Longest video yet! But for something a bit shorter, here's a preview of the next arc :) Itachi & Kisame introduce themselves, on a new channel for shorter clips. th-cam.com/video/RSxPz9uJ19Q/w-d-xo.html
Just to clarify the forbidden jutsu thing because the dub kind of makes this a bit confusing. The forbidden jutsu that naruto learned in episode 1 is specifically the "multi-shadowclone jutsu", there's 2 clone jutsu used in the leaf village (mostly), those are the "clone jutsu" and the "shadowclone jutsu", normal clones are just illusions with no physicality, shadowclones are physical but take more chakra. The "multi-shadowclone jutsu" is forbidden specifically because of the immense amount of chakra it takes to make that many clones. The only reason naruto can do it at all is because of the amount of chakra he has. We see jonin using the normal shadowclone jutsu (making one or a few shadowclones), but naruto is using the forbidden "multi-shadowclone jutsu" making a ton of clones.
And if they use all of their chakra they die so that’s what makes a jutsu forbidden most of the time outher times it’s because it’s immoral like the one orochimaru used on the third hokoge the reanimation jutsu
And for what's forbidden, let's just say there's some equivalence of "security clearance levels" of what is forbidden or not and to what degree, depending on the safety for the user because it consumes too much or has a chance of bouncing back, has too much health hazard or can even offer one's life as sacrifice just like what Raiju saw in the end of that episode. Techniques such as resurrecting the dead or techniques using people as sacrifice are morally wrong and are forbidden as well, except it's "really forbidden, you'll be sentence to death if you pull shit like that".
@@kennethbarton9008 I don't believe using all your chakra means you die. Kakashi says "worst case" you die. I'm starting to believe what he really means is you won't have chakra improved speed, reaction time, or ways to fight without it. In a battle, you're basically dead against someone with chakra. So using all your chakra is accepting death but doesn't mean you auto die.
let me clarify a few things.. firstly, a Jutsu is deemed forbidden when it meets one of the following parameters; That it is unethical (Reanimation) That it can kill the user by spending way too much chakra (Multi-Shadow Clone) or that it does outright kill the user. (Reaper Death Seal) secondly, Orochimaru has used forbidden Jutsu to transfer his consciousness permanently to a new body, meaning he is young again and just as powerful as he was at that age, while having the knowledge and skill that he has gained over his life. such a terrifying advantage.
You are becoming one of my favorite reactors. Your editing, analysis, and commentary is great!! I also love that you are watching it in dub because that is how I first watched the show when it was on Cartoon Network way back in the early 2000s. So nostalgic.
keep in mind that people would watch these episodes weekly, so there's an expectation that people can't remember things from one week to another that easily. That's why you keep seeing almost every episode shifting back to the Hokage struggling to take Orochimaru's soul out. When binging it seems like a glaring repeat, but when you take this additional context into account, it starts to make more sense.
So the reason sarutobi was alarmed when orochimaru peeled his face to reveal that young face; he essentially found a way to cheat death by molting his body the way a snake does. Hence why his summons are snake themed. Where as jiraiya is the toad sage, orochimaru can be seen as the snake sage where he learned their secrets.
Naruto was close to being gaara. However for Naruto he was weak and couldn’t do much, so he did other things to get attention. Naruto got extremely lucky because he found people like shikimaru and iruka, people who lessened his loneliness. Whereas gaara got no love, no attention except fear, and never had his loneliness lessened. And the change of heart you see in gaara that seems kinda abrupt happens immediately after his brother and sister step in to protect him. Allowing gaara to realize he had an opportunity to feel that with the people around him and he never realized it.
Oh having Yep having them protect him like that, right after the speech, maybe confirmed what naruto had been saying. Good catch I didn’t think of that
He said he was going to be making content this month but i haven’t seen anything posted in awhile, he had a heat stroke and fainted and when getting checked up he found out he had an aneurysm in his brain, hopefully he’s still doing okay, hope this helps
Well I wouldn't say Gaara and Naruto had different reactions as kids. More that their emotional response had different results. Naruto didnt really have any power, but he also got angry, while Gaara just by getting angry could result in the sand adding to the body count
The binge style is just too good. The amount times I felt actual relief seeing the video had more time to get to other moments that I was like "oh wait until next upload whe-- oh shit never mind ill be the one who waits 5 minutes and sees it myself in this same video"
“LETS GO NARUTO “ That excitement! So excited for you to experience this masterpiece and some peak Talk No Jutsu! Love the content man, looking forward to continuing on this journey with ya ❤️
I know this is old, but gotta say I appreciate you taking the time to appreciate the great voice acting when it happens. People love to hate on dubs, but a few of the English VAs are absolute gems in this show (you've got some in Shippuden to look forward to as well). Looking forward to binging till I catch up with you! lol
Should have retitled Forbidden Jutsu to High-risk Jutsu for the ones like Shadow Clones (since it splits your chakra evenly with the clones) to make them more distinguished.
