Naruto Shippuuden Chapter 634 – A New Three-Way Deadlock

Hello all, and welcome back!

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So let’s start off with a brief SUMMARY of Chapter 634 – the Kuchiyose Deadlock….
And also with a picture of Naruto’s canon crazy eyes from the manga LOLOLOL

“DERP DERP!!!!”

So first, Team 7 have clearly become New Sannins…but even better, so probably calling them Super Sannins would be more appropriate. They each show mastery over their summons and use them effectively to help with the battle.
Also, the Third Hokage is the ONLY PERSON in the Naruverse who seems to have realized this pattern…. ridiculous. How does no one else make this comparison? Or are you doing this on purpose, Kishi >>…….

Anyways, Naruto and Sasuke use their super amazing powerful unstoppable completely fool-proof hokage-impressing jutsus…..and combine them in a super amazing awesomenest super bestest justsu EVARRRRRR~!!!!!! ……… =.=….

And it looks a little …… ordinary in its combined form….I guess the anime will make it look a lot cooler?

And of course, as always, Sai feels SUPER LEFT OUT as usual…..

Forever alone?

Jugo doesn’t know how to cope with Sasuke leaving Team Hebi/Akatsuki/Hawk for the new and improved Team 7.

“Sasekeh! Why U No Luv Me No Moar???”

Sasuke has an uber creeper moment with his shady eyes – which Forever Alone Sai and U No Luv Me Jugo both notice.

Then the Original Creep Master Orochimaru along with Karin and Suigetsu arrive, purty late on schedule.

Just a thought: Why did Orochimaru reference to only Tsunade???

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Now for my REVIEW of the chapter:

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1) NARUTO SASUKE BFF FUREVAR!!???!!?
Really Kishimoto? Sasuke and Naruto combine their jutsus in a perfect ratio?? Really? Not only have the two not seen each other in a very long time, but they’ve either been trying to kill/fight/luv each other every time they have seen each other. So there’s no way the two were able to coordinate and perfectly combine their justus on the first go….It’s just RIDICULOUS! I NO APPROVE OF DIS KISHIMOTO!!!

Even with all this BFF crap……NO. Just no.

And on top of that – the whole “wind makes fire stronger”? I mean yes, elemental-wise, wind is supposed to make fire stronger, but if we take that statement into symbolic and foreshadowing consideration, the might mean that Naruto wants Sasuke to be Hokage and he’ll make him stronger by supporting him?? What is this nonsense? Or maybe he’s just insinuating that he will become Sasuke’s support by being his friend……lol that’s probably it but idk. I’m paranoid after Neji’s death =.=;;;;

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2) ROOKIE NINE EPIC LOVE
All the support from the Rookie Nine for Naruto and Sasuke to succeed….to me – it actually seemed a little anti-climatic, overly dramatic, awkward and ill-placed…

“WE LUV U NAROOTOE AND SASEKEH!!! <3″

I don’t know about the rest of you or maybe I’m just being paranoid because I’m getting real tired of Kishimoto’s shit (killing everybody that’s cool in the series), but I got the strange feeling that this was foreshadowing for Rookie Nine to be severely disappointed by Sasuke…who I will talk about in REVIEW NUMBER 4.

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3) SAKURA SUX WHY????!!!!!

Oh Kishi, why did you make Sakura cry/shed a tear over the awesomeness of her teammates/her love for only Sasuke? You finally give her some self REAL respect (mastering a crazy technique and healing a bunch of people at the same time) and then you let her cry at the sight of Sasuke-Naruto BFF super power? SERIOUSLY KISHI?? SERIOUSLY???

I have no strength in me anymore to rant about Sakura…..

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4) SASUKE IS STILL AN ASSHOLE

Now, for this asshole.

Yes, he may have seemed all redeemed and such after his miraculous change of heart to protect Konoha. I say bullsh*t.

