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Akatsuki-Ring-Analyse #6

Tobi/Obito | 玉 (Gyoku)

1. The Hand (left)

In the east-asian symbolism, the left hand stands for the Yin - principles, which is connected with intuition, the soul, inwardness, and the receiving in general. Wearing a ring on the left hand often reveals something about one's inner state or hidden intentions/agendas, something they would never say openly.

2. The Finger (Thumb)

The thumb is the source of hand strength. In many cultures, it symbolizes will, self-determination, control, and creativity. In Asian medicine, the thumb is often associated with the lungs: the seat of breath, the life force. A ring on the left thumb represents a deep urge for inner control, self-development, or even isolation. It represents people who reinvent themselves, or isolate themselves.

3.  The Kanji ( 玉 (Gyoku) )

"玉" means "jewel," "gemstone," "sphere." In Chinese philosophy, 玉 represents perfection, purity, and value, but also something beautiful yet fragile. In ancient myths, the "soul stone" is a symbol of what makes people immortal, or what preserves the soul. A fascinating contrast: A gemstone is perfect but dead. It shines, but is not alive.

4. The connection to Tobi/Obito

Obito wears the Ring of Perfection, even though he is internally destroyed. He becomes Tobi: a shell, a clown, a phantom, but beneath it all lies a soul that still believes that the ideal can exist if only reality is destroyed. The left thumb ring shows: His inner will is unbroken, just radically reversed. He no longer believes in the world, but in replacing it with illusion. And so he, too, wears the "Gyoku", but it is not a symbol of beauty, but of lost purity.

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Just learnt that Sasori, the guy who marks his puppets with a scorpion symbol, has the zodiac sign Scorpio.

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Still got beef with Netflix Germany since they took down Naruto and Naruto Shippudden on the same day btw

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Am i working on a Kisame Hoshigaki inspired dnd/pathfinder character? Yes.

Will it be lit when I finally play said character? I hope so.

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New SP Podacast

(Yes, Sp Fandom you haven't lost me, you saw that correctly)

Just saw the announcement for the new podcast thing, that's like Hhohh but has a title that is too long for me to remember.

Anyway. I'm kinda hyped for that and hope that'll be as good as Hhohh was.

Here is the link for anyone who has seen it yet:

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30 followers

Just wanted to say thank you guys for 30 followers.

It truely means a lot to me that 30 people like my content on here and follow me bc of that.

When I started here I never expected that so yeah thanks a lot<3

(Also from the ring analysis will be 11 parts instead of 10^^ maybe you can guess why)

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Akatsuki-Ring-Analyse #5

Sasori | 玉 (Gyoku)

1. The Hand (left)

In the east-asian symbolism, the left hand stands for the Yin - principles, which is connected with intuition, the soul, inwardness, and the receiving in general. Wearing a ring on the left hand often reveals something about one's inner state or hidden intentions/agendas, something they would never say openly.

2. The Finger (Thumb)

The thumb is the source of hand strength. In many cultures, it symbolizes will, self-determination, control, and creativity. In Asian medicine, the thumb is often associated with the lungs: the seat of breath, the life force. A ring on the left thumb represents a deep urge for inner control, self-development, or even isolation. It represents people who reinvent themselves, or isolate themselves.

3. The Kanji ( 玉 (Gyoku) )

"玉" means "jewel," "gemstone," "sphere." In Chinese philosophy, 玉 represents perfection, purity, and value, but also something beautiful yet fragile. In ancient myths, the "soul stone" is a symbol of what makes people immortal, or what preserves the soul. A fascinating contrast: A gemstone is perfect but dead. It shines, but is not alive.

4. The connection to Sasori

Sasori is the man who transformed himself into a puppet so that he would never feel, age, or break again. He despises transience, attachment, and grief, and seeks perfection through that which is dead but beautiful. His ring (玉) is a statement: He has exchanged his humanity for something eternal, yet empty. The thumb ring on the left side shows that he is shaping his inner self with an iron hand, to the point of complete alienation. He doesn't want to feel, but to preserve, not to live, but to conserve.

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Akatsuki-Ring-Analyse #4

Hidan | 三 (San)

1. The Hand (left)

In the east-asian symbolism, the left hand stands for the Yin - principles, which is connected with intuition, the soul, inwardness, and the receiving in general. Wearing a ring on the left hand often reveals something about one's inner state or hidden intentions/agendas, something they would never say openly.

2. The Finger (Index finger)

In both the East and the West, the index finger represents direction, will, conviction, and a claim to power. It is the finger with which we point, judge, accuse, and dominate. In Eastern energy and hand healing (mudras), it is associated with the element of air: thought, dogma, belief, and language. On the left hand, the index finger often indicates ideological fixation or an inner urge to proselytize.

3. The Kanji (三 (San) )

"三" simply means "three", but numbers are never just counting in Sino-Japanese culture. The number three symbolizes: Trinity (e.g., Heaven-Human-Earth), and stability in motion (the triangle as a fixed but dynamic construct). Religiously it symbolises ceremony, sacrifice, and transition.The number three is also a sacred number in many cultures, often associated with repetition, ritual, and power through repetition.

4. The Connection to Hidan

Hidan's entire life revolves around a single theme: Religious fanaticism. He kills in the name of Jashin, performs rituals, and believes in eternal life through pain. That his ring bears the number three is a perfect fit: He repeats his sacrificial ceremonies with almost manic precision (body–blood–death). The left index finger makes it clear: His ideology is not an outward statement, but an inner compulsion. He lives not for power or money, but for faith, no matter how destructive it may be. Hidan is a walking dogma, a missionary of death. And that makes him all the more dangerous.

