Why Naruto Has the Perfect Fool’s Journey | A Retrospective

A thorough look at Naruto's complete journey and it symbolic meaning. I also break down Naruto's narrative structure and how to write for it.

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Gumption Guy ... Mo Smead | https://www.instagram.com/thegumptionguy/
Winston Churchill ... Jonathan Crow | @MrJonCrow
Professor Kermit ... Jordan Peterson | @JordanBPeterson

Professor Kermit's full speech:
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
7:55 The Character Web
14:08 The Will of Fire
25:00 Serpent Boy
29:28 Jiraiya
37:49 Dao/Tao/Path/Way
41:42 Tsunade
50:01 War Is a Racket
57:44 The Ideal Village
01:06:39 Pain
01:20:00 Fourth Shinobi World War
01:30:17 The Six Paths
01:49:11 Outro