#orochi clan

[oh-no-its-bird]

Silly, early Konoha lore and oc things drawn while thinking about this post

!!! early konoha my beloved !!! I have so many thoughts ab it, I want to write a fic that's just silly early Konoha things viewed from the perspective of the less important clan members and their everyday lives. I'm aware the audience for that is incredibly small but I have too much fun just thinking ab it to really care!

Ichigo remains the only naruto oc Ive ever actually written for (in one step three steps), tho Haruka has been mentioned in multiple fics of mine now just bc she fills the role of Tobirama + Hashirama's blood aunt that I needed to be filled in my "Kakashi interacts with Tobirama w the knowledge that they are directly related" fics, of which there are now multiple

but yeah, take some silly art and lore comics !! I had fun while making these and will now probably put all these ocs on a shelf where I will not touch them for some more months

Early Konoha oc art pt. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

[viceandmature]

The Kusanagi and Yagami home endings

[dciphe-r]

Part 3

[mastomysowner]

Artist: zitszy

[demonio-fleurs]

oh thank god the spy was kanjuro and not any of the other akazaya(sp?) nine. he made the most sense to me && was the only character from wano i did not warm up to in any sense, but my partner refused to tell me who it was

[ozzgin]

Yandere! Baki Headcanons (II)

Featuring Jack Hanma, Kaoru Hanayama, Katsumi Orochi and Chiharu Shiba since the latest Baki season is out. TW: Violence, dubious consent

[Baki Masterlist] [Part I]

Jack Hanma

Once Jack finds a purpose or a goal to achieve, he will hunt it down in deplorable mania with no regard to any impediment along the way. He’s deemed you to be his newfound motivation and minor details such as your opinion of it are but a slight detour. He’s already had one dream robbed from him - that of being the strongest. He’s not as generous as to accept yet another loss. Really, (Y/N), why so afraid? He promises you won’t regret it.

Outside of his obsessive tendencies, Jack is rather kind and understanding. He pays great attention to detail when it comes to you and is willing to go to great lengths for your sake. Being a servant on the knee is a small price to pay if he gets to see your satisfied expression. What a strange effect you have on him. To think that his pride immediately crumbles at your feet…No, it’s the other way around. It’s because of you that he can keep his head up, no matter what.

Jealousy or possessiveness are not things that plague Jack. His mere presence is enough to signal loud and clear that you’re not to be approached. Like a wild animal guarding his territory, he finds intruders a warm-up sport to entertain himself with and nothing more. But what if, say, it was you trying to get out instead? Now that would be just plain nonsense. No one else can guarantee your safety to such degree. You must be confused, and in situations like these Jack has no choice but to bring you back to your senses. Regardless of what it takes.

I have to say, if you choose Jack as your boyfriend you should definitely brace yourself. He has vowed to shield you from all threats, but his love for you doesn’t count as one. The fact that you’re laying there bruised all over further shows how intoxicating you are to him. His brain turns into mush and the only thing he can focus on is that you belong entirely to him. He could crush you, break you, kiss you until your lips bleed, hold you until your ribs crack. He holds the power over you and you have willingly offered this vulnerability to him. He doesn’t expect you to hold back, either. He is yours to mark as you please.

He will return to his senses and apologize for the vicious, feral attack during intimacy. He is a man of instinct and logic rarely prevails when dealing with temptations. And you, darling (Y/N), happen to be the strongest drug he’s ever dealt with.

Kaoru Hanayama

Hanayama is initially very conflicted about his feelings. Has he not sworn to dedicate himself entirely to the Family? What kind of puny leader loses focus in the middle of an important agreement between clans to think of a normal civilian? What kind of respected kumichou asks his subordinates to take a detour in their debt collection to check on some regular human? Here he is, sitting between the women working for his business, reluctant to touch them in fear of being disloyal. To whom? You don’t even know him and he’s already built an entire code of honor to follow. Shameful.

It doesn’t take him too long to rationalize his inexplicable attachment. Just like his father had found his mother, he too was bound to stumble upon someone for him, a partner fit to bear the weight of the family honor. He isn’t betraying his Group, he’s providing it with an equally capable leading hand. Oh, he just knows you’ll do great. You were made for this. You were made for him.

Confessing to you is a difficult task. Hanayama usually conveys his feelings with his fists, and he’d rather not pummel you down as the sweet “will you date me” invitation. So you’ll often find him staring intently at you, a frightening aura surrounding him. Any moment now, he’ll say it. And what if you respond with no? He hasn’t considered that. He’s been so entranced by your future together that he didn’t even entertain the idea you wouldn’t want to be part of it. Small obstacle, you just need a little bit of convincing.

