Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24826628-20140823045842/@comment-4271790-20140824015250

Ten Tailed Fox wrote: The sheer amount of hatred for a genuinely good human being, who forgives his enemies no matter their crimes, and genuinely goes out of his way to save those lost in darkness, as well as protect the people he loves truly astounds me. The fact that "ninja Jesus" is used as a derogatory term really shows how childish the fanbase can be. When revenge, murder, genocide, and other acts of repulsive behavior are celebrated over mercy, forgiveness, redemption, and atonement, perhaps one should really take a step by and observe what it is they're reading.

Ever think the author might be trying to send a message here?

Maybe its just me, but I don't tend to think those traits are quite as negative as some in the fanbase would attempt to make it seem. /Rant I'm thinking the author's message (at least, one of the many messages in this series) is that no one starts out evil. Kishi made it seem like Itachi was just pure evil, when that wasn't the case. Itachi made it seem like Madara was inherently evil as well (though he was 'til death, he didn't start out that way). Naruto knows this, which is probably why he's so willing to forgive and forget. Why Naruto gets bashed for that by the fanbase eludes me.