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Akatsuki-Ring-Analyse #3

Kakuzu | 北 (Hoku)

1. The Hand (left)

In the east-asian symbolism, the left hand stands for the Yin - principles, which is connected with intuition, the soul, inwardness, and the receiving in general. Wearing a ring on the left hand often reveals something about one's inner state or hidden intentions/agendas, something they would never say openly.

2. The Finger (Mittelfinger)

In many Eastern traditions, the middle finger (中指, Nakayubi) represents balance, self-control, life path, and the ego. It is the highest finger, and thus associated with pride, power, and inner authority. In spiritual schools, it often symbolizes the connection to the center of the self or the core of a personality. It stands between impulse (index finger) and commitment (ring finger) thus, in a field of tension between action and relationship.

3. The Kanji (北 (Hoku) )

"北" means north. In East Asian culture, the north is associated with cold, withdrawal, darkness, and isolation. In ancient China, the north was also the direction of external attacks, and the place of protection through walls ( such as the Great Wall). In the Five Elements theory, the north represents the element of water, which symbolizes calm, depth, but also emotional coldness and isolation.

4. The Connection to Kakuzu

Kakuzu is characterized by his isolation. He is a man who literally holds himself together with threads to avoid falling apart. He isn't interested in commitment or loyalty. His focus is on control, power, and material security. The ring on his middle finger shows that his ego is at the center. He trusts in himself, hates weakness, and doesn't want to submit or connect; that is his "self" in its purest form. The kanji 北  (north) reinforces this image: he is cold, calculating, withdrawn. He is the calm pole in an otherwise chaotic environment;  ​​unfeeling, but predictable. A walking fortress.

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Akatsuki Ring Analysis #2

Kisame Hoshigaki | 南 (Nan)

1. The Hand (left)

In the east-asian symbolism, the left hand stands for the Yin - principles, which is connected with intuition, the soul, inwardness, and the receiving in general. Wearing a ring on the left hand often reveals something about one's inner state or hidden intentions/agendas, something they would never say openly.

2. The Finger (ring finger)

In many cultures, the ring finger is a finger of commitment, loyalty, and spirituality. In the Asian context, it is sometimes also associated with the heart meridian, with emotions, energy flow, and deep inner connections. It is the finger of promises, loyalty, and inner commitment; often silent, but deeply rooted.

3. The Kanji (南 (Nan) )

"南" means south,a direction that,  represents heat, vitality, energy, and expansion, in Chinese and Japanese culture. In ancient China, the south was considered the most noble direction: imperial palaces were often oriented south. In Feng Shui symbolism, the south represents the element of fire and stands for passion, fame, but also destruction.

4. The connection to Kisame

Kisame is a man full of inner tension: outwardly brutal, inwardly deeply searching for a sense of belonging. His ring sits on the finger of commitment, ​​and yet he is a renegade, a murderer. His strongest bond is not to a nation, but to Itachi, his partner; a dark, almost silent loyalty based on respect and opposites. The South represents fire, yet Kisame is a water ninja. This apparent paradox reveals his inner conflict: an inner fire that he cools through violence. He is the "monster shark" who inwardly searches for meaning but knows only destruction as an expression.

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Akatsuki Ring Analysis #1

Orochimaru | 空 (Kū)

1. The Hand (left)

In the east-asian symbolism, the left hand stands for the Yin - principles, which is connected with intuition, the soul, inwardness, and the receiving in general. Wearing a ring on the left hand often reveals something about one's inner state or hidden intentions/agendas, something they would never say openly.

2. The Finger (little finger/pinkie finger/pinkie)

In many asian traditions, the pinkie (小指 "Koyubi") symbolises communication, secrets, interpersonal bonds and promises. In spiritual contexts, the pinkie is the finger of the subtle world, the connection between body and spirit.

3. The Kanji ( 空 (Kū) )

The literal meaning of the kanji "空" is "void/emptiness", "sky", or "empty space". In the buddhist philosophy is "空 (Shunyata)" a central concept. It stands for the understanding, that everything is transient, not solid, and without independent existence. In Daoism (chinese philosophy/religion)  is "空" with the idea of the Dao (the formless, that imbues everything) connected. Long story short: 空 is transcendent, spiritual, unattainable, but omnipresent.

4. The connection to Orochimaru

Any other character can't imbody this symbolisms as good as Orochimaru. He wants to be immortal, wants to overcome the human concept (an "empty" condition, in which the body is just a vessel). His body is convertible/changeable, but his soul is hidden. He uses communication, knowledge, and deceiving as a weapon. He does everything to fulfill his inner striving for transcendence, never stopping to want to detach himself from the earthly.

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Massive Project

Currently I am working on a massive thing.

I'll analyse why the Akatsuki members got *that* specific ring on *that* finger and on *that* hand.

It's been in my head for weeks, and I refuse to believe that it's just coincidence.

I'll start on the left little finger to the left thumb and then to the right thumb to the right little finger.

So yeah. I hope I can start publishing it soon. Maybe I'll post one member per post. Bc there is just so much.

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Update: The Poppy War

Finished it today. I'm not okay. I need the 2nd book rn or I'll go insane, but the other books on my shelf are screaming at me to read them😪

So The Dragon Republic has to wait😭

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i think we should torture kakuzu by giving him more silly insane immortal dorks. that would be very funny.

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Jashin Reaper , Hidan

also makes him a little sillier

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