Sasuke’s ominous message and creeper eyes -”burn it down” – maybe he was lying the whole time? Maybe he has an even  ulterior ulterior motive. And the only people to pick up on this are Forever-Alone-Sai and Luv-Me-Moar-Jugo.

In the end – my fear? = Sasuke merely saved Konoha under the pretense of honored dead Itachi – However, he is killing the Ten-Tails so he can simply have the world and Konoha whole for his own retribution. IDK it may be a long shot, but regardless – this does not bode well for the future chapters.

I thought perhaps the reunion of Team 7 might have signaled a upcoming happy ending to Naruto as a series, but clearly, Kishi has more aces and plot twisters up his sleeve.

Oh Kishi, I hate you.

What do you guys think?

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5) THE SUPER-SANNIN

Now, the part of the chapter that I found particularly interesting was that Naruto and Sasuke have summoned their own new beasts – while Sakura sticks with Tsunade’s old Katsuyu.

For Naruto – Gamakichi has grown up to be the size as Gamabunta (Jirayai’s old summon).
For Sasuke – he has Aoda, who is huge but doesn’t have a cobra-hood like Manda did, (Orochimaru’s summon).
For Sakura – she has not summoned her own personal slug, instead just using her master’s summon aka BORING.

While Gamakichi and Naruto are old time friends – they call each other comfortably by their common name, Aoda calls Sasuke as Sasuke-sama….implying that Sasuke is a lord to the Snake Clan. Meanwhile, Sakura calls her summon Katsuyu-sama….reversing the relationship that Sasuke has with his summon.

Another thing that I found interesting was that in the Japanese to English translation of the Manga, Fourth Hokage/Minato Namikaze states “I didn’t think I’d be able to see the Kuchiyose Deadlock once again!”

The use of the word “DEADLOCK”  intrigued me enough to research some stuff and I found this information from here.

“The world wide game “scissors, paper, stone” originated from China during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), invented by the warlords of that period. Except instead of paper, they used the open palm symbol to represent cloth, so it’s “Scissors, Stone, Cloth”.

The game reached Japan in the early 1640s and one variation of the game was the “Slug, Snake, Frog” variation.

In this variation, the Frog is afraid of the Snake, the Snake is afraid of the Slug, and the Slug is afraid of the Frog.

This is influenced by the Sansukumi way of thinking where it keeps the three objects in a deadlock.

The fact that the Sannin use these three animals as summons may be the author hinting that there is no stronger one among them, and that their strength is more or less equal.”

A talisman showing a frog in the upper right corner, a slug at the very bottom, and a snake on the far left.

 

Thus, the Sannin’s Kuchiyose summons are called a deadlock, as none are stronger than the other and their particular set of skills enables them equal in strength (but not over) their other teammates.

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Hope you enjoyed!

See you all next week!

~<3 Laydee Kay

Naruto Shippuuden Chapter 633 – Going Forward

Hallo~ To all who remember me – I’ve returned from the afterlife. To those who do not know who I am – I was here when it all started in 2008 and then died in 2010, and then resurrected last week.

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This is now the third chapter that features the reunion of Team 7  (here – the work “reunion” means where they are working together – not one a**hole trying to kill the other two). Otherwise, I’m personally loving the new Team 7.

While the chapter begins with Team 7 back to back, right after Sakura is saved (yet again) by Naruto and Sasuke. However, they use this opportunity to assess each other’s growth in skill. Even Minato comments on his son’s improvement as well. The main concern of the chapter is annihilating the Ten Tail mini-clones in order to get at the Ten-Tails – very repetitive and reminiscent of the White Zetsus….

Essentially – the rest of the chapter is focused on the growth of the Rookie Nine (Team 7, 8 and 10) – now finally present and working together for the first time since the Chunin Exams. (Though honestly, I like it when the whole gang is there – including Team Gai and the Sand Siblings).

TEAM 8

Kiba – Kiba’s skill seems only to have increased by simply adding more heads to Akamaru. To be honest, there’s a lot Kishi could do with Kiba/Akamaru Jutsus, but apparently he’s so busy making everyone come back from the dead that he forgot about Kiba….

