5. Fugaku – Most of his bad parenting was him following tradition aka the best he knew how, but even so, his decisions with regard to Itachi are appalling responsibilities to put on such a young child; his pitting of Sasuke against Itachi was run of the mill crappy favouritism/pressure. On the plus side, he died!
4. Hiashi – Like Fugaku he basically just went along with the child abusing traditions of his clan, rather than creating new and exciting torments just for the hell of it; had a change of heart, although he never apologizes to Hinata on panel; his abuse is retroactively handwaved away as him being “strict”
3. Sauce-K (Naruto Gaiden) – Has a phone, two summons, and the ability to teleport, yet can’t write a letter or make a single call once in like a decade; nearly kills his kid when he first sees her, then belittles and invalidates her totally legitimate questions; the narrative basically absolves him of any lasting bitterness from his daughter from this, or any of his other shitty decisions (”lmao what do you mean I should train my own kid? I’d much rather train that kid over there that looks like NARUTO”). Remember kids, Father knows best!!!
2. Rasa – Specifically chose to create a child for the purpose of exploiting and manipulating that child, but intended something positive out of it (wanted to make a strong living weapon to protect the village he was responsible for); fucked up over and over until his ignominious death
1. Oroch!maru – Specifically chose to create a child for the purpose of exploiting and manipulating that child; said exploitation and manipulation was not in the slightest for any good purpose, but basically “for the lulz”.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY I HOPE YOUR PARENTS ARE BETTER THAN THIS
IF THEY ARE NOT I AM NOW YOUR MOM