I just see this trending on X

Not even Karin, Suigetsu, Jugo side with Sasuke in the final battle 💀

This artwork featuring elements of the Wild West is so beautiful. Kishimoto could create a manga on this theme, and I would buy it in a heartbeat!

Enton: Honoikazuchi + Banshō Ten'in is so cool honestly 😮‍💨

How do you think Sasukes path would look from that point onward? If he had no hatred toward Konoha or Danzo, would Naruto be able to bring him back sooner? Or would Sasuke eventually return on his own? Maybe hed choose to live as a wanderer kind of like Jiraiya traveling the world and figuring out his own path?

Pain Arc Naruto, War Arc Sakura and Itachi Pursuit Sasuke.

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Imagine being being Kakuzu and being tasked to fight this "THING" in front of you only for the reason that you are their "ace". Then when you reported that you can't beat that monster you are tasked with, they punish you.

Were those elders unaware of Hashirama's full extent of abilities? Or were they so irate that they just wanted to lash out their frustration on somebody during their wartime?

What kind of FOOLS would BERATE and PUNISH their ace who "probably" did his best instead of assisting him and improve his skills? It's like you had Michael Jordan get injured after being hard-fouled by 5 guys during his dunk attempt, then you tell him how he could've made his shot if he jumped higher.

Come to think of it...Konoha Elders are also similar. I wonder how the kept their positions.

Literally just Kisame’s daughter that’s it lol

I’m absolutely obsessed with her

That small kunai aint doing shi, performative ahh

Rewatching Naruto with my stepson and actually didn't pick up on this the first time around. Early on when Naruto was learning the rasengan and finally got the basics down (power, rotation, etc but it was still really weak) he basically used one hand to move the chakra around.

When fighting Kabuto, he stopped the kunai attack with one hand, held him in place and then used a shadow clone to rotate the chakra and that's the first time he actually does a proper, fully destructive rasengan (pissed me off that Kabuto managed to have the medical ninjitsu skill to minimize the damage although he could no longer fight - but that's besides the point). Pretty much from then on, he always used a clone to form the rasengan.

Was this sort of a fluke in the heat of battle that led to an "aha" moment?

Curious of who you think kishimoto let the ball drop hard and had much more potential? Mine is definitely Shino

Hello. I’ve looked through the available OSTs, but couldn’t identify this song, but it sounds really beautiful. I’d appreciate any help, if anyone knows what it is! This clip is from about 8:40 in episode 19, season 3.

Fix Tenten! Give her any Justu, skill, strat, technique that fit her style that you think it would make her cool and useful

One of Naruto’s biggest strengths for me is just how much time it spends exploring the pasts of its characters and I don’t just mean Naruto and Sasuke.

So many characters get proper backstories where you see what they were like when they were younger, what they went through, who they lost and how all of that shaped the person you eventually meet. Pain is probably one of the best examples. Nagato started off as an innocent kid caught in a war that had nothing to do with him, lost his parents, then eventually found Yahiko and Konan and wanted peace. After everything that happened to him especially after Yahiko’s death that desire for peace became completely twisted into Pain’s ideology.

Same with Obito, before everything went wrong he was a kind kid who wanted to become Hokage and be acknowledged. Then you see exactly how he goes from that person to the man he becomes later.

Even side characters like Neji and Might Guy had real depth behind them. Neji’s obsession with fate makes much more sense once you understand the Hyuga branch family and what happened to his father. Guy seems like a comedy character at first but then you see his childhood, his struggles and his relationship with his father and suddenly so much about his personality makes sense.

Then there’s Hashirama and Madara, Naruto literally takes us generations into the past and shows them as children, losing their brothers during the war period and dreaming about creating a world where kids wouldn’t have to die fighting each other. That history eventually leads into the creation of Konoha and explains so much of what happens generations later.

Itachi is another obvious one. Seeing his childhood, his experiences and everything surrounding the Uchiha completely changes how you understand his character compared with when he’s first introduced.

There are so many other examples too such as Gaara, Kakashi, Rock Lee, even Kurama! All of them have very detailed backstories that explain their personalities, beliefs and relationships.

That’s probably one of the main reasons Naruto’s world has always stuck with me. Characters didn’t just feel like they appeared when the plot needed them. It felt like they had actually lived before we met them. It’s been a while since I finished the show yet i could still tell you the backstories of dozens of characters without even having to look them up.

Sight: Very overused in the Anime, it's very hard to fight an enemy without making eye contact.

Hearing: Although rare it's also in the anime, maybe it's the most difficult to not fall into.

Smell: Likely the most effective counter against clans like Inuzuka and Hatake.

Touch: I imagine if a victim touch certain object they can't let go of that object by themselves and get stuck into an illusion.

Taste: It would probably require deceive skills to make someone eat/drink something they shouldn't, but once someone ingest that food it would be the hardest genjutsu to break free. Genjutsu specialists should be able to identify if a food is safe or not.

What do you guys think?

Happened to see these together while scrolling