Hinata – Filled with love fire from Naruto and the memory of her recently deceased genius cousin – Hinata is now apparently invincible due to all this love power…..

Shino – This guy would win every battle just by grossing out his opponents. I found Ino’s reaction to be a mirror image of mine….

TEAM 10

Team 10 seems to have upgraded their InoShikaCho Formation to become a single sentient being where Ino is the brain and eyes, Shikamaru is the muscle reaction and Chouji is the ball on the chain aka weapon.

The deaths of Shikamaru and Ino’s fathers are now the motivation they need in order to be super bada**es.

TEAM 7 – The New Sannin….and Sai

First, let’s start off with poor Sai….. Poor guy has been kicked into the dust ever since Sasuke’s return from his fall from grace. Looks like Sai’s trying to get back in the limelight or remind everyone that he is a Team 7 member.

“Why I sux so much??”

He basically says logistical stuff about attacking the Ten-Tails, getting an opening, healing the wounded, etc….

And then Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura tell him to STFU!!!!!!!! and subsequently go into Neo-Sannin mode.

All three having mastered and surpassed their previous teachers – I think it is fitting to call them the Neo-Sannins and am expecting Kishi to have everyone in the Naruverse call them that as well.

Sasuke killed and then resurrected his former master – enough said. Naruto perfected Sage Mode when Jirayia couldn’t. Sakura’s chakra control is greater than Tsunade’s. And all three have made pacts with their teachers’ animal summons. Pretty awesome, if you ask me.

Also pretty bias – it seems that unless you’re taught by someone from the Hashirama Senju – Tobirama Senju – Hiruzen Sarutobi – Jirayai – Tsunade – Orochimaru – Minato Namikaze – Kakashi Hatake – Obito Uchiha Super Lineage Line – you don’t get to be awesome in the Naruverse….

TEAM GAI

Rock Lee and TenTen are absent from all of this as they are probably still grieving over the loss of Neji (just as I still am…. *cries in the corner*).

I hope you all have a great rest of the week until the next fun-filled, action-packed, Team 7-loving chapter comes out next week!

Naruto Olympics

Post Author: Laydee Kay

As a tribute to the real Olympics, considering the 2008 Beijing Olympics passed in August, I decided to do a lightweight blog on our Naruto characters and what sport each might do and compete in. Just as a little blog of fun, relief and nice pictures- to get away from all that Sasuke-is-a-lame-o-noob-face controversy. Note that I’m using both Summer and Winter Olympic sports.

Also…some of the pictures…well most of them, I wasn’t able to find the actual character and the sport they were paired with, so I tried my best to compensate for that. Enjoy!

[BTW- my next blogs are a bit more serious topic-wise, so enjoy this light hearted festivity while you can.]

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Uzumaki Naruto- BASKETBALL

Naruto is a loud, obnoxious, annoying, aggressive and competitive boy. Now, what better sport than basketball is there for him?

Uchiha Sasuke- FENCING

Sasuke is rather silent, a loner, a prodigy and he’s got this whole katana thing going on there.

Haruno Sakura- VOLLEYBALL [COURT]

Sakura’s shinobi outfit is similar to the basic court volleyball uniform: sleeveless vest and spandex shorts. And she’s got nice biceps to slam the ball across the court.

Hatake Kakashi- SOCCER

Kakashi is laid back when he needs to, knows when he’s needed, can be aggressive, and always looks cool doing it. Soccer’s perfect for him.

Sai- CYCLING

When you’re on a bike, you don’t have to talk to anyone. Perfect for someone like Sai.

Tenzo Yamato- BASEBALL

Yamato can make himself new bats whenever he breaks one making a homerun.

Umino Iruka- HOCKEY

In the Naruverse, I’ve unconsciously attributed hockey to Iruka, due to our fellow Narutard- Iruka.

