Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170331010234/@comment-734582-20170521165745

Starscream1998 wrote: That Bjuu concept sounds really ****ing awesome, it would even link in with Shikaku priest thing. Well the thing is, in the original plot Naruto WAS Kurama, and Hiruzen one of the people that brought it down and sealed it.

From there, the reverse seems like a fairly logical step. it would also be an interesting theme and critique/exploration of what it means to be human. I mean, it would fit Kishimoto's sense of irony that as humans they were monsters but as monsters they once more regain their humanity.