I Am So Honoured!!! Thank You So Much For Writing A Beautiful, Insightful Analysis Of My Story's Themes

"Naruto, happy birthday"

ウェイ (@ssktmt69)

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Sasuke, largely, was right about many things towards the end of the manga, but I'm not a Stan who condones everything he did. For example, him asking Sakura to kill Karin in order to join him is not justifiable as 'working through trauma' or whatever you guys say it is. That's not a Sasuke who is acting justly and in line with any morality and I don't like that version of him. Those acts speak to some kind of darkness beyond righteousness. In a better-written manga, that coldness is what Naruto should have helped him resolve so that Sasuke could continue to make the changes he wanted in a just manner. Even if you sympathize with him, you have to admit there was an actual darkness to Sasuke, though perhaps not one as all-encompassing as canon suggests wherein he was apparently wrong about everything. He's not that black and white in my opinion.

The epilogue is now getting started!!! Although, at this point, perhaps it would be smarter to say it's something like a part two or continuance? Thanks for the kind words!

(Please prepare for even more angst.) but there will be sweetness in the end.

If You Hate The Ending of Naruto

You should read “What Should Have Been Mine” by Katie Madison on AO3. She posted the last chapter today.  SNS with a lot of bitter and a touch of sweet. She is promising an epilogue, which should be compelling. This story gave me all the feels. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16116641/chapters/37649180

Each one of them is more jealous than the next about the other two! Viva JEDISTORMPILOT!

#jealous disasters 

You know what? I'm just going to say it.

If Naruto's version of a "Changed Hyuuga Clan" involves Hiashi Hyuuga still being Clan Leader, a Child of the First Branch still being the Heir, and no actual Restorative Justice, then it's not a change that matters to me in any sense.

"Thanks, Naruto-kun for changing the Hyuuga" Hiashi says, smiling, not disgraced or on some kind of exhile of atonement, and I'm supposed to believe him about everything being different?!

Right!

Because Hiashi's version of 'different,' the one that he told his brother about, still involved his genius branch nephew dying for his main branch daughter with his goddamn seal etched on to his face for all to see.

I'm so tired of people commenting on (What) Should Have Been (Mine) saying "Hiashi PROMISED that NARUTO-SAMA CHANGED the Hyuuga! DXDX. You can't say he didn't!"

Talk is so cheap in Naruto, especially coming from these reformed villains like Hiashi and Orochimaru and all the Konoha Elders. Forgive me for not trusting my authority figures without concrete proof.

If you live and die the gospel of post-Kishimoto work, where Naruto can't break out of a genjutsu because Kurama for some reason decided to take a day off, hard-trained-for super strength is now an inheritable trait, and Boruto deserves to be called sunshine even though he's never suffered a day in his life and doesn't have to persist to be bright a propos of anything, fine.

It's content. Interpret it however you want.

But maybe don't read MY CLEARLY TAGGED WORK and make a fit because I'm making a moral criticism

(English Translation!)

~ Sleepy Sasuke ~

(English Translation!)

Sasuke: Okay. I guess I'll get on top...

Naruto: Uh...EH?!

Naruto, thinking: Is Sasuke going to ride me?

Sasuke, thinking: let's switch who's penetrating and receiving

(Fin!)

ゆいのじ

x

(English Translation)

Itachi: Somebody... Please save me...

(Fin)

うちはイタチの真実 | キロの [pixiv] 

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Sasuke: What on earth are you looking at?

Naruto: Nothing, I.... hahaha...

Artist: : ウェイ @ssktmt69

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