narusasu moments and subtext
Naruto and Sasuke had plenty of this to begin with, where Naruto is sizing Sasuke up, sitting on Sasuke’s desk and staring straight into his eyes. (Metaphorical) bits of lightningfly from one’s eyes to the other. In the original anime, Sakura and the other girls tell Naruto to sit down; a guy in the front row reaches back and hits Naruto with his elbow, Naruto loses his balance, falls forward, and accidentally kisses Sasuke. . Amusingly, the author said the whole reason he did this was to use the joke “just so fans would have it out of the way”. In the
Chapter covers: The manga cover to chapter 411. It features Naruto and Sasuke side by side again and wearing matching necklaces with the other’s picture on them. The text reads “And so they fought. And so they laughed. Friends. Before they knew it they were inseparable.”
The manga cover to chapter 364 is no slouch in the subtext department either. You see Naruto and Sasuke appearing to be naked side by side and also see them having a battle. The text reads “Those feelings, those wishes, have without fail…made it our fate to meet once again.”
The cover for chapter 485 gives us a picture of Naruto and Sasuke standing just a few inches away from each other looking straight into each other’s eyes with an intense gaze. The title reads “So close, yet so far.”
The cover for chapter 486 has a younger Naruto smiling widely and a younger Sasuke standing next to him smiling slightly. Above them we get this “N*S”. Seeing as how the cover only has Naruto and Sasuke on it, it could either be an abbreviation of their names or the Sasuke/Naruto Naruto/Sasuke pairing.
That chapter was called “Fists;” the sexual implications of the word were not lost on fans.
“We can understand each other with our fists, and there’s nothing wrong with that!”
And then there’s this cover page for chapter 293 where it looks like they’re holding hands…
Then there’s the fact that Naruto seems to act like a girlfriend pining after her love whenever Sasuke is brought up. It also really doesn’t help that when Sasuke leaves the village to join Orochimaru, Naruto responds like a jealous boyfriend who just found out his significant other is leaving him for another man…
Not to mention how bad Naruto has it for wanting to bring Sasuke back to Konoha, despite Sasuke almost killing him several times.
After Naruto said he needs to master some jutsu to prove something to someone (Sasuke) and Haku interpreting it as Naruto wanting to impress Sasuke, because he’s precious to him (Naruto). Haku once mentioned that wouldn’t the person who acknowledges you from the bottom of their hearts be your most important person- case in point: Naruto wants Sasuke’s acknowledgement
In one Shonen Jump interview, Kishimoto mentions that he doesn’t think there has ever been a manga where two rivals kissed and, curiously enough, “Sakura, who had intended to be the first one to kiss Sasuke, has it stolen by her rival Naruto”. Hmm…
Naruto ignored one confession of love and outright reject a second, in either case done because he was too busy chasing after Sasuke. While he states that it isn’t about Sasuke and more about showing that the cycle of revenge can be ended, one can get suspicious.
Naruto allowing Karui to beat him up, because she is angered at Sasuke for attacking Killerbee. He does so in the hopes that she can take out some of her revenge/hatred on him that is meant for Sasuke. Also, before that Karui pressured/threatened him into telling her everything he knew about Sasuke and he refuses, firmly stating that “I can’t do it. I can’t betray him.”
Before his fight with Kyuubi!Naruto, Orochimaru provokes Naruto by referring to Sasuke as “my” Sasuke. Naruto gets PISSED and releases waves of chakra. He then says to Orochimaru with a look of pure rage on his face (in the manga) “In my presence, don’t you ever dare speak of Sasuke as though he belongs to you!” and
From Manga Chapter 333: Yamato and Naruto are training. They are discussing that Naruto has wind element chakra and Sasuke has fire and electricity element chakra. Yamato mentions that Naruto’s wind won’t work on Sasuke’s fire but it will be able to beat Sasuke’s lightning. Naruto then says “So I’ve got the right affinity for Sasuke…” Yamato agrees with “Right, only wind can beat lighting.” And Naruto shakes his head and says: “No, I mean… The only thing that can save a fire from dying and give it even more power, is wind.”