He’s not the type to show his jealously, mainly because there’s no need to. If someone flirts with you, you’re not worried for Hanayama’s feelings but for this stranger’s safety. You’ll choke in terror trying to warn them to step away and if they still persist you know you’ll never see them again. One does not mess with the yakuza and lives to tell about it. Hanayama further contributes to this reputation.

The young man is very much aware of your fragility and would never do anything to permanently damage you. That said, he really can’t help the dizzying adoration that overwhelms him whenever he uses his knife on you. Just small, superficial lines gently tracing across your body, that immediately bloom into bright red flowers, cluttering along until they finally burst into an intricate mosaic. He feels like a poet penning his love for you in the most intimate way conceivable, because you’ve offered yourself as a canvas for his eyes and his control only. The Madonna of his existence.

Katsumi Orochi

Katsumi wouldn’t say that he’s taking it too far. He followed all the proper steps, from the innocent secret crush, to shyly confessing his feelings, and finally the drunken delight of hearing your acceptance to date him. There’s nothing wrong with skipping some steps. There’s no textbook claiming that love has to be gradual and evolve in time. If you know you’ve met your soulmate there’s no reason to hold back. And from the moment he laid his eyes on you he’s been certain, this was not mere coincidence.

He’s clumsier than he’d like to admit when it comes to romance, but one thing his extensive karate training has provided him with is discipline. He has a little notebook to keep track of your interests and likes, and if he’s completely clueless about something he will research it later. It helps him keep his plans organized and simultaneously make sure he won’t miss any detail about you.

It he thinks about it, love is a lot like karate indeed. A natural charm for it can hardly compete with raw passion and hard work. Step by step, he can see the fruits of his labor. Martial arts require a cool mind however, and while he’s learned to remain collected and act without haste in a fight, when it comes to you he can’t seem to remain still. His thoughts are burning hot and erratic and the tangled chaos in his head is exhausting. He wishes he could lay out his love for you and carefully smoothen all the folds, but maybe the inability to do so just further proves you’re a special case.

He also doesn’t consider himself to be a jealous individual. Right? In the middle of his training he finds himself idly pondering about such a scenario. He faces the wall, trying to picture a rival that might steal you from him. Silly. You wouldn’t leave him like that. You know how much he loves you. Or do you? He loves you so much. So much. So fucking much. His vision returns and his eyes widen at the large dents and cracks he left in the wall. The skin of his fists is throbbing, irritated.

Katsumi is rather needy during intimate moments. Whether you want him as your dominant or submissive accomplice, he will beg or demand for your words of love. Let him know that you don’t belong to anyone else. That you’re all his, forever and ever and even after death. Always.

Chiharu Shiba

Chiharu is an extremely stubborn man, so if he concludes that he has feelings for you, absolutely no rejection will get through to him. He doesn’t just fall for anyone and isn’t as shallow as to base his interest on appearance alone (though he did almost crash his bike once daydreaming about your face). It’s everything about you that’s convinced him there’s no one else for him. So now he just has to prove that similarly, no one else is better for you.

I feel like he would use his sturdiness and resistance to pain as a way to manipulate you into agreeing with him. You’re unsure whether you like him more than a friend? Is it because he’s not skilled enough? You don’t trust him? He’ll pick random fights with anyone and no matter how battered and bloodied he is, no matter how much you plead he stops, he’ll keep going until he’s dead or until you give in.

It’s his personality to show off. From the flashy bosozoku uniform to his customized retro Kawasaki, he likes to make it clear to others where his priorities lay. That includes his partner, of course. Not only is he the proud leader of Tokkoutai, but more importantly the one you belong to. If he’s feeling extra cheesy he will greet you with a dramatic spin and reveal he had his jacket stitched to some kanji symbols representing your relationship.

Chiharu is not particularly proud of it, but his bouts of jealousy often end in violence. Potential rivals lead him on a downward spiral of anxious what-ifs. He struggles with a certain feeling of inadequacy whenever he compares himself to other fighters. Put him next to someone like Baki and he fades into nothingness; No elaborate fighting skills, just a hard skull and a bunch of dirty tricks. Will that be enough to protect you from anyone? For how long? Before he knows it, his knuckles are dyed red and whoever approached you too fondly is scattered on the ground.

