S H I N

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[davidalleynes]

kishimoto: Sasuke is a prodigy ninja

me, who spent the last 300+ chapters reading about Sasuke getting his ass beat concave:

[davidalleynes]

LIST OF PEOPLE WHO BEAT SASUKE’S ASS:

That kid from the first arc with the mask

That dude from the first arc with the huge sword

His brother

Kakashi, I think

Orochimaru

I’m pretty sure Rock Lee beat his ass physically, emotionally, or spiritually at least three times

Naruto

That big tiddy lady from the chunin arc

A math problem

Killer Bee

His brother, again

Gaara

I don’t remember if Neji ever physically fought him but I’m pretty sure Neji used his petty gay shade powers to own Sasuke at least once

Jiraiya I think

Tsunade, definitely

Literally all of the Akatsuki

Himself

[orochimarufacts]

Suigetsu when I told you what this job would involve you literally specifically told me you could read. You promised me. You said, Orochimaru sama, I swear I definitely absolutely know how to read.

[thatshinobilife]

Well folks my next hard hitting meme is here 

[winter-serenade-blog]

Kishimoto made so many unecessary decisions when it came to romance. Planned from the beginning my ass. Seriously, what was the point?

Instead of making all those NaruSaku moments (mind you, there were quite a lot), why didn’t he focus on other things, like building up his poorly developed canon relationships more? What was the point of romantixally developing a relationship that wasnt going to become canon?

What about developing Hinata more, since you’re going to pretend she’s a main character later on. Give her more screen time instead of less than 50 panels in 700 chapters.

Give us development on how Naruto magically fell in love with Hinata despite barely interacting with her other than the war arc.

Give us development on how Sasuke magically fell in love with Sakura, despite him not showing no romantic feelings towards her (ill be generous and say during Part 1, his feelings are debatable).

Why didnt you build up Kaguya more, who came out of nowhere for some reason?

Why didn’t you expose us to another kekkei tota? Ohnoki has the dust release, and false kekkei totas are mentioned in Gaara Hiden. Wouldn’t they be more interesting to learn about?

That fact that Kishimoto wasted his time making “red herrings” instead of developing his canon pairings/more interesting subjects makes me mad.

[gracie-buns]

So.

When is kishi gonna explain why he killed neji instead of hiashi.

Hiashi owed a life debt to Hizashi. He could’ve payed it by saving his brother’s son.

I mean instead of neji dying there skewered by a big ass twig, being a cupid for naruto and hinata.

It should have been Hiashi, who saves his daughter. Who he neglected and abused. He could’ve given Hinata the validation she craved and said that he’s been proud of her so much. And asked her to abolish the side branch, with Neji’s help!

Neji would still be alive and we would not have any of that crap in boruto where hiashi does a complete 180.

Okay kishi, its not like Hiashi didn’t abuse hinata anyway. I guess they’re all friends now, yay for you.

Who cares about fucking Hiashi, he’s terrible father and brother. Who activated his brothers seal for being angry at their clan injustice. People care about NEJI!!!

[greenpolymer]

SASUKE BEING OOC

Unhappy with the ending, the ASSes accused Sasuke of being so out-of-character, and I must say that I TOTALLY AGREE with them.

Because you know what, Sasuke was always being so OOC every time Sakura-fucking-Haruno was near him. Need an explanation? Ok, here we go:

He blushed

Did the arrogant Sasuke easily blush? No.

There were only two people in his entire life that often made him go red. The first one is his big big big brother Itachi. And guess who the second one was?

Even when Kakashi recalled the memories of team 7 in chapter 675, he clearly remembered the red face of Sasuke when listening to Sakura’s dream. Why did Kishi have to make sure we all see his face turn red like this? Hmm, interesting… Sasuke was so OOC wasn’t he?

He reacted

Did the introvert Sasuke often open up his feeling or intention to other people? No.

But there was this girl that made him answer every time she asked or called his name:

He told her about his darkest moment.

He got super angry when she was beaten.

  He calmly told her his intention.

He managed to explain to her, even when everything was in chaos

He immediately replied to her and gently showed her that he cared

  He called her name first, in every team 7 reunion. And these ones are my favorite moments:

- Ignored Naruto, only had eyes on Sakura. A little bit hesitation before replying to her.

