#THE coolest jutsu in all of naruto

[casgirl]

FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[jrat226]

Ladies and gentlemen, anime is a thing loved by many and to have an anime and you need to have characters, sadly some characters get disrespected and pushed to the way side making them useless or trash in some people's eyes, I'm here to highlight some characters I believe deserve something better, a power up or literally anything

This is my list of characters that are underrated in anime

First up:

Yeah duh give this man a power up, have him train more, do ANYTHING with him, I want people to stop clowning my boy, "well he got beat by a saibaman" - 🤓, in that moment he was caught off guard even piccolo said it was unavoidable so like wtf you want him to do, but yeah free my boy from underrated hell

Next up:

See sero is an interesting case cause to me he is one of the funniest and most entertaining characters, he literally is just spider man without Spidey sense and y'all did NOTHING with him, my hero ended so this man didn't really even get much, but I like him he's funny, cool, his friendship with Kiri, denki and Mina are awesome, he's wasted potential

This next one hurts me:

You were so cool early on what happened???, hello he has the power of smoke, make him stronger, smoke can be deadly as fuck but you just make him grab, he can easily be like Caesar and make enemies choke to death with his smoke but nah oda wanna keep pushing this man down, he deserves better

Believe it:

Why do all the badass characters get sidelined, tf mf is the coolest ninja in Naruto hands down, his jutsu is cool asf, he's got the swag, he can do rekon, throw hands, he's smart, like why couldn't he have more time

Last but not least:

Put some respect on chads name, he deserves much better mr. I'm left I'm right himself, he deserves so much more respect and love it hurts me to think about

[obsidianstrawberrymilk]

I stumbled across your medic!Sasuke post by chance and it intrigued me. Given her most characteristic traits were basically everything Tsunade passed down to her, what do you think Sakura’s combative ability would be like if she studied under Orochimaru?

Hello anon, sorry this took me a second!

I'm not sure I would say everything about Sakura was passed down to her by Tsunade. In Pt 1, she still had her temper and her academic ability, and both became very important for her fighting style and medical ninjutsu, respectively, later on. Still:

I think one of the coolest parts about Orochimaru's fighting style is that, unlike Tsunade (or arguably Jiraiya as well, though he makes up for it with things like Sage Mode), his skillset is super diverse and isn't primarily limited to one field (Tsunade with medical ninjutsu). Whenever we see him fight, he uses a varied bunch of jutsu and techniques, and he doesn't seem to limit himself to one field or area.

Under Orochimaru, I definitely think she would have a very different skillset. Orochimaru's primary danger comes from knowledge, generally - he knows and is experienced with a lot of types of jutsus and is also very good at manipulating what he knows to create new things (his immortality and body switching). Unlike Tsunade, who's main fighting style seems to be 'hit them till they stop moving' (at least in Pt 1 she does have some other moves as well, such as using chakra to affect people's nerves so they can't move their limbs properly, like what did with Kabuto, but her to-go is generally her strength), Orochimaru seems more well versed in genjutsu, sealing, and kenjutsu than Tsunade is, which I could definitely see Sakura picking up on.

I still do think Sakura would pick up on at least some medical ninjutsu out of sheer necessity and also Kabuto in this AU, though I wouldn't see it being a big part of her skillset or combative ability.

Sakura doesn't have many fight scenes in Pt 1. Canon (manga only) her biggest one by herself is probably the fight against the Sound Genin in the Forest of Death. That and her fight with Ino, I guess.

In her fight against the Sound Genin, Sakura mainly relies on traps and trickery - she uses a single jutsu, the transformation jutsu, to get close to Zaku and injure him, and sets a lot of traps (though the Sound Genin avoid them). She also uses complex math on the fly in some of the anime movies to calculate the exact angle Sasuke has to throw a weapon. With this in mind, I definitely think a Sakura who learned under Orochimaru would be a more subtle fighter - I could see her using a lot more sealing and incorporating things she picks up from Orochimaru, like a water trap jutsu like the one Zabuza used on Kakashi, into those traps.

I could also see her getting really good at freaking people out, both with Genjutsu and just in general. It's one of the thing's Orochimaru is really good at and I'm surprised it's not mentioned more - a scared opponent is an irrational opponent, and it's a pity emotional manipulation as a weapon isn't brought up more. Sakura's already proven herself in canon to be willing to use the affection she knows people have for her to get them to do things; in canon, though, she does it to keep them safe. I could see a Sakura who trained with Orochimaru using emotional manipulation a lot more liberally; you'd get a lot of fight scenes where she pretended to appeal to Naruto and/or Sasuke with their bond as teammates to catch them off guard, I imagine.

I don't see her main abilities being in frontline fighting in this AU either, by the way - Orochimaru's main skills are in his experimentation and pushing the boundaries of chakra use and jutsu, just like Tsunade's are in her medical and administrative ability and Jiraiya's are in espionage. There's something very interesting about how the Sannin all gained their fame from frontline combat yet their main strengths exist outside of that, but because Naruto is a shounen anime we don't get to see those expanded on. It's disappointing - I see her mainly being a scientist and a creator. I think she would still be a force to be reckoned with, and definitely terrifying on the battlefield.

In canon, Sakura has created her own jutsu, and I think she would do that even more than she does in canon - using Orochimaru's gathered knowledge in Otogakure I could totally see her expanding on new or forbidden techniques or just making her own. Sakura's also kind of reckless as a fighter, more of an improvisor than a chess strategist, so I could totally see her incorporating a lot of experimental or developing techniques into her combat style.

Orochimaru's also skilled in kenjustu and I'd love to see Sakura pick that up instead of Sasuke in this AU. Instead of her brute fighting style, taijustu wise, in canon, I think she'd mainly rely on kenjustu and avoidance. She's quite fast in canon, and I think she could add to that with things such as genjutsu and displacement jutsus (or even the Second's techniques, depending on what you can justify Orochimaru somehow having access to).

I don't think she'd mainly use Genjutsu, though - Orochimaru's skill with it doesn't extend to specialization and following Tayuya's death I don't think there's anyone in Oto who specializes in Genjutsu who's that good. As I said, I think she would use a lot of traps, seals, and even some forbidden techniques - I don't think she'd spam justu like Orochimaru sometimes does, mainly due to chakra/stamina constraints, but still use a wide variety and create plans on the fly to keep her opponents confused, mimicking Orochimaru's unpredicability.

Also, this is an AU I could absolutely see Mokuton!Sakura happening in. I don't like it as much as some people do, but Sakura's canon chakra natures are water and earth, so I definitely see her using some water and earth techniques just to have them in her arsenal, and given what I mentioned about experimentation and experimental techniques as well I could see that turning into Mokuton.

Overall, I'd say she'd be a varied and unpredictable combatant with her main skills being sealing and traps, kenjutsu, and at least some elemental ninjutsu. Depending on if you think it could ever happen in canon Mokuton!Sakura is also a possibility. This Sakura would also add in a heavy dose of experimental techniques and forbidden jutsu, as well as emotional manipulation and be very good at freaking people out as she fights. While I could never see her being a chess strategist a la Shikamaru, I think her fights would have a similar improvised strategy and resourcefulness as we see from her in Pt 1 and early Pt 2, but I still don't see her being a very cautious fighter.

