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Narutois one of the most popular anime of all time. Masashi Kishimoto began writing the manga in 1999, and in 2001, it was adapted into an anime. The anime ended in 2017 after Naruto Uzumaki fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming the Hokage. It is one of the Big Three of anime and had a massive role in turning anime mainstream.
Narutoended seven years ago, but people still prefer it over new-generation anime. Even though theNarutofranchise is regarded as one of the greatest, initially, the creator had thought of a not-so-engaging plot for his magnum opus. Masashi Kishimoto was forced to change his story and create a new one. It proved to be a generation story and his greatest work to date.
Masashi Kishimoto Had Different Plans ForNaruto
Masashi Kishimoto’s magnum opus is loved by all the anime lovers. But it is pretty surprising to know that he initially haddifferent plans. He wrote a simple plot about an old ramen guy and a young boy with an uninteresting plot. More things got involved with the story and tried to make it spectacular. But it was rejected. After many failed attempts, Kishimoto came up with the nameNaruto.
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The story was supposed to focus onNaruto Uzumaki, and not on his friends. It would depict the story of the main protagonist going on different missions. The mission would include meeting 4-man cells from several villages. The sensei of this 4-man cell is Kakashi’s rivals. Unfortunately, it was branded as slow-paced, and the editor said they did not have that much time for the story’s development.
The editor told him to create all the characters at once, including the ones in the village and outside of it. He was asked to make a tournament saga, and that is how the Chunin Exams came about. In a way, he was forced to do it. It was difficult for him to do it all alone, so he took help from his editor and thus started one of the greatest anime ever.
Masashi Kishimoto Did Not Forget About His Initial Stories
Masashi Kishimoto had planned a lot of stories initially before coming up withNaruto. But he did not forget about them. He included most of those things in his magnum opus. The story of an old ramen guy and a young boy is depicted by the Ichiraku Ramen guy and Naruto Uzumaki. On the other hand, he used the 4-man cell idea to create 4-man teams. Even though the anime did have several missions, it also had proper stories of Naruto’s friends.
Masashi Kishimotowas heavily inspired byAkira Toriyamasince he was a massive fan. It helped him walk the right path in his career. The fans will be pleased to know that Kishimoto’s editor was there to correct him and prevent him from writing the slow-paced story. It would have completely changed the history of anime. Thankfully, it did not happen.
Priyanko Chakraborty
Anime Content Writer
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Priyanko is an aspiring economists who is a secret member of the anime world. Unfortunately, he is a Manchester United fan. He has watched multiple anime only to leave them halfway between. His day goes by playing video games, scrolling through reels, watching anime, and rarely opening his books.
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