Naruto Q&A

[JustRob]

Spoiler for manga spoilers...:

Okay, next question: How can Obito use his Sharingan so much without going blind? I mean, he has used this Mangekyou more then anyone else, and he's been using it for over ten years. Yet there's not even a hint of him losing his sight.

[james0246]

Originally Posted by JustRob

Spoiler:

According to Tobirama, the Uchiha clan have such strong feelings of love, that when they lose those they love, they develop an incredible hatred. My question is, why does it seem like Uchiha Itachi was immune to this? He lost his best buddy, and then he had to kill his friends, family, girlfriend, and everyone he loved or cared about. On top of losing them, he had to deal with the trauma of slaying them by his own hand.

Yet there's not a shred of hatred in Uchiha Itachi. Instead he remains peaceful and loyal to the village. So what is he, Jesus?

Spoiler for manga spoilers...:

Itachi's greatest love was the village, so maybe that helped him when it came to organizing his crazy (and trust me, he was bat shit insane as well, he just had goals that corresponded with the protagonist so his crazy is somewhat ignored). Otherwise, it is probably just plot contrivance.

Originally Posted by JustRob

Spoiler for manga spoilers...:

Okay, next question: How can Obito use his Sharingan so much without going blind? I mean, he has used this Mangekyou more then anyone else, and he's been using it for over ten years. Yet there's not even a hint of him losing his sight.

Spoiler for manga spoilers...:

Tobi had a Zetsu body. Zetsu bodies are made from Hashirama. Hashirama cells can be used to enhance and extend the life of Sharingans (ex: see Danzou's arm). That's the simple answer. There may be something extra we do not know, but so far the best answer is the Zetsu body that makes up half of Tobi's body.edit: personally, I think that even with the Zetsu body, Obito shouldn't be able to use his MS so blatantly after 15 years, but whatever...

[JustRob]

Well, I guess that kinda makes sense... Sorry for leaving out the spoiler tags :P

[JustRob]

I've got another one I've been thinking a lot about:

When the Uchiha planned a coup d'etat, was the whole clan in on it? Was the friendly fat old lady from Sasuke's flashback in on it? Was Sasuke seriously the only Uchiha child living in the Uchiha clan area that took up a portion of the entire city?

[james0246]

Originally Posted by JustRob

I've got another one I've been thinking a lot about:

When the Uchiha planned a coup d'etat, was the whole clan in on it? Was the friendly fat old lady from Sasuke's flashback in on it? Was Sasuke seriously the only Uchiha child living in the Uchiha clan area that took up a portion of the entire city?

Kishimoto has never answered those questions. It seems a little hard to believe that Sasuke was the only Uchiha child at the time of the massacre, but Kishimoto has been mum on the issue for fear of actually making Itachi look like the monster he is (my opinion at least).

[Hunter]

Spoiler:

[HasuMasu]

^ Does that make sense in context?

It sounds weird.

[JustRob]

So there were other kids who didn't know about the coup?

Spoiler for Uchiha massacre:

Or was Danzo talking about Sasuke? Also, what's up with that line? "We can no longer stop the Uchiha, so we must stop them as fast as possible"? Eh?

Also, here's another one: Ages ago, when Sakura and Naruto asked Sai about Danzo he showed them he had a seal on his tongue. But couldn't he just write everything down? There's no seals on his hands, right?

[james0246]

Originally Posted by JustRob

Also, here's another one: Ages ago, when Sakura and Naruto asked Sai about Danzo he showed them he had a seal on his tongue. But couldn't he just write everything down? There's no seals on his hands, right?

While never explicitly stated, I feel it is safe to assume that the seal (which is meant to paralyze the victim) would be activated even if the victim were to attempt to write down any information.

[itachi-san314]

Originally Posted by JustRob

So there were other kids who didn't know about the coup? Or was Danzo talking about Sasuke?

there were obviously other kids. like Hunter said, Kishi didn't want to show Itachi murdering children since he was to become a sympathetic character it would make it more difficult for readers to overcome those images.

Spoiler for Uchiha massacre:

Also, what's up with that line? "We can no longer stop the Uchiha (from attempting a coup), so we must stop the(ir insurrection) as fast as possible"? Eh?

think of it like that

[Hunter]

It just shows why you shouldn't reuse the same word in the same sentence, which is a little sad considering that was the official US translation.
Please use spoiler tags, I know it's not really spoilerish but this pic is from an event yet to happen in the anime nonetheless.

Spoiler:

The first "stop" referred to the fact that the Uchiha would rebel no matter what at this point

Originally Posted by JustRob

Also, here's another one: Ages ago, when Sakura and Naruto asked Sai about Danzo he showed them he had a seal on his tongue. But couldn't he just write everything down? There's no seals on his hands, right?

You like to ask question without real answer don't you? Let's say that this seal was hardwired from the tongue through his entire nervous system. And for your next question Danzou chose to place it there because he was an old pervert who liked to put his fingers into kids mouth.

