Kakashi's "morality" and the hypocrisy of the adults in Konoha is something many people stubbornly refuse to think about.
A former ANBU captain, a man with blood up to his elbows, ties a broken teenager to a tree on a hospital roof and gives him a condescending lecture: "Revenge is bad, let it go." Kakashi says this to a kid who was just mentally destroyed by Tsukuyomi again. Kakashi was there himself. He was literally in a coma because of Itachi! And instead of saying, "I understand, this is hell, we will protect you and help destroy this threat," Kakashi suggests he just... forget it.
Forget that your brother slaughtered your clan. Forget that he is roaming free and can come back at any moment. Just be a good, convenient soldier for the village. The adults demand that a traumatized child accept the genocide of his family because they need an obedient asset with a Sharingan.
And the funniest part of these double standards: Itachi is an S-rank rogue ninja. By all Konoha's rules, Sasuke had the absolute, 100% legal and moral right to kill him. But the adults hold him back, pressure him, and shame him because his rage and pain are inconvenient for the system.
Getting to know naruto through Fandom is so funny bc one fic is like "this is Hashimara, he wants to make a village where no child ever has to fight in wars again :)) With the power of friendship, flowers, and this gun his brother found, he manages to make that dream come true and secure a brighter future for the children of tommorow!"
And then the next fic, set some years later in that same friendship village, is like "this is Kakashi! He's a 6 year old government licensed killer with undiagnosed ptsd. His teacher and vague father figure (who is also the president) thinks that what he needs to help with all the government sanctioned trauma is to join the KGB"
Who do u guys think makes bingo books. Is there like. A committee? Are there village specific bingo books? I feel like there is, right? Does that mean all the villages are just constantly playing catch up with eachothers books?
Before the villages, did they still have bingo books? Who made them then? Did each clan have their own books? And different webs of allied clans would have better, bigger, more informed books because they had access to eachothers information? If there was a general "good" bingo book with the best, most reliable information, then who was compiling that? Was it a specific guy or a group? With how isolated and uncooperative so many clans were back then, if the books were maintained by individual clans, then there must have been so many types of bingo books. Or maybe there were a few specific clans who would produce them...? I can see that as a Nara thing.
Id like to believe some nin like collecting old bingo books.
From enemies, as trophies. Bought from markets or found in old abandoned shinobi bases and clan homes. Passed down from a grandfather along with stories of having faced off with the unfamiliar, powerful nin from ages past recorded inside them.... the options are limitless.
I think many nin add their own little notes to their own bingo books, opinions, doodles, theories on enemy nin, etc. So collectors will value books with notes in it, especially if the books used to belong to a famous shinobi (cool insight into their mind !!) or is really old (cool time capsule comments on shinobi from forever ago !!)
You can make some serious money on an old bingo book filled with personal notes that belonged to a famous shinobi...
Rumor has it the first Hokage's bingo book was sold off by Tsunade to cover her gambling debts. And that when the Nidaime's bingo book dissapeared into the pockets of one of his students after his death, people were straight up ready to kill to get it back— but no one knew who'd taken it (it was Danzo)
Jiriyah lost his old bingo book from the war in a bet, and was surprisingly, genuinley upset over it die to the sentimental value. It was sold for some crazy money later on, as it had personal notes and doodles from all sorts of famous shinobi inside of it
Jiriyah, Tsunade and Orochimaru all drew over eachothers photos in their section of the book, and all three left sarcastic comments in many a corners. Minato left his own comment or two, as Jiriyah asked him to sign his own page after he broke S rank, to celebrate. Then Sarutobi also left some comments here and there too, and Sakumo had actually left more than a few— signing his own page, writing a little congratulations under Minato's S rank, drawing a wolf in the corner of Orchimaru's page after Jiriyah insisted he join him in defacing it, etc.
Jiriyah's bingo book being his team's official unofficial shared bingo book... all three of the sanin tossing it around and marking off shinobi they'd fought, leaving stupid notes and doodles for the others to find later, getting other shinobi to sign it on their own pages.....
