#madara being the big boss

[sleepysnk]

listen, i don’t think the mafia should be romanticized at all, but something about the uchiha mafia has me thinking rn 🧍‍♀️

#summer speaks #hehe #madara being the big boss #or itachi #once again wattpad mafia ≠ real mafia #but #hm #naruto x reader #itachi x reader #madara x reader #obito x reader #shisui x reader #sasuke x reader

[kankuroplease]

Chiha is cute how do you imagine her relationship with Itachi, shisui and nawaki he is a cop? in almost that something can be given with any of the three curiosity

Thank you! I tried to make her a mixture of her parents 🖤

I think hands down, her healthiest relationship is with Itachi between the three

Itachi

- they have a good employee and boss relationship

- he reminds her not to ask these men too many questions or get involved with them, including Shisui, if she seriously wants a clean break from their city

- he also threatens the Uchiha men to leave that one alone. She’s a good singer and his little brother scared off their last talent, so he’s not trying to have a repeat

- Chiha thinks Itachi is a cool boss because he lets her get away with a lot, including eating for free at his cat cafe

- she also gets dibs on the lost and found jewelry that Izuna’s hostesses never bother to come back and claim

- she ran into him at the vet once when taking Naruto’s cat (it’s not Naruto’s) to be seen because it was making weird sounds, and she hasn’t stopped teasing him over how him and the beautiful veterinarian were clearly up to something

Shisui

- she’s his little naive cash cow

- he buys her things to keep her looking tempting, gives her some change here and there, and encourages her to stay single as it benefits him

- his men are in better moods after seeing her preform and they all think they have a shot with her

- and he wants them to think they do. Can’t do that if she’s got a serious boyfriend, especially if he’s an Uchiha. They get a little possessive and he’d hate to have to make that boy disappear

- but at the same time, he also hints that she should be a lot nicer to Nawaki for him. Give the poor guy some attention it will keep him busy and off his ass for a change

- he has no interest in her outside of business, but that hasn’t stopped many people from threatening him about trying anything

- Shisui is the cool older guy that gives her solid advice

- she knows she shouldn’t trust him as much as she does, but she can’t help it and doesn’t get why everyone is so worried about it

- she idolizes him a bit too and wants to believe he wants what’s best for the Uchiha

Nawaki

- he likes her and has a hero complex about “saving” her from the “bad guys” (okay they are bad, but that’s all she’s known. Give her a break )💀

- this all started because they were at the same costume party, not enjoying themselves before they met and got to chatting

- Chiha decided she wanted to try and really seduce a man

- succeeded (it’s as easy as Ino said, hm) learned that Nawaki is a real eater and immediately ditched him after she came

- she never planned on seeing him again but then he showed up at Michi’s parents house (his parents house) In uniform

- which of course was AWKWARD being introduced to her friends big brother that was already very familiar with her in away that isn’t appropriate to mention

- she once again found a quick out via her mom who made her tell her what was so urgent

- Her mom and Mikoto have been laughing about her “little cop bf” nonstop

- Chiha begs Sasuke to be her shield against Madara’s lovers son sense he’s one of the few Uchiha that the police can’t pin anything on (she tried his mom, who loves her dearly, but wanted to plan his untimely death if he was bothering her so much)

#ask #tw suggestive #tattoo shop au #OC: chiha uzumaki #tsau: Senju Nawaki #tsau: Uchiha Shisui #tsau: Uchiha Itachi #tw mentions of violence

[madara-fate]

I just got back into Naruto and I was wondering. What are your (and everyone thoughts) of the ending/war arc? I feel it was good but tbh I didn't like the introduction of "aliens" or "reincarnations" or that it was only one who wrote the entire story of shinobi. It just felt like this new villain that we just meet, no hints of mythical being who was controlling the cycle of hatred, and it just made it seem like the characters had their destiny written. Naruto and Sasuke, Madara and Tobirama. Making Neji character arc a bit weaken since that was his stance or something he had to learn, that his life is not pre-written or destined. It took away the free will. Made Naruto and Sasuke be God like (literally). And idk I feel I just wanted Sasuke vs Naruto fight not only on what is the right answer of being a shinobi (since the beginning Naruto wanted to change it. That why his promise to Nagato/Pain, Neji, Jinchurikis ext) and Sasuke wanted more control-like charge at least in the beginning when he found out the truth, on how corrupt it is. So maybe a fight about that (almost like Rocky/Creed fight drama plot. What are they fighting for, more than just a outdo eachother power but fight each other views and resolutions.) Or idk a fight more personal and deep than what we got... Because in the end Naruto didn't make the change, at least from what I saw in Boruto, he called himself his childself naive. Still sending kids into the world to fight the same thing that shook him when we saw his first real mission with Team 7 in the beginning of the story and manga. Or that this new being almost made what Orochimaru, Pain, Itachi fight be for nothing due to the pre-written curse of hatred the black Zetsu created or more like Kaguya. It just I saw it like the big evil is Orochimaru/Kabuto, nope, it is Tobi who is Obito (who created the war due to his love for Rin and hatred of Kakashi... So needed something more than that for a War), to nope is Madara, nvm is Black Zetsu, oh no is Kaguya. Now let's Naruto deal with Alien like characters in the end. Oh and about the shipping... even though I am happy with my favs being canon I feel like in the end it got too focused on shipping with everyone (even characters I was like okay why they are together cough cough Choji this is new and didn't saw it coming literally... No hints before like Shikatema). Or strengthen women characters, what are they goals more than chasing after their love interested and being string to catch up to them. Ik it would be too much to cover but maybe Hinata arc would be the Hyuga clan and Neji arc, the drive within that more person without involvement of love alone. What are their philosophy on the x topic?

Ik is long but wanted your thoughts and everyone thoughts. How will you fix it? What would you change. What to keep? Just open conversation with you and everyone. 😊 I am really curious how everyone thinks

I just got back into Naruto and I was wondering. What are your (and everyone thoughts) of the ending/war arc?

The war arc had its moments, but Kaguya should not have been the final boss. Kishi spent hundreds of chapters hyping up Madara to be the final boss, so that's who people wanted to see. But when Kaguya came out of nowhere and usurped his position, there was no hype, there was no excitement. There was only confusion, which soon turned into criticism. Madara was so entertaining, so charismatic, readers knew about him and his history. Conversely, no one had a clue who the fuck Kaguya was or why they should care, and that severely lessened the quality of the final confrontation with her, because there was no reader investment in her as a character.

It just felt like this new villain that we just meet, no hints of mythical being who was controlling the cycle of hatred

Yep, that's essentially what I said regarding how Kaguya just came out of nowhere with no hype or build up, and yet Kishi expected readers to care about who she was. People cared about Madara - he had endeared himself to the readers, Kaguya did not.

It just made it seem like the characters had their destiny written... It took away the free will.

This had been a thing since the Pain arc introduced the whole "Child of Prophecy" angle, so I can't really make this a unique criticism of the War arc when similar themes had been done previously.

And idk I feel I just wanted Sasuke vs Naruto fight not only on what is the right answer of being a shinobi... Or idk a fight more personal and deep than what we got

I don't really have an issue with the themes and incentives behind their final fight, because it is pretty much consistent with what had been points of contention before. As I'm sure you've noticed by now, I like consistency and continuity in storytelling.

Because in the end Naruto didn't make the change, at least from what I saw in Boruto, he called himself his childself naive. Still sending kids into the world to fight the same thing that shook him when we saw his first real mission with Team 7 in the beginning of the story and manga.

Naruto did make changes. I don't want to get into detail here, but I discussed just how unfair it is to criticise Naruto for apparently not having done anything as Hokage during this post and this post, and regarding the whole "sending kids into the world to fight"/child soldiers debacle, I specifically address that and go into a lot of detail proving that point (during the New Generation while Naruto is the Hokage) to be false in this post.

It just I saw it like the big evil is Orochimaru/Kabuto, nope, it is Tobi who is Obito (who created the war due to his love for Rin and hatred of Kakashi... So needed something more than that for a War)

That's not actually the case.

Obito didn't descend into darkness and start the War because of Rin. During his battle with Kakashi (who had a similar assumption), Obito clarifies that he did not start the war just because of what happened between himself, Rin and Kakashi all those years ago:

He explained that his resentment was directed towards the shinobi world itself, for incorporating a system which allowed the situation which took Rin’s life to happen in the first place. That is ultimately what caused Obito to adopt Madara’s “Tsuki no Me” plan, because he wanted to change what he deemed to be the “counterfeit” world, to one which was free from such circumstances.

Oh and about the shipping... even though I am happy with my favs being canon I feel like in the end it got too focused on shipping with everyone (even characters I was like okay why they are together cough cough Choji this is new and didn't saw it coming literally... No hints before like Shikatema).

I don't think the manga focused too much on shipping at all, but I think the fans definitely focused too much on the shipping, and gave the ships far more importance than they actually had.

Or strengthen women characters, what are they goals more than chasing after their love interested and being string to catch up to them.

With this criticism, I'll just stick to the main two female characters who the accusation is usually directed towards.

Sakura's goal wasn't to chase after Sasuke, it was to save him from the darkness.

Hinata's goal wasn't to chase after Naruto, it was to be more like him because she admired him.

Ik is long but wanted your thoughts and everyone thoughts. How will you fix it? What would you change. What to keep? Just open conversation with you and everyone. 😊 I am really curious how everyone thinks

With regards to what I would change or improve from the manga, I go into detail on that topic during this post if you're interested.

#Naruto Uzumaki #Kaguya Otsutsuki #Madara Uchiha #Obito Uchiha #Sakura Haruno #Hinata Hyuga #Sasuke Uchiha

[zyvel-writez]

6 Uchiha men x Fem! Maid!Reader

Characters:

•Obito

•Itachi

•Madara

•Sasuke

•Shisui

•Izuna

So this oneshots was requested by my lovely viewer _ . I'm still improving my writing skills so I hope you can appreciate this🤗

WARNING: Slight teasing!!!

