all that and a can of beans

[timepiececlock]

So I just had this great spoiler for the Naruto manga. Usually I abhor them, but this was really my fault for not paying attention, and anyway it's such a cool spoiler that I am all a-glee over it, way too giddy to be sad.

Kakashi's gonna be the HOKAGE!

I don't know how or why or when (I'll read to find out, don't tell me), but if this is true, then it's huge smiles from me. Fans have been speculating that he'd be chosen next for ages now, especially since Tsunade is a lot older than she looks and Naruto won't be ready for years to come. Plus, it's just COOL.

The only cooler idea was the Naruto Primer joke that Shikamaru would be a "temporary" Hokage for about ten years... probably not because he was the strongest but because the village decided they ought to try selecting someone on intellectual capacity, at least until Naruto was properly ready.

Anyway, that's literally all I know, and I got that from a fanart with a one-line spoiler comment, but I'm delighted. I feel this desire to write Sakura/Rokudaime!Kakashi drabbles now.

Comments

Re: rambling

[faoiltiamatani.livejournal.com]

I am such a big Naruto fan (I LOVE MY BABYNINJAS!...now they're notsobabyninjas...)

Oh my gosh, hahaha, I am not the only one who says "babyninjas"! I agree with you totally on that, and all that you said about Naruto.

I feel the same way about Sasuke, much as I know so much of fandom is furious with him, I just cannot help but feel terrible for him and want so much for things to get better for him, for him and for Naruto. I just... they are such young and flawed characters but they TRY and the Sasuke just keeps messing up and choosing the wrong thing and thinking it will finally make it stop for him and it doesn´t and then slowly falling to pieces because of it and aaaugh! I just want the babyninjas to be happy! I want Naruto to save the day and save Sasuke from himself and make everything okay again. If he does (and I believe he will) I will probably cry when I read it.

Re: rambling

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

With Sasuke I vacillate. I felt for him in the first two major story arcs, but with a discerning eye toward the obvious foreshadowing of Teh Evil Choices. I even felt for chibi!Sasuke in the flashbacks. But mostly I felt sorry that the kid was going to grow up to be such a waste. With the events after the exams and the Akatsuki, I lost my sympathy completely. I don't get sad for the Sasuke that is, I get sad for the Sasuke that was.

I'm at about 350s in the manga as of last night, and Sasuke's not annoying me at the moment. As long as the story isn't trying to make me sympathize with him (I don't) then i don't mind watching him go about his vengeance thing. It's a purely academic interest.

If he does (and I believe he will)

That says everything I feel about Naruto, right there.

Re: rambling

[faoiltiamatani.livejournal.com]

Aaah, man. In the most recent chapters, Sasuke´s been thrown through the shredder. I feel so badly for him right now. I won´t spoil, but... hard times are ahead for Sasuke.

See, I still feel like the Sasuke that was is in there somewhere, and I feel so even more after what´s happened recently. That´s why I feel so bad for him. Sasuke makes things extremely hard for everyone else, but the person he screws over the most is himself. I think Naruto knows that, and that´s part of why it hurts him so much.

Re: rambling

[mildmay.livejournal.com]

I'm actually going to second Vit here. I used to feel the same way you do about Sasuke. We even talked about it a few times, I think (my journal name used to be ladyjessamyn, I changed it recently. We used to have some interesting conversations when I first got into Naruto). But the recent developments have made me interested in his role in the plot again AND made me sympathize with him again. And I didn't think that was possible.

I'm not saying you'll have the same reaction I did, when you catch up, and I wouldn't blame you if you didn't (a lot of people haven't). Sasuke's a difficult character to like a lot of the time. But. Just stating my personal experience. XD