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you think that you're so alone in the world then you read literature from hundreds of years ago and you realize that other people have always felt this way
This is "Sasuke's Chidori", which was first performed at the Chunin Exam Finals. Kakashi had been teaching him all the time for a month, and he had just learned it. At this time, Sasuke seemed happy to have learned a new jutsu, and he was wearing a new version of his clothes. But for some reason, his Chidori is in "left handed".
Kishimoto is someone who doesn't use unnecessary depictions...There must be some important reason for Sasuke's left chidori.
When Kakashi performs Raikiri (or Chidori), he usually uses his right hand. Then he activate it with both hands at the same time (against Kakuzu), and then he activate it with only his left hand (when Tobi appears in the Land of Iron). If you think about it normally, you might wonder why Sasuke doesn't use his right hand? I know we've seen him emit chidori all over his body and he was able to wield lightning-empowered sword in his right hand.
I think...The truth is, there is a more important meaning.... The hidden necessity that Sasuke's Chidori must be on his left hand.
During their first encounter, Sasuke & Naruto only did the "Seal of Confrontation", and then they left without making any sign of reconciliation with each other.
It doesn't really matter whether he normally use chidori with his left or right hand. But, The only time it becomes meaningful is when it collides with Naruto's Rasengan. In the Valley of the End when the two hit each other with Chidori and Rasengan... For a moment, they were able to read both of their minds.
And then there is the ``inner scene'' that Naruto exchanged with Sasuke at the Valley of the End in the collision of Chidori ( left hand ) and Rasengan (right hand) . They always wanted to be friends, even if they couldn't admit it out loud. But they couldn't accept and come to terms with how they felt inside:
I think the fact that the two of them clashed Chidori and Rasengan at that time meant that they clashed their true feelings. Each of them used Chidori and Rasengan to express their true feelings that they could not express out loud.
Sasuke said that if they bumped into each other and "exchanged fists", they could read each other's thoughts. So rather than using each other's bodies, they bumped each other's techniques (hand to hand) and "exchanged fists to communicate their true feelings". Chidori and Rasengan are meant for Sasuke and Naruto to have a heart-to-heart conversation.
★ The moment they collided for the second time (and finally) in the Valley of the End, the two returned to their childhood and the fingers they exchanged in the spiritual world were an unmistakable "sign of reconciliation".
★ In the bridge (KSA)....Naruto shares his inner feelings to Sasuke. To convey the most important words that he wanted to convey to him at that time. This is Sasuke and Naruto, Chidori vs. Rasengan for the third time. (To be exact, the first Chidori vs. Rasengan fight was on the roof of the hospital...then it's used twice in the Valley of the End, so it's four times). It's been almost 4 years since then. Naruto now understands Sasuke's pain. He also gained confidence in his ability to have internal conversations with Sasuke. Maybe that's why he wanted to convey what he couldn't convey at that time, or the answers he didn't understand at that time. When Naruto said, “I'm glad I met you”, Naruto looks very happy. This is Naruto's true feelings. That smile on Naruto's face is not just a fake one, it really shows how happy he is to have met Sasuke. Naruto must have been wishing to convey these words through his ``inner conversation'' for three years.
★ No matter how amazing new techniques they acquire, this is still the one thing these two will clash against. Again their Chidori & Rasengan collided but this time there is no "spiritual world". When they woke up they were both lying next to each other. They had used all their strength, their eyes were exhausted, and kurama was already asleep. And now you could say that they were no longer Uchiha or Jinchuriki...They were just two people, "Sasuke and Naruto". Then...the conversation between the two is lit by the moon, and it's interesting how Sasuke's "true feelings'' gradually, or rather, begin to emerge from this point.
After all, Rasengan and Chidori have meaning only when their right and left fists meet. Only when the two people face the same direction will the ``Chidori'' on the left hand and the ``Rasengan'' on the right hand be firmly connected with their five fingers. In other words... Sasuke's left hand and Naruto's right hand should join hands with interlaced fingers. When holding hands, it is only possible to hold hands with the right and left hands. The right hand and the right hand cannot connect. Sasuke's left hand -> Chidori, Naruto's right hand -> Rasengan...It's not for two people to collide, but for two people to hold hands!
If Sasuke had activated Chidori with his right hand... Naruto's right hand and Sasuke's right hand, the two of them could not hold hands and their relationship ends with a unison sign and they remain divided into ``this side and that side.'' However, holding hands is possible only if two people are standing on the same side, facing the same direction.
I think, That's why...Sasuke's Chidori only works with his left hand.
But in reality, they want to stand next to each other. They want to stand next to each other and hold their hands...facing the same direction
In the case of left hand + right hand, if they are side by side and facing the same direction, their hands will be joined.
Both of them lost their dominant hands. Naruto's right hand and Sasuke's left hand were blown away and lost...the blood flowing from their arms makes it look like they are holding hands. It looks more like "holding hands" than a "sign of reconciliation". This has more meaning than a ``seal of reconciliation.''