Safe to say this man has a lot of stamina and will be at your service 24/7. Anytime, anywhere. Just let him know. Feeling especially needy? He’ll throw you on the hood of the nearest car and just take care of you regardless of who’s watching. You’re strongly considering keeping a spray water bottle in your bag to keep him under control when you’re in public.

Despite all this he is very soft spoken and careful around you. He would never, ever hurt his precious darling (Y/N). And he won’t allow anything else to hurt you, either. He would die for you. Actually, scratch that. He’ll do you one better. He would kill for you.

[raconteur-wanpi]

One Piece 1130

Here comes another review / reaction!

Starting with the Yamato cover stories again, it seems whoever is the suspicious kidnapper is also trying to steal Yamato's katana! Or at least, I'm assuming it's the same person. I feel like this means we're going to find out who it is rather soon. Is my bet on Perospero going to be completely and utterly debunked? We'll just wait and see.

Franky and the rest of the strawhats remaining on the giants' ship seem to have decided to call off the search! It's certainly the right decision, because as we'll see later, the rest of the crew is indeed already on Elbaf. It's interesting to see Franky specifically showcasing determination and speaking out the decision, I kinda love it. You have to remember he was the leader of the Franky Family for a long while, nice seeing that element of his again.

The rest of the New Giant Pirates are starting to show up! I remember both Gerd and Goldberg, but getting more dialogue from them is nice, they seem like genuinely charming characters and I love both their designs. They even showed up in Vegapunk's flashback, helping out Saul pick up all the books in Ohara. They seem to not like Rodo very much, which is kinda funny but makes total sense. It's also worth mentioning that apparently, according to Linlin's childhood flashback, Loki, Rodo and Goldberg were all born on the same day, or at least very close to each other! (From chapter 866)

The strawhats unfortunately don't recognize these two, who are certainly their allies, so instead they hide away from them.

This panel of all of them making their escape from Rodo's weird creepy dungeon is pretty cute, I always love seeing the strawhats casually interact. Sanji saying he used to cross a rope bridge like this is very interesting to me, surely there was one in Germa, right?

* Edit: oops, turns out that's Chopper saying it! Big thanks for the corrections in the replies. It's really hard to tell, but that makes more sense, we do see that in Drum Island.

Anyway, Luffy seems to spot something that catches his interest during this walk-away.

Meanwhile, back on the ship with the Giant Warrior Pirates....

Dorry and Broggy have been framed for the Egghead incident by Morgans also! Well, they did go against the government, so it's to be expected. Their bounties increasing to such numbers seems to actually align with real life inflation rates, Oda did his research.

Aaaandd here it is, one of the biggest things in this chapter. Vivi left a message to the strawhats!!!!!!! Being with Morgans, she was obviously able to draw the marking on the photo before it started getting reproduced for publishing. Everyone predicting Vivi joining the strawhats this arc is probably correct, hopefully! Please let it happen. Go get your girl kids!!!!!!

OK, this is the other huge (pun unintended) thing revealed this chapter. More information on Loki and, well.... the revelation Harjudin might be his brother!? They're both the King's sons, right? They both get referred to as princes here, aren't they!?

King Harold is referred to as Loki's father here, so it's safe to assume he was Harjudin's father also. If this is the case, Harjudin going after the Flame Flame Fruit in Dressrosa makes more sense.

Hmm, this narrative is pretty interesting, Loki getting called things like "cursed", "the shame of Elbaf" "not right in the head" etc, it feels like pretty cruel words. Even if he is indeed a horrible and dangerous person, something tells me we're meant to be wary of people being spoken about that way, so it might be a case of the people of Elbaf taking their measures against this guy too far and pushing him into what he eventually turned into.

One Piece loves this narrative, when you have things like Wano's unjust treatment of the Kurozumi Clan or Doflamingo's treatment when he was a child. Yes, Orochi and Doffy did turn out into terrible, horrible people, but the implication of those narratives is that it's the systems that failed them that created those monsters. It's not to feel sympathy towards them or anything, they really don't deserve that at this point, but rather to understand how they were created, and that the people who unwittingly turned them into such dangers were in many ways in the wrong as well. After all, Tama is also a Kurozumi, for example, and Wano needed to get over their treatment of entire clans for the crimes of a few. We even see that with Yamato being hazed for his father being Kaidou in the cover stories, only for Denjiro to scold the younger generation for this behavior. Not to mention, "the shame of Elbaf" does immediately make me think of "the failure of Germa" and such similar things. In fact, if we wanna push that parallel further, Loki being almost married off to the Charlottes' in a similar way, might have in fact been an attempt at "getting rid of the failure" and letting someone else deal with him, rather than an attempt at making amends with Linlin. I do think it's most likely that Loki will be a bad guy, but I think there will also be a narrative on how cruelty breeds more cruelty. Oda's favorite!

