Kishimoto reveals the reason why Naruto uses the Talk No Jutsu

This article contains spoilers from the Naruto series.

Summary

• Naruto's ability to use words alone to influence enemies is known as Talk no Jutsu.

• Kishimoto purposely made Naruto use Talk no Jutsu to send a message and show his unique nature.

• To avoid Talk no Jutsu, Kishimoto introduced Edo Tensei and Zetsu to avoid a repetitive narrative.

Naruto Uzumaki is one of the most powerful ninja to ever walk. In fact, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that at his peak, he might just be the strongest ninja in history. Despite being born without any talent, Naruto continued to work incredibly hard and turned his greatest weaknesses into his strengths and even turned his enemies into his friends. In reality, Naruto's greatest strength isn't his Six Paths abilities, or even Kurama's. It's a fact that Naruto uses words that cut deep.

Naruto Uzumaki famously used his words alone to make many villains reconsider their actions and join the side of good. IN Naruto fandom, it's oddly enough known as the Talk no Jutsu, and it's his greatest ability and quite easily one of his most striking. For those who wonder why Naruto uses Talk no Jutsu so prominently, Kishimoto answered it long ago in one of his interviews.

As Naruto Settled struggles with his words

• Naruto always saw the side of his enemies

• Naruto influenced his enemies with words alone

Naruto Uzumaki has always been a rather unique ninja. While the Shinobi were revealed as tools at the very beginning of the story, Naruto always questioned this idea. In Naruto's mind, shinobi simply doing what they were asked to do without showing any emotion was never the right way to go. This is one of the reasons why Naruto spoke out against Zabuza for his treatment of Haku and even brought him to tears. The idea that a demon like Zabuza, who was known to show no emotion, would break down in tears and openly claim that Naruto's words were profound is proof that Naruto was always attuned to the emotions of others around him. As the story continued, fans saw Naruto try to save his enemies even more. In many ways, this was Kishimoto's way of showing that the villains in Naruto world they were like all other people and suffered in their own way. Of course this doesn't apply to all villains, but certainly those like Gaara from Nagato who were traumatized from a very young age.

Your words cut deeper than any sword, boy! – Zabuza

Naruto reached the deepest depths of his enemies' hearts and reawakened something within them, showing that Talk no Jutsu was actually his most effective technique when nothing else worked. Perhaps the most memorable use of the Jutsu comes in the series' Pain Arc, where despite seeing a village trashed and some of his best friends killed, along with his own mentor, Naruto stood by his words. He suffered heavy losses during this arc, but despite everything, he went to Pain and tried to understand his point of view, and much to the surprise of fans, he managed to turn him into a good guy. In a do-or-die situation, Naruto Uzumaki created a third path that no one else could see, and it goes without saying that this made him one of the most unique ninjas to ever exist.

In the Fourth Great Ninja War, Naruto used the Talk no Jutsu again and this time it was aimed at Obito Uchiha. Naruto saw his reflection in Obito, the only difference being that Obito went down the wrong path and didn't have the right people around him when he needed them the most. That's why he took the fight against Obito as seriously as he did. Needless to say, Naruto Uzumaki also succeeded from him.

Why Kishimoto made Naruto use Talk No Jutsu

Kishimoto wanted Naruto to use his words to send a message

Kishimoto's decision to make Naruto use Talk no Jutsu as often as he did was completely conscious. He clearly intended for Naruto Uzumaki to be more than just someone who beats up powerful enemies. To Naruto, the reason the villains did what they did was a consequence, because he knew that given the past he had lived, he could easily have been in their shoes.

Kishimoto himself talked about Naruto's Talk no Jutsu and according to him, Naruto Uzumaki went down the path of defeating the enemy without killing them after the events of the Arc of Pain. According to Kishimoto, it was more in line with the Shonen series, for one reason or another.

I will believe your words, Uzumaki Naruto. If there is such a thing as true peace, I hope you find it. – Nagato

Perhaps Kishimoto realized in his mind that children who read the stories take away very important messages from them. For Kishimoto, it was absolutely necessary for Naruto to develop this kind of mentality. Kishimoto himself admitted that while this approach is perfect for a Shonen series, he felt it killed the mood on many occasions, which is why the Talk no Jutsu counter was needed.

Counter To Talk No Jutsu

Kishimoto came up with Zetsu and Edo Tensei as a tool

Since Kishimoto made it a condition for Naruto not to kill his enemies and use his words with them, he had to come up with a way where the story wouldn't feel repetitive or boring. Of course, this created a huge problem for him, so he had to come up with a solution. The solution for Kishimoto was what fans saw in the Fourth Great Ninja War, which is the power of Edo Tensei while utilizing Zetsu. When it comes to Edo Tensei, fans know that even though these people have emotions, they absolutely needed to be destroyed one way or another. Naruto had no problems dealing lethal damage because these characters were no longer alive and Kishimoto didn't have to worry about Naruto continuing the cycle of hatred by killing others.

At the same time, the Edo Tensei could be destroyed without standing in the way of Naruto's dreams. This is exactly why there are so many fans of Edo Tensei in Ninja War and why they make up the vast majority of villains after the Pain arc.

Kishimoto also went as far as introducing characters like Kaguya Otsutsuki, who turns out to not even be human. It was because of this change in the story that Kishimoto could be relieved to have Naruto defeat and possibly kill his enemies as they were far different compared to the living Shinobi who had previously suffered because of the world around them.

Of course, despite Kishimoto's steps, there were some places where Talk no Jutsu absolutely shouldn't have worked, but at the end of the day, it's part of Naruto's character and something that makes him incredibly special. While this type of thinking may not be for every fan, it is what makes Naruto unique and just proves that at the end of the day he has a kind and pure heart and is an individual who holds the will of fire. in his heart.

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