NARUTO 101: Tackling Misconceptions and Confusing Tales

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Hey guys! Welcome back! Let's take a break from the anime reviews because recently I've been getting a lot of confused questions from friends regarding the Naruto fandom. Even if it recently ended last summer, I totally understand why people still do not get the show and I'm pretty sure the reason is quite obvious to hardcore fans. This is what you get when there are just so many filler arcs. This post is here to guide you on common tales and questions that made you confused (and possibly anxious) about the anime. I will be talking common stories and misconceptions that are causing people to speculate about many things, but still can't get a full conclusion to. This is also for fans who have not been following the show religiously, and are probably too lazy to get into it. Believe me, if you are into Naruto then you will need to understand that these types of fans exist for this particular show. Hopefully it will put everything into perspective, since everything that will be mention are definitely published in mangas, novels, and of course the anime. Fair warning though, there will be spoilers, so read at your own risk. Let's get into it!

BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS || First Impression

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Whaddup guys! For today's post I'd like to talk about Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, the sequel to the Naruto series. The anime is based from the manga of the same name, but the story begins five years before the events in the manga and the Boruto movie occurred. There was a mix of excitement and of concern when Kishimoto made it official to turn Boruto's story into an Anime series. Some people think that it is unnecessary and that it will not live up to the Naruto era (even if the director, Noriyuki Abe, says that the anime will not try so hard to be exactly like the previous series of Kishimoto). But there are others who believe that this show is definitely meant for the next generation of Anime viewers, just like the Naruto series was meant for the previous generations--hence the overlapping title. For this blog post, I'd like to express my thoughts on the Boruto series and maybe make a little comparison of this with Naruto. This will not be that much of an anime review, but more of a first impression. Please read on.

This post contains spoilers.

Fangirl Deluxe: NARUTO!

As you all know...Naruto has officially ended! And you know what that means? It's time to fangirl...and possibly cry. Up till now, I am still trying to process the fact the manga is over and that the very last movie of Naruto is coming up real soon. I don't know where to begin, since I've been a Narutard since high school. Moreover, I don't know what I should say because one of the characteristics of a basic fangirl is that you can't help but feel speechless all the time when it comes to your fandoms. Like, despite the flaws, everything seems perfect for you no matter what. Anyway, let's get to the manga first. 

WARNING: The following post contains spoilers

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Basically the very last chapter of Naruto tells all of us what happens to them in the future. They get married, have kids, get important jobs, yadda yadda. If you think about it, that's a pretty simple and boring way to end a manga that has been running for more than a decade. But hey, this is just an extra chapter and the conclusion to every conflict in this manga has already been resolved in the previous chapters. Kishimoto is kind enough to spare us the feels and filled us in with the future of our beloved characters. 

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What I like about this chapter is simple: all my expectations have been met. My OTPs became canon (which is a personal achievement for the Naurhina and Sasusaku fans out there. Rejoice!), Gaara is presumed single, and Naruto becomes hokage. I know, most of you think that making the protagonist get his ultimate dream, makes the whole Naruto series far too predictable. But give him a break. He's been through a lot for the past seven hundred chapters. Personally, I think he deserves to get what he wants after losing an arm and for many times, his life (and certain loved ones that should not be mentioned). Another thing I like about this chapter are the children/next  generation of shinobi. Everyone is just so adorable! It bothers me how the resemblance of some of the characters are so strong, but the perks of this is that I am able to know who married who (gosh, this is like Harry Potter all over again). It even pains me to see some of our elite (Kakashi, the other kages, GAI), getting pretty old. We all knew Kakashi as some sort of Time Lord, who never seemed to age, but wow.... in this chapter, I can finally see it. And I am not so sure how I should feel about that. But at least Kishimoto was being realistic about this chapter. Seeing Anko-sensei gained weight was pretty amusing, to be honest. 

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I have two favorite scenes, actually. Both of them involve Naruto. First is when Naruto confronts his son, Bolt. Of course, Bolt had to be exactly like his father. Causing trouble in the village, just so he could grab Naruto's attention. But in this very scene, we get to see how Naruto has completely matured as a person and that makes me feel like a proud momma. My next favorite was not really scene but more a panel in the manga. And that's witnessing Naruto using a freakin' laptop. I understand this is Kishimoto's way of saying that the Shinobi villages have been becoming slowly gaining some technological advancement, but I found this panel pretty hilarious. The laptop even resembled a Macbook. Yes, you heard me. A Macbook. They're way more ahead in technology than Korra (Legend of Korra). 

The only thing I did not like about it is that it was far too simple. I understand that the story should be until there, but I wish there was more detail in between. The entire chapter felt like a quick run-through on what's going on with everyone and that was just it. In other words, I wish there was more to the chapter aside from catching up with everyone's lives. Like maybe what happened before Naruto became hokage, and what sort of advancement the villages had to go through. they could have explained how they got laptops, for crying out loud. 

