Naruto is an anime based on ninjas from traditional Japanese history and culture, but its historical time and space are indeed alternate. Neither ancient Japan nor modern Japan. But in this world, there are ninjas and daimyōs (equivalent to the ancient "princes" of the mainland) and many modern instruments that were only found in ancient Japan. The muye village building in the main scene is round and square, and does not show the characteristics of any ethnic group. However, the village has modern urban facilities such as hospitals and schools. In such an environmental context, the audience also has such a resonance with reality: the people and things in the world of Naruto are next to the viewer. Especially for viewers who have followed the weekly drama many years ago, it will even create the feeling of "watching the characters grow in the play". In fact, Naruto is indeed a classic anime that reflects the growth of human nature. Especially the no. 2 actor Sasuke.
Judging from Sasuke's upbringing, his friendship with Naruto, his mentorship with Kakashi, his love with Sakura, and his affection and hatred with his brother almost run through the entire work. Therefore, this kind of growth experience is very obviously different from other hot-blooded anime: he has more sadness and affection in reality. This article will talk about the most popular character in Naruto: the sadness and affection of Sasuke Uchiha.
Sadness: Love and hate for Uchiha Ferret
Sasuke's first appearance gave a sense of pride, but sasuke was even more lonely than Naruto, who could only rely on pranks to attract attention, and Sakura, who often suffered from "girlish sickness". (TV3) Because his goal since childhood is his most admired brother: the genius ninja Uchiha Ferret. For this reason, since childhood, he has often practiced shuriken with the ferret, but the ferret in the shadows is so busy that he will gently push Sasuke's forehead every time to say next time. At the time, Sasuke did not know that Ferret's job was to spy on and wait for the opportunity to assassinate the Uchiha clan. （TV128）
So on the night of the extermination of the Uchiha clan, young Sasuke was terrified by what he saw. But when he saw that the ferret was still alive, he couldn't help but ask: "Brother..., father and mother..., why?" How can this be? Who the hell did this?" the ferret answered him with the illusion of writing the eye of the wheel. In the illusion, Sasuke sees the Uchiha clan being destroyed by the weasel. Although the ferret at this time could have killed Sasuke together, out of love for his brother, the ferret did not kill the young brother, but there is no doubt that the ferret told Sasuke everything he had done in a very cruel way. Because only in this way can he concentrate his hatred on himself without killing Sasuke. （TV355）
However, this became the biggest mistake that the ferret did: he ignored Sasuke's determination to get revenge, and at the same time, Sasuke lost the right to choose the path of life. So Sasuke, who had lost everything, made this vow with an unforgettable hatred and hatred: "From this day forward I will be an avenger." From such vows, we can see that the original love for the ferret turned into hatred for the ferret. Because for Sasuke, when the family was destroyed, his happy and happy family disappeared in an instant, and his favorite brother became an enemy who had to take revenge. From that time on, he had only one goal in his life: revenge. （TV131）
And when Sasuke saw the ferret again, it was 5 years later, and when Sasuke attacked the ferret, the battle ended in just one instant, and the ferret even said the words that made him very sad: "You are weak, why are you so weak, because it is not enough to hate me", and then used the monthly reading to re-remind Sasuke of the night of the Uchiha clan's extermination. （TV85）
Through this contact, Sasuke finally learned about the gap between himself and the ferret.
To this end, when the Great Snake Maru sent someone to find Sasuke, Sasuke did not hesitate to choose to follow the Great Snake Maru. The reason for this was also very simple, his teacher Kakashi was not an opponent of the ferret, so practicing with Kakashi was actually meaningless, and during the Naka Ninja Exam, he and the Great Snake Maru had fought each other, and in the face of that overwhelming force, Sasuke at that time had no power to fight back, and at this time, Sasuke had also experienced the power of the spell seal imposed on him by the Great Snake Maru many times. So although Sasuke also knew that the purpose of the Great Snake Maru was to mention his body, the desire for revenge had made a choice of last resort. （TV109）
Sasuke then began practicing with the Great Snake Maru. Three years later, Sasuke's abilities improved across the board. In particular, the counter-killing of the Great Snake Maru (TV334) and the formation of the "Snake Squad" (TV338) gave him the capital to fight against the ferret.
