Naruto, Vol. 65: Hashirama and Madara
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Summary
As the battle against Obito and Madara continues to heat up， Sasuke has Orochimaru revive the previous four Hokage！ In order to learn the truth， Sasuke will listen to First Hokage Hashirama's tale of how the village was founded。 But what will Sasuke's next move be once he gets what he wants？！
Reviews
Lashaan Balasingam
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This turned out to be a frustrating volume that still had some pretty good moments。 Most of it is dedicated to a Konoha origin story through a mythologized tale of the Senju and Uchiha clash。Once the story-telling is over， the rest of it lies on Sasuke's shoulder as he decides what he plans to do next and， honestly， it's a tough sale。 Especially when you've Orochimaru not batting an eye at it all。You know there's got to be more to all this than what we got here。 This turned out to be a frustrating volume that still had some pretty good moments。 Most of it is dedicated to a Konoha origin story through a mythologized tale of the Senju and Uchiha clash。Once the story-telling is over， the rest of it lies on Sasuke's shoulder as he decides what he plans to do next and， honestly， it's a tough sale。 Especially when you've Orochimaru not batting an eye at it all。You know there's got to be more to all this than what we got here。 。。。more
Ambia
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Volume 65: The Blame Game。 In some ways… it was kind of all Tobirama's fault， Hashirama I suppose you could say started it all， Hiruzen was definitely the last straw and Minato has absolutely nothing to apologise for in regards to the Uchiha fate。 You can't be blamed for dying。 Must also say that no matter what， everyone's actions are their own， especially Madara。 He chose to follow his path。Why would Tobirama not be able to break out of the jutsu he created like Madara could？ Even if Orochimaru Volume 65: The Blame Game。 In some ways… it was kind of all Tobirama's fault， Hashirama I suppose you could say started it all， Hiruzen was definitely the last straw and Minato has absolutely nothing to apologise for in regards to the Uchiha fate。 You can't be blamed for dying。 Must also say that no matter what， everyone's actions are their own， especially Madara。 He chose to follow his path。Why would Tobirama not be able to break out of the jutsu he created like Madara could？ Even if Orochimaru was enhanced， so was Kabuto。 He should be able to break out， it's a pretty simple jutsu and getting out of it is even simpler。 Orochimaru is right at least in that he shouldn't have created it， but I understand that during his time， they were at constant war and that facilitates military invention。 I also wondered how the previous Hokage， especially the first and second， could be so much stronger than people of the current age， their chakra is immense and can be felt physically like a bijuu's。 I think this could also be due to the fact that they were born and raised in an era of war。 They naturally had more power because humans needed it at that time， less so as time went on a relative peace settled。 They're also the survivors of such an era so of course they'd be the strongest。 I've also come to a conclusion about Hashirama's power specifically。 His power， which only he had。 Born into him like a genetic mutation at a time when it was needed so his clan and species could be propagated， is the power to create life。 Wind， fire， earth， lightning and water manipulate existing elements or they can create them but these are natural phenomena of the world。 Wood style is not an element， Hashirama can grow trees which are a living thing。 His power is the power to create life so of course his own body is abundant with the power of nature and life itself。 So how did he die？ The only thing I can think of is that it was su*cide out of despair because it certainly wasn't old age。 Or maybe he just became one with nature。 That'd be good。What happened to Orochimaru？ He's undergone a drastic change and is no longer out for anything evil。 He's just Sasuke's lapdog。 What a downgrade from a guy who was such an interesting villain in the beginning。 The beloved student who turned bad in the Village full of secrets who couldn't be stopped by his teacher because he never stopped loving him。 Now what is he？ He says he saw inside Kabuto that his own goals don't really lead to anywhere good so he's going to watch Sasuke's path now because he took a different route to Orochimaru。 All I get from this is， poor Kabuto。 He was always second best。I really love Hashirama and Madara's story。 Two boys who watched their LITTLE brothers die， it's different being an older sibling， who really truly wanted a different world but at the time they were two kids with no power to effect such a change， all they had were dreams。 I personally love Hashirama's haircut and outfit， he looks like a Studio Ghibli character so inevitably， he is quite endearing。 