I think a lot of shinobi do similar things with "personalizing" their own books, but the sanin certainly ended up creating one of the most valuable with their own endeavors
And then in Boruto, bingo books are probable even more of a collectors item. Especially w shinobi becoming even more commercialized / sort of idol-ified
Just like how some middle aged dad's will save up their baseball card collection to one day sell, telling their children it will be their college fund one day, shinobi are doing similar things with their bingo books
(One of the most valuable editions of the bingo book was the one produced exclusively during the war with Madara, covering many, many shinobi, both dead and alive. Only so many ended up being printed, as the war ended up being shorter than expected, and while there are newer knockoffs and reprints, OG books from that period can make some crazy money.)
I was thinking about the beauty standards of the Uzumaki Clan and how that might’ve caused some misunderstandings with the Uchiha Clan 👀First of all, I loved your ideas about the Uzumaki Clan it got me thinking about how they could have their own beauty standard, totally different from other regions.In my headcanon, the Uzumaki really value strong, healthy bodies people with solid builds and visible energy. Both men and women would be muscular, vibrant, and physically striking. Of course, their signature traits would be super bold: fiery red hair, intense eye colors, radiant skin. Basically, people who naturally stand out without even trying.Now here’s something I find interesting—black hair probably wouldn’t be that common among them. Unlike in the Land of Fire (where their distant relatives, the Senju, live), dark hair is much more typical there. So when Konoha was first founded and several Uzumaki arrived, some of them might’ve been genuinely intrigued by the rarity of black hair, especially among clans like the Uchiha.And here’s where it gets juicy: that visual or cultural interest got MISINTERPRETED by other people (👀 looking at you, Senju Elders), who assumed the Uzumaki were romantically or politically targeting the Uchiha.I’ve read a few stories where the council—or even parts of the Senju Clan try to prevent those kinds of relationships, like they wanted to keep some distance between the two clans for historical or political reasons.But honestly, I like to think it all started just because the Uzumaki found the black hair contrast aesthetically fascinating not because they were desperate to marry into the Uchiha.
Honestly agree with alot of this and it aligns with my version of the uzumaki a lot; when it comes to my uzumaki there would be a drastic difference in not only appearance but also culture between them the senju & uchiha.
In my version the Uzumaki aren’t typical warriors their nomads and scholars so they tend travel a lot before they settled and founded Uzushiogakure alongside the damiyo of that land ( i could go more into how i’d craft that on a later date ). This fact about them would be confusing for many because their tall and very built, the shortest height for the women being 5’11 and for the man 5’10. I like the idea that the women of the clan towers over the man it really puts importance on how highly they are treated. With their towering stature, vibrant tan skin and blinding red hair they are different from many. Even while traveling and being nomads their beauty would be known far and wide even though not much would be known about the clan other than them being proficient in sealing.
Now back to their cultural being misconstrued; I feel like this would make a lot of sense especially since in the manga we have a scene where Kushina states that the Uzumaki clan was seen as barbaric. I feel like it makes sense a lot of these misconceptions came from the Senju elders themselves. While the senju and uzumaki are distant relatives they would be culturally different and the difference in customs would be what sets off the elders.
I agree that the Uzumaki would find the Uchiha deep raven roots to be intriguing and would even explain what the color black represents in their culture. It would be the opposite of how the Uchiha are viewed. This positive connotation would offset the Elders. And in attempt to control the Uzumaki even though they don’t reside in Konoha it would only drive them closer to the Uchiha.
I think what would start it officially would be Madara and Mito, their both two important people in Hashirama life and it makes sense he would want to introduce them to each other and hope they become close friends. The elders misconstrued Mito words towards Madara as flirtatious or romantic would worsen an already fragile treaty between the two clans.
I say because in my revision the Uzumaki & then Senju would be at odds due to the Uzumaki rejecting aiding the Senju in their fight against the Uchiha as it goes against their morals and ideology. Their pacifist they don’t believe in war nor participate in war. But since the world is getting more dangerous as more wars erupt their best bet would be to settle and rebuild their alliance through a political marriage. Mito and Hashirama would indeed love each other it wouldn’t be a loveless marriage though it is political.
I think when it comes to their marriage the elders would be very controlling which would only drive Hashirama and Mito closer to Madara. But honestly I think this idea is so amazing and would work so well to build a connection between the Uchiha and Uzumaki while creating conflict and drama.
so sorry this is late i’m swamped with work and school…
This one fact from Naruto is remembered perfectly by game writers, filler writers, and other content/plot creators, including Kishimoto, as well as fanfiction authors.