And here he is, the "accursed prince". Wow, what a panel! This is such a good drawing in sense of scale and danger. Incredible artistic work. Immediately leaves such a strong impression on who this character is, it's quite the introduction!

[opbackgrounds]

Which character would you like to have a backstory for? And which one would you like to have more backstory for?

I would love for Koala to have her own spinoff manga featuring her deciding to leave home and her adventures as a revolutionary. Otherwise, there are a few SBS-only backstories that I feel should have been in the manga, mainly Shyarly and the fact that Tama is of the same clan as Orochi. This last one specifically would have gone a long way to alleviate the bad taste the end of Wano left in some people's mouths

[totya-motya]

Translation

Q: Imagine that Kinemon found out your last name and that you want to die and eventually offered to help. What would you do then?

1: So you're from the Kurozumi clan?!

I feel so ashamed and sick at the thought of how much you had to suffer.

2: And you've been silent for so many years? Poor fellow! Let me help you, friend. I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants this!

3: YYESS!!

Despite the fact that you've been lying to your comrades for many years, we can't leave you in trouble.

We will be happy to help you!

4: Your words helped me understand that all is not lost yet, I want to continue living for you!

Let's get this over with Orochi!

5: It's not something that's impossible to imagine, it's just disgusting. I would never accept help from people like that.

[linalavender]

[Spoilers] (One Piece Chapter 1120)

The Sins of the Father

I feel like Oda has been wanting to bring this theme into the story for quite some time. The D. intentionally being systematically eradicated from this world has always been a present theme in One Piece, But Clover outright saying this brings it to the forefront. And this is something he tried todo recently with someone who isnt a D. clan descendant but for one reason or another sort of Subtly cut out of the story

Man I just sat with this panel for a good 3 minutes or so, really impactful.

The Kurozumi clan commited a grave sin to the People of Wano, they sold out the country to Kaido for the price of the clan becoming the Shogunate. And for the most part the Kurozumi Descendants are horrible people exploiting all others of personal gain and complete disregard for the people of Wano. But theres an expection to this, While its never explictly said in the Manga (aside from a later SBS) and Tamas parents grave, Tamas full name is Kurozumi Tama. As far as we know in the story she is the sole survivor of the Kurozumi clan. Odas reveal of this is Volume 105's SBS goes further.

"Should we hate her, then? In the final scenes of the arc, Hiyori clearly said, "Kurozumi was born to burn." Does that mean she's including O-Tama? No, of course not. It's clear from the story that Hiyori is referring specifically to Orochi. How would people react if they found out that O-Tama was from the Kurozumi Family? Please use your imagination. This has been a problem throughout human history that continues to this day."

I feel like we would still be in Wano and not even close to finishing if he included every little detail like this but I wish we got to see this tidbit, Will people be calling for Tamas death? We readers know Tama, shes the sweetest little dumpllng and has suffered much like everyone else. Her name did not grant her any of the special privleges it "should" have Could she possible redeem her clan? Is the Sins of the Father so grave every generation after it is stained forever?

I do think the D. Clan actually truly did something horrific. The World goverment and its actions after the fact has made them absolute villians but I think he is playing with this narrative that Luffy and all other D. clan descendants ancestors did something that makes the Founding members heroic for stopping. Does that make it so people like Luffy, Law, Vivi etc should be killed? For something their great ancestors did 9 centuries ago? BUT does it also justify the World goverments opression and founding? absolutly not. Dont get me twisted here. The attrocities and genocides of the World goverment has commited over the last centuries is far, far graver than what Joyboy and the D. Clan could have ever done,

This is sort of riffing of a very old twitter post of mine after Tamas full name so if youve somehow read this before sorry lol

ALSO I hope this serves as proof you should read the manga ur missing so much if you dont :)

[nicorobinphd]

oda really hit the nail on the head when he made the main narrative representatives of wano’s suffering children.

