“Basically he was making it up as he went”: Masashi Kishimoto Didn’t Even Know What to Do With Itachi Uchiha Until 1 Critically Acclaimed Naruto Arc Was Over
Shueisha Stopped Masashi Kishimoto’s Original Plan That Made Naruto and Sasuke’s Final Valley of the End Fight Infinitely More Brutal
“I wasn’t able to create a cool character”: Masashi Kishimoto Didn’t Shy Away from Revealing His Favorite Naruto Character Was Inspired by a Legendary Mangaka
“I think his cover also was maybe to hide his love for Tsunade”: Kishimoto Deliberately Making Jiraiya a Pervert in Naruto Might Have Had a Different Mission That’s Even More Heartbreaking
“I didn’t want people to know where the story takes place”: Masashi Kishimoto Went Above and Beyond to Make Sure Naruto Never Became a Stereotypical Ninja Story
“Literally two seconds after hearing an Uchiha speak he calls him trash”: Tobirama Senju Might be the Coolest Hokage in Naruto But He Was Still a Racist Against the Uchiha
Tite Kubo Perfected Sword-Fighting in Bleach But Masashi Kishimoto Did One Thing Right That Makes Sasuke a Superior Swordsman To Ichigo
For Masashi Kishimoto Fans, The “Most satisfying beatdown in all of Naruto” is When the Hokage Beats the Sh*t Out of a Differently Abled Person
“He wanted to do something different”: Naruto’s Most Unique Feature Many Western Fans Now Find Racist Was Because of Masashi Kishimoto’s Need to Make Him Different
“There’s a reason why guns are allowed while chemical warfare isn’t”: Tobirama Senju’s Worst Mistake as the Second Hokage in Naruto Wasn’t How He Treated The Uchihas, it Was Something More Sinister
“Originally he intended to focus on…”: Masashi Kishimoto’s Original Plan for Naruto Was Much More Action Paced But Came at a Heavy Cost
“He had to make the main cast stronger too”: Real Reason Masashi Kishimoto Gave Naruto a Much Needed Power Upgrade