"Shut up, you still need to practice woman!" Madara hissed.

"You're the one who needs to shut up, old man!!!" Naruto and Sasuke shouted back, making the older Uchiha roll his black eyes while I put my tongue out in his direction.

"You need to apologize right now to Zie, she did everything she can" A mini chubby Obito said while hugging my cheeks.

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Enjoy~

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You took a deep breath as you sweep the floor, it was currently a rainy day outside the Uchiha household and yet you were cleaning the dusty floor on the main room of the house of the 6 Handsome and totally hot Uchiha men.

Yep

That's right. You're a maid that works in the Uchiha household, not that you mind it through. Having to clean and help the 6 hot uchiha's wasn't bad either, you even thought that any girl would Kill for your position...

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Right~

Anyway, you hummed a small melody while sweeping the dusty floor to let your boredom away. The uchiha's were also not here because they needed to do their jobs, the uchiha's run a big company called Uchiha corps, while you on the other hand, was still a college student. Of course you needed money to buy some expenses in order to study in Konoha University. Your mom's paycheck wasn't enough so you thought it'd be great for you to have a side job. And that leads you to being a maid in the Uchiha household. The payment was quite high because it turns out that you were the only maid in the house and you have no choice but to accept it.

Once you were done sweeping the floor, you stalked to the kitchen. You put your apron on your maid outfit to avoid getting wet (🤨). You started to clean the dishes here and there still humming the music through your lips. You were working as a maid for about 3 months now and everything was fine, except that Shisui was a bit...flirty with you, giving you compliments here and there but you didn't mind that, you still keep yourself humble as much as possible. You were distracted that you didn't even heard the main door opened and slight closed. But you were brought back to Earth when you heard faint and heavy footstep on the living room. Your motherly (protective) instincts started to kicked in while some panic thoughts rushed through your brain cells.

What if a robber got in the house? What if it was a murderer? Will you die being a maid? But how did they even got in!? You swear that you locked the door...so who could it be? Your thoughts was ringing inside your head as you quickly took a pan and holding it securely on your hands as you slowly and steadily tip toe-ing to the living room. The footstep became loud and more clear as you came closer. You knew it wasn't just one or two but more. God,how are you gonna handle this?

You pressed your back to the side of the door that connects the kitchen and living room while you held your pan just the side of your head, ready to attack whoever walk through. You kept your guard up as you listened to the sound of footsteps. It didn't take long for one of the footsteps to start walking to the direction of you. You took one last shaky breath before holding it, once you knew the presence of the guy was just right before the door. You jumped out with the pan moving fast to the guy and your eyes tightly closed, not caring to see who it was.

"AH!!!y/n!what are you doing-!?"

A soft and startled voice squeaked that made your eyes shot open, the scene was like in slow motion. Your pan was slowly swinging to the direction of one of your boss. Not just any boss but it was the lovely and gentle Uchiha you've quiet known... It was Izuna Uchiha, you saw him quickly activate his sharinggan and catching your wrist that held the pan while the other hand rest to your shoulder, stopping your attack. You were breathing fast and a small sweat went down you left cheek. You noticed that there was a small tint blush on his cheeks and the smell of alcohol reached your nose.

"I-izuna?" You stuttered in emmbarassment and your eyes wide open at the realization. But before any of you said something a voice joined.

"WhAt'S tHe CoMmOtioN HeRE?"

(What's the commotion here?)

A voice slurred and you snapped your head in its direction only to see a drunk Shisui stumbling and leaning to the wall for support while he walked towards the two of you. You also noticed how drunk he smell and by the looks of him, you knew your two boss is drunk.

"Nothing. Come on, we need to get you some water." Izuna said calmly. You looked up to him and saw him gave you a small smile and you nodded. You helped shisui drink a glass of water while Izuna took out a tray full of glass with water in it.

"U-uhm...why do you need these for?" You asked, keeping your heart beat at a calm pace from earlier events, you held the tray secure to your hands as Izuna gave you an apologetic smile.

"The others are...also drunk..." He explained while he put one of Shisui's arm over his shoulder and walked back to the living room, you followed him with curiousity booming through your body but decided to wait for some explanation.

The three of you walked and it didn't take long for you to see the other 4 Uchihas on the couch. Madara sitting with his arms spread on top of the couch, Obito mumbling something with his eyes closed, Sasuke's eyes were also closed with his head leaning to Itachi's buffed shoulder, Itachi's head was in hands, slowly rubbing his temples. They all have clear pink blush on their cheeks. Their gaze went to the three of you before their black eyes moved towards your small and cute frame. You blush at their movement and you can't actually help but to look down to your feet under their blazing gaze. Izuna walked closer to another couch and made Shisui sit there with you following behind and together, You and Izuna made your way to the others, distributing the glass of water each to one another. They mumbled a small 'thanks' and 'thank you' before drowning the glass into their throats.

"So...what happened?" You asked as you sat beside Izuna and Shisui. Izuna sighed deeply when he sees the others looked at him. He knew he would be the one explaining... everything.

"The Senju finally agreed to us with building another company and we celebrated that leads us to our drunken state." Izuna explained, he slumped his back to the couch, allowing himself to relax. You nodded, fully understanding the situation and before you say a word. Another voice joined in.

"What happened -hic- earlier at the -hic- kitchen?" The husky voice asked, you knew this voice so your head turned towards Madara himself and you quickly got nervous because who wouldn't? You just nearly attacked and hurt one of your boss with a Pan.

"U-uh..about that...I was lost in thought that I didn't realize you all...came back here...i-i- thought there was an intruder so...I uhm..nearly attack Izuna...with a Pan..." You explained, you fingers nervously fidgeting with each others. Izuna who saw your nervousness decided to step in.

"It's ok really. I didn't got hurt. I was proud to know y/n can defended herself and for the safety of the house... plus, we totally forgot to let you know that we're here...so yeah." Izuna said with a smile, he patted your head gently making your tensed muscles go relax under his touch. The others took some moment before humming in approval.

"I wish I could've seen her adorable face when our little maid was about to attack~" Shisui purred right beside the shell of your ear. Shisui's statement brought a small smirk to the lips of Madara, Obito, Sasuke and of course Itachi while Izuna just smiled sweetly (Izuna is too innocent for this). Heat rush through your cheeks again and you fell into the pits of emmbarassment making you look down to your lap. You still have your apron on which was a bit wet.

"For once in my life I agree with Shisui. y/n is really cute in that maid outfit." This time, it was Sasuke's voice that said. Your eyes twitched at their teasing but it didn't help you one bit.

"Someone's flustered~" Obito teased, leaning his chin to his palm as he stared at you. By this time, your face was all red like a tomato and Izuna who was a bit drunk sighed. (He is jealous｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡) You didn't notice how wide and sinister Itachi and Madara's smirk was cuz' you had your head down.

"Stop making n/n flustered. Your all drunk." Izuna stated sternly and he stood up with you, you face still hot even when you heard Izuna mentioned your nickname he used to call you. "I'm going to bed, you guys can just go to your own...good night everyone." Izuna said and dragged you to a hallway, not giving the others time to say good night back. You and Izuna's room were just right beside each other so he doesn't mind walking you to your room. Once you two reached your own rooms, you gave him a small hug which he returned back.

"Thank you Izuna...have a great night!" You said quickly and broke the hug before he did the same. "You too y/n." And with that, you entered your room and shutting the door behind you. Your face became hot again once your brain flashed the statements of your bosses, saying those things flawlessly in front of each other.

You sighed, shaking your head before changing to your pajamas. You let your head fall to the soft pillow and your blanket covers your body, providing you enough warm and letting you fall into a soft slumber.

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*Creak*

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*Closed*

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You slowly stir from your sleep as you hear slight movements in your room. You rubbed your eyes tiredly and your sight focused on a big shadow hovering over you. Your eyes widened but didn't make any sound... You noticed it's long spiky black hair and glowing red eyes.

"M-madara dono?"

(Dono = master/boss etc. It's the same as 'sama') You asked, your voice slightly trembled with fear as you stared up to him. Madara was smirking sinisterly and the smell of alcohol was still around him, hinting you that he was still clearly drunk.

"You've been such a good maid for us y/n...we should probably give her a reward~" A voice slurred beside you. You turned your head to your right and saw Itachi with a pink faint blush on his cheeks while looking at you. Your faces were inches away from each other. A growl escaped the older uchiha and you turned back your head to Madara.

"Yes indeed your right Itachi." Madara growled, bringing his fingers to your chin making you look more up to him. His sharinggan was glowing through your dark room and you felt fear. What were going to happen? What if- your thoughts were cut off by Itachi's gentle voice.

"We aren't going to hurt you n/n. Trust us, we maybe look like very drunk men but we still have full control of ourselves." Itachi said, like he was reading your thoughts. You gulped your own saliva while you slowly nodded, your eyes were still focused on the glowing red eyes of Madara. Do you really trust them? One wrong move and you're doomed. You're all alone in your own room, with the two older Uchiha who smell alcohol roaming in their bodies...

"God, it's your fault for making our hearts throb hard y/n." Madara suddenly blurred out of the blue making you look dumbfounded and confused. Itachi chuckled softly at your reaction and brought his hand to touch your soft cheek.

"He means that you made us fall in love with you y/n. We all love you once you stepped inside our lives." Itachi explained making your eyes wide in realization.

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WHAT!?

"W-what?" You manage to whisper. Your thought's voices was louder than your real voice. You didn't know how to feel anymore. Now that you've known that the 6 Uchihas was in love with you! .... But how though, you were just their maid, you were just a commoner unlike them who were raised in a pool of money.

"Don't think that we are joking here y/n. We know what we feel and now that you know the truth, we don't care about your social status. We know how pure your heart is, how you would help other people... that's why we want you." Madara explained, he leaned to your face and kissed your forehead with a deep sigh.

"We all have talked about it and that's why we 6 love you...I hope you're ok with it" Itachi said, kissing your cheek. You felt emmbarassed and hurt at the same time.

