A goodbye letter to Naruto

[istne_pieklo]

Well, maybe not exactly a letter, but you know. 15 years, wow. And I was reading it for at least half that time, on and off. As little as I cared for it lately (the manga, not the character; Naruto himself will always be among my top favourite characters ever), I can't deny the impact this story has had on me. So, I guess, thank you, Kishi.

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[boreal_forest]

Pretty much my thoughts on this.

Oh man...

It's over. And now I want fanfiction to correct the ending. Heh. Because let's face it - the pairings are not exactly what I would like to see in this, but okay. It had to end, and some boy's little fantasy needed encouragement.

Anyhow.

It's over, and it's been a long freaking 15 years of my life.

*hugs*

Thank you for sharing them with me <3

[istne_pieklo]

I don't even feel the need to correct the ending bc I'm simply denying its relevance XD Some boy's fantasy is always the Japanese problem; what about girls' fantasies? Do they think every girl wants to wait for some jerkwad for, like, ten years and become a housewife in a home where he's also constantly absent? Nice one, Kishi.
*hugs back* <333 Aside from that, Naruto himself is glorious and hey, he got everything he wanted! Yay for him! <3

[helike]

My personal opinion, excuse the wording: chapter 700 is the most anticlimactic shit I've seen since "Claymore" ended.

[istne_pieklo]

I haven't read Claymore but I agree re: anticlimatic. Add illogical, sexist and stupid XD

[helike]

Claymore started good, ended not so much. Although Naruto still beats it here, on the second thought.

You forgot cheesy and sappy in your least. Like a badly written TV drama.

[kalliel]

Aww, Naruto. <33333 It feels weird... This series was so important to me for three years of my life, but hearing now that its ended somehow doesn't make me feel anything. I always assumed that it would, I guess, because it was really, truly so important and so vital to those three years. I'm not sure how to feel about this not feeling! :((((

But this makes me really happy: Sasuke smiling, laughing and bickering with Naruto when they were both on the verge of dying was bittersweet, funny, cute and all kinds of fanfic-awesome

Thanks for this reflection and overview, bb. <3333 End of an era.

[istne_pieklo]

Ouch, sorry for the late reply >_<
I felt... idk, relief (bc it's been too long in the making, this ending) and then whatever I managed to convey in this post XD Hopefully, I will eventually unsee the horrors of the final chapter and pretend the manga has an open ending XD

[piratebo]

gotta say. you typed out all my thoughts for me. xD