Early Concept art by Kishimoto

[V h o]

Thank everything holy he didn't keep those ideas/sketches.....

 

[super yang]

tht looks like a kumo kid w/ one byakugan & an inuzuka sidekick bearing a side branch, byakugan curse seal

 

[RedRobin]

So Neji was originally a wolf. Got it. Lol.

 

[ultraChalk]

The Zabuza one was good, I like them both.

The second one was good too but not fitting for an Itachi. He doesn't look like he could be Sasukes brother.

I really like the last one... but he looks like more of a movie character.

 

[Angelic.]

how can zabuza see? he looks like a generic ninja.

itachi looks like hes from hxh

the wolf boy is cute. wolf sage mode!

 

[Torche]

Zabuza looks okay, I wish he had more than Kubikiriboucho now.

"Itachi" if you can even call it that is absolutely hideous, glad he went back to the drawing board on the one. Lol

Shame he never made it in, looks really cool. I guess Kiba and the Inuzuka clan from Konoha replaced him... unfortunately.

 

[Trúth]

Don't really have anything to say about Zabuza, but it's a good thing Kishi didn't use that concept for Itachi. It somehow takes away all his coolness and definitely loses any mysteriousness That comes with Itachi's character.. That concept doesn't even look like a genjutsu user. Lol​

Damn. The third character seems to have a wolf based motif around him. It would have been nice had he been included.

He does look like he would have made for an interesting character.​

 

[Chie]

Don't really have anything to say about Zabuza, but it's a good thing Kishi didn't use that concept for Itachi. It somehow takes away all his coolness and definitely loses any mysteriousness That comes with Itachi's character.. That concept doesn't even look like a genjutsu user. Lol​

He does look like he would have made for an interesting character.​

@bold- He just looks like some thug that would beat the tar out of someone with his bare hands. Completely different character design and personality than the canon one.

 

[Conspirator.]

Zabuza and the wolf boy are okay. So is Itachi, although I think his design in the manga was far above what it was in the manga. Nice find, Chie.

 

[Torche]

@bold- He just looks like some thug that would beat the tar out of someone with his bare hands. Completely different character design and personality than the canon one.

Doesn't even fit the original bill of Itachi, the "madman who slaughtered his entire clan".

 

[Chie]

Doesn't even fit the original bill of Itachi, the "madman who slaughtered his entire clan".

It just looks like some cocky individual who is ready to fight. Lol He's not even a nukenin there, his headband doesn't have the scratch on Konoha's symbol.

I wonder how many times Kishimoto had to change his ideas/designs when starting this series when it came to characters. Lol

 

[Torche]

It just looks like some cocky individual who is ready to fight. Lol He's not even a nukenin there, his headband doesn't have the scratch on Konoha's symbol.

I wonder how many times Kishimoto had to change his ideas/designs when starting this series when it came to characters. Lol

I don't know. Tbh, he looks like your average fodder; like Iruka. XD

 

[Natsu Shazneel]

I would have not minded if Itachi was made a shitty character. It would explain what kinda person it took to have killed his own family.

 

[Conspirator.]

I would have not minded if Itachi was made a shitty character. It would explain what kinda person it took to have killed his own family.

But Itachi is a great character mate in the eyes of many. He's one of the best in the manga. The hell are you on about? Lol

 

[Chie]

But Itachi is a great character mate in the eyes of many. He'sone of the best in the manga. The hell are you on about?

He's trolling. Lol

 

[Natsu Shazneel]

But Itachi is a great character mate in the eyes of many. He'sone of the best in the manga. The hell are you on about? Lol

Are you telling me a nice and intelligent man like Itachi, Looks like a murderious man? The guy on here clearly looks like one of them fodders that would take that step. If his design was not so beautiful I doubt he would be forgiven.

 

[Trúth]

@bold- He just looks like some thug that would beat the tar out of someone with his bare hands. Completely different character design and personality than the canon one.

I suppose that was the point when Kishi didn't exactly know what he wanted to do with Itachi's character and he was just "Sasuke's older brother". Because as Wretched Egg said, it doesn't even fit the homicidal madman which we all originally thought Itachi was. Lol​

 

[Megax Rocker7]

dang Itachi looks alot more badass than the canon one in my opinion without that gay eye lash and all.

 

[Chie]

I suppose that was the point when Kishi didn't exactly know what he wanted to do with Itachi's character and he was just "Sasuke's older brother". Because as Wretched Egg said, it doesn't even fit the homicidal madman which we all originally thought Itachi was. Lol​

True. And these were created before the series even took off, so there was quite a bit of time to change one's mind in between. He was just creating characters.

 

[Pumpkin Ninja]

They all seem cool but the Itachi one just doesn't give an Itachi vibe...