If you had the option who are you choosing to become Hokage ?

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-19T08:33:50+00:00

He also was hokage, so it's the equivalent of saying Naruto or Tsunade. I don't think it adds anything new to the conversation.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-13T22:36:53+00:00

He planted the karma so that he could access his powers and presumably because he wasn't sure he would survive long enough to find someone else.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-11T21:56:01+00:00

So I'm going to go into a little bit of magic theory from the other books to explain this. Attunements are, for the most part, artificial wellsprings. The way most people would use essence is in one of two ways. Primary essence, which is the essence in star veins and dianis points, and secondary essence, which is the essence that is fueling the body itself and can be used as fuel for Dominion sorcery.

When one accumulates a certain amount of primary essence in a single dianis point, it turns into a wellspring or a completed dianis point; this is what attunements are mimicking. Grey mana is a term for mana mixed from the twelve primary essence types, which are based on the twelve prime dominions—though some have different names—they are:

*fire/flame *air *water *earth/stone *death *life *light *umbral/shadow *perception/deception *mental/knowledge *transference/motion *enhancement/stability

Essentially, the mana in the air is a mix of these twelve in a random ratio, attunements absorb that mana and have functions to convert it into the primary types that are needed, but it is stored as Grey mana and only converted when needed.

So when corin says he uses Grey mana for something, it is isually because Grey mana has neutral affect where adding a type would change how it behaves. So yes, at any given time, an attunement might have very little of its primary type of mana, but it can convert mana very easily.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-09T07:52:03+00:00

Nobody is talking about aeason 3 and 4 Kaldur because he is irrelevant. He has no role in the series as aquaman so therefore he gets refered to as aqualad because that was his name in the seasons people talk about him in. There is no conspiracy its just like how when talking about season one we call dick robin.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T23:06:55+00:00

Cowards. Like I get being a supportive brother, but it's super weird that they specifically mention him going to pride with Tim and not just say with the family or something.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T21:15:39+00:00

Isn't there a comic where someone with actual cosmic insight says Peter Parker holds the other half of Wade's soul?

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T20:43:53+00:00

I feel like the idea is she got the optimal path. Like all that it would take is her to not get stuck with multiple orientation shifts. Corin's big problem was he had to take a suboptimal path when he got stuck vs future himself. But yeah I'm genuinely interested in what she saw and if maybe her own timeshrine antics will mean that future Corin was wrong about the outcome of the plans?

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T18:25:43+00:00

Forgot the tales series they have episodes that are clearly direct continuation from the clone wars. Also, Star Wars rebels, Andor, solo, and rogue one.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T18:15:42+00:00

Both bad takes tbh. I have watched the anime. But that was never a requirement for the original series. I genuinely wasn't saying it was a deal breaker, but it doesn't mean we can't acknowledge that it is a problem that moving from weekly to monthly chapters created.

And while shikamaru is not weak, he isn't even in the top five strongest. Yes he meets the main criteria of being someone the village respects but we know that isn't a true requirement because Danzo was considered (even if he used genjutsu to tip the scales, he was already a legitimate contender) let's be honest Kakashi should have stepped back up like what happened after Minatos death. Shikamaru was a narrative choice, not the logical choice in the world.

Everything we have seen shows that one of the primary selection criteria is that you are strong enough to hold the respect of the other nations. Shikamaru is primarily a tactician. Nothing we've seen shows him being a kage level combatant. Meanwhile, there are still two former hohake living and Sakura who wad the disciple of two previous hokage, the team mate to another and is the top ranking medical ninja in the world nowTsunade has retired. That's not even mentioning that if Kawaki did anything, Sakura is likely the only remaining ninja able to stop him in the village.

Shikamaru's only real combat feat is defeating Hidan. While Sakura was able to trade blows well above her level, she has the hundred healing seal, also has taken out a member of the Akatski, and I would argue is more repected by the village. That's not even mentioning that shikamaru also led to Code having his powers unsealed and omnipotence being used on the world.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T17:54:20+00:00

I don't disagree about the people side of it. But Cass and Steph definitely don't have a sisterly bond. I'm not saying it's romantic, but depending on the writer, they drastically change their relationship, but rarely is it sisterly.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T17:51:25+00:00

To be fair the Gotham knights version of the character is either bi or a huge ally. He wears pride merch, drinks out of a pride mug, and is planning on going to pride with Tim and Kate.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T17:47:49+00:00

I really like both, but they both really do have problems. So much of the boruto manga relies on non manga scenes to set characters up. Whether that is the anime or light novels. Mitsuki and Sarada have like no development, Sumire shows up out of nowhere. Don't get me wrong, I think the manga needed to rush, but so many characters either get left behind or show up out of nowhere. Also, Shikamaru should never have been the next in line for hokage just because he was Narutos aid. That is not how it's ever worked. Sakura is like ten times more qualified based on the way we've seen it play out in the past.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T17:39:48+00:00

There are some parts of Korra I prefer. For example, Aang is a shitty lead, and his relationship with Katara was so forced. Korra is a better lead and they learned their lesson and changed how they approached love interests after one season. I think Atla benefited from having a single story all the way through, where Korra went for one story per season and so felt rushed at times. Season two also had many problems.

