Naruto's Council
#1
Posted 13 November 2008 - 03:29 AM
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#2
Posted 13 November 2008 - 03:40 AM
Interrogation, however, if Ibiki isn't around, I'll say Ino because of usage of the mind jutsus. (And this was based on this arc as her father is likely part of the interrogation squad.)
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#3
Posted 13 November 2008 - 03:56 AM
Judging what we've seen so far, though, I'd say Sakura and Neji would be the best choices. Neji has a great deal of respect for Naruto, but still puts him in his place when he does stupid stuff. And Sakura keeps him from killing himself, so she's a big plus. 'Cause a live Shadow is better than a dead one, yeah?
#4
Posted 13 November 2008 - 05:08 AM
#5
Posted 10 January 2009 - 08:22 AM
#6
Posted 10 January 2009 - 09:35 PM
Heck, everything is already set up for Naruto to take the stage, he just needs to go through some paper-work training and he needs to have experience with being a capable leader like Shikamaru went through during the Sasuke retrieval arc. That's probably the only reason he hasn't been promoted to chunin yet, but the way everyone seems to focus on protecting Naruto like a baby it's no wonder he hasn't been put in that situation. He may get to finally experience the responsibility of having to protect everyone in this Naruto vs. Pain sequence, and may reallly feel the weight of everyone's dependance upon him.
With Sakura he may have felt this way when she depended on him to bring back Sasuke, but hers was a selfish request, and he was compelled to protect her because of both his and her romantic feelings. I think in this newest situation he will want to act to protect the villiage with more of a paternal affection, similar to what the previous Hokages felt. Meaning, regardless of the feelings of the villiage (who have already acknowledged him anyway, unknown to him as of yet) he will protect the villiagers because of his own sense of duty (a.k.a the will of fire).
edit: sorry I went off on a rant with this, I'm going crazy waiting for the next chapter & need something to chat about!
Edited by Nee-sama, 10 January 2009 - 09:40 PM.
#7
Posted 11 January 2009 - 05:45 AM
However, I half-expect Kishimoto to just not touch the matter at all, and essentially leave the people in place who are currently in place, and if any of them get killed whoever replaces them will be, ah, essentially nameless characters.
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#8
Posted 11 January 2009 - 07:37 AM
However, I half-expect Kishimoto to just not touch the matter at all, and essentially leave the people in place who are currently in place, and if any of them get killed whoever replaces them will be, ah, essentially nameless characters.
To me, the concept of a ruling council in Konoha has always been unclear. Throughout the manga, I don't believe there has ever been a direct reference to a specific council in Konoha's government. At least I haven't seen one.
We know that the Sandaime's old teammates Koharu and Homura were his advisors - in fact, were refered to specifically as such. It would also seem that they have kept their role as advisors with Tsunade. However, when Koharu and Homura approached Jiraiya shortly after the Sandaime's death, it was pointed out that during a "Fire Country meeting" (Manga chapter 140, page 11) it was decided that Jiraiya should be Godaime. One would think that reference to Konoha's council would have been made in that instance should it actually exist. The anime subtitle translation that I've seen goes over that specific sequence as "an emergency meeting with Country of Fire's feudal lord".
Now there easily could have been an issue with translation and the "Fire Country meeting" may actually have been a Konoha Council meeting. The anime translation I refered to could also infer to a Konoha Council meeting with said feudal lord. But my question is - why is this so vague?
Another confusing point during the conversation between Jiraiya, Koharu, and Homura was this: the notion of having to select top people from the shinobi ranks in order to form an executive committee prior to starting the restoration of the village. If a village council were in place, why would this need to be done? I realize that one could argue that governing bodies have been known to appoint special committees to oversee unique situations and/or emergencies. However, the village had just suffered an attack claiming the lives of many including the village's leader, and due to the feudal nature of Fire Country and its neighboring countries, may come under further attack since Konoha's strength has been weakened. How wise would it be to have their top shinobi in committee during this military crisis if their was a(n) (im)perfectly functional council already in place to handle administration?
Ultimately, there are probably a number of ways to explain away my questions. In fact, I am not denying the existence of a council.
It just boils down to one thing for me - why doesn't Kishimoto just specifically refer to it as such? Of course if someone does point to a specific excerpt that makes it clear as day, then I will humbly stand corrected and appreciate that person for enlightening me .
#9
Posted 11 January 2009 - 01:33 PM
My guess is that Ninjas as synonymous with armed forces, although a lot fewer in comparison with the millions-strong some of our nations have. So a Kage (in this case) is in charge of everything ninja-related, while the Feudal Lord acts as a monarch and governs the country with the help of it's council. So, essentially, a large country has two capitals - the "Civilian" capital and the "Military" capital, which are the hidden villages.
Konoha's "Council" would be a team of advisors to the Hokage, (I think the system applies in other nations) and would consists of powerful voices on the "Military" part of politics, which would include heads of major clans of the hidden village, as well as their top shinobi and specialists.
Going by this framework, I'll come back to Naruto's generation when he is the Hokage. Now, an example of a "Specialist" council member would be Sakura, who I presume would be the head of Konoha's central hospital. As such, she's also the military health advisor. Again, as per my framework, I'd say she'd have a civilian counterpart who would be with the Feudal Lord, but both would have no interconnection. The extended council would also consist of the heads of Major Clans - they'd be like a military legislature, meeting only when the Kage calls a summons.
Lastly, there would be some individuals which the Hokage would appoint personally. His own advisors would likely include Shikamaru and Neji. I'm hoping that his ANBU captian is Sasuke.
Yeah, I always think a lot about things that haven't been explained. The Narutoverse is a real paradox...computers at one end and they don't even have bicycles.
Edited by EarthBorn, 11 January 2009 - 01:34 PM.
#10
Posted 11 January 2009 - 02:06 PM
#12
Posted 12 January 2009 - 06:15 AM
12. One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before implementation.
#13
Posted 12 January 2009 - 04:32 PM
12. One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before implementation.
Oh lord, you just have to apply Family Guy to the Narutoverse. :rolleyes:
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#14
Posted 12 January 2009 - 09:53 PM
I think I read an interview where Kishi said the ninja villages are basically the military of their respective countries. They protect the country in exchange for a place to have their hidden villages and the feudal lords govern the people. So the hidden villages follow the laws of their country but also have a militaristic chain of command to follow instead of having to answer to the feudal lord.
Also each villiage seems to have its own way of doing things. Sand village actually has a council that meets and votes on descisions, reducing the hokage to basically nothing more than top security chief (hmm sounds familiar) whereas in Konoha everyone seems to follow the hokage as leader (except those dam "advisors" who probably only have authority still because of their appointment by Shodaime).
#15
Posted 19 January 2009 - 01:30 AM
However, If Naruto does have a choice, i'd say the following:
1. Tsunade: She was the last hokage and Naruto's mother figure.
2. Sakura: She's smart, strong, and he loves her.
3. Shikamaru: He's probobly the smartest person in the village and would make a good advisor/strategist.
Those are the people i would choose if i was Naruto and other then them, I don't know who else he would pick.
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