#anti kishimoto

[watermelonsloth]

I think the reason why Naruto fans get so passionate and upset about the series is because of how real it can be. Naruto isn’t about paragon heroes outdoing dastardly villains. It’s about human beings fighting tooth and nail to survive in a world surrounded by death. It’s about broken systems made and perpetuated by broken people.

The Hyuga clan isn’t just antagonistic or pretentious, they practice slavery.

The Uchiha clan weren’t just killed by some raging psychopath, they were systematically massacred.

Itachi isn’t just cruel to Sasuke because he’s a bad brother, he’s cruel because he’d been told time and time again that you can only survive by being cruel and he wants nothing more than for Sasuke to survive.

Nagato isn’t trying to take over the world just for the sake of power, he’s trying to take over the world because it beat him down to the point of believing that the only chance at peace there is is the world being forced into compliance through fear.

Iruka isn’t hard on Naruto just because he’s a strict teacher, he’s hard on Naruto because he knows from experience how unforgiving the world is towards orphans.

Kakashi isn’t just some silly and slightly lazy teacher, he’s a contract killer still grieving his loved ones and struggling to do better without knowing how he’s supposed to.

Sakura isn’t just a fangirl, she’s a normal girl in a very dangerous and abnormal world constantly being made to choose between what she’s supposed to do and what she feels.

Sasuke isn’t just some edgelord, he’s a survivor who lost everything then gets repeatedly told that he has to choose between keeping what he’s gained and doing better than his brother.

Naruto isn’t just trying to be the best Hokage there ever was, he’s trying to prove his worth to a society that abandoned him just for existing and, in a way, confirm his worth to himself.

The Naruto story is about humans trying to force themselves into the role of weapons because that’s what they were told they had to be. It’s a story where everyone is a perpetrator but no one is trying to do wrong. It’s a story where everyone is a victim but no one is a perfect victim.

The world and the characters aren’t simple and trying to simplify them only takes away from them. So of course we get passionate about showing off all the reasons why they shouldn’t be simplified and all of the ways they’re complicated. Of course we get upset when we see others simplifying them or selling certain aspects of their characters short. Of course we get upset when the series itself simplifies them. Of course we get upset when the series chooses to abandon them. Because it not only feels like the characters are giving up, it feels like the series is betraying anyone who chose to get invested in its complexities.

#If you ever wondered why I can’t bring myself to really hate any Naruto character #This is why #They’re all trying their best (mostly) #naruto #naruto classic #naruto shippuden #analysis #naruto analysis #fandom analysis #sorta #naruto uzumaki #sakura haruno #sasuke uchiha #kakashi hatake #iruka umino #nagato uzumaki #itachi uchiha #every once in a while I remember why I like this series #and I remember why I think Kishimoto is capable of being a good writer #more serious than usual #my stooff #slight #rambling #anti naruto ending #anti kishimoto #Edit: I worded something wrong

[tora-the-cat]

Kishimoto is so funny. 'oh everyone thinks Sasuke and Naruto are in love? That's weird. Here, I'll just make them soulbonded reincarnations of a generations old conflict, to emphasis their brotherly bond' SIR????

#I'm sorry to break it to you but. if you make them soulmates to make them LESS gay? They're gay. just take the L #sasunaru #sns #kishimoto #naruto #anti kishimoto

[sinnbaddie]

I don’t understand why Kishimoto never added Kakashi having thoughts about Gai when he died in the pain assault. It’s like he doesn’t want his relationship with Gai to have depth but then adds all these interactions and feelings that show how much he means to Kakashi.

He thinks of his dead friends and family, he thinks of Konoha 11, but he doesn’t think about his longest and biggest support? Not even a passing thought?

Might Gai is Kakashi’s best friend and rival, he isn’t a nuisance to him and he doesn’t think he’s less than him. Their relationship has substance and evidence to show how much they care about one another, im sick of Kishimoto and his constant need to diminish it then prop it up and then diminish it again. How can he be so inconsistent with relationships and character writing??