I can't explain how much I enjoy seeing this pop up on my feed after a long day at work. You are amazing and I always look forward to the next installment. I can't wait for the Tsunade arc. Please keep this going. It's helping me relieve my childhood
Ah thanks Leon. Same reason I started trying anime again. To give me that childhood feeling dbz gave me. Comic book movies weren’t quite doing it haha. It was anime all along
Permanent insomnia = insanity = people hating and being afraid of a 5 year old. He's never felt pain so I'm not even sure he really understood that what he did was hurting and killing people? At least not when he was that young. He even tried to make it better with bringing medicine to the kid he hurt when Yashamaru explained pain to him. I think the reason why Shukaku twisted Gaara so much was that because he was sealed into a fetus the seal warped as he grew. Honestly I'm wondering if they could have adjusted the seal like what Orochimaru did with Naruto (sealed it tighter so no fox chakra would leak out), and saved everyone a whole lot of bloodshed. Or imagine if his family was actually kind to him...idk man. Temari and Kankuro have been terrified of him literally since he was born and he wasn't even a killer at that point. Also pointing out that Gaara's father did not stop trying to assassinate him ever since that attempt by Yashamaru. It fucks a kid up for sure lol. The funeral scene is such a gut punch, Naruto's eyes are so dead. All the little moments with the 3rd Hokage playing as they place their flowers...oof. Next arc goes absolutely crazy, can't wait for you to see it!
So Shukaku is a tanuki, a raccoon dog native to Japan. This and his sleep deprivation are why Gaara has dark rings around his eyes, similar to a tanuki.
Yeah, the permanent insomnia makes sense as to why he would be unstable, and then add to that the psychological scars from childhood and it compounds on the insomnia and vice versa
First off thank you!! I love your reactions and have been waiting lol. Second. The difference between Naruto and Gara is Naruto’s 9 tails had a special seal that had only one key to be completely released. Plus he never knew he had it. Gara always knew and he knew people hated him for it on top of having a strong influence from the 1 tail.
I've waited SO long for this video 🎉 i just finished watching the whole thing and MAN it's amazing seeing you go through everything we went through! I hope the next Arc gets uploaded ASAP! Youre amazing keep it up 😁🤘🏼
i mean, storm troopers only seem like trash cause they are send after main characters who win only because they have plot armor. in the star wars EU they are often shown to be really some of the best soldiers in their time. the anbu black ops have the same role as storm troopers, which was the same role worf had in star trek the next generation, and the avatar of khaine in warhammer 40k, to show how strong the character is they are fighting against.
great reaction dude!! Cant wait to see your reaction to the next arc!! It gonna be hype :) also I got Gaaras 'love' tattoo on my right shoulder, and my brother has a full Naruto (the show not the character) mural on his back.
I love your reactions, watching you reacting to Naruto is even better than rewatching it on my own. Your reactions are so genuine and natural. Honestly I think most of us are tired of those fake exaggerated reactions where reactors act like they are high, scream all the time or throw their chairs. You're a breath of fresh air in reactors world.
I think you are the one of the best Naruto reactors. Too many people just sort of sit there and occaisonally cheer and never share their thoughts. If you are curious about exploring all the background for Kishimoto's influence in constructing Naruto here is a sort of guide. When Kishimoto first proposed Naruto, he intended it as an homage to Dragonball. Naruto was originally a Goku homage. It was the story of a little fox kit who is lonely and transforms into a little boy and journeys down into a nearby town to make friends. He becomes an apprentice ramen chef and finds a rival there (that was the prototype for Sasuke). Its important to note that Kishimoto built Naruto from there with Naruto and Sasuke as co main characters. Naruto's insanely overpowered shapechanging ability is a leftover from this early conception of Naruto when he was a kitsune spirit. The Shonen jump editors told him it was a good idea but he needed to jazz it up. Kishimoto was a big fan of kaiju movies and 1980s ninja movies. So he added giant monsters and 1980s style ninjas (if you watch 1980s ninja movies they have all sorts of magic powers that they use hand signs to do). Kishimoto then built Naruto's back story out over the course of the arcs pre time skip (in the manga there is just a time skip, in the anime, its split at that point between Naruto and Naruto Shippuden). Over time he added elements from the following in if you want to read stuff -Dragonball (you have already seen elements of this like InoShikaCho and so forth) -1980s Ninja movies -Kaiju movies -The Sannin (Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade) come from an old Japanese kabuki play called The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant, which itself is based on an even old folk tale called Jiraiya the Toad. The Sannin are adapted with a sort of Japanese satire that is actually a tribute to them. There is an awesome silent black and white depiction of The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant on youtube, though you may have to dig to find it. Its from the 1920s. -Shinto (the religion) -Samsara Buddhism -Chinese Folklore and Mythology -Yu Yu Hakusho -Hinduism -Japanese Buddhism you are correct that Monkey King Enma is based on Sun Wukong. He is named Enma in this after the deity from Japanese Buddism, Enma, which is basically the Japanese name for King Yama, the deity from mainland Chinese Buddhism who derives from the Hindu deity Yama. Monkey King Enma is an early Naruto homage to King Yama from Dragonball and King Enma from Yuyu Hakusho. Note, it becomes apparent later if you go back and rewatch Naruto after watching Shippuden,but Sasuke and especially Naruto are absurdly powerful for their ages but relatively undertrained at least until Kakashi started training them. Note 2 - That moment when Gamakichi basically lied to his dad about being bullied by Shukaku and had Naruto's back is when the fandom began to love Gamakichi. Note 3 - the blue/purple haired female is an ANBU named Uzuki Yugao. Her code name is Neko. In the light novels she was one of the ANBU who protected Naruto when he was a little kid. Gekko Hayate was her fiance (hes the ninja that overheard Baki and Kabuto talking that Baki killed). Edit Note 4 - Originally Orochimaru was not going to be introduced until after the Konoha Krush arc. The editors wanted Kishimoto to put him in starting with the Chunin exams. So Kishimoto decided he had to bring Jiraiya in early, but so much of the arc had been constructed that he sort of wedged Jiraiya in
There is so many moving parts in a story this big, there is so many things that you don't even realise is a set up to be paid off later. Even things like "she of the beginning" are foreshadowed quite early on and when I go back and watch these old episodes it seems so deliberate and well planned like when the Hokage is giving his speech about passing the torch to the next generation not only is it still relevant throughout the story but they even go as far as showing characters that you won't learn about for quite some time. I don't think a story should need people to have an understanding of authorial intent or context to be appreciated but for me this confirms what I already knew and that's that there is a lot of thought and hard work put into this. The fact that something like karma plays a role in the story both metaphorically and literally and it's actual karma and not the gross misunderstanding most people have of what karma is, brings a smile to my face and I for one am exited to see where the story goes in the future.