momo is the exile, the displaced. the home-seeking youth denied the legacy of their people & the land upon which this history took place. as a result of orochi’s theft of the throne with the backing of kaido, he is denied access to any of the material stability his family may have accrued over time, the ability to exist in community with his people, the ability to partake in cultural traditions such as reading/writing the language on the poneglyphs, etc. his inability to do anything for a group that he feels responsible for but is nonetheless materially disconnected from is repeatedly emphasized throughout his arc, and is something he is only able to start working through with the help of an alliance & the opportunity to reconnect with his people.

otoko & otama are the disenfranchised youth born into the struggle. the starving poor trying to make the most of their current conditions while taking what limited action they can to try to ensure better ones. those who exist directly underfoot of oppression’s brutality, able to recognize such, and willing to weaponize whatever means available to humanize themselves in spite of it all. otoko sends money home to help her father & the people of her village knowing that the people she’s ultimately working for do not believe in their right to exist, and are willing to mistreat them as such. she finds an opportunity to gain access to some of their wealth and give it back to the people who need it most, who’s resources are being stolen from. otoko helps hiyori maintain her ruse while refusing to let the mask of joy imposed upon her & her village be seen as anything more than a mask. she grieves and she cries and feels bitter and is allowed to be, and is allowed to start learning to come back from it. otama, on the other hand, is a spitfire. if the fall of orochi & kaido at the hands of the kozuki clan is inevitable, then she’ll be damned if she doesn’t start doing something to help it along. she sees the world around her with clear eyes, recognizes the source of the pain experienced by her & those around her, and decides that the key to her survival is to bring it crumbling down. resilient, headstrong, & a fighter, otama recognizes that for all she is materially disempowered, there isn’t a thing the crown can do to take the power to fight she grants herself away. it can take so much else, has taken so much else, but it can’t take that.

both forms of powerlessness are emphasized by the fact that these characters are children. and for each character, their ability to overcome the powerlessness imposed upon them depends upon their ability to understand the world around them, to form connections, & the willingness of others to recognize their struggles & move with solidarity.

like… oda really did go 🔨🔨

[oh-no-its-bird]

Incredibly self indulgent 'early konoha kids get zapped into canon right after Hiruzen is killed' au..... save me incredibly self indulgent 'early konoha kids get zapped into canon right after Hiruzen is killed' au ,,,,

This is so stupid but I'm embracing the cringe.

POV a Nara an Orochi and 2 Hatake twins fuck around and find out with one of Tobirama's seals (that one of the Hatake's definitely stole) when they really really shouldn't and get zapped to Konoha

Immediate glaring problem: the Orochi clan is incredibly recognizable. They all look very similar. And Orochimaru is the only one left in modern era and also just killed the Hokage in front of a fuck ton of people, like, last week. And is also a known body hopper so any minor differences in appearance can be very easily waved away.

They don't even realize smthn went wrong at first bc they were fucking around way on the outskirts of town to avoid being caught playing with things they shouldn't, and when they return to town they take the back ways around so they don't even notice the new buildings n stuff

They all just kinda shrug and call it a day after the seal explodes on them (and poke at the Hatake who's genius idea it was to play with the seal, who is also the only one of them currently throwing up in the grass due to the seal backlash) and split off to go home

"Did it hurt?" Haru cheerfully prodded his brothers cheek with his finger. "Do you feel sick?" He gave him another poke. "Do you feel stupid?" At this poke, Hiro let out a low grumble. "You look pretty stupid."

Only, in going home, the Hatake's return to a ruined, falling appart clan compound that suitably freaks them out

The Nara to a house that looks somewhat the same (with some changes to the garden) but has a new family in it who yells at her in confusion when she apparently breaks in and chases her away

And the Orochi, the only one of them to go run errands before heading home, is immediatley mistaken for Orochimaru and tackled by like 10 ANBU agents at once while trying to buy groceries (the weeping shopkeep is very relieved. The Orochi meanwhile, is very confused)

Prison break time !! The Nara and Hatake twins very messily break out their friend, who then refuses to leave without retrieving their gourd, which was taken to evidence (and is an important clan artifect and weapon) so the escape gets even messier

They may have tried to clear up any misunderstandings but that was before their Orochi buddy got put in prison under threat and schedule of torture, so they decide to fuck off from the village in hopes of creating some distance

(There's a lot of conflict on Konoha's side, behind the curtains and higher up, from some who had interacted w Orochinatsu, who do not believe them to be Orochimaru. And those who interacted w them and do. And Danzo, who wants them dead and or in his hands either way, who is also kind of in charge rn bc Sarutobi's fucking dead)

So they retreat real hard and real fast and knock right into Sasuke actually, who's in the middle of trying to defect to sound.

