Armathyx
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It's easy to side with Naruto when reading this manga. It has his name, it develops almost entirely around him and it's coming from a Japanese author - they just don't seem to have any idea what "balance" means when it comes to creating stories. The main character in Japanese manga is like our heroes from the 70's 80's, like Luke Skywalker: he's always right, and the enemies are evil Nazis and whatever else.
But in the case of Naruto (the anime), the villains are developped just enough that you can wonder whether or not they're actually the good guys. I'm certainly not the only one to have been convinced by Nagato's speech to Naruto, especially when Naruto's reply was simply "yeah whatever I'll save the world don't worry".
I don't consider Naruto's answer to Nagato to have ever been an actual answer. So far he's still yet to answer anything, he just says "whatever" and rasengans whoever disagrees with him, including Sasuke for whom he doesn't give a damn whether or not the guy actually wants to go back to Konoha.
In fact, you'll notice Naruto just doesn't have any respect or consideration for opinions that are in disagreement with his. When he wants something, he wants to force people around him to do so, under the flag of "motivation".
Now, getting to the point of this thread. For the reason mentionned above, I'm actually starting to wonder who would be right in a realistic scenario, a philosophical essay or a court of law: Naruto or Obito? It's pretty much a freedom vs peace debate, and it's actually something very complicated with no real answer. Let's take a look at both offers:
Naruto:
• The freedom of chosing the future... or is it freedom for Naruto to chose everyone's future?
• At the price of more and more shinobi sacrificed for Naruto/The Kage's cause during each charge at Obito
• The Bijuu's freedom
Obito:
• A perfect dreamworld where everyone is in peace, but where no progress ever happens
• Could happen immediately and without any further human losses if there's a cease fire
• The Bijuu cease to exist individually
I'm currently tempted to be on Obito's side as his statements can be backed by empirical evidence. In the manga, there's indeed a cycle of hatred that'll just start again sooner or later in case the Alliance wins. It's what happens when people don't have a common ennemy. Naruto's words are currently as much a dream as Obito's dreamworld would be like.
But in the case of Naruto (the anime), the villains are developped just enough that you can wonder whether or not they're actually the good guys. I'm certainly not the only one to have been convinced by Nagato's speech to Naruto, especially when Naruto's reply was simply "yeah whatever I'll save the world don't worry".
I don't consider Naruto's answer to Nagato to have ever been an actual answer. So far he's still yet to answer anything, he just says "whatever" and rasengans whoever disagrees with him, including Sasuke for whom he doesn't give a damn whether or not the guy actually wants to go back to Konoha.
In fact, you'll notice Naruto just doesn't have any respect or consideration for opinions that are in disagreement with his. When he wants something, he wants to force people around him to do so, under the flag of "motivation".
Now, getting to the point of this thread. For the reason mentionned above, I'm actually starting to wonder who would be right in a realistic scenario, a philosophical essay or a court of law: Naruto or Obito? It's pretty much a freedom vs peace debate, and it's actually something very complicated with no real answer. Let's take a look at both offers:
Naruto:
• The freedom of chosing the future... or is it freedom for Naruto to chose everyone's future?
• At the price of more and more shinobi sacrificed for Naruto/The Kage's cause during each charge at Obito
• The Bijuu's freedom
Obito:
• A perfect dreamworld where everyone is in peace, but where no progress ever happens
• Could happen immediately and without any further human losses if there's a cease fire
• The Bijuu cease to exist individually
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I'm currently tempted to be on Obito's side as his statements can be backed by empirical evidence. In the manga, there's indeed a cycle of hatred that'll just start again sooner or later in case the Alliance wins. It's what happens when people don't have a common ennemy. Naruto's words are currently as much a dream as Obito's dreamworld would be like.