#kakashi hatake #might guy #maito gai #pain arc #kakagai #not even shipping in this instance just their canon relationship atp #I get Kishimoto probably didn’t think that far ahead in the series because so much of their dynamic is explained later #it aggravates me that Gai’s support is constantly made minuscule in reference to others #Gai - the one who was their since he was 5 years old and immediately supported and cared for Kakashi #Gai - the one who Kakashi has leaned on so frequently that he’ll pass out after Gai arrives because he knows he’ll handle it #yeah I’m glad he showed appreciation for his support after the pain assault #but it still irks me real bad that his relationship w Gai is diminished #ESPECIALLY in favor to Obito who he wasn’t even truly best friends with and only carried his legacy out of guilt #Gai IS Kakashi’s true best friend and rival and I’m very happy it’s expanded on later #but it doesn’t take away how Kishimoto centers Obito as his best friend and biggest influence #I’m not taking away from his influence at all but I’m angry that everyone thinks Kakashi’s relationship w him is so deep #compared to Gai #I feel it always comes back to the fact that everyone thinks Gai is ugly and a joke #anti kishimoto

[itachi-maru]

Thinking about Tsunade and Orochimaru and grief

thinking about how people process similar things in different ways 

thinking about how easily Orochimaru could have ended up as team medic and how Tsunade could have become obsessed with immortality and seeing her deceased loved ones again 

yanno...if Kishimoto wasn’t a coward who made medicine Only Woman’s Work™

#orochimaru #tsunade #sannin #sannin ot3 #Jiraiya #anti kishimoto #naruto #Naruto Shippuden #original #i contributed

[happypanda101]

Don't mind me, just gonna leave this here

#naruto #naruto fandom #naruto shippuden #naruto manga #naruto uzumaki #sasuke uchiha #sakura haruno #ino yamanaka #hinata hyuga #akatsuki #anti studio pierrot #anti kishimoto #pro sakura haruno #pro sasuke #anti canon

[itsadreamland]

The way Kishimoto drew and the way Ikemoto draws are so stark.

I know it isn't hot news that ikemoto's art is universally ugly and has pedo vibes, but compared to Kishimoto's art it adds an extra layer of icky.

Okay like for example Sakura's, Ino's, and Hinata's first appearance

Now Saradas first appearance

When Kishimoto introduces his female character, it focuses on the character (or in relation to other characters). But, Ikemoto introduces Sarada with an emphasis on her physical appearance. What makes it incredibly disgusting is that she is FUCKING 12!

And it gets much, much worse.

All of Sarada's panels are sexualized in a way. Every. Single. One. (these are from early boruto)

Manga covers are just as bad

Comparing this to the genin Sakura (and Ino) from early Naruto, Ikemoto, who worked on Naruto with Kishimoto, is going out of his way to draw Sarada like this.

AND NO HE DIDN'T JUST SEXULIZE THE GIRLS

I can talk for hours about this but I’ll end it here.

#Naruto #boruto #anti boruto #anti ikemoto #anti kishimoto #sarada uchiha #pedophillia mention #sakura haruno #ino yamanaka #hinata hyuga #naruto manga #boruto manga

[hischerryblossom]

Naruto’s Playlist that reminds him of Sakura

Compass - The Neighbourhood

Supergood - Duckwrth

Will Do - T.V. On The Radio

Out of my League - Fitz and the Tantrums

THE SHADE - Rex Orange County

Cloud 9 - Beach Bunny feat. Tengan and Sara

Her - Majid Jordan

Cooks - Still Woozy

Heaven - Niall Horan

Strawberry Skies - Kid Travis

I haven’t made a playlist in a while! So Here’s one. These are just songs that I think Naruto would hum or sing in his daily routine that remind him of Sakura and how much he treasures her.

Headcanon : Naruto sings these songs around Sakura whenever he tried to cook a meal for her

#narusaku #anti naruhina #pro narusaku #naruto #naruto and sakura #anti kishimoto #anti naruto ending #love #narusaku playlist #playlist #music

[generouskittensong]

So Kishimoto really just stole from a sns shipper their art and copy paste it to make the ending?

He literally just hated his own manga so much, lost his passion and became so uncreative. But tbh I can understand that, being forced to create a stupid ending so the story continues.

I still believe the ending is part of the infinite tsukuyomi.

Can some of you guys send me some analysis about it? Thank you

#anti sns #anti kishimoto #anti sasusaku #anti naruhina #anti naruto #anti snsa #anti naruto ending

[venusintheblindspots-blog]

And to follow up on my previous post about Dany and Sasuke, the main difference between the two characters is the fact that Dany is being written by an author who understands that the only way to dismantle oppressive systems is through violence, whereas Sasuke’s author doesn’t.

The shinobi system as shown in the anime and manga is cruel to almost every character that we encounter, from the main heroes,- Naruto, Kakashi, Tsunade, Sakura, etc., and our anti-heroes/villains, like Pain, Madara, Obito, even Orochimaru. It preys on child-prodigies to use as tools to further the broken philosophies of the hidden villages.

Itachi massacred his entire clan at thirteen years old, because the people in power in his village gave him the order, and manipulated him into thinking he had a choice.

