#sasuke’s trauma

[mostly-just-sasuke-blog]

The conversation around Sasuke leaving Konoha needs to change. It's true that the in-story narrative by those who don't know Sasuke is that he is a traitor that betrayed Konoha. Unfortunately, too many in the fandom take this narrative at face value. But neither Naruto or Sakura endorse this view. Although they are confused by Sasuke's choice they both know Sasuke too well.

People talk about Sasuke choosing to leave Konoha...

But no one talks about how Itachi told Sasuke he'd come back to kill him someday. And Sasuke had very good reason to think that Itachi would target anyone Sasuke got close to.

Or how about how the curse seal would have killed Sasuke if it wasn't fully activated?

Or how Orochimaru made it clear he wasn't going to stop pursuing Sasuke? How long do you think it would have been till his patience ran out and he got tired of asking nicely?

Or how about the fact that he was found and targeted while he was in the village. The village couldn't protect him. Kakashi couldn't protect him. It's even the whole reason Naruto left to train, because the village wasn't safe enough. Naruto had people looking out for him. But Sasuke didn't. He is targeted multiple times and the village didn't take any action to protect him.

Yeah, Sasuke did make a choice. The right choice. He made the best choice he could make under the circumstances and no one-- not konoha, not Naruto, not Sakura--no one was hurt more by Sasuke's choice than it hurt Sasuke to make the choice to leave and live with one of his abusers. Yet he was the only person who offered to do anything to help him deal with his other abuser. It was horrible that Sasuke had to put himself through this second trauma... And yet the fandom has the audacity to make Sasuke's trauma about Naruto?? Or about Sakura?? Sometimes it really seems like no one in this fandom gives a crap about Sasuke unless it's to prop up their stupid ships. The fandom literally treats Sasuke like crap. Sasuke didn't leave because he wanted to. He wasn't being selfish or greedy. He just took stock of his situation and made the most viable choice he had. He wasn't happy that it was. He was willing to die for Naruto and Sakura. He valued them more than than his own life. Of course he wanted to stay. But he couldn't.

Ironically the fandom has compassion for Itachi for doing what he felt like he had to do, even though he actually killed people, and when he torments Sasuke, of course even then people actually focus on Itachi. But Sasuke did something that incidentally hurt Naruto and Sakura, do he's a selfish traitor. Sasuke didn't owe Naruto or Sakura. Yes, we see Naruto cared about Sasuke, but to Sasuke's face Naruto had treated him like he was a rival he wanted to overcome more than as a friend. And Sakura? He never started a relationship with Sakura. He may have felt guilty because he was abandoning his duty to Konoha.... the irony.

Sasuke lost everything once, and then he lost everything again when he was forced to leave it all behind. And it killed him. That Sasuke, the part one Sasuke who sometimes acted his age, he died. Sasuke killed him, so he could survive. It was yet another traumatic experience in his life.

That's the conversation we should be having about Sasuke leaving.

#team 7 #sakura #naruto ramblings #naruto analysis #itachi #uchiha clan #uzumaki naruto #naruto #naruto fandom #sasuke #pro sasuke #sasuke deserves better #sasuke deserved better #Maybe if Konoha had actually taken his situation seriously and protected him too and not just Naruto he wouldn't have left #Ever think of that #Don't make Sasuke's trauma about everyone else

[im-still-watching-anime]

kakashi: okay now empty your minds

sasuke: an easy task for naruto

naruto: hey!! i think about more stuff than you think!!

naruto’s brain: *reliving trauma* *reliving trauma* *reliving trauma*—omg sasuke <3–*reliving trauma*

#naruto #naruto shippuden #naruto incorrect quotes #sasunaru #sns #uzumaki naruto #uchiha sasuke #hatake kakashi #he’s got a lot going on but at least sasukes there ig #his brain 🤝 my brain #naruto no. 1 relatable protagonist #do we not all spend our time reliving traumas and thinking of sasuke?

[hellcifrogs]

NaruFox AU VotE pt 8: Kimimaro finally explains his goal!

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#NaruFox #my art #naruto au #uzumaki naruto #uchiha sasuke #kimimaro #sasuke being sasuke #you thought i was done w him being blinded by trauma? #ha

[xsandramx]

#sasuke #sasuke uchiha #kid sasuke #healing childhood trauma #naruto #naruto fanart #sasuke fanart

[the-cinnamon-witch]

My favorite expression in the anime. There is a lonely, sad little boy inside there.

