What If Naruto Had The Byakugan? (Part 3)
What If Naruto Had The Byakugan? (Part 3)
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Have you ever wondered why Dojutsu is so popular? The Naruto franchise practically runs off of them at this day and age. It’s almost as popular as the Super Saiyan transformations in Dragon Ball. Why is that you may ask? Because the two are practically the same, though I’d insinuate that Dojutsu might be better balanced. You see, Dojutsu, like transformations, offer a visual appearance that shows that the character has changed. It can signify both character growth in experience and emotion, and that’s how transformations, such as Super Saiyan work as well. But the reason why Dojutsu are better balanced is that they don’t really offer a power boost that just keeps rising with each incoming new awakening. No, Dojutsu make their power known through unique, and often hax abilities. And while such abilities are powerful, they don’t entirely make a user indestructible. In Dragon Ball, the moment Goku touched a god form, everyone else could never compete. But in Naruto, a Rinnegan, the equivalent of a god form, doesn’t exactly make one completely indestructible. They get unique powers that are hard to counter, but if you can hit them still, they can still be killed. This is reminiscent of the Stands in JoJo, and shows that there are better ways to balance power in Anime without sacrificing any of the things that make power awakenings unique. It helps to mitigate power creep to a certain degree, and that is always the issue in anime is that the power creeps so high that it begins to damage the scaling. Sometimes something as simple as a new visual cue that offers a user versatility instead of power is the proper route, because then forms and abilities don’t become redundant. The reason why I’m talking about this is because we’re about to tell the third part of “What-if Naruto had the Byakugan”. This story catches my eye, as do so many other story about Dojutsu, and the reason I explained is why. The power system is just cooler, and it ensures that things remain relevant. But enough about my opinion. Did you not come to be entertained? Let’s begin. But first…
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