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jetblack-eyes · 4 years

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here's a list of my fave naruto (not shippuden) characters so far (I've been spoilered for shippuden so my limited knowledge of them in shippuden influences this) in no particular order:

• KAKASHI (this man... do I need to say more?)

• NEJI (don't ask me why, he actually annoys me most of the time but I love him a lot)

• GAARA (one of those characters you like before you actually watch the show if yall know what I mean. I was so excited when he was introduced and was disappointed bc let's be real he is a terrifying dick at the beginning but after our precious bby naruto... an angel, protect at ALL costs)

• NARUTO (bc how could one not love this precious bean)

• ITACHI (basically spoilered myself his whole history bc I already knew fractions and I just couldn't wait 600 episodes)

• HAKU (I am still crying... but I'm okay... actually no, I'm not)

• SHIKAMARU (I have nothing to say about him, he's a great friend, a great ninja and just a fucking mood I currently find myself in constantly. I love him)

those are my top faves, now onto some others I also love a lot:

• KURENAI (the only female character I REALLY came to like bc sakura and ino are annoying and tenten... well... tenten)

• nvm I forgot about TSUNADE (she would listen to boss bitch 24/7 fight me)

• JIRAIYA (half of me is like... put him in jail and half of me screams give him all the love idk you decide)

• LEE (at first I thought I wouldn't like him but... PRECIOUS BABY ANGEL)

• KIBA (he is a dick to naruto in the beginning but it gets better and who wouldn't want to... imma stop myself right there)

• CHOJI (he deserves happiness at all costs)

• IRUKA (he is such an important person to naruto and I feel like he doesn't have enough screen time and seems kinda underrated to me?)

• imma just count him in here as well bc the first time I saw a picture of him I was dazzled. I'm talking about MINATO (goood just look at him... so pretty... so powerful... so devoted... so... uuuggghhh I cannot wait)

• also gonna count in SAI which I haven't seen yet but I have the same feeling with him as I had with gaara

• also kinda OROCHIMARU??? (idk I like his character so far tho he creeped me out during the chunin exams arc but you know... what dat tongue do?)

A few words on other characters...

• HINATA is cute and all and I actually enjoyed watching the filler episodes bc of her and narutos interactions but she's just... too much but I hope imma like her better in shippuden

• SHINO... just gives me the creeps... sorry...

• SAKURA is SO ANNOYING MOST OF THE TIME IT GETS BETTER WHEN SHE HAS TO FIGHT DURING THE CHUNIN EXAMS IN THE WOODS BUT OH GAWD I did find her to be useless like the memes say. and when sasuke leaves konoha... I never cringed so hard during my almost 21 years on this planet and I fucking MEAN it... that was... hard to watch... couldn't take it, ugh

• INO same as sakura, probably didn't like them because of their crush on sasuke and their fight they had over him. gets a little better towards the end but am not a fan of her yet. very pretty and very pretty flower shop tho, I approve

• hated KANKURO at first bc obviously, TEMARI is cool and all, better than sakura and ino tbh, also instant ship with shikamaru, they're perfect together

• MIGHT GUY... one word: obnoxious, he's cool, comical relief, wouldn't want to miss him in the story

• ASUMA is great too, him and kurenai? lovely, perfection, the couple we all wanna see

(might be forgetting someone important but whatever)

the characters I absolutely HATE:

• SASUKE

BRO

I COULD WRITE A WHOLE BOOK

A WHOLE TRILOGY WITH SEVERAL SEQUELS

ABOUT WHY I HATE SASUKE WITH A BURNING PASSION

but I won't now

ahem

onto the last character I wanna mention

• KABUTO

SO FUCKING ANNOYING I HATE HIM HE IS A DICK I WISH HE WOULD SHUT UP HE CAN DIE IDC I NEVER WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN

his glasses are cute tho

as for the other characters I didn't mention like idk shizune... they're cool

#naruto

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babyybitchhh · 4 years

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Okay ... episode 82 really fucked me up there at the beginning and I kind of figured it would. I’m really glad I didn’t watch this last night. The emotional whiplash between Asuma dying, Naruto doing his stupid, inconsequential clown act and then Shikamaru struggling to process what happened would have pissed me off ten times more if I hadn’t spaced these episodes out. I don’t know who thought it was a good idea to squeeze Naruto’s godforsaken training right into the middle of this heavy, emotional shit but I hope he got fired.

The guy who directed “Team 10” though? Fuck. I’d kiss him right now if I could. And I’m not just saying that because I’m rabid over Shikamaru. This episode was a full on experience, especially the first half. The directorial choices were just consistently on point; the lighting, the camera angles, the pacing. This is the first time throughout the entirety of Naruto that I’ve watched so far where the mood was unhindered, uninterrupted, unburdened by whatever stupid shit is going on with team 7. It felt decidedly raw and the emotion throughout was palpable. This episode was a directorial masterpiece as far as I’m concerned and I will revisit it again at some point, without a doubt.

