Why did Naruto cut his headband

Q: Why does Sasuke have a cut on his headband?

By the end of that battle, Sasukes headband got scratched -turning it to the sign of a missing-nin - then it fell off. Sasuke didnt take it with him. He left it there, which symbolised his desire to leave Konoha and break all ties with everyone including Naruto. The headband stayed with Naruto for years.

The headband Boruto get's from Sasuke is blue, the one he uses here is black. Not to mention that it has an additional scar, which aligns with his eye. Meaning he either took Sasuke's forehead protector, swapped the cloth on it and later used it in a fight where he got his eye injured. Or that is just his headband that is cut up. Pain explains that the "cut" headband symbolizes a Shinobi who has given up their village for some other reason. Be that power, revenge or anything else.

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Why is Naruto's headband scratched?
Why Boruto has cut in his headband?
Why does Sasuke have a cut on his headband?
What does the slash through the Naruto headband mean?

This is something all, or at least the majority of deserters do to their headband. Not just the Akatsuki. We know this, because the Boruto manga confirms it, with no connection to the Akatsuki. During the manga chapter 11, called "A new Mission!", Team Konohamaru is chasing some Mujina who all have their Hidden Leaf headband crossed out in the same fashion.

So, this is either hints to Boruto having deserted Konoha at some point, or he is indeed using Sasuke's forehead protector with a replaced cloth on it for no apparent reason. Considering the fact that he doesn't wear it all the time, as we see him take it on him before facing off against his opponent. Then I'd assume it is because he is a rogue ninja, and no longer officially a part of Konoha.

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LadyxKiller 8 years ago#1

Lose at the Valley of the End? If anyone says plot you will be disregarded. Everything happens due to plot. Duh. You aren't smart for figuring that out and its annoying.

Did he lose because he didn't want to go all out? or was he genuinely less skilled at the time?

Scorpion122178 8 years ago#2

He scratched Sasuke's headband to prove a point to him. He could have aimed a little lower and blinded him if not flat out kill. So yeah plot.

NeoVaen 8 years ago#3

At the end, his claw scratched Sasuke's headband, while Sasuke landed a blow on his stomach. That seemed to make the difference.He really shouldn't have given it to Sasuke.

Also, he fought like an idiot. Sasuke's cursed seal mode had a short time limit. He could have waited it out in his one tail Kyuubi mode. Also, he didn't summon Gamabunta, which would have made the battle a stomp.

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SirDoopliss 8 years ago#4

Plot

Gobstoppers12 8 years ago#5

People in the fandom say he aimed for Sasuke's headband on purpose, but nobody in the manga has ever actually stated that as a fact or even implied it. I don't think Naruto was aiming for the headband, because that would be the same thing as admitting total defeat before he even got the chance to clash. Naruto doesn't just give up a possible victory for the sake of making a point. He beats his opponents down and THEN begins to JnJ them.

I think Sasuke effectively ducked the Rasengan using his HAND WINGS and aimed lower than Naruto did, which is what resulted in Naruto hitting the headband. It was symbolic that the scratch happened, but I don't think it was intentional on Naruto's part. He made a promise to bring Sasuke back, even if he had to "break every bone" in his body, so I doubt he'd suddenly have a change of heart right at the end. He had to know Sasuke was tough enough to survive a rasengan and/or claw strike.

Now, with Naruto and Sasuke coming up again, maybe we'll get some closure on that point in some kind of flashback or introspection.

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Guide 8 years ago#6

The implication is there cause Sasuke said that thing, about the headband. Also, I think the blow would've killed Sasuke.

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Gobstoppers12 8 years ago#7

GuideToTheDark posted...

The implication is there cause Sasuke said that thing, about the headband. Also, I think the blow would've killed Sasuke.

Saying the thing about the headband makes it symbolic, but not necessarily intentional. It also wouldn't have killed Sasuke; Curse Mark is basically sage mode.

It didn't even kill his headband, for reals, though.

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MetalSonicSword 8 years ago#8

the way I saw that fight, Sasuke struck first, Naruto's arm wasnt even all that close to striking sasuke.

