Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-8284722-20141222195100/@comment-8284722-20141223164431

@TU3 Naruto's body count is rather low, which is to be expected of a manga/anime protagonist (hell, even hotblooded behemoth Eren Yeager is against killing), and he doesn't have much kills outside anime fillers (though he actually has more kills than Sakura, who only has one anime filler kill). I actually think he would've kept a no-kill philosophy way back at the beginning of the series, seeing how he has no manga Part I kills at all, so I don't really see Yura as much of an exception (though I think him killing him was a bit of an accident, since Itachi would've easily survived the attack). He did pretty much kill 2/5's of Kakuzu, even if it was Kakashi that landed the final blow. And Naruto and Sasuke were the ones that took the Ten-Tails out of Madara. Naruto also killed a bajillion White Zetsus in a single chapter alone. Ultimately, killing isn't that far out of Naruto's realm of possibility. While it isn't in his moral code, he does cross the line a few times. I see this as no different. The reason I have them killed is because they have no effect on the plot afterwards, and it feels far more conclusive and everyone goes home happi- "But first, I'm going to EXECUTE the Five Kage!" (great, Sasuke, just great). It makes for a more shocking turn and overall satisfying battle conclusion. Also, one thing about the shipping I forgot to mention: you were the "facepalm" guy, so thanks for not doing that.

@Eric If I aimed to avoid inaccuracy by giving more NH hints to make up for The Last's development, I'd have too many continuity changes. There are only two times in these 250 chapters where Naruto and Hinata interact: when he saves Team 8 from the Zetsu clones and when Neji dies. All others are just "Neji's dead and I love you!" rants that quickly grew excessive and cheesy, and which are going to be cut out with the exception of Ch. 573's. I'd have to feature Hinata more often to make up for The Last, but there are hardly any places where she can go without making a big difference. It's not that I want to be inaccurate. It's that I can't be more accurate. I'm sorry man. I really am. Now let's just move on - you ARE the "I knew it!" guy, so I'd be pretty quiet if I were you.

Though for the record, anime remakes aren't all that bad (FMA Brotherhood, anyone?)