Speaking of the last chapter, Naruto: The Last is somehow going to be related to that. Everyone's appearances has changed and even though I don't understand the main conflict of this film, I understand that there will be a hint of Naruhina. Heck, they already have designs for their children, so that means they're gonna be in the movie! And that's one thing I am looking forward to! What makes me even more eager and ecstatic for this, are the other character designs that has been going around the net, lately. Unfortunately, I am questioning the character design of Sasuke and Gaara. They look like two shrimps that need to combine so they can have the built of Naruto. But I think Hinata is my favorite character design, so far. Although her gentle nature is still in tact, I can already sense maturity and some impressive character development from this Hyuga girl. Yes, I know, Ino looks hot but for some odd reason, Hinata has caught my full, undivided attention. She looks beautiful. Hopefully, this will reflect in the movie. 

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I still can't believe that this series has been running for fifteen years. I was sort of expecting this to end, by the time I started working. but wow...this feels like Harry Potter, Heroes of Olympus, The Infernal Devices, and *lists down the rest of my fandoms that have ended* all over again. I'm actually going to miss Naruto, because it came to me during a time that I was very depressed. And just watching ninjas fighting for more than four episodes somehow lifted up my spirits. So here are things that I'm going to miss. Since Naruto has 700 chapters all in all...I'm just going to list a couple of things.

1.) Naruto's sexy jutsu

2.) Gaara

3.) Naruto's "never-gonna-give-up speeches"

4..) Kakashi's random lies

5.) Their hand signs

6.) Team Gai's fountain of youth routine

7.) Rock Lee's determination

8.) The long episodes of fighting

9.) Kakashi's mask

10.) Pakkun

11.) Tsunade's pet pig, whose name skips me unfortunately

12.) The random characters in the filler arcs

13.) Temari's fan

14.) Kankuro's cat ear hoodie

15.) Gaara's Gourd

16.) Gaara.

17.) Sakura's inner demon

18.) Tsunade's breasts

19.) Ramen

20.) Sai's drawings

21.) Kabuto...when he pretended to be good

22.) Orochimaru. I actually miss him.

23.) The Third hokage

24.) The Nine-tailed fox's whining

25.) Killer Bee's messed up raps

26.) His brotherly love with the Raikage

27.) The Raikage because he's awesome

28.) Mizukage's Christmas tree hair

29.) Kisame's sword

30.) Zetsu

31.) just kidding I don't miss him

32.) Itachi's eyebags

33.) Sasuke's duck-butt hair

34.) Neji's girl-like features

35.) Gaara.

36.) The villages even though I have not seen everyone

37.) Choji's fats

38.) Akamaru

39.) Hinata's adorable fainting spells

40.) Shino's emo-ness

41.) Ino's mouth

42.) Shikamaru's hair

43.) People who try to copy Naruto by saying they won't give up ever.

44.) The random dramatic music when something emotional is happening.

45.) Gai and Rock Lee's relationship

46.) Tobi. 

47.) Obito

48.) I ain't missing Madara

49.) Jiraiya's pervert-self

50.) Bacchikoi

51.) The random skits at the end of each episode

52.) Yamato's scary eyes that are not really that scary

53.) Sai's random unintentional gay tendencies

54.) Sai's bluntness

55.) Gaara

56.) Sakura's temper

57.) The healing jutsu

58.) Sharingans

59.) Byakugans

60.) Rinnegans

61.) Konan...wait. What happened to her?

62.) Nagato

63.) The Frog Food that they made Naruto ate

64.) Naruto's clones

65.) Sasuke's ridiculous kimono

66.) the characters that stayed officially dead

67.) Gaara's insomnia

68.) Gaara

69.) Sasori's puppets

70.) Deidara's hands

71.) Deidara and Sasori's arguments about art

72.) Deidara's arms

73.) Chunin exams

74.) The sound four

75.) The poor souls who had to resurrected for the freakin' war

76.) The guy who always acts as the proctor for the Chunin exams

77.) Naruto's complains about him just being a genin.

78.) Rasengan

79.) The word Chakra

80.) Dattebayo!

81.) Minato and Kushina cuz they're perfect

82.) The word Jinchuriki

83.) Gaara's Matrix-like, turtleneck outfit

84.) Gaara's hairstyle in chapter 700

85.) Gaara's fangirls

86.) Gaara's dark eye rims

87.) Gaara

88.) The Akatsuki uniform. or the Akatsuki themselves

89.) Sakura's long hair

90.) The filler arcs

91.) Nope I do not miss them

92.) They always get in the way

93.) Like seriously

94.) wait, the anime has not yet ended

95.) oh well

96.) what else do i miss

97.) Konohamaru's scarf

98.) Kakashi's bells

99.) The random piercing on Nagato and his army

100.) GAARA

At the end of the day, I would like to give a salute to Kishimoto, the awesome creator of Naruto. This person has been writing and sketching the story of this unlikely hero for fifteen years, and that's very impressive. Thank you for making my high school life awesome, somehow. And thank you for somehow helping the Narutards find their own ninja way.

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