They both have very strong quirky personalities as kids， which compliment each other well。 They're both kind of goofy， Hashirama more so and their friendship and banter was really cute and natural， it read like a real friendship even when they were older。 I can't believe it was Madara's self-inflicted neurosis and the running joke about him not being able to pee whilst being watched is what finally did him in。Madara is a conundrum。 The village is THE conundrum。 Madara lost his siblings， then his partner and friend， his final little brother who wanted to protect above all else and then his clan。 Madara， like everyone else at the time， had to bear the burden of watching children die and accepting it as normal。 With Hashirama， there was an out， a dream place where children could play， not fight。 Where the little brothers they had left could be safe。 But， they were Senju and Uchiha， the killers of each other's kin。 They couldn't put that aside。 It wasn't until Tobirama killed Izuna and Madara had to face Hashirama alone， that he finally acquiesced to that dream。 Izuna was so cute as a child and he really is the spitting image of Sasuke。 It was truly kind of Madara to give Hashirama the option to kill himself instead of Tobirama because it was going to be hard to work with Izuna's killer。 The looks they gave each other， they were never going to have mutual trust。 They were all the killer's of each other's kin and it wasn't as easy as it seemed to let that go。 Madara could see that the Uchiha would be pushed out when Tobirama came to power， but the Uchiha wouldn't support him either。 They gave in to the Senju in the first place because the Senju were winning and they were done dying。 So Madara lost his entire extended family。 Over time this felt like betrayal and fed his hatred。 That is not to say that his revenge on Konoha or tyranny is justified。 When he realised he had nothing else， he found scripture and interpreted in a way where he could have everything。 Now he's the enemy again。I do not believe that Tobirama truly hated the Uchiha or desired to destroy them。 He planned out the infrastructure of the village in a way to utilise everyone's strengths。 Being so strong， he knew the Uchiha were one of the only clans that physically could police other shinobi。 Obviously， this put them in a bit of a pickle because everyone hated them for it， which was manipulated by Danzo later。 Danzo， Hiruzen's greatest failure。 His soft-hearted ways allowed Danzo， who in his way loved the village above all else， to act in the darkness。 If he was the strategist behind the Village's founding， he should have been able to see this。 Wouldn't it have been better to have a mixed force anyway so that people stopped thinking in clan lines， which is what they wanted？ Tobirama had an Uchiha student he respected and he could see goodness in many other Uchiha， so he wasn't entirely prejudiced against them。 But he sure did hold prejudice against them。 The curse of hatred he said was a "rumour" and he chose to believe in it。 He may have acknowledged their great capacity for love， but he chose to see the way love drives then "crazy。" He may have tried to be fair but his judgement was wrong in the end and it did lead the way to the Uchiha's disillusionment and opened the way for others with more malevolent intentions to manipulate the situation。 Hashirama and Madara's dream was a great one。 No more dead kids。 Different clans working together。 But haven't they just swapped the clan for a village？ "You're mistaking the cause for the end… it shall someday lead the village to darkness。" And it did。 There were people who took to the village as a clan。 Which made clan the enemy if clan did not put village first。 That's why the Uchiha were massacred。 That is why the protection of children was overturned in favour of protecting the village with more bodies。 That's why a kid could be left to fend for himself and bear the hatred of the entire village to save it from itself。 The solution really is what Naruto wants to achieve， international cooperation。 The village is part of the world where everyone is one （bound by chakra）。 I guess that's also the consequence of Madara's true dream， if only his wasn't fueled by a hunger for power。 The village's heroes and villains had the same issue。 They were so immersed in the village， there wasn't much room for the individual。 In the new world of oneness， a spiritual and moral oneness， the individual must also be able to thrive。Madara and Hashirama's fight is something else。 The moves they pull out。 Hashirama's jutsu are all very spiritual and religious。 No wonder he's the god of shinobi， he might actually have God on his side。 The final strike was fantastic。 Somebody， obviously not Madara or Hashirama， decided to carve their likeness into the rocks there。 Who and why？ Hashirama's had changed。 He also put the village first。 He would kill the brother he was fighting for， for the village- but he couldn't do it before。 His face in the end， that scary look， the first time we've seen that and it was cool to finally see him really getting serious。Why did the Hokage stand in their stone faces？ Was Minato gearing up his coolness to impress his son who he'll finally get to see properly？ It was cool。 I don't care if it was all ego nonsense。 I can't wait to see Naruto meet his father again。A good volume that really tries to delve into the moral fibre of this world。 With a couple of world building and character holes thrown in though。 。。。more