Nara Shikamaru- HANDBALL [EUROPEAN]

No, this is not the small blue ball of the U.S.A. This handball involves a larger rather squishy yellow ball and uses the court similar to soccer but with hands. Go figure.

And it fits. Shika-kun is perfect for this because it’s active, requires tactics to win and you can be a bit lazy and let your teammates do most of the work.

Akimichi Chouji- WEIGHTLIFTING

Chouji can super size his arms to lift those weights. For the first time in his life, he’ll have the girls after him in no time.

Yamanaka Ino- BEACH VOLLEYBALL

She’s perfect. Beach blonde and everything.

Sarutobi Asuma- WRESTLING

Asuma seems manly enough. All the Sarutobis look manly manli-ish…except for Konohamaru.

Inuzuka Kiba- EQUESTRIAN

Kiba’s used to riding Akamaru all the time. And unlike carnivores, herbivores have straight and stiff vertebrates, which enables humans to ride them without much difficulty. Dogs and cats- their spines move constantly along with their movements. You’d fly off their backs in a matter of seconds. Hence, don’t try riding a lion. But, our Kiba seems to have mastered this Hokage-level technique of Dog-riding. So riding a horse should be a cinch for him.

Aburame Shino- PING PONG/TABLE TENNIS

A rather unfussy sport but requires mental and physical aptitude. Shino’s a pretty unfussy guy himself.

Hyuuga Hinata- FIGURE SKATING

It’s pretty and graceful. Like Hinata. And ice reminds you of Hinata’s theme colors: white and purple.

Yuhi Kurenai- SWIMMING

Her nice long legs would help in this sport. And I don’t have a doubt that Asuma would complain at ALL in seeing Kurenai in a bathing suit.

Rock Lee- TRACK AND FIELD

With his speed, he would always win. Hands down.

Hyuuga Neji- TAE KWON DO

With his gentle fist, an intense and graceful looking martial arts suits Neji well.

TenTen- ARCHERY

She has perfect aim. There’s no other choice for her. Except Shooting, but Archery seems to have a more respected flair.

Maito Gai- GYMNASTICS

I couldn’t help myself. He always de-man-ifies himself. I might as well help him finish the job.

Sabaku no Gaara- SHOOTING

Gaara is silent, cold and a bit frightening. He’s the edgy type. Some mistake him for goth, others for punk, some even for emo. Either way- all three of these stereotypes knows how to use a gun.

Kankuro- BOXING

He should have fancy fist work. He’s used to controlling his puppets all the time.

Temari- TENNIS

She’s used to swinging things, large things that are aiming for someone’s head. And with her incredibly large iron fan, a tennis racquet should give her less trouble.

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If there’s anyone I missed that you’d like to see, just tell me.

Yes- that is a baton pushed up Naruto’s butt…Sasuke did it. It was from one of the Naruto OVAs.

The Narutard Questionnaire

Post Author: Laydee Kay the Queen of Questionnaires

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Personally, I like questionnaires. [Yes, questionnaire actually has TWO n's!] Your Supreme Overlord, Bob-sama, doesn’t. So I made this partially for fun and partially to annoy the crap out of your dictator. XD

It’s only thirty questions long. [Don't complain, Bob.] Just copy and paste it into the comment box, but no need to repeat the questions. When you copy and paste, just write over the question.

Have fun!

