Asspull no jutsu is not so bad

Joseph Gomes

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Fairy Tail, One Piece and Bleach are always giving nakama power up to Natsu, Luffy and Ichigo. Naruto didn't get the chance to get Nakama power up coz Naruto didn't have many true friends. HIs only friend Sasuke was a rogue ninja

THere has been very few Nakama power up in Naruto. One major one was Naruto getting into 8 tails mode after Hinata's moaning. That's not a common thing in Naruto

Naruto has always described powers very efficiently with logic. THis is one of the main reason I personally was attracted to the anime. Except for the rubbish TNJ scenes, most powers have been defined well in Naruto. Up until the war arc, that is

Naruto has barely any interaction with his friends. Same for Sasuke. Without asspull no jutsu (like Naruto and Sauske being transmigrant of Indra/Asura), Naruto and Sasuke couldn't become stronger. Asspull no jutsu is the substitute to nakama powerup. Like Naruto one shotting a Kage level Kakuzu

Many people say Naruto was totally ruined in the war arc, which I agree. But prior to that, Naruto was a very solid manga where powers made sense. Very few scenes were for comic relief


That's why I can justify asspull no jutsu. It's no different from Nakama power up

Izanami is an exception to this thread
 

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When did Luffy get Nakama power doe?
 

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Really couldn't get into FairyTail though. Anyone else think it's too kiddy? It tries to be an ecchi at the same time which is weird considering how much playfulness is going on.
 

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I don't consider that a nakama power-up scene. It was just Naruto's rage over Hinata's stabbing that triggered his transformation. Though, I'd say Kishi tends to explain new abilities quite well. We have seen Naruto learning, training and mastering his techniques. There are rarely any moments where we see characters getting new techniques out of thin air, and when they do it has been foreshadowed. Kakashi's PS was one of the only few exceptions where there really was no logical explanation behind it (Kakashi said it was due to the Rikudo-enhanced chakra but that seems like something Kishi made up on the spot).

Btw, One Piece has just as few Nakama-BS moments as Naruto. Fairy Tail sticks out the most, but Bleach can just be as bad.
 
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I don't consider that a nakama power-up scene. It was just Naruto's rage over Hinata's stabbing that triggered his transformation. Though, I'd say Kishi tends to explain new abilities quite well. We have seen Naruto learning, training and mastering his techniques. There are rarely any moments where we see characters getting new techniques out of thin air, and when they do it has been foreshadowed. Kakashi's PS was one of the only few exceptions where there really was no logical explanation behind it (Kakashi said its due to the Rikudo-enhanced chakra but that seems like something Kishi made up on the spot).

It was a nakama power up, actually. Nakama powerup is when a character becomes angry because a friend is hurt by the enemy

I must admit before the war arc Naruto explained powers really well. Everything could be explained by logic in Naruto.
I wonder why Kishimoto ruined it in the war arc. Such a shame
 

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Kakazu wasn't in full condition,and how are the powers not explained good in the war?
 

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I don't hate Nakama powers, but I think it should be quite less. Unless, make it beautiful not for the sake of asspulling.
 

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It was a nakama power up, actually. Nakama powerup is when a character becomes angry because a friend is hurt by the enemy

I must admit before the war arc Naruto explained powers really well. Everything could be explained by logic in Naruto.
I wonder why Kishimoto ruined it in the war arc. Such a shame

Naruto's power always increase via Kyuubi since the beginning of the story,that wasn't new.

But he hasn't gotten one and there is no ''will get'' for sure in One Piece.

Who's your favorite characters in OP? I feel like your a Doflamingo guy.
 

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Kakazu wasn't in full condition,and how are the powers not explained good in the war?

THere's no explanation how Obito and Kakashu was able to move in Kaguya's gravity dimension while Kaguya couldn't. Kishi didn't explain it

This thread is about asspull, not plot hole. Asspulls are different from plot holes
 

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Don't care either way. Naruto manga is officially completed, asspull or not. There's always ups and downs in a long running series.


He's about to get one right now. Bellamy is gonna get killed (?) by Doflamingo

So if Luffy can defeat Doffy at the end of the arc, you're gonna brush it off as it due to nakama power up? Can't believe this is coming from you. One Piece 3D2Y special is the sole example of nakama power up, but in canon One Piece manga series, none of it has been shown as such. Luffy is a flexible fighter. Don't let me start on it, buddy.
 

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Lol Naruto's only friend was sasuke :leaf:

People are confusing Sasuke's sentence with naruto.
 

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Don't care either way. Naruto manga is officially completed, asspull or not. There's always ups and downs in a long running series.

So if Luffy can defeat Doffy at the end of the arc, you're gonna brush it off as it due to nakama power up? Can't believe this is coming from you. One Piece 3D2Y special is the sole example of nakama power up, but in canon One Piece manga series, none of it has been shown as such. Luffy is a flexible fighter. Don't let me start on it, buddy.

You did see luffy's reaction when Doflamingo hurt bellamy in the castle, didn't you?

Lol Naruto's only friend was sasuke :leaf:

People are confusing Sasuke's sentence with naruto.

I meant Naruto doesn't have many close friends like Ichigo or Luffy has. Naruto has many friends but none of them are too close. Naruto's isolation is the main reason he could understand sasuke and vice versa. People acknowledged naruto after he became strong
 

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You did see luffy's reaction when Doflamingo hurt bellamy in the castle, didn't you?

Ofc. Still, everyone will react the same if their friends got hurt, not only Luffy. The difference is the strength level one has to be used in a battle, which determines either he's gonna win or not. It's still depends on Luffy's current strength. Emotional boost is not really a nakama power up.

We'll see that once the chapter is out ;)

OT: What about the k-11? ... 10? That's Naruto's friends, right.
 
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