I’m not a huge fan of Sasuke, actually. He’s too similar to myself and his arrogance is off putting. That being said, this child was done so dirty. His feelings were never validated and he never got any real closure for what happened. He played a pivotal role in saving the world, but was never truly acknowledged by the village —and its people— he’s expected to show allegiance to. The same village that committed generational prejudice of his people and ordered allowed the massacre of his entire clan without so much as an apology. There was no memorial erected; there was no recognition for future generations to learn from, to ensure there wouldn’t be another Danzo. He’s expected to be THANKFUL they didn’t execute him for treason. It’s awful.

#honestly fuck the entire system #every rogue ninja was a product of the systematic trauma on impressionable youth #anti naruto ending #anti boruto #sasuke #sasuke uchiha #naruto #pro sasuke

[teamsasukes]

the naruto vs neji fight makes me laugh because:

naruto frames his win as a victory for "hard work" (as opposed to inborn talent) even though the only reason he turned the battle in his favour was due to his innate potent chakra reserves. neji may be a genius, but he also learned and mastered the hyuuga main house techniques through his own labour. neji is a closer representation of hard work than naruto will ever be (especially when it comes to this fight).

naruto goes "haven't you considered HINATA is suffering too" after hearing about how neji's dad died for the main house

realized how fucked up it was that neji refers to hinata with the suffix "sama." the only others who receive that level of deference are the kages and the sannin.

naruto seems more outraged at neji for reacting negatively to what’s been done to him and his father than hiashi or the hyuuga clan in general (because he, too, is an orphan boy and he alone gets to dictate how every other orphan in the series behaves, apparently)

naruto immediately shelves the issue of the hyuuga clan to be revised after he rises to the position of hokage.

naruto says to neji "you can change your destiny." myself and presumably all audience members assumed that meant neji would not die for a main house member exactly like his dad did.

and watching this fight for the first time i thought "great we'll get development on all these fronts for naruto and neji and the hyuuga plotline later on" and isn't that just hilarious

#(it's actually not funny at all) #hyuuga neji #uzumaki naruto #hyuuga clan #anti naruto #i guess #also another issue i have with the series #is that we never see naruto acknowledge that he shouldn't judge the way people respond to trauma #like okay i understand with people like pain and obito who caused death and destruction on a large scale #but remember INARI? he was like 6 or something bro and naruto just obliterated him #and the saddest part is it ties directly back to naruto himself because he's conditioned himself into thinking that he isn't entitled #to be upset about the way he grew up #and i wish we'd seen naruto allow himself to be sad! to be ANGRY!! #anyway this post isn't abt naruto's struggles but i think he couldve applied this epiphany back to ppl like neji or sasuke #i get naruto rly wants to be the maker of his own destiny but that doesn't mean he can't feel badly about the hand he was dealt #in fact i think that would have made his dreams of hokage much more mature in the long run. but alas #naruto meta

[atqh16]

I am obsessed with the idea of Naruto and Sasuke being married for at least a year before anyone finds out. Cause it happened way faster than they expected and also because they see Sasuke so rarely so they think he’s just always gone for missions when really he actually spends most of his time at his and Narutos secluded home, taking care of it while Naruto does his Hokage duties. Sure he does go on occasional missions but he’s never gone as long as people think he is. I want a worried Iruka taking out Naruto for dinner to ask him how’s his dating life is going with Sasuke and if he’s ok with his boyfriend being gone for such long periods of time and Naruto giving him such a confused look cause his husband is at home right now cooking dinner and Naruto really shouldn’t go with Iruka for ramen cause that’ll spoil his appetite.

#sasunaru #sasuke uchiha #naruto uzumaki #Naruto #mine #I just love the idea of people not knowing or understanding how deeply the relationship between these two are #cause to be fair #these two have always had a complicated relationship made murky by the trauma and responsibilities both have chosen to carry #and many had doubted Naruto would be able to even bring sasuke back #and really sasuke couldn’t have changed THAT much right? #like most of them don’t understand sasuke so in turn they don’t really understand how his relationship with Naruto works #but the duo doesn’t need anyone to understand it #they’re both enough for each other

[loobs-ki]

naruto: i feel the entire worlds weight on my shoulders

sakura: i feel like im not good enough for anything

sai: i literally don’t know who i am

sasuke: i keep losing everyone i love

kakashi:

kakashi: damn okay, so does anyone want a coloring book or…?

#lol team 7 trauma #they all got baggage fr #incorrect team 7 quotes #team 7 incorrect quotes #naruto incorrect quotes #incorrect naruto #team 7 #sakura haruno #sasuke uchiha #naruto uzumaki #sai yamanaka #kakashi hatake #naruto

[starshineinyoureyes]

Uchiha Akari

Uchiha Sasuke

Nara Shikamaru

Uzumaki Naruto

Hatake Kakashi

Shimura Danzo

From Arc II of Devilish Whispers

#ao3 #original uchiha #original character #naruto #uchiha clan #sasuke uchiha #naruto uzumaki #shikamaru nara #kakashi hatake #trauma #dubious morality #heartbreak

[naruto-uzumaki-rp]

manda got us (well me, but im nice enough to share) a cat, his name is chunkz

Aww! He’s so cute! He looks just like YOU, Sasuke!