Your definitely right when it comes to knowing shikamarus character more than everyone else but i think thats because his character is pretty simple in comparison to everyone else but he is a fan favorite like EVERYONE loves him
Hey dude, I was longing to watch this video! When I was a kid I did not have many friends to talk about Naruto with. It feels like we are watching it together. Please keep on making this series! High 5 from 🇧🇷! Cheers
shikamaru is a main character, he just dosent want to be. he pretends to be/is lazy, but it's because he's bored. he is truly a badass, and a tactical genius lol
What I really like about how Naruto fights, is that he does not just beat his opponents up, he tries to connect with them on a personal level and understand them, helping them to come to an understanding of their own flaws.
So ironically, Kakashi was wrong about Sasuke's limit. No one realized this, but Sasuke actually used 3 Chidori. First one was on the demo, then second was when he was trying to exit Gaara hole and then that first one in the forest.
Just found your channel and 21:57 edit killed me 🤣 and it got me hyped even though I'm indifferent to Asuma as a character. Enjoyed your commentary and look forward to seeing it when you make it through Shippuden. Subbed!!!
For Naruto episode 1 being capable of using a forbidden jutsu does undercut forbidden jutsus especially since they don't explain WHY shadow clone is forbidden until Shippuden so to give a best non-spoiler explanation. Naruto is the exception to the jutsu (shocking I know) because of an inherent trait in him. If Sakura or even Sasuke were to at this point even attempt the jutsu the price of using it would most likely hinder them rather than help and could possibly kill them if they took it too far I believe. As we saw with the 3rd Hokage he used it and while hurt and no longer in his prime he summoned 2 and multiple people around him commented on how this was shortening his life span.
When Orochimaru had summoned the 1st & 2nd Hokage and was enroute to summoning a third dead person Hiruzen himself got nerved(and scared) thinking that Orochimaru was going to summon the 4th as the third corpse(and infact Oro was trying to do the same but couldn't because the 4th’s soul was sealed inside Shinigami).
It's funny how they hate Gaara for something he had no control over. His mom was too weak when she gave birth, not his fault. They put Shukaku when he was a baby, not his fault. Same for Naruto with Kyuubi. This is beyond dumb.
we weren’t shown this, but from the context it is clear that they tried to kill Gaara many times before the incident with uncle Yashamaru, which is why he has such a reaction to the hatred of others. guilt for the death of his mother, the hatred of his father and those around him, the indifference of his brother and sister, the betrayal of his only close relative, of course, battered his young psyche so much that he carved the word “love” on his forehead as a child, but yeah, you ain’t sorry for him 😂
I have waited and waited and waited and finally its here and bruh you never disappoint. The joy and excitement you bring to this reactions is so awsome keep doing what your doing but pls for the love of god make them quick😅 jk....keep up the goodwork 💪
Been binging someone binging something else, gotta love it 😂 but seriously loved the reactions, and feels good to see someone watch it for the first time, I wish I could I experience it all again cuz I think I'd luv it just as much, also his comments are hilarious 😂😂
Let's gooo! Bro these videos of yours are prob one of my fav content series currently ongoing. So much so that my fingers automatically type 'SoloRaiju' in the youtube search bar every two weeks lol. Can't wait to watch this!!
Loved the reactions man, keep em coming. Side note: I've always found it weird this is considered it's own separate story arc when it really is just the climax to the Chunin Exams.
Alright, my thoughts/comments as I’m watching along. 2:25 I know you’re saying this like a joke… but by the end of the series, a lot people operate under the idea of, “I’ll kill anyone if it stops a war” and it’s funny that you’ve already got the Hokage mindset down. 5:00 I love that costume reveal and your reaction to it. From the dumbest disguise ever in the prelims to the best and least suspected disguise ever. 6:00 Never thought about that before but so true. 16:55 You keep pointing out really smart things I’ve never thought of. Yes, the dog could definitely have done that. If it wasn’t needed to track Sasuke like Shika said. 17:42 Ok, they definitely could have also done that. I don’t know why the series is trying to so hard to make Shikamaru seem like a sacrifice. The 2nd Hokage’s voice just sounds so goofy in the dub I can’t get over it lol 34:50 This scene in the manga is crazy. It literally shows like 30-40 full corpses just hanging from the walls, all mutilated and bloody and stuff. The anime censors it a lot but the manga makes it seem incredibly more horrifying. 36:20 And that is why everyone has been calling Orochimaru a pedo for the last two decades. He wants that 13 yr old body D: 1:00:55 Chakra is someone’s life energy. So it makes sense that if you completely drain your own Chakra, that you’ll just fall over and die since your body won’t have any energy anymore. Kind like starvation. 1:04:40 I forgot that shot existed. With the freeze frame of Sakura vs Gaara. As if she was actually about to do something about him lol 1:30:08 That’s the first proctors girlfriend. The proctor who kept coughing and got killed. Her name is Yugao. The proctor was Hayate. 1:36:00 That shot with the Hokage’s voice in the background is so cool I love it. Whenever anyone mentions the “Talk-No-Jutsu” in Naruto, we’re talking about his ability to talk his enemy into stop being evil. He does it against Zabuza earlier, and Gaara now. It’s always so inspiring to see.
