bougiegaara:

im mad bc i think narutos storyline got done almost as dirty as sasukes. its just so disrespectful to his character. he grew up in a village that hated him, neglected him, feared him, and wanted nothing to do with him. but he still constantly strived for and tried to prove to them that he was worthwhile and that he mattered and that he deserved love and empathy! and the village doesnt acknowledge his humanity until he protects them and serves a purpose and im glad naruto gets that recognition but that genuinely isnt enough for me. they dont only need to see him as a potential hokage, they need to see that he was always human and that he was always good and that he always always deserved their love because he was a child! he was a child who did nothing wrong and had nothing to prove. 

i just really wish we got to see a more in depth look at naruto and his feelings on this. i loooove the part where naruto meets dark naruto and accepts his own hatred, but its such a fleeting moment and never explored enough 

he has that hurt and he has that pain and he takes it all into himself and i think thats a good moment but it never actually holds the village accountable for their actions. i really really wish we got to see more of this and see him and sasuke actually talk about this at length bc they were both so hurt by the village. they were both neglected and rejected and turned into monsters without their consent and that dehumanization and hatred turned against them is something they can deeply relate to each other about but naruto never gets an opportunity to actually feel that hurt and vocalize it to the ones that abused him 

FREE NARUTO!!!!! he may be a liberal shill now but im still sad 😦