- Didn’t know how to react coz’ she showed up too suddenly. No time for preparation. Better hide the creepy Rinnegan first.

Overall, don’t you see that he was so awkward being near her?

And that was OOC, indeed.

He knew

ASSes claimed that Sasuke didn’t have feelings for Sakura, but Naruto did. Are you sure ASSes?

Sasuke noticed every tiny detail of her facial expressions. How about Naruto?

Even when they were not together for a long time, he still was clearly aware that she was a medic nin.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Sakura were always together, but Naruto never had the ability to detect her sadness as Sasuke did.

He touched

Did the self-centered Sasuke like physical contact? No.

But still there was someone…

He leaned on her after being bitten by Orochimaru. Their hands were intertwined. 

Even when he was exhausted, he could not take his eyes off her

And this is the biggest OOC Sasuke. When the spoiler of 685 was leaked, I still thought this was a fan art or something.

“OMG Really? Is that you Sasuke???” was my first thought.

And you know what? There’s a funny thing here:

Why didn’t Kaguya just throw Sasuke into that acid dimension?

She could have killed him easily by doing that, but nah, Kishi let Kaguya throw him into a HOT desert, so that he had more chance to expose his perfect bare chest, to be rescued by Sakura, then touched her injured arm and finally held her like this. Skin on skin! 

After that, he was even more OOC when he let her lean on him a little longer and talked to Obito like a boss. 

And the most OOCness of Sasuke is the gentle tap on her head. Every Naruto reader (not just SasuSaku shippers only) understands its big hidden meaning. 

He smiled

Did the ice-cube Sasuke often genuinely smile at someone? No.

But there was an only exception. And his smile implied a lot of wonderful meanings which no words can express.

He smiled to cheer her up when she was insecure of her ability before the Chuunin exam.

“You have noticed first, right Sakura?”

He smiled in satisfaction when she got her confidence back.

“…”

He gently smiled to say goodbye to her, after listening to her confession.

“Thank you, Sakura”

He smiled with pride and a little amusement when he saw her monstrous strength after a long time not being together. A real turn on.

“Don’t get in my way, Naruto!!”

He tried to smile in sadness; his feet froze when she confessed again.

“You’re still damn annoying, Sakura”

And this time, he truly smiled in happiness with a promise to get back to her and bring her with him.

“Next time, for sure, Sakura!”

You know what, Sasuke’s gentle smile is for Sakura, and only Sakura, nuff said.

Bonus: He remembered

He thought about team 7 as a family, with Sakura and her middle finger!

Seriously Sasuke??? Are you really that OOC ???

**CONCLUSION**

Sasuke tried to be cool and cruel all the time, yet he was only human, and he couldn’t resist this natural feeling for someone. And whenever he tried to hide his soft side, he was being so awkward, so OOC as the ASSes have mentioned.

Oh come on, ASSes, just answer this simple question:

Are you being OOC whenever the person you have feeling for is around you? 

[yzy-sunagakure]

Unpopular opinion: I wish Temari had never moved to Konoha

Don’t get me wrong, I still ship ShikaTema like a motherfucker, and Shikadai is my favorite out of all of Boruto’s friends, but I still wish that instead of moving to the Leaf, Shikamaru had gone to the Sand instead. Or that they alternated between living in the Leaf and Sand. Or something.

But noooooooo Kishimoto’s gotta make the most badass female character in the series another ninja housewife. Never mind the fact that the Kazekage Clan is probably much more powerful and prestigious than the Nara Clan. Like I’m not denying that the Nara Clan is really great and powerful and intelligent, but they’re just ONE of the many clans in Konoha while the Kazekage Clan is undisputed royalty in Suna.

I just find it really OOC for Temari just to accept her life in Konoha like that; I don’t doubt that she loves Shikamaru, but she’s shown time and again to be a first-class kunoichi who’s willing to make sacrifices and is extremely prideful of her village, and even MORE protective of her little brothers. After all that development of the Sand Siblings’ family relationship, Temari just…leaves them?! I mean do you remember her Infinite Tsukuyomi dream. Shikamaru’s ass didn’t even make an appearance. So no matter how she may feel about this foreign boy, would she given up EVERYTHING that she built her life upon, for him? It may sound romantic, but Temari’s always been more of the realistic type.