1:13:55 When you learn the truth, the real truth, it will break your heart. Strange how that seems to be a running theme, how things are far more complicated than they initially seem... 1:35:38 The last thing he sees is the lost young boy Orochimaru used to be. Godspeed, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sandaime Hokage, Professor, Fire Shadow, God of Shinobi. 1:38:47 If you can't run, you walk. If you can't walk, you crawl. If you can't crawl, you drag yourself along with your chin. Naruto never, *ever* gives up. 1:40:22 One tiny little apology. And from here, Gaara starts his slow rise to become one of the absolute greatest characters in this series. 1:42:02 Aaaargh you missed it. Yugao told Kakashi he should have come earlier, and he said, he had been here since dawn. And that was a *vital* moment in the development of Kakashi: he spends *hours* every day, standing over a headstone and apologizing to the dead. Kakashi Hatake, the man who literally lost *everyone* he ever loved. And that fact comes back into play later in the most massive way possible - it's no joke, if Naruto is the protagonist and Sasuke is the deuteragonist, Kakashi is the tritagonist of this series. 1:43:45 Holy shit is right. Itachi is here.
36:52 "Does it even matter what body he gets if he can just change back into his old body?" It does indeed matter very much. Orochimaru can use his creepy abilities to make the body take his usual form, but it's still the body of the person he stole regardless of how it appears on the outside. What this means in practice is that if the body has some genetic advantage, he gains that advantage. If he takes Sasuke's body, he will have full access to Sasuke's Sharingan eyes. He could simply take Sasuke's eyes, but that would be far inferior because Sharingan eyes expend far more chakra when used by someone who is not gentically a Uchiha. That's why Kakashi has to use his sharingan sparingly and keep it covered when he is not using it, otherwise he would run out of chakra very quickly.
the reason forbidden jutsu are forbidden, is because they risk causing harm to the user (via too much chakra drain) and/or an inhumane amount of harm on the target, they are like war crimes irl. another criteria for a forbidden jutsu are ones that break the natural order, (like reanimating the dead.)
So between this and the last video you posted, I discovered your channel, binged the interesting content and forgot about you. And now I have rediscovered you thanks to TH-cam's recommendations. 😅
"I want them to show the proctor vs Gaara's teacher fight, that's what I was waiting for?" THANK YOU! Like, right?! I was so hyped for it as a kid and they never got back to it!
Longest video yet! But for something a bit shorter, here's a preview of the next arc :) Itachi & Kisame introduce themselves, on a new channel for shorter clips.
th-cam.com/video/RSxPz9uJ19Q/w-d-xo.html
Just to clarify the forbidden jutsu thing because the dub kind of makes this a bit confusing. The forbidden jutsu that naruto learned in episode 1 is specifically the "multi-shadowclone jutsu", there's 2 clone jutsu used in the leaf village (mostly), those are the "clone jutsu" and the "shadowclone jutsu", normal clones are just illusions with no physicality, shadowclones are physical but take more chakra. The "multi-shadowclone jutsu" is forbidden specifically because of the immense amount of chakra it takes to make that many clones. The only reason naruto can do it at all is because of the amount of chakra he has. We see jonin using the normal shadowclone jutsu (making one or a few shadowclones), but naruto is using the forbidden "multi-shadowclone jutsu" making a ton of clones.
And if they use all of their chakra they die so that’s what makes a jutsu forbidden most of the time outher times it’s because it’s immoral like the one orochimaru used on the third hokoge the reanimation jutsu
And for what's forbidden, let's just say there's some equivalence of "security clearance levels" of what is forbidden or not and to what degree, depending on the safety for the user because it consumes too much or has a chance of bouncing back, has too much health hazard or can even offer one's life as sacrifice just like what Raiju saw in the end of that episode. Techniques such as resurrecting the dead or techniques using people as sacrifice are morally wrong and are forbidden as well, except it's "really forbidden, you'll be sentence to death if you pull shit like that".
@@kennethbarton9008 I don't believe using all your chakra means you die. Kakashi says "worst case" you die. I'm starting to believe what he really means is you won't have chakra improved speed, reaction time, or ways to fight without it. In a battle, you're basically dead against someone with chakra. So using all your chakra is accepting death but doesn't mean you auto die.
I've watched the show like three times in bits and pieces, and I was still always confused about the specifics on that. Thanks.
@@Wifibee dangerous to use vs got to keep it secret vs ethical wrong
He finally updated his patreon like 4 hours ago. HE'S ALIVE! ALIVE!
let me clarify a few things.. firstly, a Jutsu is deemed forbidden when it meets one of the following parameters; That it is unethical (Reanimation) That it can kill the user by spending way too much chakra (Multi-Shadow Clone) or that it does outright kill the user. (Reaper Death Seal)
secondly, Orochimaru has used forbidden Jutsu to transfer his consciousness permanently to a new body, meaning he is young again and just as powerful as he was at that age, while having the knowledge and skill that he has gained over his life. such a terrifying advantage.
Where are you man? Totally want to see you enjoying the rest of it.
You are becoming one of my favorite reactors. Your editing, analysis, and commentary is great!! I also love that you are watching it in dub because that is how I first watched the show when it was on Cartoon Network way back in the early 2000s. So nostalgic.
I watched it dubbed but not in English, have to say I enjoyed this way more than sub reactions!
Thank you! And everyone who liked this, ya’ll are the best
"Hey can you go wake up those guys who will actually help out?" Had me busting up laughing. Hilarious.
