#perfect zetsu

[evilkitten3]

But listen, if Izuna had said yes to Hashirama's help after he was injured and he still died, would Madara rampage like in canon? Would he still chase the infinite tsukyomi?

the thing is, hashirama never offered to help izuna. i'm actually not sure he could have - the hiraishingiri pretty much cut through him like butter. moreover, while madara himself lauds hashirama's medical prowess, we actually know very little about his capabilities with medical ninjutsu. he could heal wounds without any hand seals, that's mostly all we know.

here are hashirama's words immediately after izuna is injured:

「マダラ・・・お前はオレには勝てない・・・もう・・・終わりにしよう・・・忍最強のうちはと千手が組めば・・・国も我々と見合う他の忍一族を見つけられなくなる・・・いずれ争いも沈静化していく」

"madara... you can't beat me... let's end it already. if the strongest shinobi, the uchiha and the senju, form an alliance... the country won't be able to find another shinobi clan able to counterbalance us... the conflict will eventually calm down"

he doesn't acknowledge izuna at all. whether he intended an offer of medical aid to be implied or not, it's never addressed. a bunch of people have claimed that this makes hashirama a jerk, and while i definitely get that viewpoint, i do think offering to help izuna without being absolutely certain he was capable of doing so would've been a terrible move, politically speaking. madara might have known that hashirama isn't the sort of man who would do something like this, but the rest of the uchiha clan would have no reason not to assume that hashirama didn't just take advantage of madara's kindness/trust/desperation/whatever to ensure that izuna died while potentially leaving room for madara to feel indebted to him for trying in spite of all the reasons he had not to bother.

hell, the clan might even come to the conclusion that madara intended for izuna to die so he could get his eyes, given what ended up happening in canon, so his fallout with them might actually happen even faster (and without the uchiha ever joining konoha at all, although without madara around to counter hashirama, i have no idea if/how the uchiha would manage against the senju from there)

all that aside, if hashirama had indeed offered help and izuna had agreed to take the risk and died anyway and the uchiha clan trusted that that was what had actually happened, i think pretty much everything else would've proceeded according to canon.

there's definitely plenty of fun possibilities to play around with concerning madara's path in life, but tbh i personally believe that without a massive deviation from canon, he would've eventually become who he became. hashirama definitely fucked up here and there, but i honestly don't think there was anything he could've personally done alone that would've changed madara's fate short of killing him back when they were kids, which he was never going to do. he was always doomed.

[thesauce8]

My appreciation of a character’s appearance drastically increases when I find them interesting. Like I will literally go from not really caring about their appearance to finding them gorgeous simply because I love their character. You can present to me an ethereal character and I won’t really care because they don’t interest me, but give me a raggedy one who I just love for some unexplainable reason and there’s no one more beautiful.

[prettyiwa]

and you love me

Relationship: Sakura Haruka x GN!Reader Content Tags: Post-Canon, Domestic Fluff, Talks of Marriage/Proposals, Awkward & Nervous Sakura, Established Relationship, Small Insecurities, Sakura & Reader are in their late 20s, Sakura still falls for Suo's light deceptions, Pre-Marital Hand Holding Summary: Suo once teased Nirei when Sakura was around and Sakura took it to heart. You don't find out about it until it leads to an interesting conversation that changes the course of your relationship. Word Count: 1,945

A/N: This has been rotting my brain for the last couple of days. Very special thanks to @startcarvingdarling and @owoasis for putting me on this train of thought and preventing me from being able to move on. Also tagging @kweenkatsuki-fics because it's important to me that she's here for my Haruka thoughts. I love you all very much.

Additionally, I make a furin reference: the gaiken is the shell of the wind chime, and the zetsu is the bell clapper. Forgive me for the blatant wind breaker simile.

It happens after dinner one random Saturday in June.

Beyond the sounds from the sink as you wash the dishes and gentle clink as Haruka loads the rack beside you, your home is silent. Dinner was perfect, a combined effort between the two of you, something that would’ve been unlikely even just three years ago. The night has you feeling content in the domesticity, earned after a hard week’s work. Every now and then, your cat will meow, asking for attention, but it’s not enough to pull you from your thoughts.

“Hey, Haruka?”

Beside you, he offers little more than a quick glance, eyes returning to the last pan you offer him. “Hn?”

“What if…,” you start, the thought still forming, “for our next trip we visit a ryokan?”

He scoffs, the sound lacking any real bite. “Next trip? We just got back from Osaka last week.”

“I know.” Clicking your tongue against your teeth, you catch the slight uptick of the corner of his lips. “I was thinking maybe sometime next summer? When things slow down for us again. We could choose one that offers kashikiri.”

He stills, hands freezing where they hold the pan and dish towel, though you think little of it, drying your own hands. Deliberately, he places the pan in the dish rack before turning to meet you, asking, “Wh-Why’re you talkin’ like we’re already married?”

You hum, taking a moment to process his question before it hits you, causing you to pause. There’s a slight strain in his voice that urges you to turn. Your favorite blush adorns his cheeks, not as pink as you’ve ever seen, but certainly enough to know he’s feeling a little flustered. Your eyes flit to his fists, to the one resting on the counter’s edge and the other that grips the dish towel so tightly his knuckles are turning white. It’s clear to you that he didn’t mean it as a complaint, more like… he’s surprised.

“Does it bother you? Me, making plans for us like this? So far ahead?” The question is sincere, a quiet worry of yours coming to life. He’s always had a hard time telling you no. Whenever you two go out, he seems to have fun, so it’s possible he doesn’t want to tell you no, but could you have pushed some boundary he’s struggled to voice?

Blush deepening, his eyes go wide. “N-No! That’s not what I meant! It doesn’t bother me!” His voice hitches in the way it does when he worries he’s offended you, and his hands come up, the dish towel swaying as he frantically tries to find a way to remedy this supposed slight. Cute. “I didn’t mean it like it’s a bad thing!”

With your smile, he breathes again, still a little strained. The cat meows again, this time coming to rub against his leg, and his shoulders start to relax. “It’s okay. I never know if I’m pushing us when you don’t want me to, and it’s okay to tell me to slow down. This is your relationship, too.”

Four years together and he still worries about insulting you, just as you still worry about moving faster than he’s ready.

He bristles, brows furrowing as his hands come down, and you can guess his next words before he utters them with a pout. “Stop that, will you? It’s not like I don’t wanna marry you or anything. I-I was just—”

Your body registers it before your mind does, the breath seemingly stolen from your lungs as your heart kicks into overdrive. It hits, ringing like the zetsu as it claps against the gaiken, a startling clarity as his words take hold, sparking your slow smile. Though you understand, it takes a moment for your voice to catch up, and you step forward. He remains frozen in place, his eyes tracking your movement.

Just like you, it looks like he struggles to breathe.

“You want to marry me?”

Your words do the trick, snapping him out of it as he takes half a step back, pointing a finger at you in surprise. “That’s—! I—!”