On Page 6 of Chapter 285 Sakura and Naruto are discussing Sai and Sasuke. Sakura states that Sai looks like Sasuke and Naruto responds: “Yeah right! They don’t look anything alike! Sasuke looks tons better! Err… no wait, he doesn’t look as bad I mean!” Sakura is shown smiling and saying “You’re right, Sasuke-kun does look a little better than Sai.” Naruto disagrees with “Not just a “little bit”! Sasuke doesn’t look anywhere near that bad!“ And in another translation Naruto tells Sakura that “Sasuke’s cooler…no…he’s just better!” When Sakura says that Sasuke is “somewhat cooler than Sai” Naruto disagrees with “What do you mean “somewhat”?! Sasuke’s way better!!“
From the Third Naruto Databook found under Sasuke’s info: “In the past, parting from Naruto had been as painful as ripping off half of his own body.” ( this had been referring to sasuke for sasuke in the past parting from naruto had been like ripping off half his own body it wasnt referring to naruto
Sometime during the chuunin exams, when Orochimaru is talking to Kabuto, he says that Sasuke is different than he expected - not as evil or something. He says that Naruto has influence over Sasuke and is changing Sasuke’s heart and goals. Orochimaru then says their best course of action is to separate the two as soon as possible.
Sasuke remembering the taste of his Accidental Kiss with Naruto in the official fanbook from an ‘Official Character Interview’. The interviewers act like they were “interviewing Sasuke”, but of course it’s Kishimoto writing the answers. This has caused many gleeful fangirls to squee that Sasuke noticed and remembers what Naruto tastes like, and that he’s perhaps not as disgusted with the kiss as he acted.Q. Naruto-kun sees you as a rival but what about you?
A. Naruto eh … ? At first I thought he was just a moron who gets in the way but frankly he’s been impressing me lately, just a little bit.
Q. What did the kiss with Naruto taste like? Lemon?
A. Hmmm … Like Miso I guess …I mean… like I remember! Damn Naruto, why would he do that?!
Not to mention that more than one fan pointed at the similarity of Naruto’s dialogue with Sasuke in chapter 485 (and perhaps 486) and Hinata’s love confession to Naruto in chapter 437, to the point that one fan replaced the lines and they still fit.
Sakura gets very pissed off at Sasuke when he tells Naruto his life is none of his business and tells him to shut up. Sakura promptly yells to him, “Do you know how Naruto feels about you…?!”
In chapter 486, Naruto says he’d die for Sasuke. He’d die with Sasuke, for Sasuke. And Naruto seems to be the only person in the Narutoverse Sasuke has a strong emotional bond with (or any sort of human emotional interaction), besides Itachi.
Naruto and Sasuke’s entire battle at Valley Of The End had some instances which can be interpreted as Ho Yay. Dubbed!Sasuke makes it even more apparent. Shortly after meeting up with Sasuke at Valley Of The End Naruto tackles Sasuke to the ground, straddles him and punches him across the face. Sasuke then spits blood at Naruto’s face and they grab each other by the shirt pulling their faces close to the others. Then Sasuke laughs and, in the dubbed version says “Remember how ’'thrilled” you were at the thought of beating me to a bloody pulp? What’s wrong? Where’s your smile now?“
When they have their first reunion after the Time Skip Sasuke appears to be half-hugging Naruto as he whispers in his ear and attempts to plunge his sword through Naruto’s back.
Here’s◊ an image from an official Naruto Shippuden calendar.
In one scene when Naruto progresses in his waterfall training Kakashi muses "The training method isn’t the only reason for all this progress. Sasuke is what makes him so determined.”
In chapter 403 there’s a scene where during a night, Naruto is laying on his bed, pressing himself against his mattress as well as hugging his pillow, while thinking about Sasuke. “Sasuke…what are you doing now? Are you okay?”
In a chapter (486 or so) where Naruto and Sasuke meet again Madara tries to get Sasuke to leave but Sasuke tells him to wait and actually stays to listen to Naruto when Naruto wants to tell him something.
The Accidental Kiss was featured in filler episodes about two times and it also reappeared in screenshots during the show’s fifth opening which ran for 24 episodes.