Haha thanks
keep in mind that people would watch these episodes weekly, so there's an expectation that people can't remember things from one week to another that easily. That's why you keep seeing almost every episode shifting back to the Hokage struggling to take Orochimaru's soul out. When binging it seems like a glaring repeat, but when you take this additional context into account, it starts to make more sense.
Was waiting WEEKS for this one. Literally the only Naruto Reaction channel I watch. Dude keep this stuff up, you are awesome!
Thanks a lot man
I miss SoloRaiju, hopefully nothing bad happened to our man. I miss u and ur vids ❤ Need more of Naruto + hilarious commentery
So the reason sarutobi was alarmed when orochimaru peeled his face to reveal that young face; he essentially found a way to cheat death by molting his body the way a snake does. Hence why his summons are snake themed. Where as jiraiya is the toad sage, orochimaru can be seen as the snake sage where he learned their secrets.
Naruto was close to being gaara. However for Naruto he was weak and couldn’t do much, so he did other things to get attention. Naruto got extremely lucky because he found people like shikimaru and iruka, people who lessened his loneliness. Whereas gaara got no love, no attention except fear, and never had his loneliness lessened.
And the change of heart you see in gaara that seems kinda abrupt happens immediately after his brother and sister step in to protect him. Allowing gaara to realize he had an opportunity to feel that with the people around him and he never realized it.
Oh having Yep having them protect him like that, right after the speech, maybe confirmed what naruto had been saying. Good catch I didn’t think of that
Can any of the patreons share what's up and if he'll make more content? Pretty worried he wont
he had a serious health emergency.
He said he was going to be making content this month but i haven’t seen anything posted in awhile, he had a heat stroke and fainted and when getting checked up he found out he had an aneurysm in his brain, hopefully he’s still doing okay, hope this helps
Well I wouldn't say Gaara and Naruto had different reactions as kids. More that their emotional response had different results. Naruto didnt really have any power, but he also got angry, while Gaara just by getting angry could result in the sand adding to the body count
okay this guy is the first reactor that i actually find hilarious! great editing, not missing any key points and comes it with the jokes.
The binge style is just too good. The amount times I felt actual relief seeing the video had more time to get to other moments that I was like "oh wait until next upload whe-- oh shit never mind ill be the one who waits 5 minutes and sees it myself in this same video"
Man the 2nd hokage was broken, imagine using that infinite darkness along with his speed, it’s the perfect combo and counter against his foes.
Sad he uses it once
I wonder if Bringer of Darkness works against Sharingan.
Is this guy alive anymore? Someone should do a wellness check.
Almost 2 hrs of straight dopamine man 😂 watching you react is like watching the show for the 1st time again, keep grinding bro 🙏🏼
That pure sweet hit of dopamine haha. Thank you man
“LETS GO NARUTO “ That excitement! So excited for you to experience this masterpiece and some peak Talk No Jutsu! Love the content man, looking forward to continuing on this journey with ya ❤️
Solo you are the best reactor by a country mile, your commentary and binge style is absolute perfection never change. Love seeing the channel grow!
Thank you so much man
THE KING IS BACK 💪🏽
I know this is old, but gotta say I appreciate you taking the time to appreciate the great voice acting when it happens. People love to hate on dubs, but a few of the English VAs are absolute gems in this show (you've got some in Shippuden to look forward to as well). Looking forward to binging till I catch up with you! lol
Garra finally got his first sleep in his whole life, you'd be feeling way more reasonable afterwards too.
Yep for sure. Yeah the whole insomnia angle really helped sell what Gaara had actually been going through. Definitely what helped get it through to me
Should have retitled Forbidden Jutsu to High-risk Jutsu for the ones like Shadow Clones (since it splits your chakra evenly with the clones) to make them more distinguished.
These were averaging 60k views peaking at 100k hope you’re okay man! People loved the series so far
I can't explain how much I enjoy seeing this pop up on my feed after a long day at work. You are amazing and I always look forward to the next installment. I can't wait for the Tsunade arc. Please keep this going. It's helping me relieve my childhood
Ah thanks Leon. Same reason I started trying anime again. To give me that childhood feeling dbz gave me. Comic book movies weren’t quite doing it haha. It was anime all along
Not me checking every other day for the next upload D:
Permanent insomnia = insanity = people hating and being afraid of a 5 year old. He's never felt pain so I'm not even sure he really understood that what he did was hurting and killing people? At least not when he was that young. He even tried to make it better with bringing medicine to the kid he hurt when Yashamaru explained pain to him. I think the reason why Shukaku twisted Gaara so much was that because he was sealed into a fetus the seal warped as he grew. Honestly I'm wondering if they could have adjusted the seal like what Orochimaru did with Naruto (sealed it tighter so no fox chakra would leak out), and saved everyone a whole lot of bloodshed. Or imagine if his family was actually kind to him...idk man. Temari and Kankuro have been terrified of him literally since he was born and he wasn't even a killer at that point. Also pointing out that Gaara's father did not stop trying to assassinate him ever since that attempt by Yashamaru. It fucks a kid up for sure lol.
The funeral scene is such a gut punch, Naruto's eyes are so dead. All the little moments with the 3rd Hokage playing as they place their flowers...oof.
Next arc goes absolutely crazy, can't wait for you to see it!
"A substitution" "whoa, never seen that before" lmfao!!! XD
Hell yeah!!! I was ready for this, seems like a few channels are getting to this point but I genuinely enjoy your reaction so much more
I need you to pump these episodes out. Love the reactions!! 👌
For real, 2+ weeks is too long, but if he does them any faster he'll just be a naruto reaction channel 😂
@@BestowalPants90 I guess you're right 😮💨😂
idk why but Whenever you upload a naruto reaction video it makes my day! Love your reaction videos , Thanks SoloRaiju!