Finally, in a Uchiha stronghold, the two brothers began their second reunion. (TV355) However, at this time, Sasuke's strength is still not the opponent of the ferret, so when Sasuke sees the ferret using Susanoo (the god of the ancient Japanese book "Ancient Events", also known as Suzan Naruto, is one of the three children born to Izanagi and his sister Izanami, and the other two are Amaterasu daijin and Tsukiyomi), the battle is actually over prematurely. But it was indeed the ferret that fell first, and when he fell, he pushed Sasuke's forehead down for the last time and said, "Forgive me, Sasuke." This is the last time. At this time, Sasuke did not know at all: because the action of pushing his forehead represented his infinite love for him since he was a child.
So it wasn't until after the battle was over that Sasuke learned the truth about everything from Uzumaki: the real culprit who destroyed Uchiha was Kiba's high-ranking Tunzang. Because the Writing Wheel Eye has the ability to control the Nine Tails, Tunzang has always wanted to be Naruto himself. Therefore, he blamed the Nine Tails attack on the Village of Kiba and exiled his clan, and when the Uchiha Clan wanted to resist the attack on the Village of Kiba, in order to defend the Village of Kiba, Tunzang ordered the Ferret to exterminate the Uchiha Clan. At this time, the ferret also understood that if the Uchiha clan controlled The Wooden Leaf, then the Wooden Leaf would start an endless war. So he chose to carry out Tunzang's orders. (TV360) But the reason why sasuke was not killed was because in mustela's heart, his younger brother was more important than Kibamura. So he couldn't let go of his love for this young brother. In the end, in exchange for saving his brother's life, the ferret and the belt destroyed the Uchiha clan. （TV559）
When Sasuke learns the truth, his worldview is completely subverted, and his outlook on life is completely rejected. At the same time, out of anger and sadness, he opened the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye. And the peace of Kiba Village at the expense of the Uchiha Clan is certainly unacceptable. Because behind Kiba Peace are the bones of the Uchiha Clan. He then renames the Snake to Eagle and decides to kill Tunzang, the mafia behind the persecution of the Mustela, and destroy the village of Kiba, which has exterminated the Uchiha clan. Because for Sasuke, he is the only remaining bloodline of the Uchiha clan, and he must avenge the Uchiha clan. From this decision, it can also be seen that in Sasuke's heart, because of the wrong revenge, he actually killed his only relative, the dearest and most beloved brother, so at this time he could not let go of his brother's death, but also showed that his brother was more important in his heart than Kiba Village. （TV361）
When it came time for Sasuke to fight Tunzang, Sasuke could no longer control his anger when he saw that Tunzang had ten of the slain Uchiha clan's writing wheels engraved on his hands. From this point on, Sasuke "went on a rampage", so Sasuke had blood in his eyes and did not choose to see the light. He even fell into the killing and wanted to kill xiang phosphorus, a member of his own squad. （TV431）
Shortly after the end of the Battle with Tunzang, the climax of the plot development: the Fourth Ninja War begins. The ferret, who was resurrected by the dirt at this time, met Naruto before meeting Sasuke. (TV518) From this, the ferret learns of Sasuke's "rampage". While looking for the pocket, Sasuke actually "met" with the ferret. (TV552) So the two brothers decided to join forces to prevent the rebirth of the dirt.
After the battle, the two brothers finally had the first and only true "open heart" conversation in the entire Naruto episode. (TV559) And the last sentence of the ferret: "No matter what you will become in the future, I will always love you." "It can be said that it represents his love for his brother throughout his life."
