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[theshinobiway]

Four years later: I'm alive, went through insane trauma, got a new prescription for an antipsychotic, had my car burn up in a fire, ex cheated and a whole host of other things, had visions of God showing up as a burning eye of Sauron in the sky threatening to kill me, but I got 100+ writing requests so let's get lit babes

P.S. also in the last 4 years I learned that according to studio notes that were released, Lee and Tenten are listed as "divorced?" Boruto can kiss my ass. I'm rewriting everyone's ending now

#im alive #naruto fandom #rock lee #neji #tenten #neji hyuga #team gai #might gai #might guy #writers #naruto fanfiction

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One my by BrOTPs!

#Good eyes!! #might gai #might guy #shizune #ninja dad

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It's not a family picture when a member is missing!

ty, @mrm64 Team Gai is whole again! not that it wasn't from the beginning or anything

#the correct screenshot of the wedding day #This looks so real!! #your color matching is phenomenal #and his expression is right on point #team gai #team guy #best team #neji #neji hyuga #rock lee #tenten #might gai #might guy

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Settei Sheets/Sketches of Team Gai - Studio Pierrot - Naruto Shippuden

#I LOVE REFERENCE PHOTOS #Team Gai #team guy #best team #neji #neji hyuga #tenten #rock lee

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the babies

#Writing Scenario: You get lost in the woods and wander srpund for hours before you find a safe place to fall asleep. You wake up to this! #I would assume they're just really accurate LARPers and probably start swinging a giant branch at them #I get startled easily #team gai #team guy #best team #neji #neji hyuga #tenten #rock lee

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Idea: Tenten is Mirai’s mentor/older sister.

#tenten mentoring another woman who must build herself up? #perfect parallel #and Tenten is probably THE most qualified to do it #she would know how to use Mirai's weapons after all #and the goofy sensei / serious protege dynamic never gets old #So happy Tenten learned to be herself and to accept her goofy side #I LOVED their dynamic in the steam ninja arc #tenten #on this blog we love and respect tenten #Mirai #Mirai Sarutobi

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I vibe w/These two deadass

#i vibe with the colors in your art OP knock me dead #Kiba makes an appearance! #kiba #kina inuzuka #tenten #on this blog we love and respect tenten

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🍂T e n t e n🍂

#in LOVE with this graphic set #perfectly showcases Tenten's inner strength #and I'm a sucker for soft colors anyhow #tenten #on this blog we love and respect tenten

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#tenten the ringleader is such an accurate tag #love these gifs #I had an ask a while ago asking about my opinion on the art styles #this is one of my favorite animation styles in the series #it's hard to narrow them down because the animation teams changed so much betwee. each and every arc #part of that has to do with the fact that most animators are freelance artists who do a few panels for multiple studios #and they make up the majority of the animation job field #team gai #team guy #best team #neji #neji hyuga #tenten #rock lee

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yea i love this team especially neji xxx. also an old art

#Ahh I almost missed this one because of the tags #this is such a warm and beautful team picture #team gai #team guy #best team #neji #neji hyuga #tenten #rock lee

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You don't bother me at all when you tag me in your WIPs: I can't always be on Tumblr every day, so in fact you make it much easier for me to find and share when I come back! Please keep sharing them and tagging me! (This goes for anyone else, too!) I love seeing your progress as an artist!! 💚💚💚

Neji WIP for the 6 Characters this is the only thing I'm gonna show.

#neji #the genius #dont be shy about it #you have my open permission!

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I Fix Team Gai’s Endings:

CAN I GET SOME LITERARY PAYOFF PLEASE?

Keep reading

#while quarantine is going on and I have even less time and energy than before in my personal life #I'd rather have something like this on my front page rather than one of my rants #if you come around looking for any of my works or headcanons check my tags for my masterlist and my username #for personal responses I use the tag pumpkintalks or pumpkin talks #keep safe and healthy and enjoy!

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Would you feel better if Tenten didn’t become a housewife(instead she’s an active bad@$$ kunoichi) even after marrying? Not to anyone in particular. I’m just wondering what’s your opinion.