I’m sitting here trying to figure out which part was my favorite and I just can’t come up with an answer. Everything leading up to the break was simply fantastic. The opening scene with Shikamaru and Kurenai? The abrupt reminder that Konohamaru has now lost his uncle in addition to his grandfather? Shikamaru just coming right out and telling the bbq lady that Asuma is dead, like he wasn’t silently suffering under that cool facade? The shogi scene??? Fuck. That was intense. Watching Shikamaru gradually become more and more restless and irritated while his father talked was moving - at least for me, because I’ve definitely been there. Struggling to keep your feelings in check, trying desperately not to let the dam break when you’re so dangerously close to reaching critical mass, and the inevitable explosion. The way he really stepped up to Shikaku like he was going to do something. Just looking for that fight because it’s the only safety net you’ve got to fall back on when you’re literally incapable of comprehending your own heartache.

And then the cathartic numbness that comes after you scream and cry and allow yourself to actually feel the helpless anguish you don’t know what to do with. When you’re lying there, weak and spent and gross with dried tears on your face and aching puffy eyes, and you finally just stop feeling. It’s a blissful moment of internal quiet and you could see the moment where Shikamaru started to mentally pick himself up, trying to put the broken pieces of his psyche back together again while running completely on autopilot, and the accompanying symbolism of him picking up the shogi pieces was just ... nut. Like, it was real shit. I felt that entire scene deep in my bones tbh.

Actually this episode made me feel a LOT of things and I’d absolutely label it the best the series has to offer at this point. And what’s funny is you can tell it still didn’t have a very big budget but the director skillfully made due with what he had to really convey a very poignant and, imo, heartfelt message about the profoundly personal experience of loss. It was very human in a way that Naruto as a series has up until now failed to deliver on and, honestly, my love for Shikamaru has only grown because of it. I’m honestly weak right now. Emotionally. Physically. Spiritually.

I would die for Shikamaru and that’s not an exaggeration. Lol

But also can I mention how much I love Shikaku. He doesn’t get to show up very often but it seems like every time he does, he leaves an impression. I get this vibe from him that hes just slightly more empathetic than his son but he sort of coats it in a tough, hardass, masculine way that makes him come off as very blunt and almost cold. Which is exactly where Shikamaru got it from but (imo) his virtue as a Virgo sort of softens the bite. Whereas with Shikaku it feels borderline antagonistic, almost like he’s being purposely mean, but if you listen to what he’s saying he’s actually telling you exactly what you need to hear. It might not be what you want to hear but it will help you in the long run. This is not the first time he’s served up some cold hard truths and, in all honesty, it seems like every time he does make an appearance it’s specifically to kick Shikamaru’s butt into gear. I know I’ve seen people say that he didn’t really seem that bothered about his dad dying (which I take offense to, I haven’t even gotten to that part and I know that’s wrong) but I think we have to acknowledge the inherent difference in his relationship with Asuma and his relationship with his dad.

They BOTH played a huge role in shaping Shikamaru into the person he is but in completely different ways, drastically different roles. Asuma was almost like the cool, rough and tumble older brother he never had and Shikaku was the immovable rock supporting him throughout everything he did in life. This is why I so badly wanted the other characters to be satisfactorily fleshed out and explored because, based on what little tidbits of detail we’ve gotten about Shikamaru’s home life, it seems that even though he comes off as almost stern Shikaku never actually pushed him in any one direction. Nudges sure, I have no doubt. But even when his son was putting in the absolute bare minimum with no real goals or drive, he let him be. Like, I have this nagging thought in the back of my head that Shikaku knew Shikamaru would find his own way in life without his intervention, because he both loves and trusts his son, so he simply watched over him instead of trying to force something out of the boy. Protective and supportive, but at a healthy distance, yknow? Which is another thing ... I’ve also seen people say that Shikamaru was spoiled growing up and honestly? That’s not wrong. I don’t think he ever experienced real hardship until Asuma died and the growth we’re seeing in him as a person is just ... ugh.

Anyway, I word vomited all that just so I could say: my heart broke when Shikaku started talking about how he’s proud to be Shikamaru’s father and that he knows he’s not stupid enough to run off and get himself killed. I know what he was doing. Indirectly saying he loved him and would support whatever choice he made at this crucial junction. He let Shikamaru make his own decision and he was clearly proud of the path his son ended up choosing. But fuck, if the morbid irony didn’t pull at my heart strings. 😭 Knowing what’s coming at some point in the future, I look at scenes like that and I just ... it makes me real fucking sad, fam.

I’m just so weak for father figures anyway, even if they’re not good fathers. But when it involves a character I’m emotionally soft for AND he’s got a good dad .... god. Imma need a box of tissues here in a second. I wish Shikaku was my dad. 🤧 And I mean, I’m just saying, but I have this very distinct feeling that the Nara men - both Shikaku and Shikamaru - would treat a girl child different from a boy so honestly Shikadai is real fucking lucky he didn’t get that sister Shikamaru was talking about during the Chunin exam because he’d be all up in his feelings about it. He’s probably got it bad enough with Mirai tbh. But also how absolutely beautiful would Shikamaru’s hypothetical daughter be, hnnng.

Y’all thought my mans was spoiled, wait until you see what daddy Shikaku’s got to say about me.

💅

#god how annoying are their names #lmao #this post is a mess between my inane rambling #and shikamaru this #and shikaku that #and then i had to be a smart ass and throw shikadai in at the end #smh i love inoshikacho but come on #also let me apologize for the long post #this episode made me feel some type of way and i had a lot of things to get off my chest #🤣🤣🤣#please disregard #naruto #shikamaru nara #nara shikaku

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