t handle the fact that the villainous character does villainous things and instead said fans invent a million assbackwards headcanons about how the villain is TOTALLY not a villain at all and is some tragic blob where nothing is their fault even up to and including murder and genocide
i am just so baffled by this