"B-but...Izuna is Madara's brother and Sasuke to Itachi...H-how will this even work?" You asked, you hands gripped the sheets of your bed while your eyes got teary. If you'll accept their love, it'll be very weird cuz' Madara and Itachi will be sharing their girlfriend with their own brother. And if you reject their love, all of them will be broken even if you pick one of them...You tightly closed your eyes, your head began to hurt like hell at the thoughts. What's even worst is that, they've discussed this all to themselves without you knowing.

"We knew this might hurt you but we promise each other we'll do anything to keep you ours. We'll work with the help of each other. We promise you." Madara said, bumping his head to your softly while Itachi kissed your hand. The comfort your getting from the two older male was very convincing and you nodded your head slowly.

"You two really mean it?" You asked, sniffling with your red puffy cheeks. The two nodded and kissed your cheeks before giving you a bear hug. The hug caused you to fall on your back to the bed with them snuggled to either side of your neck. Their hot breath fans your soft neck as their eyes closed and hands tangled securely around your waist and shoulders.

"With all of our lives y/n."

The two responded, making your lips curl into a small smile.

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Oh.my.god.that was fricking LONG👹

But then again, I finished it!

Also. I can make part 2 of this if y'all want!!!

#Obito #Sasuke #Madarauchiha #Itachi #Izunauchiha #Shisuiuchiha #Uchihaxfemreader #fem!reader #slightteasing #narutovariousxreader

[beesmygod]

Second bloodbea question (I'm killing time before an appointment): preference between big ol' monster bosses or hunter duels?

im so embarrassing when it comes to hunter duels. i eat total shit almost every time multiple times to the stupid NPC AI. ok hold on but in hindsight thats barely my fault like every hunter duel is 2 on 1 at best. at least with the beasts its usually just the one.

look at the evidence:

djura's ally: is backed up with a submachine gun being fired from a clocktower.

the yahar'gul twins: 2 on 1

hunters of despair: 2 on 1

the yahar'gul three stooges: THREE one one!!!

ok i guess eileen and i teamed up to kick the tits off henryk and that wasn't fair. the only fair fights are yurie, edgar, and the bloody crow of cainhurst and they're real bastards.

madaras twin doesnt count that little bitch tries to get the drop on you like a coward.

wait i forgot the dlc. those are all ok i guess. they balanced the 2 on 1 fight by having one hold back to blast you with eyeball lasers instead of having two dudes just run up on you and start wailing

[secret-engima]

eclipsearising

This is why I think Kishimoto didn’t really think about his word building. He just went “You know what would be cool?” And then came up with something completely stupid/

Me: no no no you don’t understand THIS IS LITERALLY WHAT HE DID. THIS IS LITERALLY IT. I HAVE SEEN IT WAY TOO MANY TIMES FOR IT NOT TO BE. Examples off the top of my head being *especially* in the 4th war.

-There is- literally an entire *episode* of Naruto’s training with Killer B dedicated to Naruto learning he can’t make shadow clones in Kyuubi mode because that will *actually kill him* because of how the chakra drain works in that mode. It is literally hand waved the moment Naruto leaves the island because Kishi refuses to let *any* character other than Naruto be useful and so he needs to go to like five different places at once to fight zetsu in kyuubi mode. in universe it’s something about Kurama not trying to kill Naruto with chakra drain anymore but like- that isn’t explained until multiple episodes of Naruto casually using shadow clones and *not thinking about the consequences* and his *trainer Killer B* not stopping him or reminding him about the danger so clearly that excuse was thrown in last second to appease the plot hole.

-In the same episodes as the above, Naruto learns he can’t use RASENGAN in kyuubi mode because, in a potentially neat twist, it turns out the Rasengan works on the same principles as a biju bomb and when he tries to rasengan the kyuubi chakra converts it into a biju bomb instead. You can look at *almost any 4th war fight with naruto in it* and see him spamming rasengan. in kyuubi chakra cloak mode.

-Sasuke fighting Deidara pre 4th war. He’s literally out of chakra but somehow not only summons a boss summon, but forces it to shield him from a fatal blast. Because Cool Points™.

-The entire. fricken. 4th war. Is building up to Madara being the final boss. I am not joking. Like- I know I’m not a published author or whatever but I’ve been writing multi chapter fic for somewhere around 7-8 years and I’ve been reading gobs of stories since I had the brain power to process words. The narrative build up is there. The entire point to nerfing the 5 kage so they can’t beat Madara, to *all of the Biju* not being able to beat Madara and getting retaken into the jyuubi/making him the jyuubi jinchuuriki is one long, poorly executed difficulty spike for the final boss. There is an *entire scene* that goes for 5 plus minutes of Obito using what he thinks is his dying will to pull out a fragment of chakra from the Ichibi and Gyuuki respectively because that directly ties into the tug of war that happened however many eps back when Obito was the kyuubi Jinchuuriki. Naruto had received chakra from every biju except the Ichibi and Gyuuki and was able to use those as a connection to *pull the biju out* of the seal and free them/rescue them and thus de-power Obito, but he couldn’t do it with Ichibi and Gyuuki because he’d never gotten that piece of their chakra and couldn’t resonate with them/pull them free. And Obito, when he does his heel face turn and becomes good again, risks using what could literally be his last moments to get those two bits of chakra and give them to Naruto. That is SCREAMING final boss setup. Madara was supposed to be the big bad, Sasuke and Naruto were gonna get their act together, fight him in a big messy final fight while everyone else is stuck in Infinite Tsukuyomi, then Obito’s gift of those last two chakra resonances would let Naruto pull the biju out of Madara and depower/defeat him. It is SO OBVIOUS.

And then instead we get Kaguya at the literal last second, no fight with Madara, this guy who basically stomped all over the world goes out like a *chump* because Kishi didn’t want the money train to end and thought a literal moon goddess coming out of nowhere would be “cool”.

Those are just off the top of my head but there are literally hundreds of more incidents where if you actually *look* at what is narratively happening, the tropes being used, the build up, the prior “world-building” you can see that Kishi genuinely does not think about his timeline, his world building, any of that. He just goes with the Rule of Cool and what he thinks will be the most shocking “plot twist” at the time. It is. *So bad*.

#Secret Engima Rambles #SE rants #naruto #naruto canon is narratively an insult to anyone who actually gives two pennies about cohesive narration #and consistent worldbuilding #there is somehow just enough cohesion to get you invested #and then it throws it away to be big and bombastic and stupid

[milfmacbeth]

one of the worst tropes ever (if you can even call it a trope instead of a catastrophic story telling failure) is narratives building up this super cool villain only to nerf them at the last second in favor of something they pulled straight out of their ass.

thinking about how naruto brilliantly built up madara as this god-tier villain only for kaguya, a character flatter and more 2-dimensional than the paper she is drawn on, to turn out to be the big bad in the end

thinking about how s5 of the magnus archives spends precisely no time whatsoever on jonah magnus, you know, the guy the fucking podcast is named after. instead, we get introduced to the concept of parallel universes a whopping 4 or so episodes before the end (yes i know there's that one episode in s3 but after that it's never mentioned again so don't @ me) and the Web is the final boss. and it wins. and that gets framed as a good thing somehow.

thinking about how the literal first scene of game of thrones shows the white walkers and how the night king is set up as this world-ending threat only for arya to kill him in the ass pull to end all ass pulls and the final villain being dany post corruption "arc" and by arc i mean 3 seconds.

as an audience i'm disappointed but as a writer i'm just so fucking baffled by this. why? why would you do that? what is the point? fuck

#naruto spoilers #tma spoilers #just to be safe #not gonna tag got spoilers because i could no more spoil s8 of game of thrones than i could spoil a heap of mold #salt #don't mind me i just needed to complain for a bit

[tobiramamonmari29]

- hashirama Senju is the manager of several amusement parks around the world. The senju companies being the most answered all over the world. Hashirama was the eldest and had amassed a lot of company when his father: butsuma senju retired. while his father was lounging on a Hawaiian beach, hashirama and his brothers continued the legacy. itama senju the third son had taken over the management of all the hospitals, while Tobirama senju the second son the economic companies of the country, the fourth son had fun taking over the restaurants and the arcades. while hashirama himself was such a big child and player had taken over the amusement parks, the carnivals. Today was a special day, hashirama was going to bring her German boyfriend to see what he's been working on-

- ashura was a man he met on social media. Being German he was obviously a citizen of Germany. It was after spending several months, and seeing him there more than once, that Ashura decided to leave Germany. her boyfriend, who was also one of Madara's distant cousins, had stinks of cleaning up his place while they found an apartment. Hashirama had decided to show him around his work.-

- after having been looked for ashura at madara, and having promised the uchiha that soon he will be quiet with Tobirama. Because yes Tobirama and madara had a relationship that hashirama did not understand they often shouted at each other. he and ashura couldn't live at his place, it was a really small studio. But they had finally decided to start the move within a week of choosing their accommodations.-

(ashura) - hashirama, is it in a park that you work?

(hashirama) - yes! you'll see it's fun!!!! We can do rides if you want.

- it's by taking her boyfriend's hand to pull him inside, to finally start their outing. It's true that hashirama wanted to show him his work but he mostly wanted to have fun. some employees waved at him, yes I gave them looks that said a lot, especially this woman ino yamanaka. She scared him a little.-

(hashirama) - do you like it?

(ashura) - it's huge! I've never seen one so big. Do you really work here? And you are the boss.

(hashirama) - yes! We can go put on a hat! - I show him the couples and the children who have them.-

(ashura) - I find it quite cute I must admit.

(imagine that naruto is not there)

(hashirama) - Aaaah ~ you're so cute! it looks like a baby dragon or a little cow.

(ashura) - dog ears really suit you Hashi.- he chuckled blushing.- that represents you pretty well.

(hashirama) - thank you ashu, and if we had a cotton candy?! I want one you want?????