Chapter 515: Naruto says he has to get back to Konoha to wait for Sasuke because he made a promise to him.
In chapter 3 after their Accidental Kiss Sasuke defends Naruto against Sakura, who dismisses Naruto for being an orphan and speaks lightly of what it means to be without parents.
In chapter 8 (and in the anime) Sasuke even gives some of his food to Naruto.
Also, Naruto reacts quite fiercely when Sai insults Sasuke.
Sasuke occasionally thinks of Naruto. The most poignant moment is when in Wave Country he looks at the bridge named after his friend, suddenly looking all serious.
In the first official character databook, there is a picture of the kiss with the caption, “Will Naruto bittersweetly relax Sasuke’s obstinate heart…!?” The kiss is also described as “passionate.” Also, Sasuke calls Naruto “usuratonkachi” in canon, which essentially means “idiot.” It’s claimed in the Official Databook that Sasuke has began using it as a “pet name” or “in an affectionate way”.
Taken out of context, every conversation Sasuke has with Naruto in Shippuden (and their behaviour towards each other) plays out like a bad break-up or the fighting of jilted lovers (the few canon love confessions in the manga are incredibly similar to said conversations and can in fact be easily swapped in for the dialogue.) Any conversation Naruto has with Sasuke before Shippuden has the distinct impression of Slap-Slap-Kiss. Any conversation Naruto has with Sasuke after the time-skip is oddly reminiscent of someone who just got dumped and is trying to win their lover back. Also, Naruto seems to have a “broken heart” thing going on after Sasuke leaves.
Sasuke getting all worried for Naruto’s safety when he learned Itachi was in town and was after Naruto.
This motivational poster highlights some nice scenes quite well.
In Part I there were moments where Sasuke would constantly worry about where Naruto was and would even worry about him.
Sasuke x Naruto was apparent in the 2nd Shippuden (Bonds) movie with Naruto constantly chasing after Sasuke, Naruto and Sasuke fighting together, and Naruto destroying the part of the fortress that Sasuke was on to get him to leave and smiling fondly at him was oddly reminiscent of a certain romantic scene between Rose and Jack in Titanic (1997) when Rose got on one of the last lifeboats and was looking at Jack much like how Sasuke looked back at Naruto. Also, there’s a scene where Naruto and Sasuke run past each other and have a Held Gaze moment.
In part II there’s a scene where Kabuto shows up and when Naruto mentions Sasuke Kabuto quips: “It’s always about Sasuke with you, isn’t it?” Yes. Yes it is.
Practically almost everyone has commented on Naruto’s obsession with bringing Sasuke back to Konoha/redeeming Sasuke making it seem like they think that Naruto’s just obsessed with Sasuke in general.
Naruto seemed to have a thing for putting his arm around Sasuke in the past and then there’s that time in Part I when they returned from training and Sasuke was helping Naruto walk and was holding his hand too.
In chapter 133 there’s that fight against Gaara where Gaara hit Naruto with an attack that sent him flying and Sasuke appeared to shield him with his body so that he wouldn’t slam into a tree.Note that Sasuke was heavily injured when he deliberately shielded Naruto from hitting the tree. Sasuke also says about Naruto that he doesn’t want him to die because he’s “dear” to him.
In Part I Sasuke acknowledging Naruto as his equal and saying that he really wants to fight him with a smile on his face and Naruto agreeing that he wants to fight Sasuke too.
Shippuden has Naruto respond to Sai’s question of why he’s trying so hard to bring Sasuke back to Konoha when he thinks so little of him with a smile and “Back in the day, I couldn’t stand Sasuke. Even though neither of us had families, he was an elite and I was last in the class. But it really was a lot of fun when we were together. He…He acknowledged me more than anyone else ever did. Sasuke is my friend. Someone who I was finally able to form a bond with. I don’t care who I have to fight! If he rips my arms off I’ll kick him to death. If he rips my legs off I’ll bite him to death. If he rips my head off I’ll stare him to death. And if he gouges out my eyesI’ll curse him from beyond the grave. Even if I’m torn to shreds, I’m taking Sasuke back from Orochimaru!”
