LoZelda101
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Think about it. the reason he was named uzumaki was for his own protection. however, look what it brought naruto. he started off as a fodder character with no name to be compared to (since uzumaki's were pretty much nonexistent). he had no special foster parents protection program, and worst the only thing he was remembered as was a prankster with the kyuubi inside him that was responsible for killing families and nearly destroying the village. which forced naruto into deep depression as a child who had to hide his tears in fake smiles and even went as far to make "best friends" with sasuke uchiha even thou they clearly had absolutely no friendly interaction just because they both were alone, which ultimately made naruto obsessive to bring sasuke back, despite the abuse he has to go through with. lol
on the flip side.
if he was named naruto namikaze, he will be a target by enemies. however at the sametime he would be known by other people including his age group as the son of the hokage. sure, naruto could still be lonely, cause sasuke was also lonely despite having a famous name and people knowing him. but what makes sasuke special is that he HAD those bonds then lost it. naruto is not the same case, he NEVER had any bonds. it can only get better for him, which is exactly what happened. as for the taboo of being known as the host of the kyuubi, yeah that will be a stigma naruto must carry, however at the sametime, he will be embraced as the son of the father who saved the village. it's 50/50. no longer 100% kyuubi stigma. and it's possible that with the name namikaze, he might would've been allowed to be the student of jiraiya much sooner and maybe even learn rasengan at a much earlier time. which could've kept naruto from being the complete goof ball prankster that he was. so tell me, was it worth it?
uzumaki
pro- protection
pro- start fresh, won't be overshadowed by father.
pro- sarutobi paid his rent
con-
no famous name brand
remembered as kyuubi host
yada yada yada (the con list would take forever)
namikaze
pro- son of the 4th hokage, the yellow flash.
pro- son of kushina, (which means he would know she married hokage)
pro- higher chance of making friends as a kid
pro- kyuubi stigma won't be as much of an burden.
pro- make his hokage dream seem more believable
pro- could've had a teacher at a younger age.
pro- the ashura/indra destiny would still happen regardless in some way
pro- possible chance he would've reached KCM sooner than waiting till chapter 500. (minato did)
con- no protection
con- possibility that ashura/indra (naruto/sasuke) would not of had cooperation.
(no, i'm not taking the road of ninja movie as a canonical possibility)
edit: ignore the namikaze typo error in the poll title.
on the flip side.
if he was named naruto namikaze, he will be a target by enemies. however at the sametime he would be known by other people including his age group as the son of the hokage. sure, naruto could still be lonely, cause sasuke was also lonely despite having a famous name and people knowing him. but what makes sasuke special is that he HAD those bonds then lost it. naruto is not the same case, he NEVER had any bonds. it can only get better for him, which is exactly what happened. as for the taboo of being known as the host of the kyuubi, yeah that will be a stigma naruto must carry, however at the sametime, he will be embraced as the son of the father who saved the village. it's 50/50. no longer 100% kyuubi stigma. and it's possible that with the name namikaze, he might would've been allowed to be the student of jiraiya much sooner and maybe even learn rasengan at a much earlier time. which could've kept naruto from being the complete goof ball prankster that he was. so tell me, was it worth it?
uzumaki
pro- protection
pro- start fresh, won't be overshadowed by father.
pro- sarutobi paid his rent
con-
no famous name brand
remembered as kyuubi host
yada yada yada (the con list would take forever)
namikaze
pro- son of the 4th hokage, the yellow flash.
pro- son of kushina, (which means he would know she married hokage)
pro- higher chance of making friends as a kid
pro- kyuubi stigma won't be as much of an burden.
pro- make his hokage dream seem more believable
pro- could've had a teacher at a younger age.
pro- the ashura/indra destiny would still happen regardless in some way
pro- possible chance he would've reached KCM sooner than waiting till chapter 500. (minato did)
con- no protection
con- possibility that ashura/indra (naruto/sasuke) would not of had cooperation.
(no, i'm not taking the road of ninja movie as a canonical possibility)
edit: ignore the namikaze typo error in the poll title.
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