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The selfish desire of wanting to maintain peace causes wars, and hatred is born to protect love ... When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred." What the hell do you know about it? It’s not like you ever had a family in the first place! You were on your own right from the beginning! What makes you think you know anything about it, ah? I’m suffering now because I had those ties! How on earth could you possibly understand what it feels like to lose all that!?” - Sasuke, to Naruto Masashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史 Kishimoto Masashi) is a Japanese manga artist, well known for creating the manga series Naruto. His younger twin brother, Seishi Kishimoto, is also a manga artist and creator of the manga series O-Parts Hunter (666 Satan) and Blazer Drive. Two of his former assistants, Osamu Kajisa (Tattoo Hearts) and Yuuichi Itakura (Hand's), have also gone on to moderate success following their work on Naruto. Some people say Naruto has “asspulls” in logic, where the author just makes something random up for conveniency sake. And I suppose I see some signs of that, but this is SHŌNEN MANGA, something that is published weekly, not a novel written by a scholar who had all the time in the world before seeking publication. I’ve seen these “asspulls” in One Piece and even some seinen manga. That’s the downside of rapid production, less forethought. In the ninja world, those who break the rules are scum, that's true, but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum."
Naruto Box Set Vol 1-27: Volumes 1-27 with Premium: Volume 1 Naruto Box Set Vol 1-27: Volumes 1-27 with Premium: Volume 1
This was the defining moment for me in the manga . Before this point , Naruto was your regular fast paced shōnen manga , but had a unique style, strong storyline . The art was full of life . And after this point , it became drab , convoluted . Kishimoto tried repeating the same formula . Naruto faces stronger foe , trains and becomes stronger . Repeat . That's why I brought down my rating to 3 stars . After the time leap , even the interesting characters became boring . *Looks at you Gaara* Another thing I found annoying in this series is the attention given to Sasuke . He might be a main character , but that doesn't mean his story is fun . The second Naruto Box Set and the start of the Shippuden part of the story. This set features volumes 28 48 at a substantial savings over buying them individually, along with an exclusive mini-comic containing the pilot story of the series and a full-color, double-sided poster. I must be honest, I was hesitant to get into Naruto because I hear it gets startlingly bad in the final parts. But after reading the second box set, I am proud to say it is still enjoyable! After the time jump, the characters are all dressed much cooler, have better powers and many many questions get answered.
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The series is so much more emotional, thought-provoking, and impactful than one would think; it looks "kiddish" at first, but it's anything but. Some of my favorite quotes from the series are... Just because someone is important to you, it doesn't necessarily mean that, that person is good. Even if you knew that person was evil... People cannot win against their loneliness.”
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People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That's how they define 'reality'. But what does it mean to be 'correct' or 'true'? Merely vague concepts ... their "reality" may all be a mirage. Can we consider them to simply be living in their own world, shaped by their beliefs?"I will always be there for you. Even if it’s only as an obstacle for you to overcome, even if you do hate me. That’s what Big Brothers are for.” - Itachi to Sasuke BUT, cool battles, crazy villain powers, and something I’m very excited about... politics! I NEVER EVER care about fictitious politics, but Naruto has me genuinely caring about who the next Hokage will be, and how it will effect the nations. It’s a bit reminiscent of Book 4 of Korra.
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