Naruto, Sasuke, & Sakura Become Legendary Samurai in Official Artwork

 Naruto, Sasuke, & Sakura Become Legendary Samurai in Official Artwork

Shinobi are often portrayed as the exact opposite of the samurai. However, a fresh artwork from officially licensed Naruto artwork shows the Konoha's Team 7 having no problem acting as an antiquated Japanese warrior if the scenario or task demands it, causing people to wonder what might occur in the event that creator Masashi Kishimoto ever decided to tell the ninja's iconic story as a classic samurai.

The artwork, which employs Ukiyo-e style, a classic style of painting which was very prevalent in the Japan's Edo the period (1603-1868) depicts three members of Team 7 which includes Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura and dressed in the armor and clothing that a samurai would wear. The artwork depicts Team 7 members as samurai of higher rank in the form of their elaborate distinctive markings and designs of their heads and helmets.

Naruto's Samurai Are as Skilled as Its Shinobi

Although historically, Samurai were more popular fighting force in Japan's interncine wars, they do not appear within Naruto. Instead, shinobi are main fighting units used for battle, defense, and protection. The only real and depicted Samurai army within Naruto is the warriors of The Land of Iron.

The Land of Iron was first introduced in the Five Kage Summit Arc, the Land of Iron stands out from other countries in that it continues to depend on samurai to ensure protection and security. In contrast to other countries - like the Konoha's Land of Fire - that have departed from this ancient Japanese tradition however, this Land of Iron not only kept samurai in the forefront as its main military power, and completely shrewd away Shinobi as a weapon of choice.

The Land of Iron stands alone in that it is the only community where samurai are the dominant force, and as ninjas in the true Japanese time, the men and women from in the Land of Iron hold sort of mythical famous, otherworldly status. The samurai in The Land of Iron, are different from the typical version that you see in the traditional bushi. As with their shinobi counterparts they have also the capacity to utilize chakra, and gain access to the many powers it offers its users. In general, the chakra they have is used to enhance their swordsmanship, the skill that Samurai were relying on to survive.

Kishimoto Never Wanted the Typical Samurai in His Ninja Tale

Kishimoto's shift in the role played by the samurai throughout Japanese time probably comes from his Naruto creator's concept to make a "one-of-a-kind" ninja story. Though he expressed his notion through the non-traditional characteristics of the shinobi's role within the story like Naruto's blonde eyes and hair Another aspect of the story was placing the shinobi into places of power and influence they could never hold, in turn, reducing the influence and power of the samurai.

This artwork is official and brings equilibrium on the Naruto-Verse through portraying the samurai as they were in the traditional, historical as well as the customary position of frontline they held within Japanese tradition and culture. It's an enthralling hat-tip towards the past that is turning Naruto's unorthodox notion that the Shinobi are the rulers of all over the world.