And on that note, why couldn’t have Shikamaru gone to the Sand? Like I know they said he’s important for the Leaf but is he really? The world is at peace. The Leaf has Naruto and Sasuke, BOTH of whom could singlehandedly one-up the entire world, Shikamaru or no. Meanwhile Suna loses their most powerful kunoichi to the Leaf because, “Shikamaru’s the best possible adviser for Naruto.” I agree, but would the second best have been totally unacceptable? They are a village of OP ninja after all, Kishimoto DOES wank the fuck out of Konoha while ignoring the rest of the villages

And once she’s in the Leaf what does she do? She stays at home cooking and chopping vegetables while Shikamaru’s doing all that important “Hokage adviser-y” stuff. In Shikamaru Shinden, Shikamaru’s all like, bluhhhh I don’t wanna burden my family with work stuff like don’t give me that bullshit Mr. Nara, your wife used to be the Kazekage’s right hand when she was younger than you are now.

These are all just the technical reasons why I don’t like Temari moving to the Leaf. My personal biases for Gaara and the Sand Village just make it even harder to swallow. Why tear the Sand Siblings apart? Why, after losing so many people in their lives, did Gaara and Kankuro have to lose their sister too, who also happened to be the only female member of their family left? Why couldn’t Gaara’s and Temari’s kids grow up together? Why do Shikadai and Shinki act like complete strangers, if not enemies, even though they’re cousins?

Why do I still ship ShikaTema after this

ANYWAY! The only way I’m going to be satisfied is if Temari and Shikamaru move to Suna together after Shikadai grows up, because if anything I can understand their desire to raise their son in a stable environment. But that’s never gonna happen because did I mention that Kishimoto wanks the fuck outta Konoha

I shall now wait quietly to be murdered by rabid fans

[animetrashlmao]

Naruto’s Fatherhood

Okay, I’ve been seeing this whole idea going around for a while and felt the need to address it. A main point in the Boruto movie/series is that Boruto is frustrated with Naruto for not being around due to his Hokage duties. This leads to many fans assuming that Naruto is a bad father by choice. Let’s begin.

Naruto was inaugurated as Hokage after his kids were born. They were both young when this happened, so why is this relevant? Because Naruto had more time on his hands to spend with them, being a father, as he continued chasing his dream. What does this mean? Boruto and Himawari have experienced Naruto’s fatherhood before and after him taking the title of Hokage. 

For children who have consistently been ignored by a parent, it’s safe to assume that by the time they are 11 or 12, they’ve become accustomed to it. Why then, would a child who is accustomed to being ignored and neglected, be so upset about that fact when it’s all they know? Let me remind you all of this scene here at the end of The Last: 

Does this look like a bad father to you? They both attack him, and he receives them with open arms. He suggests a snowball fight, giving in immediately to their request. Children who’ve been ignored wouldn’t feel so carefree as to run into their parent’s arms, demanding that the parent play with them. Is it really that difficult then to make the connection that Naruto, who wanted nothing more than a bond, a family, someone who would receive his love and reciprocate it, gave his kids all of the free time that he had? This brings me to conclude this:

When all of that changes after Naruto becomes increasingly busy in his new position as Hokage, Boruto doesn’t understand how to cope with these feelings because he’s never felt that way before. This is the best explanation for his behavior then. He’s openly upset because he feels as though Naruto suddenly forgot about them, because he’s not getting the same attention he once was. Let me point you to this scene here, in Boruto the Movie where Boruto is looking at all of the photographs in Naruto’s study. 

In all of the photographs leading up to the one farthest right, appearing to be the most recent, Naruto is present and they all appear incredibly joyful. This only solidifies the idea that Naruto had been a wonderful father up until his Hokage inauguration. 

Naruto, on the other hand, has finally achieved his lifelong dream, and being someone who puts everything they have into everything they do, he works hard at his job because it was he who worked so hard to create the peace that he now has the task of maintaining. Is he perfect? No. Naruto has never had to balance family life and work life. He’s always been alone, never having to consider others in his decisions. It’s not difficult to understand then, that Naruto genuinely wouldn’t have understood the implications this would have for his family.

Naruto has never learned how to be any type father, good or bad. He has no example to follow or deviate from. When you’ve never experienced something for yourself, how are you to act upon the situation when it arises? At some point, Boruto brought up his feelings to Naruto in some way, probably through an angry outburst. So how does Naruto handle it? He over-exhausts himself, trying to make everyone happy by maintaining his shadow clones all day in order to get the maximal amount of work done possible and keep his kids from totally hating him. For someone who has desired nothing more than the acknowledgment of those around him since day 1, this behavior makes sense. 

