Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20160409062530/@comment-734582-20160410121321

Plenty, actually.

Naruto becoming Jinchuriki was always Plan B. Minato seemed awfully prepared with his baby-sized sealing altar. Well, people can die when giving birth.

The Otsutsuki came to earth because they already had a Shinju and fruit and so had access to interplanetary travel. Humanity was at war to fuel the new Shinju. Six paths chakra is made from the body and souls of the fallen, explaining it's death-theme. Kaguya wasn't allowed to eat it because it was intended to be made into edibles. The Otsutsuki have byakugan predating Chakra because of those edibles.

the Juubi is natural energy, which is where Hashirama's inexplicable sage mode comes from. Ashura's clan split into many, replicating the belief that nobody should have all power and the whole Juubi splitting, whereas the Uchiha seem the sole inheritors of Indra to represent their belief in strength as a solution.

Kishimoto wanted to be a Mangaka as a kid, but was ridiculed for it. After many years of improving his style he eventually made Naruto. He fulfilled the dream he was ridiculed for by never giving up and never backing down. Sound familiar?

Kishimoto loves symbolism, and that rabbit hole can go really deep. Naruto's demon is physical (Kurama). Sasuke's is figurative (Curse of hatred). Naruto gains power through physical work, sasuke through mental trauma. Indra's branch gives mental powers (Dojutsu), Ashura's physical powers. etc etc.

Mangekyou power's names are more meaningful than they seem. Kotoamatsukami are a group of deities, and the mangekyou has at least two variants: Danzo's gave subtle manipulation and Itachi's gave direct commands. Kamui are a group of deities, and Obito's worked on himself whereas Kakashi's could be focused (and Shin's can be argued to be Kamui as well). Kagutsuchi burned the one that created him (and Sasuke murdered Itachi who made him who he was). And just as Obito rejected the world, he gained the power to reject it, making the Mangekyo mirror what you lose. (i could go on for a while)

Itachi lied about how Madara awoke his MS to make Sasuke distrust "Madara", as he clearly knew the MS didn't require actual murder.

Orochimaru wanted to create the Rinnegan. This is best noticed with Shin and Danzo's arm, which fulfill the requirement of Sharingan embedded in Ashura's body. He wanted to learn all jutsu to find one that allowed him to revive his parents. Either he lacked the DNA to Edo Tensei his parents or he knew that Edo Tensei is only a pale imitation. Black Zetsu may have been involved in this.