Sasuke was right

[habanske]

People who are so full of themselves and go "hxh is soooo complex it’s literature, it’s for adults!!!!!" are annoying as fuck

Sorry to be rude but no, long, ""complex"" dialogue doesn’t automatically make something mature and it definitely doesn’t mean it’s well written

A lot of the text in the latest arc barely adds anything to the story. It either tries to give depth to random characters nobody cares about or it just EXPLAINS the plot instead of actually SHOWING it

It’s okay tier but not groundbreaking

It looks complicated on the surface but most of the time it’s just boring. It feels like reading homework not some insanely gripping and well structured masterpiece

[habanske]

To add to that I don’t hate hxh. Quite the opposite!

But I DESPISE the fandom. It’s one of the most insufferable and pretentious fandoms I’ve ever joined

They can’t talk about it without shitting on other manga and they idealize the author way too much while looking down on others (nostalgia really makes people stupid huh)

HxH is good! But please stop dragging One Piece, Naruto or other shonen through the mud

People who do that only prove that hxh isn’t that great if they need to drag other shonen down to praise it

[habanske]

People who are so full of themselves and go "hxh is soooo complex it’s literature, it’s for adults!!!!!" are annoying as fuck

Sorry to be rude but no, long, ""complex"" dialogue doesn’t automatically make something mature and it definitely doesn’t mean it’s well written

A lot of the text in the latest arc barely adds anything to the story. It either tries to give depth to random characters nobody cares about or it just EXPLAINS the plot instead of actually SHOWING it

It’s okay tier but not groundbreaking

It looks complicated on the surface but most of the time it’s just boring. It feels like reading homework not some insanely gripping and well structured masterpiece

[eseninkit-blog]

[rowdymice]

uchiha sasuke

[reddoo-k]

his aura is insane

had some fun doing a couple sasuke sketch pages and trying new techniques hihi

[kokodrawings]

Role reversal AU: Tsunade's successor

(and Sakura as Orochimaru's student)

[ponypaltrail]

blue bird

[cloudabserk]

kakashi is the king of open communication 👑

[aleksandracoffan]

[fullcapsethan]

i finished my Naruto stickers a while ago and completely forgot to post them!! oh wellll

[aleksandracoffan]

The Snake Family

[cuddlymaus]

"My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I hate a lot of things and I don't particularly like anything."

[eseninkit-blog]

kakashi sensei

[butchdiary]

made myself a little bookmark

just have to trim the edges and varnish:)

[eels-on-wheels]

wow i wonder what (who) he's thinking about

dedicated to @dailysasukes who just celebrated 500 days of sasuke daily

[comradefleur]

sasuke they refuse to understand you and attribute even the slightest shred of goodness to your character, but i'm here to testify of your righteousness and complexity

[annioannio]

Sasuke defecting from Konoha was the correct choice and supported by the narrative. The sound four didn't manipulate him.

I find it kind of strange, Kishimoto took such an obtuse route in how he portrays Sasuke's cause in Shippuden. Purpose and ambition were essential themes in early Naruto. Gara pretty much sums it up here:

Sasuke also feels the same way. For what reason did itachi spare him? For what reason does he exist?

Kimimaro hammers home the existential philosophy Kishimoto was conveying, that purpose is what drives people, regardless of morality or mortality.

As Kimimaro states, "Everyone has something important to accomplish. The quest to discover what that is... Is the only freedom God has given us humans."

Ambition is portrayed as life affirming. That's why Kakashi's warning that revenge would leave Sasuke empty falls flat. Tayuya is correct in how she frames this so-called camaraderie; the alternative Kakashi provided amounts to idle wound licking.

Would Sasuke really be better off in Konoha, while the man who annihilated his kin roams freely? It isn't a coincidence that both Lee and Sasuke discover the resolve to pursue their ambitions in the same time frame.

Both Lee and Sasuke are at their lowest, and directionless when their respective sensei come to guide them. In contrast to Kakashi, Gai's advice to Lee is honest; Lee would suffer more if he lost his ambition. They both acknowledged that Lee's ambition is precious enough to risk dying for. Kakashi, however, doesn't acknowledge Sasuke's ambition at all. So yes, Kakashi was objectively wrong, and vapid in hindsight.