[Review] Romance of the Condor Heroes : Isn’t There Any Other Girl as Xiaolongnü?

Look at that ancient drama image above! What do you see? Do you see what I see? What do I see anyway? From my point of view, the male lead is stunning, but the female lead is…well…so-so.
Did you know what this is? Yes, most of you are probably right. This is the latest remake of “Return of the Condor Heroes” (ROCH) produced on 2014 titled “The Romance of the Condor Heroes”. For you who don’t know, this is a part of famous trilogy literatures written by Jin Yong about a male kungfu sect disciple named Yang Guo who falls in love with his own master that is said to be a very pretty woman called Xiaolongnü or Little Dragon Maiden in the setting of ancient Chinese period. The love of disciple-master is viewed as taboo at that time so they have to struggle a lot before having their happy ending.
I watched the 1983 version of ROCH with Andy Lau as Yang Gou and Idy Chan as Xiaolongnü. But I was so small back then, so I didn’t really remember anything. However, the serial was a big success at that time in my country.
Now, my national TV tried to repeat that success by having this version on screen but it failed miserably. I tried to watch several episodes to know how different is this with my vague childhood memory of ROCH. And I understand why this remake can’t repeat the huge success of its 1983 version.
Yang Gou (Chen Xiao), the main character, is fine. He is really handsome, a true eye-candy on screen. But when Xiaolongnü (Michelle Chen) who is supposed to be his spouse appeared, I could not help but think, “OMG, why does she look like that?”
Sorry to say, Michelle Chen is not up to my expectation for this drama. Her looks are so ordinary, while her spouse-to-be is such an eye-candy like Chen Xiao. Even when she was dressed-up for a wedding scene, her looks were still so plain. To me, she is not compatible at all with Chen Xiao in this drama.
I am not a hardcore fan of Jin Yong’s books but I know that Michelle Chen is not suitable to play as Xiaolongnü. She did lost her weights some time after filming to try to look better, but personally I think she simply doesn’t have that “breathtaking” look who is needed to play this role. Moreover other women for this drama are really pretty. There is this woman called Li Muchou (Zhang Xin Yu). Look, she is so good-looking!

And there is this Ancient Tomb sect founder named Lin Chao Ying (Dong Xuan) who is very pretty.

Why didn’t one of them become Xiaolongnü? They would be much more compatible with this charming Yang Guo!
Now I know why many ROCH fans said that Michelle Chen is “the worst Xiaolongnü ever”. Other women played as Xiaolongnü always have outstanding looks. Let’s see this 2006 version of Xiaolongnü.

Her name is Crystal Liu. Many fans said that she is the best one who potrayed the appearance of Xiaolongnü. This maiden, according to Jin Yong’s description in book, is supposed to be “the prettiest of all”. But in 2014 version, Xiaolongnü is “outshined” by even cameos!

Even her double/stunt in this ancient drama (Ro Mei Qi) is so pretty. Oh, My God! I bet this stunt girl could be a lot better Xiaolongnü!

Some fans said that Chen Xiao – Crystal Liu will make the perfect Yang Guo – Xiaolongnü. I can’t agree more. Chen Xiao as Yang Guo is perfect already, and with Cystal Liu as Xiaolongnü, I am sure I can watch this series once more, this time fully remember and happy! But since it is Michelle Chen who played Xiaolongnü, I just could bare to watch like…three episodes? All my intention to rewatch ROCH is gone just because of her.
What can I say? Looks REALLY matter for me to watch any kind of visual media. This is not discrimination or anything. This is my own preference. I prefer to see beautiful people on visual media because I can see ordinary people everyday around me. I need refreshing sometimes, okay?
Back to ROCH, I also heard that many true fans of ROCH were angry because the story of this 2014 version is not that accurate. Well, many of good movies/drama I watched were also adaptated from books and not too many of them have the exact same story as the paper form. But at least those ones got the right faces and fantastic scenes so I didn’t complain.
The problem with “Romance of the Condor Heroes” is not only the story inaccurate but the main character is not suitable as well. That is why this ancient drama is not that succesfull compared to, like, “Descendants of the Sun”, although having so many loyal fans. Yeah, according to wikipedia, it was broadcasted in many countries but maybe it is because it has the big name of ROCH. As I wrote above, in my national TV, it failed really bad, not even included on the daily list of 30 programs with highest rating.
I don’t intend to say that Michelle Chen is ugly. According to me, this girl is really average looking. That is the reason why I am not interested to watch any of her works, even her hit drama which is “You are The Apple of My Eyes”. But maybe she has talent, inner beauty, or anything so she is in this kind of industry. Even she is engaged with Chen Xiao when I wrote this.
Well, I love Chen Xiao BUT only in his ancient costume. Perhaps it is only me, but when I saw his appearance in modern outfits, I thought he lost his “charm”. I don’t really like his modern hairstyle. To me, he looks better with bangs or that ancient chinese looks. Maybe he really was born in the wrong era?
Previously Chen Xiao was rumoured to be with Zanillia Zhou Li Ying who became his spouse in “Female Prime Minister”. Even Zhou Li Ying became a cameo in “Romance of the Condor Heroes” as his spouse (Mu Nian Ci, Yang Guo’s mother) when he played a role as Yang Kang, Yang Guo’s father. IMHO, they look so great together. I never watched “Female Prime Minister” but from this picture, I think they are really compatible as couple.

Zhou Li Ying is so pretty. I agree wholeheartly if she becomes Xiaolongnü. They will be perfect, moreover they have chemistry from previous C-drama. No wonder fans ship them so hard and still hope that they were together until now.
But one good thing from this drama is that Yang Guo still ended up with Xiaolongnü, no matter who she was, unlike a series I knew where the main character married the nonexistent supporting character. I hope the next ROCH remake will get better casting. Maybe Korea will make new ROCH with Song Joong Ki as Yang Guo and Krystal Jung as Xiaolongnü? We’ll see!

(Note : all pictures above are not mine and belong to their respective owners)

Naruto? Eew…

After publishing my post titled “Sayonara, Naruto!” here, I thought it would be difficult to move on from Naruto, moreover I was addicted to SasuHina. I thought since I always had a dose of SasuHina goodness everyday, I would be just like those who stop smoking. But in fact, all of thouse thoughts are wrong!

I feel disgusted instead everytime I am near with anything Naruto-related. Even my favorite SasuHina fanfictions, which formerly made me squeal in delight in fangirling way, aren’t spared from this new feeling. Maybe my hatred towards Naruto has reached maximum level.

I HATE Sakura Haruno, who is so full of herself and doesn’t have self-respect so she is willing to be Sasuke’s slave as long as she is allowed to live with fake marriage and fake family name. She also didn’t have a heart and made use of other people for her own personal gain. I HATE Salad (no, she doesn’t deserve Uchiha as surname!) who is so UGLY but feels like she has anything to do with Sasuke with that disgusting face! Think, girl, no man as handsome as Sasuke will have a hideous creature as kid! I HATE Bolt Uzumaki who is so spoiled when his father only works like any other man. Does he prefer to live on the street without money? I HATE Himawari Uzumaki who is as UGLY as Salad, OOC (byakugan with blue eyes?) and so insignificant. I wonder why a creature as bad as her even exist. I HATE Sasuke Uchiha who also becomes really UGLY with his new appearance! Is he an impostor? I HATE Hinata Hyuuga who forced her feelings toward her crush as if that is a duty. Where is the kind Hinata-chan? I HATE Naruto Uzumaki for lying towards his own feeling and becoming a shitty hokage! He is the worst scumbag in anime and manga history!

