Kishimoto reveals why Sasuke and Naruto lost their arms

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha have enjoyed the greatest rivalry in anime and manga. They are easily the two most important characters in the franchise, with Naruto Uzumaki being the protagonist and Sasuke following behind him as the second most important character in the story. According to Kishimoto, both are equally important and when one is strong, the other is equally important.

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In a way, Kishimoto, the writer of the series, always made sure that these two characters moved together to maintain a certain balance, with Sasuke and Naruto being, in many ways, complete opposites in terms of their ideologies. While Naruto believed more in a nurturing way of inheriting the will of fire, Sasuke was more nihilistic and sinister in his plans. Of course, these two were destined to clash, especially since they were the heirs of Indra and Ashura, and they certainly did for the last time in the Valley of the End. Naruto series. At the end of the struggle, Naruto was victorious, but the price to pay was great for both of these ninjas. Naruto and Sasuke both lost one of their weapons, which was huge in more ways than one. Kishimoto has addressed this in the past and the reasoning behind it is quite interesting.

Naruto and Sasuke's final battle in Ninja War

• Sasuke wanted to revolutionize the ninja world

• Naruto brought Sasuke to the village

Naruto and Sasuke were portrayed as rivals from the beginning NarutoWhich means these two push each other to the next level, and sometimes, engage in fights against each other. The two fought a serious battle in the Valley of the End at the end of the first part of the story. At this time, Sasuke, shaken by his brother's return to Konoha, was planning to leave the village to gain a higher level of power. Meanwhile, Naruto was doing everything he could to prevent him from going to the Sound Village and his goal was to bring Sasuke back. Finally, Naruto caught up to him as he reached the Valley of the End. It was here that Naruto and Sasuke fought properly for the first time, and it was a fight to remember for fans.

This battle saw Naruto tap into the power of the Nine Tails like never before, and Sasuke continued to grow in terms of his control over the Sharingan, and at the same time, the powers of the Curse Mark. The two fought an amazing battle, but, at the end of the day, there could only be one winner, and that person was none other than Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto couldn't stop her from leaving the village, but he certainly vowed to bring her back.

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Naruto and Sasuke's second proper battle took place again in the Valley of the End. This time, they were both much stronger, with Naruto having awakened the power of the Six Paths, and Sasuke having obtained the Rinnegan. Both of these people had great power at this point in the story, and it's safe to say that their powers were completely unmatched. When Naruto and Sasuke clashed at this point in the story, fans knew it would be their final battle. As such, the vast majority of fans had put all their money on Naruto, and it's safe to say that he won this fight. However, the price to pay here was too great, as Naruto lost his arm just like Sasuke.

Why did Naruto and Sasuke lose their hands?

Kishimoto planned this long ago

Naruto and Sasuke losing their arms was a shock to many fans. However, this was a very important decision for Kishimoto. In fact, he planned this series even before it reached the final battle, which is very interesting.

According to Kishimoto, he wanted Naruto vs. Sasuke to be a fight without a lot of ninjutsu. The reason behind this was that he wanted it to be a pure fight between the boys who communicated their emotions with each blow. According to him, it was a battle that needed to be settled more than anything else, and indeed he received many criticisms from his editors, among others, but chose not to listen to them.

Kishimoto also stated that he decided to remove both Naruto and Sasuke's impressive weapons in this fight. As fans know, Naruto used his right hand as his dominant one, while for Sasuke, it was the left. Both made final attacks on their dominant weapons, and defeated them. According to Kishimoto, this was done on purpose and is related to a flashback at the beginning of the story where they cut fingers with each other, creating an impression of reconciliation after the fight. Back then, they could always make that peace sign after the end of the war, this time around, Kishimoto wanted to do it so they wouldn't have to cross their fingers and it was because they lost their arm. However, Kishimoto cleverly used the statues of Hashirama and Madara behind him to create a seal. This worked beautifully as both Hashirama and Madara represented Indra and Asura, just like Naruto and Sasuke.

In a way, this statue has made a seal of reconciliation not only for Naruto and Sasuke but also for Madara and Hashirama and at the same time for Indra and Asura who have been fighting for generations. This was a very special touch for Kishimoto, and according to him, he wanted to draw this scene from Part 1 of the story. This was a long time ago and only goes to show that Kishimoto may have actually intended to lose both Naruto and Sasuke's arms long ago.

Of course, at the end of things, Naruto ended up getting a replacement arm due to Hashirama cells, while Sasuke chose to continue without an arm, possibly due to his journey to redemption only beginning at the end of the Naruto series. To this day, Sasuke carries the guilt of his actions with him, and it's a very nice touch for this character, and it shows that even after years of this war, Sasuke still considers himself a shinobi. Redemption.

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Naruto

Release date

October 3, 2002

the creator

Masashi Kishimoto

Number of episodes

220

streaming service(s)

Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, The Roku Channel, Amazon Freevee, Hulu, Hoopla, Pluto TV, Tubi