What are some themes/motifs of Naruto?

[Beans2]

Themes:

Alienation (Jinchuuriki)
Loyalty to family vs Loyalty to State (Itachi)
Individual vs the Group (Danzo?)
Archetype of "fallen angel" (Sasuke)
Predestination (Indra/Ashura)
"One's nature is decided by their nature of death" (Kisame/Itachi)
To become "complete" and "add onto oneself" (Orochimaru/Kabuto)
Loss/Grief (Nagato, Obito, Kakashi, Sasuke etc)
Bonds (Naruto/Sasuke)
Destiny doesn't exist (Neji vs Naruto)

Motifs:

'Becoming Hokage' (Naruto)
Teamwork (Team 10, Team 7)
Youth (Gai/Lee)


Please list some more and I will add them on to this post! ^_^

 

[Namikun]

Motives *

 

[Magatsu Izanagi]

Motives *

No, the word is "motifs", meaning "pattern". Its a term used in analyzing literature.

OT:
Friendship/Bonds
Teamwork (ESPECIALLY in Part 1)
Will/Willpower

 

[GeneralOuki]

-Bonds
-Loyalty to the state and its people vs hunger to stay in power (Uchiha vs Danzo)
- Destiny doesn't exist
- Every body's life has a parallel.

 

[Yuse]

sasuke- to make a change
jaraiya/naruto/pain/-to bring peace to the world

 

[GloriousTrainwreck]

Love/Hatred (Uchiha)
To avenge (Sasuke, Sakura, Naruto, everyone)
To change the fate of the world (most people)

 

[NineSNS]

Hope versus despair
Ability versus effort