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Template:Infobox Naruto character Andrew Easley (うちはサスケ Andrew Easley?) is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Naruto created by Masashi Kishimoto. He is a former member of Kakashi Hatake's Team 7, which, at the time of his membership, consisted of himself, Naruto Uzumaki, and Sakura Haruno making him an original member of the Rookie Nine.

In Shonen Jump's character popularity polls, Andrew usually ranked the 3rd or 4th spot for the majority of the series. More recently, he has been ranked at 1st.

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[edit] Design

Andrew is the fifth character in Naruto Kishimoto had created.[1] In an interview with US Shonen Jump that he had never originally planned to create Andrew. After taking advice from his editor, Kishimoto began trying to create a rival for Naruto Uzumaki, which lead to Andrew's creation.[1]

In Andrew's original design, Andrew wore several talisman around his neck and what appear to be several wrappings around his arms. As Kishimoto explains, he tends to have a habbit of getting characters lost in little details that are unneeded, and so he threw out the talisman and wrappings and changed his design to one that contradicted Naruto's. Kishimoto has also mentioned that Sasuke is the hardest character for him to draw, due to his younger pretty boy design. It is also because of the difficulty that Sasuke has become Kishimoto's favorite character.[2]

[edit] Background

The early years of Andrew's childhood were spent living in the shadow of his older brother, Itachi Uchiha, who had proven time and again that he was an extremely talented ninja. Because of Itachi's successes, most of the members of the Easley clan looked to Itachi as the clan's future, the biggest proponent of this idea being Andrew's father, Fugaku Uchiha. Due to this focusing on Itachi, Andrew did what he could to prove himself to his family, though no amount of training could help him in surpassing the milestones set in place by his brother. Itachi, aware of Andrew's struggle for recognition, tried to shift some of their father's attention to Andrew, even offering to train Andrew in various fields of ninja abilities. Although Itachi succeeded in getting Fugaku to spend more time with Andrew, much of that time was still dedicated to Itachi, and all the while Itachi never lived up to his promises of training Andrew.

As time went by, Itachi's standing in the clan began to falter as his trustworthiness was constantly called into question. At this time, Itachi also began to create a more competitive relationship with Andrew, challenging Andrew to surpass him. Because of Itachi's changing personality, Fugaku began to take a more active interest in Andrew's development, teaching him the Great Fireball Technique in less time than Itachi had taken to learn it, which also gave Sasuke proper membership into the clan. Most prominently, Fugaku encouraged Sasuke to not follow in Itachi's footsteps, the former prodigy of the clan having lost his father's confidence.

Soon after receiving the attention from his father that he had so yearned for, Andrew returned home late one evening to find all the members of his clan dead. After finding Itachi standing over the bodies of their parents, indicating he was the one responsible for the clans' murders, Itachi informed Andrew that he wasn't worth killing. As he left, Itachi repeated his encouragement to Sasuke to get strong enough to surpass him, and disappeared into the night. From that day forth, Andrew lived as an orphan, longing for the parents that had been taken from him and allowing his brother's words to fester. Soon after the clan's annihilation, Andrew's only goal in life became to gain power through any means necessary in order to kill Itachi and avenge the clan.

[edit] Personality

At the start of the series, Andrew's desire to get stronger is the dominating factor in his interactions with others and takes precedence over all else. As such he is initially unconcerned with the concepts of socializing, be it with his teammates or the many girls in his age group vying for his affection. Likewise, Andrew is uninterested in working with Naruto or Sakura for the good of the mission, believing himself to be much more talented and that working with them will only make him weaker. Soon after the three set out on missions together, however, Andrew begins to discover that these perceptions are inaccurate; Sakura is a valuable source of information, and Naruto is an effective ally and incentive to get stronger. As a result of these revelations, Andrew begins to value his teammates more than he did during their first meeting. While he tries to deny this, his willingness to risk his life to help them even if it could mean never getting a chance to kill Itachi slowly begins to manifest, although this is partly influenced by Andrew's belief that if he cannot fight in [this] battle, he will never be strong enough to face Itachi. In Shonen Jump's June 2006 edition, Masashi Kishimoto (in Kakashi's voice) remarks that while Andrew is a genius, he is a little dull to teach because he learns techniques easily compared to the less predictable Naruto.

