How I Would Change The Konoha 13

The fact that Shino ended they way he did is crazy. From the coldest to weird in shippuden to build a bear creepy teacher is criminal.

I like the idea of Kiba and Tenten roaming the world together looking for their own treasures, be they blades or beasts. Tons of potential there.

the way Kishimoto gave his female characters all these incredible natural gifts, skills, and talents and yet still ignored them or made their development end at 'i have a crush on this guy' or 'im pregnant now' is so tired and transparent tbh. can you IMAGINE how much more attention Tenten, for example, wouldve gotten from Kishimoto if she were part of the group of male leads? with THOSE legendary weapon skills?! i dont care if ppl think im strawmanning either, Kishimoto admitted on record that he sucked at writing women and oh boy does it show. mans said that with his whole chest and then never sought to fix it or improve 💀

another way Rock Lee can be useful is by actually learning the "Drunken Fist". We saw his potential in the the Sasuke Retrieval arc and how it hinted he would differ from Guy... and yet nothing came of it.

Neji’s biggest buff would be remembering to actually use rotation in the situation where using rotation would have saved his life 💀

Ino did fall through the cracks but now she is one of the most valuable citizens of Konoha: she co-founded children's clinics, she is the head of the Sensory Division, the Interrogation Squad, she created the sensory barrier, she keeps everyone linked together during Kara invasions (Delta and Isshiki)...Ino had a MASSIVE character glow up after Shippuden. But I've loved her since the war arc. <3

I think Ino-Shika-Cho would benefit from summons related to their animal inspirations. Ino's boar would boost her protection, mobility, and offensive options. Shikamaru could summon a deer who could use its antlers offensively and cast unpredictable moving shadows that branch out in multiple directions. Choji summon being butterflies would increase his scouting abilities, and depending on its size, it could allow Choji to perform a falling human wrecking ball.

I would have liked to see Sakura differentiate herself from Tsunade in some ways. One cool method for that could have been taking inspiration from kabuto’s chakra scalpels and combining it with the massive strength. As titanically powerful as a blunt impact is from her fists, it’d be orders of magnitude more damaging if it was from a razor sharp chakra scalpel.

Honestly one of the biggest buffs you could give them, is a new hair stylist 😂 Cause I am convinced Gaara sealed away 80% of his potential when he got that haircut in Boruto

I always thought Tenten could do well by travelling the world for weapons and then opening a museum for them instead of a weapons shop. That way she could teach the young generation all she knows about the weapons, and even better it's a big weapon stash in case of attacks from...aliens...

Tentens sealing abilities along with fuinjutsu should have been explored more, as they had very powerful potency.

Just going over team 7. Sakura - From the start she was praised for her high intelligence and excellent chakra control. This meant she was a great candidate for a Genjutsu user. She also had her "inner Sakura" as a unique gimmick, that actually let her resist Ino's mind control, as she basically had a second mind. Leveraging that and turning her into a top class Genjutsu user, surpassing even the Uchiha's with her second mind, would cement her role within the team. Story wise this opens the door for her to ultimately be the one to deal with Sharingan Genjustu's, saving her allies from being trapped. She would also be the one to deal with anything that requires knowledge of the ninja world. Sasuke - With his Sharingan he would be the top level Ninjutsu user, being able to copy any Ninjutsu he sees. Just like in the current series he would be a flexible toolbox of Ninjutsu, being able to respond to any threat in a very effective way. He would be the main combat force in team 7. Though he would have significant abilities in Genjutsu and Taijutsu, but would lose in those to Sakura and Naruto respectively. He would essentially become the glue that holds the team together. Naruto - There are two jutsu's that we always see Naruto excel in: Transformation and Shadow Clones. Combining those two, Naruto would become the main intelligence gatherer for the team, transforming his clones and sending them out as spies. Even if they get caught and destroyed, the knowledge gathered would still transfer to Naruto. In combvat Naruto would primarily use Taijutsu, using combination attacks with his clones. As an addition he would rely on trickery through low rank Ninjutsu like Substitutions, Transformations and Camouflage. This would play into his fox theme, as foxes in Japanese folklore (kitsune) are tricksters. This would make a very well-rounded team 7, with no one member hogging all the power.

I always thought TenTen could easily make a pseudo Flying Raijin teleportation jutsu kunai. TenTen's strength comes from her summoning of sealed weapons, so it makes sense for her to attach a summoning seal to some kunai (just like Minato and Tobirama) and have those seals programmed to summon TenTen herself as a reverse summoning. This way she could throw her kunai around specifc spots (like how Minato did during the wars he fought) and then she could teleport to wherever her kunai land.

The idea that Shikimaru held the Kages in place then realised his powers have waned and they were literally staying still to be polite is hilarious

Speaking about Rock Lee and the other 8 Gate users I believe Kishimoto doesn't like to use them because they fair so well into a lot of matchups in the verse. he purposely kept them away during the pain arc due to the fact it would be a fairly easy task to defeat the 6 paths with Guy and Lee in the village. So, now I think he just doesn't focus on them and hope we don't think about it too much.

One thing I always wondered is why training sabbaticals aren't a regular occurrence. That's basically what Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura got in the OG time-skip and look what it did for them! Why doesn't everyone get a year every seven years or so with no missions just to train? It would probably cause everyone's abilities to skyrocket.

Ino is quite possibly one of the best in the new generation. The way she has everyone linked and able to communicate in Konoha is invaluable.

When you realize he recorded this before Sarada unlocked MS without someone dying. lmao

Tenten would have benefitted a lot from going through elemental training with Asuma and Naruto. If she had wind style her weapons would have been incredibly sharp, if she had lightning style she could have made use of the wires on her weapons to channel electricity, and if she had fire style she could counter wind which is her biggest weakness. I have to imagine even earth or water could be in some way useful.

What’s really cool is that if this was done earlier in the series and the supporting characters were holding their weight, you could have done similar buffs for the enemies they fought (would love to see a video on that topic). Like making Sasori and Kakazu on one team and have them go out and capture elemental bloodline users so Kakazu gets the affinity through a heart and Sasori can use those same jutsu through the puppet he makes form their body. If Orochimaru hadn’t quit he could make it a three man squad and could edo tensei the targets, giving the akatsuki three copies of the abilities to use.