[loudstrawberryblizzard]

Izumo x reader insert (modern AU)

This fic includes a 2015's ALVINNN!!! And the Chipmunks reference. Hope you like it.

It was the 19th November and you were resting a little in bed tired and stressed out by doing all the chores you were given by a home harmonizer robot your big sister(or mother) was recommended by a friend of hers. You just wanted to avoid that robot so badly since you just finished high school recently now but being the middle child, it’s not easy. Suddenly you heard the doorbell rang.

"(Y/n)! Someone is here to see you!" Your mother/adult big sister called out. "Oh, who could that be?" You asked and when you came downstairs, a nice brunette young man as in, your Naruto crush Izumo was at the door. "Izumo. What are you doing here?" You asked with hope. You developed a little crush on him since you binge-watched Naruto with your friends at their houses for weeks.

Izumo said "So basically, like, my best friend Kotetsu just helped me plan the coolest party of the year for my birthday next week on the 25th Nov, and yeah, I really hope you can make it. If not, I’ll probably film most of it to show you." He then gave you a light blue and lime green invitation for it. You just can’t believe it! 😃 your anime crush Izumo Kamizuki just gave you an invitation and invited you to his birthday party for the next week.

You gasped in happiness and need for freedom "Izumo, you don’t realize what this means to me . You are a glass of either fresh spring water or fresh sparkling mineral water in a dry, unforgiving desert." You’re a ray of sunshine in a sea of miserable, foreboding clouds." But your mother/adult big sister said "You can stop now, (Y/n). He’s gone." "Oh, well. Mom/(big sister's name), can I go next week?" You asked and begged "Please, mom/(sister’s name). Please!"

"I’d say yes, (Y/n), but is your homework done?" Your mum/big sister asked. "Yes, of course it’s done! Pathfinder’s in charge of my life!" You replied. Then suddenly "I strongly recommend saying no, (your mum’s name/sister’s name)." "Nobody asked you." You replied but you were scared when Pathfinder has been upgraded but taller walked two steps towards you.

"Relax, (Y/n). It’s only Pathy, new and improved." Your mum/adult big sister said to you calmly. "You upgraded again?" You asked in shock. "(mother’s guy friend's name) told me about it and I couldn’t resist." She replied. "You have to stop talking to (mother’s male friend’s name)!" You protested. "It wouldn’t be easily wise to let (Y/n) go to a birthday party on a school night." Pathfinder said. (School night for your younger siblings) "Is no the only word you know?" You asked the robot almost getting angry. Pathfinder then said calmly "No."

"You see that, mom/(sister’s name)? All he knows is no." You said sternly. "Try to look on the bright side. Pathy can help you help your younger siblings get ahead in math." Your mum/big sister said with a smile and walked into the kitchen. You chuckled "Get ahead in math? Oh, that’s just swell, mom/(sister’s name), because, y'know, that’s even better than a party with all the cool kids!" You said sarcastically getting mad. With that, the home harmonizing robot walked away to living room. Your smart older sister came downstairs "Ok, what are you planning, (Y/n)?" she asked while you were thinking. "Me? Oh, nothin'. Nothin' at all. I’ll just do what I’m told. As always." You said as you walked away. Your older sister was thinking what you were going to do next.

timeskip no jutsu to next week on the 25th of November (the same birthday as Sai) 10 ish at night

You and all of your siblings were sleeping in your beds and you quietly woke up and got ready for Izumo's birthday party, you did your make up, did your hair with a hair straightener and picked a cute party outfit of your choice and crept downstairs to not wake anyone. (If you plan to wear heels at a party, put them on after sneaking out of the house)

You were thinking when you saw Pathfinder charging up for the morning after. "Ok, now. How do I shut you off?" You then pressed the red power button on the charging console causing the charging console and the robot to power down. "Yes!" You cheered quietly and chuckled a little. "Looks like I got the last laugh, Pathy." You then creep out of the house after you powered down the robot. Or so you thought when Pathfinder powered back up while charging. "Baby mode engaged."

The robot made its way upstairs to yours and your siblings room and opened the door realizing you weren’t in your bed like your other siblings in their beds. He rings the alarming sound causing your siblings to wake up and jump out of their beds and says "Alert! Alert!" Your mum/adult big sister came in the doorway when she heard the alarm "What’s wrong, Pathy?" She asked. "Baby (Y/n) has escaped!" The apex robot replied. "Baby (Y/n)?" Your mum/big sister replied.

"Security protocol engaged!" Pathfinder then locked the windows then laser trapped your mum/big sister and your siblings one by one. " Lockdown engaged. Stay safe. I will retrieve Baby (Y/n)." The robot said as he makes his way from the house to track you down. "(Y/n)!" Your mum/big sister shouted.

Insert SpongeBob Meanwhile time card

You made your way to the address of Izumo's house as you could hear some music playing from a block away, maybe some Mac Miller, Snoop Dogg and 3OH!3 playing when you found the address and saw Izumo and the man same age as him with a bandage over his nose and dark black hair must be his best friend Kotetsu and the other third friend with Izumo and Kotetsu is Yamato who is a tall muscular built man with brown hair and wore a flannel shirt and some jeans with vans shoes.

"Gents, the birthday party has arrived." You announced happily and walked to the entrance of the front door. "Oh my God, (Y/n), you made it!" Izumo cheered. You let out a little giggle-chuckle combo "I wouldn’t dream of missing the festivities. Hope you saved me a dance." You said with a cute smile trying to be flirty but actually cute mostly. Izumo laughed "You’re so hilarious, you know that? Get in here!" He said inviting you inside. Then suddenly you felt the back of your hoodie being grabbed. You screamed as you were grabbed and being picked up by Pathfinder who unfortunately found you and tracked you down. You looked up at the robot "Pathy?" "Baby needs feeding." Pathfinder then fed you with a baby bottle, you resisted quickly "Pathfinder! What the hell are you doing? Baby needs to be put down! Put baby down!" You protested but the robot didn’t listen and did nothing but respond "Time for a night time feeding."

The boys had a slight shock on their faces seeing you get embarrassed. Then they had an idea.

"This is so cute!" Izumo happily exclaimed. "Adorable!" Kotetsu agreed. "Get the camera, Kakashi, get the camera!" Izumo called out to Kakashi who was probably inside the party in his house ready to get the camera. Izumo, Kotetsu and Yamato we’re smiling despite the embarrassment you are having.

"Uh-oh. Did baby wet her diaper?" The robot checked you thinking that. "What? No! No, baby did not wet her diaper. Why the hell would you say that?!" You said in embarrassment. "Baby needs burping!" Pathfinder then repeatedly patted your back to burp you as if you were a baby, even though you’re not actually a baby, you then let out a burp (stuck out your tongue at the same time). "That did feel good." You said. And well, the boys started laughing on how cute your embarrassing turn of events is. "Time for beddy-bye." Pathfinder then placed a pacifier (Brit’s and Aussies call them dummies) in your mouth which you then pushed out of your mouth. "Izumo! Just pretend this never happened! Never happened! OK?!" You shouted out loud for him to hear. "OK, (Y/n)! I’ll try not to, but it’s so cute and hilarious!" Izumo shouted back. "Aah! I’m never going to live this down." You said in sadness being embarrassed as Pathfinder carried you all the way to your home. And just dare say, that your mum or adult big sister was so relieved that the robot tracked you and brought you back and was worried sick about you so as punishment, you would have to do all the chores but mostly help your younger siblings with their homework and chores. And good news is that Izumo filmed most of what was going on at his birthday party then posted some pics and videos on Instagram the next time you meet again.

the end.