Ola G
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7/10 starsOkay， that's one I'm pretty mixed about。 Hashirama is freaking cool。 One of my favorites， easy。 Edgelord Madara - still an enigma， nothing in his story or embitterment really strikes me as psychologically realistic， but then， it's Kishimoto， so why am I surprised。 Looks like Uchihas are genetically a little bit unhinged， and that's the secret to their ocular powers as well。 Color me unimpressed， that explanation of sharingan was just laughable。 And yet， and yet， I loved that backstory。 7/10 starsOkay， that's one I'm pretty mixed about。 Hashirama is freaking cool。 One of my favorites， easy。 Edgelord Madara - still an enigma， nothing in his story or embitterment really strikes me as psychologically realistic， but then， it's Kishimoto， so why am I surprised。 Looks like Uchihas are genetically a little bit unhinged， and that's the secret to their ocular powers as well。 Color me unimpressed， that explanation of sharingan was just laughable。 And yet， and yet， I loved that backstory。 Too little， too late to make an emotional impact， but at least it's there， and it explains how fraught and hard-won the balance between the clans really is。 This is the missing piece that sets up the stage to show how each subsequent generation of shinobis strives to make their world a better place， and why Naruto is such a worthy inheritor of the will of fire。 It is heartwarming and deeply satisfying。 It doesn't really gel with the technological progress of the ninja culture/civilization， but since not much in Kishimoto's world makes sense， I'm very happy that at least this bit of logic wormed its way in :）The whole setup for this， with special snowflake Sasuke holding the fate of Konoha in balance is super cheesy and I rolled my eyes so hard I strained a muscle。 But I guess Kishimoto wrote himself into a corner and had to do something like this to get Sasuke back into the main plot。 Sasuke finally realises that he loves Naruto， so there is a solid-ish outcome。 Imagine， the two ride away into the sunset and live happily ever after， and no Boruto is ever made。。。 Alas。Lastly， I cannot remain silent about Kishimoto's treatment of females。 After Sakura， now Karin gets shafted so bad in here it's really unbelievable。 Mindless misogyny doesn't even start to cover it。 。。。more
Christian Savin
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The four former Hokage are back， so it's story time。 Once again。 In the middle of a goddamn war。We finally learn about Konoha's history and how， and why， it was influenced by a long list of unfortunate events caused by Uchihas being special little snowflakes， Madara being the edgier of them all， and Senjus mishandling them， Hashirama and his students being too soft on them， and Tobirama and his students being too harsh on them。We also learn about Hashi and Madara's forbidden love story and its f The four former Hokage are back， so it's story time。 Once again。 In the middle of a goddamn war。We finally learn about Konoha's history and how， and why， it was influenced by a long list of unfortunate events caused by Uchihas being special little snowflakes， Madara being the edgier of them all， and Senjus mishandling them， Hashirama and his students being too soft on them， and Tobirama and his students being too harsh on them。We also learn about Hashi and Madara's forbidden love story and its fated ending， in the form of an epic battle between an armored kaiju and a massive wooden mecha （a vicious power scaling cycle where Kishi needed something even more powerful than an already ridiculously overpowered element）。 It was alright， but there was such a missed opportunity to show us some of Mito's abilities， since we know from Kushina that she stepped into the battle and sealed Kurama inside her。 In fact， she's suspiciously absent from Hashirama's flashbacks。 Kinda fuels the possibility that their marriage was most likely political and Hashi was indeed enamored with Madara。 Guess we'll never know。Anyways， Sasuke was finally able to comprehend what a clan， a village， and a shinobi are （lol？） and decided where he wants to move from here on （kindly reminder that he was still into his homicidal phase at the beginning of the war， which was less than 48 hrs ago）。 And with that， Oro and the others just followed suit for some contrived reasons， except for Suigetsu who is literally being held hostage at this point。 However， Karin's the one who really drew the short end of the stick here。 After being used， abused， and almost killed by Sasuke， she still forgives him and goes back to being inexplicably obsessed with him。 I'm frankly disgusted by how clueless Kishimoto is towards abusive behavior and relationships。 Disgusted and disturbed， 'cause this is not going to be the last instance it'll happen。With that being， I'm still going to give this volume one extra star just for Tobirama the GOAT Uchiha hater and how much could have been avoided if Hashi allowed him to stab Madara to death。 。。。more