I also HATE Naruto series for making this terrible ending just to please desperate teenagers who have lack of common sense in love (Sasusaku fans think that murder attempts are act love, right? To me, they are the most despicable fans on earth, really!) I HATE the chaotic Naruto fandom whose fans fight with each other just because most of them don’t make fanworks based on that horrible ending. Inukag in Inuyasha is canon but I didn’t see the canon fans sulk in SesKag fanfics! Last but not least, I HATE that I have ever given attention to this awful works! My precious time is lost just because of a series which choose popularity over quality! Don’t the crews have moral values, life code or something?

Thank you, God, now I HATE this thing so much I wanna throw up every time seeing it nearby. This is good, now I can save myself completely from Naruto. I hope everyone else will realize how bad is this series as I did and move on. This series is not worth it, man! If anything, it has many wrong values within it.

So, if someone asks me about Naruto, my reaction most probably will be, “Eeew…”

Sayonara, Naruto!

It has been more than a year since the disastrous ending of Naruto (that I will never acknowledge). I still stay in this fandom mainly because of SasuHina, but now I realize that I can’t even do that anymore. This is the worst fandom I have ever encountered in my life.

Fans are attacking each other just because preference over shipping of fictional characters. Mainly it is started by pro-ending supporters who expect every Naruto fans to worship their so-called “canon pairings” and neglect every other pairings since the ending has been revealed. Maybe they desperately think that since their pairings are “canon”, from now on everyone automatically will love their pairings thus it is a duty to dedicate all of others’ precious time to make fanworks based on that shitty ending. When that doesn’t happen, they are going nuts and attacking everyone. Unfortunately this “canon army” only dare to do it cowardly behind anonymous face or fake accounts. They stoop so low, even use death threats to those who refuse to like their overrated pairings. Well, who will love garbage like that anyway?

And people behind Naruto only think about how to milk the series. They never think about the quality of the story, popularity conquers all. Why I am even in this series while there are many better series over there, I can’t understand.

So, in this post I want to conclude my thoughts on Naruto before leaving the fandom completely. I won’t make this lame fandom get more people by still sticking to this series. It will make it more popular and make others think that this series is good. Bah! No! I think Naruto is the worst series I have known so far, because :

 

1. The ending is incompatible with the storyline

How could Naruto not love Sakura after all those years spent chasing after her? How could an “Uchiha” wear glasses and not blind? (see Itachi). How could Himawari have byakugan with blue eyes? And many more.

Seems like to force this ending to happen, all basic rules in Naruto world must be broken. So I think this is not Naruto. To me, this is just fanfiction, not canon, and the real Naruto has ended at chapter 698. I feel like the rest of it only desperate attempts from Naruto teams to monetize the series by adding and changing the universe as much as they like to create more money. And more popularity = more money so I am not expecting something good out of this series anymore.

 

2. There is no change in the corrupted system

Hyuuga clan is still not changed, so is the system in shinobi village that has caused the circle of hatred, although the Orange Hokage has ruled the village and became the legendary hero. What is the point of all of these fights if the situation doesn’t change?

 

3. The moral values are wrong

Every series that I know has at least one good moral value. But I saw Naruto taught the fans to:

 

-be fangirl forever because eventually their crushes will be theirs (look at Hinata and Sakura!)

-throw away all self-respect and dignity as long as their crushes agree to be with them, even if it is only on paper

-force their crushes to return their feelings because apparently it is idiot and cruel not to do so!

-be content with all oppression and wrong system because everything must be endured

-recognize that the definition of “true love” is abuse and murder attempts

-say that lying is bad but if they are the ones who lie, then it is perfectly acceptable

-forgive instantly people with shitty behaviours as long as they have handsome face

 

What the hell is that? I am not gonna recommend this series to my children or anyone else I know, heck I will ban this series in my house!

 

4. The “canon couples” are fake, forced, OOC, and terrible

Naruhina “love story” is OOC as hell. Actually it has good potential if only Hinata doesn’t “force” Naruto to return her feelings. No one is supposed to return another person’s feeling! If that is the case, then Lee also deserves Sakura! Why Hinata’s or Sakura’s feelings matter while Lee’s, Naruto’s, and Sasuke’s feelings don’t? Even Karin’s and Ino’s feelings are not counted just because they are not popular!

Meanwhile its “sister ship” Sasusaku is the worst pairing in anime and manga history. You can’t call that “love”. That is just toxic, sickening, and egoistical obsession of an ultimate fangirl (who later fails in her life). You can’t just call abuse, murder attempts, and neglection for dozen of years as “act of love” except there is sickness in your head. No girls deserves to be treated like Sakura. No wonder she holds the title as the worst anime character ever, since she is so shallow and has no self-respect. This girl is not an example for any good woman on this planet.

It is horrible that people behind Naruto only think about popularity, not the quality of the story. If Minato x Sakura is popular, then maybe they will bring him back with so many fake reasons like Uchiha who can wear glasses like Salad.

 

5. The “next generation” is so awfully made, spoiled, and copycat

The “next generation” is just copycat of their “parents” with uglier appearance. Look at Salad, Chochou, and Himawari! They are the UGLIEST CREATURES in the whole Naruto series! Don’t forget the super spoiled Salad and Bolt that think that the earth is over if “daddy” doesn’t play with them! I am not “touched” at all by that “daddy issues”! Oh, also, the fail attempts by the Naruto teams to desperately remake the chemistry of NaruSasu and NaruSaku by creating BoruSara. They are hideous, really, maybe will create another uglier spawn. No, I don’t think NaruSaku chemistry can be remade by these two kids. NaruSaku is rather easy on the eyes but those copycats are too ugly and annoying!

 

6. The main characters became really ugly

Sasuke with half of his face covered is the WORST version of Sasuke. He is not handsome at all. Not to mention he is like someone who has reached 50. I don’t think he is even my Sasuke. Sasuke in The Last Movie is the last appearance of Sasuke that is acceptable by me. And in my headcanon, he is still attractive, without half-covered face, although his hair is longer like Itachi. Just imagine The Last Sasuke with Itachi’s hair!

Naruto is not different either. His new style hair is awful. I don’t understand why he has many fans in The Last Movie with his uglier appearance. He doesn’t hold a candle againts Sasuke in looks department whether in that universe or in previous version (Part 1 and Shippuden).

 

7. Uchiha got poor fate

I am a fans of Uchiha, but it seems like this clan has a poor fate in this series and it is a great dissappointment to me. Itachi wiped out the whole beautiful and strong clan then died. Sasuke’s life is so miserable with hardcore fangirl and ugly kid following him around.

There is this talk amongst fans that Sasuke has this pitiful future to satisfy all kinds of fans. Kishi wanted to please Sasusaku by making them looked like together, but to please antis and haters, he kept them far away. Sasuke also only connects with Naruto to appeal SasuNaru fans. Salad’s mother is up to fans so that way, all female x Sasuke can claim her as their child. So everybody’s happy, right? NO, I AM NOT! I am not happy with this storyline and will never come back to support Naruto. Instead of making me come back, this storyline disgusts me, the worst kind of ending I have ever read!

 

That is all. And since I don’t acknowledge the ending as canon, I treat it as another version of ending created by someone. Well, it described Naruto world in such inaccurate way, so it is not different with fanfiction. Why I must acknowledge it as real canon? My real canon is SasuHina and NaruSaku, the more logical ending, as I wrote here.

