Naruto friends dead?

[Jessper]

Originally posted by: Omri
Jessper, they way you think is not right. You don't need to judge a charcther because of the wya he fights, but the way he is.

I took his character into consideration, I really like neji's fighting style however I hated him until part way through the chunnin exam, I don't find chouji interesting at all and his fighting was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Hey, he ain't so big no more, remember. Maybe this time he eat less and learn more moves.

Perhaps, I still dislike his justsu(like how he made his hand huge and what not) and I doubt he will abandon his clan's specialty so quickly.

As a note, the anime follows the manga, and as I understand it manga in general is not for children (they can't read the lettering they use in it, once again as I understand it) so I wouldn't say the determining factor is whether or not this show is for children but rather the writers preference.

[Hawkeye_NO]

Whether they're alive or not, depends if they shouold be used later on Naruto.

For example; Chouji is a member of a clan in Konoha. The clan's special ability was Baika no Jutsu and taijutsu combo's combined with the multi-size technique. He used this in the battle against one of the Sound Four, so if his clan don't have more special/secret techniques, Chouji is not necessary use further in Naruto, and he is now dead after the side-effects of the Chili Pill.

Neji is a wielder of the Byakugan, a special eye-ability from the Special Bloodline-clan, Hyuuga. Neji showed jutsu's combined to the Byakugan ability, to control his Chakra flow around the body, and use them effeciently in battle.
Now, after the battle, Neji used up most, if not all, of his chakra, and is severely damaged.

They could both be dead, and this could be something Naruto and his friends learn about, the loss of friends and other ninja's in missions and battles. As Genins/Chuunins on dangerous missions where they <u>risk their lives</u>, this is what happens. The loss of two well-known characters like Neji and Chouji is hard, but their death had to come some day. It's like the death of the Third, he couldn't live through the entire Naruto-series.

But of course, whether Chouji and/or Neji is dead or not, depends if they are important characters later on Naruto. (the Hyuuga still have Hinata.)