In addition to "struggle", "companion" can be said to be the theme of "Naruto", and it can even be said to be the most important theme. Back to the main line, this article will discuss the growth process of Orochimaru, Sasuke and Itachi. As mentioned above, they have certain similarities with Gaara. They are both gifted and self-closed, trying to move forward in their own world and not getting along well with their peers, and they have both achieved great achievements in the end. . Let's start with Orochimaru:
Orochimaru is really a daring genius. For his companions Tsunade and Jiraiya, he looked down on them intellectually and competently, seemed self-closed, but emotionally attached. Dissatisfied with the existing order, he felt that he had a great purpose, a pursuit that was pure and cruel, for which he would sacrifice everything. He kept experimenting, purely pursuing a more perfect ninjutsu, and it was precisely because of his strong motivation that he was slightly anxious. What is valuable is that he can almost always maintain a sense of distance when looking at things, and he is terribly calm. This may be because he appears in the anime mainly as an adult, and has gone through the stage of being blinded by passion. The times have shown an extraordinary calmness. After he reached a certain height, he inevitably encountered a bottleneck. He had confusion and a strong desire to break through, so he kept finding powerful experimental subjects, including Sasuke who later changed him. After seeing the experiences of Sasuke, Itachi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Sarutobi-sensei, Naruto, Yakushitou and others, as well as his own rich experiences, he gained a kind of calm after the storm, and looking back, he couldn't help but feel the past. The "naive" has some sighs, and more importantly, a mood of "waiting for the wind to rise" - no longer obsessed with self-improvement, but appreciate Sasuke's growth and what he can create from an observer's point of view Possibilities, of course, this does not mean that he is not working hard, Orochimaru is a person full of vitality after all. So far, I have found that my love for Orochimaru has deepened.
The distance between "knowing" and "understanding" is far beyond imagination. After experiencing dissatisfaction and betrayal of the order, Orochimaru actually returned to the order. He later summoned the four dead Hokage and participated in the battle in person. The person who killed his teacher himself then summoned his teacher to fight side by side. People mourned. He lived a much richer and more profound life than ordinary people. Today's people may laugh at him for taking many detours, but his experiences and thoughts have irreplaceable values, which are invisible to bystanders. . Qian Zhongshu said, "Contradiction is the price of life, and this is a mockery of life's outlook on life." Rich experience and thinking almost inevitably bring about contradiction and pain. Seeing this, many people will choose to live more ignorantly, because " happiness". But is happiness really that simple? Is there really only one form of happiness? "You need to be happy to live, but I don't." Happiness is not only in the form of laughter, the soul seeks in the unknown journey, "the soul takes risks in masterpieces", these may not always bring happiness, even It often brings misery, but the joy of a moment of enlightenment is irreplaceable, even if it's just a smile. Does man really have a goal or a path that he can pursue eternally? Putting yourself in uncertainty (possibility) and following your inner doubts is not a waste of life.
Compared with Orochimaru, Sasuke's most notable feature is that he bears a huge hatred-he regards his elder brother Itachi as a big sinner who killed his parents and wiped out the whole family, and revenge occupies almost all his attention. In order to take revenge, he needs to quickly improve his strength, so he is very hard and very anxious. He is a bit like the hero in "To Youth", "Life cannot be one centimeter error". When he saw Naruto's growth, he seemed quite anxious. At the same time, he is actually deeply fettered by the love of his companions, especially his brotherhood of Naruto (is there a suspicion of catering to the taste of otaku?). Fortunately for Sasuke, he met a series of amazing people growing up: his original teacher, Kakashi, was a genius close to him, and he provided him with a lot of help in his growth. Learning Chidori can be said to be Taking a shortcut, and Kakashi has also experienced a stage of self-isolation, which has a positive impact on Sasuke in terms of spiritual growth; companions Naruto and Sakura, one is sunny and the other loves him, there is no such relationship. Mutual damage, but more of warmth and encouragement, of course, this is not enough, after all, the hatred is so deep that the clan is annihilated, so he still went to Orochimaru to seek strength; Orochimaru, as mentioned above, is a pair of ninjutsu ( Strength) A person with pure pursuit, many of his practices helped Sasuke get rid of the shackles of human morality, cleared psychological obstacles and provided a lot of inspiration on the road of pursuit of strength, Sasuke obtained power beyond the general tolerance, mainly because of It was his learning from Orochimaru, and it was even more beneficial for Orochimaru to let him develop freely. Among his assistants, in addition to capable people like Shuiyue, there were also Xianglin who admired his selfless devotion and regarded him as a benefactor and a father. For God, who must protect him, it can be said that the darkness in Sasuke's heart was gradually resolved by selfless love and help; as for his brother Itachi, when Sasuke learned the truth about Itachi, his shock broke the revengeful heart. He was deeply moved by his brother's deep and deep love for him and the village (country).