Even so, I will fill in the blank space of this so-called “canon” with my interpretation and other fans’ assumption, since it left much to imagination:

 

1. Salad is not Sasuke’s true child, I am sure of it. Look at the real Naruto. Mikoto, Sasuke’s mother, is so beautiful so logically Sasuke is also good-looking. Salad is so ugly, there is no way she has Sasuke’s genes within her. Any children of Sasuke should be decent-looking. Someone so beautiful won’t have such an embarassment as a child. She has sharingan? Yes, but so do all Uchihas. So, she is just an Uchiha test tube baby from Orochimaru lab. Her mother is Karin, there is no doubt. Look at her apperance and skills. Don’t ask about Gaiden, everyone could be lying. Her father is some Uchiha, can be Obito, Shisui, or another Uchiha with black hair and dark eyes but not Sasuke or Itachi. They are too good for her sorry-ass.

I think Salad was born because Orochimaru wanted to make an ultimate baby from Uzumaki and Uchiha lineage. Sasuke found out about that plan and he stopped it, but most of the process had been done. The only one left was to place it into a woman’s womb. Sasuke didn’t want to lose the chance to have another member of Uchiha clan and at the same time, Sakura who pursued him tirelessly had appeared. So he made Sakura as the surrogate mother and had her raise the child. Sakura agreed but only with condition that Sasuke married her. Sasuke wanted nothing to do with the fangirl so he only agreed to pretend to marry her. It was a fake marriage and he allowed her to use the clan name for the sake of the Uchiha child. But Sakura, who didn’t realize that Sasuke only used her as babysitter, had flown to the seventh sky. She happily obliged and returned to the village. So Salad is Sasuke’s adopted child. That is why Sasuke is never at home and only slightly showed her affection. Because she is not his own blood. She is just another Uchiha kid. Uchiha is supposed to be someone who is capable to love greatly, but since Sasuke is so indefferent, then it is clear that Salad is not important to him.

 

2. Sasuke perhaps has a family outside the village. Maybe he fell in love with a girl on his journey but knowing that it was dangerous to make a new Uchiha family, he eloped with the girl to a place far away from shinobi world, pretending to take a mission with unlimited time. When he found that “Salad project” by Orochimaru, he realized that it was a perfect plan to cover his family. He made a fake family with Sakura as a decoy so his real family is safe. He knew that Sakura is strong enough to protect herself not to mention there is the legendary Naruto in the village. The kid is not his anyway so it is perfectly fine if that one is on constant threat from enemy. Hey, it is not heartless. Sasuke will try to protect the kid and Sakura too with the best of his ability but since he is not God, there is a chance that he will lose. And he won’t take that chance to his real family that he loves genuinely. Now his long-time mission makes sense, also why he doesn’t seem to love Sakura enough to kiss her after 12 years of separation. Don’t ask me who is that lucky girl. It can be new character, OC, me, you, anyone… Well, Sasuke X Reader scenario has never been so interesting!

 

3. Alternation to scenario #2. Since I am a certified SasuHina fans, I would like to think that before Hinata’s marriage, Sasuke and her had a thing that made her give birth to his children. The children are twins, boy and girl. The girl has sharingan but the boy has the eye combination. This caused fear within Konoha. What if another war ensued because of the boy’s special eyes?

So, Hyuuga clan and Kakashi ordered Sasuke to bring the children away. Because their further union was rejected and endangered the whole Konoha, then Hinata pretended to marry Naruto and Sasuke made a fake family with Sakura with scenario #1. Bolt and Himawari were made by artificial insemination. Sasuke raised his children in a secret place while pretending to be on a long-time mission. His friends were spreading lies about him now and then to help him cover the truth.

Even so, he is still so much in love with Hinata so after the kids got older and could take care of themselves, he offered to be Bolt’s master to be close with her. Now you can see why he always connects with Naruto but NEVER with his so-called “family”. To check on his hime, of course.

Meanwhile his own children with Hinata are perfectly fine in his secret place, doing little adventure and kicking ass with various techniques taught directly by their beloved REAL father. Their name? Hikari and Hikaru Uchiha. They have black hair and fair skin. Hikari, the girl, has dark eyes and sharingan, a true Uchiha in appearance. While Hikaru has grey eyes. He can combine both byakugan and sharingan. Hikari looks like Hinata with wavy hair and Hikaru is a carbon copy of Sasuke (minus the eyes) with straight hair. Both of them are beautiful. This looks cool, right? Salad who?

 

Whichever scenario it is (I prefer scenario #3), I am sure that Salad in that “canon” universe is not Sasuke’s true child and Sakura is his fake “wife”. No real family is making Sasuke as distance as that. Not even Kishi with his future “works” can influence me on this. I am done with Naruto and this is what I want to believe from that disaster-called-ending. It is just a fictional world anyway.

Okay, I think those are all my thoughts about Naruto. I am dissappointed that this series becomes this bad just because of the influence of popularity and money. I know that Kishi does this for a living but so does J.K. Rowling but she didn’t sacrifice her story’s quality too much. I mean, author can follow readers’ opinion but do it in a good way without decreasing the quality significantly. In Naruto, I feel like everything will be done as long as it sells, including turning Naruto’s world upside down and it is a big turn off for me.

Now I will move on to another better series, which are really plentiful out there. I hope I will never encounter another series which is as bad or even worse than this. Sayonara, Naruto!

Review Weebly : I Am So Done!

I began using Weebly last year for a certain project of mine. It started off nicely when I still had my laptop. I could create a free website with its drag and drop feature. Little that I know that this feature will be the downfall of this website, at least in my eyes.

After my laptop was kinda broken, I chose to switch almost all my works on my Android tablet, including my project in Weebly. This was when Weebly started to become so annoying.

Its drag and drop feature made me almost impossible to post something easily. I don’t know why, but it seemed so “heavy” in my Android tablet. I tried almost every top-notch browser available, such as Google Chrome, Dolphin, UC browser, Baidu Browser, etc but I still couldn’t use Weebly properly. Okay, I could post some writings (letters only!) but with VERY MUCH DIFFICULTY and I even couldn’t upload image at all on my posts, while image is important for my project. But what I loathe so much is the front page feature.

Since the “drag and drop” is supposedly its remarkable feature, the front page design also has the same thing BUT it is OVERLY SENSITIVE OVER TOUCH, where some accidental gestures can make all things go haywire. And the most horrible things of all, even the smallest change in front page edit is DIRECTLY SAVED!

That is soooo bad because I almost can’t count how many times I accidentally moved everything with a simple gesture and my front page suddenly looked like a mess, while the whole world could directly see my amateur editing. It is really embarassing! At least give a feature whether we want front page edit to be published or not.  You can make that “publish” button in post, Weebly, why can’t you make it in front page!

Done with the website version, then I tried to download the Android apps, but still felt pretty much dissappointed.

Firstly, I have some “blogs” in my Weebly website and this application only allowed me to edit and create post for ONE blog of mine! What the heck is that?!

Secondly, I have to connect continuosly to internet to post something. Oh poor little thing, don’t you know that tablet battery doesn’t last forever? It is such a hassle to work while connecting online nonstop! Writing a post can take a long time sometimes you know? And don’t make me charge while writing, that is a pain in the ass!

Thirdly, if the internet connection was not good then I would be interrupted every now and then. And I must say, NOT ANYMORE, THANK YOU!

That is why I rated this apps with one-star.

I am so done using Weebly! Won’t use it anymore in the future project! WordPress is much more convenient and a better choice for me. I can write posting offline, upload tons of image in a simple browser with so much ease, also it has a nice mobile apps where I can edit all my blogs in one account. This is a blog/web provider SHOULD do, making user’s life easier, not making it more complicated! My next project will go to WordPress without a doubt!

So, that is my experience using Weebly. You can take it as a reference whether you want to use this website or not. Me? Not. Ever. Anymore.

Period.

I’m Back, Hetalia!

After visiting any other fandoms for some time, finally I am back to my former obsession : Hetalia!