I mean, the disappointment he feels when he’s messed up again? He’s trying his best with nothing to guide him. He sends Boruto congratulatory e-mails, he gives him a pep talk, he wants Boruto to feel acknowledged. Is this the best way to go about it? Maybe not, especially compared to the attention he must’ve given his kids before his new position. But, I sincerely doubt that Naruto is a bad father, nor does he want to be one. It’s a difficult situation for them. The new Boruto series is currently set before the Boruto movie during their academy days, so this must be during the onset of Naruto’s run as a Hokage. Therefore, that scene in today’s episode where he goes straight to bed after coming home is probably before Boruto brings his frustration to his father’s attention, so Naruto is probably unaware of the way his kids are feeling. 

However, Boruto quickly comes to understand Naruto and his struggles when he witnesses him fight the Otsusukis during the movie. Faced with the prospect of losing his father completely, his eyes have been opened to some of the difficulties Naruto faced in his youth. He decides that Naruto shouldn’t have to face more difficulties from the people he loves the most. He comes to terms with the situation by the end of Boruto the Movie, eventually accepting that this is the situation that they are in, and that he’s going to have to make the best of it. 

And if his own son can accept that this is Naruto’s new fatherhood, I don’t see why you guys can’t. 

TL;DR, Naruto’s fatherhood definitely has some bumps in the road, there’s no denying that. However, his intentions as a father are clear, and those are that he loves his kids and wants them to be happy, like a GOOD father would.

[inrainprose]

On the uchiha sarada wikia page and

“As a way to keep a connection with Sasuke, despite being happy for him, Karin kept Sarada’s umbilical cord.”

What have women done to you kishimoto

[naruhearts]

Just watched The Last...

I know, I put it off for too long ‘cause why would I want to watch a 2-hour movie full of pining Hinata and oblivious/reduced-to-an-idiot Naruto? 

What I got from the utter disaster that was The Last/Gaiden/post-698 is that it’s okay to force yourself into a relationship.

That it’s okay to make yourself emotionally and physically unavailable to the girl.

That it’s okay for the girl to manipulate you into a relationship. 

That if the girl loves you back, you must be involved with her out of sheer pity. 

That the girl (who knows absolutely nothing about you besides the fact that you are her hero and her inspiration and the object of her superficial affections since childhood) should continue to pursue you although she is aware that you will never 100% be there for her. 

NH/SS are the most unhealthy relationships (in every sense of the word) that I’ve ever seen.

It makes me so goddamn angry to know that Naruto could have been immortalized as one of the most inclusive, most unique manga that broke itself out of the traditional shounen mold. 

Instead, SasuNaruSasu was squashed into non-existence because they wanted to make a new generation. The Naruto and Sasuke we knew from Chapter 1-698 were so aware of what they felt for one another and what it meant to be your best friend, your soulmate, and everything in between. They knew how it was like to almost fall prey to the darkest crevices of yourself. They knew how to transcend the cultural/personal boundaries that would have brought the entire ninja world and its crimes to redemption and justice. 

Now all we have left is a goddamn shell of Naruto and Sasuke as absent fathers to their children, as terrible husbands to their “loving” wives, and as former best friends who could have lived happily ever after…and I’ve personally thought that since they’re both boys, the chance of them being together (or at least of us getting a final implication that they were/final SNS closure) was 0.0000001% even when the whole manga (spanning Chapter 1 to freaking 698) told us otherwise. 

Wait, that’s exactly it: NaruHina/SasuSaku wouldn’t have happened if SasuNaruSasu happened! If SNS happened, there would be no children, no new generation, no Burrito and Salad storyline to keep the manga relevant! This was the point of The Last/Gaiden – let’s make everyone straight as hell and turn all the important concepts that made the manga unique in the first place inside out so we can get Naruto Children!!! 

I need to lie down. 

