I’m watching Naruto Shippuden ( I’ve been trying to finish that thing for quite a long time now ) and I just wanna say that I’m really starting to question how on earth is this anime even so popular.
Like we’ve got Sasuke who’s just emo 24/7 through like 3/4th of the first series and then at the end he just becomes really gay for Naruto and then he leaves Konoha cuz’ he’s all about vengeance and sheesh and he’s SOOO Edgy and stuff, not to mention that most of the time ( especially in Shippuden ) the shit he does doesn’t even have like a specific reason behind it. He just Regina George’s himself through half of the series.
And then there’s Naruto who only knows like 2 techniques and uses them 24/7 and somehow he’s almost as powerful as others and is able to defeat a lot of enemies and shit and then we got like this like BIG-ASS arc when he leaves with Jiraiya and he’s supposed to become super OP and stuff and so we proceed to Naruto Shippuden; and Naruto - my man, my bro - spent like 2-3 years ( I don’t remember correctly, since me and numbers aren’t really that buddy-buddy ) training heavily to *checks notes* ah yes - TO LEARN HOW TO THROW A GIGANTIC MF SHURIKEN - That’s it! That’s literally it.
and then there’s, later, another Naruto training where he’s supposed to create a new special attack - COOL! Final- finally something new - right?…. Right!?
I mean what could Naruto, possibly, learn as he’s new “special attack”:
He has Rasengan
He has that big-ass shuriken that he never used again
And he has Kage Bunshin No Juutsu
I-I wonder what he’s special attack could be all about….
A FUCKING. GIGANTIC. SHURIKEN. MADE. OUT. OF. A. FUCKING. RASENGAN. WITH. THE. HELP. OF. THOSE. MF. CLONES.
And of course let’s not forget the MOST important part of his character development - Naruto can, FINALLY, do basic logical thinking.
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I waste my life on this shit.
And this is what I get.
I could be enjoying my hobbies.
I could start working harder.
BUT NOOOOOO- I have to watch an edgy, emo MF and his dumb-ass boyfriend trying to catch him and bring he’s dramatic-ass back to their home village and they don’t even end up being together, because they’re JUST FRIENDS, even tho Naruto literally has dreams about Sasuke and wants him close.
*I’ve got so passionate about this post that I hadn’t noticed a really dumb grammatical mistake I made at the end.
He looks at you / Motivates you when you are at your most hopeless / Says a nice word that fascinates you / Shares your pain if necessary / And always manages to give you a warm smile in any situation