Is the ninja headband meant to mimic the sages brow?

[Floydical]

Look at these two images and you'll see that not only does Madara's headband provide Madara with horns that mimic the sage, but the headband itself creates a shape that is very similar to the sage's brow.

Spoiler

You must be registered for see images

You must be registered for see images

Did the ninja headband begin as a way to mimic the image of the sage? Specifically, did early followers or adjacent generations create the headband tradition to make themselves look like the sage in addition to attempting to be like him? Did this purpose of the headband get lost over time? Clearly, even if the normal headband has no relation, Madara's is obviously made to make him look like the sage. I'm curious as to people's thoughts on this.

 

[The8thGateBeast]

Naruto is the most controversial anime ever.

 

[DaileyM]

Lol could be.

 

[Princessu Kaaantchan]

It's meant to trick people into thinking this manga is about Shinobi.

 

[Hàdes1]

It's meant to trick people into thinking this manga is about Shinobi.

Lol ^ This.

 

[NarutoWA]

No, It was a sign of their respective orientations.
Like religion in real life.

 

[NarutoWA]

No, It was a sign of their respective orientations.
Like religion in real life.

 

[Colonel Armstrong]

lmao thats crazy man how da hell did u reach that?

 

[Drifter2410]

I always believed the origins of the headband to Ashura as people decided to follow him and his policies which were in turn part of the SO6P's policies.

 

[Floydical]

No, It was a sign of their respective orientations.
Like religion in real life.

Obviously its meant to pay respect to your village, but I'm proposing that the ORIGINAL purpose was to make people look more like the sage. Think of it as an act of paying respect, they wanted to mimic him. Obviously later on it would be altered to respect their village, but hopefully you get my point now.

lmao thats crazy man how da hell did u reach that?

When you look at the images I post, don't you think Madara's headband makes him look like the sage? Its all based on that, the sages brow protrudes similarly to a ninja headband.

 

[Colonel Armstrong]

Obviously its meant to pay respect to your village, but I'm proposing that the ORIGINAL purpose was to make people look more like the sage. Think of it as an act of paying respect, they wanted to mimic him. Obviously later on it would be altered to respect their village, but hopefully you get my point now.



When you look at the images I post, don't you think Madara's headband makes him look like the sage? Its all based on that, the sages brow protrudes similarly to a ninja headband.

man i hate that skin headband look on madara.....it buggs me

 

[Calpal]

I doubt it was meant to pay homage to the sage.
If anything its meant to pay respect to Ashura and was adopted by the village systems after they realized it was an easy way to represent the village.

 

[SkyGodHorus]

Look at these two images and you'll see that not only does Madara's headband provide Madara with horns that mimic the sage, but the headband itself creates a shape that is very similar to the sage's brow.

Spoiler

You must be registered for see images

You must be registered for see images

Did the ninja headband begin as a way to mimic the image of the sage? Specifically, did early followers or adjacent generations create the headband tradition to make themselves look like the sage in addition to attempting to be like him? Did this purpose of the headband get lost over time? Clearly, even if the normal headband has no relation, Madara's is obviously made to make him look like the sage. I'm curious as to people's thoughts on this.

It's a nice parallel you've found and hypothesis you've made, but these aren't just headbands to mimic someone's looks, they are forehead protectors made and worn to defend against head shots, stabs and slashes.

 

[Yahcob13]

I think the hidden leaf symbol does have hidden meaning relative to the Sage's third eye and the Juubi. The fact that its called the "leaf" village speaks volumes. I almost made a thread about it also.

 

[FemmeFatale]

Probably, Naruto is the only one who really wears it, and ashura.
I wonder is the yinseal mimics kaguya's eye

 

[ssjelf]

The headbands are there because Kishi was too lazy to keep drawing Naruto's googles so the headband was an easy out. seriously he said this.

OT: Headbands were introduced when the first village was created about 150 years ago, I don't think Hashi had knowledge of the sage...

 

[Sauce]

I doubt it was meant to pay homage to the sage.
If anything its meant to pay respect to Ashura and was adopted by the village systems after they realized it was an easy way to represent the village.

Makes the most sense to me .

 

[Floydical]

It's a nice parallel you've found and hypothesis you've made, but these aren't just headbands to mimic someone's looks, they are forehead protectors made and worn to defend against head shots, stabs and slashes.

Yes, but that's the modern purpose for the headbands. Isn't it possible that they were originally made as a way to look more like the sage? It would be a way to honor him essentially. Later on, the meaning and design could have changed to match the modern society.

The headbands are there because Kishi was too lazy to keep drawing Naruto's googles so the headband was an easy out. seriously he said this.

OT: Headbands were introduced when the first village was created about 150 years ago, I don't think Hashi had knowledge of the sage...

We don't know anything about the generations between Hashirama and Ashura. Yes the modern version of the headband is not that old, but perhaps that modern version derived from a more basic version that had a different purpose/ meaning.

 

[SkyGodHorus]

The headbands are there because Kishi was too lazy to keep drawing Naruto's googles so the headband was an easy out. seriously he said this.

And I wish he hadn't. /facepalm lols.

OT: Headbands were introduced when the first village was created about 150 years ago, I don't think Hashi had knowledge of the sage...

Well as Much as I hate to debunk myself, Hashirama was familiar with Rinnei Tensei and could use the god gate. I'd say its safe to say he had access to some of Hagoromo's history and jutsus. He was Ashura's heir after all that led the Senju and Ashura was Hagoromo's heir.

 

[Floydical]

And I wish he hadn't. /facepalm lols.



Well as Much as I hate to debunk myself, Hashirama was familiar with Rinnei Tensei and could use the god gate. I'd say its safe to say he had access to some of Hagoromo's history and jutsus. He was Ashura's heir after all that led the Senju and Ashura was Hagoromo's heir.

Exactly that. And like I said before, just because the modern headband originated with Hashirama and the first village system, that does not mean that there were variations of it previously. The meaning and purposes of the headband itself could have changed with time.