I know this is a bit odd, nothing like what I put on my Blog but I figured that I'd give y'all some insight into what I do on Saturday nights that is the cubs and I settle in and watch cartoons. Our favorites type of cartoon is anime...they got me hooked on this stuff a long time ago. Dragon Ball Z will always been my favorite...LOL...I think I've got a crush on Goko.
Anyway, here's one of our new favorites, Naruto. As you'll see from the plot summary it's pretty deep stuff which is why I like it so much. That in addition to the actual animation itself and neat music makes it a great show...if you like this type of stuff.
Gotta warn you this goes on and on. Hope you like it...
First, what is anime?
Anime (pronounced AH-nee-may) is a term for a style of Japanese comic book and video cartoon animation in which the main characters have large doe-like eyes. Anime is the prevalent style in Japanese comic books or manga. In Japan, the comic book is a popular form of entertainment for adults as well as for younger audiences. Story lines are often very sophisticated and complex and extend into episodic series. Typical anime themes or genres include Ninja and other martial arts; the supernatural or horror story; the romance; and science fiction including robots and space ships. Foils for the main characters, including robots, monsters, or just plain bad people, often lack the doe-eyed quality.
And without further ado, here's...
This anime follows the life of a young, aspiring ninja, Naruto, who lives in the hidden village of the Leaf. His ultimate goal is to ascend the ranks of the ninja and become the village’s most powerful ninja or Hokage. Naruto contains in him the nine tailed fox, an evil demon that plagued the village. It was defeated and sealed within Naruto. For that reason, Naruto has been shunned his whole life and always was alone. However, he also has the potential for enormous power because of this monster locked inside of him.
Naruto gets teamed up with his crush, Sakura, and his rival, Sasuke. At the ninja academy, Sasuke always scored number one because he is a part of the legendary Uchiha clan that has a special bloodline or power of Sharingan, which allows them to see enemy movements and copy them. Naruto, on the other hand, scores the lowest, but through hard work and dedication manages to get his tasks done. Sakura is secretly in love with Sasuke, which makes Naruto compete with him even more.
A parallel storyline lies in Sasuke. While Naruto trains because of his desire to be the best ninja, Sasuke is driven by the sole purpose of revenge. Sasuke’s parents along with the rest of his clan were killed by his older brother Itachi, whom Sasuke now seeks to kill. Thus, Sasuke trains day in and day out in an effort to one day match the strength of his older brother. This team of three is led by Kakashi, a jounin ninja, with very powerful combat skills. Kakashi takes Sasuke under his wing and teaches him the power of the Chidori, a special fighting technique that allows one to harness electricity into a sphere and use it to crush an opponent.
This team of four gets assigned a variety of missions from the current Hokage. When they’re not doing these missions, the three younger ninjas are constantly training in order to move up the ranks to chounin. During one of the chounin exams, the evil villain of the anime, Orochimaru, attacks the village with his minions. In the process, he gives Sasuke a cursed seal that prevents him from unlocking any power. When he does use his power, the seal spreads around his body and forces him to seek Orochimaru for even more power.
Orochimaru ends up killing the current Hokage, so one of the legendary Sanin, three great ninjas, is summoned to take on the role. Tsunade is a healer and a perfect fit for Hokeage as the village is now in ruins. Naruto and another Sanin, Jiraiya, are sent to find her and bring her back. Along the way, Jiraiya decides to take Naruto under his wing because he sees the enormous amount of potential in him and the similarities between himself and Naruto. He teaches him many chakra control techniques along with Rasengan, which is much like chidori but using air and wind instead of electricity.
While they are trying to convince Tsunade to come back to the village, Orochimaru appears again and there is a battle. Orochimaru manages to escape but not before he is seriously injured. Orochimaru is very unique in that he has mastered a forbidden ninja technique that allows him to be immortal. All he needs is a new container or body every few years, so he searches for the most powerful ninja across the world in order to take over their bodies and acquire their skills in the process. His next target is Sasuke and he sends his minions to go get him.
Meanwhile, back in the village of the Leaf, Tsunade is busy planning and rebuilding the city, sending ninjas off on many missions to make money for the city. While Naruto was off on his mission with Jiraiya, Sasuke was recovering from his injures. This only caused his jealousy towards Naruto and desire for power and revenge to grow. It becomes to take over his life and when Orochimaru’s henchmen come, Sasuke is easily lured away. Sakura is devastated and begs him not to go, but Sasuke cannot be stopped and runs away. Tsunade sends a team of five ninjas after him: Shikamaru, Chouji, Neji, Kiba, and Naruto. Along the way they do battle one by one with Orochimaru’s henchman, defeating them with the help of ninjas from the hidden village of the Sand who show up unexpectedly at the request of Tsunade. However, the final battle lies between Naruto and Sasuke.
Sasuke, in order to achieve his most powerful Sharingan level, needs to kill his best friend who he considers to be Naruto. Naruto promised Sakura that he would bring Sasuke back to the village at all costs. Both are very strong in their beliefs and not willing to let the other win. The battle results in Naruto releasing the power of the nine tailed fox and Sasuke releasing the power of the cursed seal. Both reach power levels they have never seen before. In the end, the power of the chidori and Sasuke’s turning to the dark side were too strong for Naruto, and Naruto was defeated but not killed. While Naruto and Sasuke were fighting, Kakashi sensei has been desperately trying to catch up and find them but gets there too late to stop the battle. He manages to bring Naruto back to the village and saves his life, but Sasuke also manages to reach the Orochimaru stronghold. Naruto is resting and healing from his battle wounds when Sakura decides to go off after Sasuke herself. Not willing to let her do this, Naruto decides to go with her. Jiraiya, bent on seeing the boy achieve his potential, decides to go with them both and mentor Naruto on the way. The anime leaves off here with Sasuke bent on revenge and blinded by power, and Naruto on his way to stopping him.
Didn't have a clue what my next step was going to be and I was very afraid. 
and him... 
and lots and lots of her... 
Pardon my french but it sucked being me!!! 
And here's where I need to slip in an apology to all of you for not being a good blogger...as you all know with ALL that's going on I've not had anytime to get back to anyone, a thought that weighs on my mind...sorry again for that and thank you all for hanging with me despite that fact. 
to happen but it just hit me...
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Love you guys so much...with all of my heart I want to thank you for being there 