(ashura) - me too, I want one! - he said imitating me.-

- we took a blue cotton candy because it's my beloved boyfriend's favorite. It is with childish joy that I pull my boyfriend everywhere who was looking at the map of the park. we did a strong attraction that was fun, ashura after looking at the plan again. Want to make an attraction that goes through the water, and that shows the extent of a magnificent forest and a pretty floral park. we held hands the whole way, taking all the souvenir photos we could get.-

(hashirama) - how about the lovers' tunnel? I know it's a bit of a view and review...

(ashura) - you read too much shojo hashi. it is not forbidden to do so, and then I have never done this kind of thing with my ex-boyfriends.

(hashirama) - you missed something!

(ashura) - let's say I just wanted the right one in this case?

(Hashirama) - that's why I love you ashura!

(ashura) - i love you, also hashirama.

- we kiss under a pretty heart arches made of red roses, and the souvenir photo was even more beautiful.-

End.

[chanfictions]

I would really like a part two to the darlings trying to run away/escape from their yandere partner. Preferably with a member of the Akatsuki or Madara. Really whichever resonates most with you. I think they’d all have interesting ways of stopping a runaway. Hopefully that’s specific enough? Love your work and hope you have fun with the new requests!

Ahh, I've been wanting to do one of these for a while now. Escaping from Madara Uhchiha? Oof. That's a tall order.

Illusion

Madara x Reader

Warnings: slight yandere themes 1.6k

Faster faster faster, you silently urged the galloping horse as your heart hammered its way into your mouth, glancing over your shoulder for the third time in the last thirty seconds at the shrinking silhouette of the place you had been forced to call home. You had really done it this time, making off with Madara's fastest horse under the clamor and chaos that had engulfed the compound ahead of a joint feast being catered by the Uchiha and Senju clans to celebrate the cementing of new alliances with neighboring lands. It was your best chance at really making it this time, and you could only hope that Madara would approach your disappearance with the same flippant disregard and condescension as last time to give you enough time to get away.

These little games of yours are quite entertaining, my dear, but I'm a busy man. It's time to go home. Thinking about the sweet, mocking tone he spoke to you with every time he captured you filled your chest with a sickening ache. It wasn't a game, and you had meant every single attempt, despising the circumstances that fated you to being gifted to the leader of the Uchiha clan like a head of cattle as part of a treaty and wanting nothing more than to finally taste the sweet air of freedom. Adjusting to your new life hadn't been going well, and you just couldn't take it anymore. A pit was slowly deepening in your stomach as the creeping realization that Madara was going to react unfavorably if he captured you slithered painfully under your skin. You had stolen his horse and brought embarrassment to his clan by disrupting the festivities that were about to take place. You swallowed the growing knot in your throat as you turned your back on the setting sun once again, looking ahead into the darkening horizon as you stuffed down your terror and hoped that you hadn't made a horrible mistake. This was your last chance. __________

The sun had long since given way to a blood-red moon when you finally spotted the dim lights of a village glowing warmly in the distance. Your horse snorted and shook his head as he slowed to a lazy walk, voicing his displeasure when you tugged the reins to keep him from snacking on the brush growing at the side of the trail. "I promise you'll get all the treats you can eat when we get to town," you murmured warily with a shiver and a pat to his withers, glancing nervously over your shoulder again upon hearing rustling that was just a little too close for comfort. "Just a little further." The unnerving sound seemed to be growing closer, and it could no longer be mistaken for whispers of the wind. Voices. People. You were being followed. Cursing under your breath, you turned ahead and dug your heels with a flick of the reins. You knew these routes were frequented by misfits and malcontents and had hoped that being a quick, difficult target would be enough to deter an ambush. Madara's favorite steed, though, was as stubborn and bull-headed as he was and had decided he had quite enough of your bossing him around, dancing in place and turning on the path with a low rumble and defiant snort instead of taking off toward the town like you ordered. "Come on, big guy – don't do this to me now," you begged in a desperate whisper, eyeing the surrounding shadows with a knot of dread winding through your ribcage. He stomped and shook his head, pawing a hoof into the damp earth as the rustling and whispers abruptly vanished, blanketing the woods in a tense silence. In one last, desperate attempt to get moving again, you gave him a sharp kick to the ribs and pulled back toward the village just as something metallic went screaming past your face. Your eyes widened in horror when you realized what it was. In an instant, the path exploded violently with suffocating smoke and blinding lights, spooking your horse and throwing you from his back in the midst of the chaos. Panicked hooves narrowly missed crushing your ringing head as your traitor of a ride took off at a thundering gallop and you scrambled to find your bearings in the dirt. You coughed and sputtered, clenching eyes that watered and burned and choking on the stinging fog that tasted like acid. "Over here–" You heard someone call over the ringing in your head. The world outside of these walls is full of nothing but misery and suffering, girl. You would be wise to remember that next time you go on one of these ill-conceived adventures. Madara's mocking tone filled your head again as you began to realize just how utterly fucked you were. Your mind and heart began to race in unison as you struggled to inhale and your vision fogged over with peppery tears. "I think I've let this go on long enough to make my point." You must have hit your head harder than you realized when you were thrown from that horse, because you thought you actually heard Madara's voice as you laid shell shocked in the dirt. A scuffle and muffled gasps followed – and then silence. Your heart dropped into your stomach when the grim weight of reality began sinking in. That long, eerie quiet hung uncomfortably in the air until a tight grip closed around your arm. "Enough with the dramatics," the low voice chided as the owner dragged you up onto your feet. Eyes clenched shut in agony, you flinched when a gloved hand delicately gripped your chin. You choked out a whimper, digging your fingers into searing pain ripping through your head and shying from the next touch you felt on your face when Madara moved his hand. "Stop behaving as though I'm going to strike you." His voice became tarnished with concern when he got a better look at your face in the scattered beams of moonlight that filtered down through the trees. He tisked, his tone softening as he shifted the iron grip on your arm to pull your hand away from your eyes and retrieve a cloth from his pouch to wipe away some of the stinging residue stuck to your face. "This, my dear, is exactly what I was talking about the last time you pulled one of

these little stunts. Consider what might have happened to you had I not been here to intervene." You swallowed hard, sucking in harsh breaths and trembling in his grip. The gnawing knot of dread in your chest twisted tighter with every passing second that wasn’t filled with chastising marks. "Can't see – it burns–" "Don't open your eyes," he ordered calmly, swiping the cloth over your face one last time in an effort to dislodge more of the sticky substance that felt like acid eating at your skin. "We need running water." All you could do was stumble after him as he tugged you through the woods, chastising your foolishness under his breath in a long-winded rant that you struggled to follow. Your eyes burned. That acrid, peppery smoke still burned your lungs. The roots beneath your feet caught your boots and tripped you up repeatedly, prompting you to try to crack a teary lid to get a better idea of the terrain. "Please, M-madara, slow down–" "No future wife of mine will be left blind by something so foolish," he hissed in your ear, tightening an arm around your waist to better guide you. "Do not open your eyes until I say." After a few more agonizing minutes stumbling through the darkness, locked against Madara's side, he finally stopped. The sound of rushing water filtered into your head, drowning out the rasps of your own panicked breathing. Without a word, he dropped you to your knees on the bed of river rocks, leaning you over the rushing stream with an arm still curled around your middle to keep you from tumbling in. The sudden splash of cold against your face startled you, making you gasp and flinch away, which only earned you further scolding. He sighed in annoyance, cupping water into his palm, bringing it to your eyes to flush out the lingering residue that burned your skin. "Hold still and let me do this before your eyesight is compromised." Exhaling a quiet apology, you clung to the arm with a vice grip around your waist, trying to contain your terror over what was to become of you now that you had been captured again. "Honestly, woman, do you think I came all this way just to drown you?" He scoffed, bringing more water to your face and holding it there until he had flushed away what was left of the irritant. "Open your eyes." Holding your breath, you did as you were told, blinking through the discomfort and redness you knew likely remained with a muttered word of gratitude. The deep rumble of his laughter filled your head, warping your sense of reality as you felt a surprisingly gentle hand grasp your chin to point your face at his. Watering eyes met his cold, crimson gaze, and for a moment, time stopped. The forest began to unravel, giving way to slatted walls and the river dried up into piles of hay as it sunk back into the earth. The familiar sounds and scents of horses filled your head as you blinked again, staring up into the swirling depths that would imprison you for eternity as a gloved hand sweetly caressed your cheek. "My dear… how do you think this is going to play out when you can't even succeed in your own fantasy, hm?"

#naruto x reader #madara x reader #naruto imagines #madara imagines #madara uchiha #akatsuki x reader #madara fanfiction #naruto fanfiction #chanfictions

[donotpercieveme123]

Someone tagged me in a post about the founders as aro and hell it's about time I post my own headcannons! I think they're all some flavour of aro.

1. Mito (my beloved)

Aro (romance repulsed), and a lesbian. Her marriage to Hashirama was arranged (I like the reason behind why as it is in WASS, where whirlpools had to get rid of her because Princess wanted to lead and it upset their democratic political system basically). Girl boss lol! So yh I think she's a bit bitter, especially since she never wanted a husband or children. Tsunade mentions Hashirama but not her, I imagine she was a very emotionally distant figure in her children's life. But I think her and Hashi became friends, they were comfortable enough together at first, but with time she grew to resent him a little for all his empty promises and what happened to her home years after as a result. I think she's also best friends with Touka, and they have something of an affair, a fwb type situation. Everyone's cool with it.

2. Hashirama

Aro (but just indifferent, he'd be okay being with someone who is romantically interested in him as long as they accept that he won't be able to return those feelings). I actually think he's canonically aro. He never mentions his wife and the most important relationships to him are familial and friendships (the VotE scene yh, lovers are often top of the list of ppl who hold dearest and he doesn'tmention it, he never actually mentions his wife lol). Even into his adulthood he never really realises it though, especially since nobody's ever expected jt of him (Mito is literally a romance repulsed lesbian lol, and Madara is emotionally constipated). When he was younger, like early teens, he thought he was going to marry Madara just so he could have his best friend to himself, solidifying bonds and what not. He never even considered it as romantic though.