[JustRob]

Well, questions with real answers I mostly already know. What's interesting is the stuff that don't have an answer yet.

[JustRob]

Alright, let's try a question I think does have a real answer, which I'm not sure about:

Does every Mangekyou Sharingan user get Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu? Or is each Mangekyou unique? Because Sasuke has Amaterasu, and I think the genjutsu he used on Danzou was referred to as a undeveloped version of Tsukuyomi once.

Spoiler:

Then again, Obito's Mangekyou is Kamui, and so is Kakashi's. Can they also use Amaterasu / Tsukuyomi? What about Shisui and Madara? Etc etc.

If each Mangekyou is unique to the user, then what decides which Mangekyou they get?

Also, what exactly are the requirements for Susano? Itachi made it sound like they were Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, but Sasuke stated only those who have awakened the Mangekyou in both eyes can use it.

Spoiler:

Therefore, is Obito incapable of using it since he only got one Mangekyou eye left?

[HasuMasu]

I think you actually do already know the answer to those.

Spoiler for manga:

1. no, they do not
2. yes, they are unique to a certain extent
3. Obito right eye is self Kamui, his left eye is other Kamui
4. we don't know the details of what Shisui and Madara's Sharingan can do
5. jutsu affinity
6. Sasuke and Itachi basically said the same thing, which is right
7. Obito needs the other eye to use Susano'o

[Mad Pierrot]

Originally Posted by JustRob

Spoiler:

According to Tobirama, the Uchiha clan have such strong feelings of love, that when they lose those they love, they develop an incredible hatred. My question is, why does it seem like Uchiha Itachi was immune to this? He lost his best buddy, and then he had to kill his friends, family, girlfriend, and everyone he loved or cared about. On top of losing them, he had to deal with the trauma of slaying them by his own hand.

Yet there's not a shred of hatred in Uchiha Itachi. Instead he remains peaceful and loyal to the village. So what is he, Jesus?

Spoiler for spoiler:

He probably does he hate the village but he finds nothing useful in destroying them.

[Mad Pierrot]

Here there is a doubt I was having and wanted others' opinion. Is it okay to call Sasuke a genius? This was brought up when Rock Lee was first introduced and Naruto accused Sasuke of being strong despite training less or something like that. Later in Sasuke's flashback we learn that when he was younger Sasuke wasn't really a genius and everybody viewed Itachi as the genius. Sasuke had to train a lot to reach his state from Part I following his brother's footsteps. There was nothing in Sasuke to call him a born genius.

[JustRob]

Personally I think everyone's definition of genius is different.

To a guy like Rock Lee, who was actually kind of a loser and isn't good at anything, and not even capable of using ninjutsu or genjutsu, Sasuke and Neji are geniuses because of their bloodline limits.

However, to Sasuke, Itachi was more of a genius then he was.

Then again, when Kakashi saw Rock Lee opening all those gates, he said that that's not something that can be achieved by hard work alone, and Rock Lee may be a genius after all.

Really it's pretty vague what it takes to be a genius. I think as long as you're exceptional and clever, you're kinda a genius already.

[Maxtro]

Aside from, "because it makes a good story" is there any reason why Naruto wasn't given his fathers surname?

Naruto Namikaze would probably have grown up to be a loved and happy child.

I've seen some theories online that it's common for Asian cultures to give a child the mothers surname and also that Minato had enemies or something so the elders wanted to protect Naruto by giving him his mothers name. My response to those reasons are, Asuma Sarutobi, and Konohamaru Sarutobi, plus whoever is Konohamaru's dad who would also have the Sarutobi name.

[Haiprbim]

Originally Posted by Maxtro

Aside from, "because it makes a good story" is there any reason why Naruto wasn't given his fathers surname?

Naruto Namikaze would probably have grown up to be a loved and happy child.

I've seen some theories online that it's common for Asian cultures to give a child the mothers surname and also that Minato had enemies or something so the elders wanted to protect Naruto by giving him his mothers name. My response to those reasons are, Asuma Sarutobi, and Konohamaru Sarutobi, plus whoever is Konohamaru's dad who would also have the Sarutobi name.

If you watched the episode in which Nagato prevented Kurama from outbursting (Fight with Nagato - Last Pain left), he said that the 3rd Hokage left the secret to himself, because if it would get known that Naruto is the 4th son, a chaos might have occured.
Giving Naruto the 4th surname would be giving chaos on a plate.

[Claymore-one]

I was wondering if any Naruto fans may be able to give me a hand on where to start...

I joined the military 2 years ago, and ever since boot camp plus deployments and so on I have been so far behind in Naruto that I do not know where I had left off.

The only thing I remember is that Naruto and Killer Bee started training together to get stronger. There was also a part where I remember that Naruto tried to play a prank on Killer Bee, but inserting his hand some place looking for a lever/key to open up the entrance, and he started screaming pretending that he lost his arm.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd hope for the anime episode if at all possible, thank you.