Similar to Orochimaru, Sasuke is also a gifted person. Actually, I don't know what "talent" is. Isn't this an afterthought of people who are successful? People cannot explain their success to those who do not conform to the popular concept of "hard work". They can only say that they are talented. Just like Liu Bang's success, people say that he was born with a vision, which is completely nonsense. If we say that there is "talent", it should be the uniqueness of each person. If we measure it with specific indicators, we will find that there are strengths and weaknesses in different aspects, so when we say that a person has "talent", It must not be said in general terms, but only that he is gifted in one respect. Sasuke in his student days had better physique and comprehension than Naruto, so he was much more relaxed in learning. Today, teachers would say that he is smart and "spiritual", and Naruto is stupid and "no." spirit". In fact, how can it be classified like this! Spirituality is by no means a single standard. Such a division will damage the self-confidence of students (people often do not have sufficient self-confidence in their student days and need the approval of others.), the harm is too great! But such Naruto later gained strength comparable to Sasuke. On the one hand we would say hard work is essential, and they all work hard. On the other hand, I am thinking that human beings are really prisoners of history and the environment in which they live. What we call "effort" must be within a framework defined by the environment and the times. It is possible to get twice the result with half the effort. For example, our high school students today may have a far greater understanding of nature than the college inquirers of the Han and Tang Dynasties, because we have a natural science system that can teach us a lot of useful knowledge. Naruto and Sasuke worked hard in different environments, and finally happened to have similar strengths. There are two essential points in this: one is insatiable curiosity and self-motivation, and the other is untiring (hard work) under the existing conditions.
Comparing the two, Orochimaru is happy, his eyes are always inward, focused on solving his inner confusion, he is not seen cynical (although there may be this stage), only he is purely pursuing; while Sasuke, the external goal Occupying most of his attention for a long time, there is an inescapable obstacle in his life, no matter where he goes, he must respond to this obstacle - "What is a village (a country) )? What is peace?" After knowing the truth about Itachi, his ultimate goal was hollowed out, and he had such a question.
As for Itachi, the image that appears in the anime is always grim. He had excellent grades in his student days, he became a chunin at a very young age, and became a double agent for the village (country) and his family. When he was a teenager, he had to face the choice between home and country, which was too heavy. If the plot here is possible (and not outrageous), then such a person must face the deep darkness, wouldn't the scene of killing his parents with his own hands linger in his mind and drive him crazy ? (Why did I think of the word "Japanese" when I wrote this? It's really inappropriate for such a plot to appear in comics.) Later, he took the responsibility of genocide for the benefit of the country and became an internationally wanted S-class criminal. He has been lurking in the terrorist organization "Xiao" for many years, and finally played a major role in destroying the terrorist organization's conspiracy to destroy the world. Itachi's ninjutsu is closely related to the crow, the cruel calm he showed, and the important role he played, I didn't have a deep understanding when watching anime, but writing it down like this, I think it's too cruel and Perverted, if "Naruto" had a very bad influence on me, then the image of Itachi probably accounted for a large proportion, and I didn't think so before.
Itachi's love for his younger brother is beyond my imagination. A person who can kill his parents with his own hands should protect his younger brother. Even if this is the best reality, I am shocked that a teenager makes such a choice. even fear. According to the animation's own explanation, Itachi loves the village (country), or world peace, followed by his younger brother, and nothing else matters. At Itachi's last moment, he taught his younger brother that "attempting to take on everything alone is bound to fail", and he considers himself the best example. Here is a negative example to promote the "mainstream values" of "Naruto" - the importance of companions. But I don't think it's convincing here. The author tries to deduce a negative example to the extreme, but he doesn't think that this has broken the boundaries of human nature, making this character too complicated, dark, and incomprehensible. In the anti-Japanese drama, the underground party that undertakes everything and devotes itself heroically is funny and funny because of its absurdity, and the image of Itachi is not unreasonable, but it challenges human nature, even human nature, which makes me find it difficult to understand , is a mass of thick darkness.
The article itself is really alive. I originally wanted to analyze the three characters within the narrative framework of "Genius and Avengers", but I gradually found that I didn't understand Itachi in the writing. Although he is a genius, there are many differences between what he has endured and the other two, and because the comics have less attention to the growth of Itachi, this image is even more elusive. I always wanted to write an article to analyze the characters in "Naruto", but I finally got my wish.
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