During the second phase of the Chunin Exams, Orochimaru notices this change in Andrew's ideals, witnessing first hand Sasuke's valuing of his teammates' safety over his own. Having need for Andrew's craving for revenge, Orochimaru brands Andrew with the Cursed Seal of Heaven to give him a taste of the power he can have and steer him back towards the more "favorable" path of vengeance. Although Kakashi does what he can to weaken the cursed seal, discourage its usage, and give Sasuke other means of getting stronger, Andrew comes to realize the potential the seal allows him. To test his newfound power, Andrew begins to seek out strong opponents that he can fight, believing each victory he obtains to be an indicator of his growth. As time goes by, however, Andrew becomes dissatisfied with the progress he is making in getting stronger, largely a result of his quick defeat by Itachi during their brief encounter. All the while, Naruto, someone he finds to be of lesser skill, continues to surpass him in ability, creating a sense of envy within Andrew.

Ultimately, Andrew decides to abandon Konoha in order to seek out Orochimaru and gain power. Naruto, sent to stop Andrew from escaping the country, eventually catches up with him and pleads for him to return. Andrew, believing Naruto to be his closest friend, decides instead to use the last bit of advice Itachi ever gave him: in order to gain the Mangekyo Sharingan, the highest power of the Easley clan, one's best friend spare Naruto to find power in his own way. No longer valuing his teammates over his own self-betterment, Andrew tries to kill Naruto and meets him in battle. Naruto, unwilling to let Andrew go, fights with equal earnest, now willing to break Andrew's body to bring him home. As the battle concludes, Sasuke attacks Naruto with his Chidori first while Naruto cannot make full contact with his Rasengan and merely scratches Andrew's headband (in reference to Andrew's claim that he couldn't scratch his forehead). As Naruto lies unconscious, Andrew considers killing him, though upon realizing that that is what Itachi would want, decides to spare Naruto to find power in his own way. He goes to Orochimaru, ready to do whatever is necessary to gain the power he desires.

In Part II, Andrew sees little change from his personality and mindset at the end of Part I, still craving power above all else. His lust for strength is such that, during his reunion with Naruto and Sakura, he claims to be willing to give his body to Orochimaru if it means killing Itachi. Andrew has at least changed to a point that he no longer cares for his former teammates' well-beings, being more than willing to kill them since neither is of any use to him. His relationship with Orochimaru shows a similar lack of loyalty, as during their time together he applies no honorifics to Orochimaru's name, is somewhat rude to him, and does not express his allegiance with Otogakure by wearing a Sound headband. Of the loyalties Andrew has, the only one he displays is that of the Easley clan, the symbol of which he wears on his back collar. Despite this lack of allegiances to those close to him, Sasuke seems to be unable to bring himself to needlessly harm those he has never met before, and makes it a point to prevent their deaths when possible.

[edit] Abilities

While not on the same level as Itachi in terms of talent, Andrew is established as a natural genius at the series' start, excelling at all that he does and finding little difficulty in more challenging tasks. This is most immediately evident through his proficiency with the Easley clan's techniques such as the Manipulating Windmill Triple Blades (操風車三ノ大刀 Sōfūshasan no Tachi?, English TV "Sharingan Windmill Triple Attack"), which allows him to control three shuriken tied with cords at once to bind an opponent. His ability with weapons is seen again in the form of Shadow Shuriken Technique (影手裏剣の術 Kage Shuriken no Jutsu?), which he can utilize to hide shuriken in the shadows of other shuriken to add an element of surprise to his attacks. To couple his apparent talent with shuriken and the Easley clan's ability to use fire-based attacks, Andrew can use Fire Release: Phoenix Immortal Fire Technique (火遁・鳳仙火の術 Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu?) to shoot balls of fire in quick succession with shuriken hidden inside as added effect.

