Hilarious In Hindsight / Naruto

• There's also the joke when Choji sees Naruto's Rasenshuriken and assumes, based on the name, that it was a projectile attack (it isn't). Nearly one hundred chapters later, it shows up again and now it is.
• Naruto the Movie: Road to Ninja is the newest Shippuden movie set in an alternate universe (or something); the difference? Naruto's parents are alive and Sakura's are dead. Now remember that comment Sakura made in the beginning of the series about Naruto and his behavior because of a lack of parents and it turns into Gallows Humor.
• Back in the first chapter/episode, Naruto is doing graffiti all over the Hokage Monument. One of them is his dad. His son will also literally do the same thing to him while he becomes Hokage.
• In the preview for episode 25 attached to the end of episode 24, Naruto is freaking out over Part 1 of the Chuunin Exams, worried that he'll be "the oldest living Genin". As of now, Naruto's still a Genin and it looks like he's gonna stay that way. Not that it really matters.
• In one Omake, Sakura calls out the staff because the current ending only features Hinata. The omake ends with her angrily demanding her own ending - which she got for the very next ending.
• Naruto's fight with Gaara has him and Gamabunta do a joint transformation into an image of the kyuubi, though just to use its tails and claws for gripping. During the Fourth Shinobi War arc, Naruto gains the ability to turn into the real thing.
• There are a number of dramatic scenes where Naruto proudly proclaims◊ he's going to become hokage no matter what◊. Which kinda gives the impression that being the Hokage is awesome. Well, Naruto eventually becomes hokage and it turns out the job isn't all it's cracked up to be in the slightest◊.
• One FOX "Animation Domination" short had the idea that Naruto and Sasuke's final battle would just be them screaming each other's names and literally kissing and making up. The final battle is pretty much this, but the "kiss and make up" part is metaphorical.
• Dave Filoni directed Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "Jet", which had fight scenes that were partially inspired by the ones in Naruto; in turn, Naruto has referenced Star Wars, such as Fukasaku being a Yoda expy or Tobi being one for Darth Vader; now, Tetsuya Nishio (who translates the character designs from the manga to the anime) served as the character designer for "The Ninth Jedi", and Neil Kaplan, the voice of Madara Uchiha, is an Inquisitor and a Star Wars narrator.

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