naruto's potential is that it is possible for him to obtain a power equal the demon fox, since the demon fox lives inside him
i dont care how much potential you say other character's have....the only other person who could POSSIBLY have as much potential as naruto is gaara (but i'd assume kyubi was stronger than shukaku)
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excluding Naruto out of the picture, yeah, I'd say Gaara would probably be around the next since he also has a demon, and besides, he was quite strong with just mostly standing around and letting sand do everything, imagine how strong he would be if he actually trained ..taijutsu and learned some more nin/gen jutsu
naruto. he's improving a lot i think
Naruto is improving a lot, I think he definatly has what it takes to become Hokage *in the future* and as long as he matures and gets stronger. And, seemed Sandaime was good with people and was able to change them and understand them (like how they showed him and Iruka) and Naruto already can do that (Neji, Gaara...)
You know I was thinking that too. I don't think it's more than Naruto's but I definatly think he has a lot too..cause, yeah he's only 17 and he's that strong and well, 17 is still kind of young so he's still growingOriginally posted by: Uchiha-Itachi
Uchiha Itachi [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] if you see what he already has accomplished for someone who is now only around 18 years old *scary*
@_@ yes.. i mean.. i was quite shocked.. that a 17 year old could rival the lengedary sannins... V_V then when he's like in mid twenties... @_@ who's gonna stop him?
naruto of course hha jk
This is a no brainer. It is Naruto of course. He called upon the master frog on his first "real" summon!
looks like nobody is voting for shika... i mean.. he's very smart.. if he just stop being lazy.. he have great potential too i think
hm. yeah shikamaru has potential as well. I mean, he is a genious, just imagine what kind of shinobi he would be if he actually put in effort to train and learn more moves and become stronger =x
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This in part reinforces what I said about him getting anywhere by virtue of his main character status. If we were to examine it closely (and we arnt supposed to since this IS an anime for enjoyment as opposed to a literary text) we can find a distinct break in continuity between his actions outside the critical moment of a fight, and those during it. To put it simply, there is a very significant difference in the competence of Naruto which is arguably put in because Naruto as the main character must be able to resolve situations - wether it is a social situation (like how he responds to Konohamaru when they first meet) or a fighting situation.You are only harping on the bad points, how about when he thought up using shadow replication and shadow windmill(i think it was..) on Zabuza, or using Kiba's extreme ability to smell against him, for using shadow replication to fake that the rest of his teammates were in the mess with him against those ninjas in the 2nd part of the chuunin exam that had tons of replications(when they were almost to the tower), or tricking Neji in their fight in the stadium ect...
Of course, the plan to free Kakashi from Zabuza was no doubt a good plan. A rare moment of insight indeed. Why do we not see corresponding intelligence from Naruto elsewhere in the anime? Dont get me wrong - Im not saying that Naruto is mentally challenged. Just that is below average in intelligence.
You gave Kiba's smell as an example. There were 2 instances that his sense of smell was used against him. The first, to get rid of Akamaru, and that is attrubited by the Hokage as an idea from his background as a prankster. Good idea, but given that particular background (as prankster), someone else in his situation would likely have come up with a similar plan. The fart was pure luck. I wont even bother debating you there if you attempt to challenge this fact.
The shadow replications before the end of the second exam - same explaination as your point about freeing Kakashi from Zabuza. Same with the Neji act.
Of course, you might argue this - you then I'll ask you to explain just *why* is it than in almost every fight Naruto enters - especially when he is fighting with his teammates against an enemy - he invariably announces he is going to do something only to have someone else tell him to "stop" because it is a stupid idea?
He does this during the first encounter with Zabuza, and during the 2nd encounter with Zabuza. During the exam, Sasuke relies on Naruto's below average intelligence to distinguish him from enemies (he cant remember password). During the encounter with Orichimaru, he fails to grasp the situation and blindly attacks.
At the end of the 2nd exam, Iruka uses Naruto as an example of someone who is lacking 'mind'.
During the 3rd exam prelims, he rushes in to fight Neji and is stopped by Lee.
During the 3rd exam, he rushes in for hand to hand combat and ONLY THEN realises that hand to hand is bad! And that after seeing Neji's fighting style and training for a month to defeat it!
Attack on Konoha: During the case after Sasuke - Naruto's idea is to go through a fight between 2 unknown opponents. The smart idea which Sakura and Pakkun have to explain to him is to go around.