Nagato Uzumaki lost his entire family at the hands of shinobi wearing his family emblem on their backs.

Our main character, Naruto , was made into a vessel for an ancient demon by his father a few minutes after his birth.

The shinobi system is one that operates on violence and oppression. How else can it reformed or disbanded, if not through violence?

And there is a popular misconception about Daenerys’ last chapter in ADWD, the violence she will enact will not be towards the people of Westeros, but rather the slave masters, who have disregarded the lives of the people enslaved by them.

#a song of ice and fire #naruto shippuden #anti konoha #anti naruto ending #daenerys targeryan #sasuke uchiha #sasuke deserved better #grr martin #grrm #anti kishimoto #but not actually hate for him #nagato uzumaki #orochimaru #itachi uchiha #kakashi hatake #hatake kakashi #OPPRESSIVE SYSTEMS CAN ONLY BE DISBANDED THROUGH VIOLENCE #adwd #asoiaf #game of thrones

[weepingnightmarenaruto]

One of the most disrespectful things Kishimoto ever did was kill Neji and then have the main villain of the whole fucking show have the byakugan.

#naruto #naruto critical #neji #neji hyuga #kaguya otsutsuki #when Naruto and Sasuke almost died their alien ancestor revived them #AND gave them a powerup #when neji dies #NOTHING #fuck hamura #the main character privilege of it all #like it makes no sense that Hamura didn’t have any representatives during the kaguya fight #like the last time Hagoromo AND Hamuras powers were required #and this time two people who combined maybe equals Hagoromos powers #kishimoto really wants me to believe Sakura and Kakashi have the combined powers of a demigod? #like it just doesn’t ad up #anti kishimoto #anti kishimotos bad writing #mine

[ukearchives]

Naruto was rlly juss like " No genocide is fine bc its deep 🤍 Move on and serve the nation " and people ate it up.

#naruto #prosasuke #antinaruto #anti naruto ending #anti leaf villiage #anti kishimoto #anti anime fans #anti itachi fans #/ #💬

[tora-the-cat]

As THE Obito supporter of all time I will always say, with my whole chest, that Konan's death was COMPLETE BULLSHIT, she should have SLAUGHTERED that man. Kishimoto when I get you. When I get you Kishimoto when I get you, when I get you kishimoto when-

#naruto #konan #anti kishimoto #uchiha obito #akatsuki #obito uchiha

[sinnbaddie]

Y’all ever think about how Gai nearly died facing the seven swordsman of the mist, then watched his father actually die in front of him while fighting them, then over a decade later he’s face to face with the same people who killed his father in the 4th shinobi war?

You ever think about the anxiety he was having? The fear? The memories? The sudden doom and then hope his father will save him again then having to painfully remember his papa isn’t coming to save him this time? You ever think about how Kishimoto never touched on it?

#maito gai #Gai Maito #might gai #might guy #might dai #maito dai #I feel it’s not touched on in fanfic enough for my liking #so if you see a fic drop at some point it’s me #because this needs to be EXPLORED #anti kishimoto #I hate him bruh #he’s so irritating #it’s so hard being a Gai fan solely because of Kishimoto

[happypanda101]

How Sakura’s Love Interest Ruined Her Character Development

Alright. I promise this is the last Sakura related content I’ll do for a while. But after seeing several other people on here talk about about this subject, I thought it would be interesting to discuss. This isn’t gonna be a full on analysis, rather my thoughts as someone who loves Sakura and was disappointed to see how her character was handled in canon.

I think a lot of the fandom can be agree that Sakura’s biggest flaw was her love for Sasuke. Love is typically supposed to be a character’s strength, but unfortunately for our pink cherry blossom, it’s her weakness. And her downfall.

Now, I’ve already made it clear what my feelings on SasuSaku are. I like the pairing, they could have been better developed and aren’t nearly terrible as people claim they are. However, it would be ignorant of me to not acknowledge that canon Sasusaku is… kinda shitty.

Don’t get my wrong, they have their cute moments in blank period, like Sasuke asking Sakura to wear the clan crest, but things start going downhill when they get married and the plot of Burrito rolls around. Sakura is left to be a single mother while Sasuke is off god knows where for that stupid space alien/ “remains of Kaguya” whatever plot. Sasuke never writes to check up on his family, it’s implied that Sarada doesn’t remember him at all or what he looks like, and Sakura is left there trying to assure her poor daughter that Sasuke is doing this because he loves them. But when Sasuke comes back, he rarely acknowledges or wants to spend time with them at all. Not to mention, he seems to care more about Naruto’s kid than his own. Naruto suffers from this problem as well, but that’s a discussion for another time.