Does he think he’s said too much? That he’s scared you off?

“You know,” you say, unable to help yourself, your smile growing until it reaches cheek to cheek, “I wouldn’t say no if you asked.”

“You—!” He’s always been so easy to read. His breath catches once more, chest frozen with his sharp inhale as he holds onto it. Your words float between you two and he begins to catch them, one by one, piecing them together with eyes that start to soften. Dropping his finger, his mouth opens and closes before he blurts out, “You’d wanna marry me?”

Incredulity sits heavy on his tongue, and you’re reminded of the way he once hesitated to accept your confession years ago, still carrying lingering adolescent insecurities.

Again, you step forward, lifting your hand with your palm facing upward. His eyes flicker down to your offering and he finally sets down the dish towel, placing his hand in yours, letting you ground him as you’ve done countless times before. It’s a little clammy, though you’ve come to expect that from a nervous Haruka over the years, always something you’ve found a little endearing.

“Yes.”

His fingers come to squeeze your palm and you squeeze back, encouraging the stress to escape on his exhale. Needing a moment, his eyes drift around your home. It’s not technically shared, but he’s over enough that it almost feels like it. You watch as he looks around, undeniably catching on the signs of you two together—the dishes you both finished, drying in the rack; the framed pressed flowers from your first date, still hosting a lovely red hue; the table and chairs he once helped carry up; the black cat you once joked about naming after him because of its white mittens and golden eyes.

When he meets your gaze again, he’s softer, though worry still sits on his brow and in the set of his mouth. You’re patient with him as you always are, watching his slow inhale, his slow exhale, the way he builds the courage to speak.

“You’d really marry me?” There’s still doubt lingering, the same minute disbelief that you’ve been combating the entire time you’ve known him.

“Yes, Haruka. I would.”

“Oh,” he breathes, lowering his gaze to your joined hands.

“Oh?” Tilting your head, you try to catch his attention.

His eyes flicker to yours and pink dusts his cheeks before he pulls on your joined hands, bringing you close. There’s this flash of triumph at your surprise, though it’s diminished by the pink across his nose. That doesn’t stop him from leaning in and rewarding you with a chaste kiss.

Unable to maintain eye contact after, he lets you lead him to the sofa. Flicking on the television, you put on that movie you two never finished, letting him stew in his thoughts, more than aware of what’s been dropped in his lap and what it means to him. Fingers intertwining with yours, he relaxes when you loosely press against his side. Not enough to feel your full weight, but enough to know you’re there.

Your mind starts to wander again and you decide to broach your original topic. “If you don’t want to go to a ryokan, we could visit Sendai for Tanabata instead.”

His fingers tighten around yours, subtly requesting your attention. “Never said I didn’t wanna go to a ryokan,” he mumbles, watching you from the corner of his eyes.

“Oh? I just assumed— Wait. What made you associate the ryokan with being married?”

“It’s— Just… It’s nothin’ to worry about,” he sighs, looking away as his ears turn pink.

A smile pulls at your lips, one you actively try to suppress. “No, no, I want to hear.”

He pulls away slightly, leaning against his left arm as he pointedly looks anywhere but you. It does little but stoke your curiosity, so you lean into him, aware of the way it encourages him to spill.

His brows furrow as he looks at you, his resolve crumbling. When the words come, he glances away again. “Suo and Nirei said—”

“Hold on, really quick. Did Suo say and Nirei ‘agreed,’” you clarify, well aware of Suo’s propensity for tricking his old classmates, “or did Suo and Nirei actively say this?”

Warmth radiates from him as his cheeks flush, eyes flicking to you, then away. “Nirei was talking somethin’ or other about taking his fiance to a ryokan in Kyoto and Suo said something about how kashikiri was only for married couples and… He was lying again, wasn’t he?”

Resting your forehead against his shoulder, your fingers tighten around his. You shift, instead pressing your lips to his shoulder, barely able to contain your laughter, but not your smile. Not trusting your voice, you nod, watching with glee as disappointment hits. His free hand comes up, hiding his face for a moment before continuing, running his fingers through his hair. You watch as it falls back in place before speaking.

“You’ve gotta stop believing him.”

“Yeah, yeah.” He nudges you with his shoulder, looking down at where you remain, that soft smile of his present, just for you to see.

The topic of marriage and future vacations doesn’t come up again for the rest of the night, though his relative silence speaks volumes. The two of you bask in each other’s company, in a movie whose plot you lost a half hour before, in the cat that’s always loved Haruka a bit more than you. It’s not until you’re both getting ready for bed that it comes up again.

The air around him shifts, tenses like it does when he has something important to say but is struggling to find the words. He pauses, fingers pulling on his pillow, and his eyes remain fixated on the bed when he finally finds his voice.

“I… don’t have a ring or anything,” he starts, each word strung together with such astounding effort, “but I… I want…”

When he looks at you, you see all the times he’s ever been careful with you, all of the times he’s worn his heart on his sleeve and has been obvious about his love for you. Your throat goes dry and your heart feels full in your chest, fluttering against your ribs, making the rest of you feel light. His eyes follow the curve of your smile as it grows and you hear it clearly without it being spoken.

“Would you like to get married, Haruka?”

The blush is instantaneous and full bodied, reminding you of when you confessed four years ago. You know his answer, even as he sputters and tries to calm his stuttering heart. He tries to get it out anyway, and he does, sort of, his smile slow to come after everything settles. He’s warmer than usual when he pulls you to him, burying his face in the crook of your neck.

About a half hour later, when his lips are pressed against your shoulder, he murmurs, “H-Hey. Shouldn’t I be the one to ask you?”

“You want to ask me?” As much as you try to turn to properly look at him, he keeps you in place, arms forming a vice around your center (probably to try and prevent the very thing you hope to accomplish). Accepting that you’ll get nowhere right now, you rest your arm on his, letting your fingers trace delicate patterns on the back of his hand.

You take his silence as a quiet ‘yes.’

“I can wait, Haruka. I’m not going anywhere.”

leaf in your hair | on patrol | hanakotoba masterlist | wbk masterlist

[monsieurlaziness]

Just needed to solidify my rant, absolute apologizes if this theme is oversaturated, but I needed to speak up because I remembered the absolute idiocy that Naruto's ending is.

Let's be real.

Kaguya's arrival is the WORST plot twist of Naruto.

It was all about ninja, philosophy, and the cycle of hatred, and then out of nowhere — aliens. It felt like Kishimoto suddenly realized he needed a "bigger" final boss but had already made Madara too OP, so he just threw in Kaguya as a "gotcha" moment.

Madara had decades of build-up. He represented everything wrong with the shinobi system: the endless wars, the obsession with power, the never-ending cycle of revenge. He was literally the final test of Naruto's ideology. And then — nope, just kidding! Black Zetsu was using him as a pawn for literally thousands of years to revive Kaguya, who has no real personal motivation beyond "mY cHaKrA."

