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Something that always intrigued me about Kisame was his absurd loyalty to Akatsuki until the end.

Most members had deeply personal motivations. Sasori sought eternal art, Hidan followed Jashin, Kakuzu cared about money, Deidara sought artistic recognition, Nagato had his vision of peace, Obito had Rin, and so on... but Kisame seems different.

He almost seems like someone who had already given up on the shinobi world itself.

After everything he went through (betrayal, lies, killing his own comrades for missions), Akatsuki may have been the first thing that gave him some sense of purpose or honesty, even if built on darkness.

What makes him fascinating is that he wasn't blindly loyal out of fear. He genuinely chose loyalty. Even in the end, he preferred death to betraying the organization.

For a character constantly called a monster, I think Kisame ironically became one of the most loyal shinobi in the entire series.

These are, in my opinion, the characters from the show that were so cool and should have been given more screen time and actual stories. Each one had some fire abilities and they were really good for the time they were on screen. Some of them didn't actually have their abilities revealed (i.e., Sakumo), but statements and just the hype around them justifies their placement here.

Feel free to tell me which characters you think should be on this list.

10. Old Kage: Kishimoto did really well reviving some of the Kages using Edo Tensei, but it would've been really nice if we got more information about the strength of the other villages over the years. Specifically, we know next to nothing about the first two Kage of the Lighting and Sand villages.

11. OG Uzumaki Clan: We literally got one frame of their leader next to Hashirama and a narrator in the background saying they were mad overpowered. I would have loved to see how they actually fought and why the entire world thought they were a huge problem.

12. Yagura: It would've been cool to see another Jinchuriki fight, but more importantly expanding more on Yagura would give us insight into the infamous Blood Mist Village. I think it could be a really cool plotline that would develop the mist village.

13. Tobirama: All we know about him is that he invented a bunch of jutsu and he could use water style. The only fight we saw him in in the past lasted like 3 seconds and I'm pretty sure half of it was filler (him looking into Izuna's eyes etc.). It would've genuinely been EPIC if we got to see him actually use the jutsu he developed and if we got to see the fight between him and the Kinkaku and Ginkaku tracking squad. People would finally stop calling him a fraud. My goat lwk got done dirty bro 🥲🥲

14. Kushina: I mean for the short amount of time we saw her on screen she held down a full power Kurama using her adamantine chains even though she was weakened. It would have been nice to see more of her character and abilities.

15. Neji: He was the only one out of the Konoha 11 to have become a Jonin at the start of shippuden, but his abilities barely changed from part 1 and then the next time we saw him he took a thorn to the gut and died. His death wasn't even made meaningful they moved on after 30 seconds. It would have been so much better if we got to see more of what really made him a prodigy.

16. Shisui Uchiha: His MS was by far one of the most broken in the series and the fact that he had a flee on sight order merits a little more expansion into his character and abilities. We also know he was named Shisui the Teleporter but we barely even got to see him use the body flicker technique.

17. Sakumo Hatake: I mean he was touted as someone stronger than all of the Sannin at his peak. More lore and at least one fight would have been nice.

18. Hanzo: I think everyone can agree with me on this. He was such a cool character. One of the strongest in the verse pre-war 100%. His fight (not really, it was more of a talk) with Mifune was genuinely so entertaining I loved every second of it. And also, Hanzo of the Salamander is just such a tuff ass nickname.

19. Mangetsu Hozuki: Easily top 2, if not the strongest of the 7 swordsmen (I personally think he beats Kisame). He could wield all 7 blades and was known as the second coming of the demon. He was an overall cool character and I would have loved to see a reunion between him and Suigetsu as well as some more concrete feats to back up the hype around him. I also wish we got some dialogue from him 😭😭

Note: Of course the Konoha 11 all needed more development, but I think Kishimoto did enough to introduce their characters and abilities. While some people like Ino and Ten Ten got fully overshadowed, I personally didn't care for any of the Konoha 11 much (except Lee, Neji and Shikamaru) so I don't really mind. Shikamaru was basically a fully fledged out character, and personally I wasn't too angry about what they did with lee. Having him open up to the 6th Gate was more than enough, though I do wish they would have given him more fights. I would love if I could see more on the characters above, whereas I would like to see the Konoha 11 get more screen time, but I would prefer the former far more.

