So, this is the first time I’m posting something like this here to share what’s been on my mind. I didn’t want to write a separate post like this and possibly ruin my followers’ mood, but I have to because I want to speak my mind. As you know, my followers, SasuHina has always been hated by most people in the Naruto fandom. And this has been exacerbated by the fact that this ship has only become more popular in recent years.
Recently, I also started shipping Zuko and Toph from Avatar. I thought a lot of people liked them... But as it turns out, this ship has a lot of haters too (I didn’t know this, by the way, until these people came after me).
I was already under pressure from haters in the Naruto fandom, and now there are some from Avatar too. My art on Twitter became very popular. I was thrilled because it was the first time I got 100,000 likes—I’d never gotten that many before.
And it was this particular drawing that the haters latched onto. They’re accusing me of pedophilia... Before this, in the Naruto fandom, haters called me crazy, saying that those who ship SasuHina should go to a mental hospital, and even talked about death, and now they’re making me out to be a criminal. And do you know what they’re basing these conclusions on? Just one drawing where I drew a blush on Zuko’s cheeks when he’s standing next to Toph. I already replied to one person that I drew him that way because I thought it would be cute to draw a shy teenager, Zuko, who’s embarrassed NOT because of Toph, but because they’re changing his height and taking pictures of him. He’s not even looking at Toph in this art; his gaze is directed forward. Just because I used their ship’s hashtag doesn’t mean I meant that Zuko is blushing from dirty thoughts. If that’s the first thing that came to their minds when they saw my drawing, then they have mental health issues.
Have you even seen how many artists draw couples as children and use a hashtag that implies their ship? Or how they depict one as an adult and the other as a child with a hashtag??? And they do it without any weirdness, and no one tries to strangle them for it. (But of course there are those who really do draw like that with dirty thoughts, but we’re not talking about them.) Somehow I don’t see all these saints over there. They always show up where they’re NOT NEEDED.
Why do I have to explain ordinary, basic things to people??? No, I’m not making excuses to unreasonable haters. I’M EXPLaining what they themselves misinterpreted because of their own obsessive thoughts. Why do I have to write a whole post and feel bad because people I don’t even know on the internet are accusing me without any basis? They don’t know who I am or what kind of person I am, so what right do they have to jump to conclusions without evidence and accuse me of one of the worst crimes in the world?
The haters have already crossed the line. I’ve been holding my ground and just trying not to pay attention since 2025, when a flood of haters started appearing on TikTok and Instagram because my posts featuring Shipp—which they don’t like—were gaining popularity. And now on Twitter, on my new account, people have started criticizing me over a single ZukoToph drawing. They’re making a mountain out of a molehill. I don’t know if this post will change their opinions of me, but I don’t care anymore. I’m just speaking my mind. If you want to act like weirdos, go ahead; if you want to change your tune, whatever.
I even had to limit comments on Instagram just so the haters would leave me alone. I’ll probably do the same on TikTok in the future. Unfortunately, Twitter doesn’t work that way, and the haters get to me through retweets.
Thank you all for your support and love for my work. It’s tough for artists online—many are accused and slandered simply because people don’t like our drawings. And I’m specifically talking about artists who DO NOT draw disgusting things!
Why is it so hard for them to just scroll past or block me if they don’t like SasuHina and ZukoTof? I don’t draw immoral things, and I don’t support them at all! Before writing nasty things, they should think carefully instead of just writing the first thing that comes to mind. We’re all adults here, right? So let’s act like adults and do the wise thing.
Thanks again for listening to me, and to everyone who stood up for me and always does. I’m already exhausted from my own personal issues in life, and getting this kind of unwarranted flood of hate from people—especially for someone who hates unnecessary conflict—is just too much.
I'm going to take a break from the internet, but don't worry—I'll be back once I've had enough rest.