1. Why do you like Naruto?

2. When did you first start reading it?

3. Which character is most like you?

4. Favorite character?

5. Favorite deceased character?

6. Favorite shipping pair?

7. Favorite ninja country?

8. Favorite bishie [applies to both guys and girls]?
(And just to clear confusion, a bishie is an extremely hot/sexy/gorgeous guy or girl in manga/anime- often there for the sole purpose of fangirlism ;D)

9. Favorite kunoichi?

10. Favorite Team [7, 8, 10, Gai]?

11. Favorite sensei?

12. Favorite pervert?

13. Favorite Hokage?

14. Favorite Sannin?

15. Favorite summon?

16. Favorite Akatsuki member?

17. Favorite antagonist [bad guy]?

18. Favorite secondary character?

19. Favorite ninja outfit?

20. Favorite fighting style?

21. Favorite ninjutsu?

22. Favorite chakra element?

23. Which do you prefer: kunai or shruiken?

24. What do you prefer: the manga or anime?

25. What would you change about Naruto?

26. If there were anything you could tell Kishimoto, what would it be?

27. What is your next favorite anime/manga?

28. How did you find this site, Shannaro!!!?

29. What do you like most about this site?

30. If you could say anything to the Shannaro Five [Bob, Nef, Zep, J-sama, and myself], without any repercussions [punishments and retaliation], what would it be?

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And today’s program was brought to you by the letter C’ for CRAPPY ARTWORK. The drawing was made by your truly, Laydee Kay, nearly a year ago. I did the line art and my friend colored. Now I shall sit here and cry in shame.

On a happier note, we’re OLD compared to these Narutard fans! Wait€¦that isn’t a happier note€¦Gawd, I feel old. I’ll go back to my corner and cry.

And on another note, here’s some fun stuff with your very own Shannaro Five!

The Shannaro Five- CHIBI STYLE!!!!! by LK

Bobster by LK

The Troll Slayer by Bob

Bob vs LK and Nef the Mediator by Nef

***NEW LadyK’s Uppercut. Fear it. By the AMAZING Nef *******
[Just so you know Bob, it WASN'T exactly my idea ^_^;;;]

And again, if anyone wants to request an avatar be found, ask. And if you want an avatar to be made for you specially [aka with your username and a requested picture of Naruto characters], don’t hesitate to ask.

Much love, from your Laydee Kay.

Naruto Shipping: Part III

Post Author: Laydee Kay/LadyP

[whichever one works for you]

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Oh My God. Okay, so I sound like a valley girl. I have every right. After my EXTREMELY long absence on Shannaro, which has resulted in many members not knowing me, and maybe the exclusion from my old partners in shinobi crime, I apologize. But without further ado, I present to you the third and final part of Naruto Shipping. I dedicate it to Sothe and lady hinata who have been patiently waiting for this.

Here is the first installment for those who missed it. And here is the second blog.

And to hide the horrible writing, I give you pretty pictures, not of my making. So just stare at the pictures. Also, if you wonder why the pictures don’t really show a relationship between the twothat’s mostly because if I DID put a picture showing the yaoi, it would be rated R. And I don’t want to be arrested for putting pron online >>

If you have a pairing that you know of and would like to be included, please feel free to tell me, so I can add it to the list. And please no crazy flaming. I’m very opinionated, and my blog just really talks about my opinion on the pairings, some general public opinion and whether or not it’s possible with reasons and evidence to support it.

So enjoy? This, I guess, is mostly for those Yaoi fangirls.

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PEDOPHILIC PAIRINGS:

[I've noticed that some people on deviantART and on FanFiction tend to like what I've dubbed €˜Pedophilic Pairings'. For those who don't know, that means that an older man or woman is in a relationship with a MUCH younger person.]

Itachi and Sakura-

Uchiha Itachi is indeed, 20 years old in Shippuuden and Sakura is 15. Five year difference. Not so bad. Now rewind. He was an Akatsuki member and she’s a chunnin. Scary difference in power. But I’ve done my research and many ItaSaku fans believe that this pair is potentially canon. However, in reality, it’s only canon if Number 1. Itachi was still alive, Number 2. If the story would have continued like this till Sakura was 18 or older, thus making her legal…

Eh, you could also say this would be the most insane love triangle if you add Sasuke in the mix. The former lover dumping the younger brother for the older and much cooler brother. I think we’ve all heard similar scenarios. Nonetheless, I’ll admit, it is a slightly sexy pairing, albeit he is five years older and that he’s dead. But who doesn’t want a guy who is a formidable shinobi prodigy, has the infamous Uchiha good looks and loves his little brother?