T。R。 Preston
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Another deeply homoerotic rivalry is thrown into the mix。 I'm not complaining。Guys， it's literally Romeo and Juliet。 Kishimoto is the queerbating king of the universe。 He's the final boss of queerbating。 Another deeply homoerotic rivalry is thrown into the mix。 I'm not complaining。Guys， it's literally Romeo and Juliet。 Kishimoto is the queerbating king of the universe。 He's the final boss of queerbating。 。。。more
vanessa♡
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never thought there's more deeper reason for sharingan👁👄👁 never thought there's more deeper reason for sharingan👁👄👁 。。。more
Jillian
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Maybe there is a tiny chance I can forgive sasuke。 I love how we got to hear from all the past hokage。
Blake the Book Eater
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An emotional backstory that reinforces my favorite aspect about this series: the cyclical nature of war and the parallels between generations！
Melissa Kidd
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This was an interesting volume。 I am extremely excited to see the four Hokages revived。 That will allow some awesome reunions later on。 And the story of Hashirama and Madara was interesting to follow。 There have been hints and rumors earlier in the series， but it’s all explained now。 I don’t know what to think of Sasuke at this point， but I guess I’m glad of his resolution too。 I’m looking forward to seeing the next volume。
Joseph Whitt
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The 2 page spread of Sasuke returning to Konoha， which mirrors the spread of Naruto returning to Konoha back in volume 28 is sooooo great。 And the Hashirama/Madara backstory being kinda like the fox and the hound but with a ninja war backdrop。 Oh I’m having a ball！！！
Alessandra Ceravolo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mi è piaciuto molto il momento in cui Sasuke ripensa alle parole di Itachi prima della sua morte e mi sono emozionata tantissimo。 Finalmente dopo la sua voglia di vendetta， Sasuke capisce da che parte stare e lotta per evitare che gli sforzi di suo fratello siano vani。
Lindsay
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It was fascinating to get the backstory about how it all started。
clea
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i really like hashirama。 the only hokage i despise is sarutobi lmao but damn this volume VERY LIFE GIVING！！！！ theyre all so adorable
Aria Vermiglio
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Hishirama and madara being iconic gays
Nanang Stiawan
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Paling favorit emg ngeliat kemunculan leluhur2 didepan mata。 Kita bs lgsung menanyakan misteri2。Tapi yaa sasuke butuh byk pertimbangan
Insomnolent Reader °ㅠ_ㅠ°
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I adore Hashirama and Madara's story。 I adore Hashirama and Madara's story。 。。。more
Douglas
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One of the best volumes…
Brandon
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Backstory volume all about the First Hokage and Madara， completely with Sasuke's decision about whose side he's on。 It's a much-needed change of pace from all the other big same-y fights that the War has become， and finally putting Sasuke into action is tying everything up well。The hidden secret of the Uchiha and the Sharingan？ Garbage。 The Second Hokage being garbage？ Fantastic。 He's such an utterly garbage racist person。 Tobirama is the worst and the true villain behind everything in this seri Backstory volume all about the First Hokage and Madara， completely with Sasuke's decision about whose side he's on。 It's a much-needed change of pace from all the other big same-y fights that the War has become， and finally putting Sasuke into action is tying everything up well。The hidden secret of the Uchiha and the Sharingan？ Garbage。 The Second Hokage being garbage？ Fantastic。 He's such an utterly garbage racist person。 Tobirama is the worst and the true villain behind everything in this series。But finally seeing the Senju/Uchiha clans backstories is great， it's a missing piece of the puzzle。 We needed this a long time ago to make us care about the War and it's too little too late - and the big Sharingan reveal， I must say， is terrible and I don't think Kishimoto realizes it - but if the series can capitalize on some momentum from this volume then there might be some saving it。 。。。more