Aw thank you
loved your intro especially the way it transitioned into the video soooo cool man
Haha appreciate it
I dont think kid gaara (from the flashbacks) could control the sand. Seems like the sand acted out on its own, responding to gaaras emotions.
So Shukaku is a tanuki, a raccoon dog native to Japan. This and his sleep deprivation are why Gaara has dark rings around his eyes, similar to a tanuki.
Gaara just needs love. ❤
The tattoo didn’t work i guess
Yeah, the permanent insomnia makes sense as to why he would be unstable, and then add to that the psychological scars from childhood and it compounds on the insomnia and vice versa
First off thank you!! I love your reactions and have been waiting lol. Second. The difference between Naruto and Gara is Naruto’s 9 tails had a special seal that had only one key to be completely released. Plus he never knew he had it. Gara always knew and he knew people hated him for it on top of having a strong influence from the 1 tail.
I've waited SO long for this video 🎉 i just finished watching the whole thing and MAN it's amazing seeing you go through everything we went through! I hope the next Arc gets uploaded ASAP! Youre amazing keep it up 😁🤘🏼
Today has been really rough on me so i'm really happy to see this upload just as i got home, love your content man it always cheers me up
Anbu black ops are 100% equivalent to storm troopers ppl keep talking about how great they are but they never actually do anything useful
i mean, storm troopers only seem like trash cause they are send after main characters who win only because they have plot armor.
in the star wars EU they are often shown to be really some of the best soldiers in their time.
the anbu black ops have the same role as storm troopers, which was the same role worf had in star trek the next generation, and the avatar of khaine in warhammer 40k, to show how strong the character is they are fighting against.
Bro seriously the voice acting in this show is so insanely well done…
great reaction dude!! Cant wait to see your reaction to the next arc!! It gonna be hype :) also I got Gaaras 'love' tattoo on my right shoulder, and my brother has a full Naruto (the show not the character) mural on his back.
Welcome back for peak! Hyped for this one since you've shown interesting analysis of Gaara so far
Come back SoloRaiju! Come Back! I didn't know I needed to watch other people watch the things I've watched!
I love your reactions, watching you reacting to Naruto is even better than rewatching it on my own. Your reactions are so genuine and natural. Honestly I think most of us are tired of those fake exaggerated reactions where reactors act like they are high, scream all the time or throw their chairs. You're a breath of fresh air in reactors world.
HE IS BACKKKKK!!!!!!
I think you are the one of the best Naruto reactors. Too many people just sort of sit there and occaisonally cheer and never share their thoughts.
If you are curious about exploring all the background for Kishimoto's influence in constructing Naruto here is a sort of guide.
When Kishimoto first proposed Naruto, he intended it as an homage to Dragonball. Naruto was originally a Goku homage. It was the story of a little fox kit who is lonely and transforms into a little boy and journeys down into a nearby town to make friends. He becomes an apprentice ramen chef and finds a rival there (that was the prototype for Sasuke). Its important to note that Kishimoto built Naruto from there with Naruto and Sasuke as co main characters. Naruto's insanely overpowered shapechanging ability is a leftover from this early conception of Naruto when he was a kitsune spirit.
The Shonen jump editors told him it was a good idea but he needed to jazz it up. Kishimoto was a big fan of kaiju movies and 1980s ninja movies. So he added giant monsters and 1980s style ninjas (if you watch 1980s ninja movies they have all sorts of magic powers that they use hand signs to do).
Kishimoto then built Naruto's back story out over the course of the arcs pre time skip (in the manga there is just a time skip, in the anime, its split at that point between Naruto and Naruto Shippuden).
Over time he added elements from the following in if you want to read stuff
-Dragonball (you have already seen elements of this like InoShikaCho and so forth)
-1980s Ninja movies
-Kaiju movies
-The Sannin (Jiraiya, Orochimaru and Tsunade) come from an old Japanese kabuki play called The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant, which itself is based on an even old folk tale called Jiraiya the Toad. The Sannin are adapted with a sort of Japanese satire that is actually a tribute to them. There is an awesome silent black and white depiction of The Tale of Jiraiya the Gallant on youtube, though you may have to dig to find it. Its from the 1920s.
-Shinto (the religion)
-Samsara Buddhism
-Chinese Folklore and Mythology
-Yu Yu Hakusho
-Hinduism
-Japanese Buddhism
you are correct that Monkey King Enma is based on Sun Wukong. He is named Enma in this after the deity from Japanese Buddism, Enma, which is basically the Japanese name for King Yama, the deity from mainland Chinese Buddhism who derives from the Hindu deity Yama. Monkey King Enma is an early Naruto homage to King Yama from Dragonball and King Enma from Yuyu Hakusho.
Note, it becomes apparent later if you go back and rewatch Naruto after watching Shippuden,but Sasuke and especially Naruto are absurdly powerful for their ages but relatively undertrained at least until Kakashi started training them.
Note 2 - That moment when Gamakichi basically lied to his dad about being bullied by Shukaku and had Naruto's back is when the fandom began to love Gamakichi.
Note 3 - the blue/purple haired female is an ANBU named Uzuki Yugao. Her code name is Neko. In the light novels she was one of the ANBU who protected Naruto when he was a little kid. Gekko Hayate was her fiance (hes the ninja that overheard Baki and Kabuto talking that Baki killed).
