To celebrateNaruto’s canonical birthday, the official website of Shonen Jump has released a video celebrating Naruto Uzumaki’s special day, and it also highlighted the one character who is possibly his best friend.Naruto has many characters who one could consider his closest friend, but one stands above the rest.
Shonen Jump dedicated an animated manga video with music by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION tothe protagonist and Shikamaru Nara, his friend since he was young and the person who still supports him even in the present timeline ofBoruto: Two Blue Vortex. It was pretty surprising that Shonen Jump gave Shikamaru the focus of the video, which means they acknowledge just how important he is to Naruto and why he can be considered Naruto’s true best friend.
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The video was animated quite smoothly and well, showing two perspectives from the boys who grew up together. With Naruto receiving the red color scheme and Shikamaru green, it showed different moments from their lives, such as Naruto’s battle with Sasuke, Shikamaru leading the Sasuke retrieval mission, and their reactions to failing the mission. The biggest parallel the video made between the two, however, was how they lost their respective mentors and, as a result, were forced to mature. The loss of Asuma and Jiraiya also brought them together and made them closer friends.
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While there can be arguments made as to why Sasuke, Sakura, Gaara or many other characters can be considered Naruto’s closest friend, Shikamaru is an undeniable part of his life. In the war, Shikamaru decided he would continue to live so that he could be side by side with Naruto and assist him when he became Hokage, and that is exactly what he did. Naruto wouldn’t be as successful as a Hokage without Shikamaru’s wise counsel, and the two balance each other. In fact, Shikamaru has been standing in a temporary Hokage ever since Naruto was eliminated from the story by Kawaki.
It is heartwarming to see Shonen Jump celebrateone ofNaruto’s best characters, and even more so on the special day of the protagonist. He was important in the first part of the franchise, and he is even more important now, and just like he helpedNarutoon many occasions, he is doing so now for his son and the world as a whole.
Source:Official YouTube channel of Shonen Jump.
Naruto
Naruto is a franchise spawned from the manga series penned by Masashi Kishimoto that began in 1999. Generating several tv series, games, movies, and more, Naruto follows the exploits of a young outcast ninja harboring the spirit of a demon fox who seeks to become the Hokage, the leader of his ninja village, to break the stigma against him. Upon the conclusion of the initial series, Naruto expanded into Boruto, following many series protagonists' children and returning faces.