For you who don’t know yet, Hetalia is a mini manga and anime (only 5 minutes each episode!) created by Hidekaz Himaruya. It is a parody about personification of countries. Really funny and sometimes enlightening in history side. The fandom is a nice one, very rarely has conflict (unlike a fandom I know *coughcough*).

I do like several pairings but the one I like the most is Country x Reader. Not just any country, though. Here are some County x Reader I love the most:

 

NORWAY X READER

I love Norway. He is cool, mysterious and snarky. Strangely, his fanarts are so much better than his original design. This is the archive of Norway X Reader fanfictions. 

HONGKONG X READER

Hongkong personification is one of the most good looking guys in Hetalia, according to me. He is said to be a stylish teenager and loves pulling pranks. Here is the archive of Hongkong X Reader fanfictions. I love his character as an assasin, but so far haven’t found an Assasin!Hongkong x Reader fanfic that satisfy my craving. There is this one and it is long too but it is not completed yet (maybe it has been discontinued). The fanfiction of Hongkong X Reader that I love so much is In Your Place. We are married here. It is really sweet!

 

ICELAND X READER

Iceland, the baby of the Nordics, ia actually pretty cute. I love reading how this moody teenager falls for ME, hihihihi…

Here is the archive of Iceland X Reader fanfictions.

 

ENGLAND X READER

England, everyone’s favorite! He is sexy, smart, and handsome. He has so many England X Reader fanfictions that there are some archives for them. Read England X Reader fanfictions here and here.

 

FINLAND X READER

Finland is an easygoing, kind, and friendly guy who love to smile, so adorable! Who doesn’t want this sweet guy as spouse? I clearly want him by my side, although it is only in my imagination. Here is the archive of Finland X Reader fanfictions.

 

NORDICS X READER

Nordics, the group of five good looking guys, are my favorite! I especially love them as brothers. Here is the archive of Nordics X Reader fanfictions. My most favorite fanfic is this because suddenly I have five caring and overprotective brothers and England as boyfriend! My life is beautiful!

 

COUNTRY X READER X COUNTRY

I love men compete for me moreover if they are countries. Hail (my) love triangle! LOL. Here is the archive of Country X Reader X Country fanfictions. My favorite is this. It started off as Viking!Denmark X Reader but eventually became Viking!Denmark X Reader X Viking!Norway.

There are two endings based on our preferences as well so no one sulking because their desirable one is not there.

 

Ok, I will continue my self-insert imagination so enjoy yourself! ‘Till my next post!

Review : The Hobbit Trilogy

I had a movie marathon this week and some movies I chose were The Hobbit Trilogy : An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, and Battle of Five Armies. Well, I am not a fan of movie so you will rarely see me out of a movie theatre. Most movies I watch nowadays usually enjoyed at the leisure of my home. So don’t be freak out when I don’t catch up with latest movie like youngsters nowadays.

Now onto the movie.

I have to say that I LOVE Peter Jackson version of Middle-Earth movies. I have watched all three movies of Lord of The Rings and they are some of the best movies I have ever seen. Sorry to say that I don’t enjoy the book as much because I don’t really like Mr.Tolkien’s style of writing. The same goes for The Hobbit.

We begin with The Unexpected Journey, where the story unfold.

This movie has its fair share of humour when the dwarfs appeared one by one in front of Bilbo Baggin’s house. All the dwarfs seemed cheerful enough until Thorin Oakenshield appeared and ruined the mood into serious mode. Then the gang and Bilbo went into an adventure to reclaim treasure in Lonely Mountains that automatically set trigger in some actions.

Well, for a starter, this movie is quite good, although some of the CGIs are not smooth enough so I can tell which parts are edited and not. Maybe because the movie I watched is in HD so it is sharp and all details are visible.

Even so, I felt nothing more for this movie until I watched the second movie : The Desolation of Smaug.

My heart was fluttering in this one because my lovely LEGOLAS is there! He is not as handsome as in LOTR but still quiet an eye-candy. As Legolas’ fangirl, my inner-self was screaming in delight seeing him back in action again! Now he has this cool-but-meanie-king-father and a love triangle. So there is this beatiful and strong elf named Tauriel who caught my baby’s eyes. Strangely, as a fans, I have no jealousy at all. Maybe because I like strong woman for Legolas. I have paired him up with Eowyn lately, now my OTP added with Legolas x Tauriel. It will be better if it becomes Tauriel x Legolas x Eowyn. I want to know who will win if Eowyn and Tauriel fight! I don’t care if Tauriel is not in the book and created by Peter Jackson, she is as good as any book character to me. Her fighting scenes are awesome and her love triangle with Kili, a dwarf, and Legolas is cute too.

Apart from Legolas my love, The Desolation of Smaug is an excellent movie. Bilbo was shown once again with his silver tongue just like when he faced Gollum. The difference is he was facing a dragon named Smaug. Even Frodo never fought a full-size dragon before! (at least not in the movie)

This movie ended in rather despair situation so I quickly watched Battle of Five Armies.

This movie released about 6 months ago and clearly is the best movie out of the three. Actions are so intese from the very beginning it kept me in awe for more than two hours. The change in Thorin who once valued friendship into a greedy dwarf made my emotions up and down. Even I cursed his decision to take all the gold for himself when the survivors of Laketown were in great need of help.

My favorite parts are of course when my Legolas began to sway in battles like he did in LOTR, also when Lady Galadriel-Saruman-Lord Elrond tried to save Gandalf from Sauron. Lady Galadriel is so breathtaking in her powerful form! We also got to see Lord Elrond and King Thranduil The Ice in the battle. Why The Ice? Well, unlike other elven leaders like Lord Elrond and Lady Galadriel, he has this cold demeanor and he does not care for anything unless it concern his people. Maybe he is this cold because his wife died before him. The funny thing is he was the one accused of not having love by Tauriel, but he became the one who consoled her over the death of her love interest (no wonder there are many Thranduil x Tauriel fanfics in web!)

Yes, unfortunately, poor Kili is dead so there is no elf-dwarf marriage will happen although it is just in a movie. I never though some of these 13 dwarfs would die. I saw them as a strong pack from Unexpected Journey so seeing some of them die was out of expectation (I don’t read the book, okay!) Legolas is also gone so I guess Tauriel becomes a vagabond since King Thranduil has banished her from his kingdom in Mirkwood. It is such a pity for someone who has so many potentials like her.

Overall, the trilogy is so magnificient although LOTR is far better. What I like is all the old characters in LOTR are there to support the movies so there is no change in the characters’ looks, even Frodo and the old Bilbo made appearance briefly. The new characters are outstanding as well both in looks and acting. This is a collection of movies I don’t wanna lose and perhaps will be watched again in my other sparetime. Too bad this is the last Middle-Earth movies Peter Jackson made. Although there is a final series of Tolkien titled The Silmarillion but Mr.Jackson hasn’t got its license yet and probably never will, so just enjoy these six movies, man!

However, some people think that this series is made too long from its original book. True, Mr.Jackson added some things here and there including Tauriel. But I like his movies, with respect of Mr.Tolkien’s works. But apparently there is a fan who made his own edit of Mr.Jackson’s movies and compiled them into a 4,5 hours movie so it will have the same storyline as in the book. The fan cut many things from Tauriel to many “filler” parts. As someone who never read the book, I want to see that edit to know how different is the original book’s version with these ones. But the download is rather large, 6 GB for the best quality and 2 GB for the smaller size so I will wait until I have a free access of Wifi in high speed. If you are curious too, you can find it here.

Okay, enough of this rambling. I will see you again once I have another interesting things to post!

