There are some moments where I think it would have been better if those characters died. The deaths in Naruto where you felt the most where the ones with meaning. Meaningful deaths makes us feel. Like Jiraiya who sacrificed himself to reveal the secret of Pain. Or the third hokage who died to save the village from Orochimaru. Itachi who died for his brother and Minato and Kushina who died for Naruto and the village.
These are all sad deaths because they meant something, it was for a purpose. On the other hand some deaths felt like they put it in just to kill someone who was getting irrelevant. Like Neji and Shikamarus dad. I'm not saying it hurt the story but there are some deaths that would have made more sense, been emotional and benefited the story greatly.
1. Tsunade dies during Pains attack: Her final sacrifice is to save the citizens of Konoha. It would have been a very heroic hokage moment for Tsunade and a fitting death. She was basically dead anyway until Danzo died. Make the hokage succession an issue and make Kakashi the hokage during the war.
2. Gai dies during the opening of the 8 gates: This should be obvious, you DIE if you open the 8 gates, the end, no coming back. This was his big moment of the series and he did it because it was the last option. Having him die thinking that he failed would give a sense of hopelessness until Naruto and Sasuke came back. It is also poetic in away that a man obsessed with youth dies young. But now he is a cripple and his life sucks. I love Gai and I'm sad to see how he ended up. He should have died.
So these are the two deaths I feel should have happened. What do you think about it? Are there any characters that you felt should have died, or perhaps not died?
These are all sad deaths because they meant something, it was for a purpose. On the other hand some deaths felt like they put it in just to kill someone who was getting irrelevant. Like Neji and Shikamarus dad. I'm not saying it hurt the story but there are some deaths that would have made more sense, been emotional and benefited the story greatly.
1. Tsunade dies during Pains attack: Her final sacrifice is to save the citizens of Konoha. It would have been a very heroic hokage moment for Tsunade and a fitting death. She was basically dead anyway until Danzo died. Make the hokage succession an issue and make Kakashi the hokage during the war.
2. Gai dies during the opening of the 8 gates: This should be obvious, you DIE if you open the 8 gates, the end, no coming back. This was his big moment of the series and he did it because it was the last option. Having him die thinking that he failed would give a sense of hopelessness until Naruto and Sasuke came back. It is also poetic in away that a man obsessed with youth dies young. But now he is a cripple and his life sucks. I love Gai and I'm sad to see how he ended up. He should have died.
So these are the two deaths I feel should have happened. What do you think about it? Are there any characters that you felt should have died, or perhaps not died?