3. Madara

Demi romantic/ can't really tell the difference between romantic and platonic attraction. Spends his whole life thinking he's in love with Hashirama, playing out this tragic unrequited romeo and juliet story, when really he probably just wants to be prioritised. He'd marry him just to have him to himself lmao. He got so depressed and heartbroken over Hashirama marrying, thinking him and Mito were some love sick couple, completely taken with each other. Which not true at all. He resents her, but accepts it, especially since it's around the time he leaves the village. The whole time Mito is like, bitch I know ur eyeing up my husband, I DON'T WANT HIM, have him please, he's annoying. They'd actually really get along if they talked through it lol.

4. Tobirama

Yh just obviously he's aro (also romance repulsed, but in a more I literally don't care kind of way, get that shit away from me). He never marries, never has children, never wants to. He's devoted to his brother and the village and that's okay with him. He's secretly a little lonely though, I don't think the man had any friends. Maybe he knew Izuna well enough to think that if things had happened differently they might have been friends. They would have literally been platonic soulmates!

5. Izuna

I've already posted about this but yh he is REPULSED by romance, nothing turns him off or weirds him out faster. Having said that he is big on relationship anarchy. He likes to blur the lines with friends in terms of how he physically expresses his affection. Man has no boundaries lol. He also really wants a qpr (either completely platonic or fwb, and depending on if I characterise Tobirama as ace or not, he fills both of those). They're fucking intense lol. Like ur half of my soul and I hate and love u for that, I want to carve my mark into you, and rip our souls out and tie them together so we'll find each other in the next life. Fucking insane😂 They're both yandares about it though, they never really acknowledge it, and if anyone else points it out they'll gaslight the shit out of them. Like idk what ur talking about, all friends are like this. Unhinged.

#uchiha izuna #senju tobirama #uchiha madara #senju hashirama #mito uzumaki #izutobi #tobiizu #tobiizu but platonic #tobiizu is yandare4yandare #hashimada #mito x touka #touka senju #naruto founders #aro headcanons

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

I'm terrified about Shigaraki getting the Madara/Kaguya ending. Yk he dying because it's the final boss's turn to shine

I don't think that's the case, anon.

If anything, AFO is the one who's gonna die or get defeated in the end and Shigaraki is going to have a second chance or he's going to get redeemed through some other way, but not death.

First of all, because Naruto and Boku No Hero Academia have very different themes, even when bnha has Naruto inspiration.

Naruto is set on a world in constant war. It shows because the manga is way more cruel than bnha, more explicit, more extensive. Naruto has a wider focus. The story show us an entire world with different nations and the different levels of relationships in such world.

Boku No Hero Academia has its focus on one country, on an specific period of time, and it's theme is more focused on the problems of violence generated by a lack of communication. Its story is more innocent, more light-hearted, and it's based on the interactions within one society.

If you compare the number of deaths in Naruto with the number of deaths in bnha, it's easy to see what I mean. Also you can compare the number of tragic backstories, the number of over specific backstories, the many intricate rituals of the ninja world with the more relaxed form of the hero world, etc.

Shigaraki Tomura has the more detailed backstory in the bnha narrative, followed by the Todorokis. We know his grandparents, parents, sister, childhood, the figures that surrounded him in his teen years, hobbies, ideals, and we have seen his evolution from up close.

His arc is specifically well written, with consistent themes like death, sorrow, lose of identity, being demonized, etc. The symbolism around him are also well used, the color schemes, the recurrent poses and graphic images like the moth motive, etc. You can track the changes in his character and speech and it'll prove continuous, even.

It means there has been a great effort from Horikoshi when it comes to creating and evolving Shigaraki Tomura. Even now, in the final chapters of the manga, Horikoshi has dedicated a chapter to the villains, making the big meeting of Stars and Stripes and Shigaraki the focus of the chapter.

With that in mind, and how tied is Shigaraki to the whole thread (he has close connections to heroes and villains and civilians equally), I think is highly improbable for Horikoshi to kill Shigaraki Tomura. There are far more reasons and far more clues pointing out at a sort of redemption.

Shigaraki Tomura shares with Deku the whole "persevering and winning in the end" narrative. Since Tomura was introduced, we've been told he is growing still and he's gonna win in the end. But winning is something subjective, and breaking free from AFO and finally winning a life for himself can be the final reward for his persistent actions.

Besides, only the greatest heroes can save and not kill the greatest villains. In this case, Tomura is far closer to the figure of Sasuke, who Naruto insist in saving even when the rest tells him is not going to work, than to the figure of some villain. For Deku, Tomura is the kid he's failed to save, but he plans to change that. And in the narrative there is well present the idea of Tomura wanting for someone to truly believe in him as a hero, for someone to reach for his hand.

There are also more similarities between Naruto and Sasuke and Izuku and Tomura.

For example, the same way Sasuke and Naruto were taken in the end as two parts of a same thing, and therefore bringing balance together, Tomura and Deku symbolize death and life and are the two parts of a cycle, counterparts that complete each other.

While Tomura wants to sacrifice the world to avoid sacrificing himself, Deku tries to sacrifice himself to save the world. Both their determinations are wrong, for there's no need to destroy one thing or the other. They need to learn together how to take care on themselves while taking care of others.

So, in order for them to survive the final battle, they'd need to fight together, just like Sasuke and Naruto when facing the whole Kaguya thing. They're going to rebuild (not literally, but more like symbolic) the hero society to make it a better place for everyone: people with or without quirks, mutants, victims, civilians, etc.

So anon, if while comparing Naruto to bnha you feel anxious or worried about what's going to happen in the end with Shigaraki, take all the things I've just pointed out and examine them closer.

I could be wrong, of course. But the same way I could be wrong, I could be right, and you should find enough comfort in that.

#Shan's asks #Mha #Bnha #My hero academia #Boku No Hero Academia #Shigaraki Tomura #Naruto #Shan's parallels #Shan's meta #Mha meta #Bnha meta #Shigaraki Tomura meta #Mha spoilers #Bnha spoilers #Mha 329 #Bnha 329 #Shan's mha meta #Shan's bnha meta

[gakkubi]

Ame Trio's Personalities: Yahiko

I want to share some thoughts on the Ame Trio/Ame Orphans because I do think they have one of the most complex, interesting and beautiful arcs in the Narutoverse.

I will discuss their personalities and thoughts. This post is about Yahiko, there are also Nagato and Konan.

(1/3): I'll start with Yahiko because he's the one who dies first and influences the others' personalities.

YAHIKO:

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Although Yahiko is arguably the character who appears “less” among the Ame Trio - naturally, for dying first - he takes up significant part of the flashbacks he appears in. Jiraiya, Nagato, Konan; even in Obito’s memory of the Ame Trio - which serve the plot purpose of showing how Obito started manipulating Nagato - he spends most of the flashback interacting with Yahiko. Yahiko was extremely remarkable to all the people who met him, there is no doubt that Kishimoto took every opportunity he had to tell us he was a very important character.

Something I find very interesting about Yahiko is how easily he could be a villain; he has many of the personality traits of of classical villains. This is not accidental - in Chapter 372, when Jiraiya finds and confronts Konan, his memories of the Ame Orphans lead him to believe Yahiko was the one who first turned evil (in their conversation, Konan never clearly explains whose ideology they have embraced; it’s very implied Jiraiya was inclined to believe that was Yahiko).

This is built purposefully to confuse the audience regarding Pain’s identity as the one who possesses the rinnegan is Nagato; one has the “villainous” personality, the other has the power.

Of course, we all know Yahiko is not a villain, even though he could easily be. Yahiko’s most powerful personality trait is his ambition; this trait is the one that will always surpass the others.

Yahiko is a survivor; we are shown repeatedly that he would do just about anything to to keep alive (and Nagato and Konan with him). We are shown some of his big and most drastic actions like stealing, but minor details like cooking, gathering supplies and stabilising a house for him and Konan - taking from the story and Nagato’s conversation with Jiraiya, it’s safe to assume Yahiko was the mastermind behind all the actions that allowed them to survive as children. Yahiko knew they needed power to survive, and we’re shown in the anime their journey to find Jiraiya and how he quickly learned to navigate in the warzone by being able to put himself in the shoes of his “enemies” and think like they did. Yahiko always had an extremely clear sense of what he wants and how to get there.

He is also a natural leader; we can’t say for sure how much of his leadership is actually his nature and how much it comes from needing to step up as the leader of the trio, given how Nagato and Konan have more passive personalities. The fact is, by the time Yahiko dies, he has been acting as a leader for more than half os his life; giving orders and being in control is his comfort zone. He will have control and boss others even if they don’t agree with him, which is clearly stated when he tells Konan he believes Nagato is the one who will bring peace; he put Nagato in that position regardless of Nagato’s opinions - Konan will support Nagato and not him, regardless who she thinks is the “bridge to peace” (Chapter 509).

In that particular flashback of Jiraiya, there are two classically villainous traits shown: the first is anger; it’s implied that Yahiko is a kid full of anger and hate, but in fact, he is a very emotional and sensitive person - in that, he is very similar to Nagato - although unlike him, Yahiko will almost always express his feelings. He’s angry because he’s in pain and won’t conform to his fate as a victim of a poor country. The second one is both his ambition and megalomania: He will change the country, no matter the lenghts he has to go through.

Another strong trait of Yahiko’s thought process is that ends justify the means. This is proven by many of his actions; to survive, he will steal; to defend others, he will put his own life at risk - the ultimate proof of this is sacrificing his life to save Nagato and Konan from Hanzo. They are the ones who must survive no matter what; no matter if he dies. Although the famous “the end justify the means” sentence is usually associated with Machiavellianism, Yahiko doesn’t display the other traits needed such as manipulativeness and indifference to morality to classify him as a machiavellian person.

Yahiko could easily become a “villain”; he has unbreakable ambition and he’s willing to go to extreme lengths to get what he wants regardless of the opinion of those around him. I could easily say just about the very same about Obito, Madara and Orochimaru with a few changes here and there; I could even describe adult Nagato like that.

