The following is part of the text I wrote about Naruto. Because the number of words exceeds the limit of answering the question, you can read the full text in my space. Although it may not be well written, it does contain personal feelings. ...
There is a lot of background music in Naruto. Different characters, different environments, different moods, and different events will all have different music and styles. To sum up, there are many. Hundreds of songs, not to mention dozens of opening and ending themes. For personal reasons, I prefer music that is more delicate and a bit sentimental. There are a lot of them in Naruto. For example, "Loneliness" is also a typical sad music and is commonly used.
There is also "The Death of Neji". Originally this music was also called "Eternal Japan" on the Internet, but I personally dislike this name, so I only admit that it is called "The Death of Neji". Although it was called "The Death of Neji", Neji did not do it. Instead, he completed the mission with a certain death mood. At that time, Sasuke fled the village. The Fifth Hokage issued an order to bring Sasuke back. Neji was one of the ninjas who accepted this mission. one. In order to buy time for Naruto to chase Sasuke, his companions risked their lives one by one. The captain at the time was Shikamaru. Before setting off, Shikamaru said to everyone: "Sasuke and I don't have a deep friendship, and neither do I." I like this person, but Sasuke is also a ninja of Konoha and our companion, so we must try our best to rescue him. This is our Konoha style." Unexpectedly, Sasuke left Konoha voluntarily, so the mission ultimately failed.
This music is the music of the funeral of the Third Hokage. The piano is always played slowly, and a faint sadness flows endlessly. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "sad but not sad". People can't help but think of the beautiful memories left by the third generation to Konoha. In the hearts of everyone in the next generation of Konoha, there is a deep teaching about this kind little old man. The Third Hokage was once known as the strongest Hokage in history. Although he died at the hands of his disciple Orochimaru because of his old age, it is sad to think about it. But at the last moment, in order to protect the village, he wanted to die with Orochimaru, but he did not expect that Orochimaru escaped. This kind of momentum is also quite shocking. This plot was released eight or nine years ago. At that time, I couldn't understand the emotion of risking one's life to protect something. Looking back now, this is exactly the emotion that "Naruto" has always wanted to express. And later, Gaara, as Kazekage, used all his last strength to defend the village in order to protect his village and prevent the villagers from being harmed. In the end, he was captured by "Akatsuki" and lost his life, not to mention every mission of Naruto. They are all in a desperate mood, willing to sacrifice everything to protect their companions. Looking at their firm and fearless expressions, I even think that maybe this is the reason why we hate the Japanese so much, but we have to respect them.
The most important emotion expressed in Naruto is the bond between "companions", which reminds me of the music played by Naruto and Sasuke during their battle in the Valley of the End - "Woohoo" "Junior Brother's Love" was once my favorite piece of pure music in Naruto. The main melody is always played by an electric guitar. It uses the heavy texture of heavy metal to express a kind of helplessness and entanglement. It not only expresses Naruto's persistence towards Sasuke. There is helplessness in it; at the same time, it also expresses that Sasuke is grateful for all the warm memories of Naruto and Konoha on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to persist in the pride of the Uchiha family and the path of revenge he has always chosen. Go down, so a battle with Naruto is inevitable. The battle in the Valley of the End is just a necessity at that stage. As the two people take different paths later, the contradiction continues to deepen, and another battle is inevitable. I don’t know if this is Is it fate?
From letting go of attachment to companions to a more general emotion, that is, an emphasis on the team, the teamwork spirit advocated by the Japanese can be seen in many places in Naruto. Ye's ninjas always work in groups of four, and tasks are completed in groups. Even if the opponent has only one person, all four of them will go together.
Even among the members of "Akatsuki", all of them have special skills, and each of them has the ability to capture a city or even a country, but they still work as a team of two people. This is different from what China has always looked down upon. There are different concepts of bullying more and less. This may be the Japanese ninja spirit.
There are no completely good guys or bad guys in Naruto. Everyone is just pursuing their own dreams and realizing their own "righteousness." Just like the biggest villain in the first movie, he is undoubtedly Orochimaru. Not only was he once a member of "Akatsuki", but later he betrayed "Akatsuki"; in order to obtain the body of the Uchiha family, he did whatever it took to obtain Sasuke's body, and finally recruited Sasuke under his command, and fantasized about owning Sasuke's body; in order to achieve the so-called immortality, he kept catching people He experimented on innocent people, and he seemed to be neither human nor ghost; and he tried to destroy Konoha and killed his mentor. In the Japanese concept, teachers are highly respected and where they learned from is also important. However, Orochimaru actually took the risk of being disrespectful. It is no wonder that such a person has become the enemy of all ninja villages. However, in Shippuden, there is a memory of Orochimaru's past, which makes people feel that he was just a poor person. Orochimaru, once known as one of the "Legendary Three Ninjas of Konoha", was originally just an ordinary ninja with superb ninjutsu. He also fought to protect Konoha and made many military exploits in the Third Ninja World War. However, as his companions died one by one, he felt the fragility of human beings and the harm that death brings to human beings. Especially the death of cherished people makes the living feel despair. Thinking of the painful childhood of losing his parents, he Only then did he think about whether he could find a ninjutsu to avoid death, but of course all such techniques would be classified as forbidden techniques. The "dream" he wanted to realize would not be recognized in Konoha, so he escaped from Konoha. Ye started his path. In order to pursue this "ideal", he constantly sought ways to gain power and joined "Akatsuki". Unexpectedly, Uchiha Itachi also joined soon after. He had seen Itachi when he was in Konoha. Practicing shuriken is completely beyond the level that ordinary ninjas can achieve. It is the blood line limit of the Uchiha family. He has always wanted to get that kind of power, but he didn't expect Itachi to come to his door. He wanted to devour Itachi's body, but he didn't expect it. Thinking that he couldn't use any move in front of Itachi but was hit by Itachi's technique. So he left "Akatsuki" again to develop forbidden techniques by himself, and turned his attention to Sasuke, who was also a survivor of the Uchiha family. He thought that one day he would get Sasuke's body so that he could compete with Itachi. Unexpectedly, after all the effort to cultivate Sasuke, he was eventually devoured by Sasuke, and finally sealed forever in a drunken dream by Itachi's Ten Fist Sword. There are also several pieces of music belonging to Orochimaru, all of which are performed in a weird and eerie style, with a hoarse and evil voice, which is exactly in line with Orochimaru's tone. I don't like it personally, so I will ignore it.