After Sasuke leaves Konoha Naruto’s constantly thinking about him and in Part I Sasuke would constantly save Naruto and Naruto would sometimes return the favor.
Naruto once glared at Sai and told him “If it’s to save Sasuke, I’ll do anything. I’ll even work with you.”
In chapter 237 Jiraiya orders Naruto to give up on Sasuke and Naruto refuses saying he’d rather be a fool and chase after Sasuke.
How Naruto and especially Sasuke tend to act like a sort of Tsundere towards one another.
Naruto angsts about Sasuke almost nonstop, even to the point of going into an Angst Coma.
Some of the moments they have together are very suggestive and it looks more like they’re having sex. Like if you replay any part where Naruto is straddling Sasuke while they’re fighting at the Valley of the End it looks like they’re having sex. Seriously.
Some of the official art/manga covers featuring the two is very Ho Yay-tastiship teasts (lots of subtext), like this one◊where it looks like they’re trying to kiss but there’s a barrier between them.
And now in chapter 572 Kurama brings up that infamous Sasuke/Naruto kiss while also musing that Naruto has yet to kiss a girl…
Karin says “ah… so this is Naruto.” upon encountering Naruto. Obviously, *someone’s* been mentioning Naruto (or having singular enough reactions to mentions of Naruto for Karin to take note.)
This scene◊ was added in the recap episodes of Shippuden.
In a scene at the hospital from the first anime someone blocked out the word “fight” used between Sasuke and Naruto so that it sounded like “fuck”. It sounds like instead of Sasuke ordering Naruto to fight him he wants him to fuck him and Naruto ends up agreeing. See it here.
There’s a picture of Sasuke and Naruto laying side by side on the ground sleeping on a dvd cover.
They sure do like to stare at each other a lot and sometimes have No Sense of Personal Spacein regards to each other despite the fact that Sasuke Hates Being Touched.
At the Valley of the End fight Naruto informs Sasuke, while sitting upon him and straddling him and pulling him close, that he would never let Sasuke go after Orochimaru and throw away his entire life in the process.
When Naruto and friends lose Sasuke’s trail again Naruto is shown standing in the rain with avery upset expression on his face.
In chapter 538 Naruto gives the Kyuubi an extremely terrifying Death Glare when the Kyuubi lectures him about how he’s never been able to do anything for Sasuke and in a flashback Sasuke is shown straddling Naruto at the end of their fight with a fist in his face. They both also look at each other with an intense gaze. And when picking a fight they grab each other’s shirts and get really close to each other’s faces.
Naruto considers it his greatest failure that he has failed to save Sasuke from his hatred as of yet.
In the earlier chapters, Naruto begins training from early morning way into the night so he usually doesn’t have time to eat. Sasuke would go out of his way to make sure he would eat.
They have a tendency to stare at each other which some fans have said looks like they’re having eye sex.
In chapter 591 Tsunade and Dan, a married couple, enter into the White dream world to talk. Naruto and Sasuke have done so plenty of times as well.
The cover for Chapter 631. Sasuke’s Chidori and Naruto’s Rasengan seem to be all that stands between them holding hands as they reach backwards. For violent attacks like those, they both have very soft expressions, as well.
The Tagline for Chapter 696 reads: “A Conflict of Love and Power”.
Chapter 698: Basically, they slept together, exchanged fluids, and lost a part to each other. And the blood from their stumps of an arm almost form a heart.
The manga cover to chapter 411. It features Naruto and Sasuke side by side again and wearing matching necklaces with the other’s picture on them. The text reads “And so they fought. And so they laughed. Friends. Before they knew it they were inseparable.”
The manga cover to chapter 364 is no slouch in the Ho Yay department either. You see Naruto and Sasuke appearing to be naked side by side and also see them having a battle. The text reads “Those feelings, those wishes, have without fail…made it our fate to meet once again.”
The cover for chapter 485 gives us a picture of Naruto and Sasuke standing just a few inches away from each other looking straight into each other’s eyes with an intense gaze. The title reads “So close, yet so far.”