[dattebae]

I know you don't ship naruhina, but is there any sort ending you would have been okay with them being canon? I love the ship myself, but I'm finding I'm distancing myself from canon, not just because of the end, but the shippers... they're so nasty now. Not just to narusaku, but to sasusaku. I wanna call myself a NH shipper, but the shippers and canon make it so hard to. For all the development we had, we deserved more from the end. NS deserved closure, too. You guys got screwed over. :(

To be completely honest – I just simply don’t like the idea of Naruto and Hinata as a COUPLE. I just feel like these kind of romantic relationships ( the message it gives and how common it is makes it hard for me to find any modern and realistic vibe from it.) it’s too disney…i don’t know, just too stereotypical. Shy girl loves the unloved boy before anyone else and in the end all the girls wanted him but he picked her etcetc – i am so done with that. It worries me what kids will think about this. It’s like love is a competition and the first person to love the other is the one who deserves and will win the other. It’s a really wrong way of viewing love, no matter how pure it may be expressed it’s really not. Aside from that, i just really wanted to see Hinata use the inspiration she got from Naruto to focus on herself instead of him.

I loved Hinata in the beginning, i loved how she used Naruto’s motto to change HERSELF and despite losing against Neji she was still the winner to me – because she progressed and took a step forward as an individual and came closer to her goal : to change herself. If Kishimoto only continued in this pattern to develop Hinata as a character – i promise you that i of all people would be her biggest fan. If Hinata had one day walked up to Naruto in the future, after fixing the clan issues and gaining respect from her father and everyone in her clan, and thanked him for how much he changed her and how much he showed her the right path – Hinata would have been one of the most developed characters and i would be head over heels in love with her. 

I would actually also love the idea of Hinata ending up with Naruto in this case ( only if it happened naturally as in them getting to know each other – no toneri, no guilt tripping, no princess of the byakugan or other characters talking naruto into it) . I admire Hinata for admiring Naruto, but i don’t admire the crash in her development where she stops realising what she really wanted from the very beginning as an individual – Kishimoto simply turned her into nothing but a girl in love in the end – and it literally HURTS me to confirm that – it hurts me to know that in the end all that was made of Hinata was “ the shy girl who wanted to change her clan and herself but ended up getting a shoujo movie where she ended up with the unloved kid all the girls wanted in the end. “ 

Even NaruSaku has it’s flaws and ofc those are also problematic, but this is really because Kishimoto wrote these pairings including SasuSaku very badly. I shipped/ship NaruSaku because i 1) Respected and Acknowledged Naruto’s feelings just like people acknowledged and respected the girls feelings. 2) The dynamic and chemistry between them was very natural, there was nothing about Sakura that was extremely special ( as kishi himself stated Sakura was supposed to be a very normal girl from a normal family ) and that is really nice because it proved that you dont have to be super special or different to be loved by a guy like Naruto, 3) Sakura moving on from Sasuke would actually NOT be the worst thing considering the fact that many girls stick to guys that– well let’s just say – don’t treat them the best way.

If you ask ME, i honestly truly believe that we all got screwed over – each one of these hetero-pairings had the potential to be great messages and stories but Kishimoto just took a very safe, stereotypical and common way of writing them and “ keep everyone happy “ – not to mention, the next generation kids would have been quite a flop without more characters from the confirmed ships. 

P.S for those of you reading this; This is just my opinion – please ship and love whatever you like – i respect different opinions ( seriously ship and like whatever makes you happy ) but in return please respect and accept my opinion too . Thank you.

[bryonyoungblood]

To anyone who still assumes Sakura is happy for Naruto that he ended up with Hinata… You are an IDIOT. This smile is comparable to the one she gave Sai in regards to her saying she was happy Sasuke was helping them against the Ten-Tails. It’s obvious she only lied to Naruto, feeling she didn’t “deserve” to be with him because she hurt him, rather than realizing no love is perfect.

I can deal with the ending, but what I can’t deal with is the obvious hypocrisy from the staff at Studio Pierrot as well as Kishi and anyone else who assumed more money would be made ‘cause of NH being the end result.

Because you all failed and are dumbasses for believing it.

[lazybutt1990]

Just gonna point out, the only reason SasuSaku exists is a misconception. Which is the reason why Sakura hates her life.

As well as Naruhina he stated she’s a weirdo though later says he ‘likes the type of person she is’ then later Naruto avoids her the rest of the Series up until him coming home and the Pein Attack and the war. So Naruto and Hinata had around 4-6 interactions throughout the manga. Not filler through the Anime.