Kaguya wasn't even interesting. She barely spoke, had no personal connection to the main cast, and her fights were just "teleport to a new dimension, spam crazy jutsu, repeat." At least Madara made his fights fun.

Honestly, it would’ve been way more satisfying if Madara had fused with the God Tree or something and he was the final boss. But nope, aliens.

This is so pointless...

Like imagine the perfect ending of Naruto.

Imagine Madara lying there, defeated but not in some cheap "backstabbed by Zetsu" way — truly defeated in battle. He’s staring up at the sky, battered, his legendary power finally failing him. And in those last moments, as he reflects on everything — the wars, the betrayals, the endless cycle of hatred — he whispers:

"Hashirama… was I wrong… after all?..."

And just as he fades, he sees Hashirama’s ghost (not literally, but like a vision in his mind) smiling at him, as if saying, "You finally understand."

That single line would’ve hit so hard. It wouldn’t erase all the pain he caused, but it would humanize him even more. It would show that, at the very end, he finally questions if his way was right. Not some alien’s pawn. Not some chakra puppet. Just a man who tried, failed, and wondered if there was another way.

THAT is how you close Madara’s story. Not by having him get played by Black Zetsu like an absolute clown

Madara fades away, his vision going black… and then, he opens his eyes. He’s standing in a vast, peaceful meadow — the same place where he and Hashirama used to meet as kids. The river flows quietly, the trees rustle in the breeze. It’s eerily silent.

And then, standing there, arms crossed, a familiar voice:

"Took you long enough, you stubborn fool."

Madara turns, and there’s Hashirama, just watching him. Not angry. Not smug. Just… there. Waiting.

Madara, for the first time in forever, feels small. He clenches his fists, looks away, then — gritting his teeth — mutters:

"I really was a fool, huh?"

Hashirama sighs, stepping closer. "You always were. But you were my friend first."

For a moment, they just stand there, the weight of their entire lives hanging in the air. And then—Hashirama smirks.

"So… rematch?"

Madara blinks, then lets out a genuine laugh. A real, deep laugh, the kind he hasn’t had in decades. He rolls his shoulders, a spark of life returning to his eyes.

"Hah! You’d better not hold back this time, Hashirama."

The two charge at each other one last time, not as enemies, not as warriors — just as two boys who once dreamed of peace.

THAT should’ve been Madara’s ending.

[tozettastone]

To celebrate your recent vacation, what are the akatsuki’s dream vacation? You can choose if this is a modern au or not!

Vacation is... no longer recent, which tells you how long I took to answer this. Sorry to anon!

AKATSUKI: DREAM VACATIONS EDITION

Tobi

Obito goes back to Konoha and blends in, passing among the people who live in the village like he still belongs there. This absolutely enrages him. He likes to watch people do all the things Rin won't. It's at least 75% self harm. The remaining 25% is just getting the opportunity to play cruel pranks on random strangers who happen to live in the village. Please get some goddamn help, Obito.

Pein

With regard to the context of how tired and pained he seems in canon, Nagato would benefit most from a staycation in which he decouples himself from the black receivers for a while. Just let him lie down and rest for a while. Get him a snack. Maybe a Fujikaze Yukie marathon? Her movies are very idealistic, that's pretty appealing.

Konan

Don't tell Hidan, but she's going to the Land of Hot Water. For the hot springs! She's going to go to an extremely advanced hot springs/spa type place and plant herself there for at least a week. The Land of Hot Water is perfect because, although it's not the closest beautification/wellness/relaxation retreat featuring hot springs, it has the benefit of now being utterly without a regular shinobi presence — so there's no reason for any wayward spymasters to be taking a work trip out that way. Listen, she lived with Jiraiya for three years. She's kind of got bathhouse trauma.

Zetsu

He rarely gets sent to locations frequented by civilians. His vacation is people-watching at the daimyo's court! It's a little like a butterfly house and a little like a performance. He spends the whole week murmuring quietly to himself (the only company he needs) about the intrigues and intense social politics he's observing.

Sasori

Museums and ancient sites. He has very strong feelings about the decay of these sites and objects over time and their methods of preservation and restoration. Sometimes he's genuinely fascinated to see what people are doing to preserve objects that are, like, 3000 years old and made of wood? There's always more to learn. But sometimes he steps into a municipal museum and he feels bitter and vastly superior. What are they even trying to do here?

Deidara

Okay, Deidara's DREAM vacation is just following Sasori around on HIS vacation and blowing up every site he visits to make a point about the inevitability of entropy. But since he's not actively trying to pick a fight, you'll probably find him squatting in some derelict and abandoned place, planning an enormous performance. It's not always about the size of the explosion — bigger is great, sure, but there are considerations of other qualities. Deidara truly is never happier than when he's plotting something that will go off with a REALLY big bang.

Itachi

He lives a life of excitement, noise and frequent disappointments. For his dream vacation he will have the time and the leisure to take a quiet and sedate little tour of the world-famous teahouses in Tea country. He will sample all of the seasonal wagashi, drink all of the tea, and enjoy the peace, quiet and rest. He will slowly hike between his planned inns during the day. The sun is shining. The birds are singing. It's a nice bit of countryside...

Kisame

He may want to STAY on a boat and have all the privacy of his own little home on the water and get to take it wherever he likes, but Kisame is not a quiet fishing trip guy. He's an Adventure Activities Holiday kind of guy. He will be grudgingly paying the absurd dock fees to leave his little boat somewhere for a few days just so he can trek over a mountain and go white water rafting or some shit.

Kakuzu

Kakuzu... doesn't take vacations. They're expensive and he doesn't really see the point. If he wants to go somewhere, he'll find work there. However, arguably, his life is just one long vacation at this point, since 90% of what he does is travel to exciting new locations to kill people. That aside, he will always make time to visit a rare book fair if one's in town. An easy, lucrative contract, an interesting old book, cheap accommodation and good weather to travel in: that's what he wants.

Hidan

Hidan's idea of a vacation is going to large, crowded cities and gifting them himself as their brand new urban legend/local cryptid/serial killer. His best holiday to date has been one in which his latest string of murders started a riot: 15 dead, 47 wounded, janitor very unhappy. Praise Jashin, he's been trying to top that high ever since.

Orochimaru

Orochimaru will spend the week lying on a pristine, private beach, sunbathing. He will bring one of his beloved little minions as a personal attendant to bring him cocktails on a schedule and to present an easy target for his amusement (it's important that it be someone he knows and likes — he enjoys provoking people he likes, not strangers to whom he's indifferent). He will definitely get bored of tormenting his attendant and lazing about within about three days, pack up and leave, sure. But the R&R portion of the trip is actually very rewarding. Sometimes you just need to sun yourself on a rock for a few days.

