Part 3.1
Special Mentions
So, in this section I'm just going to touch on a few of the characters who I didn't think made enough of an impact to fit in the antagonist/protagonist role(s) I made in my earlier posts, but who I think deserve recognition as they made this show what it was, and affected it even in their own small ways. Plus, they did have their own fandoms as well, so I think that's a pretty good showing regardless of their limited screentime in the show.
Danzo Shimura
Kabuto Yakushi
Special Mentions
So, in this section I'm just going to touch on a few of the characters who I didn't think made enough of an impact to fit in the antagonist/protagonist role(s) I made in my earlier posts, but who I think deserve recognition as they made this show what it was, and affected it even in their own small ways. Plus, they did have their own fandoms as well, so I think that's a pretty good showing regardless of their limited screentime in the show.
Danzo Shimura
He isn't exactly a fan favorite, but honestly, this man is my second favorite Naruto villain, behind Pain. Surprised? I don't think most people consider him impactful enough to list him among their favorite villains, but he certainly makes the cut for me. Sasuke vs Danzo is my favorite Sasuke fight, and Izanagi is my second favorite technique in the series. Honestly, I think Danzo is probably among the more underrated Naruto villains.The really interesting thing about him is the fact that despite all he's done in the series (Ruining Nagato's childhood, and even controlling Mifune to choose him as the Leader of the Allied Shinobi Forces in the Kage Summit arc were seriously dark methods), he still loved the village as much as Hiruzen. He just went in a round about manner of showing it, which adds to the appeal. There's also just something horrifyingly shocking about implanting eyes into your ARM
Kabuto Yakushi
Also quite underrated, but I suppose this is to be expected since for the whole series he lived under the shadow of other great villains (Orochimaru and Tobi), but I don't think its exactly fair to discount his achievements in the whole series. In Part 1, he was the one who was able to fight Tsunade briefly for a while, one of the Legendary Sannin, and even exploit her hemophobia to handicap her for a good portion of the fight. Later on in part 2, he was the one who was able to revive all the Edo Tensei for Tobi's army, plus also freaking UCHIHA MADARA, the man who singlehandly saved the last arc
He is freakishly strong. He could manipulate the dead and his surroundings. Immune to genjutsu and with instant recovery power. Plus he acquired so many Kekkei Genkais. He would win the war if not for Itachi.
Apart from that, his whole story revolves around finding out who he was as a person and gathering knowledge, which was pretty interesting. He managed to go that far on his own and he managed to become strong even if he didn't have any special powers apart from his intelligence.
Apart from that, his whole story revolves around finding out who he was as a person and gathering knowledge, which was pretty interesting. He managed to go that far on his own and he managed to become strong even if he didn't have any special powers apart from his intelligence.
Orochimaru
My favorite Sannin out of the 3, this man was the beginning of Naruto's descent into a whole world full of madness and insanity. Jesus Christ this character was freaking brilliant. Being the first major villain of the series, he was responsible for the invasion of Konoha by an alliance between the Sound and Sand villages, the first one being his own personal village. And not only killing one, but TWO of the Five Kage at the time That is one of the best villain resumes in the whole series, hands down.
Not to mention he was the one who implanted Hashirama's Cells into Danzou's right arm, and he's seen as enough of a thorn in the Akatsuki's side that they want him eliminated.
Plus his motivations as a villain are downright some of the most enthralling I have ever seen in fiction.
Dude is just trying to learn everything he can in a world that has not developed a sense of morals for people, in our world we had the Hippocratic oath and other similar doctrine passed down from those with knowledge, in his he did not. You can not blame him for the immorality of his actions in, look at Da Vinci. His goal was only immortality and the destruction of those that he felt wronged him. LEARNING IS KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
Not to mention he was the one who implanted Hashirama's Cells into Danzou's right arm, and he's seen as enough of a thorn in the Akatsuki's side that they want him eliminated.
Plus his motivations as a villain are downright some of the most enthralling I have ever seen in fiction.
Dude is just trying to learn everything he can in a world that has not developed a sense of morals for people, in our world we had the Hippocratic oath and other similar doctrine passed down from those with knowledge, in his he did not. You can not blame him for the immorality of his actions in, look at Da Vinci. His goal was only immortality and the destruction of those that he felt wronged him. LEARNING IS KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
Hidan
The first Akatsuki member to actually KILL one of the good guys, this time with nothing to revive them, and providing a really good moment for Shikamaru along with the rest of the Team 10. This man was probably Kishimoto's funniest character ever Well, if vulgar humor isn't exactly a turn off. Plus, unlike the other Akatsuki members, his ability wasn't revealed off the get go, so there were countless theories on how his ability worked before Shikamaru was able to discover how the technique worked. That, plus his general teamwork with Kakuzu.
I love when he just passive aggressively asks Kakuzu for help after he got decapitated. And Kakuzu is just like "no I told you to be careful". It's like a day in the life for Hidan and Kakuzu while Asuma and his team are in a fight for their lives. Truly terrifying.
Honestly that's why this was one of my favorite part in the series. The Akatsuki are still super mysterious and these two are basically Titans. Shikamaru is way out of their league and even with Kakashi they could barely come out victorious. It's also and extremely emotional arc with Asumas death and Shikamaru learning what it means to be an adult, except loss and the cost of vengeance.
I love when he just passive aggressively asks Kakuzu for help after he got decapitated. And Kakuzu is just like "no I told you to be careful". It's like a day in the life for Hidan and Kakuzu while Asuma and his team are in a fight for their lives. Truly terrifying.
Honestly that's why this was one of my favorite part in the series. The Akatsuki are still super mysterious and these two are basically Titans. Shikamaru is way out of their league and even with Kakashi they could barely come out victorious. It's also and extremely emotional arc with Asumas death and Shikamaru learning what it means to be an adult, except loss and the cost of vengeance.
Kimimaro
The walking definition of well done loyalty, this was someone who was willing to sacrifice his body to become Orochimaru's vessel, despite his ravaging body condition. Coupled with probably one of the most unique Bloodline Limits in the whole series, he's someone who took on a Kyuubi Enchanced Naruto, Lee then Gaara at the same time. If that's not badass then I don't know what is. Amazing characterization also with his interactions with the Sound Four, for a subordinate he was probably one of the better fleshed ones in the series.
So, the Akatsuki aren't the only appeal of the series when it comes to villains We also have gems like these guys
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