Fight with Gaara: Threatening to beat Gaara up if he hurt Sasuke or Sakura while he could easily kill Sakura (Isnt the last thing you want to do in that situation provoke it?).
Encounter with Itachi: Im going to beat them up even though theyre after me and can Kill me without any problems!
Are you seeing a pattern? You should be. The above list covers just about EVERY fight that has taken place to date. The comment by Iruka should have been the equivalent of a sign with flashing lights and complementary bells and whistles.
No matter how you argue, it does not change reality. It is a FACT that Naruto isnt smart. Its his character weakness for goodness sake! If Kishimoto had wanted to think Naruto was smart like you seem to proclaim, he wouldnt have Naruto doing/suggesting something stupid at some point during ***EVERY*** fight! Its not like its an isolated incident you know!
If you choose to be blinded by some fanatical devotion to a particular, thats fine. But really - it isnt all that hard to open your eyes and see what should be blindingly obvious. Noone is denying that Naruto has come up with some smart ideas but as they say, 1 dog does not a pack make. (IE, it takes more than a smart idea to be called smart).
Heheh. His lack of intelligence sometimes makes him unpredictable....not unpredictable in his fighting, but rather unpredictable that after he gets beaten the shit outta him, he suddenly stands up and does something miraculous.
Well, but don't forget that all his battle's fought, he's lousy crap fighting is to make the show more dramatic as well. (Like vs. Neji, Zabuza, Haku, Gaara).
Instead of just labeling him 'stupid', I would consider him temperamental. Temparemental people are mostly doofus'es, but can sometimes show instances of brilliance.
But yeah, he's leaning more towards 'Stupid'.
Thats my 2 cent.
MmmMmm. Ooiiishiii
Naruto, even without the youma Kyubi, has the most potential. We see this in the first episode where he protects Iruka; the same massive chakra and the same mass shadow clone jutsu in the fight with Gara. Plus, in the fight with Gara he also summons Gamabunta with only his own chakra.
Naruto is battlesmart, he does great innovation in battles, and he also inspires people. Now, off battle Naruto is still a brat, but battlesmart is truly smart, once he comes of age he will show his brains; though I think he will end up a pervert just like Sarutobi and Jiraya.
As Naruto is mighty even without the youma chakra, I think it's logical if he ends up battling the Kyubi in the end.
Actually the Kyuubi's chakra is slowly leaking into his chakra. Although blue might be 'his' chakra, it's also because of the Kyuubi effecting it making it more. Well, thats what most people say. We all would love to think that Naruto did it all by himself. But we can't be certain about it though.
MmmMmm. Ooiiishiii
uhhh... you're wrong dude... i think this forum already had a long discussion on this. in the first episode, naruto uses kyubi chakra to summon all those clones. but against gaara he used all of his own chakra to do that mass kage bunshin. which is why he needed kyubi chakra to summon gamabunta. besides, kyubi chakra has been mixing with naruto's for a long time now, so it's not even really naruto's own chakra anymore.Originally posted by: oniorochi
Naruto, even without the youma Kyubi, has the most potential. We see this in the first episode where he protects Iruka; the same massive chakra and the same mass shadow clone jutsu in the fight with Gara. Plus, in the fight with Gara he also summons Gamabunta with only his own chakra.
Naruto is battlesmart, he does great innovation in battles, and he also inspires people. Now, off battle Naruto is still a brat, but battlesmart is truly smart, once he comes of age he will show his brains; though I think he will end up a pervert just like Sarutobi and Jiraya.
As Naruto is mighty even without the youma chakra, I think it's logical if he ends up battling the Kyubi in the end.
this is what naruto says after he summoned his mass clones. notice how sand is surrounding him.
this is right before naruto summons gamabunta. notice his change in physical appearance.
Remember, Naruto is only about 13 years old. 13-year olds aren't know for their good judgment.
I say that once Naruto gets older he'll show better judgment.
haku is dead. you cant have ANY potential of your dead.
yeah he is, but can look at it hypothetically...besides, when he was alive, he did have a lot of potential
@_@ seems like naruto has a lot of his own chakra if he was able to make that many kagebushin with his own chakra.. i thought it was kyubi's
well actually he didnt have much potential at all, because he was going to die. he was a t his maximum possible because he was going to die ten eps after we met him!
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