[cool-thymus]

Today i want to present to you a Househusband OBKK AU 🤭

so, i totally forgot about this comedy gem. The Way of the Househusband (Gokushufudō) is about this guy Tatsu who used to be a yakuza boss dubbed "The Immortal Dragon". But he retired to become a househusband for his wife Miku, who is focusing on her career. Now think about post war Obito and Kakashi 😄That's literally them! *continues in my door-to-door salesman voice*

Obito survives the war and "retires from crime" to become a househusband for Kakashi who is consumed by his Hokage duties.

Obito when asked what he's up to these days:

And here are some post war Obito and Kakashi headcanons inspired by Tatsu and Miku:

Obi is no longer a shinobi, plus being crushed by a rock, turning into a 10-tail jinchuriki, having his chest pierced by chidori, enduring black zetsu slime invasions and some other traumas took their toll. His body is no longer fit for intense training, so to stay in a good shape he takes fitness classes and yoga. Also notice his Pakkun merch 🤭🐶

Obito is surprisingly good with kids and is often asked to look after Kakashi's kids' kids xD And he is still a cat magnet! He convinced Kakashi to adopt a kitty.

Sometimes, if Obito thinks he has fucked up (say, his b-day gift for Kakashi wasn't perfect enough), old habits and internalized guilt kick in, and he wants to hurt himself. But Kakashi disciplines him fast!

Obito simply looks hot even in an apron! (actually, konoha citizens avoid him bc of his intimidating looks, so Kakashi convinced him to wear smth cute xD). BONUS: The apron features Icha Icha characters! (Just like Kakashi, Miku is obsessed with a piece of pop culture media. In her case, it's an anime called Policure.)

Obito makes sure Kakashi eats well and does everything in his power to help him relax after a stressful day at the Hokage office.

And as always, Obito and Kakashi are a power couple and a perfect team who can overcome every obstacle no matter what family or career roles they choose!

I just thought these parallels were neat! 😊💛 This au needs to be illustrated!

[tossawary]

I do like time travel fics for a variety of reasons. It can be fun to see a "perfect run" fix-it fic running through the canon storyline again. There is a little suspension of disbelief required for some of them, because at some point, the little changes for the better or big tragedies averted should start to mess with the world. Very good time travel fics take this Butterfly Effect into account.

It is VERY fun to think about time-traveling characters who immediately break the plot, because they fail to or don't even try to keep things on a certain track. I love seeing authors use this jumping point to explore entirely new directions for canon. It's off-roading time!!!

Some characters are happy to work within the systems of their worlds. They'll put up with the little indignities of having do to things again and are able to act their way through a redo. (And apparently have incredibly good memories, like, damn.) The cost of keeping things roughly the same is something that they're willing to pay in order to reap specific benefits at the end of the journey.

Other characters would prefer to break the systems of their worlds. They have no patience to play by someone else's rules if they have the power to do otherwise. They may think that the world is broken as it is and needs to be changed. They may be unable to let certain injustices happen again no matter the cost to their ability to predict the future. (I admit, I have a preference for this, because I think it's more interesting, and if the protagonist is a heroic figure, I like the idea that every single life is worth trying to save if you can try.)

Anyway, this is all to say that I just read the last 100 chapters of "Naruto" and apparently Naruto was the only person keeping Sasuke from following through on his unhinged and vague supervillain plans at the end there. If you sent Sasuke back into the past, let's say from a battle with Kaguya going poorly back to the Uchiha massacre or something, and he retains his adult body or any of his abilities (full Sharingan + Rinnegan)? I cannot see that Sasuke trying to give Konoha a shot again. I don't think he trusts like that anymore.

I think he would immediately 1) kill Itachi if Itachi forces him to do it and he can't convince Itachi to join his side, 2) kill Danzo and any ROOT agents who get in his way, (2.5) kill Zetsu and Madara if he can find and catch them, and also Obito if Obito forces him,) 3) kill or try to kill the Third Hokage, and potentially 4) try to declare himself the new Fifth Hokage. Winning a lot of these fights just by taking eeeeeverybody by surprise. Or something like that, you know? I think he'd at least try to immediately do some reckless revenge murder.

If time-traveling Sasuke is stuck in his child body for a redo, and can't set himself up as the new dictator of Konoha or the new shared enemy of the shinobi world or whatever, then I think that he might just run off and join Orochimaru again. I think he would make early deals with Orochimaru for the relative freedom that offers.

Like, Sasuke just does not strike me as a particularly stable person who gives a shit about maintaining a comfortable life for everyone around him. He does not care about Konoha's image. He does not want to settle complacently into a comfortable life within this corrupt state. I think he'd rather drag out the rot and set everything on fire than sit through the frustrating false civility of politics or go to school again, if he had any choice in the matter.

A time-traveling Sasuke would not behave like a time-traveling Naruto or Sakura! So, if I had to do a time-traveling Sasuke, I'd probably reach for the "break-it" rather than the "fix-it". Konoha struggles to deal with this new, mysterious, Rinnegan-wielding Uchiha who appeared out of the middle of an incomplete massacre, just killed the Hokage, and declared himself the new one, completing the Uchiha coup at the eleventh hour. (People are saying he looks like Uchiha Izuna come back to life, apparently???) Oh, shit, someone secretly go get Tsunade and Jiraiya right now, fuck.

[drowningindango]

....... Absolute crack theory. Based on nothing except my own headcanons about Madara and his personality. But actually I think I'm so right and correct.

Here we go:

Madara spent whole decades wasting away in the cavern until he unlocked the rinnegan. Nobody knows what he did. I think he spent it inside a genjutsu he put himself under. I think that man single-handled did the test drive for the Eternal Tsukuyomi on himself.

(and he got pulled out of it by the rinnegan of course)

If Itachi can speed run married life with Izumi, then Madara could do the same for his own idealised version of the life he wished for.

And a big part of me thinks that he did it because he thought Zetsu's faked stone tablet was a fluke at first. (Since the rinnegan didn't immediately unlock) It would make sense if he felt defeated at that moment. He just barely escaped the encounter with Hashirama, had to sacrifice an eye to fake his own death. He knew that he couldn't try to grab more of his flesh, not with only one eye. So maybe...he tried to make the best of it. Put himself under a genjutsu and live in a "better world". But since he can't pass off the chance that something still happens, he stays alive. Just in case. Just for that little chance. And then it does happen, the rinnegan unlocks, rudely rips him out of his dream, and he has to leave his perfect little world to bring the same kind of peace to everyone else.

