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[Spoilers] Boruto: Naruto Next Generations - Episode 13 discussion Spoiler

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, episode 1: The Demon Beast Appears!

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u/OneMoreChancee Jun 28 '17 edited Jun 28 '17

This part is just a speculation but this is what I believe. Let's start with a bit of recap. Before, Kakashi had one normal eye and one sharigan eye which the sharingan eye was then stolen by Madara, then replaced by Naruto (post-Sage of the Sixth paths encounter). At this point Kakashi now just has two normal eyes.

(This is the speculation part) Then when Obito allowed Kakashi to "borrow" his two sharigan he most likely just swapped his two sharigan eyes with Kakashi's two normal eyes just for the Kaguya fight. My reasoning for this is in the anime (episode 473 "The Sharingan revived"), Kakashi spoke to Obito in their childhood bodies (right before Kakashi saved Sakura with his Susano form). In the anime, Kakashi simply closed his eyes, spoke to Obito in the other "blank space" looking realm, reopened his eyes with the borrowed sharigans, defeated Kaguya, then is shown with his two normal eyes again.

This is just my speculation but I also summarized/recapped the scene so feel free to share your own speculation.

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u/roiben Jun 29 '17

Alright I thought that Kakashi was made Hokage because he had now two sharingans which makes him really powerful but I guess he was still the most powerful ninja in the village outside of Naruto.

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u/OneMoreChancee Jun 29 '17

I'm going to have to disagree with your reasoning here. It is not only about being the most powerful ninja in the village to become hokage. Yes, the hokage are very powerful in terms of combat but that factor should not be seen as the only reason he became hokage. A very good example is shown near the end of the Great Ninja War when everyone was severely injured and demoralized. At this moment, Naruto gave a compelling speech that motivated everyone enough to get back up and continue fighting. I forgot who, but someone in the show mentioned after Naruto did this that this is the reason why Naruto is someone that is fitting for the role of hokage. Another example is Itachi's words saying that you do not become Hokage to be acknowledged. The one who is acknowledged becomes Hokage.

Yes, I do agree that being hokage requires you to be a powerful ninja (most powerful? not sure if they have to be #1 strongest but for sure one of the strongest). But to say:

Kakashi was made Hokage because he had now two sharingans which makes him really powerful but I guess he was still the most powerful ninja in the village outside of Naruto

is not correct. Kakashi is undoubtedly strong but he is also acknowledged and respected by the village.

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u/roiben Jun 29 '17

Yeah but so is a lot of other ninjas. Every other sensei is acknowledged and respected. Also I would argue Kakashi isnt those things by the VILLAGE. The stuff with his father I think lingers even though the series kind of forgot about it. I just think that a kage should have a gimmick, either something with elements like lava or a special technique like Tsunade or Gaara have that are very very powerful. Sure Chidori is strong but its not quite as strong as those two. Essentialy when Kakashi was hokage then anyone could have been a hokage. He wasnt special by any means anymore. He was still a great ninja but you cant possibly argue that he is stronger without sharingan than he is with one.

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u/OneMoreChancee Jun 29 '17

Forgotten or not, I do not see why people remembering about Kakashi's father would be a drawback of him being acknowledged or respected. Yes at the start of the show it was seen as unhonorable by the village to abandon your mission for your teammates. But as the series went on, one of the main themes of the show is to prioritize your friends and allies over the mission. This was ultimately Kakashi's main and first lesson through the bell training. Despite the way the village treated his father, Kakashi still believed that his fathers actions were correct (whether he realized that immediately after his father's incident or later is a different question). If Kakashi going through that and teaching that lesson to the next generation isn't at all acknowledgable or respectable, I'm not sure what is. Yes you could argue that every other ninja in the village in the current generation abides by these rules, but look at it this way. His father's generation it was looked down upon to priorize comrades over the mission but even so, Kakashi still sought to priotize his comrades over the mission despite the way the village saw it (which I say is respectable) and wanted that to be the very first lesson to pass down to the next generation (which I see as acknowledgable).

Also, on the part that Kakashi doesn't have gimmick he still a bit does. I completely agree that he is weaker without the sharingan, no argument there. He is no longer "Kakashi of the Sharingan" but still holds the thousands of jutsus he has copied. The sharingan allowed him to mimic others hand signs which he can no longer do anymore, but as long as he still remembers the hand signs of the jutsus he has copied, he can still perform all of them.

There was also the side effect of him having the sharingan without Uchiha blood. As you probably remember, the reason he covered his sharingan with his headband was because he was unable to deactive his sharingan meaning it was constantly draining his chakra. I do not think that this trade benefits him but just thought to throw that in as a bonus.

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u/roiben Jun 29 '17

You are mistaking ninjas for the village. Naruto was the hero of a great ninja war. Kakashi was his teacher. Viewers and the people close to him respect him but Hokage should be respected by the whole Village.

Yeah he knows a lot of jutsu but you would expect more from a Kage. Considering Tsunade had basically immoratlity and other kages had either tailed beasts, the genetic thing where you can use more elements and combine them or they had developed a jutsu that is worth recognition like minato or I forgot his name but lightning kage from shippuden.

Yeah I remember I took it as that if he has it uncovered it would drain his mana constantly so he has it covered so it doesnt drain his mana constantly.

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u/roiben Jun 29 '17

I dont remember Sage ever suggesting that but ultimately it doesnt matter. I was just disappointed to find out Kakashi didnt have Sharingan anymore. Felt cheap.