#genma shiranui

[malcontentonline]

you really don't have time for 1 more challenge? ;^;

[frog-thief]

🌱🍃🌱🍃🌱

[ruslanan]

1/2 shinobi

[notkakashihatake]

I've always thought of Ebisu and Genma in a sort of genin-days Sakura and Naruto type of light except not as intense and definitely without the romantic connotation. These boys didn't get the leisure of living in a time where war wasn't happening and they were free to take their time with their training and building their bonds as a team with Gai and Choza Sensei-- they both understood well enough that childhood and the "average" teenage experience wasn't something either of them were going to have the privilege to go through... war was active, and they both approached their training with their various Senseis as such.

They were both two very serious kids on a very serious mission and this, unfortunately and bitterly, was what they bonded over so strongly. Gai was a good teammate and they did their best to compensate him and his shortcomings, but the man's focus was on Kakashi and youth and living life to its fullest and having a borderline toxic-positive outlook on life and ideology where he'd never die, lose, or have to compromise on his morals was just something that Ebisu's "Everything Must Be Approached With Caution" childish mindset and Genma's "Nothing Is For Certain Until I See It Happen With My Own Eyes" critical thinking couldn't fully comprehend... They'd both make the silly mistake of writing Gai off as an idiot because of it and would learn their lesson on this the hard way over the years they'd spend together.

Gai was a driving force of positivity that kept the three of them stable whenever things took a turn for the absolute worst.

Ebisu was always the brains of the operation. He took in info about their enemies, noticed traps before anyone else, his memory was the best out of all three of them so they were almost never lost in any type of terrain or setting.

Genma thought himself the leader since he was the one who could keep a level head, absorb all the information Ebisu fed him, and feed off of Gai's excessive amount of confidence. I don't think he was a very confident kid when he was growing up so having Gai say all these ludicrous things about Living Forever and Overcoming All The Odds really helped solidify his own sense of self... He'd never say he was the leader of the team and he'd always pawn that title off onto Ebisu- he was absolutely terrified of the responsibility behind such a thing. If any of his teammates died, he'd be the one to blame, and failure was not an option in Genma's books since he had so much riding on him regarding all the sacrifices his family made to get him to where he was...

TL:DR; I think Genma and Ebisu became fast friends because of their more cynical and serious natures about the effects of war and what exactly it meant for them to become Shinobi. Genma had a lot to prove to his family, Konoha, and Hiruzen. Ebisu had a lot to prove in regards to defecting from his clan, making it on his own, and showing himself what he was capable of and how far he could go.

I CANNOT stop thinking about Genma...

(shit ton of Genma headcanons under the read more)

Nowhere Kid from another nation who doesn't know what the hell he wants out of life besides love, peace and acceptance...

some of his family defects to Konoha with the idea to give him a better life/future so he's already got a rough start as an Outsider

plus he's got this kekkei genkei that people say is disgusting beyond belief because he's literally gotta spit loogies on people in order to use it

bullied as fuck because of it so he's labeled as an outcast x2

he gets assigned to Team Choza, bullied for getting the Fat Sensei, bullied for getting one of the Prestigious Royal Clans Sensei, with a foreigner who can't use anything other than Taijutsu and another guy who's supposed to be a fellow 10 y/o but he's got the vocabulary and vernacular of someone from the 1950's and dresses like it too

literally GROOMED for the role of JONIN SQUAD COMMANDER/LEADER from the age of 13 onward (a la Shikamaru except his dad isn't around to stabilize him so he puts his whole heart and soul into this ideology)

"Protect and serve everyone else before yourself" becomes his life motto on the battlefield and personality

"Obey the Hokage if you want to protect your family"

"Serve Konoha as a whole if you want to protect your friends and fellow shinobi"

"Actions speak louder than words," as he learns the hard way that anyone and everyone will make the promise to serve, protect, and defend their allies, friends, family, and loved ones. He quickly learns the contrary that though a lot of people might say it, they don't have the strength, knowledge, or prowess to make good on those words, so it's actions that make a difference and not what comes out of peoples' mouths...

"Yeah you say that, but--" is Genma's actual catchphrase to all his friends and comrades, almost everyone except Raido, Aoba and a handful of others who aren't a few years his junior. His genin missions were spent protecting kids from Kurama's attack, locating missing children from Orochimaru's various labs, and attempting to spread peace on behalf of Konoha through his Hokage-mandated travels once the stress of being a teenage soldier finally threatened to break him and Hiruzen had no choice but to send him out to expand his horizons and worldview beyond Kill Maim Destroy Protect & Serve...

IDK MAN THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE TO BE UNDER and i feel for the dude so bad. plus he's cute as hell and i'm sure so many people wanted to lock him down with a ring and a promise of a peaceful future but he's just Not Built For The Domestic Life......

Domesticity was something he never got to experience so it's a far more horrifying concept to tackle than a battlefield full of bloodshed and lifeless bodies...

[nightofhappylight]

One of Kishi's ideas at de-aging characters is, like

[carolnx0]

[narutwitter]

[lightningthunderstorm]

Genma Shiranui

[keijidraws]

Ever try drawing Shiranui Genma? You know, "that one guy from Naruto", but not "those two guys"...?

Hey look, it’s that one guy from Naruto 🤭. I had to really look this bro up because I had no idea which one he was.

[kankuroplease]

[protectbatson]

obikaka shitpost au pt 7 feat anko, rin, konan and genma

[notkakashihatake]

nosy nosy

[meduontheshore]

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I asked my Discord friends to give me some suggestions! ✨

[frog-thief]

Unfortunately I don’t know English very well so I used a translator. I apologize in advance for any mistakes🙏

Plus notes:

• the real cause of Dai's death was hidden because eighth gate is a forbidden technique and "trump card" of Konoha

• Gai's always smiles consciously. Therefore, after drinking alcohol, he ceases to control his facial expressions and always ends up with a gloomy face

[incorrectkakagaiquotes]

Kurenai: When I was Asuma: A young boy Kakashi: My father Gai: ATE AN ENTIRE LEMON. HE DIDN’T SQUEEZE IT. HE DIDN’T CUT IT INTO PIECES. HE JUST STUFFED IT IN HIS MOUTH AND SWALLOWED. I HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING SO HORRIBLE IN MY LIFE Genma: To see a marching band

[nightofhappylight]

3 guesses on what they're seeing