“Naruto is the main character, so there’s similarities between us. I love ramen. I didn’t do well in school and felt a sense of inferiority. When Naruto said “I’ll become Hokage!” people around him made fun of his dream. When I was a child, I said “I’ll become a mangaka!” without any basis. People told me “there’s no way that’s happening!” But unlike Naruto, I didn’t have the confidence to respond with “it definitely will!” instead, I just whispered to myself “But, it might actually happen…” — Kishimoto

source : Interview with Kishimoto for Asahi Shimbun, November 11, 2014 2014

thought this part in akatsuki hiden was pretty funny

So I recently found this image on Twitter (I refuse to call it X). So of course I liked it & wanted to post it here but then I realized there's a lot of pictures on this one ⬆️ that I've never seen before & So I got to lookin & found them!!! HOORAY!!! 🎉🥳🎊 But of course, like always I went into a Naruto rabbit hole & found lots of great pictures that I had to share here!!! 😁😁😁 P3

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In science today during a demo one of the girls in my class asked what ignite meant and my brain IMMEDIATELY went to "I grieve nothing I take everything" HELPPP 💀💀😭

Out of pure curiosity

This is a less serious poll than normal, but feel free to ask for any clarification for what I mean for each option

Naruto & Sai.

Anime: Naruto Shippuden.

Autor: Masashi Kishimoto.

So I know nothing about Naruto and just found out Rock and Gai aren't actually blood related?? Bruh wtf lmao

i still cant stop thinking about this ask, its the funniest thing ive ever read i' ve never heard someone call him Rock

だから僕にとっては兄弟愛と友情は同じなんです。そういう意味では、双子生まれてきてよかったと思います。ナルトとサスケの 友情の原型は,まさに僕と弟だったわけですから。

"So for me, brotherhood and friendship are the same. In that sense, I am glad that I was born with a twin (Seishi Kishimoto). The prototype of Naruto and Sasuke's friendship was me and my brother."

Masashi Kishimoto interview for ENTERMIX Magazine Interview (2015)

It has been translated by a fan, so I've kept the japanese version, feel free to correct it. But I think he conveys his thought crystal clear with no ambiguity.

"Jesus Christ woman, I look at you like I'm in love with you"

CAREFUL KENJI OR WE MIGHT ALL JUST FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU 😭😭😭

the question of what would have become of sasuke had he not learned about konoha's involvement in the uchiha massacre really does keep me up at night. before that point, sasuke had devoted every waking minute to matching itachi. after finally letting naruto and sakura in and admitting to himself that protecting his friends was as important to him as seeking justice for the family he'd lost, his encounter with itachi knocked him back on the path of vengeance at the cost of everything else. killing itachi was all that he lived for... i don't think sasuke ever conceived of there being an "after."

this panel in particular is so haunting. what's left after you've completed the quest that consumed the very essence of your being? what happens once everyone you can admit to loving is dead and you've avenged them? what must have gone through sasuke's mind, watching itachi crumple to the ground not only as the murderer of his clan but also as his beloved nii-san, tapping his forehead and asking for forgiveness one last time -- and knowing that itachi fell by his hand? sasuke just smiles, and then collapses right next to itachi like he's dead too.

if there is one thing i've learned from naruto, it's that most problems can be avoided if you simply do not become an older brother. if you get born make sure your parents stop fucking right away bc the instant you become a big brother everything gets fucked and then you die.

One thing that really gets my goat about how Sakura is written is that she does occasionally start to do something, but the narrative shuts her down. Like this:

Sakura goes to leap into the arena to see Lee after his fight with Gaara. Kakashi shuts her down. Contrast this to the panels that immediately follow this one:

Naruto does the exact same thing and no one bats an eye!

It’s not that I think characters shouldn’t be stopped from doing what they want— it’s just that when it’s a consistent pattern it makes reading about the character really frustrating. When Haku traps Sasuke in his mirror prison thing, Sakura hurls a kunai to help… and Kakashi tells her to guard Tazuna. She does this obediently for the rest of the fight, INCLUDING when she literally thinks Sasuke is dead (Tazuna has to offer to go to Sasuke with her to get her to move). Sakura’s willingness to do this is actually an interesting character trait, but because it’s couched in this weird lack of agency, it makes her seem complacent and cowardly, especially when the take away of a lot of fights seems to be “try no matter what.”

Here’s another example: in the first part of the chunin exam, they’re all told they can pick to answer a final question and risk being banned from promotion, OR they can back out now and take the exam again later. If Sakura were alone, she’d take the question because she’s confident in her abilities.

However, she starts to raise her hand to back out because she wants to protect Naruto.

She backs off when Naruto gives a speech about never giving up, even though her making them all back out is arguably the more mature choice (why would you drag a teammate along on a mission you know they’ll fail?). She also tries to pull them out of the prelim tournament because Sasuke needs urgent medical attention, and he shuts her down AGAIN. Like, looking at this with the wisdom of an adult, Sakura was definitely in the right there.

To be clear, I don’t mind Sakura being a cautious killjoy to Naruto’s “Believe it!” Shonen protag energy. It’s just that whenever she tries to exercise that caution, it gets shut down and that makes it seem like a negative trait to have. (Also: contrast this to Shikamaru being REWARDED for exercising caution and knowing when to back out). I’m not even arguing that the scenes I cited need to be changed, because they do character work for Naruto and Sasuke. I’m just saying that Sakura could have gotten a few more scenes where her choices were plot relevant, and she’d be a more fleshed out character.

it’s been years and I still can’t believe we went through the entire chunin exam arc just for them not to end up together

like this was an actual crime