Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20150207060319/@comment-17623-20150208054337

KirinNOTKarin98 wrote: 1. Why do you think Kaguya was like this? Why can she not do anything by herself?

2. Do you think she was always like this, or did something change her?

3. Why do you think Kishimoto decided to portray her in this manner?

1. In-Universe: When she was in charge she was the single most powerful being in the world. Nobody could stand against her might thus why would she need to actually know how to fight? Compare that to combat veterans like Team Kakashi and yeah, there is a reason why she got wrecked like she did. Out-Of-Universe: Kishimoto realized he couldn't just kill off Madara then make someone stronger than Madara with a larger ego and have that character be any type of interesting. So he went with the detached aloof goddess who can't fight to save her life.

2. According to Hagoromo, he speculated that no she was not always a selfish maniac and that the conceit she gained by knowing she was the strongest being in the world made her a monster. Her actually becoming a monster of course didn't help matters.

3. I believe Kishimoto originally wanted her to be more fleshed out. Then he realized he couldn't do so and stick to his 700 chapter vision, so he said $(*# it, slapped together Kaguya's Tears and then said "Fans, figure the rest out on yer own."