part 1 of many (i say modern but its late 90s/y2k)
sasu naru and saku come from a small town in japan. for the longest time all they had was each other before moving to the big city.
jiraiya and tsunade are naruto's biological (paternal) grandparents. his parents died because of a natural disaster. they were both scientists/meteorologists. minato was basically like steve irwin </3
the town he lives in is abundant in frogs and woodland creatures. his parents often took him on small excursions to the surrounding forests and used to talk to him all about the frogs/toads and the ecosystem. naruto had always been fascinated and wanted to learn more about the natural world.
they also have a kai ken (dog) named kurama.
when tsu had a job opportunity come along in a big hospital in osaka, the lot moved there. jir doesn't care because he's a published author so moving is nbd. sak and sas vowed they'd follow and meet again at university. 3 years and one million exchanged letters later they're together again as promised.
since his youth, jiraiya has a kanji tattoo for 'oil' on his shoulder. his parents (fukasaku and shima) were herbalists and made all kinds of oils. jiraiya had carried on the family tradition for a while, published a book or two on natural medicine, before pursuing storytelling.
and so. naruto had always loved the idea of a tattoo and representing something in a meaningful way on your body FOREVER. during those 3 years naruto has gotten 4 tattoos: the seal (a tornado and scale readings) to represent his parents, cherry blossom for sakura, the tomoe for sasuke, and kurama's paw.
when they meet again and sakura sees them, she proceeds to have the biggest crashout on that side of earth like
"DONT U KNOW IN THIS 1998 STUDY IT SAID THAT TATTOOS CAUSE CANCER AND YOU ALREADY HAVE 4 ?? WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO YOURSELF IM SO SCARED FOR YOU"
and he's all "but look!!! it's you!!" (points to cherry blossom)
sakura just breaks down like "thats really sweet but you’re gonna die 😭💔"
all the while, sasuke is nudging naruto like "hey where did you get those can i get one they look cool i want one where can i get one"
It genuinely feels so good to come back to the series that taught me how to properly draw. Kim Possible taught me stylization but Naruto taught me anatomy and perspective more than any anatomy books. Muscle memory is absolutely insane because what do you mean I can still vividly remember how to draw their features, outfits, and little design quirks 😭
My childhood really did leave a mark on me rahhhh 😩
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