I was watching Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks and was inspired by The App episode and I know how everyone feels being stuck in the house and not able to go events like your friends parties and stuff. 🤭

[archer3-13]

the first naruto shippuden movie is weird. I can't in good confidence call it a good movie, because it frankly just isn't. suffering from a dull and overly weighted in all the wrong places first half, and a confused half assessed ending with odd implications of naruto being shions baby daddy. The middle is probably the best part of the movie where they have a clear structure in mind combined with solid character relation building between naruto and shion that ends up making the romance aspect between the two actually rather believable and better executed then narutos actual cannon love interest [within the context of the run time anyways]. if anything I think this movie would have benefited from cutting lee and neji out entirely to give more time to character building between shion naruto and that one other guy who dies, given that the only thing lee really does is have a cool fight scene and we could have instead given that to sakura who otherwise does jackshit besides embarrassing herself as usual and ya know. would have been well suited to having a fight scene against dark medical jutsu users when her specialty is medical jutsu in shippuden? doctor fight anyone? that woulda been cool?

ironically the coolest aspect of the villains has nothing to do with the boring ass dead air nothing demon and everything to do with them being evil doctors.

[asukaskerian]

Monthly word count - november

TOTAL: 4 207 POSTED: nope! IN PROGRESS -bleach suburban ot4 (2 194 words) -naruto ABO cherry wine (1 257 words) -bleach ABO pack fuckening (756 words, mostly edits/adds-on) mmmyep, unsurprised here. no external reason, i just... nosedived or something. idk. flops. -- teasers:

-- Naruto ABO cherry wine -- "One cannot simply refuse to consider all possibilities," he mused detachedly, and started slicing himself a band of cloth off the bottom of the man's shirt. The sound of cotton shearing felt very loud in the room for the couple of seconds it took Tobirama and Izuna to get it. "--Scent token." "Masterful deduction." Considering he had gone into an actual ghost rut once from losing track of a still-vulnerable, freshly-bred (or so his instincts said) Tobirama... A bit of cloth that only smelled of the man's effort-sweat and not of his (their) pleasure wasn't going to help a lot, but it was better than nothing. He knew better than to hope the towel Tobirama had used after his bath (if he had used any and not simply jutsued the water off) would still hold any traces of him. ... His hands were so close to Tobirama's hip, the waist of his pants. "You could have asked," Tobirama snapped, tense and unmoving. "I thought you were done, do you even need one or are you just trying to get stabbed?" "If we don't want me to slaughter my way through every daimyo's guard and courtier who looks at me sideways for this mess? Rather," Madara replied absently, and wondered whether he would get away with cutting through the strap of his fundoshi and pulling it free like a street hustler pulling a handkerchief from a sleeve-- "Niisan. No." "I didn't do anything." "Good. Keep doing that." Chuckling to himself, he pushed the thought away. Dumb alpha optimism would be a good way to get stabbed. And then Tobirama would flounce away in a snit, which would be amusing but also very unpleasant. Best that his -- temporary lover -- leave calmly, or even better be left behind as he and Izuna went away, to allow Madara's hindbrain to pretend he would wait for them here. -- bleach suburban ot4 -- Orihime starts clamping locks of Nelliel's hair out of the way. It feels nice. She looks so serious in the mirror, determined to do it right. "I think we all started dyeing it at the same time back then," Nel says quietly, watching the two of them in the mirror. The baby is turning over in her belly, something slow and ponderous. "Hm?" "Most of us were half-Japanese at best. Our faces already..." She waves vaguely at her own face. "I mean, I pass from the neck up, if you don't get close enough to notice my eye color, but I really don't have a Japanese woman's build." The only woman she's ever met who might have a bust-waist ratio approaching hers is Orihime, in fact. And Orihime is still short. Nelliel is taller than some guys out here; her shoulders are squarer, more solid. "Anyway. We couldn't hide it, most of us, so we got into the habit of shoving it in people's faces, I guess. Better be noticed for my hair than for my tits, when I was fifteen." Orihime winces, looks sad. Starts scratching at her skull through the hair bleach like one might pet a cat. "--Ugh, why did this get so sad," Nelliel remembers to say three seconds of bubbling tingles later. "I just mean! I don't look like me with natural hair, but this is... really bright, and my kid--" "Your kid will have the coolest mom," Orihime says staunchly. "And you could -- there are less intense blue-greens. Mossy would look nice? Or sage green. You don't have to go natural. You should keep looking like a faerie." -- bleach pack fuckening ABO -- Fucking smirky bastard. He hoots, insulting, when Grimmjow lunges to claw him, so when he hops over him to dodge Grimmjow goes for the less-friendly rules of hunting and clamps his teeth onto the thigh passing him by. White Zangetsu proves himself to be a normal person by snarling so loud the walls of the cliff tremble in echo. Grimmjow releases him, grinning all teeth out -- then Whitey is on him, trying to ram him back-first into the ground. Growls echoing, they kick and swipe, and roll-- And the black one plucks him from the ground like an errant child, arms slipping under his armpits and lifting him off the ground in a smooth instant. Whitey looks at his face, and bursts out laughing. "You forgot -- you forgot there were two of us, holy shit, heat Grimmjow is so fucking dumb--" "I'm gonna pull out all your guts and knit them into a cozy gut poncho."

[kyriolex]

I find it quite odd, how people think Himawari will be affected by Eida's Diablos Ex Machina and become Sasuke 2.0 and go on a revenge path to hunt and try to kill Boruto. What the heckie?

(Yes people believe that Himawari being affected by Eida's powers and going psycho killer mode)

Lmao First of all, we're talking about NARUTO and HINATA'S Daughter here. She's a perfect mix of the 2 characters who would NEVER go down a revenge path

We're talking about the Daughter of Uzumaki fucking NARUTO, the same guy who forgave Obito, the man responsible for the many deaths including his own Parents, and even called him "The Coolest Guy"

The Daughter of Hyuga fucking HINATA, who never hated Neji, even calling him her Brother, even when he was in the midst of trying to kill her.

What the hell would make them think Himawari would become anything like Sasuke let alone go down a cycle of hatred? 🤔

Also Himawari's name literally means "SUNFLOWER"!

Imagine a Blood Lusted, Revenge Thirsty character with the name Sunflower 🌻

The characters in the Naruto Franchise have been proven to have names that define the type of characters they are.

"Hinata" for example means "A Sunny Place". It was deliberately given to her to match her character. She tends to pop up when Naruto is in a Dark point of the story and it was also a subtle clue that she and Naruto were the endgame pairing since Naruto represents the Sun

Another example is "Itachi" who's name means "Weasel'. "Weasels" are often a name given to people known for being tricky and deceitful. Not only is Itachi a Genjutsu user but is also a Traitor to his own Clan

Why would a character named "Sunflower" go down a dark Sasuke route?

