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Sasuke Retsuden marks 5 million views/reads on japanese app JUMP+!!

Manga adaptation of Sasuke Retsuden novel has reached 5 million views/reads overall in 3 chapters so far. It’s pretty cool. Please keep supporting the publication on official manga sources like Jump+ and MangaPlus. Don’t forget to hype the next chapter!! Jump+: https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/316112896946512827 MangaPlus: https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100212

Let's give Sasuke some love! Multi shipping style!

haven’t been on tumblr for years but I still love and miss naruto!!

color dynamics

so obviously we've got the red/blue dynamic

Like renga and klance and all that good stuff which works because they're polar opposites of each other. (Edit: FORGOT CAITVI)

There's also the black orange dynamic

Like kagehina and sasunaru and to an extent, shatt (yes that is their actual ship name) which is almost ALWAYS rivals (ANOTHER EDIT FORGOT RAYEMMA)

And then a personal fav of red/green

Like LadyNoir, Zolu, and matchablossom.

Like idk color theory or science or shit but THERES GOTTA BE A PATTERN HERE. why is red and blue sometimes so good, and sometimes red and green? I do not know.

EDITING THIS CAUSE THE AMAZING @astriddestelle CALLED ME OUT!!

Pink and black is also a fan favorite featuring itafushi, sasusaku, and whatever that ship is called

FINAL ROUND

REMEMBER TO VOTE FOR THE WORST PAIRING.

Rey/Kylo Ren (STAR WARS) VS Sasuke Uchiha/Sakura Haruno (NARUTO)

my opinions on naruto and company

Part two here:

meme template: @kirariwifey

mentally, i’m still here

she’s so cute 🥹

Alright, since I’ve received multiple asks about who I ship Sasuke with (or if I have a problem with specific ships), I’ll reiterate my posture regarding shipping culture:

I think it’s very poor, borderline shortsighted, to focus so incredibly much on the possibility of a character –that never specified being sexually interested in anyone, having a romantic partner. Besides the fact that Sasuke is a very traumatized man, a survivor of state-sanctioned genocide which affects his libido to the point of it being non-existent, the entirety of his characterization revolves around him seeking justice for his family. No. It’s not about his bond with Naruto, it’s not about his apparent sexual tension with Karin, nor is it about his crush (the fuck?) on Sakura. 

It’s Naruto the one whose characterization revolves around his bond with Sasuke, it’s Karin the one whose characterization revolves around her sexual desire for Sasuke, and it’s Sakura the one whose characterization revolves around her crush on Sasuke –Sasuke’s entire arc differs completely from theirs, as his entire goal, through the entire series, is about seeking justice for his family. 

What happens once Sasuke realizes he won’t be able to kill Itachi if he stays in Konoha? He leaves because he chooses his goal as an Avenger before his connection with Team 7 (yes, Itachi’s presence also reminded him of the imminent threat of having bonds that Itachi could easily destroy, but he doesn’t leave to protect T7, but to seek power to kill his brother). What happens once Sasuke kills Itachi? He learns about the truth behind the UCM, and decides to barge into the Kage Summit to kill Danzo and not return to Konoha. What happens once he kills Danzö? He still decides not to return and plans to bring the entire system down. I mean, where is his “bond with Naruto” in all this? Where is his “sexual tension” with Karin in all of this? Where is Sakura’s relevance in all of this? At no single moment does he focus on these bonds, often questioning the reason why these people are so adamant about pursuing him. Am I saying that they don’t matter at all to him? No, and you know that’s not the point of the post unless you’re looking for a reason to get upset in which case, I cannot help you. What I’m saying is that they’re not relevant to his main goal or characterization, as that power rests upon Itachi’s shoulders. Each character here mentioned has either more or less importance throughout his journey, but none of them are detrimental to his objective and none of them are important enough for him throughout the manga to deviate from his ambition (he even tried to kill each one of them when he deemed them a liability or they threatened the continuation of his mission).

Who do I ship Sasuke with? Nobody, I don’t enjoy a single pairing that is attributed to him, and I wish the fandom would realize that the entire plot revolves around the actions and consequences of a fascist regime, and not about who wanted to secretly or not so secretly fuck who, or who deserve his dick and who doesn’t. Yes, I’m being blunt, and some of you will think I’m exaggerating, but if you don’t see me talking about ships as often as you see me speaking about feminism or politics inside the Naruto manga, well, what a shocker, there’s a reason for it.

And to prevent people from putting words in my mouth, let me say this: I’m not saying you can’t enjoy a ship –go crazy if that’s what you want, do art, fanfics, and whatever rocks your boat, I won’t go after you trust me, but oh my god how come some of you would give a “potential romantic couple” so much more relevance than the actual plot?! Sasuke plainly and continuously reminds the characters and the readers what his true goal is and what he wants, and still, some of you will force a deep reading of a bubble of speech detached from his overall characterization to prove that he was smitten with x,y,z all along!

What the Naruto guys have their wives saved as on their phones

Naruto: “Hina ❤️” (he seems like an emoji type of guy”

Sai: “Beautiful”

Shikamaru: “Temari Nara” (He likes mentioning how she’s a part of the Nara clan whenever he can)

Rock lee: “MY BEAUTIFUL YOUTHFUL WIFE” (all caps cause he yells it whenever she calls)

Sasuke: “Sakura” (she’s the only contact he has saved. Everyone else is just random numbers)

Choji: “Honey Bun” (it’s chouji so it had to be food related)

people rightly criticize how team 7 reacted to sasuke's pursuit of justice for his clan, but one thing i feel is always overlooked in these discussions is how sakura literally is not granted the option by the narrative to learn about what sasuke has been through — not in the way that naruto, kakashi, or even team taka are. throughout all of part 2, she is operating under the assumption that sasuke killed itachi and then turned on the village for no apparent reason.

in part 1, she offers to help sasuke with his plan to kill itachi and even says she'll come with him so he won't have to handle a clearly dangerous and unstable sannin alone. she tells him she wishes he would be more open with her because she wants to understand what he's going through. (all of this stands in stark contrast to naruto, who says he'll break every bone in sasuke's body to bring him back, or kakashi, who projects his own traumas on to sasuke.) then in part 2, she can't bring herself to hurt him despite ample opportunity and even though (as far as she knows) he's become a violent criminal. throughout the series, she's averse to inflicting harm on others (aside from the punching naruto gag). is it really so unreasonable to imagine that if she knew sasuke was avenging the state-sponsored genocide of his clan, she would respond differently? with more empathy and compassion for his circumstances, and anger of her own towards konoha?

Everytime you talk about how Sasuke should have stayed evil you sound like this

Sasusaku really became canon….I really love that for me!!☺️😋💃🏾🕺🏾

Plus these two pairs! I had to search deep in my memories and try to bring back how teen me thought these kids would be, back when the manga was being published, and I had no certainty these ships would actually be endgame. For their looks at least.

NaruHina girl is Kushina shaped Hinata colored. She's also lowkey a middle finger to Boruto's Naruto, who, in my heart would give up on his dream of being hokage with no hesitation if it meant making his child the happiest ever.

Sasusaku girl is a little Itachi copy, with a hint of Sakura's temper. The boy has the angsty Uchiha genes, and is a mama's boy.