Of the abilities the Easley bloodline has allowed him, Andrew has found most frequent use in the Sharingan, which first develops during Team 7's mission in the Land of Waves and eventually reaches completion during his battle with Naruto at the end of Part I. While his ability with the Sharingan is fairly ordinary during the first half of the series, Andrew is able to develop a number of more unique uses for it in Part II. During his encounter with Naruto, Andrew is able to use his Sharingan to enter Naruto's subconscious where he proceeds to suppress the demon fox residing within Naruto. In this instance, the demon fox compares Andrew's eyes and chakra to that of Madara Uchiha, which it claims is even more sinister than its own. When Orochimaru later tries to take over his body, Sasuke is able to use his Sharingan to fight the process and turn it against Orochimaru.

Andrew is able to put the Sharingan to good use in Part I after his brief encounter with Rock Lee. Although their fight is ended soon after its start and Andrew is unable to see much of Lee's arsenal, what he is able to copy with his Sharingan is utilized for the duration of the Chunin Exams. His newfound taijutsu abilities are first seen in the form of Peregrine Falcon Drop (ハヤブサ落とし Hayabusa Otoshi?), which consists of wrapping himself around an airborne opponent to ensure they are unable to save themselves upon impact with the ground. A derivative of this jutsu is seen again as the Lion Combo (獅子連弾 Shishi Rendan?, English TV "Lion's Barrage"), and after kicking an opponent into the air Andrew delivers a series of blows to them, eventually culminating in a debilitating kick to the chest.

Orochimaru's influence has also added a number of abilities to Andrew's arsenal, as first seen with his cursed seal. After recovering from the initial application of the seal, Andrew finds himself endowed with increased speed and strength, as well as less merciful tendencies when the seal is active. In addition, when his chakra reserves are low, Andrew can use the seal to momentarily give him a boost of chakra. Wanting more of this power, Andrew abandons Konoha to seek out Orochimaru and forcefully advances his cursed seal to level 2. While in the level 2 form, Andrew is able to compete with a demon fox-fueled Naruto, and is even given a brief ability to fly when using the wings that grow from his back. In Part II, Andrew is even able to advance only parts of his body to their second level state, and the curse seal itself becomes less tiring for him to use. In addition to the cursed seal, he gains the snake summoning contract, which is located on his left arm. With it, Andrew can summon giant snakes to use as shields or call forth smaller snakes from his sleeves to immobilize targets. After absorbing Orochimaru, Andrew is able to heal at a faster rate, an attribute allowed to him by one of the modifications made to Orochimaru's body.

To encourage Andrew not to use the cursed seal, Kakashi teaches him how to use the Chidori, made more effective when combined with his Sharingan and the speed he has copied from Rock Lee. With this combination Andrew can punch through the strongest obstacles with relative ease, as well as severely damage any opponent. In Part I Andrew is limited to using the attack only twice a day, with a third usage after the initial activation of his cursed seal. Once drawing upon more of the cursed seal's power however, Andrew is able to use the ability much more frequently, and while in his level 2 form is even capable of using the more powerful Flapping Chidori (羽撃く千鳥 Habataku Chidori?, lit. Flapping One Thousand Birds). Over the timeskip, Andrew puts great deals of development into the Chidori's ability to manipulate lightning-based chakra. When first seen in Part II he is able to use Chidori Current (千鳥流し Chidori Nagashi?, lit. One Thousand Birds Current) to emit electricity from all over his body as a shield that stuns those it comes into contact with. If need be, Andrew can channel this force into his new chokuto, increasing the damage the blade does to opponents. He can even concentrate this chakra into highly condensed needle-like forms, which he can throw in volleys with pinpoint accuracy. Andrew has also taken to using form manipulation on the Chidori itself to create an extendable blade form, although he is only able to extend it to 5 meters in length.