For the canon endgame, Kishimoto certainly doesn’t write any of his characters being happy in their relationships.

Anyway, Sakura and her character development. It may not have been grand as her teammates, but it was still there. Sakura went from a naive girl that was obsessed with boys and her looks to someone who acknowledged that she had to work harder if she wanted to help and protect those she cared for. She went from disliking and envying Naruto to someone who was willing to throw her ninja career away so her friend could follow his dream. She wanted to help Naruto to bring Sasuke back, but realized she wasn’t strong enough, so she went to Tsuande for help and become a damn good medical ninja as a result. She became more confident in herself and was always there to support her friends. She never needed an epic fight or a tramatic backstory, I would say her development was pretty great.

But then all of that gets thrown away whenever Sasuke comes into the picture. Sakura may be able to stand up for others, but never does she stand up for herself when it comes to Sasuke. When he belittles her in the War Arc for simply asking him what was going on, she gets all quiet and sad. Defeated. Worst part is that Naruto can’t even stand up for her properly.

The kunoichi who broke off Kaguya’s horn and aided in sealing her, therefore saving the world, is left a begging, whimpering mess for Sasuke to come back to her, to come back to team 7. And what does she get in return? A genjustu of him killing her.

And just when you think oh this has to finally get her to realize that she can do so much better than him, or at least get her to step back and reevaluate her feelings, let her spend time away from him, it’s just forgotten about! Forget traumatizing and hurting her, it’s okay because Sasuke apologized and now she wants to go with him. Don’t get me wrong, I do think that was a genuine apology, but the fact that she was just expected to forgive him at the snap of a finger was infuriating. And down right sad.

It doesn’t help that nobody else comments on it, or tells Sakura “hey, what he did was pretty shitty, you didn’t deserve that.�� Or stand up for her at all. Kakashi kinda did, but it was so weak.

In Naruto, a woman’s role is to support the men, because what else are they good for? And if they ever move on from a guy they like, they’re a “terrible person,” in Kishimoto’s words. Whatever improved or developed Sakura’s character, it reverted backwards or was simply forgotten for Sasuke. Because Sakura loves him, she can never disagree or argue or fight with him, because that would make her a bad person.

Sakura had the potential to become one of the greatest heroines in anime, but that was all thrown away becasue of her misogynistic creator and his idiotic editors. She deserved better, every female character in Naruto deserved better, and burrito should have never happened because it’s an abomination to the Naruto franchise.

#naruto fandom #naruto shippuden #naruto manga #haruno sakura #sakura haruno #sasuke uchiha #uchiha sasuke #pro sakura haruno #sakura haruno deserved better #anti canon sasusaku #anti canon #anti kishimoto #anti studio pierrot

[thatsprettylane]

Tenzou is more of a homemaker than Sakura ever could hope to be and I’ll never forgive Kishimoto for keeping the wrong one in the field.

#anti kishimoto #tenzou #sakura haruno #Naruto #captain yamato #yamato tenzo #I need yams to just putter around and bake bread

[lovelymoira]

i think the funniest things about the naruto franchise is that both the "morally right" characters and "morally flawed" characters follow the same ideal: that the end justifies the means. there's practically no distinction between the two. characters such as itachi will go as far as to commit genocide for the village, naruto never doing anything he promises as long as his village maintains power, tobirama enforcing the idea of child soldiers through his establishment of the academy for the village (portrayed positively) while characters such as sasuke wanting vengeance through killing for reforming the village, fuguku wanting a coup détat to get rid of injustices against his people, madara/obito ready for wars upon wars so they can achieve peace (portrayed negatively). there are many more examples btw. both the positively and negatively depicted characters have an emphasis in the idea of sacrifice for a greater good, in their own terms. this is why every character in the franchise is inherently flawed. even characters such as sakura don't give a shit about morality as long as they continue supporting the people close to them. the end justifies the means thing is everywhere. thats why it really pisses me off when people paint certain characters such as SAY madara as v radical, or hashirama (lets not forget this man was ready to kill of people close to him for the village) as "right". essentially all these characters would do very crappy things inorder to make sense of their world. there is barely a distinction made between how good of a choice "morally right" characters make and "morally wrong" characters make because at the end of the day, the choice/action doesn't matter. the distinction is only found between if a character supports Konoha's government, or if they don't.

#anti konoha #anti naruto #anti itachi #sasuke uchiha #naruto #pro uchiha #anti tobirama #anti kishimoto #idk what to tag this #no one is a good person so being pro to a character as if they wouldn't do the crappiest thing is so funny #obvi not including character trauma here