[strawberry-milkbunny]

Naruto is my Roman Empire and I’ve been reading MadaTobi fanfics so these r my Founders Thoughts that nobody asked for:

- Tobirama had a crush on Madara and it PISSED HIM OFF like they def had hate sex at one point LMAO

- they literally worked together ur rlly gonna tell me they didn’t have SOME moments of civility btwn them?? (lowkey that’s wild tho having to see ur brother’s murderer everyday at work-I like Tobi but I’m just sayin)

I WANT A WORKPLACE SITCOM WITH THE FOUNDERS SJSKKSKS:

- Tobi doing experiments and scaring the villagers

- Tobi teaming up with Madara to make Hashi do work

- Hashi making flowers w/government documents

- Mito sipping tea while encouraging Tobi to revive the dead

- everyone in the Tower side eying the sexual tension btwn Madara and Tobi and them never denying they’ve fucked before

- Toka cackling in the background

- Hikaku spraying water at Madara like a cat every time he throws a temper tantrum

- Kagami popping in to make sure his clan head doesn’t kill his teacher PERFECT SITCOM MATERIAL

- totally personal preference: Naruto should’ve had more BLOOD AND GORE. I wanna see the grittiness and horror the shinobi world actually is and how revolutionary Naruto as a character is by choosing peace over violence. The only time we get that is Obito vs Kiri nin, Uchiha Massacre, Wave Arc, Orochimaru…before it turns into DBZ fights

I’ve said this before: Sasuke was in a seinen Naruto was in a shounen

- the warring states is literally the perfect place for exhibiting the horrors of war and humanity. Bloodline thieves, child hunting squads, GIVE. IT. TO. ME. Madara and Hashirama experiencing all of this and wanting PEACE FOR THEIR YOUNGER BROTHERS UGHHH ROBBERY‼️‼️

SORRY TW IMPLIED SA !!:

I HC that bloodline thieves is prob why Madara wears gloves….being a YOUNG (he’s been on the battlefield since he was 8??) powerful, prodigy and future clan head of a famous kekkai genkai it makes sense why he doesn’t like skin-contact/sexual repression and repulsion. And why we don’t see female Uchiha shinobi (excluding misogyny) simply bc there’s such a high risk of SA in this era

Moving on:

- Tobi and Izuna were jealous of how their brothers were being taken away. It goes past the senju/uchiha rivalry like they were just kids and were plain jealous.

- Madara and hashirama def share 1 brain cell LOLLL. Like they’re besties for a reason, Madara acts likes he smarter but nah he’s as much of an idiot as Hashi is. They’re both dreamers let these boys live and skip rocks together!!! 😭😭

- let’s be honest: Tobi built the village. Mans was doing ALL the logistics and infrastructure

- tobirama is soooo second son/eldest daughter coded it’s not even funny. The SPARE, serious and emotionless bc he needed to always clean up after his siblings, DUTIFUL, prob has a praise kink etc.

- Madara is an eldest daughter who also prob has a praise kink and touch starved

- NONE of the founders r well adjusted like they went from spending everyday of their lives at war to tryin bring peace and start essentially a ninja-revolution (PLS GO TO THERAPY)

- madara was just the most open about it: being isolated and feared by his own clan BC he was powerful, trying advocate for the village and peace, all while grieving for his last brother…yeah it makes sense y he went crazy or at least wanted to leave (fuck Kishimoto for that Kaguya bs and fuck Zetsu)

- I don’t actually believe he was trying destroy the village idkkk. I think he was trying to do an SNS aka using fighting as a way to communicate with Hashirama and well…yIkEs

- tobirama is 1000% unadjusted: mans literally created a Justu to revive the dead. You cannot tell me that doesn’t REEK of desperation and loneliness. He’s lit rally the OG mad scientist

- hashirama rlly thought sealing the Bijuu and giving them to each village was a good idea….sir WHO TF GIVES NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO SHINOBI???!! 😳😳

- I think hashirama and naruto lowkey can be summed up as: a powerful idealist. Which is a very dangerous combination. Take that how you will especially considering how shinobi thrive off of violence….it kinda makes sense how we ended up with canon Naruto

- Madara has a god complex and knows it. Hashirama has a god-complex and doesn’t know it. (God of Shinobi title def got to him and understandable)

- the founders failed and they know it. But I also kinda love it?? They’re so flawed and human as leaders and you can see how their mistakes drag into Canon Naruto. It also makes me so sad knowing that Konoha was built to prevent child soldiers and give protection only for it to actually be WORSE (Kakashi ITACHI SANNIN ik for a fact it must’ve hurt Hashi to know ur own granddaughter left the village)

Uchiha are: love is the death of duty while the Senju are: duty is the death of love and neither of them will forgive each other for picking one over the other‼️‼️‼️

- proving this ^^ w/Hashirama’s weird af characterization: aka him being a loveable idiot but at the same time CONGRATULATING Itachi for killing his own clan for Konoha…. I feel like that rlly showed me how much of a war veteran/shinobi Hashirama actually is and how he will always pick duty

- we were ROBBED of baby Kagami/hokage Kagami 😤😤😤 I’m sorry Kagami should’ve been made Hokage it just makes sense personality wise and politically wise. The only way I could see him not take it is bc he needed to be a clan leader/placate the Uchiha/help Hikaku.

- I wanna see him process the loss of his clan leader, teacher, and eventually friends to a point where Danzo takes his eyes

- everyone on Team Tobirama had a crush on Kagami at one point

- one of my fav HC: Tobi and Madara co-parenting Kagami. There’s no way Madara didn’t check up on Kagami being taught by THE senju which makes his defection hit harder for Kagami 😭😭

- BABY SANNIN ‼️‼️‼️ Tsunade was old enough to meet and remember Hashirama it makes sense that Oro and Jiraiya meet the founders

- omg could u imagine being Edo Tensei Hashirama?? Ur granddaughter’s weird friend revives u using the Jutsu ur brother invented that you specifically FORBID 😭😭

- Hashi and Tobi staring at Orochimaru like “you look familiar???” IT HAS SO MUCH COMEDIC POTENTIAL

- Mito revolutionized female shinobi like she’s def the reason ppl realized that girls can fight (Senju Toka was an exception) STAN MITO 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

- Mito pulled a Tsunade and mentally yeeted out of Konoha after Hashi and Tobi died. Bc the way we NEVER hear about her and Hiruzen interacting except for Kushina, even tho she’s literally RELATED to the other 2 hokages….ROBBED 😵‍💫

- I HC: she was dealing w/grief (the fall of Uzushio made it worse) and she was lowkey pushed out of the council by Danzo FUCK DANZO

- I love the idea of Mito wooing for Hashirama’s hand/politically smart Mito!! It was a political marriage that grew into love. There’s no way she DIDNT suspect an attack on Uzushio lik it’s literally an island w/Kiri as it’s neighbours….Konoha gets recognition and stability while Uzushio importantly gets mainland allies

- Mito tops btw she’s def pegged Hashi before 🫢

- if Madara or Hashi had sisters/born women they would’ve def had a marriage to solidify their alliance. This makes Japanese homophobia not make sense esp in the shinobi world bc their clans trusted each other w/o backup like marriage?? Idk I’m just kinda confused y it was never even brought up for an alliance…

*cue MadaTobi arranged marriage au 100k, enemies to lovers, slowburn*

- also to dude bros homophobia has no place in the Naruto world (and IRL BTW) outside of making heirs. They’re literally MERCENARIES You telling me Kakashi has never fucked another man for information before??? Pls be serious I’m begging y’all 🙃🙃🙃

- there’s def family drama amongst the senju!! Idk I feel like Hashirama and Tobirama have the relationship of: “they love each other but don’t like each other” which makes Madara’s inclusion even worse for the brothers’ relationship. Like they def always had each other’s backs but never actually felt like they understood each other.