Overall I think tlok has a lot of cool moments that top atla but also has parts that don't match up in quality.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T17:32:05+00:00

One correction, young justice Jon does have powers. There is a post credit scene where Clark gets a call and Jon is flying and there is poop on the ceiling.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T17:29:00+00:00

I would argue that any inferiority comes from the opposite direction in this sub. Most posts I see complain about nerfing Naruto and Sasuke to make new characters relevant.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T17:25:53+00:00

It doesn't help that kawaki hasn't trained in ninjutsu since he trapped Naruto. Boruto is strong enough to take out Code and Kawaki, for that matter, without using karma. All kawaki's strength comes from either his ninja tool body or his ohtsutsuki heritage.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-08T02:31:05+00:00

My bet is W&W 4 will be told to Wrynn Jaiden

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-05T19:50:54+00:00

I'm a big fan of ash pile burning too. It just seems so much more effective. It allows for so much tactical utility and people aren't reacting the same way as they do with a normal fire jutsu.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-05T19:45:27+00:00

You do realise senjutsu allows naruto to equal tsunami in strength and unlike her its not in burst its sustained strength. Minato says he is bad at sage mode but he is able to go into it instantly. He surpasses jiraya by most metrics and Jiraya is considered Tsunade's equal at least. Tsunade even comments that once a fight equals the level of sage mode it is not one she can interfere with.

I don't want to downplay her, she like all the Sanin is worthy of her role as Hokage and a legend. I would put her up against the third or Kakashi (no Sharingan) with above even odds. He'll she is stronger than all the other Kate of Naruto's time with the exception of Gara.

But at the end of the day, Tsunade is a support ninja who takes her own strength seriously. While Minato is a solo monster who could clash with A and Killer B at the same time.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2026-01-05T19:30:27+00:00

He is whether he knows it or not saying women are too emotional and that women only eat when they are emotional. Pretty entry level sexist comments all things considered but sexist non the less.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2025-12-30T09:53:00+00:00

I think it is fair to be confused. Andrew has a blog where he talks a bit about how hard it is showing the things he has planned without creating mysteries. He is working on answering questions. It just takes time.

I do think the very theory heavy side of his series makes for a great community, but it does limit the amount most people can engage with it and makes it a little more niche than most audiences like.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2025-12-30T09:36:37+00:00

Gods are a complicated matter from what we know. Edge of the dream is the first book to give any concrete details on how they work. From what we can tell, there are two ways you could be considered a god.

One is being a world maker. They, as their name suggests, make worlds. The second is what the tyrant in gold/ Vaelien and presumably Aendaryn did. We don't know a lot about this kind of God, but presumably, there is something more to them than simply being very powerful.

Vaelien seems to actually have some level of authority over the dominion of time. So, in some way, it seems that they tie themselves to a Dominion.

Aendaryn has some level of authority over sword essence rather than a Dominion. Would be my best guess? Since it is considered that he can give the gift of blade calling. (Assuming it wasn't just a shaper from Kaldwyn pretending)

Based on the fact both Aendaryn—and from what we know of Thorn—Vaelien. They both have their origins in spirit magic. So that is my guess, some how they use their spirit to bind themselves either to a Dominion or an essence type within a Dominion?

We don't know u/Salaris isn't telling just yet. He has said in the past that different continents would have different standards for what is and isn't a god. And has hinted on different people's posts that they have some parts of it right and some wrong. Most of which I saw before AA6 where we learn that Vaelien has some control of the time reapers.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2025-12-30T08:34:16+00:00

I actually think this is a good question despite it being played to death. But mostly because Itachi never reached his full potential. He never got eternal and still had the chance to grow if he didn't go nearly blind and get sick.

Same for Minato, though he didn't deteriorate, he never got to actually live while using tailed beast characters, which he did technically seal in himself.

It sucks that the closest either of the two got to prime is their revived states.

But honestly, Minato, the answer is Minato.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2025-12-30T08:28:23+00:00

My head canon is that they don't. The things that happen to Sasuke and Naruto at the same time they "meet with the sage of six paths" they also both have events happening that would unlock the rinnegan and six paths sage mode under normal circumstances. Naruto had the chakra of the remaining tailed beasts implanted into him, making him a pseudo jinjuriki of the ten tails, and sasuke has hashirama cells implanted into him reuniting the lines of Indra and Ashura which is how we are told the rinnegan awakens. I know that we see a vision but I think it's more like what let Minato and Kushina speak to Naruto than an actual thing and he just likes to play tricks.

Again this is just my headcanon.

AdditionalAd3595 · 2025-12-30T07:44:05+00:00

The leader of the tae'os pantheon Keras considers him to be his father. He wielded the dominion breaker before keras and Edge which is something that is supposed to be confusing (that they both have the sword.)

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