Art by Arriku.

Kakashi and Sakura-

Another one of those illegal student-teacher but smexy pairings. Those never get old. However, Kakashi is 29…meaning the age difference is 14 years. I’m going to pause here and let that sink in.

Kakashi has been her mentor and note that Sakura is the only one of his students that wasn’t particularly psychologically screwed up and she was the only one who stayed in Konoha. They have a relationship where both respect the other. But nothing shows any romantic interest. Plus Naruto and Tsunade might kill Kakashi if it ever happened. This pairing could work if Number 1. Kakashi decided to do something illegal and Number 2. If anything canon appeared in the manga/anime about these two.

Art by Asterisks.

Deidara and Sakura-

How this couple emerged, I don’t know. Deidara is in Akatsuki and Sakura has never had a face to face confrontation with him. The only time, in my recollection, inwhich they ever did meet was when Kakashi, Naruto, her and Chiyo infiltrated the Akatsuki cave and saw Sasori and Deidara [who was sitting on Gaara's cold and poor lifeless body]. And if anything, Sakura should be against liking him. He killed Gaara [though Chiyo brought him back], he tried to capture her beloved Naruto and he nearly killed her beloved Sasuke. I’m not exactly sure, but I think Sakura would want to kill him…if he wasn’t already dead.

My guess is that people like the idea of pretty boy Deidara with Sakura. They could do a remake of Aladdin, except with Deidara in Akatsuki clothes instead of Arabian street clothes, Sakura in her shinobi outfit instead of a light blue silky thingy, and a clay bird instead of a magic carpet. Sasori can be the monkey.

Art by Cynchick.

Genma and Sakura-

If DeiSaku was completely out of the blue, this pairing leaves me at a loss of words, mostly due to the obvious reason that it’s not possible. Did Sakura ever speak to Genma in the Naruto series? The only time she ever saw him was when she was still a genin and was watching the Chunnin exams. I’ll admit, that Genma has an air of sexiness to him, especially with him chewing on the senbon on all, but please, make pairings within Narutard reason.

Art by Orochimaruismyman.

Genma and Ino-

The same that went for GenmaSaku goes for here as well. Ino never talked to Genma, at least not that we know of. And their relationship has no significance if Kishimoto has never shown the two together. Again, like Sakura, Ino only saw him during the Chunnin Exams. And who knows, they might have seen each other in the streets of Konoha, but why would that instill a deep and meaningful relationship between a child and a possible pedophile?

Art by Cynchick.

Kakashi and Sasuke-

[I wasn't sure whether to put this in Yaoi or in Pedophilia, but pedophilia has fewer choices, so I put it here to fill some space.] So here we have another student and teacher relationship, just with the same gender. Kakashi was Sasuke’s mentor and like him in some ways. He taught Sasuke to channel his lightning chakra. They both have Sharingan, and in a way, Sasuke was one of his smartest students [before he tried to go on the €˜I'm such a rebel' route].

I don’t see how this is a plausible pairing anymore because in my opinion- Kakashi doesn’t like Sasuke all that much now. And considering Kakashi does see Sasuke as a failure of student, it’s unfortunate we never got to see Kakashi’s reaction to seeing Sasuke again after the timeskip. I was hoping for a “Kakashi beats the crap out of Sasuke” scene.

Art by ZettainiROMANCE.

YAOI/YURI PAIRINGS:

Izumo and Kotetsu-

Unless you have no idea, these two are the Chunnin that are always on guard duty at the main gate of Konoha. They also were involved in the Chunnin exams. They did a Transformation Jutsu and tricked all the little noobs that were trying to be Chunnin. And then Sasuke, in other words, said, “I’m not a mutherfuggin dumb***”. They were also watching the Chunnin Exams. TenTen happened to be sitting near them and overheard them speculating over Naruto and her beloved Neji.