A ``seal of reconciliation'' is a greeting that says ``face to face'' with each other. It is a greeting exchanged between people who are in conflict while standing on one side and the other side, ``remaining in the position of conflict.''
However, Naruto and Sasuke went one step further, achieving true reconciliation and understanding.
In Vote1, Naruto held out his hand to hold Sasuke by saying, "I don't want you to be taken away by someone like Orochimaru," and Sasuke held out his hand as a farewell and said his "Goodbye." Chidori in his left hand and Rasengan in his right hand...No matter how many times they clash, their left and right hands couldn't able to "hold hands" properly. They were still unable to understand each other's feelings.
In Vote2, Naruto and Sasuke... they stood side by side, looking in the same direction and holding hands. Sasuke was finally able to ``release'' himself from his burdens and darkness...Sasuke accepts and acknowledges his own weakness (his desire to connect with Naruto)... and Naruto was finally able to save his "one & only....friend'' through his "love"...through his understanding, trust, affection, and devotion. They both saved each other. They both completely understood, with no need for further explanation; everything is straightforward and transparent, leaving no room for confusion or ambiguity.
Kishimoto really planned from the very beginning Naruto and Sasuke's eventual reconciliation as he claimed in several interviews, even sharing his concept notebook notes where he had written 15 years before he actually wrote the final battle, he wanted them to do the seal of reconciliation [LINK]
But just to add a bit, Kishimoto connects Sasuke being left-handed and Naruto right-handed and them eventually laying down side by side with their blood representing their reconciliation to shinjuu demonstrations of devotion.
As stated above, there are considered to be six forms of shinjuu, although I personally would pair "cutting off a finger" and "piercing the flesh" as one: self-mutilation. Anyway, Kishimoto writes three of these into the manga: the oath, the tattoos and the self-mutilation.
It's important to keep in mind that Japanese writers saw shinjuu acts as a hierarchy, each act being a bigger deeper demonstration of devotion precisely because they're harder to undo. Kishimoto also respects and follows this order in his own work.
The first one, the oath or vow, is the forever iconic double suicide oath Naruto makes to Sasuke so they can reincarnate without having any of the burdens that keep them apart. In the Japanese tradition it's usually an oath written in blood but Kishimoto has Naruto give an oral oath instead, for this reason some SNS shippers might consider Kishimoto has not yet used this specific type of shinjuu but since it's one of the basic shinjuu acts lower in the hierarchy, I personally believe he adapted it to his story.
The second shinjuu Kishimoto used is tattoos. And here is where find the significance of Sasuke being left-handed and Naruto being right-handed once again. The tattoos being in the dominant hand, that is the hand they use to write, grap chopsticks, do most of their chores, to grab their kunai and sword, respectively, and perform their signature jutsus that would ultimately be used as the final blow in their final battle.
OP has already written on Kishimoto incorporating irebokuro tattoos into the manga [LINK]. Irebokuro tattoos have the shape of moles and when lovers clasp hands they are perfectly lined up.
as a shinjuu practice, tattoos were considered above oaths and cutting your hair in the hierarchy because its effects (on the courtesan skin) would last longer, the courtesan would typically tattoo the name of the man she loved so he'd know he was special amongst her many clients, the man would be the one to write it out for her.
So Kishimoto combines here tattoos as a shinjuu practice with the irebokuro type of tattoo. Instead of having Naruto and Sasuke get each others names tattooed on their skin, he gives them sun and moon so that if they were to clasp their hands or do the reconciliation seal with their dominant hands had they not lost them in their battle, it'd look like a partial sun eclipse or the Uchiha crest.
And because Kishimoto is insane and has to put as much lore as possible into each thing he does for Naruto and Sasuke, the tattoos are a moon and the sun instead of their actual names like shinjuu tradition dictates, because Sasuke and Naruto represent Yin and Yang, something that's established and reasserted throughout the entire manga.
So we finally get to the boys getting their arms blown out, their self-mutilation. Fujimoto Kizan, who is the person who wrote an essay on shinjuu practices, divides self-mutilation into two categories: cutting off one's finger and piercing one's flesh.
Kizan explains why self-mutilation is the ultimate shinjuu: it cannot be undone. It is thus an act for those whose relationship is of the deepest intimacy. The love that leads them to commit such acts is of the grandest nature.
Naruto and Sasuke were willing to lose their dominant hand for each other. Sasuke even refused a new artificial arm knowing it'd be more difficult going through life without the arm he'd grown accostumed to use, for him what is done cannot be undone.
So Kishimoto respects the shinjuu hierarchy when incorporating the practice into the manga:
oath -> tattoos -> self-mutilation
and it was clearly very important to him that Naruto and Sasuke lost their dominant hands to demonstrate how deep their bond goes.
The world is full of painful stories. Sometimes it seems as though there aren't any other kind, and yet I found myself thinking how beautiful that glint of water was through the trees.
Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
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oh. this one's got a bit of a kick to it..