Even ignoring the fact that Kishimoto himself said that the idea of a girl with a "Sasuke-like personality" sounds terrifying to him. (It's the reason why Sarada takes more of Sakura's traits) it also sounds really OOC to me, for Himawari to suddenly go full Avenger just by going off of Kawaki's words without anything else to back it up, even if she is affected

We've seen how Himawari acts when secrets are being kept. She's not dumb.

In the first episode of Academy Arc she saw right through Kawaki lying to her about being on Mission and attempted to confront him about it

Later on she spied on him and Naruto conversating about the mission

Hima is the type of character who would ask questions first, look into things herself, and then take action

Her automatically deciding that Boruto needs to die doesn't sound like Hima at all.

I mean, even Shikamaru "smartest boy ever" Nara has fallen under Eida's jutsu, so I don't think intelligence or perceptiveness alone would prevent Himawari from resisting it. There's some mystery factor to the resistance, and it's unclear yet if she has it or not.

If Himawari falls under Eida's spell, I agree that she's unlikely to go into revenge mode immediately. But I could see her becoming a tracker-nin to find Boruto and attempt to talk-no-jutsu him the same way Naruto tried to do with his "brother" Sasuke. I don't know if Himawari would automatically believe Boruto's explanation, but she'd at least hear him out.

But knowing Kishimoto, there will be some contrived misunderstanding to push her into Byakugan Berserker mode anyway, solely so he can draw her and Boruto fighting. Then Toneri will show up on the sidelines, make some analogy to Hiashi and Hizashi Hyuuga, and monologue about the nature of fate.

[moscnios]

Hi there, idk if you're taking requests atm, but I was curious if you could do some headcannons on Law and Zoro having a kunoichi S/O 🤭😶.

Thank you in advance if you do my request 😊.

✸  headcanons  %  with a kunoichi s/o.

✸  characters ,  law & zoro.

✸  cw(s) ,  implied f!reader. not proofread.

✸  commentary ,  had to go back rewatch that episode where they met raizo. it was way funnier than i remembered. gotta be one of my favorite episodes as a naruto fan. ik they were direct naruto references but let me dream okay ?? :<

you didn’t hear this from but law thinks you’re one of the coolest people ever

he’ll definitely be curious about your skills and talents

remember how he was with raizo ? he’ll definitely ask you to show him something cool like shadow clone jutsu or body replacement jutsu

only if you want to show him of course

if you do decide to show him, his eyes light up like christmas trees. seeing his childhood dreams come true right before him, he’s ecstatic !!

not to mention you are his partner !! which basically gives him bragging rights. not everyone can say they are dating a kunoichi.

but alas, he stays humble...most of the time

before you, law was a lone fighter. now that he has you, he enjoys fighting side by side with you

the both of you know and understand each other’s weaknesses and strengths and combines them to make the PERFECT team

plus there’s nothing better than seeing law smile after the two of you take down a group of enemies. he’s so utterly in love <3

now zoro ? is NOT humble with his bragging rights. one thing about him is that he is going to make it known

he LOVES that you’re a kunoichi and is deeply interested in your techniques and fighting style

prepare to be asked to train frequently

your fights are great practice for the both of you. he always manages to fall in love with you all over again when you nearly take him out with a shuriken he didn’t see coming

now the two of you are likely always first to get into a battle. more like, zoro starts it and you begrudgingly run after him to cover him

the number of times the other straw hats have heard you say “zoro...baby not again” is astounding

he’ll definitely be up for meditating with you. it is his second favorite thing the two of you do together.

meditating next to a waterfall on an island that the crew is visiting, is his go-to date plans

© MANGEKYUOU. /  ☻

[captnjacksparrow]

I just love how Naruto hates Orochimaru so fucking much. He tries the talk-no-jutsu on basically every villain he’s ever met except got a orochimaru. This guy laughed when he heard Orochimaru died.

Let me repeat that: Naruto Uzumaki, the boy who reasoned with the one who destroyed his entire home along with killing Jiriaya and Kakashi and called Obito the coolest guy, laughed when he heard that man died.

And it’s literally all because Orochimaru’s the one who took Sasuke away, planning to use his closest bond as a tool. Why they made the dumbass decision to make Naruto allow Orochimaru’s kid into the Leaf is beyond me, but Boruto was a mistake that shouldn’t have existed in the first place.

(It’s also funny Naruto was ready to kill Obito, but the second Sasuke came back to him, he pulled out the “he’s just like me” card.)

Aaaaannnnd they say, Naruto treats everyone equally.

My. Ass.

Naruto even after knowing the fact that Haku was also similar to him, Naruto didn't hesitate to kill him off. Because he killed Sasuke. He also acknowledged that they would be friends if they met under different situations.

He was literally flirting with Sasuke in the Lava Pit, while Kakashi and Sakura's life were hanging in the thread.

Just take Sasuke away from N with some bad intentions and then you'll see the real Naruto seething with Hatred.

[nagipops]

hii I love your blogs sooo much you're really talented (I just needed to say it sorry) so straight to the point, I already made 2 requests to you and I really enjoyed your writing so I would like to make another again. As I'm clueless about what to request I'll just ask for random hcs for konoha 11, idk if it's too much but if so then you can do with Neji (I love him so much), Kakashi and Naruto. Thank you in advance and sorry anything ^^

RANDOM KONOHA 11 HEADCANONS!

FEATURING: naruto, sakura, shikamaru, ino, choji, neji, rock lee, tenten, kiba, hinata, and shino

WARNINGS: mentions alcohol, drugs, food, bugs, and the tiniest nsfw mention if you get the joke. hehe

A/N: AHHHH ANONN this seriously made my day, im so so glad you enjoy my work!! 💖

NARUTO

you know how we all have “the chair”, where we throw all of our dirty clothes onto?

yeah, imagine that, but from the seat to the fricking ceiling

its just a GINORMOUS MOUND of clothes, you wonder how he even goes through that many clothes so quickly???

definitely shoves it under his bed whenever guests come over (somehow)

holds chopsticks really weirdly. but it works.

asked tenten to put his hair into space buns to mimic his sexy jutsu and went around flirting with the village

jiraiya was so proud of him T-T

comes up with the WORST pickup lines

they’re so bad, its almost charming. almost

has gone AWOL multiple times, disappearing from everywhere, just everywhere

it scared you a little, so you searched the entire village for him

you finally found him sitting on the ledge of a cliff, gazing out at the vast sea

concerned and panicked, you cried out to ask him what was wrong

he turned to you with a crestfallen, devastated look on his face and said,

“i bought shrimp ramen instead of chicken ramen.”

you’ve never searched for him after his disappearance ever again.

