Yes, Suigetsu can read. We see him do it.
And here we see Suigetsu finding a scroll in Orochimaru’s secret room, being able to discern that it is something special amid a whole lot of other papers, reading it, comprehending how it can be used, and deciding that Sasuke needs to be given that thing.
He’s a competent shinobi. From a village that does have a ninja Academy. He has had at least one older family member he can remember who could have taught him things.
(He’d completed 92 official missions prior to his capture, the databook says – 2 D-rank, 33 C-rank, 40 B-rank, 13 A-rank, 4 S-rank. While 13 or younger, judging by the hints.)
Yes, he can read. No, he didn’t learn it from Orochi-fuckin-maru. If Naruto, orphaned and isolated, not paying attention in class, can read, Suigetsu definitely can, and we see him do it.
[[ This.
I am so tired of seeing headcanons/meta/analysis claiming that Suigetsu can’t read. It infantalizes him awfully. He’s not some dumb Kiri-redneck who needs Momma Orochimaru to teach him how to read. He already KNEW how to read. He was a Jonin-level Shinobi by the time he was captured, of course he’s going to know how to read.
Stop treating him like he’s stupid. Stop treating him like a child. Stop treating him as an object to prop up Orochimaru and make him look better. Orochimaru kidnapped him and tested on him in a tank for three years, why do you people want to ignore that so much? ]]
IS THIS BECAUSE OF THAT ONE SHITPOST BY OROCHIMARUFACTS
IM FUCKING CHOKING YALL ARE SO DUMB
orochimarufacts is too powerful we can’t keep allowing them to live
in all seriousness suigetsu is extremely powerful, more intelligent than perhaps he lets on and far too underappreciated.
Ignoring the unrelated posts there that clearly take away from the intended message from OP– yeah, I’ve seen this headcanon going around that Suigetsu can’t read from a few serious RP blogs as well. Which is stupid, really. Glad someone put this out there because there really are ridiculous headcanons out there that take SO MUCH away from a character like Suigetsu.
[[-drags hand across face- Funny thing is, people assume this of Mangetsu, too. Actually did have some asks in the past that assumed he couldn’t read or was somehow pretty dim in the head (hilarious considering he’s touted as a genius in Kiri)? I have a feeling it’s the same for a bunch of Kiri muses, though. Like yeah Kiri’s a rough, tough, gritty kinda place but what makes you think they’re illiterate, man.
Plus these guys are from a clan that produced a Kage, they completed a bunch of A and S-rank missions like lmfao wouldn’t you expect them to be able to read?? And given their Hozuki abilities, jeez, they’re perfect for espionage. You better send a guy who’s able to read, though!
And I’m pretty sure OP did not get offended by some joke-blog. Man, why do you guys assume a bunch’a shit in the first place?]]