- I wish more fanfics/canon covered the shinobi-civilian politics more (I love politics lol give me world-building kishimoto 😤)

- Civilians hold power. THEY have all the MONEY to pay shinobi

- I’ve rlly only seen 1 fanfic that involves the Fire Daimyo during the Warring States Era (Into the Wide Blue Yonder it’s a KakaSasu Time travel fic that actually ✨works✨ 12/10 recommend) but it’s true.

Wtf is the Fire Daimyo doing during this era??? Why is he being so placate about Senju/Uchiha war unless he just sees it as entertainment?? How have shinobi NOT fought against rich civilian politicians before?? (Introducing Maoism to the naruto world lol 🤔🤔)

- Kishimoto curse ur goldfish brain….

- the uchiha and senju were def broke in this era, LMAO especially the Uchiha and I mean resource wise. War is EXPENSIVE the Uchiha don’t have Hashirama and Mokutan, they couldn’t just grow food whenever they wanted. It makes total sense that they would agree to a ceasefire just to prevent STARVATION

- once again…. robbed in terms of seeing the aftermath and devastation of war and learning how to live in a morally grey, politically unstable, resource limited world which could’ve brought in the ultimate themes of peace and the cycle of violence, and the question of if violence and war is ever justified, but…..no ❤️

[ranchuspond]

Akatsuki members intelligence according to the data book (guess who is the himbo of the group!)

The “mind” stat is what we’re focusing on

Perfect IQ. Genius.

Stats for Obito aren’t shown but we all know he isnt dumb

I’ve seen people characterize Deidara as dumb or a himbo when that’s not the case. He’s just very impulsive (he’s 19, leave him alone)

Not dumb, just more brute force than anything else

Again, stats not shown but she isnt dumb

Same story as Konan

ONCE AGAIN. Black Zetsu literally changed history to complete his plan sooo. What about White Zetsu? He has brain damage and is like 900 years old, he has an excuse to be silly.

Meanwhile Hidan:

(its okay, buddy, look at Lee’s.)

[succikko-draws]

My gift for the hilarious @ladytyburn for the Nagato Birthday gift exchange! Expanding again on her office AU (this is why Kisame has been un-fished a bit YES it felt wrong but I'm strong)

[Image ID: A three page digital comic about Nagato's birthday.

On the first panel, Konan seems to be thinking hard, a cup of coffee in her hand, Itachi stands next to her and asks: "What's wrong Konan?" She explains: "It's Nagato's birthday on Tuesday... And I don't know what to get him..." Itachi innocently answers, thinking about old Madara: "Oh I know the struggle, I never know what to get my grandpa. Old people haha." She put a hand on his shoulder, and tell him through gritted teeth: "Itachi... Nagato is 35." Itachi is very embarrassed and apologizes. Before he can add anything he's interrupted by Deidara who put his hand on Itachi's shoulder, saying to Konan: "You could buy me art!" She asks: "Can you guarantee it won't explode?" to which he answers: "Nope!" so she dismiss the idea. Hidan includes himself in the conversation, suggesting: "Easy! Buy yourself lingerie and surprise him!" Deidara and Itachi are mortified, scolding him: "Hidan! That's so inappropriate! And you can't theorize about the boss' private life!" Konan dismiss the idea, unphased: "Nah I already have enough and picked one already for that night." Itachi is even more mortified, feeling like this is Too Much Info. Sasori chimes in holding a doll still in her box, suggesting it for the present, but Konan dismiss it as well. She says: "I want something truly special. More personal-" Sasori attempt to chime in again, saying: "A you shaped doll-" but she angrily dismiss him again, pushing him down with her hand. Kisame tells her wisely: "You know him the best, Konan. Trust yourself. Pick something that will make you think of him."

On the next page, Konan is out of the office, wearing casual clothes with a small green backpack and wanders what seems to be a mall, still upset and thinking: "... Something that will make me think of him..." Her attention is caught by something and she smiles at last, saying: "Oh! This is!..." On the next panel she holds a book over her head triumphantly, exclaiming: "Our old teach's new book!! Yes! This is perfect!! He loved the first one!" She is standing next to a book display with a poster of Jiraiya in a funny pose and goofy expression, the poster reads: "New! By 'best seller' '''author''' Jiraiya." On the next panel, time has past and it is now Nagato's birthday. He is late at work, just closing his laptop, appearing tired and saying: "-Sigh- It's already 7 pm. I didn't see time pass by... Again... Time to go home." But as he comes out of his office on his wheelchair (wearing his coat and froggie slippers), he is surprised by loud exclamations and the pop of multiple party horns and confetti thrower. His employees yells: "Happy birthday boss!!" While he looks horrified and genuinely scared.

On the next panel, the office is all prepped for a party, a tablet is set up with Zetsu the plant (wearing a bowtie), a cake and a bottle of champagne. Hidan is holding balloons and is yelling, pointing at the table: "We even got you a cake!" A banner hanging on the wall reads: "Happy 635th birthday!" Deidara is screaming: "I got fireworks!" holding one up in the air. On the side, Kakuzu is sleeping on an office chair next to a table with a cup on it. A caption reads: "was drugged to avoid a money tantrum." Nagato is all confused, hair disheveled by the shock. Konan is standing in the middle, holding her present, looking all embarrassed, she tells him: "I'm so sorry, I didn't know they'd do this..." She then give him the present, watching him unwrap it with a soft smile, reminiscing a dear memory of their teacher putting his hands on their head when they were kids, Nagato holding his book preciously. She says: "I took Kisame's advice and picked something that made me think of us... I think you'll love it." The background behind her is made of grey and pinkish roses. But when Nagato unwraps the book he totally misses the author name and is instead shocked to read the big warning in the corner: "R18, this is porn." He turns red and sit shocked and confused with the book in his hands. The background behind him is a collage of ahegaos (I'm sorry). Konan put her hands next to her face, smiling wide and asking: "So... Do you like it?" Next to her is a caption pointing at her: "Genuinely did not check." She looks so happy but Nagato is still red and confused, he doesn't want to offend her and ruin her happiness so he answers: "Y-yes thank you." Everyone in the room (even the plant) looks at him with a knowing naughty smile as he gets even more embarrassed, Nagato frowns wondering: "Why in front of everyone!" /.End ID]

[al-hekima-madara-blog]

Is Madara weaker than Hashirama?

Call me a Madara apologist but the idea that Hashirama always beats Madara is wrong.

