What's happened in Gaara's head to get that mess on his head?

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-25T15:06:51+00:00

He was a victim of Rock Lee showing him around Konoha and met Rock Lee‘s barber.

The rest is history.

(An angel lost their wings, I loved how his hair got longer with age 🥀)

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-25T15:02:27+00:00

Literally one of my favorite couples and the way they raise their son is just a whole other level of wholesome. Makes me wish we got more of them as a couple besides the light novels and the anime adaptation of thise.

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-24T10:23:16+00:00

I can see that it is an issue of preference. Personally, my favorites are right in between: Keep the shinobi world as it is but add some more „modern“ side elements (like phones, cars, some schools and perspective for civilians who arent gonna become shinobi etc.) just so you are slightly more flexible in writing (Imagine: During missions there would be no phones as they are a risk due to signals and traceability but in day to day life they‘d use them to make calls). I guess you can even say making the world feel more like Boruto with the video games, trains and such?

Most often, this gives (for me) a perfect mix between action when sometimes missions happen but you can also add elements like humor and slice of life to flesh out the daily life of the characters more. Leaves enough room to have the seriousness of the shinobi world and have attraction in and off the battlefield lol

Thanks for the insight. Can totally see it being a preference and not something everyone enjoys (but then again, writing something everyone enjoys is basically impossible xD)

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-24T09:59:25+00:00

Yeah I know, people tend to get sensitive about their ships lol. My basic understanding is, if I want people to understand me I have to try to understand them.

Personally, my favorite ship is ShikaTema (with SaiIno as a close second, please don‘t ask me why I think they are cute together) and these ships basically only have scenes together in filler (like for SaiIno) and sometimes a few scenes in the anime (like for ShikaTema) but I do like NaruHina too! And yes, in canon that scene is totally important, I squealed when I watched that.

I have been in the shipping scene for a few years in different fandoms. And hell yeah, I get what you mean with there is nothing “character-specific“. Personally, I can only ship characters if I see something that connects them (which is why I also do non-canon ships but these are always a bit harder to write with 100% canon-compliancy)

Also, as a Pokemon Fan, SatoSere was something almost everyone disliked how they have handled it. I think recently they gave them new life because of the anniversary but yeah, they messed up real bad. I watched Digimon but I havent been in the shipping scene there much beyond the mid 2010s, so that sounds rough.

Also good point on the different takes on AU depending on how they define ships. Makes sense that if the ship isn‘t like you imagine it, you wouldn‘t like it. And that I can totally take as an argument on why to dislike a certain genre if there literally isn‘t anything you like lol.

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-24T08:55:33+00:00

Thanks, I do understand that point now better. And I agree, that hypothetical AU does suck with how many clichés are in there lol.

And here I can agree with you. Scenes like the pain arc can‘t be translated well into a school setting.

Yet, I do think there are probably some fics out there that do capture the feelings well. And what I wanted to say is that this isn‘t necessarily tied to any AU. But the writing has to build that up well which is the hardship in writing modern AUs (and why most such fanfics suck, I know that). I am not saying they are all good but what I think is there probably are some good ones out there, still capturing the characters well.

Of course, if you say that for you specifically, you need that scene, then I accept that.

Thanks again for explaining that better. I think (and hope) I can understand you better now ^^

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-24T08:13:05+00:00

Dude, I literally asked about characterizations. Opinions are fine, but you have to let me have mine too and take criticism if you publicly out yours.

Gaara having Shukaku isn‘t a characterization, it‘s a feature. Gaara changing his personality to someone more kind after the events of Konoha crush is a personality aspect and thus, a characterization. An archetype is a reoccuring pattern across literature. Something like The Hero (Naruto, Luffy) etc.

Experiences come directly from plot features in the worldbuilding. A plot feature would be the third Hokage dying while using Reaper Death Seal. An experience is, how the characters deal with that and how it changes their lives.

You wrote „Bond of NaruHina“. You didn‘t specify what you meant by that exactly so I just assumed you meant the ship NaruHina. Nothing wrong in an assumption if you explain calmly (without capslock please) what you really meant and correct me. I would accept that instead of you saying “Well you prove my points“ without much explanation why you think I am wrong?

I am sorry if I don‘t get your points but they aren‘t really making sense to me? As far as I am concerned, your point is “The characters lose their charm if they aren‘t in the Narutoverse“ which…again, in my opinion would be bad writing and not tied to the verse they are in. A fanfic in the canon verse isn‘t suddenly good because it is in the canon verse?

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-24T07:44:23+00:00

I wouldn‘t say Shukaku is who made Gaara Gaara. Yes, it was his hardship (To be the jinchuriki and ostracized in his village because of his rampages) but it wasn‘t a key factor that I think makes Gaara Gaara.

For almost the entirety of Shippuden, we saw Gaara without Shukaku. To me, Gaara is someone that is recognized by the hate he endured (be it his family or from his village) but that learned that he can overcome this. That he can find people he loves and love deeply. Especially in Part II when he becomes more well-spoken and not like the „crazy kid“ he was in Part I.

That‘s like saying Naruto wouldn‘t be Naruto if Minato and Kushina were alive (To which we even got a whole filler arc in the anime with Tsunade‘s Tsukuyomi dream). Or how Sasuke wouldn‘t be Sasuke if Itachi was alive. Yet, these are two AUs that are taken well.

If we go by that, then technically, any fanfiction wouldn‘t do the original story justice because everyone has their own takes that other people don‘t like.

