In Naruto, problems with its storytelling tend to bubble under the surface just out of sight, and one Kishimoto quote gives valuable insight into one of the series’ biggest contradictions. As a series, Naruto prominently features the central village of Konoha, hometown of protagonist Naruto Uzumaki and his ninja pals. Konoha also has the unenviable responsibility of being the powerful nexus of the shinobi world, started long ago by Hashirama Senju, the first Hokage, in the name of peace and unityan ideal that isn’t always lived up to, as the Amegakure orphans show.

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