It is correct though to say that after Izuna's death, Madara was never able to catch up with his rival. All his will was about protecting his kin and specifically his last brother. When he lost all of that, yes he found an other goal corrupted by Black Zetsu, but because it was so different from his true nature, it wasn't able to push him enough to surpass Hashirama. The infinite Tsukuyomi is a way to cope with the loss of his hopes that died along his brother. You notice how it lacks creativity, all the plan was written down step by step by black Zetsu and it consisted for Madara to just froze the whole world into a dream and stop fighting anymore to make the world a better place. Also I won't be surprised if Madara developed this fangirling for Hashirama's power after his defeat at the Valley of the end. If we're honest, the gap between them isn't that big considering how both of them were exhausted in the Valley of the end 0.0. It was one wooden clone close, if I may say! But this small difference was lethal and changed the whole history of the shinobi world. And maybe Madara crystallised (or froze) that moment as a trauma he can't overcome. It's as if for instance Naruto gives up working harder after losing against Sasuke at the Valley of the End 1.0 and fantasizing how powerful was Sasuke's sharingan and that it is the ultimate dojutsu that he has to steal in order to become stronger. To put in a nutshell I believe that if Izuna was still alive and his clan still supporting him, maybe Madara wouldn't have been so impressed by Hashirama and would have found new way to counter his mokuton ( and there is a lot of way to counter it I should write a post about it🤔). It's always the same pattern with Madara, his actual weakest point is his sensitivity, not his physical abilities or his might. Losses and failures had a huge toll on him and brought him into despair rather than being a fuel to try harder and endure like Hashirama or Naruto.

There is this moment during the war when Madara stole Edo Hashirama's senjustu and he's shocked how easy it is for him to control it. All those years he was scared to master the Senjutsu because he put Hashirama's power on a pedestal only to realise he could have done it earlier if he had believed in himself. We don't know how fast the training was for Hashirama but we know that it took a long time for Naruto to master it at the mount Myoboku even Jiraya was never able to get the perfect form. Madara did it in 3 sec...

In other translation he precises he thought senjutsu was harder to master

"Madara's back touched the ground for the very first time"

Let's go back to the first illustration. between their first encounter by the river and Izuna's death. Hashirama admitted that it's the first time Madara was K-O.

What can we guess about that? From the moment they met when they were 12 years old by the river to approximately 25/26 years old (Izuna died at 24). They might have been moment when they finished ex aequo, or that one side strategically retreated or that Madara had a real advantage over Hashirama and vice versa Hashirama took the lead in a different battle. Why? Because we saw that dynamic played between Sasuke and Naruto. Sasuke was first introduce as the genius while Naruto like the dunce. After Jiraya's training, Naruto lead. Then Sasuke took over after the valley of the end 1.0 and his three years training with Oroshimaru. During the 4th Shinobi war we can say that they were both equal with a small advantage to Naruto having a quick power up when he learnt to work with Kyubi. Then Hagoromo gave them the same power in order to beat Sage Madara and later Kaguya. After the Valley of the end 2.0, Sasuke conceded victory to Naruto's ideology but technically they both ended up equal, losing both an arm. And all of this is happening during a short period of 5 years from their 12 years old in team 7 to 17 years old at the conclusion of the Fourth Shinobi war.

What Naruto and Sasuke developed in 5 years during 700 chapters we have it resumed in this single panel above for Hashirama and Madara that spent about 15 YEARS fighting each other regularly in battlefields. That panel resumes perfectly all those years before Konoha was founded. All this period without seeing details about their personal lives, their clans or their training. ~by the way my fanfic ~Madara golden Age explores this period of Warring state era if you're interested here 👀~ Obviously they went through a lot of challenges and hardships, losses and victories from both side. If Uchiha were hired to fight Senju it's because their strength were heavenly equivalent. Madara had to win from time to time against Hashirama and the Senju clan in order to be credible, to be hired by warlords for years and to feed his clan. Life expectancy being 30 years and both becoming leader of their clan before reaching this age means they respectively lost clansmens, friends and their fathers during the warring state era. They are the powerhouse they are because it was a dire matter of life or death. Yet Naruto the manga is focused on the moment Madara lost everything that matters to him, so naturally he kept losing against Hashirama hence why he's seen as a perpetual loser. Being the main villain, it's normal that his fall into darkness is more interesting to the plot that his glorious days. In the end, the story is always written by the final winner.

[doumadono]

Sinful Sunday thing I have a headcanon that Aizetsu when he has a partner is a sweetheart to them out in the open (well- at night) But in private? OH BOY he can't keep his hands off of them, he's Rough with them, making them unable to think. You want him to breed you? Oh honey, you aren't leaving the house until you are full of his cum and knocked up. He loves it when you are the one on top, making him beg and whine

Oh, dear! 😳 I absolutely agree with your headcanon! The duality of Aizetsu's behavior, sweet and caring in public but passionately intense in private! I believe many fans of KNY might have a misconception about him, almost always perceiving him as the least formidable among the clones, frequently overlooked and seen as the timid one.

SINFUL SUNDAY

You straddle his hips. He feels his cock rub against your wet thigh.You raise your arms and slip off the t-shirt, casually tossing it to the side. Your breasts gently jiggle as you adjust your position. You shuffle up to his dick and starts to stroke it, aiming it at your already soaked pussy. You slap it against yourself, rubbing the shaft with your slit mockingly. "I can't wait for you to fuck a baby into me," you tell him and he gasps, his lips parted.

You rearrange your hips again and gently lower yourself onto his cock.

Instantly, both of you let out sighs of pleasure. You nibble on your lower lip, beginning to sway sensually, moving back and forth. He groans, again falling into the ocean of sexual euphoria. He's never been inside a girl so tight and wet. Your cunt stretches and grips to his cock perfectly, like the last puzzle piece finding its perfect place, completing the picture.

"Fuck," Aizetsu grunts deeply. His cock jerks inside you. He feels your pussy muscles clench around his throbbing cock and you start to buckle and jerk your hips faster, moaning and babbling gibberish into his ear while tears stream down your face. "Fuck me, baby, I want you to fuck me. This pussy is yours, just yours, 'Zetsu!" You nearly scream, your head rolls back as you increase your pace, supporting yourself on his muscular torso. You continue to bounce up and down on his cock as you orgasm and Aizetsu starts to feel himself getting closer to the final destination. You whisper to him, "Cum for me, baby. Be a good boy and cum for me. Fill my cunt up with your seed. I love you so much, so fucking fill me with your cum like a good boy you are."

He's fucking up into your needy pussy. "Ah, fuck, fuck, fuck," Aizetsu curses. "I'm gonna cum, gonna cum, please baby, let me cum, holy shit?!"

"Hold back!" You caution him, your hips freezing in their tracks as you peer down at his flushed face, his eyes gleaming with unmistakable desire. You lick your lips, grinning at him. After a moment, you execute a single, deliberate roll of your hips, and that alone is sufficient to send him over the edge.