At the same time, it's one of those facts that channel creators running plot-analysis YouTube channels forget in their analyses.
Chakra Lore + Headcanons: The Basics of Unspecialized Chakra
[Ariadne's Original Chakra Lore--Part One: Unspecialized Chakra]; Tags: @lord-danzo. Please ask to be tagged or removed from further parts!
Hello everyone!!! Welcome to Part One of my little Mini-Series explaining my Chakra Lore I've been exploring due to a behind-the-scenes project I've been working on and a friend asked for my thoughts!! I frankly don't know how many parts this series this will end up having because it's basically just a massive overhaul of the Chakra Lore of the Series and so I'm going to be touching upon everything, so I hope you'll enjoy and want to stay tuned!!
Disclaimer: This is not canon nor how the chakra within the Naruto Universe works. I am not claiming it is canon, either. This is a lovely thought experiment for myself and one other which I enjoy thoroughly thinking about. Any comments criticizing it in comparison to canon or bashing it outright because of some reason or another shall be deleted!!
Now, let's get into it!!
In this series, I'll be explaining chakra and its uses from the ground up! This post will be explaining the very basics--first, how Chakra Exists in the Natural World, then How Chakra is Collected into the Body, and finally, How Unspecialized Chakra (Non-Elemental Chakra) Functions Within The Body! Please feel to ask questions--even about things I haven't talked about yet that you're curious in!! I'll try to answer it as best I can and then I'll tag you when that post comes out!!
The Basics Of Unspecialized Chakra
Pulling inspiration from the Indian Spiritual Beliefs of Chakra, I have decided to make Chakra behave more like Spiritual Energy instead of solely Physical Energy. Many of the reasons for this change will come to light later, once I get into the Elementalization of Chakra (turning regular Chakra into Fire or Wind Chakra) and the Formation of Jutsus, but for now, let's just keep this in mind.
First, let's talk Chakra and Energy. What's the difference? Is there a difference between the two? Well, yes and no. The best way to think of the relationship between Chakra and Energy is to relate it to the Rectangle and Square Conundrum: All Chakra is Energy [All Squares are Rectangles], but not all Energy is Chakra [but not all Rectangles are Squares]. Chakra is a form of Energy--it provides "power, strength, force" and "the ability or capacity to produce an effect" (Oxford Dictionary, "Energy"), but only to specific things, wheras energy can act on everything.
In my Naruto Universe, Chakra exists on its own Electromagnetic Energy Spectrum. The Electromagnetic Energy Spectrum is a way that scientists have organized Radiation Energy--a specific type of energy which travels through waves, such as light, UV, and Gamma Rays--which helps them categorize effects, rules, and other scientific knowledge. Chakra's Energy Spectrum has been organized similarly by Naruto Scientists, going from the longest Wavelengths/lowest Frequencies of Chakra Energy to the shortest Wavelengths/highest Frequencies.
Fun Fact! Chakra had been originally thought to be the same type of Energy as Radiation Energy and was attempted to be placed on the same Spectrum--the Electromagnetic Energy Spectrum--, but there were just too many inconsistencies between the two rules of how they worked that scientists were forced to just start developing its own spectrum!!
The two most important parts of the Chakra Energy Spectrum are: Physical Chakra and Spiritual Chakra. Physical Chakra is Chakra that can affect the Physical World. It is the frequency of Chakra that Jutsus utilize and that can move the earth in Earth Jutsus, or water in Water Jutsus. Essentially, any Chakra or Effect of Chakra that is observable is "Physical Chakra." Spiritual Chakra, on the other hand, is a much higher frequency of Chakra which most spirits operate on, such as Yolkai or Ghosts. There is a slight bit of overlap between the two frequencies, which allows for some ghosts to become visible to the Physical World and Chakra Beasts to similarly be perceived, but it's mostly considered to be "Another World." Spiritual Philosophers like to propose that ghosts and spirits alike live alongside everyone--interacting with the same structures, same trees, same landmarks, etc.--except, the Physical World cannot perceive the "Spiritual World" (as they have come to call the Frequencies of Spiritual Chakra), and the Spiritual World cannot interact with the Physical World.