The cover for chapter 486 has a younger Naruto smiling widely and a younger Sasuke standing next to him smiling slightly. Above them we get this “N*S”. Seeing as how the cover only has Naruto and Sasuke on it, it could either be an abbreviation of their names or theSasuke/Naruto Naruto/Sasuke pairing.
And then there’s this cover page for chapter 293 where it looks like they’re holding hands…
That chapter was called “Fists;” the sexual implications of the word were not lost on fans.“We can understand each other with our fists, and there’s nothing wrong with that!”
One scene involved them both panting, naked with towels wrapped around their waists, while leaning on each other.
The scene where Sasuke is “killed” by Haku in and chapter 27 has him risking his life against Haku so he could save Naruto. Haku mentions later on “he… to protect an important person and knowing it was a trap, he was still able to jump in.” And before Sasuke “dies” he is seen standing in front of Naruto in a protective stance and Naruto asks him why he saved him. Sasuke says “How should I know?” and behind him suddenly appears past memories that he shared with Naruto including a stilled image of Naruto and Sasuke'sAccidental Kiss in plain sight. Sasuke then smiles happily as he remembers all these memories and says, “I don’t know. My body just moved on its own. Idiot.” He then falls backwards and Naruto catches him while putting a hand on his face. Sasuke glances at Naruto sadly andTears appear in Naruto’s eyes and (in the anime) he hugs Sasuke’s body close to him while crying into his shirt. What takes the cake is how Sasuke’s “death” made Naruto go into his first kyuubi of the series, in order to take revenge on Haku for wounding and “killing” Sasuke.
Chapter 34 page 3: After the wave country arc Sasuke and Naruto act weirdly embarrassed around each other and blush.
Haku even says that Sasuke sacrificed himself in order to save his most precious person (Naruto).
In part II there’s a scene where Kabuto shows up and when Naruto mentions Sasuke Kabuto quips: “It’s always about Sasuke with you, isn’t it?” Yes. Yes it is.
In Part I there were moments where Sasuke would constantly worry about where Naruto was and would even worry about him.
Actually, in terms of Sakura’s confession to him, she tells him that she loves him and that she no longer has any feelings for Sasuke. He does not believe her and suggests she is lying, stating that he knows her better than that. Angered by this, Sakura insists it is true and that he therefore does not need to fulfill his earlier promise of bringing Sasuke home. Naruto says his actions have nothing to do with the promise and that he just wants to save/help Sasuke.
During Sakura’s “confession” to Naruto she tells him “It’s always Sasuke with you, that’s all you think about!” Considering that this is Sakura saying this who has a huge crush on Sasuke this is quite interesting.
Naruto getting down on his knees and begging the Raikage to spare Sasuke’s life. The Raikage refuses and leaves Naruto, who appears to start crying a bit and remains curled up on the ground until Kakashi tells him to get up.
And Kabuto even says that Naruto was willing to go into his three-tails state and more just to rescue Sasuke.
In Part I Sasuke acknowledging Naruto as his equal and saying that he really wants to fight him with a smile on his face and Naruto agreeing that he wants to fight Sasuke too.
Practically almost everyone has commented on Naruto’s obsession with bringing Sasuke back to Konoha/redeeming Sasuke making it seem like they think that Naruto’s just obsessed with Sasuke in general.Naruto seemed to have a thing for putting his arm around Sasuke in the past and then there’s that time in Part I when they returned from training and Sasuke was helping Naruto walk and was holding his hand too.In chapter 133 there’s that fight against Gaara where Gaara hit Naruto with an attack that sent him flying and Sasuke appeared to shield him with his body so that he wouldn’t slam into a tree.Note that Sasuke was heavily injured when he deliberately shielded Naruto from hitting the tree. Sasuke also says about Naruto that he doesn’t want him to die because he’s “dear” to him.
Sasuke says he wanted to defeat (kill) Naruto at the Valley of the End fight but he sure liked invading Naruto’s personal space a lot and whispering into his ear.
The above image which depicts the scene at the end of their fight where the pain from Sasuke’s curse seal makes him fall to his knees above an unconscious Naruto, with his head hanging just above Naruto’s so that he’s staring at Naruto’s closed eyes in the rain.
