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I'll give it a shot...

Spoiler for OP for revenge thread (manga spoilers):

Revenge is an interesting topic to discuss when speaking of the Naruto storyline. Indeed, many characters have sought revenge, and most have met with failure. Naruto sought revenge against Sasuke for leaving the village, and vowed to bring him back. This continuing storyline has seen Naruto consistently meet with disappointment as his goal goes unfulfilled. He has sought revenge through other people as well, in an attempt to realize his goal however, each attempt has been in vain, as he has succeeded nowhere.

Sasuke's revenge against Itachi, for killing his family, has resulted in a mixed sort of relief. Now that his revenge has been realized, he's been taken, yet again, by another person to learn of new things regarding the events of that fateful day. What he will learn or hear, we do not know, but we can probably safely assume that it will, once again, rekindle his thoughts for revenge against yet another person who had a hand in the death of his clan. Be that Madara, or some other unknown Uchiha, it seems as though Sasuke is going to have yet another rival to best in order to see his complete revenge come to fruition.

Others, throughout the story, have sought revenge in there own way, on their own time. Chiyo sought revenge against Sasori and, though she may have succeeded, met her death in the process. Gaara sought revenge against his father, but was never able to see that dream realized, as his father was killed by Orochimaru. Speaking of which, Orochimaru sought revenge against the Third (and visa versa), and though both may have felt as though they succeeded in one form or another, both met with unfortunate circumstances following their encounter.

In fact, as far as I can recall, it is only Shikamaru who has met revenge successfully, and that revenge has still had its own drawbacks. Though we've seen little to nothing from Shikamaru following his encounter with Hidan, I think it is safe to assume that he has been dealing with a score of emotional problems following the loss of his sensei.

I wonder, then, if revenge isn't something that would ultimately be of detriment to these ninja. Is revenge a goal they should continue to pursue? Is is an idea worth fighting, or dieing, for? Being as how most of the ninja, who have pursued revenge, have ended up with little to no closure regarding the situation, I wonder if revenge is not something that should be forgotten about all together.

Kakashi spoke of this early in the series, but his words have gone largely unheeded. Should the ninja continue to pursue revenge, or is it an idea that should be abandoned in place of others, such as survival, friendship, security, and the like?

Feel free to edit it in any way you see fit, or indeed to nix it all together. I took a shot in the dark...hopefully I hit something near what I was supposed to be aiming for.

Originally Posted by narufan11

i think it would be really cool to make a roleplaying thread because we have a character creation thread but the characters just sit there and this would be good to put our imagination with these characters to the test.

Many people, myself included, have put many of these characters to the test here. Indeed, many who have done so are continuing to do so (I'm trying, but I'm at a bit of a roadblock at the moment). If you'd like to put some characters you enjoyed to the test, you should feel free to do so. Though, I would suggest asking permission of the authors of those characters before you do, as many people who have created characters have also created accompanying stories.