Naruto felt himself fade from exhaustion, and then decided to slash the headband to prove his point about reaching Sasuke.

I don't think Naruto was aiming for it initially. but he decided 'I can't take this, so I'm gonna leave him a message that I'm not far behind him.'

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GomoGomoNo 8 years ago#9

Naruto lost because the Chidori beat the Rasengan. After the Rasengan was gone though Naruto was clearly trying to scratch his forehead despite Sasuke still coming at him with the Chidori. He wanted to make that point but also he'd already taken a Chidori through the chest and healed from it. So arrogance I guess, he didn't realize he had gotten so exhausted at that point he was going to be KO'd regardless if he healed or not. So Sasuke's punch did the job.

On the other hand he was holding back, or actually maybe he was just too stupid to do it, because he didn't summon Gamabunta who would have 1-shot Sasuke.

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rasenganfreakup 8 years ago#10

Gobstoppers12 posted...

People in the fandom say he aimed for Sasuke's headband on purpose, but nobody in the manga has ever actually stated that as a fact or even implied it. I don't think Naruto was aiming for the headband, because that would be the same thing as admitting total defeat before he even got the chance to clash. Naruto doesn't just give up a possible victory for the sake of making a point. He beats his opponents down and THEN begins to JnJ them.
I think Sasuke effectively ducked the Rasengan using his HAND WINGS and aimed lower than Naruto did, which is what resulted in Naruto hitting the headband. It was symbolic that the scratch happened, but I don't think it was intentional on Naruto's part. He made a promise to bring Sasuke back, even if he had to "break every bone" in his body, so I doubt he'd suddenly have a change of heart right at the end. He had to know Sasuke was tough enough to survive a rasengan and/or claw strike.
Now, with Naruto and Sasuke coming up again, maybe we'll get some closure on that point in some kind of flashback or introspection.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

GuideToTheDark posted...
The implication is there cause Sasuke said that thing, about the headband. Also, I think the blow would've killed Sasuke.
Saying the thing about the headband makes it symbolic, but not necessarily intentional. It also wouldn't have killed Sasuke; Curse Mark is basically sage mode.
It didn't even kill his headband, for reals, though.

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As mentioned, there's no proof that Naruto intentionally aimed for the headband or even that he did it when he supposedly "knew he was going to lose."

All of that completely goes against his character. Naruto was going to do literally whatever it took to bring Sasuke back, even cripple him (his words). It's not in Naruto's character to have intentionally lost that fight or believe he was going to lose for a second even if Sasuke hit him until he woke up and realized that he indeed lost.

Sasuke striking first, just before Naruto did and had his coincidentally redirected to his headband (I think that was more going for unintentional irony rather than intentional) measured the very, very minuscule gap between them. In Sasuke's eyes, Naruto wasn't quite strong enough to defeat him but strong enough nonetheless to prove a point to him and Sasuke got the message loud and clear. That's probably why he spared him even if he said he "did it on a whim."

We'll see what happens with this fight, but I'm going to laugh if literally the same thing happens.

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Why is Naruto's headband scratched?

Akatsuki members who retain their forehead protectors carve a long, horizontal scratch across the symbol, to show they have rescinded their allegiances and rejected their villages.

Why Boruto has cut in his headband?

As you probably already know, Boruto got the slash on his headband because he cheated during the Chunin Exam. Boruto then became a ninja during his attempt to save his father Naruto with the other four Kages and Sasuke. Before going through Sasuke's rinnegan portal, he put back on his headband and was like I'M A NINJA!

Why does Sasuke have a cut on his headband?

By the end of that battle, Sasuke's headband got scratched -turning it to the sign of a missing-nin - then it fell off. Sasuke didn't take it with him. He left it there, which symbolised his desire to leave Konoha and break all ties with everyone including Naruto. The headband stayed with Naruto for years.

What does the slash through the Naruto headband mean?

Shinobi headbands, also known as forehead protectors, are surprisingly important in the world of Naruto. Each one signifies loyalty to the ninja village they represent, which is why when a ninja decides to defect from their village, they sometimes scratch a line through the symbol they used to protect.