“As I was following my brother's back, I realized that the whole weekend was NARUTO.”
(Auto-translated from Japanese)
My Story
I first started watching because I liked Sasuke, and around episode 16, when Sasuke meets Itachi again for the first time in a long time, I felt the atmosphere on the screen change. I felt something deep in Itachi's eyes and was instantly drawn in. From that point on, I became curious about Itachi and followed him for a long time. But for a long time, I couldn't see what was really going on. The night I read Weasel True Biography, I cried under the covers. I just cried because I couldn't verbalize the feeling that "someone I thought was a villain had made such a beautiful choice." That night was probably the moment I became a Narbolu geek. I still rewatch all the episodes once a year. Even when I travel, I go to the sacred places (where the village of Kinohagakure was modeled after). every time I watch Naruto, I feel again the weight of Itachi's choice, and I cry in a different place every time.
Favorite scene / line
The scene where Itachi touches Sasuke for the last time and says, "Sorry, Sasuke, this is the last time." I don't know how many times I cried just at that scene. I still can't believe that this is the end of a person who has been portrayed as a villain.
Stories I'd love to see
I would like to see an "if route" story, that is, if Weasel had lived. How Weasel would have lived in a world line where the massacre of our clan could be avoided. Knowing the weight of the main story, I have a hard time just imagining how bright that if would shine.