Note: On the opposite side of the Spiritual World, in relation to the Physical World, at a lower frequency, is the Sealing Realm. This will be touched upon in more detail in a later post, but it's essentially where all the Sealing Rules come from--any frequency/wavelength of energy comes with its own set of rules and, as you go up or down the wavelengths, some of those rules/effects change--and any Sealing Scrolls are banished to. Again, I will come back to this later!
The Chakra Energy Spectrum exists everywhere, just as Energy exists everywhere. It exists in Plants, Animals, the Air, Land, etc.--if a thing exists, it most probably has chakra of some form attached to it. But how does it get into living things to be able to use them for jutsu?
How Chakra is Collected into the Body
As stated in the last part of the previous section, Chakra is everywhere, in all different types of forms. Humans gain a large chunk of their Chakra through Food.
The best part about Chakra is that it loves Physical Energy. It forever wants to be where the Physical Energy is--so when Plants create their own energy via Photosynthesis, Chakra will automatically just latch onto that newly created energy and follow wherever it goes. This leads to Humans being able to gain Chakra via the Food they eat!!
As the Energy the Chakra is latched onto goes up the Food Chain, the Chakra follows it until the Energy is used upon an object that Chakra Energy cannot affect (see: Note for Clarification). Once the Energy transfers onto something that Chakra cannot continue with nor affect, the Chakra is shaken off and returned back to the open environment.
Note: Chakra Energy can only affect other Chakra Energy!! Yes, this does seem confusing with the multitude of examples of chakra affecting physical things in Naruto, but it is not affecting the physical things themselves--it is affected the chakra attached to those things. I'll get into this topic when I discuss Jutsus in later posts, but a good temporary overview of the explanation is that there is a small overlap between Physical Chakra and Physical Energy where the two frequencies align just right to affect each other. This makes Chakra able to act as Physical Energy to push things over and Physical Energy can make Chakra move.
Except!! Humans and those who have adapted to be able to utilize Chakra have evolved a specialized system in their bodies to be able to catch that newly available chakra and move it into specialized Chakra Systems called Nadis Pathways. Nadis Pathways are the names for our own Chakra Networks here on Earth in Hindu Philosophy, where our Energies flow in our bodies--so I thought it to fit quite well :)).
The specifics of how, specifically, Chakra is collected into the Nadis Pathways are still being debated today by scientists, but the general theory--until they can develop a way to find out--is that the Chakra already flowing in the Nadis Pathways attracts the now-free Chakra of the Cells (which gets shaken off at the beginning of Glycolysis, if you're wondering) and brings them in. As stated before, Chakra loves Energy and Chakra is a type of energy, so... it makes sense :).
Fun Fact!! Nadis Pathyways, in my Naruto Universe, are sort of a weird mix between the Nervous System and Blood Vessels, where the Chakra itself acts like the signals of the Nervous System, but it flows in circular pathways like Blood Vessels all throughout the body! Unbeknownst to Scientists, inside these pathways are little specialized cells which hold Chakra Energy to keep on attracting Chakra into the networks and also provide it a place to hold onto until it is transferred somewhere else!!
The Nadis Pathways: How Chakra Moves & Is Stored Within The Body
There are Three Types of Chakra within the body: Unspecialized Chakra, Chakra which is not designated to a specific Function or Element, usually freshly collected from their food and making its way to the Atman (the Organ which handles and Specialized Chakra; concept by me) or abundant in Civilians who have no use for Chakra beyond the basics of Muscle Enhancements or Water Walking; Specialized Chakra, Chakra which has been tuned to the specific person and holds their unique "Chakra Signature"; and Elemental Chakra, Chakra which has been specialized into one of the Five Elements.
As stated in the previous section, Chakra moves throughout the body via the Nadis Pathways--blood vessel-like structures which gather Chakra from the cells and guide them to the Atman Organ, Brain, and then back through the body. It carries all three types of Chakra simultaneously through it, dumping the Specialized/Elemental Chakra and gaining Unspecialized Chakra to be cycled back. These Pathways are what allows Jutsus to be cast (bringing the Elemental Chakra to wherever it needs to be expelled from--most commonly the hands), Genjutsu to take effect (they disrupt the flow of Chakra within the Nadis Channels, sometimes blocking the channels to block the Chakra flow and other times creating false signals the chakra relays to the brain), and Sensing to exist (the process of Specializing Chakra changes it to its own, hyper-specific wavelength unique to the person. That Specialized Chakra acts as a sort of Radio System within itself, relaying information solely to its same wavelength, allowing a Feedback System which Sensory Abilities are built off of).