Wait- He’s not gonna attack me like-… Tora… Is he? (Shudders and hides behind Sasuke, peeking over his shoulder at the small kitten)

#naruto rp #naruto x sasuke #sasuke #tora = trauma

[nicoorobins]

naruto fans’s lack of empathy for a genocide survivor needs to be studied

#naruto #uchiha sasuke #pro sasuke #have you guys considered that not everybody reacts to trauma the same way?? #mai.txt

[jasontoddssuper]

Same character,different font(complimentary)

🚫Pro sh///ip and dark content blogs dni🚫

#something something black hair and trauma something something goth autism something something so there's this he/they #(the last one is only romantic in the case of jason though) #sasuke uchiha #jason todd #zuko #nart #batfam #robin #red hood #atla geekery #sasusaku #sasuhina #sasujuugo #jaysumm #jaytemis #jayrose #jayeddie #maiko atla #ty luko #zukka #real self shipping hours #good times #teen titans #ditf #utrh #ditf 2020 #rhato #rho #wfa #letters from summer

[p2ii]

I feel like there's something to be said about the way fandom will treat characters who's trauma they can personally relate to Vs characters who they cant

#like obviously fandom has a thing against unpalatable victims regardless of where their trauma is from #but like #people tend to be way more understanding and compassionate to trauma that they can personally relate to or comprehend #in narutos case: #naruto struggled academically and was bullied as a child. he was alone and neglected on an emotional/domestic level #people can relate to aspects of his character despite the fantasy stuff of being a human sacrifice and part of the military and tend to car #alot more about his struggles #on the other hand the uchiha are discriminated against. sasuke is the sole survivor of ethnic cleansing/genocide. that is not something mos #people could even fathom the pain and trauma of. i mean its fucking /genocide/. and ontop of that he was essentially mind raped by his #brother. the person who he loved the most who betrayed him #and is still expected to function in a society that provides no support and continues to objectify him for his clans desirable traits #i feel like atla is also a good example #people can relate to and sympathize with the parental abuse and inadequacy/anger issues zuko deals with. and are forgiving when it comes to #his redeption arc #but when you take a character like jet. who has trauma in loosing his entire village/community and taking on a caretaker role to other #war orphans. thats not exactly a regual occurrence the average person can personally understand. his trauma is directly related to the war #and so despite him doing WAYY less shitty things than zuko. his is still demonized by the narrative. killed off and then mocked #and the fandom largely saw nothing wrong with this outcome #hama is in a similar bag but she also has the whole 'exploding apartments of pregnant women' distraction tactics added onto her #cause just showing colonialism and forced assimilation and fucking SLAVERY is bad on its own isnt enough ig #psii.txt #slavery mention #genocide mention #rape mention

[theheirofthesharingan]

Naruto fandom: We SAW Itachi was traumatized as a kid. As a 4-year-old. Had his formative years ruined with a burden by both the village and the clan. Had to make impossible decisions the responsibility of which he took on his shoulders. Regretted all his actions. Never believed he deserved forgiveness, love, and compassion from anyone. He died in guilt and disgrace believing this was what he deserved.

Also Naruto fandom: What shitty logic can we use to contradict everything we know from canon to discard his trauma and pain and pretend he was a completely mentally stable kid/teen who made all the decisions himself with no heavy conscience and then also blame his fans for actually seeing through all of this. Also how can we defend our favorites from Naruto itself and other fandoms because..?

#media literacy in naruto fandom is zilch #the double standards and hypocrisy of the fandom is something else #although i'll admit itachi alone isn't the victim of this hypocrisy #sasuke for example is also a victim of this hypocrisy #people shit on him and his fans too #being a fan of these brothers is HARD #itachi's actions are all in alignment of his trauma and his life #happens every time #itachi #pro itachi #anti naruto fandom #kind of a rant #mine

[scrapnick]

Naruto fights consist of each ninja throwing a few punches and then talking about their fucked up childhoods for 40 minutes. These kids would do so well at Finnish pubs

#Sasuke seen at Ebba pub throwing punches and trauma dumping onto Heikka Heinola #scraps.txt #Naruto

[cocoacat323]

I deeply believe my interest in fucked up, tragic fictional sibling relationships are because of my own fucked up, tragic sibling relationship, and that's quite interesting if I do say so myself.

#sam and dean #supernatural #batfamily #batfam #itachi and sasuke #naruto #itachi uchiha #sasuke uchiha #so many more examples #trauma #escapism!