CATDOLL: One Piece has a protagonist named "Naruto" and details of the conversation between Oda and Kishimoto revealed

The "Naruto Exhibition" currently being held in Japan is very popular, attracting many fans to attend the exhibition. Of course, the various bonuses sold by the official at the exhibition are also attractive enough, and various materials have been exposed. The booklet attached to the bonus is also more precious because it publishes the conversation between Eiichiro Oda and Masashi Kishimoto, which reveals many unexpected details. According to the leaked pictures, the general plot of the conversation between the two has been exposed. Let's take a look at what they said:

When Oda was drawing the cover page of One Piece x Naruto, he wanted to keep the Easter egg hidden, but he didn't expect that it would be discovered by readers immediately. But Kishimoto himself discovered the secret after his brother called and said, "Take a close look at the menu at the back." On the cover page, Luffy is eating ramen, and Naruto is eating meat. But according to Oda, Luffy gave the meat to Naruto, so it was a big reward. The title of that episode is "Smile", and Kishimoto was very moved by it. Oda originally planned to add the Naruto logo to various backgrounds, and also wanted to draw lines like Naruto on Luffy's face, but at that time he was still telling the memories of Law, so it couldn't be realized.

In the last episode of Naruto, the logo of the Straw Hat Pirates was drawn on the Hokage Rock of Naruto and his crew. However, Kishimoto had contacted Oda in advance about this and asked, "Since it is set as a child's graffiti, can I draw the logo of the Straw Hat Pirates?" Oda himself felt that there was no problem with this, but considering that it was the last episode, he was still wondering if the fans who had served as Naruto would be angry.

Oda said that because cartoonists give people the feeling of "competing in a magazine", many people think that cartoonists cannot be friends with each other, but there is no such thing. They also interact in private life. Oda started serialization 2 years earlier than Kishimoto, so Kishimoto's impression of Oda is "big teacher". He called him "Oda teacher" at first, but Oda said: "Don't call me Oda teacher". Because for him, Kishimoto is the same age as himself, so he must not be called "teacher".

Oda has been aware of Kishimoto's existence since he was a rookie. He thinks that the other party's painting skills are great, and they both belong to the "Kame-sen-ryu" school, so he took a posture of fighting with the other party at the beginning. However, after really meeting Kishimoto, he felt that he was a gentle and excellent person, so he felt that winning or losing didn't matter. Both sides can understand each other's hard work, which is great. When you are unhappy, it is very important to choose who to talk to. And once Kishimoto, who is in the same position, says "I understand", Oda feels that the other party really understands him. It's great to be able to compete with Naruto. "One Piece" did not beat "Naruto" in the weekly serialization, and "Naruto" is still more popular worldwide, so Oda will also feel unwilling, but this unwillingness is very precious.

The reason why two comics like this can coexist in JUMP is because there is no overlap between Kishimoto's "Naruto" and Oda's "One Piece". For example, Luffy gives people a passionate impression, but Naruto does not give people such a feeling at all. However, if Kishimoto serializes earlier than himself, then Oda will still try to challenge the passion. "Dragon Ball" can still leave a strong impression on readers even after 5 years of serialization. In order to be different from "Dragon Ball", Oda emphasized the impression that the work is "not a fighting theme, but an adventure theme".

Because One Piece tells an adventurous and romantic story, Kishimoto did not let the characters go on adventures in Naruto, but returned to their hometowns every time. In addition, because One Piece constantly increases the relationship between partners, Naruto has everyone together from the beginning. This also creates a difference. Sanji's original name was Naruto, and the moment Naruto began to be serialized, Oda realized that this would be a long-term serialized work, so he hurriedly changed his name. Kishimoto said that if the name Sanji came out first, then Naruto's name would be changed to "Menma" or "Shinotake".

When Luffy used the giant gun, because it repeated the skill of Choji, Oda told Kishimoto in advance: "Some of it is repeated, sorry." But Kishimoto felt that there was no need to care. Kishimoto said that if someone thought that Naruto was similar to OP, then he would have no chance of winning. However, Oda thought that "Mr. Kishimoto is great at drawing anything." He himself likes Kishimoto's more simple colors, but OP is a boys' comic after all, so he can only be forced to use primary colors. This change is very painful. Kishimoto believes that Oda's use of colors is very difficult and impossible to imitate. He has never seen such color usage anywhere else.

Oda thinks that although it is difficult to draw a good-looking picture, he feels happy when he sees the finished product. The readers will also be very happy, so no matter how many days it takes, he hopes to process the manuscript well. Oda said that now more people use computers to draw, so activities like Naruto exhibitions will decrease in the future. He likes Rock Lee and Kai in Naruto. In terms of character design, he likes Zabuza.

In the OP, the happy plot after each chapter makes him very happy to draw, but to reach that point, he has to go through a war. Now he is also working on various ideas. Kishimoto wants to try science fiction in his next comic. Because he likes clouds, he wants to fly in the sky. He envied the Sky Island chapter in the OP very much. He asked Oda about this many times.

Oda usually says to writers he knows after they finish serializing, "Please come back soon." But he couldn't say that to Kishimoto, who had been serializing for 15 years. In the end, Kishimoto came back on his own.