But let's focus back on the specific Chain of Events that Chakra goes through when cycling throughout the body. After Unspecialized Chakra is collected from the Body's Cells, it travels to the Atman. The Atman is an additional organ present within most Humans and Animals of the Naruto World which allows them to be able to utilize Chakra. The name comes from early Uzumaki Scholars--Sanskrit, in our world--, who were the first to discover the organ itself and study it, and means "self, soul, or essence," after the original conception of Chakra being energy created from the Self. Many believed, before it was discovered to be everywhere, in every sentient, nonsentient, or non-living thing (to an extent), that Chakra was a physical manifestation of the Will of the Soul. That, if one believed they could do something hard enough, their Will would become Force, and allow them to move Water, Air, Lightning, Fire, and the Earth. They also observed the different Affinities--elements which were easier to manipulate by the individual person--and Struggles--elements which took much longer (or were concluded 'impossible') for one to manipulate--and concluded it had something to do with the Internal Balance of the User. Those who were born with a "Fire Mentality/Balance" (the specific term depending on the Geographic Area) could spit Fire, while those born with a "Earth Mentality" could move the Earth.
Fun Fact! These early theories were not actually that far from how Chakra actually works!! The Atman works very differently than the other organs of the body due to its Non-Vital Status--meaning that it working 24/7 is not a requisite for the organism to stay alive--and, as such, has adapted to be controlled more by the Conscious instead of the Unconscious Mind (meaning that one has to think about it to activate the organ). When at rest and not ordered to function, Chakra simply passes through the organ unbothered and continues on circulating within the body. But when the Atman is called to work, the user must consciously guide their Chakra through the organ into a specific pattern in order to Specialize it into a specific Element. Many are born with an innate understanding of how to form their Chakra Nature, which is slightly attributed to Genetics, whereas the ability to learn other Natures is attributed to the understanding of Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Air Chakra :)). Of course, as Shinobi gets older and better, this process of manually creating Elemental Chakra gets a lot more streamlined and eventually like second nature :)).
- Note! I am taking major inspiration from the Eastern Spiritual Understanding of Chakra within the Body--specifically the ideas of Meditation and Intentions being key in keeping open your Chakra Pathways--, and so I apologize for this part being a lot less science-y!! I also just haven't figured this part out yet :)).
After the Chakra goes into the Atman, it then continues up into the Brain. As stated previously, Chakra in the Body acts very similarly to the Nervous System--the Brain's Network throughout the body which allows it to command movement and receive sensations derived from our senses--with its own detectable code the Brain has learned to interpret. Think of Chakra as a massive gossip--it likes to take in everything and anything it's ever experienced, holds it in, and then dumps that information onto the first person it's able to dump it onto and then rinses and repeats the cycle over and over again.
"Oh, how does Chakra experience things to be able to gossip. It's energy--energy requires a source to give it specific information patterns to-" Frankly, I don't know. This is just how it has to work in order for Chakra to still achieve what it needs to achieve, like Sensory Information or form Jutsu. Maybe I'll figure it out, maybe I won't 🤷. For now, let's just pretend that Chakra has some sentience or something--that it's supernatural and the byproduct of some leftover god, or spiritual and we have a little whimsy. Whatever floats your boat in helping understand this!!
Anyway, let's get back to the Main Point: Chakra gets directed to the Brain after going through the Atman, dumps out all its information like the worst gossip, and gains new information in order to perform Jutsu. That's it's own ramble because this one is getting quite long, but essentially: Hand-Signs represent different codes of information given to chakra to then layer on each other to form their respective Jutsu. It's like a "This, But Do In This Specific Way" statement of first building the Chakra Nature, then giving commands to form the element in a Specific Way, then fine-tuning it all, and then a few extra signs if necessary to feed the right amount of chakra necessary into the Jutsu :).
And finally, after one's Chakra travels through their Brain to be primed with new instructions on what to do next, the Nadis Pathways circulate it back through the body to be dumped wherever it needs to be dumped. Whether it be in the mouth for Fire Jutsu, the hands for Medical Jutsu, the feet for Water/Wall Walking, etc., the Pathways just keep on chugging and grabbing more Chakra to continue anew.