Kulwinder Singh
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"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧。"Loved the friendship between Madara and Hashirama。 It's always interesting to see two enemies befriend each other， if only for a short while。 After hearing the answer to his questions， Sasuke is now off to the battlefield。 I'm so looking forward to the next volume。 "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧。"Loved the friendship between Madara and Hashirama。 It's always interesting to see two enemies befriend each other， if only for a short while。 After hearing the answer to his questions， Sasuke is now off to the battlefield。 I'm so looking forward to the next volume。 。。。more
Rockleese
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🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
Colleen
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So basically， the Uchiha Clan is a bunch of Spocks or possibly the Vulcan race as a whole。 Personally， as we learn more about the Uchiha Clan， I wondered what went through Masahi Kishimoto's mind as he created the Uchihas。 They seemed to be very tragic characters that get more and more tragic。 How can an author do that to a character or a group of characters？ It is almost like the author strongly disliked the very characters he created at least that is how am I interpreting why someone would jus So basically， the Uchiha Clan is a bunch of Spocks or possibly the Vulcan race as a whole。 Personally， as we learn more about the Uchiha Clan， I wondered what went through Masahi Kishimoto's mind as he created the Uchihas。 They seemed to be very tragic characters that get more and more tragic。 How can an author do that to a character or a group of characters？ It is almost like the author strongly disliked the very characters he created at least that is how am I interpreting why someone would just keep dumping all of this bad stuff on their own creation。 Another way to think about it would be this is all for the plot， but everything we learned seems a little excessive。 Even Kakashi's and Naruto's backstories are not nearly as tragic as Sasuke and the rest of the Uchihas。 What I mean by that is Kakashi's and Naruto's backstories fall in the spectrum of our reality's possibilities。 Maybe it's not that common， but I think they do happen。 I feel the Uchihas fall outside that spectrum。 Case in point Sasuke。 Sasuke is being pulled into a bottomless pit of darkness without anyway to climb out。 Based on what I know what's to come， I know that is not true， but I still unsure how he is going to shake away that darkness。 There is a glimmer of hope in this volume on page 180， but it is going to be a possible slow healing process for Sasuke。 Verdict: Uchihas are tragic。 Period。 。。。more
tomás。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The Hashirama-Madara backstory was cool， I liked it; it was great and fun seeing the 4 previous Hokage together， and I can't wait for Naruto to see Minato。 Orochimaru's change of heart is honestly interesting， let's see where it leads。 The Hashirama-Madara backstory was cool， I liked it; it was great and fun seeing the 4 previous Hokage together， and I can't wait for Naruto to see Minato。 Orochimaru's change of heart is honestly interesting， let's see where it leads。 。。。more
fx _manz
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Wow se necesito todo un tomo para la historia del primer Hokage y fue。。。 glorioso！ El dibujo， la historia y luego ese hermoso collage de los momentos de Itachi con Sasuke！ Amé
Subham
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This is probably one of the greatest volumes ever holy shit its so good。 We have Orochimaru resurrect the first 4 Hokages and like Sasuke tells them of whats going on and then Hashirama the first hokage spills the entire history of the Senjus and Uchiha and how they were enemies and fought and why it was how things were， his friendship with Madara， their common dream but them continuing fighting just because and clashing again and again until one day there was a peaceful resolution and they form This is probably one of the greatest volumes ever holy shit its so good。 We have Orochimaru resurrect the first 4 Hokages and like Sasuke tells them of whats going on and then Hashirama the first hokage spills the entire history of the Senjus and Uchiha and how they were enemies and fought and why it was how things were， his friendship with Madara， their common dream but them continuing fighting just because and clashing again and again until one day there was a peaceful resolution and they formed their village and it was Madara who named the village Konoha but then discord happened he segregated and then they fought again in the "Valley of the end" and that battle was epic， and so he leaves it upto Sasuke to make his decision and he does and he says HE WILL PROTECT KONOHA and like that page where all his memories with Itachi's is just so emotional and mesmerizing to look at and shows his evolution and the scene where the 4 Hokages come alive and go to battle Madara is just wow！ This is just too epic， what an amazing build up to one of the greatest sagas and ending and just wow！ Masashi Kishimoto may have written one of the greatest literary masterpieces of all time easily！ 。。。more
