“Dig your own grave” The greatest regret of the author of Naruto concerns the hero of the manga: this decision has made things more complicated

News culture “Dig your own grave” The greatest regret of the author of Naruto concerns the hero of the manga: this decision has made things more complicated

A cult manga

Since its publication in March 2000 in Japan, Naruto, the hero of the manga of the same name, has developed a lot. The simple ninja became the Hokage, as he had dreamed of. And although he has lost many loved ones, he has also found many friends. From now on, it is the adventures of his son Boruto that readers eagerly follow. He too has already been through many trials, but more adventures await him. One would have thought that in several volumes Masashi Kishimoto

would have had time to tell the whole story of Naruto’s life. However, the mangaka still has many regrets. A decision made during the publication complicated things very.

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A problem multiplied by 100

Masashi Kishimoto had to make a decision that he still regrets it when he was about to release Naruto. He made sure that his hero had the technology from the beginning Kage Bunshin no Jutsu

the famous cloning technique. According to the mangaka, this addition dug its own grave, although today this attack is one of the most popular in the work. For Kishimoto, this cloning technique would make everyone understand that Naruto was a promising boy. Knowing this attack from the first episode, viewers very quickly expect to see more. On the fan side, this aspect is cult and intoxicating, but on the manga side, it is a real pain to draw.

At first everything was simple, as Naruto could only materialize one or two clones. However, as his adventure progresses, he accumulates chakra, increasing his power. The problem is that more chakra means more clones and more drawings, in a box that remains the same size. According to Kishimoto, he had to limit this ability to avoid having to constantly draw dozens of characters. However, the most complicated thing was maintain a certain constant in his art to make each Naruto clone identical to the previous one. Unfortunately, it was very tiring and frustrating for him to waste so much time on one page.