Seeing this particular scene in Jiraiya's memory, his ambition and anger and a "well-intentioned world-domination" goal are enough to convince the reader to believe Yahiko is Pain, even before seeing his appearance. It's notable that Nagato doesn't reply anything while Yahiko is screaming at him, highlighting his more passive personality.

You, reader, must be rather shocked at what I'm saying, because Yahiko is the only one who was never evil among the three of them; in fact, the others turned evil because of his absence. Yahiko is such a special character because he was all those classically villainous traits, the key to his character lies in why he never turns evil despite all of that.

Ambition is the trait that will rule above all; but his vision comes second in command. We are shown Yahiko is a very sensitive child, he cries a lot, he's easy to anger because he's overwhelmed by the situation he finds himself in. In the same flashback that gives the audience all the reason to believe Yahiko could be Pain, Yahiko himself admits inflicting pain on others wouldn't work as a solution.

The very fact that Yahiko wanted help from the very people who were destroying his country and were directly or indirectly responsible for him being an orphan (that is, foreigners) shows how the end goal was more important to him than the mean of how to get there; Nagato's initial distrust was the feeling most people would have in their situation, which shows another difference between their thought process; Nagato holds grudges (he could accept Jiraiya individually, but not Konoha, and he couldn't ever get over his parents or Yahiko's death) whereas Yahiko doesn't ever let any past event, situation or prejudice come between him and the goal he wants to achieve.

But ambition, vision and idealism (which I have not mentioned yet) are all traits he also shares with villains.

What makes Yahiko different from other villains, especially Nagato, is that he develops an amazing emotional intelligence to deal with the information his sensitivity gathers from the world.

Yahiko was extremely hopeful, positive and emotionally intelligent, all characteristics he shares with other heroes like Naruto. Throughout his life, the "classically villainous" characteristics of his childhood were outgrown by the "classically heroic" traits that gained strength overtime. Yahiko walked away from the evil path he could have easily taken by confronting his "villainous" traits.

It was through the use of emotional intelligence that Yahiko dismantled the initial megalomania and revengfullness he displays in both Jiraiya's and Nagato's childhood flashbacks. It's important to highlight that Yahiko's "Savior Complex" was something that stayed with Nagato long after Yahiko no longer believed only a single powerful person could force peace upon others. Yahiko "grew out" of his childish megalomania - Nagato did the very opposite when absorbing many of Yahiko's characteristics after his death.

His emotional intelligence can be clearly seen in Obito's memories of him in Chapter 607; in that same instance Yahiko was one of the few characters to rule out the idea of the masked man being Madara. Yahiko was not especially powerful or intelligent, so he rellied heavily in taking accurate conclusions from his observations of the world.

Another sign of Yahiko's emotional intelligence is his mirroring of Jiraiya's behavior - although it may be first seen as something done just for comedy, it shows how Yahiko was eager to understand other people - mirroring is a display of empathy. The natural inclination he had to understand other people led Yahiko to develop his peaceful philosophy, and was also used for him to gather allies (as shown in the anime).

It was both his emotional intelligence and his vision that kept him from becoming arrogant (and doing things like stealing Nagato's rinnegan to himself, as Jiraiya considered plausible). Whereas villains will usually harvest power for themselves, Yahiko knew that the key to the success of his plans didn't depend solely on him and his actions. He had to support others and believe in them. Understanding the value in community and extreme loyalty was a value Yahiko and Konan shared - a value Nagato also had, which was eventually displaced by other traits. It's important to note how Nagato and Konan perceive their memories of Yahiko differently; of course their flashbacks serve plot purposes, but they also show completely different aspects of his personality, and these differences in perception reflect the own values of Konan and Nagato.

Although his ambition, energy and protectiveness are displayed in both of their memories, other characteristics vary in intensity.

In Konan's memories, Yahiko is much more kind and calm, happy but also introspective. In her childhood memories, he appears more joyful and carefree - as an adult, it's shown how he is hurt by the war, how understanding has made him kind and and how he wants to protect his comrades both physically and mentally. In Nagato's memories, he appears much more angry and harsh in comparison - the anime even takes an effort to "soften" some of his actions; in the anime Yahiko gives back some of the stealing and also prays for Chibi in his death (instead of just scolding Nagato for crying and mourning as he does in the manga).

I don't know how manga to anime adaptations work but it's possible that, due to the difference in pace between manga and anime, Studio Pierrot realized Yahiko would come across much more "evil" if he wasn't softened - and I like the adaptations because it makes Nagato's memories less different than Konan's; all they did was add moments foreshadowing a much kinder personality Yahiko would display on the chapters later on.

(Edit: I added this image from chapter 509 to better illustrate Yahiko's emotional intelligence using an actual canon moment where Yahiko himself reflects on his past feelings and how they changed as he grew up. I really like this chapter, and I think it's nice how soft and caring Yahiko behaves towards Nagato in Konan's flashbacks, worrying about his injuries and telling that "it's ok" and encouraging him to rest, as opposed to Nagato's own flashbacks that show younger Yahiko screaming and scolding him for behaving like a "crybaby" and "victim" while they were all struggling to survive. I think it's important to consider the scenarios of those flashbacks; Nagato's flashbacks find the characters all recently traumatized, while Konan's find them in a much more stable and safe period of their lives).

Yahiko was the first among the three to understand that the pursuit of "justice" would only result in more conflict as one's noble justice could be seen as mere acts of vengeance by another. All the Ame Orphans knew in their lives was war, suffering and trauma, so the decision to pursue a different path away from violence could only come from a person who could look inside their own heart without the fear of seeing ugly things and confront their feelings.

Yahiko's unshakable hope on his dream of bringing peace was a result of his ambition, his vision and emotional intelligence. His sensitivity led him to become a kind, caring person, who avoided violence as much as he could. We know he was extremely loyal to his ideals, preferring to sacrifice himself and die instead of giving up the peaceful philosophy he had established for the Akatsuki to fight Hanzo. The extreme loyalty and the will to sacrifice anything for that was another trait he shared with Konan.

Although I consider Yahiko's vision to be one of the pillars in his personality, he was also extremely naïve. Yahiko's hopefulness and faith in his dreams and plans were not countered by opposite personality traits like being cynical or hesitant. The first time we see Yahiko being naïve was at the very idea of approaching the Sannin and begging for training, which could have easily ended with them all killed (or, more likely, just ignored). Unfortunately for Yahiko, his biggest flaw was not putting limits to how much he believed his ideals, leading him to fall in a trap he could have easily avoided - I left this trait for last because the anime makes Yahiko's willingness to believe Hanzo a key reason for falling on his trap, even though the manga never shows evidence for that and only implies Yahiko's innocence by Nagato's perception of them being "still children." However, I still think it's fitting for someone who displayed early signs of megalomania to have such naïvety.

Other traits that were not mentioned are less about his ideals and more about his nature; Yahiko is also naturally expansive, friendly and unafraid- these traits help him to become both the trio and Akatsuki's leader. In Chapter 509 Konan mentions he was adored by the rest of the Akatsuki, and it's very implied in the manga (and shown in anime fillers) he lead the Akatsuki with a egalitarian philosophy, not abusing his positon as leader through authority, which is another important trait of his personality; Yahiko may be bossy and unreceptive to challenges on his orders, but he is not comfortable with hierarchy and the idea of some people acting as if they were better than others.

I won't talk much about Yahiko and Konan's romance as I don't believe "being in love" can be a part of someones personality, and I don't believe his decision to kill himself to save her and Nagato was influenced by being in love. His decision to sacrifice himself comes directly from his “ends justifying the means” logic, even if in that particular case the survival of Nagato and Konan is the end which can be justified by the loss of his own life.

I do believe, though, that there are many reasons why they could be attracted to each other and I'll highlight specially their loyalty. Yahiko and Konan are both extremely loyal people; Yahiko is loyal to his ideals, Konan is loyal to what she considers "her own'' - her friends, her people. They are also people who are full of faith in the things they believe in; we are never shown Yahiko having doubts on his plans, as well as we never see Konan ever doubting the capability of the people she supports. People who share such characteristics of loyalty and faith will find great comfort in each other, creating a positive circle of both giving and receiving love and support.

Yahiko's expansive and dominant personality, as well as his positivity and hopefulness contrast immensely with Konan and Nagato's passiveness and melancholy. He is shown to be a person who could deal with his pain and his traumas, and was likely the biggest emotional support of the other two; as he himself said, he had hopes and dreams, his dreams became Nagato and Konan's dreams. His death left an immense void that could not be filled with positive, healthy thoughts and feelings, as Nagato and Konan always relied on his hopeful ideals.

The very traits that could have easily made him a villain are the same ones which lead him to achieve his and the trio's survival. Yahiko's personality exists in a delicate ballance between many "classically villainous" traits and the abundance of other solid "classically heroic" foundations.

By taking a complete look at his character it's easy to understand why his death was something really, near-impossible to recover from given the circumstances, and why the love and respect they felt endured so long after his death.

#yahiko #meta #mymeta #character study #character analysis #analysis #naruto #naruto meta #amegakure

[kankuroplease]

Can we have Michi Uchiha hcs?

Being the daughter of a best selling author and martial artists meant she had access to a lot of resources and was taught self defense

Being Boss’s youngest came with many perks, including being luxury vacations, gifts, and bodyguards

She didn’t understand that her family was unconventional in a lot of ways nor why they didn’t live with father (Madara) and her other siblings

But she was happy with living with her Mama and Papa (Hashirama). Her older half-sister, Tsunade, would even come to visit from time to time and play cards with papa

And when she did stay with Father on the weekends, she got to see her other siblings! So she would say her childhood was fun

Her father gave her what ever she wanted and spoiled her on their father daughter dates after his boring meetings. It’s how she ended up with matching diamond earrings and a necklace at 4.

Uncle Izuna let her sit in his lap most of those meetings and would cover her ears from time to time with headphones.

The grownups around would look unhappy when this happened, but Izuna would tell her later that they were just upset they couldn’t listen to music too and had to listen to fathers boring rants.