SAKURA

100% makes origami shurikens and chucks them at you

they are deathly precise and deathly sharp. seriously, how are these not illegal weapons yet???

writes threatening motivational notes to herself on the mirror

“u got this!” “make sure to smack naruto today!” “ino sucks!”

her backpack would always be way too high up on her back. idk why but. it would

does her hair all nice and pretty before she goes out but once she arrives to her destination SHE KEEP. TAKING. IT OUT. and redoing it over and over and over again

like it’s impossible to make eye contact with her because she’s holding a bobby pin between her teeth while braiding her hair

her guilty pleasure would be hostess treats

ding dongs are her favorite. don’t ask me how i know, i just know.

eats the yellow starbursts just to spite naruto and all her haters

loves small lap dogs, she think’s they’re so cute and cuddly

but she especially loves chihuahuas

they’re so feisty and naruto HATES them, so of course she had to go and get one for herself

dresses the poor dog up in little bonnets and jackets and ties its tiny fuzzy hairs into pigtails

she and the chihuahua are not that much unlike <3

SHIKAMARU

this man is a god at shogi but he absolutely SUCKSSSS at cup pong.

is this an ick? idk. but he is absolute trash at this game.

it gets even worse when he’s got a couple drinks in him

tries to calculate the velocity and acceleration and angle and shit but his shot is always a good two feet off BYE 😭

just mutters an “aw, shit” before awaiting his turn again

hates checkers, loves chess

“checkers is for WUSSIES” - shikamaru nara

i said this in another post, but he is Very Good at whistling

like that’s his hidden talent

can copy any tune with the perfect pitch and rhythm

speaking of, he can do really cool tricks with his tongue

like making a four leaf clover, touching the bridge of his nose with it, flipping it upside down, you name it

he has slanted, scrawled handwriting, to the point where it’s almost illegible

wbk he cheats in school SO OFTEN. but he never gets caught. he’s not stupid, he just couldn’t care less about his classes.

thinks weed and e-cigs are stupid, cigarettes are where it’s at

you just can’t replicate the feeling of taking a drag from a cig after a long, tiring day

plus he looks hella cool while doing it B)

INO

teaches the boyz™️ how to braid their hair

like they all gather in a circle around this feisty fashionista and fail attempt to braid their hair

sakura was just fuming in the sidelines

“OI, INO-PIG, THAT’S A DUTCH BRAID, NOT A FRENCH BRAID!!”

yeah, ino ��

the only one that can actually do it is neji because a) this man is talented af and b) he’s got the long hairrr

ino probably envies his thick, sleek hair because hE’S a bOy

also asks everyone for their blood type and zodiac signs and tells them if they’re compatible with her or not

and definitely judges you for your sign 😣

“oh, you’re a gemini? hmm, what a shame...”

makes bouquets for her favorite people and kin assigns everyone a flower

only assigns the pretty nice ones to the people she likes (sorry sakura, you’re out of luck)

one of her favorite hobbies is crafting! she’s really good with details and small things so she loves making those miniature dollhouses and stuff

also really good at watercoloring. especially painting flowers and landscapes

also i feel like she would be really good at playing any instrument because of her skilled hands

can play a badass flute solo. period.

CHOJI

would honestly rather die than get anywhere NEAR an asparagus

he just thinks they’re so gross and bitter and NOT SALTY

he always eats his yakiniku a little bit undercooked because he’s way too impatient to wait for it to cook fully. who do you think he is??

whenever he cloud gazes with shikamaru, when asked what he thinks a cloud looks like, he just says some sort of food

“oi, choji, what does that one look like to you?”

“a... yakiniku grill... with... pineapple rings on it! ooh, and a wagyu steak right there!”

he thinks pringles are an abomination to society. where’s the crisp? where’s the grease? where’s the saltiness?!!!

asks ino to teach him how to do his hair all fancy and the two of them devote an entire day learning different hairstyles

it’s his new favorite thing to do now :D

he really likes crayons!!!!

like he’ll write with them, draw with them, color with them, do everything with them

he’s even tried to eat them. he said they tasted good.

definitely had the 128 crayon pack WITH THE BUILT-IN SHARPENER, and everyone thought he was the coolest kid in town

he ate it UP, he even scored some bbq dates with the ladies

i also feel like he loves basketball, and he has a MEAN slam dunk

like his vertical isn’t that high, but the man can REACH

he loves when people laugh at him when he challenges them to a 1v1 and then proceeds to absolutely destroy them <3

NEJI

he seems like a cucumber kind of guy.

just cucumber

like i feel like he puts it in everything; soba, salads, sandwiches, his face, yeah

it’s mellow and cool, just like him!

speaking of, i feel like he lives for spa days and facials

it just lets him be alone in his little cucumber scented world for an hour or two and he gets damn clear skin from it as well

seriously he has PERFECT skin. flawless. not a single blemish. his cheeks feel like baby butts they’re so smooth.

i feel like he’d be a god at solving rubik’s cubes, don’t ask me why

like if anyone scrambled theirs on accident they would just take it to neji and he’d solve it in the blink of an eye

CAT PERSON!!! loves the little meow meows

who are we kidding, neji basically is a cat; agile, aloof, does silly things without trying to, very cute

he just feels akin to the little fuzzballs and he thinks petting cats are extremely therapeutic. good for the soul

he is a golf man. he would take his juniors golfing and everyone thinks he’s uncool. cmon neji let them go to the skate park at least T-T

also very good at karaoke, definitely surprised everyone once he got a few drinks in him since he started serenading you

LIGHTWEIGHT!!! do not get more than one shot of alcohol in him. he will go berserk.

i also feel like he’d really love photography; not taking pictures of people, but of nature

he loves taking a quiet stroll through a pretty forest and snapping pictures of all the unique flora and fauna

it’s so serene ︶ ‿ ︶

ROCK LEE

100% milly rocks everywhere

gai got in on it too once he asked what lee was doing

“is that what all the youthful cool kids do these days!”

they also dab together. a lot

DO NOT BE SEEN WITH THESE TWO!!! you are not associated with them.

definitely is the one breakdancing in the middle of the dance circle at a high school party

he’s mad skilled at it too

headspins and windmills galore

challenged naruto to a dance-off and completely OBLITERATED him

lee then asked if naruto wanted a rematch, this time with one hand tied behind lee’s back

naruto obliged, and he STILL lost

RIP naruto and his fangirls, they all scrambled to lee afterwards T-T

i feel like his favorite subject is science

not the boring physics equations and laws and theories but the fun EXPERIMENTS

definitely has singed all of his hair off one time and he went to gai blubbering to help him grow back his precious hair

but he loves experimenting with different combinations and chemicals to get different reactions each time

created a potent love potion and carried it around with him all day one day

and it was actually working

girls were flocking to him left and right, staring at his lips and his face

he was so abashed at the sudden attention

heck, it even worked on sakura

“oi, lee-san!”

“hehe, yes, sakura-san?”

her eyes shifted downwards to his lips and his heart thumped harder

“hey... lee-san?”

“what is it?”

“you have something on your lip. we’ve been trying to tell you all day but you just winked and blew kisses at us.”

legend has it lee has still not recovered to this day.