Well, I can hardly rule this out as an impossible pairing. I mean, they are together ALL the time. They’re obviously very good friends or something a little more? Who knows what happens between them when we’re not looking? ;]

Art by Destrouier.

Kakashi and Genma-

Again, an interesting pair. Kakashi and Genma are roommates. So they’re most likely pretty close or know each other considerably well. But, the only times we ever saw them together was when Kakashi was recovering from Itachi’s Mangekyo Sharingan and when they were fighting during the Chunnin Exams during the Sound nin ambush. They seem like good guy friends, but to the rabid yaoi fangirl, the term “man-friend” might equal “secret lover”.

Art by Ore-sama.

Sakura and Ino-

Odd couple. But for the yuri obsessed fan, believable. They are best friends, but this couple, sadly to say to you yuri fans, is most highly improbable. Both Sakura and Ino are straight.

Sakura’s crushes: 1. Sasuke

Ino’s crushes: 1. Sasuke 2. Sai 3. Every other hot guy in Naruverse

Not to mention their relationship is that of good girl best friends. Complete with nicknames and hair ribbons and cat fights and rivalry and…you know, the basic girl stuff.

Art by Buuzen.

Sakura and Hinata-

This would be a depressing couple if it ever happened. Why you ask? Primarily because Hinata likes Naruto who likes Sakura. Sad, yes. Very sad. And so very unlikely. Again, like SakuIno, both participants in this pairing are very straight. Not to mention these two kunoichis are in the top two shippings in Naruverse- SasuSaku and NaruHina. These two are discussed in the very first Naruto Shipping Blog, if you missed it.

Art by Gabzillaz.

Ino and Hinata-

Odd pair. Not much interaction has ever happened between the two. Yes, they’re both kunoichis in the Konoha 12. And yes, they’re both very pretty. But Ino has only ever really involved herself with Sakura’s affairs. They didn’t know Hinata well as a child since she was sheltered by her father and the Hyuuga family. And again, I must bring out the point that both are straight. Hinata is all eyes on Naruto and Ino is all eyes on anything male that walks on two legs.

Art by Gabzillaz.

Neji and Naruto-

Interesting idea, NejiNaru. Yes, Naruto did inspire the hell out [and beat the hell out] of Neji during the Chunnin Exams, completely changed his view about his depressing life and all that fate-crap. Naruto was his inspiration in beating Kidomaru, the freaky spider guy, even when Neji was severely wounded. Neji has high standards on Naruto, and would most likely use Gentle Fist on anyone who said Naruto was a loser.

But unfortunately to you yaoi shippers, this pair is unlikely. Naruto has his eyes set on Sakura, and Neji seems to have a thing or two for TenTen.

Art by Ericulf.

Naruto and Gaara-

Yet as sweet and adorable as this pair might be, it can be both believable yet not plausible.

Believable Facts:

1. Naruto and Gaara are very similar.

2. Both are Jinchuuriki.

3. Both suffered horrible childhoods and thus understand each other on a very strong basis.

4. Both have a dream of becoming Hokage [though Gaara already fufilled his.]

5. Both care for each other considerably as friends.

Improbable Facts:

1. Naruto is straight. He likes Sakura.

2. Gaara might as well be straight. There’s Matsuri to consider.

3. Hinata might be forced to kill Gaara.

4. Temari and Kankuro might murder Naruto.

5. Though it would be an excellent way to unite Konoha and Suna, I think both countries would rebel in shooting flames if this happened.

There, I laid out the facts for you. You decide.

Art by Sakimichan.

Naruto and Kiba-

Between these two, it’s mostly been manly interaction. Head to head rivalry in canine dominance. Well, one is a dog-like person and the other has a fox in him. Figures.

Kiba had no respect for Naruto until the preliminaries for the Chunnin Exams and Naruto [through Kami-sama's loving and gentle care] lucked out and wiped Kiba on the floor. And he supported Naruto during the Chunnin Exams. He also was put on the same team with Naruto for the SECOND Sasuke retrieval, but nothing appeared that might hint at yaoiness.