From this conversation, it can also be seen that before dying, The Ferret wants Sasuke to make a choice about the future path of life. Ferrets supported him unreservedly. And in fact, this was also the case: The ferret entrusted Sasuke to Naruto very early on, because the ferret at that time asked Naruto, "Why are you so attached to Sasuke?" Naruto replied, "At least I treat him more like a brother than you." ”（TV372）
But after the ferret "left", Sasuke still couldn't understand why the ferret was so persistent in guarding the village of Kiba. So since mustela wanted Sasuke to choose his own path into the future, Sasuke had to figure out the problem first, so Sasuke lifted the seal of the Great Snake Maru, allowing him to "summon" the previous four generations of Naruto with the rebirth of the Dirt, and asked the original Naruto, "What is a ninja?" What is a village? ”？ Hearing such a question, Senju also understood that if Sasuke's heart knot was not completely untied, then Sasuke could become another spot. So Senju began to talk about the war and chaos that began in his time, and the reason why the village was built was to protect everyone's common interest: to survive. （TV586）
Hearing this, Sasuke understood why naruto or his brother had been obsessively guarding Kiba Village, because it was because they had to guard the hard-won Peace and Prosperity, and only in this way could the people of Kiba Village continue to live a peaceful life. After understanding this truth, Sasuke is no longer the Sasuke who "ran away" before, and his ninja path has changed from revenge to guarding Kiba Village. Sasuke then decided to rush to the battlefield of the Ninja War. And he said in front of everyone, "I want to be Naruto." ”（TV592）
So why did Sasuke want to be Naruto? This answer was not revealed until after the common enemies such as Bane and Yukihime were defeated, and Sasuke and Naruto came to the End Valley. At this point, Sasuke also said why he wanted to become Naruto: "I can bear all the hatred alone. (TV696) Non-Naruto fans may sound like they don't know why. In fact, this is directly related to the other protagonist, Naruto.
Sasuke's love: Bondage with Naruto
Because in order to bear all the hatred, you must have the strength to completely surpass all the ninjas in the world and cut off any factor that might hinder his own strength, and at this time, Sasuke, who also has the Kaleidoscope Writing Wheel Eye and the Reincarnation Eye, only has one last weakness left: friendship with Naruto, if you can't overcome this, then the feelings will become a weakness that hinders you, and you will most likely have the same result as the ferret. So the second battle of the valley of the two protagonists began.
So when did Sasuke, who always appeared in a lonely posture throughout Naruto, become solitary? In fact, the two of them, who were also "orphans", resonated at the beginning: when the seventh class was just assigned, Sakura said in front of Sasuke that Naruto had no parents and was always very willful, and such words also stimulated Sasuke. (TV3) And it's time to grab the bell. It was also Sasuke who gave Naruto food first. In this way, he completed the teamwork task assigned by Kakashi. （TV5）
Later, during the seventh class, Sasuke gradually regained his original self. And gaining friendship, he also developed a bond with Naruto and others. For example, in the battle with Haku, the belief that he must not die before taking revenge on his brother has always been carried out, but the strong bondage makes the body involuntarily block Naruto's attack for Naruto. （TV16）
During the Naka Ninja Exam, a similar scene happened again: in the Dead Busy Forest, Naruto and Sasuke were attacked by the Great Snake Maru, and in the face of overwhelming force, when Sasuke wanted to hand over the scroll to the Great Snake Maru, Naruto stopped Sasuke and blocked the attack for Sasuke, although Naruto was not the opponent of the Great Snake Maru at all, but this action inspired Sasuke's fighting spirit. It also inspired him once again. At this point his inner narration was, "I have to survive in order to bring down my brother, but it seems that the real fool is me Naruto Sakura, and the guy here who can't give his life how could he have won that guy?" From this narration, it can also be seen that after getting along with Naruto and others, Sasuke's purpose in life at this time is no longer just to take revenge on the ferret. (TV30) until the ferret is re-encountered. （TV84）
But in fact, the ferret rushed to Kiba Village to go to Naruto. However, when Sasuke heard that the ferret was looking for Naruto, his first reaction was not to seek revenge on the ferret, but to worry about Naruto's safety.
However, the subsequent Sasuke "defection" to the Great Snake Maru incident made Naruto very incomprehensible. In fact, compared to Sasuke's arrogance, the cheerful Naruto did not know the mood of revenge. So when Naruto yelled at Sasuke, "He just wants your body as a container, he may not be able to come back, he may be killed, how can I watch you go?" but Sasuke replied, "It doesn't matter anymore." （TV128）
At this time, the two of them quickly improved their strength to complete their revenge, and one did not want to see his friend go to death, so he could only solve the problem by fighting. Thus came the First Battle of the End Valley. In this process, the core dialogue between the two shows that the two have developed a great bond with each other:
Sasuke: "Why bother me to this extent." ”
Naruto: "You're the bond I've built up so hard, and I'm not going to give you to the big god to play with that kind of guy, even if it's all the bones on your severed hands and feet, I'm going to organize you."
