Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20141124214040/@comment-12509038-20150124234121

Okay, so I am just going to be addressing everyone in one whole post instead of breaking it down person by person. Looking it over, it looks like a lot of people are talking about the same thing. If there's something topic-specific, I'll make a note of it. If this is a problem for any of you, let me know and I'll change it in future responses.

Immediately, after reading through the entire thread, like Jinton, I won't be taking a stance on whether or not Naruto is a hypocrite or not. I can possibly see this turning into a war between users and that's not the point of this. It's perfectly fine to debate, but there needs to be a line. I'm not going to further contribute to something that may not be beneficial to the future of this discussion. I've already given my full thoughts on Naruto's character to the point where you know where I stand with him. If you want to know more about my thoughts on him, read this comment that I posted in another member's blog on Naruto answers (here's the link: ).

Once again, I do agree with your analysis, Jinton. To a certain extent, I do get where you're coming from and I can't say you're wrong for thinking this. There were a lot of concepts that had potential that were introduced in Part I that could have been further explored in Part II, but unfortunately, there was no time to do that. Again, it all has to do with what Kishi focused on in Part II- there was a lot of stuff he understandably had to leave alone.

Not gonna lie, that mini Uchiha rant had me rolling on the floor laughing! Not because it's funny, but because it's so damn accurate! xD

One thing that I do think should have been more explored in Part I was the concept of the Tailed Beasts. While they were introduced a little bit in with Kurama and Shukaku, at that time, there was no such thing as a "Tailed Beast." This ultimately led to it being somewhat very jarring when they became such a big deal in Part II.

Honestly Jinton, your part about the plot really did speak words to me. While I really do love what we got (this is my favorite series- though I do acknowledge it's quality isn't as good as certain masterpieces like Breaking Bad), I can vividly imagine in my head about what you are talking about. And to an extent, I want to see that story as well. For awhile, that's where it seemed like the story was heading, but it ultimately was not meant to be. I could explain why I love Part II, but I've done that so many times in the past that I don't have the drive to do it again. If you want me to get into it, leave me a private message and we can debate it there.

Regarding Sakura and Hinata- Sakura's development came to a standstill the moment Sasuke entered the battlefield in chapter 631. By the look in her eye, you could tell she was all over Sasuke once again. At that moment, I immediately stopped expecting anything positive from her character (from a development standpoint- obviously her powers drastically increased over the last battle of the War). It's absolutely horrible and I won't say it's not. However, Sakura's character had slowly been building towards this moment for a while. Everyone says her character improved greatly in Part II, and at the beginning, that was true. However, her character started diminishing as soon as the Rescue Gaara Arc was over. From there, it was just a downward spiral. Don't even get me started on her character in the Five Kage Summit Arc- despicable! As far as Hinata goes, there was more she could've aimed for, but once again, there was not a lot of time to develop any more goals pertaining to Hinata besides her gaining Naruto's acknowledgement/love. That's why everything that resulted with her and Naruto ending up together is fine with me. NS made more sense because they spent more time together and it should have allowed for Sakura to begin admiring Naruto and forgetting about Sasuke. However, that didn't happen and I knew from day one that it would never happen. On the other hand, Hinata admired and cared for Naruto before anyone else did- she was the only one who saw his true worth. That's why I respect NH more than I ever did NS. But again, I still don't care about and hate the pairings, so I don't know why I'm going into this so much...

While there is a clear difference between "good" fates and "bad" fates, it still would have made more sense for Naruto to debate the prophecy element. While he may not have thought it to be necessarily bad, because as you said, it was a "good" fate, Naruto should have said something more along the lines that the only reason he might have gotten this fate in the first place is because he worked so hard and made many friends that allowed him to get so far in life. It's nothing big or important, but it's still something that Naruto should have noted. And that's why that is the biggest flaw of the character of Naruto Uzumaki- not the fact that he was the Child of Prophecy, but because he didn't say anything to even question the concept.

Now onto Sasuke- first of all, let me say that I am not going to go too much in-depth about how I feel about Sasuke's character. The reason for this is because I plan to do a Sasuke Character Analysis this summer after the miniseries and Bolt movie have been released, and so I don't want to write it until that material is complete (he is supposed to play a major role in the Bolt movie, and so there may still be some key development). So with that, when I write my responses, I will kind of be holding back, as I want to save most of what I have to say for the summer. With that being understood, now I can get into it.

First of all, and I'm sorry if you take this wrong (it's not my intention- sometimes it's hard to understand a person's tone on the internet), but I vehemently disagree with Sasuke not being Itachi's brother. That is a core part of Sasuke's characterization, and without the Itachi dynamic, that would hurt his character very much. And as far as Sasuke being destined to fight Naruto and him not having any choice over the matter, I do not think that is the case. I have an entire explanation of this that I plan to write later (this is getting too long), but despite the fact that Naruto and Sasuke are transmigrants, I don't think that means they didn't have any free will. Like I said, it's a very long and complicated explanation. But in a sense, I think Sasuke is one of the most intriguing characters in the entire series, and I enjoyed watching his character evolve over the course of the series than I did Naruto. But a lot more on that later in the summer.