Oh also it's to note that the warring states guys are all 17-18, so they (read:the Hatake twins) see Sasuke and are like "oh the ittle baby wishes to commit treason? That's so cut— whO taught him that ????? (Chidori) WHY CANT I DO THAT I WANT TO DO THAT ???????"

Anyways they somehow join Sasuke on his little trip to sound— They hear Orochimaru and think of the Orochimaru of their time (the name is a title passed down through Orochi clan heads) and they also, now somewhat aware of the time travel, think of the (literal this time) baby Oro they occasionally babysit together, and who is Orochinatsu's baby cousin (who is, yes, the Orochimaru of this time)

They get to Sound and Orochimaru is like "???? Ayo ????" for MULTIPLE reasons, this entire thing fascinates him

Omg Sasuke u brought him a gift ?? Ur such a good guest!

Unfortunately for them tho, Orochinatsu is also like. Literally the most perfect body he could ask for, actually. They look really similar, the kid is young and strong and healthy, plus also very talented (annoyingly to the others, one of the most skilled among their generation in early konoha) they already have a snake contract, and best of all they're literally directly biologically related to Orochimaru, which could seriously help the body snatching procedure, etc.

Unsure where it goes from there, they might tuck Sasuke under their arm and book it, maybe even promise to help w his Itachi problem, idk I'm just having fun spinning around in circles in a chair daydreaming ab silly stupid oc time travel aus

Staring at a wall telling myself to embrace the cringe ,,, I earned it,, tis my birthright to make unasked for naruto oc content ,,

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Myths and Legends

This moment in 1138 was really too big to simply tack onto the end of a chapter review. Everyone who talks about One Piece has been buzzing about it. For good reason. We're seeing some serious origin myth stuff. We've had our initial reaction to the big mural and sacred texts, but here I really want to drill down on where we have ties to other similar aspects. And you should recognize all five:

The Adam Tree mural with Robin's translation of the Harley text.

The mural Enel found on the Moon.

Bink's Sake, taken from 488 when we get the full lyrics.

Toki's prophecy, first reiterated by Denjiro in 919.

The Tale of Noland the Liar, read by Nami in 227.

Those are the big ones to me. So are there any connections? I can think of some right away. Enel's is easy; I think that one just shows more of the First World. Then this theme of final goodbyes and reunions. The Harley texts hit on both as a motif. Bink's Sake is a nightmare translating a song where the line flops around a bunch but the closest to the original Japanese has the third verse with a line about never meeting again. While it never made it into the fairytale about the Liar of course Noland's story is built around never being able to reunite with Kalgara which led into a Skypiea story who's climax centered around Luffy making good on that old promise.

From the podcast, we also had Stephen Paul the official translator go into a specific quirk with "half-moon" in the Third World segment. He talked a bit about how he really wished he could translate the archaic word used there as something more like "broken" moon, but because it was a reference to an old poetry collection called the manyoshu that has cropped up elsewhere he needed to be consistent with their translation of Half-Moon. That prior instance? The title of Chapter 292 where we get the climax of the real story of Noland and Kalgara. "To meet, like the half-moon hidden by clouds."

(For what it's worth too the next chapter 293 was titled "Bolero" which isn't unique for Skypeia having a musical motif in titles but you remember that concept sketch of the early drafts of crew members? Yeah it's always had this extra name Bolero floating in the bottom corner so make of that what you want.)

What I found really interesting about that subtlety was Paul lamenting needing to keep that consistency because that archaic "broken" moon can work for anything short of a full moon. You know, like a crescent. Or even if you wanted to take it allegorically Wano had a lot of "moons" broken apart by Orochi's rule given how many clans had a moon motif in their name. Knowing that especially on top of the lines about a promised day and reawakening the Sun God...makes me really think of Toki's prophecy. Especially when that prophecy was handed down by a "moon" who very literally echoed across the ages.

We still probably need to see how things develop to really drill down on the entire symbolism of this big lore drop, but I hope that gave you some things to think about.

[v-67]

I just love it when the characters say something along these lines : Gocha gocha Urusei/ or Gocha gocha something. It's just perfect and I resonate so much with those lines🤝🤌 (This was Luffy saying this to Eustass)⬆️

The eyes. The shading. The emotion. Love love love it.⬆️

When Yamato tells Luffy that Ace was here to take Kaido's head in the past and he spoke a lot about him (Luffy). I just felt so weak in my heart, I miss Ace. It's not fair with how everything happened, it's just not.⬆️

When Luffy removes Yamato's handcuffs, and they explode and Yamato goes like : That bull something, he was really going to kill me, that part is really funny.⬆️

Episode 995 is really realllllllly cool, it also has the whole b/w panels where the Akazaya nine show up, and then attack Kaido, while Kaido looks at remnants of Oden within them.

