User blog:Pythonraptor/Naruto and Science

"The man with a new idea is a crank – until the idea succeeds"

- Mark Twain

Hola!
Greetings, guys, gals and transgendered users of Naruto Fanon. This site has entered into a new era of prosperity, an era in which novel and engaging articles are being written by burgeoning writers, articles which are supervised and improved upon by our Mizukage and hunter-nin. We have policies in place which encourage creativity and originality with our dōjutsu. We have an insightful perspective on the nuances and subtleties of the illusory ninja art. We have a jocular and comedic weekly report on the current state of affairs on this wiki. One area, however, in which we are flagrantly deficient, is a prudent application of the laws of the natural world with respect to the characters and techniques which are being created. Yes, I am talking about science; those beautiful subjects known as physics, chemistry and, to a lesser extent, biology.

But why science?
I know what you guys are probably thinking right now; this is Naruto, why the hell should we be bothered to make scientific sense out of a series that revolves around magical energy, a series written by a mangaka who was terrible at science to begin with? Well, there are actually very plausible explanations for many of those seemingly "impossible" things which are portrayed in Naruto. I cannot speak for anyone else, but I personally am driven to push the boundaries of human reasoning and intuition, to defy arbitrary conventions which state that Naruto and logic are disparate entities which are wholly incompatible with each other. After all, even Kishimoto has attempted to incorporate the laws of physics into some of his techniques.

Believe me when I say that lightning can destroy and overpower earth, that ninja can exhale fire and manipulate water, that ninja can climb up trees and walk on water, that there can be computers and satellite dishes in a society which appears to have, for the most part, rudimentary technology, that the very fabric of reality can apparently be manipulated on a whim by Izanagi, according to scientific fact. Yes, those outlandish concepts of ninjutsu and technology all have their counterparts in the real world.

I do not believe that the explanations for the phenomena of Naruto will make absolute, pure scientific sense. At the end of the day, we're still talking about a Japanese animated television show. However, I do believe that they can be explained on a similar level of detail as a science fiction show such as, for instance, Star Trek. To that end, I will be periodically posting a blog titled Science of the Shinobi, in which I will be answering questions such as whether or not chakra has mass and how it can be transformed into the motley collection of substances which Kishimoto has demonstrated.

So, my fellow users, what are your thoughts on this idea? Do you think it's possible for ninjutsu to be compatible with science? Opinions and queries are welcomed below.