Kishimoto has a tendency to turn his villains into good guys, which sometimes undermines their potential as formidable foes. Characters like Toneri, Sasuke, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Gaara, Haku, Nagato, ...

The Naruto animanga verse featured several villains and evil characters, but only a few of them are truly iconic. One such character is the former Hidden Leaf Village sannin: Orochimaru. Although the ...

Sid was born, did some stuff, then decided to become a writer. He finds respite in the sweet embrace of mass media escapism after having risked his life too many times as a journalist covering ...

Naruto, one of the biggest manga phenomenons in recent memory, has finally come to a close—and as with all the other great Endings, it’s controversial. Basically: all those tongue-in-cheek parallels ...

Characters in the Naruto franchise are often deeply conflicted and complex individuals who must find themselves in a shinobi world filled with darkness and hatred. All it takes for characters to fall ...

Naruto is one of the most well-known shonen anime and manga series. It is considered to be a part of the Big Three shonen anime series, One Piece and Bleach being the other two titles. The series has ...

Ending on its 500th episode, Naruto Shippuden wrapped up by following its titular hero as he prepared to get married. The loudmouth ninja fans grew to love was seen in a more adult light as he ...

With well over a thousand episodes, the story of Naruto Uzumaki is one of the longest and most prolific in all anime history. That being said, the three main Naruto shows do fall into the trap of ...