Also I know Orochi died and stuff, and most of me does not care about that, but part of me wanted to slap him SO many times before he was killed. More like, I wanted Akazaya Kunin to deal with him. I don't know what the exact deal was with the Kurozumi clan, because the story that was told to Orochi was a way of brainwashing and the plan succeeded in the direction Kaido wanted to.

It's like, i cannot really sympathize with Orochi and honestly I don't, but when you think more about it, he was brainwashed and backed up and given a fake sense of importance and power, and he got drunk over it. Way too drunk. And...yeah, it's so, something.

Also Kikku and Kanjuro and the whole fight, and the blood falling over from the sky slowly like snow fall, THAT WAS SO EMOTIONAL AND COOOL

But Kanjuro in the very end still stuck up with the thought he always had, he was always looking for a place to die. I wanna open his brain and analyse his pattern of thoughts because he was on a very different spiral.

I like Izo. And I loved everyone's reaction on seeing him again. Also I don't like the notion that they're here to die, as Kinnemon says to Izo when they meet. Y'all, none of you are supposed to die. Build the land of wano again after that shitty Kaido dies/goes away.

Also when Neko/cat-viper punches Jack, Oooooh the satisfaction I got. Just perfect.

Episode 988-995

9th April, 2024

[hermitw]

Jjk theories / opinions / thoughts part 3 uwu (they are becoming more stupid and less coherent, let's go)

-Gege began the rumor about sukuna drinking his own milk. It is TOO MUCH OF SOMETHING GEGE WOULD SAY I cannot be convinced otherwise

-Gojo's twink death happened in the prison realm

-kenjaku was involved in founding the star religious group. He's already been making pacts with sorcerers for a thousand years, so putting him in the Nara era isn't a stretch. We already know he made several attempts to interrupt the star plasma vessels. (yes I blame him for every thing ever. His fault. And I think he'd rather watch things crumble than do the work directly bc then it's like a game, unexpected things happen and it's more interesting. Bro is always playing games even with curses smh)

-Hakari would have started a fight club to fund Kirara's transition. Idk if the higher ups would have had issues w trans students or just with Hakari's unconventional domain and methods (not hesitating to lose a foot bc he'll get it back, for example), but Gojo called them a lot of variations of conservative idiots so it seems likely I think. And they left the school before she even came out, bc Panda didn't know.

-kinda unfair that Yuta gets to transfer into Gojo with his best outfit on, he didn't have to dress like Edward Cullen for years to get there (pls don't get offended I swear to God it's a joke but also I do kinda feel this way lmaoooo)

-how the fuck do nanako and mimiko's technique work? They're twins right? I get the feeling like Mimiko can't use one on her own, but she likes to threaten people with her doll and Nanako can hang people with it. I rly wish we got to see them more (I want to believe they survived sukuna bc Geto would have prepared those girls to stay safe, maybe there's just a time lag or something pls)

IN THE AIRPORT SCENE there's even Toji but those girls are not there so that gives me hope I kajahxkakdn (I get that maybe it's Gojo's mindscape but how would he have known that Haibara showed up to Nanami? It's not just his imagination imo, those girls are alive, I need them to be.)

-I miss rainbow dragonnnnnnnn I'm so sad and still mad at toji (despite my theory that he lost himself bc the worm is banana fish I'm just bitter lmao)

-I'm so fucking sad that we didn't get to see Hanami's domain. So I made one up myself but I don't have a name for itnkajsxjskmax I just think Hanami needed a redemption arc like Choso got :(((

-the other dubs are so fkn good that when I'm tired of it I'll just play that shit in another language. The first minute of the series in French tho made me laugh so hard I had to change it. But the exchange event in German was so good

-remember when Megumi brought out Max Elephant against Noritoshi Kamo? It's like. He knew that the blood manipulation weakness was water. Maybe that's a benefit of growing up in one of the 3 major clans.

-I feel like no one ever talks about how Megumi lost Orochi AND one of the demon dogs that was with him since he was a kid when he also watched Sukuna rip out Yuuji's heart. Like we all talk about how he gets more upset over losing animals than people but all 3 of those events at once... I was rly sad at first bc I wanted to see the snake more too.

