Romy9
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Hey all. I'll try my best not to make this a wank thread. I don't intent to talk about his power at all. I was re-watching some of the anime episodes, particularly the ones where Orochimaru revives the previous Hokage so Sasuke could get his answers. Usually, when I watch something and try to relate to certain characters, I always ask myself how I would react in similar situations or how something would impact my life in order to make the best decisions out of the worst-case scenario problems.
At the beginning of the manga, we learn of Will of Fire and what it actually means when one inherits it. It was basically a notion in which you defend your village and people whenever they're threatened by a danger. To correlate it with real life, it could be an act of patriotism - you love your country and its people and you'll protect them because you hold them dear. The title of Hokage bears that definition in general. It sounds simple and we always encounter such feats and descriptions in any literature/movie/story etc. However, we don't know how deep the emotions, morals and ethics go until we meet Itachi's character. He makes it complex, hard to understand and in some cases, crazy. His acts are criticized by many people, as I've seen, because his Will of Fire was so deeply understood or sunk in that he was ready to murder his entire family for the sake of his village and peace. Sure, it's crazy to murder your own blood, love and future. But that's where the brilliance of his character comes in. Can you imagine what was going on his head when he was trying to decide whether to kill his own clan or just side with them and let the war take care of itself?
He went for quantity and prosperity. It sounds simple but he saved countless innocent people and children in order to preserve the well-being of the village. I can't fathom how one was able to exclude his own feelings and demean himself to the point of not being relevant just to continue and execute the act of kindness and empathy, something his clan lacked. I would definitely side with my family and I would probably create a lot more bloodshed with killing a lot of innocent people and children in the process. His state of mind must've been so determined because even after saving the village from the imminent war, he continued to look after it and his brother with an unbearable etiquette, a contradicting label to his true actions. How could one sustain such pain, knowing that no one actually knows your true intentions and never will?
Along with that chaos, he still managed to make some difference to the current era, even in his death. He lectured and preserved the right path for the main character and steered another would-be Madara from the wrong path. In the process, he saved the Alliance from many troubles and still died a proud Konoha shinobi, despite knowing that he will always be labeled a criminal. I'll never fully understand his actions because they're not really executable when in relation to real life, but that's exactly what makes him interesting, along with other characteristics such as his intelligence and overall ability. You can hate my opinion or love it but thanks anyway for reading. I think this is the quote that perfectly describes him:
A true meaning of a hero is when a man lays down his life with the knowledge that those he saves... will never know.
At the beginning of the manga, we learn of Will of Fire and what it actually means when one inherits it. It was basically a notion in which you defend your village and people whenever they're threatened by a danger. To correlate it with real life, it could be an act of patriotism - you love your country and its people and you'll protect them because you hold them dear. The title of Hokage bears that definition in general. It sounds simple and we always encounter such feats and descriptions in any literature/movie/story etc. However, we don't know how deep the emotions, morals and ethics go until we meet Itachi's character. He makes it complex, hard to understand and in some cases, crazy. His acts are criticized by many people, as I've seen, because his Will of Fire was so deeply understood or sunk in that he was ready to murder his entire family for the sake of his village and peace. Sure, it's crazy to murder your own blood, love and future. But that's where the brilliance of his character comes in. Can you imagine what was going on his head when he was trying to decide whether to kill his own clan or just side with them and let the war take care of itself?
He went for quantity and prosperity. It sounds simple but he saved countless innocent people and children in order to preserve the well-being of the village. I can't fathom how one was able to exclude his own feelings and demean himself to the point of not being relevant just to continue and execute the act of kindness and empathy, something his clan lacked. I would definitely side with my family and I would probably create a lot more bloodshed with killing a lot of innocent people and children in the process. His state of mind must've been so determined because even after saving the village from the imminent war, he continued to look after it and his brother with an unbearable etiquette, a contradicting label to his true actions. How could one sustain such pain, knowing that no one actually knows your true intentions and never will?
Along with that chaos, he still managed to make some difference to the current era, even in his death. He lectured and preserved the right path for the main character and steered another would-be Madara from the wrong path. In the process, he saved the Alliance from many troubles and still died a proud Konoha shinobi, despite knowing that he will always be labeled a criminal. I'll never fully understand his actions because they're not really executable when in relation to real life, but that's exactly what makes him interesting, along with other characteristics such as his intelligence and overall ability. You can hate my opinion or love it but thanks anyway for reading. I think this is the quote that perfectly describes him:
A true meaning of a hero is when a man lays down his life with the knowledge that those he saves... will never know.
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