Aizetsu's orgasm is heavy and thick, and he feels his throbbing, exploding cock inside you, coating your cunt and cervix in thick ropes of seed.

"That's my good boy," you praise him, leaning in to capture a tender kiss from his lips.

[eularin]

If you stop to think about White Zetsu, really think of him as something other than a weak and silly character and ignore the Dark part that is more intelligent and manipulative, you will realize that White Zetsu is (has the potential) to be truly scary.

He may not be a skilled fighter, or even have the power of an Ex-Deus Machine, but the little he has, if used well (and it was used well during the 4th war) can bring down Nations.

We know that White Zetsu can copy anyone so well that I call it the perfect clone. His trick cannot be discovered by anyone other than a true mastered Sage. (That's what happened during the 4th war. The entire Shinobi Alliance was defeated by the Infiltrator Zetsu and they were only able to get rid of him thanks to Naruto. If it weren't for that... well. The history would be quite different, right?)

Another thing my brain has been struggling with lately: it is proven (official Canon) that White Zetsu is a cannibal. 🤯🤯

Obito was patched with Zetsu parts in him. My HC is that Obito had half of his body and some organs replaced/patched with Zetsu grafts and because of that he doesn't need to eat or sleep much. He heals super fast and doesn't do his physiological needs very often. (My HC Obito is a super BAMF Frankenstein monster, still very handsome and seductive, with high levels of craziness. I love him)

My main point is: if Zetsu is a cannibalistic plant, and Obito is half Zetsu... does that mean Obito has some latent hunger for human flesh? 🤯🤯

Maybe poor Obito just didn't realize it. He may not have noticed it before or he ignored it and thought it was just normal hunger. (he was too busy being a creepy stalker; hyper focused on plotting world domination; he may have ignored the weird hunger altogether)

Oh, so many possibilities for this scenario... (Did Obito feel hungry when he smelled blood? like a traditional vampire!!! or something darker)

Maybe Guruguru will be the one to reveal the truth. 😬

[ultfreakme]

"I actually agree with many people in the fandom: the Uzumaki clan is gaining more strength and importance now than it did in the past.But that's not really what I came here to say. I'm frustrated because Naruto was barely given anything from his clan, except for his incredible stamina. Instead, it feels like he inherited more from Minato, even though genetically Minato's genes shouldn't have been dominant.A clear example of strong Uzumaki heritage would be Nagato, whose father had black hair, yet Nagato still inherited the Uzumaki’s signature red hair.Also, there are theories suggesting that Nagato's father might have been a Senju, based on Zetsu's suspicions. Nagato could control the Gedo Statue due to his immense chakra reserves and could wield both Rinnegan without losing his sanity.This frustrates me because many people claim (based only on the Databooks) that the Uchiha have the most powerful chakra, but cases like Nagato show that the Uzumaki had incredible chakra reserves and power too.So, why didn't Naruto inherit more traits or abilities from his mother's clan?I don't really care that back then many manga protagonists were blond, but it frustrates me that Konoha also did nothing to protect or honor the Uzumaki clan, even though they were distant relatives of the Senju.Lastly, what do you think about what's happening in the fandom nowadays? Many artists are pairing Uchiha and Uzumaki characters — do you think it makes sense, or is there another reason behind this trend?"

I am very, very new to the naruto fandom and generally avoid it, but it's nice to know that the fandom in general has taken more of an interest in the Uzumaki Clan. Canon really didn't provide much to work with.

I think Naruto having so few things things from the Uzumaki clan is because Kishimoto never cared to expand on his female characters. The Uzumaki Clan's known members are Mito, Kushina, Karin, Naruto and Nagato. Of them, Nagato is a villain, and excluding Naruto the rest of them are women. The manga does not have a good track record with expanding on any of the women. Nagato doesn't identify himself as an Uzumaki, so he can't be really used to explore things. Kushina, Mito and Karin are the only ones remaining characters to explore. I know the narusasu side of the fandom seems to think.....Kishimoto is somehow not misogynistic? But he blatantly is.

It's the only reason why Naruto doesn't have Uzumaki characteristics. It's also why the Uchiha Clan is explore so thoroughly. How do we explore a clan? Through characters. Itachi, Obito, Madara and Sasuke are the prominent Uchiha Clan members and are also largely main characters. Even if they're villains or antagonists, they're sympathetic characters. We're meant to understand them. Combine Kishimoto's tendency to highly favor male characters, Sasuke's antagonist/deuteragonist status, and Madara being one of the main villains? It's the perfect set-up to explore the Uchiha.

Naruto is the only Uzumaki and he doesn't even know he's from the clan. The ones who know this are dead. Tsunade is half Uzumaki(or quarter), but again, she's a woman, we barely explore her being a Senju.

Konoha didn't protect or preserve the Uzumaki Clan because, and I'll be frank, it seems like they don't respect or care about the clan beyond how useful they are to Konoha. The level of importance and respect Konoha gives to a clan is dependent on how much of a threat they are to the village's norms(Senju and Senju-related supremacy). It's why the Uchiha were isolated- they were a threat to that. The Uzumaki are a foreign clan who were the only ones able to control the Kyuubi.

Konoha is clearly paranoid about consolidating power. The Kyuubi is a weapon for the village. So, you need to control the Uzumaki and keep them firmly under the heel to control the kyuubi.

The reason for Uzushio's destruction are yet unclear but it was very advantageous for Konoha. the Uzumaki clan were nothing but tools to control their prized weapon. It's why they practically kidnapped Kushina and never told Naruto about the Uzumaki Clan. It's to control the kyuubi and keep Konoha at the top of the food chain.

I think it's nice to see fandom exploring the Uzumaki Clan! I hope to see more! I really like the idea of Karin and Naruto reconnecting.

I have no real opinions on fans pairing Uzumaki and Uchiha Clan members, it's fun! It's a ship thing, so as long as everyone is being respectful and discerning, go ahead! I mean I'm pairing an Uchiha and Uzumaki too (NaruSasu lol). I think I saw a bit of Kushina/ Mikoto. May I know who else are the fandom shipping together?

Don't kill me but I'm intrigued by a potential relationship between Mito and Madara(not romantic per se, just them as friends). He recognized Naruto's kyuubi mode and recognized him as being related to Mito through that. I think she would've been able to keep up with him and he respected her a lot.

I would love anything so long as I get more nuanced and fun Mito, Karin and Kushina content!!

[tora-the-cat]

Obito sees madara show up and his first thought is 'please be a a hallucination please be a hallucination please be-' and then madara says hi and obito. Almost screams. Kill Bill sirens he's going to hunt kabuto for sport no perfect world for that bitch. But of course at this point his panic response has long sense deadend into condensing and/or spiteful Banter. And madara is just amused that blorbo from his cave thinks he grew a backbone cause Madara's got this headache inducing mix of arrogance and love that makes him surprisingly trusting in general. Like that's why he keeps getting betrayed from everyone to hashirama to zetsu