Good question! The problem at heart though isn’t that Tenten doesn’t want to be restricted by marriage, it’s that she doesn’t want to be married. 

No matter who people try to pair Tenten with or how they structure the relationship to be so she still has ‘freedom,’ people are forcing a relationship and their own romantic desires/expectations on a (female) character who has openly stated that she has zero desire for one.

If a celebrity openly states they didn’t want to be married and yet were constantly bombarded by fan images and the like of themselves with another person, it would be considered extremely disrespectful of that person’s life choices. 

If this celebrity is a female, realize that women in EVERY culture have ALWAYS been bombarded with the expectation that their primary goal be eventual “wife/motherhood.” It’s an indirect, perhaps unintentional and innocent, but double-dose of sexism in that I see people constantly insist that TENTEN needs a relationship or who "was robbed because she didn't marry/have children!" but then disregard entire casts of male Naruto characters who are STILL single.

Now, Tenten is fictional so creative domain exists and is accessible by all fans–it’s not as much of a problem. But in terms of the “character” Tenten, I don’t find it beneficial to her story to have a romantic plot because of exactly who she is:

She’s a woman who abandoned “a core part of womanhood [according to society]” and thrived in that same society regardless, and seems to be accepted by her friends as she is. For women worldwide that feel the same way–who defy feminine expectations, have goals outside of society's expectations, or perhaps identify as asexual/aromantic–Tenten is just like them. Tenten is their encouragement that you don’t need anyone to make you feel complete or have to be the woman that people demand that you be. 

Edit: Reminder that Tenten is also an (Eastern) Asian woman, which is HUGE for her character: in an area of the world where patriarchal traditions and expectations are very much engrained in society–and being covered up, if you review the Todai Admissions Scandal of 2018–being pestered to get married by family and friends is so deeply engrained that it's considered normal, even for East and South Asian women born abroad. Tenten being a career woman and being shown as being happy and fulfilled with NO mention to date about her marital status is still a very much countercultural idea that other women are still fighting to normalize!

I think insisting that, on a canonical level, Tenten’s brutally honest confession in “Konoha Hiden” didn’t matter or that regardless there are ‘hints’ otherwise to either ship treats Tenten exactly the way that those women are treated in real life: their truths ignored/dismissed, their wants and desires diminished in favor of highlighting what they provide for someone else, their male friends uncomfortably thrust upon them to fulfill an ‘ideal’ they find appropriate for her.

But as I’ve always said, shipping is perfectly harmless and I absolutely support people’s rights to do it. I just end up having issue when people try to argue about the canon because of what it erases: literally, Tenten: the woman who forged her own unique path to power AND womanhood and was accepted for exactly who she is.

So I mean, honestly, if you like a ship you think is great then you may as well say to hell with canon anyway and just go for it and make it the best damn shipcanon ever. But my reasons for validating Tenten's romantic decisions have much less to do with my feelings and more about where I identified she ended up in the story and where she was always trying to go. That part of Tenten is right where she needs to be and she certainly wasn't "robbed" of an ending where she got married to one of her teammates and had a few little half-and-halves that fandom would have spent all their time redesigning anyhow.

This was an awesome question to get to discuss, thanks for adding to the blog!