Laurene Allibert
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Previous kages are back in the game
Zian B。
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Gave this volume 4 stars because I adored all of the flashbacks that Hashirama gave us about his friendship/rivalry with Madara as well as how Konoha came to be。 I can’t wait to see the 4 Hokages present in the battle and help the Allied Ninja Shinobi Forces win the war。I’m also very excited for Minato to reunite with Naruto and Kakashi （and Obito）。
Robin
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We are approaching the end ！
Michael Sorbello
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This is a review of the entire series。Once upon a time， the spirit of an evil Nine Tailed Fox wreaked havoc on Konohagakure; the Village Hidden in the Leaves， killing hundreds of honorable ninja in the skirmish and leaving many children without homes or parents。 The Fourth Hokage （leader of the village） unleashes a forbidden jutsu （magic spell/ninja ability） to seal the spirit of the evil fox into the body of a newborn baby named Naruto at the cost of his own life。 He did this in the hopes that This is a review of the entire series。Once upon a time， the spirit of an evil Nine Tailed Fox wreaked havoc on Konohagakure; the Village Hidden in the Leaves， killing hundreds of honorable ninja in the skirmish and leaving many children without homes or parents。 The Fourth Hokage （leader of the village） unleashes a forbidden jutsu （magic spell/ninja ability） to seal the spirit of the evil fox into the body of a newborn baby named Naruto at the cost of his own life。 He did this in the hopes that the boy could one day learn to master the power of the demonic spirit and use it to protect the village and become a great hero of the people。Unknown to the citizens of the Leaf， the Nine Tailed Fox was being controlled by an even more powerful adversary， a legendary rogue ninja that plans to wage war against the entire world from the shadows。 The identity of the mysterious ninja that attacked the Leaf Village using the Nine Tails died with the Fourth Hokage， and he used what remained of his life to gift Naruto with the power of one day being able to stop this evil ninja and a clan of outlawed S-rank criminals called the Akatsuki from committing mass genocide against the many hidden villages and clans of the world。Because of the evil spirit sealed inside him， Naruto grew up hated by the other children of the village because they believe him and the Nine Tails to be one and the same。 They believe he’s a ticking time bomb waiting to go off， waiting for the perfect moment to kill them all just like the Nine Tails killed their parents and families。 Shunned， dehumanized and treated like dirt， Naruto vows to become the greatest hokage the world has ever seen so that he can receive the love and acknowledgement he never got as a child。On top of the Nine Tails power and the will to never quit， Naruto also possesses the uncanny ability to turn everyone he meets into a potential comrade。 He brings out the best in his peers and tries his hardest to make his enemies see the errors of their ways。 He disobeys the rules and ignores cultural traditions to try and make changes to the world and break the eternal cycle of war and hatred through his own methods。 His determination is infectious to friend and foe alike。 He earns himself the respect he deserves by overcoming one impossible obstacle at a time。Naruto encounters many fascinating and terrifying ninja over the course of his journey to become hokage。 Among them are Sasuke Uchiha， Naruto’s best friend and rival who is driven by the vengeful lust to murder his elder brother after he wiped out their own clan in cold blood。 Sasuke warms up to Naruto， but his hatred and trauma are dangerous forces that threaten to break his moral code as a ninja and destroy his reputation among his peers。Kakashi Hatake is a notorious copycat ninja that survived one of the most brutal and devastating wars in history as well as the Nine Tails attack on the Leaf Village。 He becomes Naruto and Sasuke’s mentor and teaches them a great number of valuable lessons about surviving in the dangerous world of rogue ninja， bloodthirsty assassins and clans ruled by corruption。