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You know, just thinking, after reading that article about Japanese gender stereotypes, I wonder if Sasuke isn't meant to be some kind of salaryman stereotype, working and away from the house for 60-70 hours a week, while the wife is at home with the kids.
I swear I really think Kishimoto changed from a young man with young ideals in the beginning of the manga — when Naruto and Sakura are underdog characters who are bucking the establishment, the clans and traditional stuff — until the ending, when Kishimoto's is 20 years older, has a family and much more adult views of life — so Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke completely do an about-face and embrace more conservative and traditional roles, and ultimately don't change life in Konoha at all. Peace occurs and life is modern, but for the three, they have fallen back into the life that was prescribed for them.
Idk, I feel like he started out with a full head of steam but then gave up as te series went on and got bored. It feels like to me that he eventually just kept handing off more and more work to his assistants and went from being the head writer to an executive producer. When they told him that NH and SS were more popular he said, "Do whatever the hell you want." It's like part1 and early part 2 were written by a completely different person.
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God Almighty how can people like that steaming pile of dung?!
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