Another thing Naruto knows who he likes when this is shown to him, this would easily further his interest in Sakura compared to Hinata who again states “she is weird”

Too many inconsistencies with Naruhina and Sasusaku to even be somewhat feasible without some form of shitty reboot to Naruto’s backstory which had to happen in Naruto: The last to even make sense.

I understand the reasoning on Naruhina but with Sasusaku it’s just not there, their is no romance and Boruto furthers this in the recent episode with Sakura and Ino. By saying their first ‘date’ was two and a half minutes. Like really? You think there is some form of romance there at all?

Another thing Naruhina though having good arguments doesn’t make sense in the long run of the series, it’s one of those twists in an Author’s perspective but in this case. Flips the entire story and doesn’t understand itself. That’s what Naruhina is. A huge and terrible inconsistency that had a studio that sucks off Hinata for some odd reason. (Still a little new to this Tumblr thing so 😅🤷‍♂️) 🤷‍♂️.

[ramennoodlesandnarusasu]

Rant about the ending of naruto

Pre warning this is long and also anti naruhina and sasusaku. So if you don’t want to listen please don’t bash me later for my opinion.

So I’m just gonna put this out there I am sooooooo disappointed on the ending of naruto. I honestly love naruto the original and shippuden and it is so amazing watching the characters grow and become stronger and more aware of their dreams and goals. It is MORE than obvious that naruto has his main goal to bring sasuke back, but as he grows as a character he becomes more involved in becoming stronger to protect those he loves and his village. Unfortunately that means even if sasuke gets in the way, but through everything naruto never turns his back on sasuke, he always tries to reach out to him to come back home, and he would rather die at Sasuke’s hands than let him continue on his path of destruction.

You never see naruto care that much about Hinata, until the pain battle and even though she confesses her love he doesn’t really state the same back. He is completely peed off though because she was one those people who he loved as a friend and wants to protect (being one of his closes friends). So many people get all pissy saying naruto is straight because of his obsession with Sakura in the original naruto series. But has no one ever heard of bisexuality…. yes nobody can deny that naruto was head over heels crushing hard on Sakura at the begining. But as he develops though the story line he doesn’t really have any other canon interest. He only gives a crap about sasuke and bringing him back. And to be honest Naruto is such a people person, he literally wants the best for everyone, he doesn’t care about your past he cares about your present. He strikes me as the type pf character who would be bi, considering the fact that he could befriend literally a rock. He is just so joyful and full of energy and loves all types of people no matter their gender, age or backstory.

The thing that absolutely killllllssssss me is the fact that naruto has been going on for so many years and it is in my opinion one of the most amazing long running amines out there. Besides the crazy amounts of fillers (which some are amazing) it really demonstrates the amazing progression of a young ninja working his arse off to be the best version of himself. Naruto’s story is so beautiful, and his love and devotion for sasuke makes the story even more touching.

I don’t know why in the love of all that is holy at the very end of the story, after years of building up to this epic finale … they chuck naruto and Hinata together. . And sasuke and Sakura together. ….

Not only does it make like nearly zero sense, but it doesn’t feel natural or even right to place them together. If the reason why they didn’t place naruto and sasuke together is because the company where scared to have two boys together. Then I’m out *flips a table*

Sooooooo many cartoon/anime companies have moved on.. the lgtb community is amazing and beautiful and is finally getting some dam respect like they deserve. I don’t know why people can’t let love happen.. EVEN IN FICTIONAL WORLDS WHERE THE TWO MAIN CHARCATERS ARE MENT TO BE TOGETHER. … not only are there sooooo many innuendos in the naruto anime to try to state the type of relationship that naruto and sasuke have .. kishimoto himself actually believes in the pairing of sasuke and naruto. I know that Japanese culture is a bit different and the LGTB community is not as excepted as much as it is in other countries. But the fact lies that naruto is a multilingual anime which has worldwide views, I honestly believe the anime would have completely exploded with support and happiness if the two actually ended up together. Also the fact that I think the company would have had a massive amount of support on their finale, instead of all the anger and distaste to the ending. There is so much hate towards the ending.. and it’s not Hinata or Sakura who I hate they are actually amazing powerful characters with so many amazing qualities. But it’s the forcing of the partnerships that drives me insane.

