Partly out of boredom and partly out of curiosity of how many I could find, I decided to try and make a collection of all moments of major foreshadowing in the story. Some of these are intentional, some of these are not, but overall I think they all work well when reading the story as a whole. I'll obviously point out when I think it wasn't a planned move on Kishimoto's part however.
Naruto Breaks the Mask
Madara's Weakness and Eventual Downfall
Black Zetsu's First Appearance
Sasuke and his Hawk
Rin's Death
Kakashi and Obito's Shared Eye
Obito's Silent Answer
Sasuke's Left Arm
I'm trying to make this a complete list, so...anything I missed? Or anything I got wrong, maybe?
Naruto Breaks the Mask
Chapter 19
Chapter 597
Not that much a foreshadowing as much as a purposeful mirroring, but still.
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Chapter 597
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Not that much a foreshadowing as much as a purposeful mirroring, but still.
Madara's Weakness and Eventual Downfall
Chapter 623
Chapter 626
Chapter 678
This one is definitely purposeful, at least for the first case. Maybe the second time was something decided later, but it sticks to the theme.
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Chapter 626
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Chapter 678
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This one is definitely purposeful, at least for the first case. Maybe the second time was something decided later, but it sticks to the theme.
Black Zetsu's First Appearance
Chapter 234
Chapter 681
Obviously it wasn't planned either, but its a fun coincidence that works in benefit of the larger story.
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Chapter 681
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Obviously it wasn't planned either, but its a fun coincidence that works in benefit of the larger story.
Sasuke and his Hawk
Chapter 1
Chapter 477
This one definitely had some planning going behind it.
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Chapter 477
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This one definitely had some planning going behind it.
Rin's Death
Chapter 30
Chapter 604
Again, more so a happy coincidence than anything, but you could interpret the attitude Kakashi took during the rest of the fight (telling Naruto and the others to stay away from Zabuza and completely beating him down after that) as him venting off his PTSD.
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Chapter 604
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Again, more so a happy coincidence than anything, but you could interpret the attitude Kakashi took during the rest of the fight (telling Naruto and the others to stay away from Zabuza and completely beating him down after that) as him venting off his PTSD.
Kakashi and Obito's Shared Eye
Chapte 487
Chapter 597
This is one of the first big hints towards Tobi's identity, and works well towards the bigger story.
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Chapter 597
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This is one of the first big hints towards Tobi's identity, and works well towards the bigger story.
Obito's Silent Answer
Chapter 502
Chapter 637
This one I feel I have to make a case for, since maybe I'm just overthinking this, but I believe there are major reasons why Obito 1. never replies to his sensei's inquiry about him being Uchiha Madara and 2. lowers his hood just when Minato asks him to reveal he's donning that exact hairstyle. This is the one occasion where Obito dons the same haircut he had as a Genin during a flashback, so I do think it's supposed to mean something.
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Chapter 637
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This one I feel I have to make a case for, since maybe I'm just overthinking this, but I believe there are major reasons why Obito 1. never replies to his sensei's inquiry about him being Uchiha Madara and 2. lowers his hood just when Minato asks him to reveal he's donning that exact hairstyle. This is the one occasion where Obito dons the same haircut he had as a Genin during a flashback, so I do think it's supposed to mean something.
Sasuke's Left Arm
Chapter 6
Chapter 698
This is the foreshadowing that took the longest to come true out of all these...and honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it was planned. Its easy, as an author, to have a beginning and an end for your story planned after all. I wouldn't put it past Kishimoto, to have Naruto and Sasuke losing their arms in an intense final fight planned from day one. Its all the stuff in-between he probably planned as he went.
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Chapter 698
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This is the foreshadowing that took the longest to come true out of all these...and honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it was planned. Its easy, as an author, to have a beginning and an end for your story planned after all. I wouldn't put it past Kishimoto, to have Naruto and Sasuke losing their arms in an intense final fight planned from day one. Its all the stuff in-between he probably planned as he went.
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Kishi trippin just noticed he got Sasuke with a twisted ass leg.