At first it was just her sisters who would play tea parties with and listen gleefully to their gossip about the different families around theirs

And Obito who was the silly older brother that always was sneaking out and ruffling her hair. Her older sister said he was adopted and she shouldn’t waste her time with him(?), but he’d always been there for her

One of her earliest memories was Obito playing with her on the playgset he seemed too big for

Then one Saturday, she was introduced to Shisui. Her new older brother.

Shisui was debonair. He could do all the dances that Obito always stepped on her feet trying to do

He never messed up her hair and let her have his pudding without her asking she didn’t have to ask, she was starring at it while practically drooling

As they all grew up and left home, Michi decided to move in with her Father per his request.

By then she knew her presence at her original home would only bring her mom and papa more problems.

She’s a Madara daughter and had an understanding that life she once perceived as normal, was anything but.

She loves her father, brothers, sisters, and uncle, but they’re very dangerous people.

More than once she has used her fathers favor to leave Obito be. He’s happier than she’s ever seen him and that’s do to his chosen family. He doesn’t need to be involved in serious crimes and possibly lose everything he’s worked for 💀

She’s a very kind and soft spoken person, will give you the short off her back if you need it. but she is also a black belt and carries a gun at all times. Don’t mess with her.

Sells handmade soaps because they make her happy 😊

She was pretty sure every man that talked to her only did so because of who her father was and what they can gain from marrying her

The idea of marriage put a bad taste in her mouth thanks to these suitors throwing themselves at her (bro, you like my dad, not me.)

But she did get heart eyes when the Hyuga angel of death stuck up for her during one of Obito’s matches.

She was seconds away from breaking that guys nose (possible connections be damned), but chivalry is not dead and he looked so cool doing it 🥹 

She’d seen him around for years at some of the meetings, so it only seemed natural that she offered to thank him with a gift of gratitude

She was aware of the side glances of the Hyuga when she and her bodyguards stepped into their territory, but given she cleared it with their boss beforehand (she wanted to thank one of his men and him, how could he say no?)

It was at that meeting that Michi gained some respect for herself from Hinata and Neji. It’s also when she personally got their phone numbers for business

But over time texting Neji and him responding within the day became the normal. He even showed up to spar with her when she invited him

She wouldn’t tell Madara about this for Neji’s safety

His proposition of a marriage blindsided her a bit. Become a Hyuga bride?! HIM TELLING HER HIS INTENTIONS IS ONLY A FORMALITY!? She thought he lost his mind

But the more he explained, the better it sounded. A wife in title only; she’s free to do as she pleases in most ways (just no additional lovers and she has to show up to at least two events a year), she’ll have her own room, a hefty allowance on top of her own earnings, live in maids and cooks, this is good way to calm both sides, only be expected to provide one heir (they can use ivf), he’s not very interested in sex but is more than confident he can preform if she decides she wants it, an official contract with all the terms that really protect her, and she can add her own stipulations to it?

All of it sounded too good to be true until he explained he’s probably going to benefit the most from their union. With their marriage, he’d be next inline to be the Hyuga boss. He’s done the footwork, he just would appreciate her cooperation 

He was basically offering her luxury life without love, which if she was honest, she never expected a love story in her life

She also wasn’t expecting her father to give her the option of what she actually wanted to do here

Her yes came under the condition that Neji would at least spend time with her. She doesn’t truly know him and would like to at least know him as a person. The goof and the bad.

Their wedding was a blur to her, expect for hearing some guy with bushy brows on Neji’s side crying loudly. Never in her life did she think she’d be married to a Hyuga

Their wedding night.. she was very surprised with herself and what he could make her body do “not very interested”, didn’t mean he was virgin like she expected

She became the wife that tries to do it all. She wasn’t allowed to clean up messes or cook at home, so it’s fun to her and she gives the staff a lot of paid for vacation days (her allowance being put to good use)

Neji trying her food makes her feel happy and him trying to make his home hers too

Half the time it’s just him politely spitting it out in a napkin and doing it over himself while telling her about a cooking class he’s heard of from Hanabi

His grumpy look when she explains on of the dramas she’s watching as he gets furious over the lead’s stupidity is the cutest in her opinion

What she’s most happy about is that he’ll cuddle her back. She hasn’t had cuddles sense she moved out of her Mom and papa’s place

She adores the cat he got for her! He’s literally the best husband If you ask her

She really like the Lee guy that’s always around and enthusiastic, he makes for a great morning run partner

She’s also the more forward one in their sex life and will make the first move if he’s looking at her with sudden interest

#ask #tw suggestive #oc: michi uchiha #tattoo shop au

[madara-fate]

I hate how Boruto has made hospitals so stupidly useless. The other day I was on reddit and I saw a post saying "how would you rate the units of Konoha?" and they were all:

A-Tier: Hokage because he's the boss, advisor because Shikamaru helps Nauto, shadow Hokage because he investigates and Sensory Corps because Ino prevents enemies from coming.

B-Tier: Anbu because it keeps watch

C-Tier: Hospital because it's for some healing, etc

They're so wrong what the hell. The Shadow Hokage is not even a unit and he's actually the one that prevents enemies from coming to Konoha, the Sensory Corps only detect somebody (if they do) when they're already inside, they don't prevent shit they can't even sense right. Anbu on top? There isn't a single Anbu other than Sai and he's just clinging to Shikamaru all the time what is he doing please? They don't need to keep watch on Amado because Naruto lets him do as he pleases.

BUT the Medical Department is what maintains the Hokage, advisors, shadow Hokage, Sensory Corps, Anbu and every single ninja and civilian in top condition to do their job. Who's gonna treat the Hokage? Sakura and the hospital so he can keep doing his job. The hospital is A-Tier after the Hokage, it even says so in the official diagram of Konoha by Kishi.

They made Sakura the convenient healer that only puts her glowing hands to practice with a few characters when ACTUALLY when people invaded Konoha it's always the hospital being full of people, the one that carries the village is the health system in Boruto the movie and Pain arc. Ikemoto has completely destroyed it. They write her like what she does is the easiest thing in the world and she's still not around when the mcs are in hospitals.

The medical is the most important part in Konoha and in the real world people need to open their eyes and Ikemoto needs to stop hating on it.

What is Ikemoto hating on? I really don't know what you're talking about. How exactly is Ikemoto hating on hospitals and medical departments now? Why do some people just constantly need to complain about Ikemoto, saying how he hates this and he hates that, just because something isn't as prominent in the story as they want it to be? I really am tired of these accusations, my goodness.

The importance of the healers and hospitals has always been generally overlooked and underappreciated by the majority of fans in action shounens, that doesn't mean the authors hate these roles.

Tsunade and the medics were instrumental in keeping Choji and Neji alive following the Sasuke Retrieval mission, but did you hear the fans acknowledging this and and praising them for it? No.

During Pain's invasion, Sakura was shown in the hospitals healing an overwhelming number of people, but do the fans care? No. They instead call her useless and accuse her of only crying for Naruto to come and save them during the whole arc. Is it Kishi's fault that they ignore how busy she was in the hospital?

The number of people that Sakura and Tsunade saved during the War, including big names like the Kages, Shikamaru and Naruto and Sasuke themselves - Do the fans give a shit? Of course not, because to the average action shounen fan, a character's worth or importance hinges on their utility in direct combat. Hence, what the fans tend to remember about Sakura during the war, was her "uselessness" by not destroying Madara's Rinnegan, rather than her numerous significant contributions on the medical side.

Please direct your anger and criticisms towards the fans who are actually deserving of it for their continuous dismissal of the contributions made by the medical teams, or at the very least, please don't jump to conclusions and say that Ikemoto hates the medical departments because that's a baseless accusation. People do need to open their eyes, but Ikemoto isn't the one who's shutting them.

#Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #Sakura Haruno #Mikio Ikemoto #Tsunade

[akatsukinojutsu]

Can I get cockwarming hcs for Madara and Pain if you do nsfw?

[of course i do! thank you for this -- oops this turned kinda into a fic too]

NSFW BELOW THE CUT

PAIN:

He always seems to do it when you’re in your deepest sleep. Because after all of his daily duties of plotting world domination, protecting Amegakure, and being the leader of the Akatsuki -- baby is exhausted and it’s late at night

He removes all of his clothing besides his pants. Pain knows that you sleep in an undershirt and panties only, his favorite.

It makes this almost weekly routine so much easier

He crawls into bed beside you and no matter what position you’re currently laying in, he’s going to move you to fit his needs.

Pain places one palm on your hip and gently yet firmly (does that make sense?) rolls you onto your side.

His fingers loop the band of your panties as he presses his nose just below your ear. Pain’s hot breath tickles your skin which slowly awakens you.

You attempt to roll back but his strongly toned chest stops you. He smirks because you’re totally under his control but fully aware of what’s happening -- cause it happens a lot.

“Pain?” you whisper but he shushes you, his hand moving from your waist to your neck. His thumbs rub your skin, “I just want to feel you.”