Really, I think Kiba is afraid Naruto will fart again near him.

Art by Sonteen12.

Kiba and Shino-

These two are on the same team and have gone through most everything together. They work considerably well, except Kiba thinks Shino is a bit conceited. Honestly, I doubt this could work. If Shino took Kiba away from Akamaru, Akamaru would eat Shino alive..bugs and all.

Art by 78on-xintetsu.

Uchihacest [Itachi and Sasuke]-

This must be the ultimate manifesto of sibling affection gone wrong. Horribly wrong.

On a side note, E.R.Nefarious wrote a rant about this specific pairing, and also about Hyuugacest as well. Here it is. And I agree with her in every aspect.

I can’t possibly see how this could work. Forget how it could work. It’s just wrong. Yes, Sasuke loved his older brother Itachi and due to recent information, we now know that Itachi loved his little bro as well. However, Number One, this whole Uchihacest thing would never have worked when they were younger because they had parents back then. I think Mikoto would have noticed SOMETHING if anything happened. Number Two, Sasuke hated Itachi the rest of his life. Why would he be inclined to like him when Itachi had killed their parents and scarred him for life? Number Three, when Sasuke did finally find out the truth behind EVERYTHING, it was too late for any such relationship- Itachi was dead.

And why do people have to go and make something like this? Why can’t we have a nice healthy familial relationship between brothers, eh? Why do they have to add all the incest and what not?

Well..thank god they couldn’t have had kids or they’d be albino, according to the laws of genetics. Then again, it’s impossible for a guy to be preggers…Let’s keep it at “Thank Heavens nothing of the like happened between them.”

Art by Nekozumi.

Naruto and Sasuke-

I’m assuming this is the one pairing ALL of the yaoi fangirls love. I really have no clue what to say about this couple however. Naruto and Sasuke are really just friends, in my belief. Naruto likes Sakura, and he’s only obsessed with Sasuke because Sasuke is his best friend.

BUT one could argue that Sasuke might have definitely changed his gender preference. He did, after all, spend 2 and a half years with Orochimama, I mean Orochimaru, who has a tendency to collect little boys. That and Sasuke has never admitted feelings for girls. Sure he protected Sakura and avenged her, but he did leave her. And he never did anything with the advances of all the girls in Konoha, nor does anything with Karin.

I don’t know about you all, but I was hoping for SasuSaku, but ever since Sasuke joined Akatsuki [instead of redeeming his brother's name] and turned into a little emo duck butt, I’ve lost any respect that I had for him, and he can go wallow with Karin.

Photo courtesy of BehindInfinity. [I highly recommend you browse through his gallery. He has many very well done cosplay photos of Naruto, as well as ones of Death Note and Bleach.]

Iruka and Naruto-

Again, like KakaSasu, I didn’t know whether to put this into Pedo or Yaoi.

This is not a pairing I’m particularly fond of. I don’t like the idea of screwing around with the very first kind relationship Naruto ever had. Iruka has always been a father-like figure to him. Despite the fact that Naruto’s Kyuubi killed Iruka’s parents, Iruka came to care for Naruto. He understood what he went through, such as being a trouble maker in order to get the attention that he would otherwise never get. Iruka has always been there for Naruto, scolding him in Ninja Academy, buying tons of ramen for him, letting him wear his hitae-tae, and comforting him when Jiraiya died. This [heart-warming] relationship, just like Itachi and Sasuke, shouldn’t be toyed with in this manner. :[

Art by lenap.

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I’m just extremely happy that I’ve finally finished this damn trilogy blog.

I’m sorry if I made any of the boys sick. I have a couple new blog ideas that might interest you, but they might take a long while to come out.

And I’m a huge fan of creating avatars, so if any one has requests that are not in the Avatar page, email me and I’ll be happy to make it.