TENTEN

has THE prettiest handwriting. and she can write SUPER fast

it’s like a superpower

like she transcribed five pages of a report in less than two minutes with perfect handwriting

naruto is so jealous.

she is also super good at origami! those diligent, accurate hands aren’t just for throwing things

taught sakura how to make shurikens but does NOT endorse any violent uses of them

she can replicate all of her weapons with paper and they can actually function, it’s so cool

made paper kunai knives one day and the wholeee village wanted to get their hands on them

i feel like she’d listen to mitski. idk i just get those vibes

LOVES BIG DOGS!! especially fluffy wuffy samoyeds

like man’s best friend?? no, GIRL’S BEST FRIEND!!

hugs and cuddles and squishes all the big dogs

she thinks small dogs are spawns of satan

sakura and her have definitely quarreled over this

but at the end of the day, all dogs are adorable fur babies, so she lets it slide :,)

KIBA

kiba always looks SO GOOD in photos you take of him, candid or not

like you could just whip out a camera and snap a photo of him at any given moment and he would look perfect

you framed a picture of him yelling at akamaru for peeing inside the house

it’s pure artwork

i feel like he tries to swagger around with his hands shoved in his pockets but it fails MISERABLY and the girls are wondering if he broke his leg or something 😭

kiba just walk normally. for the love of god please just walk normally.

he tries to slump back in his chair really low but one time he slouched way too low so he slipped off of his chair and onto the ground LMFAOOOO

he just wallowed there... in shame...

also.. he LOVES when the girls put makeup on him!!

he tries to act like he hates it. but it secretly gives him so much confidence

not to mention the girls hyping him up are a huge ego boost

okay the inside of his jacket hood is the warmest. thing. EVER!!!

seriously, no wonder this dude is so happy-go-lucky all the time, he’s living in literal heaven 24/7

it’s like you’re sleeping on a cloud inside a warm, cozy bed during a cold winter morning

10/10 would recommend letting him give you his sweatshirt when you’re chillin with a hair tie ❤️

HINATA

always smells like lavender soap. always

also has the cutest pencil pouches with little puppy faces and kawaii things

oH and she has those mini yoobi highlighters, she thinks they’re so cute (and functional!)

everyone flocks to her to try them out and marvel at the cute tiny highlighters

and they try to steal them from her but she doesn’t even stop them because she’s too timid to 😭

naruto goes BALLISTIC over them

she lets him have all of them <3

tennis girl!!! tennis girl.

all of her opponents always underestimate her because she’s so timid and shy and quiet

but she has a KILLER serve

and then she takes her opponents to the slaughterhouse with a complete shutout ;)

she’s really athletic believe it or not, she can beat most of the boys in a mile run and she has incredible endurance

i feel like she really loves velvet scrunchies

she just thinks they’re so pretty and they keep her hair soft so they’re cute and functional

also takes the PRETTIEST notes!!

color codes, dividers, headers, you name it, it’s all super readable too its insane

everyone asks her for her notes, not to study but just to appreciate the pure artwork that it is ^w^

SHINO

shino is SO easy to prank

“how do you catch an eyemaster?” *cue naruto and kiba snickering*

“eyemaster bait. that is because—”

even when everyone’s laughing their asses off, he still continues to explain his answer since he does NOT GET THE JOKE

tried his hand at writing haikus

here’s his best one so far:

“Bugs are amazing. That is because they are bugs. Bugs are very nice.” - Shino Aburame

VERY proud of it, since it took him weeks to perfect

praise it, pls

had one of those ant farms and bug-catching kits as a kid

and he would fill the kit TO THE BRIM. LIKE IT WAS HEAVY BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY BUGS.

he loves the little chitters of the different bugs

he had jars of different bugs all lined up on a wall shelf in his room

collects silkworms off of trees and sticks them into his pockets (no i definitely did not do this as a kid...)

HELP I FEEL LIKE he would record a timelapse of his ant farm growing and upload it to youtube with a movie maker title screen that says

“my ants”

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[secret-engima]

So, not really my fandom, but I know you poke at it with a stick sometimes. Also, mostly inspired by me being a serial hobbiest, meaning I have tried a lot of things. Basically the idea of Garaa with all of his sand and inability to sleep…well, glassblowing is a thing, and if you’re good at it, there’s the potential to make a lot of money. Suna is also in an economic downturn. Mind you, you wouldn’t want to do glasswork durning the day in a desert, but the night is open.

*slaps table* that would be an AMAZING slice of life fixit thing my word. I would love to read that (just not write it XD). Some kind of fixit where either bby Gaara stumbles on someone willing to teach him glassblowing and it becomes a really soothing hobby for him? And he gets low-key adopted by the glassblowing niche of Suna that aren't treated that seriously because Ninja Village. And it helps him not lose his mind quite so hard and then when he becomes Kazekage he learns that Actually, Foreigners Pay Much Money For Glass Baubles.

OR. Because there are not nearly enough well done Gaara time travel fics. A Gaara who learned glassblowing as a hobby post him getting Naruto no Jutsued ends up going back in time to fixit things and he still does glassblowing even in tiny child body to just- unwind? And starts trying to introduce the idea that HEY. PEOPLE WILL PAY MUCH MONEYS FOR HOT SAND IN COOL SHAPES. MAYBE WE SHOULD DO THAT INSTEAD OF INVADE KONOHA.

Every Idiot Ninja: wat

And then Gaara still ends up getting low-key adopted by some of the more recklessly curious civilians who are like: yes I KNOW he's a demon and has been on random murder rages since he was five, but have you considered that I really want to learn how to make Cool Glass Things and he's willing to teach even us no name citizens?

Gaara could make the coolest stuff though because he can control sand. He could make BIG things or insanely detailed teeny teeny tiny things. Not that rl professionals can't but you know what I mean.

[docexe-mx]

Some thoughts regarding Boruto manga chapter 67:

In the end, Shikamaru ended becoming the liability in the fight against Code (and given the ominous implications in the final page, “liability” in more senses than one). On the one hand, I suppose it’s better it was him rather than Hinata. On the other hand, given he is one of my favorite characters, I’m not fan at all of how he was handled in this battle.

We have also seen the seeds of how Kawaki might become a villain in the future. Specifically, his unfettered determination to do “what is necessary” without doubting or even flinching. Granted, it remains to be seen what exactly will prompt him to turn against the Village and/or the Ninja System. Mind you, given that his relationship with Naruto borders on monomania by this point, I’m still 100% sure that Kawaki won’t actually kill him in the future.

And talking about killing your adopted family member… Shikamaru, how long have you known Naruto? This is the same guy who literally gave an arm for the sake of the traitor who tried to kill him thrice and who once defended the murderer of his parents from another villain’s trash talk by calling him “the coolest guy ever”. While Naruto is clearly shaken by what happened with Boruto, of course he is still going to stand by Kawaki’s side. (Granted, the next time Naruto talks to Kawaki eye to eye might prove… interesting)

Of course, we all already knew Boruto was obviously not going to die there. Although Momoshiki’s intervention felt very… “Deus ex Machiney” (so to speak), I guess it doesn’t exactly contradict anything that had been established so far about the Karma (if anything, it just reinforces the similarity between Karma and the Strength of a Hundred Seal used for the Mitotic Regeneration jutsu).

Now, while apparently Momoshiki can no longer reincarnate through Boruto, his soul is still tethered to the world of the living thanks to Boruto’s Karma. It remains to be seen if he is still capable of temporarily taking control over Boruto’s body like he has done before… not to mention, whether or not he might still be able to implant the Karma on another host.

[kishimotomasashi]

Sasuke.

