One of my biggest surprises while reading Naruto Retsuden was that the author took the time to describe Iruka's relationship with not just Naruto, but also added brief descriptions involving most of the Rookie Nine.
Sakura and Sasuke are both explicitly stated to trust Iruka, with Sarada staying with Iruka for a month long homestay while Sakura and Sasuke are both away on mission.
Ino, Shikamaru, and Chouji turn to Iruka to look after their children when they themselves cannot be there to protect them while village is in danger, with Inojin, Shikadai, and Cho Cho all staying with Iruka and Sarada when all their parents are called to duty.
The fact that most of the Rookie Nine would entrust their Iruka Sensei with their most precious people implies not only a high level of respect but a close personal relationship as well. And it really warms my heart to see that Iruka is depicted as not only important to Naruto, but remains as part of his other students' lives as well.
Tidbits like these alone make Naruto Retsuden worth my while.
Also, Iruka watching over all the Boruto generation kids since they were ankle biters is now firmly part of my headcanon.
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Naruto's thoughts on the other genin teams 💀. Not him calling Hinata a freak, calling Choji a fat fool, and damn look how he dragged Shikamaru 💀
This is how you know this cute fillers of Naruto, Choji and Shikamaru being childhood friends are not canon. He disliked them so bad lmao
Also calling Ino a "fool for" Sasuke aaaah hello, Naruto?! The call is coming from inside the house
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Choji: Hey Shikamaru, if I accidentally sat on a voodoo doll of myself, would I be trapped forever in that position, doomed to starve to death?
Shikamaru: How am I supposed to know?
Ino: You say, as if we don’t use you as a source of knowledge.
Shikamaru: *Sighs*
Shikamaru: You wouldn't be trapped.
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Love how team 10 are the bestfriends, really chill and casual and are perfectly aware of the worse sides of each other and would laugh at you with dead eyes if you suggest they marry each other. Everyone knows each other is 'the quiet one'. Team 8 the siblings, wanna date the second child? just don't. Akamaru is the real mom here, fretting over the kids, Kurenai is the actual dad armed primarily with dad jokes. Team Gai - they're the team where their teacher is part of the friend group, Gai and Lee swing their booties, Tenten raps, and Neji holds the boombox, knee dancing because no one was allowed to NOT dance. They wear shades.
Team 7 is. Team 7.
They're something. We don't touch that.
Team 7 thinks they're the most normal and most balanced team, yeah, Sasuke did that thing for a couple of years but if he hadn't he might've turned out like Lee and they got Yamato and Sai because of it (Yamato knew the crazy he was sinking into but he craves that crazy while pretending that he didn't and Sai was too innocent to scream for help. He didn't know better).
Everyone's a freaking enabler in that team.
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ROUND TWO
UCHIHA SASUKE vs AKIMICHI CHOUJI
Reasons for submission under the cut
Sasuke
he is trying so hard to do what he is supposed to, even succeeding at it, only for everything to be a lie
he's authentic and driven and he doesn't care what other people think, if he believes something he will go ahead and do it, unafraid of paying the price
Sasuke was right about everything
he went through so much and never gave up, it's very inspiring and means a lot
Fortnite Sasuke
despite everything he can't help but love
his relationship with Itachi is one of the most heartbreaking and beautiful sibling relationships, genocide aside it's very relatable
he looks just like Mikoto.....
he's beautiful!
he has so much compassion for others and will do what he can for them, but still does not compromise his own beliefs and goals to do so
he's so personal to [submitter] and has been the sole reason of making it through hard times
love is stored in the Sasuke
true heroine or the Naruto series
all his outfits slay
the whole manga wouldn't even exist if it weren't for him
kind, compassionate, driven by love, fucking iconic
trans masc icon and legend
the revolutionnnn
he is an emo icon
a communist
a transgay legend
[submitters] family is generationally effected by genocide so Sasukes justice means the world to [submitter]. Sasukes love means EVERYTHING to [submitter]
he is full of love
very strong
excellent gay representation
owner of the worlds most special eyes
the most relatable Naruto character
a snarky lil bitch :)
he went thru so much & gets too much hate for someone who only wanted revenge for his murdered clan
cat boy
femme fatale
kept going despite all the trauma he went through
flawless observation skills
analytical, intelligent
never let anyone push him around or manipulate him
full of love and kindness
pacifist at heart (refuses to kill innocents)
sought to destroy Konoha
serves cunt in all his outfits
friend of animals
killed Orochimaru because he felt like it
Chouji
he's nice and sweet
his relationship with Shikamaru is genuinely so cute and wholesome
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