Then there’s how Naruto’s laying unconscious on the ground after their fight and Sasuke is shown standing above him looking at him and not leaving. He says “Naruto…I…” but stops when it starts raining. And there’s also that flashback to when they were younger where they link fingers and Naruto is shown smiling causing a frowning Sasuke to smile warmly back at him while the wind blows in their hair.
And then there’s chapter 228 where we see a flashback of a young Naruto and Sasuke sharing a secret smile and how Naruto cries Berserker Tears at having to fight Sasuke. And in chapter 229 we get another scene of Naruto straddling and pinning down Sasuke when trying to convince him not to go to Orochimaru.
Or how Naruto is shown looking at Sasuke with a very upset expression on his face and thinking “Can you kill me calmly…Sasuke?”
When Naruto is asked why he wanted to fight Kakuzu alone, he asks for Kakashi “not to do anything to remove that bridge” as Naruto thinks about Sasuke with a slightly dazed look as seen in the bottom right panel.
Later, Kakashi states that Sasuke has always been infront of Naruto’s eyes.
In chapter 459 there’s a scene where Naruto is shown lying down and thinking of Sasuke again.
There’s also phallic rock under the waterfall and the water that forms a heart-shaped splash.
Also in Konoha Gakuen Den Naruto grabs Sasuke by the shirt when pissed at him while Sasuke smirks and Naruto calls him “iro otoko” which means “pretty boy, lady-killer, sexy guy”.
Not to mention the following lines at the end of Konoha Gakuen Den:
Not only that, the infamous kiss is a) used to remind you of Sasuke and b) a chapter or so after that, close enough to the reference, Sasuke appears again… thinking of certain things, and… Naruto. Hmm…At the Valley of the End fight Naruto informs Sasuke, while sitting upon him and straddling him and pulling him close, that he would never let Sasuke go after Orochimaru and throw away his entire life in the process.
In chapter 237 Jiraiya orders Naruto to give up on Sasuke and Naruto refuses saying he’d rather be a fool and chase after Sasuke.
How Naruto and especially Sasuke tend to act like a sort of Tsundere towards one another.
Karin says “ah… so this is Naruto.” upon encountering Naruto. Obviously, *someone’s* been mentioning Naruto (or having singular enough reactions to mentions of Naruto for Karin to take note.)
They sure do like to stare at each other a lot and sometimes have No Sense of Personal Space in regards to each other despite the fact that Sasuke Hates Being Touched.
When Naruto and friends lose Sasuke’s trail again Naruto is shown standing in the rain with a very upset expression on his face.
In chapter 538 Naruto gives the Kyuubi an extremely terrifying Death Glare when the Kyuubi lectures him about how he’s never been able to do anything for Sasuke and in a flashback Sasuke is shown straddling Naruto at the end of their fight with a fist in his face. They both also look at each other with an intense gaze. And when picking a fight they grab each other’s shirts and get really close to each other’s faces.
Naruto considers it his greatest failure that he has failed to save Sasuke from his hatred as of yet.
In the earlier chapters, Naruto begins training from early morning way into the night so he usually doesn’t have time to eat. Sasuke would go out of his way to make sure he would eat.
They have a tendency to stare at each other which some fans have said looks like they’re having eye sex.
In chapter 591 Tsunade and Dan, a married couple, enter into the White dream world to talk. Naruto and Sasuke have done so plenty of times as well.
The cover for Chapter 631. Sasuke’s Chidori and Naruto’s Rasengan seem to be all that stands between them holding hands as they reach backwards. For violent attacks like those, they both have very soft expressions, as well.
Chapter 698: Basically, they slept together, exchanged fluids, and lost a part to each other. And the blood from their stumps of an arm almost form a heart.The trails of blood of the wounds are mixing together, with Naruto and Sasuke in such position that it is like they are holding hands.
The words they exchange as they are lying on the ground are basically comprised of Sasuke declaring his admiration for Naruto which seems kind of similar to Hinata’s Love Confession. At one point he warns him “I may come after your ass again.”
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