-Megumi's head bleeding in every fight for most of the anime is meant to represent that his weakness is in his head.

-when it's raining, that shows that the characters are up against something bigger than they are prepared for. (I made a whole list of every use of water and its symbolism but God I feel insane)

-the shibuya arc hurts less to watch after the first 5 times (I think? I'm on My 9th watch and I think 2 1/2 read. It's hard to keep track at this point)

-I want to see the extended mahoraga vs sukuna fight in theaters I'm so jealous oh god

-I cannot be convinced that a single character in this show is heterosexual. Everyone is gay except for hakari ig but he's an ally so

-I think that Miguel and Larue might be together but idk

-kinda weird that no one mentioned nanako or mimiko (like how no one mentioned todo and he was fiiiiiine I knew he was having fun in the culling game the whole time)

-despite how much I love hanami, my favorite animated Gojo scenes are when he is exorcising them. The English dub especially oh god

[rnakamura22]

Falling in love with Hellfire

King the wildfire x female reader

Reader is blind! Minor appearance description! Reader is the member of the kurozumi family!

You had only one clear memory of your life. Your country longed for your head. Your loving parents who treated your wounds and cried about their relative's family being killed in a play were beaten to death by letting you escape. Your older brother and sister who protected you from mobs were burned alive. Your baby brother and sister who could barely walk were thrown into a river to drown. Being next to lifeless, and yet you managed to survive.

You thought the jig was up, when you were surrounded by 5 men, all with torches in their hand.　

"This little brat is a monster!"

"Member of the Kurozumi family and a freak!"

"White hair! Red eyes! Pure evil!"

"Her crime is to be alive!"

"Burn her alive!"

Next moment, it was pitch black. It was so painful that you screams turned hoarse and you could only shrink your body.

The hot heat melted your skin and your face, your bared feet with cuts unable to move an inch.

This was the end for you, you thought. But then, you heard screams. Screams of the men, with heat enough to burn everything to ash.

As you were about to pass out, you heard a voice.

"Thank me."

You were brought to Kaido's castle, by King. He fed you, healed you, gave you a bath, treated you like a human. You never knew who he was, or where he brought you. You could only smell the sea breeze by the window, and you were not allowed to leave King's room. You never knew his true intentions or why he brought you here.

"Call me King." King was a mysterious man. You never knew what he looked like, part of it being you were blind, you could only sense by his hand being 5 times bigger than you, his wings which were made of soft feathers, and the heat wave powerful to burn any creature when you lay next to him.

He sometimes came back smelling just like the corpse of your family. He would tell stories of his days, and KAIDO-San the man he admired. After a while, your happiness was to wait for King to come back and hear his voice. What else? King saved you, treated you like a human, and gave you the life you never thought you could have. No matter who he was, to you, he was a savior.

King always wondered why he saved you. You told him of your stories as part of the Kurozumi clan's horrific fate. He despised Orochi, but hearing it from you, the sight of you being tortured by scums he saw while flying, he couldn't help destroying the scums.

It was obvious that you were falling in love with King. He was your world, your life, your everything. King knew but remained silent. But his attitude changed. He wanted you to remain inside. Not move an inch. Always within his reach.

To King, your presence is what drives him madder. A helpless young girl that he could crush within the palm of his hand, that truly loves him, warms him, thanks him with all her heart. A girl who is hated by her country loving a ruthless pirate that destroys her home country! What sort of joke is this? And whenever he talks about destroying Wano, your face lights up brighter and looks more beautiful than it already was even if both of your eyes were burned, and most of your body had burned scars. King always despised Queen's behavior with the courtesans of Wano and Komurasaki. He understood their beauty, and yet never give a second thought about it. His status is what keeps this mask on. But you couldn't see him. King was also sure that you don't have the clearest knowledge about the World Government and the Lunarians. You warmed him with love that lingered in the foggiest memories that lingered in the back of his head.

He couldn't deny about his feelings for you. But he could not say it for fear of being weak. But he didn't need to say it.

You were his sacred place, where he could know there was nothing but your love. He loved you in his own way, and that was everything. Even if he was a person that burned everything like hellfire, you who had fallen in love with him was special. Both of you were hated from the world and made paradise in hell. You felt his heat and his warmth that night.

As usual, you would be with King until he left for his duties. You would smile and wish him well. A one room paradise that was created just for you. Even if the world would deny it, you couldn't be more happier.