Naruto New Generation : Another Version

Tired of copycat and ugly kids in a cheap soap opera drama? Yep, that’s why I am making this another version of Naruto new generation. I kinda mixed OCs of other fans and made my own storyline. So, although the storyline is mine, the pictures and concepts of OC kids you will see below belongs to their respective artists. I just borrowed them to make my own little world here. No financial benefit will be taken from this as it is pure for entertainment only. Of course I can make my own OC kids but I am terrible at drawing so I use another OCs for the main characters so you can see how the kids look like. Nevertheless, there will be some of my OCs here as side characters (not drawn, though).

As you know, whatever happened in Naruto, I only acknowledge SasuHina and NaruSaku as canon.

So the new generation of Naruto in this version consists of their children, and other pairings’ I like as well.

 

STORYLINE

This version begins right after chapter 698. You can see my headcanon ending about how SasuHina and NaruSaku got together here. Apparently NaruSaku got married a year before SasuHina because Sasuke and Hinata needed more time to be together.

After the marriage, Hinata passed her position as Hyuuga’s heir to Hanabi and Sasuke brought Hinata to Uchiha compound. He intended to rebuild Uchiha clan and restored its former glory. First, he built Uchiha compound and hired people to run business there so it was not a long deserted piece of land anymore. Later, he would make his children inhirited the business so the compound would belong to Uchiha once more. That’s why he procreated as many as he could because restoring a clan definitely didn’t only need one heir (moreover if it’s a girl *insert sarcasm laughs here*).

 

 

Besides of rebuilding his clan, Sasuke also had a career as an ANBU. It wasn’t long before he became the top of his game. Hinata became a jounin and had her own team, consist of Chiyo Uzumaki (Naruto and Sakura’s daughter), Hidemi Inuzuka (Kiba and Tenten’s son), and Kaoru Aburame (Shino and Hana’s son). But due to her frequent pregnancies, she often left her team on their own so later decided to resign to be a fulltime housewife. She didn’t regret it though since there were A LOT of kids to handle.

Meanwhile, when he got a mission to Amegakure, Sasuke found a little girl with sharingan, that none other than Inari Uchiha, his late brother Itachi’s daughter with his fellow Akatsuki’s member, Konan. She was taken care by her mother’s close friend all this time. Sasuke brought her back to Konoha on age of 8 and treated her as if she was his own child.

Naruto became a Hokage after Kakashi stepped down. He made many changes within the village to break the circle of hatred, one of them was removing the branch seal in Hyuuga’s clan with the help of Hanabi and Hinata. He also restored Uchiha’s rights and reputation. He was often seen walking around the village with a big smile on his face and helping the villagers in need that he met on the street. He played with children with his clones, heck even used his clones sometimes to do his paperworks! Sakura often scolded him for this.

 

He was a doting and loving father towards his kids and often helped them to make pranks around the village. Shinachiku was his best ‘partner in crime’.

Sakura became the head of hospital. She was currently one of the best medic nin around. She trained a lot of other shinobi in this field, including her own son, Shinachiku and later, Sasuke’s daughter, Hinami Uchiha.

18 years later, Sasuke and Hinata had 12 children (yeah, you read that right), with two set of twins and 8 other siblings, 6 boys and 6 girls respectively. 6 of them held sharingan, while 4 others had byakugan. 2 of them had special eyes as the result of the mix of sharingan and byakugan. They were Sanada (16), Hikari & Hikaru (15), Fugaku (13), Mikoto (12), Hitomi (11), Mana (9), Daichi (7), Itachi (6), Sugumi (5), and Hinami & Minami (3).

While Naruto and Sakura had 5 children, consists of 2 boys and 3 girls. They were Shinachiku (17), Chiyo (15), Haku (12), Melondy (8) and Hanami (5). Well, Naruto always tried to compete with Sasuke in anything including having kids (although he clearly was losing) and he also loved children and wanted to have a big family.

By the way, here are the profiles of the new generation of Naruto in this version:

 

SASUHINA’S FAMILY

Sanada Uchiha (16)

Storyline

The firstborn, Sanada Uchiha, now 16 years old, was a promising heir to Uchiha clan. He had unique eyes as the combination of byakugan and sharingan also possessed extraordinary skills just like his uncle, Itachi. Now he served under his father in ANBU squad. Quiet & shy, always competed with Shinachiku, and overprotective towards his siblings.

 

Profile

Personal information

Fighting style : Doujutsu (eye technique) + Kenjutsu (sword technique)
Birth date: November 25
Sign: Sagittarius
Blood Type: A
Hobby: Training (lots), basking in woods, fish watching
Likes: His family, friends, animals, adventure, mochi, croquettes
Dislikes: feeling weak, spicy food

 

Personality
Strengths: independent, generous, adventurous, optimistic
Weaknesses: impatient, self-involved

 

The eyes

Sanada is Sasuke’s and Hinata’s eldest son. He inherits his DNA from both of his parents, however, the Uchiha DNA is slightly stronger. Due to that reason, the only bloodline he is able to activate at a young age is the Sharingan. But he slowly starts to realize that he can go beyond just Sharingan.

 

Normal eyes

Abilities:

no special abilities; just a normal eye

 

Sharingan

Abilities:

able to see things at drastically reduced speeds, making it possible to read, identify, memorize and copy any taijutsu, ninjutsu and genjutsu. More info here:

www.narutohurricane.com/kekkei…

 

First level of new doujutsu

Abilities:

the power of the eyes go slightly beyond the powers of Sharingan–the user is able to use sharingan powers + see people’s aura or chakra system clearly

Disadvantages:

Large amount of chakra drainage; can’t be used properly unless trained very well to do so

 

Second level of new doujutsu

Abilities:

the user is able to use sharingan powers with the newly 360 degree vision ability

Disadvantages:

Large amount of chakra drainage; constant eye-aches; can’t be used properly unless trained VERY, VERY well to do so

 

Note

This character designed by xClubBearx

 

Inari Uchiha (21)

Storyline

Inari Uchiha was calm, strong, and very pretty, but could be cold-hearted in certain situation, very much like her father. Found when wandering around Amegakure streets on age of 8, she greatly respected her uncle.

Young Inari

Now she was in ANBU. Sasuke offered her the position of Uchiha’s heir but she refused, knowing that her 5-years-younger-cousin, Sanada, had more potentials than her. Even so, she was basically Sasuke’s right hand both in Uchiha or ANBU. She was a great cook and didn’t mind to help Hinata to take care of the kids. Sometimes she helped the rebuilding of Uchiha’s compound too. She had Mangekyo Sharingan because one day she must kill one of her friends in a mission in fear that the one would blow their cover.

Inari’s mangekyo sharingan

 

Profile

Favorite foods: cabbage and onigiri with seaweed in it

Least favorite food: Steak

Name meaning: Successful One

Uchiha: Fan

Blood type: AB

Hair color: Black

Eye color: Black

 

Note

This character taken from Naruto OC Wiki

This design is quite popular since it got award as # 5 in the top 20 Naruto children and akatsuki children. Since the profile didn’t mention her mother’s name, so I made it up since her face resembles Konan. Also I love ItaKonan!

In her original storyline, she died on 8 years old because of the same disease as her father, but for this version, she will live on and luckily, doesn’t have any serious disease.

 

Hikari and Hikaru Uchiha (15)

 

Storyline

Hikari and Hikaru, the first set of twins, were jounin now. Sasuke had them take care of the rebuilding of Uchiha’s compound.

Hikari was a very beautiful girl so she became the new heartthrob of the village just like her father in the past (unlike someone’s ugly that claimed to be Sasuke’s daughter *coughcough*). She was brave, tough, and dangerous, and had unlock Mangekyo Sharingan, just like her cousin, Inari, because she saw one of her teammates died in a mission. She was really close with Inojin Yamanaka, the son of Ino and Sai.

