Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-25093611-20160322113057/@comment-26773508-20160407140045

Tengen Toppa Ita-Sasuke wrote: What does "Goo-bito" mean? (I know it relates to Obito somehow). In my native language (Nepali), Goo means shit. (Sorry Obito fans). I know that in English, goo has some other meaning, like a slimy thing or something like that.

Uchihamasters wrote: Honestly I just find Kakuzu to be a very intriguing character, I want to know more about him. Kakuzu isn't just intriguing. He's a total badass. We definitely need more Kakuzu. But I'm just really disappointed with the fact that the only time we ever see Jiraiya in all his glory is the time when he gets throat crushed and gets stabbed to death by Pain. I definitely would have LOVED The Sanin vs. Hanzo.

Honestly though, in a way it's a good thing that Kishi created a vast fictional land. The Narutoverse has so much potential. And in the right hands, Naruto spinoffs can be masterpieces of storytelling and narrative complexity. But first, we must do away with the annoying flashbacks that gets repeated every 30 chapters or so, as well as Naruto's rather naive and overly optimistic worldview. Most of the times, it's the darkness of the world that inspires compelling stories. Too much mushy mushy warm-heartedness can get in the way of storytelling, like how almost all villains in Naruto ended up turning good just before their death or defeat (Gaara, Sasori, Nagato, Kabuto, Obito, etc.) That kind of left a sour taste in my mouth.