#tenten #on this blog we love and respect tenten #my favorite kunoichi #she can do as she pleases #ship whoever you want 2020 #naruto #fandom #pumpkintalks #pumpkin talks #also 'canon' is a mostly western concept and is.. not really a thing in Japan #that said the Gaiden novels were PUBLISHED either by Kishi or by direct permission of Kishi #they literally could not exist without copyright infringement #additionally #plenty of the content from those novels has been released within anime or referenced outside of text #interconnected media = canon even by western standards #obviously not of ths content in the books was animated but the novels are at least 200+ pages when translated and there's limited screentim #Even if you're trying to use western standards on media published in Japan... Gaiden novels are canon. Even if parts aren't animated. #the Hiden novels were PRECISELY used to focus on characters that DID NOT get screen time in Naruto and reveal more about them #If you don't like what's in them... make your own canon and fanworks. I support you to do it #canon distinction between light novels/anime/manga doesn't exist so much #the only canon distinction Japanese media makes is between OVAs/Parody and Main Series (in all forms) #If they differ enough they begin to become their own separate stories and are free to contradict each other #The only canon that matters is if it's in a light novel/manga/anime and doesn't contradict itself #and if it's signed off by the creator without contradicting the original work then that's also a sign of a canon work #If it is signed off and DOES contradict then it's a deviate/multiple universe work and still canon in its own right. USA comics do this too #Hiden works are not meant to correct canon and some are animated in the main series and sequels #making the novels thus far canon within context of original series. #Basically as long as it's not parady and not contradicting of the original series in Japan.. it's canon. And treated as such. #And I only use the term canon to denote what is or isn't part of the actual story as opposed to fan-based interpretations.

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hands down - the coolest squad in the entire series (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)♥

#Happy to see the whole gang together!!! #This is excellent work!! #I love the sketchy style and how NEAT your shading is! #Also loving how confident but warm their expressions are! #This is a GREAT team photo!! #team gai #team guy #best team #neji #neji hyuga #Rock lee #tenten

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the prize for winning is his hand painted sign, this is the sweetest kid in the world

#main #tell me this isn't something you would see two real-life preteens doing #ahh #my earlier rant aside Kishi does very well when capturing the childlike innocence of the genin #Lee is so sincere in everything he does #And creative! #I would count on Lee to find fun things to do in an area #even if some of the suggestions are bound to be.. eccentric. #you can't say he lacks creativity #MINI HISTORY LESSON: #Okay let me rewrite what I said earlier because I got lost in my own tags: #In limited characters it's difficult to encompass just how significant Calligraphy is in terms of culture and values #Whereas the west historically has prized painting and literature above all else #Calligraphy is regarded as one of the single greatest expressions of art in China/Japan/AND Korea! #beginning around 6th century (though some disputed sources say earlier) China brought calligraphy via cultural diffusion to Japan #from there both traditions have diverged and each have their own traditions and styles with respect to their home culture #Calligraphy also has deep roots in the various religions and spritual ideals of the region #In short with my limited text: Calligraphy is meant to be a reflection of the artist's character and is a VERY respected discipline #A well-done piece shows the discipline and character of its creator #Calligraphy is often taught alongside martial arts disciplines because of this #In summary it is wholly appropriate to Lee that he practices the form #Learning calligraphy is not simply a learning of a writing style as it is in western script: #I encourage you all to read further #and please do keep in mind the different art forms: #Chinese Calligraphy- Shufa / Japanese Calligraphy- Shodo / Korean Calligraphy- Seoye #When researching about Japan also know that there are three styles taught: Kaisho / Gyosho / Sosho #Rock lee #best boy

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I rant in tags so you all don't have to read my opinions if you're just here for the team Gai content ✌

Whenever @theshinobiway reblog something about team Gai or deserves better or even the Hyuga storyline or anything about my amazing ninja kiddos. I get up from my seat and read their tag and cry from the floor because they speak the truth

#yes like I said months ago I'm writing #I was scheduled to start reposting new works and finishing requests in late February but #yknow #pandemic #and not all of us get to stay home #sigh #pumpkintalks #pumpkin talks #I'm so drained lately but being able to jump back in and revisit you all makes me so happy

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Yugo Sato as Rock Lee

Live Spectacle Naruto - 2016

#The live action shots of these play are SO well done #naruto stage play #I LOVE HOW THEY DETAILED THE OUTFITS #this provides a lot of depth for how Lee's costume would work in a non-anime setting #also #the little callbacks to chinese costume design are so appropriate for his character #a Japanese production really went out of their way to produce costumes that not only felt true to the original series #but had very deliberate choices in their design with respect to the character and inspirations #can western productions take note? please? #it shows that you don't have to sacrifice culture for design or practicality #rock lee #best boy