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obihoe · 1 year

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i fucking love all these cultural references and details in naruto so much, i cannot believe madara's name is literally based on a "dancing god" who is known as a performer and associated with dreams .. has white wild-looking hair which madara also ends up having after his jinchuuriki transformation and is conflated with other gods who are sometimes depicted with a sickle on a fox. madara consistently referring to fighting as dancing, being concerned with aesthetics in battle (and fashion) to the point where he's condescending towards others that he doesnt find aesthetically pleasing like. all these references are so specific and fit him so well there's so much thought behind all of it and its so cool i think

#i always wondered what the deal was w his sickle cuz we never really see him use it #and he doesnt have it anymore during the war arc #so i thought maybe it was just meant to support obt's first impression of him in the cave #where he thought mdr would bring death when he saw the sickle #but apparently there's more behind it #also w the fox reference and then mdr controlling the nine tails #its such a neat detail that kishimoto likely couldnt think of yet when coming up w the base of the story #but it fits #and its so cool #smtimes naruto is genuinely good and we should say it #naruto #madara #posts

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