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"Naruto" is a highly popular Japanese manga / anime series, created by one Kishimoto Masashi of Japan. Its storyline basically consists of documenting the trials and tribulations of several Shinobi (ninja), and their respective lives in the Shinobi village of Konohagakure no Sato (aka 'The Village Hidden in the Leaves').
Now, we all have fun watching the hilarious, somewhat...disturbing antics of the series' protagonist, Uzumaki Naruto. Whether it be getting conned into paying hundreds of yen for ramen, or transforming into a naked girl causing severe nosebleeds leading to random faints due to an extreme lack of blood; hey, who cares, it's funny.
And we all enjoy the reasonably graphic battle scenes which occur once or twice every few episodes, usually depicting the opponents lashing out at each other for a deeper reason than just to fight. We all enjoy watching two well-trained Shinobi battle it out in the forest, displaying an impressive range of fighting techniques, whether it be Jutsu, Kekkei Genkai, or just a well-aimed kunai.
But the sad fact is over 2,246 trees (and counting) have been destroyed during these so-called 'fight scenes'.
Although the background environment portrays the illusion of an infinite forest, that should not be a suitable excuse for this mindless destruction. Just because there are billions of trees, it doesn't give us the right to chop them down for no apparent reason.
As it is with humans; just because there are billions of us, we have no right to kill the 'unimportant' ones off without a valid reason (the beliefs of Uchiha Itachi and Sabaku no Gaara notwithstanding). Destroying trees is no joke, and should not be taken lightly.
For example, when one Uzumaki Naruto called forth a giant toad using the summoning technique (also known as 'Kuchiyose no Jutsu'), the toad took up approximately two and a half thousand square feet, which is the equivalent of 250 trees.
Another such instance is the final battle between one Tayuya of Otogakure no Sato, and one Temari of Sunagakure no Sato. Over 450 trees were destroyed in that scene alone.
This pointless eradication of flora must end. The death and blood, power and gore, kunai, senbon, and Jutsu is all well and good, but do it somewhere other than Japan's forests. Kill each other off; kindly leave the surrounding environment out of it. We all love Naruto, and every battle in it, but for once, please.
Think about the trees.
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