Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20141124214040/@comment-26023629-20150124045642

Gemnist wrote: @Jiton Haven't fully read your thing, but from a little snid-bit I did see, about things being more human - THANK YOU!

Hoo boy. I apologize in advance for the length of it. :D

Also, on the "bad fate" thing, I agree that it would be silly for Naruto to go against a prophecy that would save the world, but I think it detracted from the story and Naruto's character for any fate or prophecy to exist in it at all.

Yeah, Sasuke was a contributing factor to the start of the "fourth shinobi world war", although I feel that term isn't appropriate. It's less a war between shinobi and more a war between shinobi who suddenly decide not to hate each other and an army of plant people, zombies, and insanely powerful god- like jerkwads.

On the Sasuke getting captured thing: that's just how I would resolve the story had I written it. It feels the most real to me. Sasuke wouldn't just abandon all his hatred and reform right away. Forgiveness takes time. On the other side of things, Naruto wouldn't just kill him, but he couldn't let him free, either. In my vision of how part II would have played out, Naruto would take the effort to reform his friend, no matter how long it took, but it wouldn't happen so easily.