Man I've answered for him so many times already this is just going to be me repeating myself, lol

favorite thing about them

A lot of things, but right now I'm thinking creativity! Really love his jutsu catalogue, how he will take one ability he's really good at and shape it into other abilities with different ranges to make for more effective combat. Using his lightning affinity and turning it into multiple different weapons, for example. Also Kirin is one of the coolest jutsu in the entire show, he was iconic for that.

least favorite thing about them

I honestly have no idea. I guess at some points he could be a little less of a dick, but that's all I can think about skfhskhfjsh

favorite line

Love it when he gets all ~poetic against an enemy when he wants his final blow to be as impactful as possible. "Let this thunder herald your end" against Itachi when he used Kirin. "You'll get your chance to fly, snake: in the talons of a hawk" to Orochimaru when he was taking him down. Sasuke has a flair for the dramatic and I love him for it.

brOTP

Team Taka, Team 7, Itachi, Shisui generally. Obito too, occasionally in two scenarios:

- Sasuke as the incredibly bratty baby cousin in a non-massacre AU, but less so than with Shisui because he's trying to send a message (being "yeah he's just as annoying as you but at least HE isn't reducing the time I get to play with my brother every week)

- In an AU where Obito is the sensei for Team 7 and somehow survives the massacre also, and is raising Sasuke and Naruto simultaneously. Don't ask me about this one I'm still trying to make it make sense.

OTP

God, I'm so disinterested in shipping Sasuke with anyone anymore, but I still have a soft spot for PolyTaka and Sasuke/Gaara here and there

nOTP

None, tbh, I don't think I really have any deep-seated hatred for any ship at all anymore. I could get into any ship you propose so long as the characterization doesn't hurt my head

random headcanon

Sasuke burning Shisui's curtains because he's annoyed by how little he gets to spend with Itachi every week because Shisui keeps taking him out for missions, anyone? Anyone considered Sasuke burning Shisui's curtains?

unpopular opinion

These days being:

- everyone who strongly insists he had any consistent romantic feelings for anyone is very annoying no matter who is doing it, and

- we can put the Sasuke deserved better hashtags to rest now. You are right but it's been like 5 years.

song i associate with them

Have a whole playlist for that (that I really want to remake in a more organized way tbh I'm not really satisfied with it much anymore), but the ones in there that really strike out for me personally are J'ai Demandé à la Lune, Buy the Stars and Lie.

favorite picture of them

These!!

Send me a character

[wind-becomes-lightning]

1 - Best outfit in Naruto? 2 - Worst hair in Naruto? 3 - Coolest Jutsu in Naruto?

1- Kakashi's hokage outfit. Because im horny all the time.

2- 80tis glamrock ninja lady (jk she fucking rocks) - uhm thats a tie between Gaara's and Naruto's boruto era hair

3. k--kamui? guess that does not count uhm everything mokuton is amazing

[recentanimenews]

FEATURE: The Top 10 Fight Scenes of 2020 According to YOU!

  One of the defining features of anime as a medium are the fight scenes. From their diversity of visuals and dramatic staging to their use in narrative development to the off-the-wall powers and techniques their characters employ. Watching weightless CG battles in superhero flicks, it’s hard not to feel like Hollywood is decades behind. Let’s fix that by letting YOU decide who gets some accolades.

  If you’ve read this article’s companion pieces on 2020’s OPs and EDs you know the drill. What follows is a list of the Top 10 fight scenes of 2020 as determined by viewership on the Crunchyroll Collection YouTube channel, weighted at 30 days so anime from earlier in the year don’t get an advantage and to balance flash-in-the-pan popularity vs iconic moments that will continue on in the fandom’s consciousness. It’s not a perfect metric but I’ve gotta say, the results do show some great taste ...

  10. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - Ais vs Asterius

    Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? has always been measured with its action, honing its greatest moments into dramatic peaks, so it was great we were able to finish 2020 with not only some of its biggest battles, but Ais finally stepping on the gas for the first time on television since 2017 by battling the legendary minotaur Asterius. Ais didn’t disappoint, as she shouldn’t with her place at the very top of the adventuring world and an unreachable ideal Bell aspires to. Also, opening the fight by shearing off her opponent’s arm may be the most brutal kickoff to a Danmachi fight we’ve seen yet. This battle topped 500k in its first 30 days and I’m confident will make a lasting impression.

  9. Tsugumomo2 - Kazuya vs Kyouka

    Tsugumomo’s second season delivered some absolutely huge battles, but I gotta say I’m surprised the top fight wasn’t Kanaka terrorizing the entire cast of the series with their hunt for blood. That said, Kazuya’s battle against Kyouka had some spectacular effects, a few creative obi adaptations, a divine possession, and a shorted punch to secure the victory so it had all the primary features that make Tsugumomo fights great … And for fans of the series, yes it also had that … This fight drew 600k views in its first 30 days to secure its spot on the list.

  8. A Certain Scientific Railgun T - Level 6 Mikasa vs Touma and Sogiita

    A Certain Magical Index and its various spinoffs have a penchant for going completely off the rails very quickly. This fight in spinoff A Certain Scientific Railgun T is every bit as absurd. Mikasa is pushed into Level 6, giving her godlike power and sending her into a berserk state that only Touma’s magic destroying hand can take down. We also get a guest appearance from one of the series' best side characters in Sogiita whose ability to literally turn guts into power is impossible not to love. 

  Basically, the fight was amazing, Mikasa’s Level 6 form and its absurd power were wonderfully adapted by JC Staff and Touma and Sogiita showed off some amazing combo attacks to prevents the destruction of the city. In particular, Sogiita’s “Super Amazing” punch and princess carrying Touma drew 700k viewers in its first 30 days.

  7. Golden Kamuy - The Stenka

    The most common phrase I hear from Golden Kamuy fans is that the series is underappreciated and, as a Golden Kamuy fan, I’m inclined to agree. This series is so violent, I’m constantly surprised by what it gets away with. I’m hard-pressed to think of another series that has aired in the past five years with the same level of brutality. Basically, I’m saying I’m overjoyed to see Golden Kamuy made the list, even if it's from one of its most tame battles that is simply a no-holds-barred free-for-all where everyone gets their nose broken by a berserk Sugimoto. 

  Might have been the JoJo's reference (not really) but this battle got 700k views in 30 days and just barely beat out Railgun T by ~1k views.

  6. JUJUTSU KAISEN - Gojo vs Sukuna

    Another series I’m unsurprised to see on the list but with an unexpected battle. I would have imagined Gojo’s battle against Jogo might have drawn more attention, or perhaps more recently, Itadori’s battle with Mahito. This clip does make sense after a fashion. It was a breakout moment where MAPPA showed they really meant business adapting JUJUTSU KAISEN and the fight was between two characters that have become fan favorites. 

  Definitely, a defining moment that pulled in double the seventh placer's views at 1.4 million in its first 30 days! Since JUJUTSU KAISEN is still attracting new fans and already topping popularity lists, I imagine it would have been even higher given a bit more time in 2020. Gojo vs Sukuna has continued its upward climb to almost 3 million views, putting it only a few days away from claiming the Number 4 spot in lifetime views. Not bad for an anime in the year's final quarter!