So, what are your guys' thoughts?

First reason : I hate Uchiha

Real reason : I like the fact that the man who thought he was the most powerful and intelligent, who was seen as the great manipulator, was actually the most malleable. However, I agree that this should have been better woven into the plot. Apparently, in Japanese, some clues came across more easily (like the writing style Zetsu uses, but I'm not 100% sure, so I won't say for sure).

Sorry for my english it's not m'y first language

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I 100% understand Naruto is slower paced compared to other anime and I am totally fine with that. I am watching the OG series rn and when it’s good it’s damn good. HOWEVER. The amount of filler even in episodes based on the manga is atrocious. For example, I am sure you are all familiar with the Monster Gara vs Sasuke fight?

Well they keep cutting back to this other fight with two characters that I don’t give a damn about. The bug guy and the puppet dude. Don’t know their names and can’t be bothered to find out. And I was starting to get irritated by virtue of the fact I wanted to see if Sasuke could find a way to beat Gara. Why couldn’t they just wait for the mangaka to get far enough ahead to where is wouldn’t be a problem? These guys have no backstory nor devolpment they are just two randos

I am an adult and this kinda annoyed me I cannot imagine being a hyperactive child and having to deal with this nonsence. In DBZ (my favorite anime as I grew up with it) is there filler? Yeah of course. But the majority of the fights are not (I think, hard to tell), and when it is there it’s just a little bit of fluff to pad between the action that’s super funny. Or is just as entertaining as the source material. How did you put up with it, not even watching the filler episodes btw. I genuinely can’t be bothered to do so for my mental health

Naruto had everyone reason to become as bitter and evil as Gaara but got lucky because he managed to have a few people care about him, and Naruto even acknowledged that too. Them both being children of a kage of their respective villages also add to the parallels in hindsight too.

I feel that Nagato and Obito, while having tragic back stories, aren't down the same level of straight up Jinchuriki hatred Naruto and Gaara faced as kids.

Kinda nerdy, but I love it.

I went to a Nu Metal concert in my city. They were going to play Linkin Park, so I dressed up like Gaara (more inspired than accurate)!

Some people recognized me, yayy!

Particularly im interested in Obito, Itachi, Tsunade, Danzo but if you think some other reactions are worth discussing, thats fine.

The Style of their carries or who use stamina more between Kakashi or Tobi

team 7 (naruto) x atla (Avatar: The Last Airbender) crossover part 2 by (@tenartistt)

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Fun fact: In the official Naruto Databooks, Kurenai has a perfect 5/5 score in Genjutsu, tying her stat directly with Itachi Uchiha!

​It still blows my mind how dirty they did Kurenai. She’s a fully-fledged Jonin, literally the exact same elite rank as Kakashi, Guy, and Asuma. So why do we see Special Jonin (who are basically just one-trick ponies by definition) get way more screen time and cool moments? I know everyone loves to meme on her for trying to put Itachi in a genjutsu, but honestly, 99% of the verse is losing that fight. We never actually got to see her flex why she was Konoha’s top genjutsu specialist and really dominate.

​And the most annoying part? The second she gets pregnant and Asuma dies, she’s completely benched for the rest of the series. Being a mom to Mirai is great, but Kishimoto basically just retired one of the only elite kunoichi in the village. Imagine how cool it would have been to see her bounce back and help Shikamaru avenge Asuma instead of just being permanently relegated to "mom duty." It just feels like a massive wasted opportunity for a badass character.

To give you an idea, in the second databook, Kimimaro has a total score of 30.5 points.

This is more than Neji from Shippuden, Sai, and even Gaara. Ninjutsu, taijutsu, stamina, and speed were Kimimaro's specialties. In fact, just like Guy and Hidan, he excelled in taijutsu. However, what made him special were the abilities inherited from Kaguya Otsutsuki, which allowed him to manipulate the density of his bones to create blades, fire projectiles, and use them defensively. He could also increase his power using the cursed seal. He was among the elite of Part 1 of Naruto, ranking only behind Itachi, Kisame, Kakashi, Guy, Hiruzen, and the three Sannin.

To me, she was at her peak here. Hamura's purple chakra blends perfectly with hers.