Edit Note 4 - Originally Orochimaru was not going to be introduced until after the Konoha Krush arc. The editors wanted Kishimoto to put him in starting with the Chunin exams. So Kishimoto decided he had to bring Jiraiya in early, but so much of the arc had been constructed that he sort of wedged Jiraiya in
There is so many moving parts in a story this big, there is so many things that you don't even realise is a set up to be paid off later. Even things like "she of the beginning" are foreshadowed quite early on and when I go back and watch these old episodes it seems so deliberate and well planned like when the Hokage is giving his speech about passing the torch to the next generation not only is it still relevant throughout the story but they even go as far as showing characters that you won't learn about for quite some time.
I don't think a story should need people to have an understanding of authorial intent or context to be appreciated but for me this confirms what I already knew and that's that there is a lot of thought and hard work put into this. The fact that something like karma plays a role in the story both metaphorically and literally and it's actual karma and not the gross misunderstanding most people have of what karma is, brings a smile to my face and I for one am exited to see where the story goes in the future.
Woah, that's really cool! Thanks for sharing.
Woah that was a great read, awesome comment thank you man. Appreciate the love as well
It's very enjoyable to watch a marathon of reaction per arc. I am always looking forward to watching next arcs. 🎉
Great Video! I was really excited when i saw you uploaded it
I'm absolutely loveing these videos seeing your reactions is kinda bring back the reactions I had when I had 1st watch naruto
Your definitely right when it comes to knowing shikamarus character more than everyone else but i think thats because his character is pretty simple in comparison to everyone else but he is a fan favorite like EVERYONE loves him
Hey dude, I was longing to watch this video! When I was a kid I did not have many friends to talk about Naruto with. It feels like we are watching it together. Please keep on making this series! High 5 from 🇧🇷! Cheers
Ah I’m so glad man. That’s what it’s all about. Thank you mate
More Naruto binges please, you'll be surprised how important Shikamaru is in the whole series
I laugh out loud more watching your videos than I do watching stand-up comedy. Your videos are a treasure🔥🔥 Thank you for not quitting
Aye Joey, thank you so much man. Netflix special coming soon
Following you binge watch Naruto is refreshing and your commentary gives a new angle to my own experience
shikamaru is a main character, he just dosent want to be. he pretends to be/is lazy, but it's because he's bored.
he is truly a badass, and a tactical genius lol
I was checking your channel every day for the last 2 weeks since the last Naruto reaction video. Back to waiting for the next video.
Shikamarus a G, always putting himself on the line for his Ninjas
24:20 “yes.. listen to the tree”
😂😂😂😂😂😂
What I really like about how Naruto fights, is that he does not just beat his opponents up, he tries to connect with them on a personal level and understand them, helping them to come to an understanding of their own flaws.
So ironically, Kakashi was wrong about Sasuke's limit. No one realized this, but Sasuke actually used 3 Chidori. First one was on the demo, then second was when he was trying to exit Gaara hole and then that first one in the forest.
That john cena entrance edit 😂😂💕 that's why I love your reactions, you put so much effort and love into edits. ❤❤❤
Aye thank you man
Just found your channel and 21:57 edit killed me 🤣 and it got me hyped even though I'm indifferent to Asuma as a character. Enjoyed your commentary and look forward to seeing it when you make it through Shippuden. Subbed!!!
Just found your channel love these videos keep it up great work!!!!!
aye thank you
For Naruto episode 1 being capable of using a forbidden jutsu does undercut forbidden jutsus especially since they don't explain WHY shadow clone is forbidden until Shippuden so to give a best non-spoiler explanation. Naruto is the exception to the jutsu (shocking I know) because of an inherent trait in him. If Sakura or even Sasuke were to at this point even attempt the jutsu the price of using it would most likely hinder them rather than help and could possibly kill them if they took it too far I believe. As we saw with the 3rd Hokage he used it and while hurt and no longer in his prime he summoned 2 and multiple people around him commented on how this was shortening his life span.
long reactions are another level, can't wait for the next one
When Orochimaru had summoned the 1st & 2nd Hokage and was enroute to summoning a third dead person Hiruzen himself got nerved(and scared) thinking that Orochimaru was going to summon the 4th as the third corpse(and infact Oro was trying to do the same but couldn't because the 4th’s soul was sealed inside Shinigami).
It's funny how they hate Gaara for something he had no control over. His mom was too weak when she gave birth, not his fault. They put Shukaku when he was a baby, not his fault. Same for Naruto with Kyuubi. This is beyond dumb.
Keep at it man every couple of week I’m looking for your Naruto video.
I've seen this a dozen times and my tear ducts still activate for the sad parts
we weren’t shown this, but from the context it is clear that they tried to kill Gaara many times before the incident with uncle Yashamaru, which is why he has such a reaction to the hatred of others. guilt for the death of his mother, the hatred of his father and those around him, the indifference of his brother and sister, the betrayal of his only close relative, of course, battered his young psyche so much that he carved the word “love” on his forehead as a child, but yeah, you ain’t sorry for him 😂
Been waiting for a month now hope you’re ok!!!!
Somehow this dude is likethe realest reactor of all youtube,cant wait for the next one
Ah thank you man
I have waited and waited and waited and finally its here and bruh you never disappoint. The joy and excitement you bring to this reactions is so awsome keep doing what your doing but pls for the love of god make them quick😅 jk....keep up the goodwork 💪
Aye glad you still enjoying em man. Thank you
I always get so excited when these pop up in my feed.
You know I'm really digging these reactions of yours. Entertaining reactions and editing. Keep it up, man!
So dope, also the quick flask-back of Jirya tied to the pole just like naruto was priceless 1:42:08
Been binging someone binging something else, gotta love it 😂 but seriously loved the reactions, and feels good to see someone watch it for the first time, I wish I could I experience it all again cuz I think I'd luv it just as much, also his comments are hilarious 😂😂
Let's frickin go. I've been waiting forever for this 🎉
LET'S GO!!! I've been checking YT everyday for a week anticipating your upload!