Hikaru had missmatched eyes. He had Hinata’s personality and often bullied for his eyes. Since he was too kind like her mother, he never paid the bully back so Hikari did that for him since she was an aggresive one, just like her father. Nevertheless, he was a skillful ninja, mastered both gentle fist and sharingan.

 

Note

These characters designed by scarlet-hime. Since she didn’t mention the names of the characters, I made it for them, also the fact that they are twins in this version.

 

Fugaku Uchiha (13), Mikoto Uchiha (12), and Itachi Uchiha (6)

Storyline

Fugaku (boy on the right) had a face like Itachi and very serious personality. He was on the same team with Haku Uzumaki, Naruto’s handsome pink-haired son. He had sharingan and currently was a Chuunin.

While Mikoto (girl on the left) was warm and nice like Hinata but frightening in fight. She trained directly under Hanabi Hyuuga. Just like Fugaku, she was also a Chuunin.

And Itachi (boy in the middle) basically Sasuke’s carbon copy with his uncle Itachi’s hairstyle, a happy and promising kid. Always became the best in academy. He also had master Katon : Great Fireball Technique and unlocked the infamous sharingan at such a young age. His fast progress made him the third prodigy in the family with Mana closing in.

 

Note

This image uploaded by Byakugan Master. Since there is no name and personalities on this picture, I took the liberty to name them and added a few personality details for this version.

 

Hitomi Uchiha (11)

Sanada and Hitomi

 

Storyline

She was Sanada’s favorite sister.

Younger Hitomi and Sanada

Younger Hitomi and Sanada

 

Had Hinata’s looks, raven hair, and byakugan, with Sasuke’s younger-self personality.

 

Baby version of Hitomi with Sasuke

 

She was a Genin now and also trained under Hanabi.

 

Note

Like Sanada, this character also designed by xClubBearx

 

Mana Uchiha (9)

Storyline

Active and full of spirits, also possessed sharingan. She liked to cut her hair short and wouldn’t hesitate to punch anyone who made fun of her. She wanted to be the strongest kunoichi ever. Her role model was her big sister, Hikari. Had a crush on Haku and definitely a daddy’s girl. Apparently a very talented shinobi, her potential made Sasuke often trained her himself. She was a Genin like Hitomi.

 

Note

This character designed by crxsszeria. I added some personality details in this version. So far she is my most favorite of all SasuHina’s children made by fans.

 

Daichi Uchiha (7)

 

Hinata with baby Daichi

 

Hinata with baby Daichi

Sasuke and Hinata with baby Daichi

 

Storyline

He had Sasuke’s looks with byakugan and better personality. Currently enrolled in academy. He was really close with her sister, Sugumi.

 

Note

This character designed by SakiriHatakePRO. This girl is a very talented SasuHina artist who maybe on par with LadyGT for NaruSaku. She made many beautiful SasuHina fanarts with anime-style.

 

Sugumi Uchiha (5)

Hinata and baby Sugumi

 

Storyline

She was pretty and inhirited Sasuke’s sharingan. A bit shy but would open up if attached to someone.

 

Note

Same as Daichi, this character designed by SakiriHatakePro. I added a few personality details for her character in this version.

 

Hinami & Minami Uchiha (3)

Storyline

Hinami and Minami were the last additions for the family, at least until now. They often became the center of attention because of their cuteness. Currently still playing and training at home with Hinata.

 

Profile

Minami can be easily mistaken as a girl because: one, he looks feminine and two, his name is a common name for a girl. He has hooded eyes/eyelids(?) like her mother. Also loves to hang out with Hanabi a lot. Favorite thing to do is to sit beside his father in the porch while waiting for the tea that his mother is brewing.

Hinami is a self-conscious kid. Sakura loves to dote on her (aside from that fact that her eyes looks like Sasuke’s) because she see a lot of herself in her when she was younger. She’s an aspiring mednin. Definitely a mama’s girl and she likes hearing her mother tell stories how they (her parents) met in an unexpected way, not romantic but pure.

 

Note

This character designed by NateFluff

 

NARUSAKU’S FAMILY

Shinachiku Uzumaki (17)

Shinachiku in all ages

Naruto and Sakura with baby Shinachiku

 

Storyline

A great medic nin like his mother but had the same personality and looks as his father. Like Naruto, he always tried to compete with Uchiha, namely Sanada, in practically everything. He had inhirited byakugou from his mother.

 

Note

This version of Shinachiku Uzumaki created by Pumyteh

 

Chiyo Uzumaki (15)

 

Storyline

Chiyo had Kushina’s red hair and Sakura’s green eyes, a really pretty girl. She was Hikari’s bestfriend and hated boys for some reasons. Hinata was her former sensei. She had Guren and Mei’s bloodlines within her with the help of Tsunade. As an Uzumaki, she had Karin’s ability to sense chakra, making her a good tracker. Her rank was jounin.

 

Profile

Hair color: Dark Red with a streak of Kizahi Haruno.

Eye color: Green

Dislike: Boys cause the keep thinking that she’s a boy and tries to get in fights with ‘him’

 

Note

This OC’s image created by naepyon. I think the traits matches that of Chiyo Uzumaki created by Disney8404 so I made this character and added a few details and skills for her in this version. Profile of Chiyo Uzumaki was from here. I changed some details to make her fit in this version.

 

Haku Uzumaki (12)

 

Storyline

A unique boy with pink hair. Like Sanada and Shinachiku, he always competed with Fugaku. Luckily he was on the same team with him. They would likely to repeat the dynamic of team 7. He liked pulling pranks on his father along with Shinachiku and had Wood, Ice, and Crystal release. Currently he was a Chuunin.

 

Profile

Hair color: Pink

Eye color: Violet

Born: Land of the Waves

Dislikes: Girls in the academy due to those girls think he’s a girl. He doesn’t like the boys cause the boys think he’s girl and kept asking him out on a date. He hates his inner Haku.

Jutsus: Crystal Armor, Crystal Mirror, Crystal Prison, Crystal needles, Crystal Clones, Crystal Labyrinth, Mirroring Ice Crystals, Ice needles, Ice Prison, Ice Clones, Wood clones, Wood Prison and Wood needles, Healing jutsu, Flying Thunder technique

 

Note

This character also designed by Disney8404 just like Chiyo Uzumaki. I must alter some of his character and history for this version. By the way, the original story of Haku and Chiyo Uzumaki is interesting too, you can read the fanfiction here

 

Melondy Uzumaki (8)

Storyline

She was a good friend of Mana. Always trying to help Mana with her crush towards Haku. She had many friends because of her sweet personality. She was learning in academy right now.

 

Note

This character was redesigned by Melondy13 based on Himawari’s sketch.

 

Hanami Uzumaki (5)

Storyline

The baby of the family, Hanami was a papa’s girl. She loved to drag Kurama’s plushie around. Her cataphrase was “Shayoo!” She was a great friend of Sugumi.

 

Note

This image uploaded by naetpyon on tumblr.

 

OTHER PAIRINGS AND THEIR FAMILIES

SaiIno

 

Storyline

SaiIno is still in this version, and so is their only son, Inojin. I have no objection towards this pairing from the very beginning.

Ino and younger Inojin

In this version, Ino became the head of investigation department with hairstyle like picture above (I love it!). Inojin, now 15, was an active shinobi. His rank was Chuunin.

Sai hired by Sasuke to take care of a gallery of painting in Uchiha compound.

 

SuiKarin

Storyline

Karin and Suigetsu finally became a couple after years of bickering and Karin’s fruitless efforts to get Sasuke back. Being one of the very last to get married, they had one daughter who resembled Karin so much with Suigetsu’s eyes, named Suina (5). Karin was in ANBU and Suigetsu (along with Juugo) helped Sasuke to build Uchiha compound.

