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FoxesInWonderland

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In all seriousness, what would you change about the Naruto manga? (if you had the power to do so..)

Arcs, characters, fights w/e..

I wouldn't have rushed it obviously and I would've made vote2 a lot longer, more action packed and what not..

I would've hands down made orochimaru the final villain though. The manga would definitely be a lot darker f*ck that shounen bullspit. Not a bad dark either just a more realistic feel to it.

I think a powered up orochimaru vs Naruto and Sasuke would've been an interesting final fight.
 

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Make it less about ninjutsu and more on physical ability. Less Bloodline fodderizing other bloodlines and more about pure will and determination that sets character apart.
 

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More good guys should have died
 

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No ss
Oro staying gone
More history stuff :p
 

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So many things, it's a long list and I am still astonished that it's still one of the most popular series ever.
 

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I don't feel like getting deep into it, but:

Plot:
-No Kaguya
-ANBU/Root somehow keeps at least one character that isn't just fodder, is more antagonistic
-Danzo is a villain/is acting Hokage for longer and Root does more than act like a bunch of little Orochimaru-lites collecting eyeballs and jutsus
-Sakura and Sasuke relationship completely revamped (it's fine if Sakura not giving up on Sasuke is going to be a plot theme, but make it...good?)
-Hyuuga's more central to plot as antagonistic to Uchihas or something? Byakugan should get more play in general.
-Jonin exam arc or something, let the characters go against each other so we can see how they've grown.

Balance:

For Itachi
No Yata/Totsuka blade (What was the point really if Orochimaru just comes back later, all they did was create a broken combo for Itachi to solo everyone)
Tsukuyomi's chakra requirement is more severe

For Sakura
-Yin Seal is foreshadowed more blatantly so people accept it (I think it's fine as it is but)
-Someone teaches her some ninjutsu/genjutsu to make her a jack-of-all-trades type so she's less overspecialized

Madara and Obito can stay souped up, it was kind of fun.

What can stay the same and was actually good:
-Perfect Susanoo
-Part 1 in general
-Hebi/Taka
-Five Kage Summit
-Neji's character development
-Minato backstory
-Kakashi and Sakumo's arc
-Kisame
-Hidan/Kakuzu
 
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-NaruSasu ending

-Made Konan and Yahiko kiss during the scene they almost did. Should've happened. To my memory, it didn't.

-Made Kimimaro talk, fight, and then be free against Jugo. This would give Kimimaro closure, more screentime in the war (Aswell as Jugo), and give Jugo closure Also, Suigetsu and Jugo vs Kimimaro and maybe the Sound 4? How good!

-Made the Seven Swordsmen fight SEEN and bloody and epic. I would've had them fight for like two chapters or so. Have them all do a super awesome water dragon/monster combo. The last one I'd have seal is Mangetsu, since he mastered all of the swords. Imagine him kicking all the ass using all the swords. I'd maybe have Suigetsu find his way to the battlefield and Mangetsu would pass the torch to him after they go at it. This gives these two demons some closure, as well as fulfilling Suigetsu's dream since all swords are there.

-Gave Chiyo, Sasori, Sai's bro, Kakuzu, and some more more screentime in the war. They'd still die/get freed in the same fashion, but more screen time. I'd also have them each atleast kill someone with a name, someone we know, someone we like, like Kankuro or Mifune.

-Give all females way more screentime.

-Bring back Gaara's fangirls in the first arc of Shippuden. He should've gotten with Matsuri maybe.

-Show the Black Zetsu vs Mei fight in full. I want to see Mei and Zetsu kick ass. I'd have Zetsu kill Chojoro, or whatever his name is.

-Give Danzo more screentime in between his debut in early Shippuden and his death.

-To add onto earlier, I'd have the 7 swordsmen tear a new a-hole into the army. They are feared in many countries. Seriously, I'd have maybe Guy die against them to protect Lee.

-Not have the Zetsu's assault on the Shinobi at night happen the first night. War goes onto for a weeks, not days. You have time. Capitalize on it.

Give Neji and Tenten more of a romantice relationship.

-Give Neji more screentime in Shippuden and some cool new moves, since he is like the master of the Byuakugan. As I said earlier, have him die protecting Hinata. It can still happen. He dies via Sasuke and before he dies, he says he's proud to be a Hyuuga, related to Hinata, a member of team Guy, and that he loves Tenten.

-I wouldn't have had Naruto or Sasuke join the war so damn fast.

-Make Anbu more kickass. They are always dying and not showing alot of stuff. Let them die, but show them kicking ass.

-NO sage BS. They can be legend only. No actual appearance or any relation to anything going on.

-NO Kaguya. Madara is the final boss.

-Obito kills more than just Neji. He kills a lot of people we know.

-More dreams. I want a Jugo dream, damn it.

-Actually, more focus on every minor character in the war. Don't bring in Naruto to take everybody down so early.

-More Tenten

-Obito stays evil until death or at least his final moments when he realizes he was wrong I love what they did in the manga, but this is my personal want. I mean, they basically did the latter and he was lucky to be alive to help during the end, but I would cut off that and have him die realizing he was wrong. No sacrifice or anything. This also avoids Naruto changing every villain to sacrifice via preaching. Less that.

-Don't bring back Nagato/Itachi so they can get beaten so easily. Make it epic or don't do it.

-No Nagato. Only Yahiko as Pain. Nagato died, Yahiko didn't. Yahiko becomes the Pain we know.

- Less, no, or better Sakura.

-KakaYama, NejiTen, Suika, KibaHina, JuKimi, NaruSasu. All the pairings for me!

-More Kimimaro stuff in the war. His final zombie moments should be with Jugo

-Don't kill off Akatsuki members in the main arc they are introduced in. I like all their deaths, but I want to spend more time with the characters.

-Less pervy shit in general, unless it's with Jiraiya.

-Less stupid anime shit with Sakura hitting people.

-Maybe pass on Kakashi being Hokage. I like it a bit, but I prefer him never being it. Just make Naruto the next one.

-Might Guy dies during war.

-More emphasis on the "I'm nobody" and "I don't want to be anybody" line from Obito. Would be a great thing to focus on.




Those are some ideas. Looked up my ideas from a thread for some time ago and added some new stuff into it.
 

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Too many changes tbh. I'd shorten the war arc for starters and would've had the Juubi be the FV.
 

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-Focus on Tobi's back story and show more of his fighting scenes
-Akatsuki's development in the water country
-See the 2nd kages time era a bit more.
-3rd kages time era
 
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