Sasuke: "I can't go back anymore" (TV133)
Unfortunately, at this time, Sasuke still wanted to break off such a bond with Naruto. Because at this time he is already an avenger.
However, the bond that the two have formed is not easy to break.
The most obvious example is that the ferret once told him that he had another option to turn on the Kaleidoscope writing wheel, that is, to kill his best friend. It was just that this was something Sasuke would definitely think out, because the bond with Naruto was no longer possible for him to make such a move.
This was made very clear in the First Battle of the Valley of the End: Facing the fallen Naruto, Sasuke left Kiba Village alone. This result also shows that Sasuke would rather use his body to gamble with the Great Snake Maru than hurt Naruto. Naruto, on the other hand, deliberately kept Sasuke's forehead. （TV134）
So when the time came three years later, when Sasuke had become a traitor to Kiba Village and the whole village regarded him as an enemy, only Naruto did not give up. Because Naruto knew that Sasuke had only one purpose in using the Great Snake Maru or using Akira, but Sasuke had never used anyone from Konoha Village. It was under these conditions that Naruto and Sasuke became mutually bound. Because of this, the Second Battle of the End Valley will break out under such a plot setting.
Naruto's Finale: The Bondage in the Second Battle of the Valley
If the Fourth Ninja War is the climax of naruto team mode fights, then the second battle of the end valley can be said to be both the climax of the head-to-head mode and the fight between the two strongest ninjas in the first plot setting.
In this fight, the two sides used various fighting methods such as physical arts, ninjutsu, telekinesis, illusion, psychic, immortality, and pupil magic. When the battle was nearing the end, the two strongest moves set in the plot appeared: Indra Arrow and Asura Shuriken, after the use, neither one defeated anyone, at this time the two Chakra was about to run out, so the two had to use the last blow again: Chidori and Spiral Pill under normality, and then there were many metaphorical choke shots: Naruto's spiral shuriken gathered a lot of hands, and Sasuke's Chidori had only one hand. Such a shot is naturally a metaphor for naruto's bondage with the people he has helped since he was a child, and Sasuke has only ferrets by his side.
After the battle, the two are unable to fight anymore, and the camera enters the memories of the two people (I believe these fragments are also the youth of many people, including the author), and by the end of the clip, it is no longer sasuke who stands in front of him, but Naruto. Standing next to Naruto, it was Sasuke. (The clip has been screenshotted)
And the last few words of dialogue between the two also drew a perfect end to Naruto's first part:
Sasuke: It's me... Lost.
Naruto: Stupid, there's no such thing as winning or losing in this battle. It was my friend who was not clear-headed, and I wanted to wake him up. The game I want is still to come.
Sasuke: Naruto... I approve of you... I'm going to use myself to make a decision for myself,
Naruto: Want to use death to make a break? Instead of dying, it would be better to stay and help me, what I want to do is for all the ninjas to work together. Of course, this includes you...
Sasuke: Maybe I'll fight you again.
Naruto: Then I'll stop you again. But you won't do that again.
Sasuke: Why are you so sure? (Sasuke began to cry)
Naruto: Don't make me repeat the same thing many times. Why don't you understand it? Also, you're a lot dumber than I thought.
Such a dialogue, to a large extent, has been separated from the concept of anime characters, not only more like ordinary people, but also more like the conversation between two real-life friends. Because Sasuke was not so much defeated by Naruto as he was moved by Naruto's inseparability over time. And Sasuke's (including subsequent Sakura) tearful shots also embody his sadness and affection: his sorrow is not only his own, but also the Uchiha clan, such a sadness, even if time flies, will not be diluted by time, and his bond with Naruto, even if the fate is reversed, will not change with the passage of time.
At the end of the film, Naruto returns the protective forehead to Sasuke (TV699) and the scene where Sasuke sends a blessing to Naruto and Hyuga Hatta through Sakura also paves the way for the continuation of the bond between the two in the later Hiroto biography. （TV720）
Maybe that's the camaraderie between friends.