Jiraiya is a perverted yet wise sage who taught the Fourth Hokage everything he knew and he’s regarded as a god among shinobi that’s famous for his heroic actions in the second great ninja war。 He takes an interest in Naruto and raises him as a father figure to carry on the legacy of the Fourth Hokage to prepare him for the many dangerous people that want to use his power for their own nefarious purposes。The Akatsuki is one such group of wicked ninja。 Among them are Sasuke’s brother Itachi who murdered his clan and possesses many dangerous techniques involving illusions， psychological torture and elemental manipulation。 Sasori who controls poisonous puppets with magical threads， Orochimaru who mastered the forbidden arts of reanimation and quasi-immortality， Deidara who fights from afar using detonating clay and many other deadly foes。The entire series chronicles Naruto and his fellow ninja comrades growing through countless trials and tragedies。 There are hundreds of unique jutsus， clans， and techniques which lead to some very intense， creative and strategic battles between skilled ninja with diverse abilities that don’t always match up evenly。 There are clan based abilities such as the Aburame clan’s ability to control insects， the Yamanaka clan’s ability to jump into other people’s minds and control their bodies and the Inuzuka clan’s ability to bond with wolves that learn to mimic their master’s battle skills。 Then there’s ocular genetic abilities such as the sharingan which allows the user to create psychological illusions， copy their enemy’s abilities and manipulate elemental energy。 The byakugan allows the user to read their enemies vital points and detect their spiritual energy from faraway。 The rinnegan grants control over space and gravity and so on。On top of having countless unique abilities， nearly every character has a tragic backstory that makes them sympathetic and relatable， even the nastiest of the villains have well-explored reasons for following the paths they do and becoming the way they are。 One of my favorite aspects of the series is how well it explores the physical， emotional and psychological effects war can have on society and culture as well as the survivors and future generations that are forced to live in them。 How it breeds racism and cultural disputes， how it inspires hatred in orphaned children and war veterans robbed of their homes toward foreign nations， as well as how this eventually leads to further death， war， poverty and destruction。 Learning to forgive the ones you hate to prevent further conflict and damaging the world for future generations even further is a major theme throughout the story。Being a massive 700 chapter series， it’s not too surprising that there’s some plot holes and consistency issues。 A rule might be stated regarding the requirements and usage of a certain jutsu or ability only for that rule to be repeatedly broken 400 chapters later。 Sometimes the characters and rules contradict themselves， sometimes the chronology of certain events and historical facts don’t match up perfectly， the lore and general backstory go through several retcons that change the philosophy and power scaling of the characters and the scope of world-building; the final arc especially drags on and breaks a lot of the logic and rules that the story spent the whole series setting up， etc。。。Naruto’s far from perfect， but I remember it very fondly for being one of the first series that introduced me to things like manga and Japanese entertainment in general。 It was one of those childhood classics like Dragon Ball， Inuyasha， Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin。 The series grew up with me and I can’t help but feel grateful to it for introducing me to hundreds of other franchises that I’m still a huge fan of to this day and I continue to find many new ones on the regular。 Naruto's journey from a clownish， disrespected outcast into a talented， well-loved and admired hero is a memorable one。 。。。more
Austin
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The world， lore， and cosmology of Naruto continues to build in entertaining and fascinating ways throughout the series， and that's what kept me reading through all 70-ought volumes， but the real genius is in the character development and the perfect pacing of that development。 Every character gets to have an arc of sorts and end their stories in places different from where they started。Also， of course， the fighting and action scenes are pretty good。 The world， lore， and cosmology of Naruto continues to build in entertaining and fascinating ways throughout the series， and that's what kept me reading through all 70-ought volumes， but the real genius is in the character development and the perfect pacing of that development。 Every character gets to have an arc of sorts and end their stories in places different from where they started。Also， of course， the fighting and action scenes are pretty good。 。。。more
kitty
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