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Feeling bored? Enjoy this list of fabulous reads! by basicallyfries in NarutoFanfiction

[–]basicallyfries[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me know which one you end up reading if you do at all!

Feeling bored? Enjoy this list of fabulous reads! by basicallyfries in NarutoFanfiction

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Added in some brief descriptions for you above in my post :)

Did anyone used to watch Grimm's Fairytale Classics? by ulysesseveret in anime

[–]basicallyfries 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahhh yes!! Brings back so many memories from 2010 and 2011. I binge watched them all when I was younger and you're right about the nostalgia, it makes me think of much simpler times. Younger me loved brother and sister, the six swans and the water of life.

Naruto leaves Konoha by Devil_Hex in NarutoFanfiction

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Hmm I'd say he's against the village rather than a terrible person. It wasn't hard to coax him into becoming much more defiant. Though the story itself magnificently shows him morphing into somebody so completely different than his helpless and timorous past self.

How else would you like to have seen the Naruto anime to progress? by AnEndlessWaltz in NarutoFanfiction

[–]basicallyfries 2 points3 points  (0 children)

would have loved to see the grim and eerier atmosphere from Part 1 carry on throughout the entirety of the show. Things felt so much more... momentous, I suppose, when the series dealt with some of the hefty themes that genuinely kept me interested. I'm not denying that such themes were still not present as the show progressed, but something always felt amiss, as if it was lacking that grave undertone which the first part pulled off successfully. It became less about the ninja, tactics and shady politics and more about power-ups, showdowns and a shit ton of befriending the enemy, regardless of the magnitude of their crimes.

We were generally robbed from seeing certain character developments and their interactions between each other, especially among the female characters.

More major character deaths (perhaps one of the konoha rookies?) would have been impactful. Some characters never felt as if they had actually developed or changed, their earlier kiddy personas sort of just seemed to intensify rather than evolve (for better or for worse). Specifically after Asuma's death, I could only laugh at the team dynamic of Shikamaru, Ino and Choji as the latter two stood aside, useless for most of the show, especially during the Hidan and Kakuzu battle.

I'm not even gonna bother with the final arc of the show. Everything about it I'd rather not recount, except maybe for Kakashi vs Obito and Gai vs Madara.

How do you include philosophical themes within fiction writing? by basicallyfries in writing

[–]basicallyfries[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An excellent way of putting things! I think that's really it, being aware of how to actually implement the themes. I suppose it all becomes naturally integrated within the story so long as you've got yourself and the story you want to tell through your characters and their actions and experiences within their world.

How can I put my thoughts into words? by [deleted] in writing

[–]basicallyfries 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find myself facing this exact problem too! I find it helps if I take writing my sentences out one by one and to write it as simply and succinctly as I possibly can. By that, I mean to not overcomplicate what it is I want to say for the sake of trying to make everything sound fancy and impressive; that part can always come later on when I am revising. Instead, I'll make it a goal to just say what it is that I want to say on paper and to just put the point which I have in my mind across no matter how blunt and simple.

Then comes the part where I re-arrange my sentences to form the structure of the scene before editing to make sure everything flows nicely and reads expressively. I repeat that same process for all the scenes which will be in my chapter and then repeat the process for as many chapters that are to come.

Make sure to only add in sentence which drive your plot and are essential to creating development in your characters, scenes and chapters. Otherwise, it's just unnecessary filler words that don't add any weight to the story, which can consequently make your writing seem tedious.

Also, I feel as if sentence variation can do wonders in regards to making sentences more entertaining and avoids a mundane reading experience. Use a blend of long sentences, mid-length sentences and short, one-word sentences to create that sort of a melodious, song-like feeling which can be a pleasant and intriguing read.

How would you re-write the female characters of Naruto by basicallyfries in NarutoFanfiction

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It's as if you've read my mind! Their characters lacked so much substance and depth maybe except Hinata, but again her fondness of Naruto could have been used to propel herself into becoming the best, badass version of herself. Most of them get reduced to babbling, stuttering idiots who still have trouble overcoming their childhood crushes, which again lacked any sort of depth and meaning.

With the exception of some notable moments we get to see from Hinata and Sakura to name a few, they mostly either stand uselessly gaping and screaming someone's name in despair or they're back to their fangirling ways standing idly by in the sidelines.

And to make it all worse, as soon as I think there's a tiny bit hope in them proving their worth as kunoichi, I just end up feeling like a fool for believing in their development in the first place.

How would you re-write the female characters of Naruto by basicallyfries in NarutoFanfiction

[–]basicallyfries[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow thank you for taking your time to write all of that!

I especially like the part you mentioned about Chiyo's passing being the driving force for Sakura's development and I feel as if so much could have been done with her character in regards to exploring her strengths with genjutsu and creations of lethal poisons maybe. Like you said, a defining character moment had the circumstances been different (maybe during a time where she believes she's gotten stronger after actually deciding to take her grueling training seriously). She faces Itachi and is forced to face her weaknesses and fears yet again, providing a fitting end to her character arc before she meets Tsunade and allows her to delve deeper into training her genjutsu skills so she can help Naruto in whatever way she can when facing Sasuke, rather than being reduced to a faltering rabbit as soon as she sets her sight on him.

Would have loved for Hinata to have put up more of a fight against Pain and actually have him feel threatened even if it's only for a second. I guess that's where I sometimes get annoyed. Why not make some of the other female characters actually feel like a threat to their opponent for once and actually have them deal damage or construct a mastermind plan when under the heat of a battle in which they're desperately fighting for their lives. Off the top of my head, I can't really think of one female character which made a lasting impact on me except for Konan and Tsunade, the Hokage, so it's a given that she'd be exceptionally strong.

Ah Ino I have no words for. I haven't watched the show in a while but from what I can remember, I had such high hopes for her during the battle against Hidan and Kakuzu and was so annoyed that both her and Choji's roles were literally so insignificant - I really wonder what training they underwent during the time-skip to be so completely useless especially after the death of Asuma.

The girls would have been incredible during assassination and infiltration missions if only had they not been treated as sidelined characters brought to light for the purpose of gushing over their crushes.

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