Let's gooo! Bro these videos of yours are prob one of my fav content series currently ongoing. So much so that my fingers automatically type 'SoloRaiju' in the youtube search bar every two weeks lol.
Can't wait to watch this!!
Man oh man every day I keep refreshing hoping to find a new reaction upload… 😔
Hearing a sand monster screaming "here i come baybay" sure is something
Loved the reactions man, keep em coming.
Side note: I've always found it weird this is considered it's own separate story arc when it really is just the climax to the Chunin Exams.
Been waiting I always for the past 2 weeks I checked if you upload more reacts
Alright, my thoughts/comments as I’m watching along.
2:25 I know you’re saying this like a joke… but by the end of the series, a lot people operate under the idea of, “I’ll kill anyone if it stops a war” and it’s funny that you’ve already got the Hokage mindset down.
5:00 I love that costume reveal and your reaction to it. From the dumbest disguise ever in the prelims to the best and least suspected disguise ever.
6:00 Never thought about that before but so true.
16:55 You keep pointing out really smart things I’ve never thought of. Yes, the dog could definitely have done that. If it wasn’t needed to track Sasuke like Shika said.
17:42 Ok, they definitely could have also done that. I don’t know why the series is trying to so hard to make Shikamaru seem like a sacrifice.
The 2nd Hokage’s voice just sounds so goofy in the dub I can’t get over it lol
34:50 This scene in the manga is crazy. It literally shows like 30-40 full corpses just hanging from the walls, all mutilated and bloody and stuff. The anime censors it a lot but the manga makes it seem incredibly more horrifying.
36:20 And that is why everyone has been calling Orochimaru a pedo for the last two decades. He wants that 13 yr old body D:
1:00:55 Chakra is someone’s life energy. So it makes sense that if you completely drain your own Chakra, that you’ll just fall over and die since your body won’t have any energy anymore. Kind like starvation.
1:04:40 I forgot that shot existed. With the freeze frame of Sakura vs Gaara. As if she was actually about to do something about him lol
1:30:08 That’s the first proctors girlfriend. The proctor who kept coughing and got killed. Her name is Yugao. The proctor was Hayate.
1:36:00 That shot with the Hokage’s voice in the background is so cool I love it.
Whenever anyone mentions the “Talk-No-Jutsu” in Naruto, we’re talking about his ability to talk his enemy into stop being evil. He does it against Zabuza earlier, and Gaara now. It’s always so inspiring to see.
I’m 29 years old and still vividly remember watching “Naruto’s Ninja Handbook” during its Toonami premiere; sooooo good.
1:13:55 When you learn the truth, the real truth, it will break your heart. Strange how that seems to be a running theme, how things are far more complicated than they initially seem...
1:35:38 The last thing he sees is the lost young boy Orochimaru used to be. Godspeed, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sandaime Hokage, Professor, Fire Shadow, God of Shinobi.
1:38:47 If you can't run, you walk. If you can't walk, you crawl. If you can't crawl, you drag yourself along with your chin. Naruto never, *ever* gives up.
1:40:22 One tiny little apology. And from here, Gaara starts his slow rise to become one of the absolute greatest characters in this series.
1:42:02 Aaaargh you missed it. Yugao told Kakashi he should have come earlier, and he said, he had been here since dawn. And that was a *vital* moment in the development of Kakashi: he spends *hours* every day, standing over a headstone and apologizing to the dead. Kakashi Hatake, the man who literally lost *everyone* he ever loved. And that fact comes back into play later in the most massive way possible - it's no joke, if Naruto is the protagonist and Sasuke is the deuteragonist, Kakashi is the tritagonist of this series.
1:43:45 Holy shit is right. Itachi is here.
I was looking forward to this for the longest, having a blast rewatching with you
36:52 "Does it even matter what body he gets if he can just change back into his old body?" It does indeed matter very much. Orochimaru can use his creepy abilities to make the body take his usual form, but it's still the body of the person he stole regardless of how it appears on the outside. What this means in practice is that if the body has some genetic advantage, he gains that advantage. If he takes Sasuke's body, he will have full access to Sasuke's Sharingan eyes. He could simply take Sasuke's eyes, but that would be far inferior because Sharingan eyes expend far more chakra when used by someone who is not gentically a Uchiha. That's why Kakashi has to use his sharingan sparingly and keep it covered when he is not using it, otherwise he would run out of chakra very quickly.
the reason forbidden jutsu are forbidden, is because they risk causing harm to the user (via too much chakra drain) and/or an inhumane amount of harm on the target, they are like war crimes irl. another criteria for a forbidden jutsu are ones that break the natural order, (like reanimating the dead.)
When are you binging the next episodes btw? I really enjoy these
What’s crazy is that the first hokage and second hokage switched voice actors in the dub in the later parts of Naruto
Just recently found your reactions and binge watched them all the past couple of days I really like your reaction style
So between this and the last video you posted, I discovered your channel, binged the interesting content and forgot about you. And now I have rediscovered you thanks to TH-cam's recommendations. 😅
Aye W algorithm haha
The third hokage team:
"They have their own Sakura!"
If only mans knew lol
0:38 the only time the Anbu EVER does anything 😂
😂😂😂now that I think about it, actually!!!!!😂😂😂
"I want them to show the proctor vs Gaara's teacher fight, that's what I was waiting for?"
THANK YOU! Like, right?! I was so hyped for it as a kid and they never got back to it!