His hand moves back to your panties and he tugs them down to about mid-thigh

You stretch your body to help him out and he places his flaccid member in between your folds

You can immediately feel the coolness of his piercings that litter the underside of his shaft

It happens every time, you shiver and wiggle from the sensation. Pain soaks it in

He falls asleep with himself inside of you. You can feel an erection randomly awaken as you squeeze your legs and move around slightly

You may or may not have fucked his half erected dick while he was asleep 💀

MADARA:

Just like Pain, this is a thing that happens often. It also happens after he’s had a long day. (like yelling at Hashirama all day)

Also, because just like Pain, this man has the God complex the size of the fucking globe. So, he decides it is time to get his pp warm and be acknowledge, it just happens when you’re enjoying a deep sleep

He removes all of his clothing, dropping them onto the floor and slinks into bed beside you

You are really out, like drooling on the pillow out

He often struggles getting you to wake up when you’re sleeping like this

So, he dives in and crawls on top of you

And you freak out, you jolt from your sleep and headbutt him in the face

Madara is slightly annoyed but turned on by the fact that you busted his lip open with your hardass forehead - he licks the blood and smiles

The man enjoys the rush of conflict and I’m sure he gets off on any sort of pain

He grabs hold of your shoulders, pulls you close to him, and flips onto his back

His strong hands roam your body and yank your panties down; with your shirt being discarded as well

Madara is a man of strength and dominance, so don’t expect to be big boss just because you’re on top of him

“It’s time to sleep and I want to be warm tonight,” he would hiss

You would let out a yawn and Madara would slip a finger into your mouth, which would make you gag, “No yawning, not yet,” he would say

His member is halfway between soft and hard, so, he sticks it in there

He would shiver a bit because the room is fairly chilly due to it being Autumn weather with the window open. So the warmth of your insides cause him to grow goosebumps thorough the entirety of his body

Madara would pull you close to his body then, so that way you’d be pressed body to body

His arms are clamped around your body tight and there is no escape from his hold

You are his entirely and he loves the warmth of your skin (and the comfort of you being there as much as he might not express it. he craves your presence, it is the one thing that is always certain for him)

You have also fucked him while he was deep asleep 🤤 but his dick always stays hard. You swear he was awake any time that you’ve done it but he insists he wasn’t because if he was, you would know

#naruto imagines #naruto headcanons #pain imagines #pain naruto imagines #pain nagato imagines #pain headcanons #pein headcanons #madara uchiha imagines #madara uchiha headcanon #pain x reader #madara x reader #madara uchiha x reader #naruto #pain #pain naruto #madara uchiha

[fourangers]

Hi Fourangers,

First of all, I love your blog so much. It's like going through a history back when Naruto Manga chapters were released weekly and your reviews were so Golden, Hilarious and spot-on. Am a new fan though (especially an SNS fan), I just got into this fandom only this year. I don't know if you'll answer my ask, but I just wanted to try and ask you few questions and I pray that you might answer me....

1. Since you've written in a post that you were active in the eastern part of the fandom, How was chapter 698 received in Japan? Because this is the chapter I inherently realized they both love each other. Yeah, I was too late but somehow whenever they interact with each other in previous chapters I always find them to be 'Weird' for just to be friends. Chapter 698 is just blatantly obvious that they love each other. Considering Homophobia and Shounen genre, I have no idea how it was perceived over there back then in 2014.

2. Which scene made you to ship SNS?

3. As an SNS'er how do you feel about the ending, where everyone was married off when they were just 19 just to make some shitty sequel??? As a new fan, I felt betrayed and It would've been perfect if they had stopped at chapter 699, leaving an open ending.

4. How do you face with the accusation about Naruto and Sasuke as brothers and we, SNS'ers are Incest shippers??? I don't care about that Indra and Ashura thing. But Naruto himself told he considers Sasuke as his Brother couple of times. And in Chapter 699, Sasuke acknowledged, 'He finally understood what it meant'.... It's the only thing that confuses me and I don't even have an answer!!! Plus, Kishi himself gave an interview that he based Sasuke on his Brother... I really wonder how he gave such an interview when he literally made them wear necklaces with each other's faces.

5. How was Naruto and Sasuke's sexuality perceived in the fandom back then??? Man!! Kishimoto just made lot of comic reliefs on their sexuality by making Sasuke on Sai jutsu, Naruto not interested in Icha Icha but making Reverse Harem no Jutsu, Naruto was angry when Konohamaru made Boy on Boy jutsu whereas he had no problem with him doing it. LOL. And all those homoerotic posters. What do you think about their sexuality, personally??

6. Why did Kishi had to develop their bond as Soulmates with some unintentional or intentional romantic undertones, if he was eventually going to pair them up with girls??? He easily could've gave many such romantic tropes to other girls and keep the bond between N and S as purely friendship or brothers. It still would've made sense.

7. Final one, Was Naruto really Nosebleeding when Kurama made a joke about Sasuke's kiss in Chapter 572???? We had a lot of heated discussion with other shippers where they claim that it was just a splotch of snot.

Sorry for the lengthy ask....... I am so eager to know your answers and I don't want to spam your ask box by sending multiple asks.

Thanks 😊😊😊

Hey yo! Welcome new SNS fan! I'm so glad that you joined us and I'll try to answer as best as I can. I'm not very active here on tumblr (except browsing lol) but your ask was such a delight to read.

1. I honestly don't remember. I think I didn't follow the japanese boards until the eventual 699-700 disaster. People were craving for reactions and I was curious about it too lol. And well...it's been years, I doubt I'll be able to find the reactions from that time. Imo, most readers don't care much about pairings, they just wanted to read about power-ups and abilities and the basic Naruto Vs Sasuke. Though there are some backhanded jokes about how gay Naruto is for Sasuke.

2. Hah. It's going to be very anti-climatic but it was when Naruto and Sakura were eating in Ichiraku Ramen. Naruto just used Rasenshuriken against Kakuzu and he busted his arm. Sakura was healing his arm and her attention was focused on Naruto. I used to be a NaruSaku shipper so I thought "Oh hey! This is the moment that Naruto would have a candid romantic moment!" But nope. He talked about Sasuke. And I was already getting suspicious about Sasuke's feelings towards Naruto ya know? And the whole "SASUKE IS MIINEEEEEE" in Orochimaru's lair. It was that moment I thought "you only have Sasuke in your head don't you, Naruto?" and started shipping SNS.

3. Hooo boy was I surprised when it was suddenly revealed that they had the basic heteronormative, boring marriage with bunch of clones of themselves. Everyone thought that it was almost like a bad fanfiction come true and some thought that it was fake. It was a pandemonium lolololol. I also thought that it was too lame to be true and lo and behold, when it came true I was floored. And then whenever Kishimoto threw new material, I got insanely pissed off because S*arada and B*ruto becoming pairing material is ok because they are a girl and a boy, and then they paralleled with Naruto and Sasuke which are only FRIENDS because they are both men. ARGH. Open ending was what Kishimoto planned from the very beginning but wrote a sequel to earn more money.

In that aspect, I made peace with it because of the whole anime/manga industry. I learned that, as a mangaka, you don't earn a lot of money with selling books, but rather with merchandise and profiting with sales right. And that guy have a family to raise, have two kids (which is hilarious about how B*ruto movie is his self-insert story), he needs a steady income. Also, I read reports about how anime studios are so poor and animators don't receive a decent income not to mention they are overstaffed and tired, and B*ruto is a good money cow for them to earn money so they can invest later on other anime they have more passion about it. So even though I hate this story with a strength of thousands suns, they are putting meal on people's tables and making them pay rents. I'm ok.

4. Lemme roll my eyes because in the Last movie they said that Hinata is related to Kaguya and so is the Uzumaki and Uchiha clan so they are all related woo hoo. But in the aspect of brothers because reincarnations bla bla bla, didn't Naruto himself said that he's no longer that brother, he's himself? Hmm...I gotta re-read it. One day. Maybe. lol. But I'm sure that he said "Sasuke is not my brother but I'm sure we'll understand well as friends" so there. Honestly, there are a lot of interviews out there and a lot of them are fake, so I'd always take the interviews with a grain of salt lololol. I do know from artbooks that Kishimoto wanted to create Sasuke as a rival-esque character and that was it. As he was developing Sasuke and Naruto's relationship, since he liked the whole yin-yang concept, whenever he wrote Naruto's story, Sasuke's was developed at the same time as his shadow.

5. I can tell from Naruto Forums (I used to participate back in that day) MOST of the non-shippers thought it was gay as hell, but you know...it was a relic of that time. While they thought it was gay, they didn't put too much thought about you know? Because it was shounen, and we knew that it was a joke that it couldn't be taken seriously. Of course, in the SNS fandom, we did make more analysis and there were a lot of instance when Naruto and Sasuke's sexuality was questioned. Some other non-shippers also thought that Naruto was totes gay for Sasuke (including a IRL friend).

Imo, Naruto is definitely bisexual in my view. Sasuke I think he's asexual or gay. He's attracted to Naruto, but mostly because of his connection to him, not because of his physical attributes, so yeah...asexual. Or Pansexual. Sasuke is more complicated lmao. Imo, Naruto could be pansexual too, come to think about it. Yeah, I guess both being pansexual can be valid.

6. He developed Naruto and Sasuke being soulmates from the very beginning, that was proven in his comments in artbooks and in the manga. He probably created with the intention of making it purely platonic, going beyond physical ties. Then he shot himself on the foot by drawing Naruto thinking about Sasuke on bed, talking about how Sasuke is cool, meanwhile Sasuke waxing poetic about how Naruto saved him. What gives? Lol. Yeah, I think he got too enamored writing their relationship that he didn't have time to write romantic ones. What I noticed that Sakura's popularity never was really high, so I could see some editors putting their fingers all over it and making her less relevant. Also, Kishimoto didn't know how to handle her, so when she got her time to shine was the whole fake confession disaster. Coupled with Kishimoto sexism and, in his words (Kurenai's flashback), women are useful to spout more babies, women was never really relevant in his story, unfortunately. Even Kaguya who was technically the big bad boss, was never really fleshed out in comparison to Madara. So the null het romantic moments it's not because he wanted to elevate SNS moments, it's more about how he's incompetent about it. It's either Hinata slowly elevating to a relevant status because forced interaction (Pain's sacrifice and Neji's death) or Sakura being obligated to be pining over Sasuke because she's a girl. It's even more painful to see that, if we ignore B*ruto, both girls are shown to be just talking with their kids and dusting shelves, basically being housewives, even though thorough the story (especially Sakura) it was implied that both of them have much more potential than being their husband accessories.

7. It was a splotch of snot. I can confirm myself lol. Whenever the chapter is out and fans would scan it to scanlate it, the editor usually would amp up contrast to max. So usually the lines get much more thicker than usual, when you read the official release which gets straight from the source, you can notice how the lines are more delicate.

Oh lol...but then we also have a lot of controversy about translating style. THAT one is a whole new can of worms to open.

Man I had fun answering your questions! Please send more :P