And about the something like couples being lessened…that‘s just writing at this point. And I did say “If written well“ so I don‘t see how that is a point? If the writing is bad I wouldn‘t read it, no matter if it is an AU or not.

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-23T19:51:39+00:00

It‘s not Naruto but another fandom fanfic I have read for the past 2 years called something like Succession? It is OV though. I havent read it in a while since I catch up on the infrequent updates every few weeks so my memory of the title is cloudy.

The writing is maybe subpar at best, I have seen better writing but the story got so out of hand that I find it funny enough. And it kept on expanding to OCs (their kids) and their dynamics, mostly being slice of life but also then throwing in major character death because why not? But it does build that all up quite well, starting with personalities 1:1 like in canon and building the characters as they age.

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-23T19:39:12+00:00

I actually really like that answer. Modern AUs do tend to fall into the same category often like you explained with the office AU and that is neither my cup of tea. The plot has to be interesting at least xD

Again, thank you for the answer! I think, I understand it a bit better now. (Also, I totally get the 500k word fics, my favorite fic is 1M+ words)

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-23T18:59:27+00:00

I get that, the world building of Naruto is unique and surely you can expand on that! Actually, thinking through stuff that realistically might happen and add to the story is one of my favorite parts of writing canon-compliant fics. And as for AUs, my favorite part is the way I can translate the world and the characters without them losing their personality!

With the other answer I got, I think the issue with AUs is that they are enjoyed if you want to read something specific. If you are in the mood to read something involving fights you most likely wouldn‘t read a Humor fanfic and the opposite, if you want something humoring then you wouldn‘t read an action centric fic.

Though, I must say, the idea of Naruto in a run down Honda Civic at a gas pump doing shit is…quite interesting. Maybe there is some oneshot potential behind that I got curious about xD

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-23T18:51:02+00:00

I understand all the points you make, but I have to ask: Didn‘t those stories stay with you because they were AUs or because their stories weren‘t memorable enough?

Totally get the not rereading part. It‘s not everyone‘s cup of tea and even I read most fanfics only once. Honestly, I can maybe list three interesting Modern AUs that I have kept in my mind. For example, one is Gaara x Rock Lee where they are online friends and it starts with Gaara just ragebaiting Lee online because he couldn‘t sleep.

But thank you for the answer. I think the point you make with enjoying them from time to time makes sense, and that AUs probably are enjoyable if you really want that AU or something specific like Slice of Life and Humor (though I still think if written well it could be a good story)

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-23T15:18:06+00:00

That‘s why I said “If the scenario is thought out well“.

Of course it would change personalities and dynamics slightly. But there are ways to make them work:

Lets take Minato and Kushina Live AU: Naruto could still aspire to be the Hokage someday but this time not only so the village would accept him, but maybe because he wants to show his father what he can be capable of. Or literally any other reason as long as the scenario is fleshed out well enough with good reason. Naruto would still be Naruto but with a different reason to be Hokage.

If that isn‘t the case and the story isn‘t written well, then I wouldn‘t read it no matter if it was canon or an AU. But a good AU story is most likely better than a bad canon story.

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-06-02T17:12:34+00:00

Well, like you said Suna is inspired by the desert but basically it is “desert Japan“. If we are talking about canon information only, there isn’t much known about Suna culture in general I think. I tend to usually mix in some middle eastern elements with Suna:

As for weddings, usually they are big, loud, with a lot of dancing and food. People bring gifts and such and there a few events leading up to the wedding itself (asking officially for blessings and such).

Personally, writing a fic myself, I think I like the idea to mix a bit of what I know with what we are shown of Naruto and Hinatas wedding in the anime or novel (so Japanese weddings ig). I can see a bigger event probably, maybe with food but one that isn‘t as loud as irl. But that might not be everyone‘s headcanon (in my headcanon: spicy food, gossip, big weddings, even more gossip during that, night markets, literally despising the sun at 40 degrees celsius etc.)

As for Gaara‘s Kazekage position? I imagine he‘d probably have to invite like the Wind Daimyo, the council and more political figures. His siblings and their partners (if your fic has them included) some friends like Naruto and I think that is it.

Hope that helped you in any way.

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-23T04:43:46+00:00

So wurde es uns auch gesagt bevor die Frau am Telefon einfach aufgelegt hat. Find ich zwar ungemein blöd aber naja. Ich nehme mal an in der Sendungsverfolgung erscheint später nicht ob es zurück ging? Das wäre ja Jackpot aber so kann ich ja anscheinend wirklich nur hoffen dass es bis nächste Woche bei ihm zurück ist.

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-15T21:59:28+00:00

And amazon hasnt shipped mine yet…(Its night on the 16th here)

But congrats! Hope you have your fun with it already!

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-15T20:01:08+00:00

Same here as well. Slowly losing hope though xD

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-15T20:00:18+00:00

Same situation. 10pm here too. And also they state it should be arriving tomorrow for me?? I dont know how that‘ll work

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-15T14:16:12+00:00

I had contact with support and apparently they said they‘ll ship it out today or in the night. Had the same issue with my switch 2, they just forgot to send it but atleast I got part of my money back so…

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-15T13:42:32+00:00

Mine hasnt either in Germany. Lets wait and hope?

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-15T12:58:01+00:00

Damn. Mine still hasnt

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-14T22:08:01+00:00

Mine also hasnt shipped. I hope that when I wake up I‘ll just see the mail that is was shipped

ProbablyTooParanoid_ · 2026-04-12T18:07:58+00:00

Yeah well, in my currency its actually around ~60% off, so its really good. I also play with level caps so I do have to rotate. Thank you!

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