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AlexM123

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Are any of you bothered by the fact that some characters (mainly Tsunade, Karin, Nagato, and Kimimaro) are known to come from a certain clan, but they aren't referred to with their clan's last name?
For example: Tsunade is known to come from the Senju clan, and it has been stated A MILLION times that the first hokage, Hashirama SENJU, is her grandfather, so what's the harm in calling her Tsunade Senju? It's not like the members of a clan have different last/family names. I don't know why, but it really bothers me. I mean, it's not like we're ever gonna hear something like "Kakashi Hatake was a member of the Senju clan" or "Karin (random last name) was a member of the Uzumaki clan" because we know that all members of a clan have one last name. The same goes with Kimimaro of the Kaguya clan, and Nagato/Karin of the Uzumaki clan. I get that if they had been referred to as Nagato Uzumaki or Karin Uzumaki from the start, everyone would have been like WTF, but now that we know what happened to the Uzumaki clan, why aren't they referred as Uzumakis? I mean I guess it is possible that their mothers were the Uzumaki clan members, but still. I have a real problem with Kimimaro (even though he's dead) not having the last name Kaguya because WE KNOW that his father was a member of the clan too, and if I remember correctly, he was THE LEADER of the clan. Like i said, idk, it just bothers me. I like to refer to Tsunade as Tsunade Senju, and Karin/Nagato with the last name Uzumaki because it just makes sense to me. What do you guys think?
 

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Such trivial things do not bother me.
 

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Because any of them could have taken their other parents last name? With that logic Naruto should be Naruto Namikaze as its customary in Japan for children to take their fathers last name.
 

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Not really, but I can see how that would bother some.
 

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Because any of them could have taken their other parents last name? With that logic Naruto should be Naruto Namikaze as its customary in Japan for children to take their fathers last name.

Well, Naruto would have been named Naruto Namikaze, but the third thought it would be better if he had his mother's last name so that no one (mainly the fourth's enemies) would know of Naruto's connection the the the fourth. I guess all I'm trying to say is, is there really any harm in giving these characters the last name of their clan if no other information is going to be given about their history. It just annoys me.
Also I know that it's trivial, but I can't help but be bothered by it :(
 
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