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y’all want shikamaru and choji to have been naruto’s real friends so bad but couldn’t explain how that fuckhead narrative coexists with naruto being absolutely miserable and having no one to call family until Iruka made that step and team 7 was formed
here is naruto’s bestie choji thinking kiba is LUCKY to get naruto as an opponent 💀 and shikamaru predicted that he’d fail too. no need to address how telling it is that even a genius like shikamaru thought he’d lose.
THEY WEREN’T REAL FRIENDS UNTIL LATER LMAOO
here is naruto thinking one of his “real friends” choji was too trash to be in the sasuke retrieval mission 💀
to which shikamaru, choji’s actual friend who actually knew him, responds that they’ve been friends forever and he’s great for any team
there isn’t a shittier take. he was always alone and miserable and then mizuki revealed to him the reason why so he felt heartbroken and iruka’s faith in him despite all that had him bawling!!!
Then team 7 happened and that was his family
I think the worst part of the “shikamaru and choji and co were naruto’s real friends” is that these characters didn’t even exist in the manga until the chunin exam arc 😭 they’re literally not even featured in the class in chapter 3
Iruka and team 7 are naruto’s first bonds
losers like @Spoiled_Bat think everyone who likes ns is a cunt who make it about sakura repaying a “nice guy” LMFAOO it’s literally sakura haters who do that.
What’s romance coded is romance coded, Kishi literally admitted to pushing the pair romantically. go cry elsewhere 🤡
Minato saw things from Naruto’s mind. He learned about Akatsuki, Jiraiya, he saw the rampage. he probably also saw white eyes’ confession but still asked Sakura if she was naruto’s gf later 😭😭😭 he knew where his son’s heart was LMFAOOOO