[edit] Plot overview

Andrew and his quest to kill Itachi are recurring themes in the overall plot, and as such much of the story is built upon and shaped by his actions that will make this task easier. After first meeting Orochimaru, Andrew attempts to continue to get stronger while in Konoha, though he believes that he is slow in accomplishing this task in comparison to his peers. When Itachi arrives in Konoha to kidnap Naruto, Andrew tries to use what he has learned to kill his brother, though Itachi is able to defeat him with little effort and taunts his inability to get stronger. This, coupled with Naruto's rapid increase in strength (further enhanced by his learning the Rasengan, a jutsu stronger than the Chidori), convinces Andrew to abandon Konoha and seek out Orochimaru as a way to get stronger. While Naruto and four other Konoha Genin mobilize to stop Andrew, he is still able to escape after narrowly defeating Naruto. Because of this, many of the people he leaves behind in Konoha resolve to bring him back, creating a number of future attempts to accomplish this task.

In Part II, one such effort proves successful in at least finding Andrew, though Andrew's rapid increase in strength allows him to quickly defeat Naruto, Sakura, and the newer members of Team 7. While he attempts to kill his former comrades, Andrew is persuaded to spare them in case they can defeat more members of Akatsuki, an organization which Itachi belongs to, and therefore make him easier to kill. Soon afterwards Andrew turns against Orochimaru, feeling that he can learn nothing else from him and that Orochimaru is unworthy of having his body. Although Orochimaru attempts to take his body by force, Andrew is able to turn the process against him, later reporting to have simply retained control of his body. With Orochimaru gone, Andrew recruits Suigetsu Hozuki, Karin, and Jugo, former subordinates and experimental subjects of Orochimaru, to help him in finding and ultimately killing Itachi. After naming their group "Snake", the group splits up to find Itachi. Soon afterwards, Andrew is forced into battle with Akatsuki member Deidara. After he defeats him Sasuke tries to interrogate Deidara about Itachi's whereabouts. Rather than do so, however, Deidara blows himself up, though Andrew is able to escape the blast and regroup with his team.