 

Note

I found this picture here. Since there is no any details, I added it myself.

 

KibaTen

Storyline

Kiba married Tenten and had three children, one girl and two boys. The oldest was Hidemi Inuzuka (17), a Jounin who was also Chiyo’s teammate. He inhirited his father skills and looks. The second one was Megumi Inuzuka (14), a Chuunin in the same team as Fugaku and Haku. This girl look like Tenten with his father’s eyes and hair color. She had some expertises in taijutsu, thanks to Lee’s influence. A high-spirited girl like her mother and very loud like her father. The last one was Kazuki Inuzuka (8), a boy with Tenten’s hair and Kiba’s looks that had her mother’s skills as weapon master. He often helped her mother in her weapon’s shop. Now he was in academy with Melondy, Daichi and Itachi besides having private training session with his mother at home.

 

ChoujiKarui

Storyline

They will have the same fate as SaiIno. The only difference is their daughter, Chocho (16) has short hair, no bangs, and a fair skin like Chouji. Frankly speaking, the “original” Chocho has the ugliest design out of all, with Salad being the second one.

 

ShinoHana

Shino, Hana, and their childen when they were younger

 

Storyline

Shino married his teammate’s sister, Hana, and they had two children. One was Kaoru Aburame (16) who was into bugs and the other was Natsumi Aburame (10) who had her mother’s clan skills. He still became a teacher in academy while his wife hired by Sasuke to manage Uchiha’s pet shop.

 

Note

I got this picture here and created the rest of the details.

 

ShikaTema

ShikaTema and younger Shikadai

Storyline

They maintains their “original” storyline because it is the most make sense scenario out of the “canon”. Shikamaru still became the eccentric Hokage’s advisor and had a son, Shikadai (15) that would again join trio ShikaInoCho.

 

GaaMatsu

 

Storyline

Gaara married Matsuri eventually and had a son named Sagan (10) who most likely to become the next Kazekage.

 

Gaara and Matsuri with baby Sagan

 

Note

This GaaMatsu image and Sagan designed by ZA-18

 

That’s it. How I love happily ever after! It is much more satisfying for me rather than the original messed up “canon”.

If you squit, you will see that I tried to put some pairings in this new generation kids, like Hikari x Inojin or Mana x Haku. I think they will make good couples. Uchiha-Uzumaki can be united without copycat characters or forced couples.

Maybe I will make their fanfic someday. You can make fanworks too based on this storyline. Tell me when it’s done via comment below, I will be really happy and probably give some comments.

See you later, folks!

Naruto and The Toxic Fans

I have gone to many fandoms before, but no fandoms that I have seen which has chaotic and unsopportive fans like Naruto. I saw many mockeries, arguments, debates, and fights in Naruto just because something so trivial that I have never seen in almost all fandoms that I have ever visited. I can understand if the debates or arguments are about OOCness or mary-sue characters. BUT in Naruto, mere choice of pairing has become a big problem!

Well, if they do not like certain pairing, they can just NOT read or see anything related to it, not mock or threat or argue just because they PERSONALLY don’t like the pairing. Why must everyone follow their personal taste in pairing, huh? Everybody has different views on things!

Moreover if the fights are about fanworks that don’t follow canon. Oh, please, since when fanworks must follow canon? And since when we can’t ship pairings we like, as odd as it is? This is TOXIC!

I don’t blame all Naruto fans because there are still fans who respect each other’s preferences. I blame all those troublemakers that force their opinions to others by bullying. Who do they think they are? Maybe they think that their preferences are the best, but for others, their preferences can be the most disgusting things on earth!

It makes Naruto fandom uncomfortable for me. In other fandom, I can ship whoever I like without trolls around although the ending has been there and the pairing I support is not canon. No one comes around demands that their personal views inserted or insists that everyone writes about canon. Also no one sulks just because doesn’t like certain pairing (strangely, they keep stalking that pairing’s works although those ones have been properly labeled/tagged). Really…

Maybe Naruto fandom is not my thing. Well, I am more suitable in peaceful fandom anyway. Besides, Naruto is not the only series around. There are many fandoms that are more interesting than Naruto. Moreover Naruto’s ending is such a bullshit compared to another series whose authors really put their hearts and minds into. Whenever I remember Naruto, I will remember such a bad writing. And should anyone ask me about the ending, I will answer : NaruSaku and SasuHina. Period.

Thoughts About Naruto’s Pairings

I have stated in previous post that I love SasuHina or Sasuke and Hinata because it’s sweet, makes sense, healthy, and the most compatible according to canon timelines. But besides of SasuHina, I enjoy another Naruto’s pairings as well. Some of them are:

 

1. SasuKonan

Konan is cool and strong so I think Sasuke will be suitable with her if she is not dead. Don’t worry, I won’t shout “SasuKonan should be canon!” because I realize they are not meant to be in canon, not to mention that her hair is short and they never ever have any moments together in canon. This is purely crack pairing for entertainment only.

 

2. GaaHina

The cool Gaara and the shy Hinata are quiet a match. This is my second best pairing for Hinata if she is not together with Sasuke in canon. Hey, GaaHina is healthy and makes sense! They can be together via arranged marriage or accidental meeting in post-war scenario. Hinata is from high class clan so the possibility of her meeting with Kazekage is very high.

 

3. SasoHina

Sasori x Hinata is a cute pairing too. Sasori is good looking and his darkness can be tamed by The Hyuga. They are well-matched if only canon allows them to be together.

 

4. ShinoHina

Shino is quiet and has decent interactions with Hinata. This is my third best pairing for Hinata in canon.

 

5. ItaKonan

If Itachi were not dead, he would be suitable with Konan. Their personalities match greatly (Konan is not a b*tch). She is cool, strong enough for him and pretty as well. They both are also Akatsuki members. There is this daughter of Itachi made by fans that will be suitable to be ItaKonan’s girl:

Her name is Inari. Look, her face is like Konan but her eyes and hair belong to Itachi. Perfect! Forget about Pein and be Uchiha’s matriach, Konan! (I started to have this headcanon that ItaKonan had this girl before they died and she is somewhere in ninja world trying to resurrect Uchiha clan. Well, she will be much better as an Uchiha’s heir than that glasses, ugly, and nerd SS girl!)

 

6. SasoKonan

Sasori x Konan is possible because both are Akatsuki members and good looking. They also have interacted when they fought and I am not sure Sasori can forget a woman who has defeated him easily. If both of them were alive, they could have chance, if she was not together with Pein or Itachi. IMO, SasoKonan has more chance than ItaKonan because they interacted more.

 

7. NejiTen

This pairing is so sweet that Itachi himself gave his approval. Neji and Tenten would certainly be suitable as canon if Neji were still alive.

8. MinaKushi

Minato and Kushina are the definition of true love, something that I though was exist in Naruto before the ending came. It is a shame that their son, Naruto, didn’t take them seriously, like ignoring Kushina’s message (“find a girl like me”) and leading Minato into false assumption (when Naruto told hopeful Minato that Sakura was his girlfriend).

 

9. MinaMiko

Minato Namikaze and Mikoto Uchiha will make a fine pairing actually because both are extremely gorgeous. Sasuke can still be their child because his spiky hair looks like Minato’s.

 

10. SasuKushi

I like Sasuke x Kushina pairing BUT they must be in the same age, in AU far far away from canon. Kushina is loud, I know, but she has long hair and won’t be a fangirl EVER. I like her high spirit and she is pretty and from mighty clan as well. They will be an interesting couple.