Note: It will be explained later, in another post, how Storing Chakra works--such as once it's been Specialized but doesn't yet need to be used, alongside what happens when there's too much Chakra in the Nadis Pathways!! Stay tuned!!
Extra Notes & Fun Facts
I've made this post previously but have expanded on my lore a lot since then--especially with the specifics--so I decided to rewrite the post, and so here are just some notes from that previous one I think are cool, but I haven't managed to sneak in here!
Tenketsu Points
Tenketsu Points remain mostly the same in my lore as they do in Canon Naruto--they are points throughout the body which large portions of Chakra can be released from, mostly in the Hands, Feet, Joints, and Major Muscle Groups. They exist in order to provide Chakra for Jutsus, Water/Wall-Walking, and Extra Energy to the Body. Furthermore, they can be blocked by Techniques typical of the Hyuuga Clan (for they can see these points on each person) and are where most Chakra enters for Genjutsu (for these points are equally where Chakra is the most vulnerable to outside influence).
Civilians and Chakra
Civilians have typically been found to fall between one of Three Relationships with Chakra: some are entirely unwilling to use Chakra (these groups mostly consisting of Higher Nobility, who see Chakra as 'dirty work' and 'beneath them'), others use only the bare minimum of chakra to enhance their senses and/or physical abilities (workers and craftsmen, examples including enhancing their sight and dexterity for needleworkers while laborers choose to enhance their physical strength and healing factors), and the final majority simply do not retain enough chakra to make jutsu with.
Of course, there are some exceptions to these rules of why people are civilians instead of Shinobi--such as not having the proper teaching to use Jutsu, or being born with a defective Atman Organ, such as Rock Lee was and therefore cannot use Specialized or Elemental Chakra--, but these are generally the categories Civilians fall under!!
Thank you for bearing with me this long if you've stayed!! This is a mini-Passion Project of mine, spurred on by a friend asking and then continued with my own other projects I just decided to stick this onto 🥰🥰. I hope that the definitions I've provided are useful and me messing with science hasn't made your brain too mushy, because it was definitely hard--especially toward the end--to keep it all strictly scientific, and so I had to stretch some things a bit 😭😭. But, once again, thank you for staying and please ask questions if you're curious or open up some (respectful) dialogue about the specific science I've provided behind all this--especially if you're like 'maybe this would be a better reasoning behind that' because I'm only so far along in my studies and the human body is just so vast that one cannot be perfect at everything within it!!
Naruto-kun when life gave you lemons you wasted no time in whining about their sourness. You made instant lemonades. It simply can't be a coincidence, your birthday being on 'world mental health day'.
Your existence is therapy. For generations. There was a time when you were standing on the other side of the world than the world around you. Devoid of love, empathy, and hope. So you became their very embodiment. Your smile, Naruto-kun, is warmer, brighter, and more vigorous than the burning star.
I've spent more time with you than with my friends. I've grown old with you. I've seen you cry to sleep. And the very next day smile like nothing hurts.
In the face of despair you'd always dig deeper, searching for the strength to overcome it. In you, I saw myself. Perhaps because I've learned more about life from you than all the books and degrees I've finished. ( I say 'finish' because it's not a guarantee I'll end up being more smarter/better AFTER than I was before. Make it make sense!)
You gave me the courage to dream audaciously. Dreams larger than the blue sky that envelopes us. Dreams that made everyone doubt me. Laugh at me.
Everytime I was affected by their laughter and cheers, I went back to you. And like a guardian angel you set me back on the right path like I was never lost. You taught me to 'Believe in myself when nobody did. Especially when nobody did.'
You taught me 'Dreams do come true' - the first step towards your dream is to believe. In the dream. In yourself. You made me believe in my flaws.
When Zabuja said 'your words cut deeper than any blade'. I cried. Your words cut through the chains that were binding my heart and set it free.
And gave me wings to fly off and reach for my destiny. Your words became my saviour. My refuge. You, Naruto-Kun, became my hero and saved me when I didn't even know I needed saving.
I'll stop now, I don't want to make Lady Hinata jealous. And the worst, pissed. But before I go, I want you to know, in my loneliness, you were my only friend, the only one who guided me out of that dark place I was in, and for that, I'll always owe you everything. Believe it.
