Apr 27
Hot take: If Naruto was given to Root, Danzo wouldn't get the perfect weapon and assassin he undoubtedly envisions, aka Naruto The Winter Soldier, he'd get a Naruto that's more like Chunin exams arc Gaara minus the sand.
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Hot take: If Naruto was given to Root, Danzo wouldn't get the perfect weapon and assassin he undoubtedly envisions, aka Naruto The Winter Soldier, he'd get a Naruto that's more like Chunin exams arc Gaara minus the sand.
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Anyways why the fuck did Naruto invent a secret underground army of brainwashed child soldiers and then just never do anything with that again. Can we talk about that
there are certain diff interpretations for the things i like that i can appreciate & i understand not paying much attention to canon but like... when people write ‘all Root shinobi are complete blank slates with no personality and they can’t think for themselves’ i’m like.... wherest?? did you read this?? torune quits fighting an enemy to save fu’s life during a fight. also is like ‘omg bb don’t worry your traps are amazing’ when fu wonders aloud if a trap he set would work. fu gets so pissed when his ploy re: destroying the byakugan doesn’t work that he calls the mizukage a bitch and then shintenshen no fucks off so she punches her retainer in the eye
sai, you say. listen: first of all sai is a depressed bitch which would account for his ‘i don’t feel anything’ thing, so jot that down. secondly most of his interactions w team 7 early on consist of them telling him what they assume and him going :I and :) alternatively. after they’ve been really annoying for a while is when he busts out his ‘i don’t have emotions so u can’t hurt me’ which lets face it is the ninja version of ‘i’m rubber you’re glue’ and is not borne out by anything else he does, ever, or any other Root members we see
edit: i just found this in my drafts and i do not remember writing it but it made me cry laughing and I just ran into another fic depicting all root agents as mannequins with knives earlier so here have itÂ
Which Anbu kitten would little Naruto adopt first?
Yugao Uzuki (mid-left)
Hinoto (bottom right)
Kagura (top left)
Gazeru (bottom left)
Komachi (top right)
Unnamed Root Cat (mid-right)
Naruto crossover incorrect quotes
Danzo, with Hinoto escorting him, visiting the orphanage.
Jushiro Ukitake, courteously respectful but cautious: Elder Danzo... What brings you to my door? And alone, no less?
Danzo, notices his lack of bodyguard: Where did...
Naruto, rubbing Hinoto's bare midriff: Who's a good kitty? You are, yes you are, Hinoto-chan.
Hinoto, purring appreciatively like a happy kitten as she enjoys the relaxing massage before giggling cutely with a warm smile as Naruto tickles her.
Danzo and Jushiro, sweatdropping and facefaulting.
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If Soifon was in Naruto, which of these would she be the most efficient Commander of?
Anbu Black Ops - Special Assassination and Tactical Squad
Hunter-nin Corps
Root
I think what makes writing Sai so interesting (and especially his interactions with other characters) is not knowing what things he does are his and what's something he's been taught to do (and in the end, if it's something he chooses, does it matter?).
In being a blank slate, everything he does is both deliberate and learned. And yet, is it simply something he's learned in order to appeal to the others? Is it genuine? Does it matter? What is his own personality and what is simply copied, and what traits has he simply pasted over himself? Does it matter, if he's chosen them as his?
This is certainly not unique to Sai but it annoys me how much of his presence in Naruto is just "haha isn't it so funny that this guy sticks out and doesn't understand human interaction?" like no... not considering his backstory. It's difficult to view it that way seeing the entirety of ROOT and its impacts. It's not exactly peak comedy.
I feel like his relegation (among others) to being a background 'funny' character is indicative of a larger issue within Naruto of Kishimoto being unwilling to actually go in-depth and address the serious implications of the worldbuilding he's thrown together.
It means it's not only unsatisfying narratively to see these characters shoe-horned into comedic relief but also really very uncomfortable considering their origins. It honestly feels like it works against the effort to make a compelling story sometimes lol