 

11. SaiHina

They can be real (like SaiIno) and this is my fourth best pairing in canon for Hinata. Sai is not bad and really looks like Sasuke so the feels will be like having SasuHina although Sai is not as dark as Sasuke.

 

I also have stated that I hate SasuSaku or Sasuke x Sakura the most  due to its abusive and unhealthy nature. But there are another pairings in Naruto that I don’t like as well, although not as bad as SasuSaku:

 

1. SasuKarin

Just because she is Sasuke’s teammate and has some interactions with him, some people assumed that they are lovers. I think she is not that much different with Sakura : Sasuke’s teammate and fangirl that he was trying to kill, although she has slightly better personality and fate. She is just into Sasuke’s looks I think and I don’t like her approach towards Sasuke. I like good girl who is cool and does not offer herself towards a boy shamelessly. Besides, when she seduced him, Sasuke seemed to be indifferent, so yeah, I don’t think Sasuke loves her. If she were not Sasuke’s teammate, I am sure Sasuke wouldn’t have many interactions with her. SasuKarin also is not suitable to be canon in my opinion because Karin is not quiet and doesn’t have that long hair so won’t fit Sasuke’s criteria or fondness in girl. Making it canon will be definitely OOC. In addition, Karin is not that nice even rude, so Sasuke won’t be as good as if he is with Hinata. I like SasuHina because Hinata can lead Sasuke to be better with her kindness. You know that she is really nice, even to everyone. As Sasuke fans, I want him to be a better person and I don’t think Karin is the most suitable girl for that.

 

2. SasuIno

Ino is Sasuke’s fangirl, who doesn’t mind to hug him and also is noisy. Sasuke won’t get some rest is they are together in canon.

 

3. KakaSaku

I know Kakashi-Sakura is well-known even has a chance in canon because they have many interactions and healthy as well but baby, the age difference is the real deal for me.

 

4. ItaSaku

I have this feeling that if this pairing ever happened in canon, that would be because Sakura tried to replace Sasuke with Itachi. That is not good at all. Even if not, I think Sakura would always try to compare Sasuke and Itachi since they are both Uchiha and siblings. I don’t like this “Uchiha pursuit” by Sakura because it seems that she only thinks about the clan and looks, not the true values within.

 

So, that’s my personal opinion about Naruto’s pairings. I know maybe some of them are not your likings, but hey, everyone in this world has different views of things. I won’t change my mind ever for anything so it will be better if you respect the differences. That way, it will be more peaceful as well.

At least all my favorite pairings are healthy and make sense. I don’t like irrational, obssessive, abusive, or unhealthy pairings whether in real or fiction world. I tried to be objective too regarding to canon. If my favorite pairing is not meant to be in canon, then I will not force it, so I am not that mindless fans that fight for something without reason just because of blind love. I pray so God will save me from that toxic love. Because love should make us happy, not miserable, right?

Who Cares About Naruto’s New Generations?

After these “red-herring” and all Sasuke & Hinata’s similiarities that never lead to anywhere, do you honestly think I want to do anything with Naruto’s new generation? NOPE!

The “new generation” children are ugly and just copycat to their supposed-to-be-parents (if not adopted) despite their way much better lives. I mean, how could Bolt copy Naruto’s action as a kid to seek attention when he practically has EVERYTHING? A hokage dad, a mother who is always there for him, a noble clan, a loving  sister, a nice home, and all things other kids dream of. I mean, come on, he is a PRINCE literally, so why must be so sour just because his father works? A highly-respected job at that too! This is not loneliness like Naruto, this is just a spoiled boy! So why I must spend my time to watch an adventure of a spoiled-near-perfect-boy? This is not interesting!

And Salad, the pride of Sasusaku’s fans that gave them the feeling that Sasuke cared for Sakura (although he could just donate his sperm actually without any intercourse or she could be another woman’s child raised by Sakura), is no better. Ugly like no other while her so-called “father” is the hearththrob of the village since academy days and has genes so horrible that an “Uchiha” must be forced to wear glasses (yeah, use sharingan if she wants to be blind). And her appearance is similiar to Karin as well although her “mother” in paper is Sakura.

I don’t understand why she is so sullen when her mother stays at home with her and she has grandparents too. Her “father” is not there is not the end of the world, because she has a normal life actually. A “father” in journey is better than no “father” at all. Has Sakura not told her that Sasuke went through much worse tragedy than her?

Not to mention the OOC characters, ending, and stories that make me don’t wanna associate myself anymore with Naruto. Example of these things are:

 

1. Naruto seemed to love Sakura in the whole series and suddenly it was just a rivalry with Sasuke?

2. Sasuke said he liked girl with long hair but why he must be with Sakura whose hair short most of the time?

3. Hinata said she would stop chasing after Naruto after the war but 2 years after war she still longed for him and even now married to him?

4. Kakashi said Sakura’s feeling to Sasuke has changed.

In Sakura’s databook, it also was written that she “used to have a crush on Sasuke” but in fact she still obsesses over him for like forever?

 

Yeah, if Naruto has mislead its fans for a decade, so why it won’t do the same with Bolt’s series? He could have been promoted with Salad now but maybe it is just “red herring” and he could be with any girl whose popularity more than Salad after the series begin. Even if the producers promised that it wouldn’t be like that anymore, I have no interest in romance between spoiled brats who know nothing about harsh life except their light family problems.

Naruto’s interesting to me because its characters have backgrounds that make them strive to be better. Naruto with his loneliness after his parents’ death so he struggled to be recognized and Sasuke’s intent to get revenge after his clan was massacred by his older brother. But these new generation children’s backgrounds are so happy, only marred with a bit problems that can be solved rather easily. But they acted as if the world was ending for them to the point of having impact to their personality while in fact those are NOTHING compared to what their “parents” have to endure. This is dissappointing to me.

So I won’t care for anything related to Naruto’s new generations anymore. Or rather, I don’t wanna know anything about Naruto after chapter 698. Movies and miniseries? Those are just filler. Novels? Those are just fanfictions. Even fans’ stories and character designs are so much better than the “canon”. Nothing can get me back supporting Naruto so no baiting efforts will work. I only recognize NaruSaku and SasuHina as ending and that is final.

Go on with the new project, Kishimoto, I won’t bother to look at all. Besides, it has Sasusaku and Naruhina fans to support it and since they are magnificiently popular so that is enough maybe? Because it seems that they are the only ones who are happy about the ending. Although Naruto’s rating dropped, didn’t win best ending 2014, rejected widely by its fans, and Sakura became the worst heroine according to China Times, that is okay for SP and Kishimoto, right?

If I were Kishimoto, I would apologize to fans that were not satisfied with the ending and make alternate ending in a special volume. I would also stop the anime in chapter 698 to respect the differences in opinion. I would cancel the miniseries and Boruto movies as well, but if that is not possible, I would limit them to OVA or special pack only so the fans have a choice to buy them at their own discretion. I would make animation for the alternate ending as well to be fair. If that is done, maybe I can tolerate Kishimoto a bit more.

Right now, I am already in the edge of leaving Naruto. I don’t see anything interesting anymore in that fandom, moreover pairing wars are everywhere. I saw no respect at all from the canon pairings’ supporters towards others. Maybe they thought that because their pairings became canon so they could mock or order other Naruto shippers around to abandon any non-canon favorite pairings. Who did they think they were, Naruto’s kings whatsoever? For me, they are the most annoying fans on earth and I won’t ever give up my pairings or headcanon ending no matter what they are doing. And they wonder why we can’t accept the canon pairings?

Maybe if they behave like any canon supporters in many fandoms, we won’t become these hardcore anti-ending fans. But, well, the damage is done and if it is not controlled soon, I might as well say good bye forever to Naruto.