"Frustration" is also a piece of music that I have liked for a while. It mainly appeared during the memorial ceremony for Shikamaru after Asuma's death. Shikamaru is also my favorite character in Naruto. He is one of those long-lasting Although he is not handsome, he always looks lazy and doesn't care about anything, but he is a genius with a high IQ. He hates trouble and never takes the initiative to do things with enthusiasm. He is Asma's most valued disciple and the fifth generation. One of the two most respected people, the other is Naruto. He and Naruto are exactly the opposite. Naruto has unlimited power in his body, but is simple-minded, impulsive, and motivated. On the other hand, Shikamaru is average in ninjutsu, smart, calm, and always uses his wits to defeat others. He used his only ninjutsu to the fullest, often defeating ninjas who were many times stronger than him. Asuma was killed by Hidan and Kakuzu in "Akatsuki". Shikamaru, who was already a Jonin, was also present at the time. He watched the teacher being killed and couldn't help at all. In front of Asuma's grave, Shikamaru held Asuma's antique lighter and regretted his incompetence. The song "Frustration" started with the Japanese-style shamisen. At the climax, the main melody changed to erhu, a kind of desolation. Feeling leisurely arises. After formulating a strategy, Shikamaru took Ino and Choji in the same group, and later Kakashi, to find Hidan and Kakuzu to avenge Asuma.
Although in the end, the "immortal duo" of Kakuzu and Hidan were not all killed due to Shikamaru's strategy, but Kakuzu was killed when Naruto refined the 50-level Wind Release Rasenshuriken. But Hidan was indeed eliminated by Shikamaru's ingenuity. In terms of strength, Hidan was much stronger than Shikamaru, but he was defeated by Shikamaru, and he had to sigh at the power of wisdom.
"May Rain" is the background music played when Naruto missed Jiraiya after learning that Jiraiya was killed by Pain. Jiraiya is one of the "Three Ninjas of Konoha". He is the disciple of the third generation, the teacher of the fourth generation, Pain's teacher, and Naruto's teacher. Jiraiya took Naruto away from Konoha to practice training, and when he came back three years later, Naruto was completely different from before. Naruto kept calling Jiraiya "the lecherous sage", even though it was Jiraiya who was lecherous. Sage is also a unique title between Naruto and Jiraiya. The third generation died at the hands of his own disciples, and Jiraiya was also killed by his own disciples who had taught ninjutsu. It is said that great teachers produce great disciples, and a teacher who can surpass himself is considered a great disciple... Naruto was recalling his relationship with Jiraiya. In addition to "May Rain", the background music when we got along also included the guitar version of "Red Lotus". The guitar version of "Red Lotus" was played very slowly, and there was always only the guitar and no other instruments to complement it. Also "Ho ho ho..." The hearty laughter reminded me that Jiraiya had done many funny things during his lifetime, and it sounded indescribably sad. Jiraiya once said to Tsunade: "If Minato is my son, I will definitely be very proud... I can see his figure in Naruto, and to me it is like seeing a grandson." Not only because he is the son of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, Jiraiya always has some unspeakable special feelings for him; but also because he sees in him a newer and deeper version of the ninja spirit. To explore the possibility, Jiraiya entrusted all his unfulfilled long-cherished wishes to Naruto.
Jiraiya has always liked Tsunade. Tsunade, Jiraiya and Orochimaru are known as the "Konoha Sannin" and become the first female Hokage. Like Jiraiya and Orochimaru, they are all disciples of the Third Hokage. The two people Tsunade loves most are Although her lover Dan and her brother Naoki both died in the Third Ninja War, she has not forgotten them for many years. Later, she ran away from Konoha, and she and Jiraiya traveled around the world in different places until they died. After Laiya died, Tsunade felt an unforgettable pain in her heart. She didn't know whether it was the loss of friendship or the loss of love. Tsunade, who was already the fifth Hokage, burst into tears and cursed "idiot", but she didn't know what the curse was. Jiraiya is still scolding himself...