This never stops being funny Sasuke being like I had a crush on you because you were such a fucking loser
of course it’s sasuke
"The moon is beautiful, isn't it?"
It is used to confess to someone you like while under the moon. This phrase is a more poetic way of saying 'I love you'. [it's also an indirect way of saying "I love you"] Japanese itself is a very "indirect" language. You don't have to admit things directly because that's impolite or rude. Why I say that is bcz, Kishi place them under the full moon to share their feelings indirectly and also directly. Japanese people prefer indirect ways of expressing their feelings and emotions. A relationship starts when people tell each other their feelings. Expressing your feelings through words has not always been seen as a natural thing. People express their love and affection through their actions. [Although the main ways of expressing love in Japanese culture differ from Western culture]
What does "friend" mean to you??
[Notice how Sasuke averts his eyes from Naruto (as if he's shy or nervous to get a confession from him) while asking 'what does friend mean to him'?]
Raw (Naruto): 友達だからだ
Romaji: tomodachi... dakarada
Literal: because we're friends
Raw (Sasuke): それはかつて聞いた... お前にとってのそれは・・・ いったい何なんだ?
Romaji: sore wa katsute kīta ... omae nitotte no sore wa ・・・ ittai nanina nda?
Literal: I heard that before... but what the heck does that mean to you?
[As Naruto continues to give the same 'we're friends' response, he becomes visibly angry, clearly displeased with the answer]
Raw: それ説明しろって言われてもオレも正直よく分かんねェーよそんなの…
Romaji: sore setsumei shiro tte iwarete mo ore mo shōjiki yoku wakanne yo sonna no …
Literal: Even if you ask me to explain it.... I honestly don't properly understand... that kind of thing...
Raw: ただお前のそーゆー背負ってゴチャゴチャしてるとこ見てっと・・なんでか・・
Romaji: tada omae no so you seotte gochagocha shiteru toko mite tto... nande ka ...
Literal: It's just that.... When I see you carrying burden on your back... getting all messed up.... for some reason...
Raw: ・・・オレが・・・痛てーんだ
Romaji: ...ore ga... Itate nda
Literal: ...I'm.... hurting...
Raw: すっげー痛くてとてもじゃねーけどそのままほっとけねーん だってばよ!
Romaji: sugge itakute... totemo janē kedo sonomama hottokenē n dattebayo !
Literal: It exceedingly painful. But not just as awfully...as it is now...I can't just leave you alone, dattebayo!
The word Naruto using was 痛く(itaku) meaning- exceedingly or extremely pain. It's not just 'Ouch! It hurts!' kind of pain. It means HE IS IN "EXTREME PAIN". The magnitude and intensity of that 'pain' is so overwhelming that it affects your body and mind.
What was the reason for Naruto & Sasuke's pain to be more emotional??
N. B. When Naruto says that he understands the pain of Gaara's loneliness and Gaara says that he feels pain in his heart... the word used for pain in both cases is 「痛い」 (itaku). 「痛く」 (itaku) is a similar word, but with a more intense and deeper meaning.
Because of those words Naruto says to Sasuke, his face feels a mixture of emotions: touched, or surprised. Sasuke's expression here is probably one of the most emotional expressions you have ever seen. This made him confess his feelings for Naruto (And It was hella poetic (༎ຶ⌑༎ຶ)
In Sasuke's monologue his words are very deep and intense (the choice of Kanjis are complicated). It is also way too direct and carries a lot of intimacy.
Raw: そしてなぜだか安心したんだ
Romaji: soshite nazeda ka anshin shita nda
Literal: And I don't know why, somehow.... I felt relieved.
Raw: だがそれは...同時に弱さだと思った
Romaji: daga sore wa ... dōjini yowa sada to omotta
Literal: But... at the same time... I thought It was a weakness.
Raw: だから・・お前の苦しむ姿を見る度・・そう・・・オレも---
Romaji: dakara ... omae no kurushimu sugata o miru tabi ... sō... ore mo...
Literal: that's why. . . Every time I see you appearing to be suffering. . . that's right I, too...
Raw: オレが 痛くなったんだ
Romaji: ore ga itaku natta nda
Literal: I become pained.
Sasuke also using the same word 『痛く』 and both of them were in such intense pain that words couldn't explain how much it was. It really gives- "If you truly love someone you can feel every joy, sadness and pain of the other as if they were your own". Once you get that, it's easy to understand his reaction to Naruto saying he felt his pain. Sasuke reacted that way because he realized his love was reciprocated. That this feeling of 'friendship' that Naruto was going on about was the same thing that Sasuke had been feeling all this time and it was never friendship. It was more than that. And It was love.
Why did you expose him like that lmao
one of my favorite types of media to experience is stuff that i know in another lifetime i would have been absolutely obsessed with as a kid/teen. going through something as an adult and being like yeah that was pretty good. however if this had made its way to me when i was 12 years old it would have fundamentally altered me and i hope it's fundamentally altering some other 12 year old out there right now. that's the good stuff.
The whole summer was inside of us.
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