  5. Boruto - Sarada vs Sakura

    BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS has delivered spectacularly animated battles for just about its entire run that prove this anime is no afterthought to the Naruto franchise. Despite a wide selection of quality battles that dropped in 2020, I must admit I knew this one would be at the top. What self-respecting Naruto fan wouldn’t be interested in seeing a less-than-friendly mother/daughter slugfest between Sarada and Sakura? Although theoretically a training match to help Sarada develop her Sharingan, the amount of destruction makes it clear that one wrong move and even Sakura’s medical Jutsu would have trouble putting either of them back together again.

  The Uchiha family battle secured its place with 1.5 million views in its first 30 days. Sarada's family moments, even the ones without fighting, are always winners and Sarada vs Sakura is the third youngest clip on the list so I'm guessing this one is going to withstand the test of time.

  4. One Piece - Zoro vs Hitokiri Kamazo

    One Piece has been on a tear since the beginning of its much-anticipated Wano Kuni arc. Even after delivering a huge battle between Luffy and Katakuri at the end of Whole Cake, there has been a notable bump in the frequency and quality of standout animation in the long-running series, which is great to see since the Wano arc is a series of back-to-back skirmishes that can be elevated by some explosive visuals. 

  No moment this year stands out more in my memory than Zoro’s battle against Hitokiri Kamazo and it seems the fans agree. Zoro borrowing his enemy’s weapon to pull off an amazingly animated Purgatory Onigiri may be one of the coolest sequences in One Piece’s almost 1,000-episode long run. This moment also got 1.5 million views in 30 days, narrowing beating Boruto by about 13k views.

  3. Black Clover - Everyone vs The Devil

    Black Clover has grown as a production to develop a unique visual style for magic-heavy battles and really deliver some hugely impressive battles. It’s ramp up hit a peak in 2019 with the battle between Julius and Licht and it’s been riding high ever since. The top fight of 2020 is an obvious one, as the climactic moment of the series' insanely escalating arc kicked off by Julius and Licht’s battle. It seems like half the cast piled into Hell to take on the unnamed devil and his overpowered word soul magic. To be honest I was surprised the series kept going at all after a moment this climactic (I’m not complaining though).

  The final attack of this battle drew 1.6 million views in its first 30 days and now sits proudly in the Number 2 spot for lifetime views on this list at over 5.5 million!

  2. The God of High School - Jin vs Jaegal

    With its sheer number of lovingly animated battles, The God of High School was a shoo-in for this list and might represent 50 percent or more of its total entries if I hadn’t limited it to one entry per series. Jin vs Jaegal is a natural choice, as the climactic battle of the fast-paced fighting series which delivered on the much-anticipated reveal of Jin Mori’s charyeok. This one really put the god in the high school, jumping far past One Piece to pull 2.1 million views in its first month.

  1. My Hero Academia - Endeavor vs Special Nomu

    My Hero Academia had a huge climactic battle to cap off the winter season, so I gotta say I’m surprised to see it’s the other one that secured the top spot as the Number 1 battle of 2020. Deku vs Overhaul was a huge moment for the series and definitely sits in the upper half of this list, if not the Number 2 spot — but something about Endeavor fighting a Nomu really pulled in a crowd, even putting the clip on YouTube’s trending list. It continues to creep upward at 7.5 million views. One of the most-watched moments of the entire year!

  On reflection moments that show a theoretical power ceiling of a series are always impactful, such as Orochimaru’s battle with Sarutobi or even My Hero Academia’s own battle between All Might and All for One. Endeavor definitely pulled out the guns for this battle to leave an impression before the long wait until the next season ... Or maybe it was just because he said “plus ultra?” Regardless, Endeavor blasted past even the Number 2 spot on this list at 3.7 million views in its first 30 days.

  Those were the best battles of 2020 according to you and, consequently, the last of this series of Top 10 lists. When it comes to fights there’s a lot more to look forward to in 2021. Boruto, Black Clover, and One Piece have all been building toward their current arcs' big conflicts and each seems primed to pull the trigger early next year. If that weren’t enough JUJUTSU KAISEN is about to kick off its school event and MHA is set to make its return.

  That does it for 2020. Hope to see you all at the same time next year.

  If you feel the fandom has missed a great moment, feel free to share it in the comments below!

      Peter Fobian is an Associate Producer at Crunchyroll, writer for Anime Academy and Anime in America, and an editor at Anime Feminist. You can follow him on Twitter @PeterFobian.

  Do you love writing? Do you love anime? If you have an idea for a features story, pitch it to Crunchyroll Features!

By: Peter Fobian

[patchun]

TOP 6 MOST BADASS ANIME FEMALES

I've seen it. You've seen it. We've all seen it. It's anime. Anime contains some of the most well-written and most badass females of all time. Today we're going to be going through them. Warning: the badassness may not be able to be contained. You have been warned.

Number 10: Sakura Haruno (Nartuto)

Coming in at number 10 is Sakura Haruno from Naruto. This is one bad babe. She is at the dramatic center of a love triangle between Naruto and Sasuke! She is shown to be very skilled at physical jutsu, but as the series goes on, and Naruto and Sasuke pass her strength level, she cleverly hides this because she realizes that the author of Naruto does not like strong women. For that reason she disguises herself as a medical ninja, where the women should be. As a bonus, later in the series, Sakura is described as being the size of an average human mother. That's what puts her at number 10.

Number 9: Emilia-tan, Major Fairy (RE:Zero)

It's not too often in anime that we see our male heroes get straight up REjected (haha!) That's where Emilia-tan comes in to show us all she is a strong independent female who does not need a male partner! She is skilled at magic and also has a cat father figure named Puck. She is also incredibly well written with a whole lot of personality, that is why Emilia-tan absolutely deserves number 9.

Number 8: Raphtalia (Rising of the Shield Hero)

Raphtalia is truly a swell female. She is taken in as a young child by the Shield Hero, where the two bond, and thanks to the miraculous growth powers provided by the author in order to allow his children to be retroactively sexualized, she grows to be a mature adult with two very round breas- ears very quickly. She is also an animal of some sort, idfk I stopped watching this ages ago.

Number 7: Momo Yaoyorozu (My Hero Academia)

Momo Yaoyozuru has one of the coolest powers in all of her school. She can pull objects straight out of her chest. This is highly cool because it means her outfit needs to reveal her excellent cleavage, but thankfully the show recognizes this all of its other females are very strong to compensate. Yayaozuri didn't really do anything during the first 3 seasons, but you can just tell when you look at her that she is a true badass.

Number 6: Ryuko Matoi (Kill-la-Kill)

Ryuko Matoi is probably the most standard character design on this list, but she is one of the most powerful. Using her scissor blade she got from her late father and a sailor girl uniform that feeds on her blood, she is able to go toe to toe with the biggest bully of her high school. But she does not stop there, taking the battle all the way to the bully's Karen of a mom.

Number 1: Nakajima Youk-

Number 1: Yoko Littner (Gurren Lagann)

Now this is a female who knows how to embrace her sexuality. Yoko lets it all show because she has nothing to be ashamed of, even though she is 14 years old! Wow! She has a very big gun that can use to fire bullets that are almost as powerful as a single punch from Lagann. Yoko falls in love with two men during the course of the show, but immediately after they both die, so that means she is single and ready to mingle. That really cements her spot in number one.