All I want is for naruto to be happy as he was for most of the anime series. But after the release of baruto he seems so depressed and down and not at all himself. This makes me so sad, as a character. .. he deserves so much more than the miserable and boring life he has been placed into. And omg sasuke … he literally doesn’t give two f’s about his family, he literally leaps at the sound of naruto calling him for a mission. . Or really anything.

But anyways, I just ultimately believe that the ending should have gone completely different. Quite alot of other major cartoon and animation studio’s have been actively supporting the lgtb group.. eg: Disney (finding dory), Nickelodeon (the legend of korra) and Cartoon network (loud house) and so many more. I believe that if these massive companies can support and except the lgbt community then so can the shueisha, Viz Media company.

[its-naruto-universe]

My last narusasu rant. Please read this!

No one in Naruto is gay. Sasuke is a 16 years old teenager whoselife has been ruined by his own brother, he has other things in mind than getting laid.

But I’m not surprised that the majority of people don’t realise that. After all most of them are a bunch of closed minded yanks who believe that if a guy doesn’t drrol all over a random pussy  near him he must be gay. Society today is disgusting. Your mentality is disgusting.

We live in world where two males that are friends HAVE TO bully, harras and humiliate each other on a daily basis OR ELSE they “must be gay”. Serius talks, friendship bonds, hugs, long conversations, spending time together, caring for one another, helping one another, apparently if twi males do any of those in todays’s society they must be gay.

Fuck whoever thinks like that.

The first reason we love shonens is about the best brotps out there and no amount of obsessed fangirl will chnge that. I’m not telling you to not ship them,(since I’m literally no one to do so ) I’m telling you to not play the fucking gay moralist when you are not.

INSTEAD OF THROWING TANTRUMS AT OTHER SHIPS  BY LABELLING THEM  AS ABUSIVE, SENSLESS, ECC. JUST APPRECIATE YOUR SHIP AND LET OTHERS ENJOY THEIR OWN WITHOUT BEING A DICK that your gay ship didn’t happen.

I’m tagging this naruhina since even tho I dislike the fandom and the ship in general sometimes the hate they get is too much even for me

[n-i-n-t]

Okay,

so maybe this has been said before

But I don’t actually think Naruto ever stopped loving Sakura. That is not to say that he doesn’t love Hinata, but after everything that happened in canon manga was followed with the scene depicting Naruto’s affections for Sakura as ‘rivalry’ seemed a little far fetched, even if I do support the canon ending.

I think that Naruto, the boy who never knew love and taught everyone to love, knew that he loved Sakura—but because he loved Sakura, he also respected her wishes—and that wish was that Sakura loved Sasuke. How guilty would Sakura feel, and how awkward would it be, if Naruto still confessed to Sakura after the events of the manga, knowing that she still loved Sasuke? That Sakura could not return Naruto’s feelings?

More importantly, how would Sasuke feel knowing that Naruto still loved Sakura? I honestly don’t think Naruto believed, that after everything that happened, Sasuke would be willing/feel worthy to fight Naruto for Sakura.

Naruto stepped down because he knew that Sasuke needed her. Naruto, being the selfless individual that he is, knew that he wanted his two best friends to be happy and that they needed each other more than he needed Sakura… so he moved on. It’s the simple case of, “If you love them, let them go”.

Then as if by some miracle, Hinata was there to pick up the pieces, and Naruto found what he needed all along??

Like I said, I support the end-game canon, but I would have had much more respect for how the events unfolded had they not brushed off Naruto’s affections for Sakura since the very start of part one so easily. :c

[of-feathers-and-blades]

Just my thoughts...

In my opinion, I feel like Kishi purposely made Gaiden complete and utter crap on purpose. Like he was trying to send the message that this is what happens when you let go of your dreams and aspirations. This is what happens when you allow others to influence you and shape you into something that you’re not for their convenience. Because let’s be real. If The Last never happened, if Sasuke wasn’t forced out of the narrative for The Hyuuga Princess’ sake, things would’ve actually have gotten solved. Why? Because Sasuke and Naruto would be together. 