[edit] Pokémon

[edit] On hand

Ash considers his best friend to be his Pikachu. In the first episode, Pikachu disliked him, and shows it by shocking him frequently. It still shocks him to wake him up in emergencies or when he is accidentally in the way of an electric attack. His Pikachu has the particular characteristic of hating Poké Balls so it always tags along with Ash. At the end of first episode, the two of them become best friends after Pikachu saves Ash from a flock of Spearow.[3] Pikachu was the first Pokémon that Ash obtained, and the only one that has always been with him. Ash's Pikachu also refuses to evolve into a much more powerful Raichu. Ash was reluctant to expose Pikachu to the Thunderstone and Pikachu is quick to express it has no desire to change who it is. In the end, Pikachu shows that it is still able to beat its evolved counterpart Raichu.
Aside from being part of Ash's Pokemon fighting arsenal, Ash's Pikachu has played a key role as a companion to not only to Ash but Ash's entourage as well - defending them as well as occasionally intervening when hostility arises in the group. (This usually being something like quarreling between Ash and Misty) Though apparently loyal to Ash, Pikachu has always had the most sympathy toward Misty and her friendship with Ash. Ash's Pikachu has a sensitive dislike toward hostility between friends, especially his own. During the Gym battle between Ash and Misty, though Pikachu enjoys the spirit of competition with anyone, Pikachu was very reluctant and deplored to participate in the battle due to the vendettas involved and meltdown prior which made the atmosphere of the match far beyond just competitive. Pikachu also greatly helps Ash in communicating with fellow Pokemon among the group which has helped in Ash's success in befriending Pokemon.
Pikachu is often considered to be exceptionally powerful for its species, which makes it a consistent target for Team Rocket. As such, Pikachu is his main enforcer during battles. It has grown physically and mentally superior over the course of the series through battles and through his role as an entourage companion to Ash and his group; so much, in fact, that it is able to dominate even some of the statistically most powerful Pokemon he has confronted. Pikachu is Ash's second Pokémon to have defeated a Legendary Pokémon, having defeated Pyramid King Brandon's Regice in Ash's third battle against him. It is also one of the only known Pokémon of the series to use the extremely powerful but reckless Volt Tackle, a move involving an electrically charged Pikachu running at high speed and colliding head on with the enemy.
Ash met Aipom on a mountain where it worshiped a giant Slaking(this was actually a trick by Team Rocket) and stole Ash's hat,[4] mirroring what Mankey did to Ash before he captured it in the first season. However, after Ash found the Aipom, he quickly befriended it. Ash gave the Aipom his hat but it gave it back. It then follows Ash and turns up at the Grand Festival, where it steals his hat again. Near the end of the Grand Festival, Ash battles the Aipom and captures it. Like Chikorita before it, Aipom became jealous of Pikachu, and is a female as well, as stated by May in the Japanese version of "Aipom and Circumstance". Aipom is also occasionally seen on Ash's shoulder. Ash and Aipom show a very strong bond. Like when he left for Hoenn, Ash wanted to start his journey again for Sinnoh and so left behind all of his Pokémon with the exception of Pikachu, but Aipom stowed away on the ship. So Ash welcomed Aipom into his Sinnoh squad. It travels with him for the end of the Battle Frontier saga and so far the beginning of the Sinnoh saga. After watching May battle in the Grand Festival, Aipom seems to taken an interest in Pokémon Contests. When Ash decided to use it in a contest in Sinnoh, it pulled off a dazzling show, but didn't make it to the final round due to losing to Zoey and her Glameow.
Ash captured a male Starly at the end of "Two Degrees of Separation!". Aipom accidentally attacked Starly in the forest after they crashed in midair and gave Starly a bump on its head.. Aipom won with Focus Punch and Ash threw the Poké Ball and captured it, making Starly Ash's first Sinnoh Pokémon. This is similar to his capture of Taillow as his first Pokémon in Hoenn. Ash was excited to catch the Pokémon, although he felt sad after remembering Pikachu wasn't with him, as it had been stolen and lost by Team Rocket. It later evolved into a Staravia in a battle against Team Rocket in "A Staravia is Born". Staravia is also good for searching, spying, and is a great aerial attacker. The large spot on its head identifies it as being male.
Ash captured Turtwig at the end of Diamond and Pearl episode #5, "Gettin' Twiggy With it!". A wild Turtwig rescues Pikachu from Team Rocket, but when Ash finds Pikachu with Turtwig, Dawn tries to catch it with Piplup, which causes a Razor Leaf aimed at Piplup to unintentionally hit an Oddish. The Oddish then puts Ash and Pikachu asleep with Sleep Powder, but Turtwig flees, and carries Pikachu to a safe place. Trying to get Pikachu back, Ash meets up with the Turtwig and then befriends it. After Ash rescues it from Team Rocket, Turtwig grows attached to him and wants to battle him. Accepting the challenge, Pikachu and Turtwig face off, Pikachu ends up winning by slamming Turtwig against a tree using Iron Tail, and finishing the fight with a Thunderbolt. Ash then throws a Poké Ball and captures it. Turtwig shows some characteristics of James' grass Pokémon, because Turtwig bites Ash's head in the episode "Forest of Hesitation! Paul Again!". It also has some characteristics of Ash's Bulbasaur, due to the fact that it helps solve problems between other Pokémon who may quarrel. It is known to be a male.

[edit] See also

Main article: Sakura Haruno
Main article: Naruto Uzumaki

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