I don’t mean that in a romantic sense, though that would be nice, but I mean as in general. They would watch over Konoha together.They would change the system like they intended. That’s what the series was about, right? Because last I checked, it wasn’t about ships or about getting married and having kids. However, because Sasuke was forced out of Naruto’s life, nothing gets fixed. Nothing gets solved. Things don’t change. Naruto becomes Hokage and does what exactly? He was supposed to be the one that would surpass all the other Hokage but I haven’t seen a single thing he did as Hokage that supports that. He becomes one of many. He’s nothing special. He doesn’t change anything. No, instead, he becomes an average Hokage and neglectful father and husband. 

Do people even understand the significance of Naruto and Sasuke working together? Do people even understand the significance of their fight? That was them coming to understand each other. That was them finding balance between them. And that balance was exactly what was supposed to bring about change to the shinobi world. They were meant to stand together. They were meant to lead together as equals. 

As someone who is studying to become an English major, analyzing plot, dialogue, and narrative has become almost second nature to me. One of the things that we are taught to look out for is unreliable narration. Gaiden is a prime example of that. What I mean by that is that nothing in Gaiden is realistic. Now, I know there are many elements in Naruto that are unrealistic, but in terms of story, Gaiden is 100% forced. It doesn’t fit with the original narrative. It doesn’t serve to add anything to the story. It’s just there.

 In my opinion, there’s no emotional attachment to the characters. Sarada and Boruto’s ‘daddy issues’ mean absolutely nothing to me. An author’s job is to make the readers care about their characters. Kishi did a wonderful job with Sasuke and Naruto in the original series. I literally couldn’t care less about the New Gen. Reading Gaiden, all I could think of was, ‘why should I care about these characters? They have issues with their parents, so what?’ Another thing we look at is the characters themselves. ‘Is it believable that this character would do this? Does it makes sense for this character to think that?’ 

In Naruto and Sasuke’s case, no. As children who grew up as they did, turning out as they did with their ‘families’ makes no sense. If you have a crappy childhood, you’d want to make sure your own children don’t have to go through what you did. Which is why their characterizations in Gaiden make no sense and I don’t believe a single thing about Gaiden. All it is to me is excess waste that could’ve easily been dropped and taken out and it wouldn’t have made a difference to the story. 

When reading something, though I suppose this is just the English major in me talking, you have to ask yourself these questions. What am I reading? What’s the point of this story? What’s the author trying to say? Why should I care about these characters? Why should I care about this story? 

Gaiden, again, in my opinion, completely negates everything that Naruto stood for as a series. The series to me was about growth, about understanding, about change, and most definitely about Naruto and Sasuke. So what happened in the end? What did Naruto spend the entire series chasing after Sasuke for if Sasuke was just going to end up wandering alone again? What was the point of the two of them coming to terms of accepting each other and wanting to work together if they were just going to be separated in the end? The story was never about whether or not Sasuke would get together with Sakura. It was never about wether or not Naruto would get together with Hinata. It was never about any of that at all. It was never a focus in the story. It was never a driving plot point. In fact the ships themselves offered nothing to the story because being together wouldn’t have influenced the narrative in the slightest. 

It was Naruto and Sasuke’s relationship that influenced the story. Whenever Sasuke moved, Naruto moved. Whenever something happened to Sasuke, something happened to Naruto. As Kishi said before, “Naruto and Sasuke progress as a pair. Whenever I think about Naruto, I have to think about Sasuke. They are opposite sides of the spectrum, like yin and yang.” It doesn’t matter whether or not you think of them as romantic or platonic, but don’t negate the fact that the story was always about them. If you only worried about whether or not Naruto and Sasuke would get together with Hinata and Sakura, respectively, then I guess it’s obvious where your priorities lie. People who think that NH/SS were the driving force of the series obviously missed the entire point of Naruto. 

It was never about romance. It was never about Naruto and Sasuke getting together with their number 1 fangirls. 

Naruto holds a special place in my heart because to me the series taught me the importance of bonds. It taught me the importance of understanding other people’s feelings. It taught me that while the world is full of evil and hate, if you find something real, if you fight that little spec of light, the darkness doesn’t seem so bad. Naruto and Sasuke taught me what it meant to love someone and to love someone selflessly and unconditionally. 

This series changed my life. Yeah, it sucks. It has its faults but the message that Kishi wanted to send, the bonds that formed in the story were the most beautiful that I have ever seen in Shounen manga/anime. And that’s why reading Gaiden and watching The Last broke my heart. It took everything that the series was to me and destroyed it for the sake of underdeveloped ships. 

So tell me then, what did the series mean to you?