"Wild Wind" Featuring the 4th Hokage from the (best!) manga/anime (ever made!), Naruto
Made by Ash
Completed on 8/5/04
Revised on 1/6/05

Skin #28, boo-yah! There's no way that I could have ventured into the Naruto skinning realm without
getting my hands on the 4th Hokage before any other skinners do. Muhaha! XD But anywho,
this ninja has many aliases, and even HE doesn't know how he got all these names. Simply, he's
referred to as the 4th Hokage. But then people started calling him "Yondaime", saying that it
translated to the term "4th hokage"...um, okay. XD But NOW, people are so convinced that his
REAL name is "Uzumaki Arashi", which means "Spiraling Storm". Supposedly, it's hard to make out
the names written on Jiraiya's scroll, but some swear his name is there. *shrugs*

Anyways, this is probably the best anime image us fans have gotten of the 4th so far. Like the previous
Rock Lee skin I made, this picture of Yondaime (see, even i'm calling him that now) came from the
Naruto 2004 Japanese calender. It was so kindly scanned (at an extremely high resoluton too!) and
uploaded at Random: http://random.cynicallyinsane.net/. When you stretch open the playlist, there's
two little surprises inside. One is a cute sprite of the 4th. Actually, it's a sprite of Naruto. XD But
I altered the colors and changed the hair around a little. SPOILER: "Like father, like son!" XD
But these cute Naruto sprites can be found at Deekman's Domain: http://deekman.cjb.net/.
There's also a super cool pic of Arashi (oy vey). It was actually a black & white pic from the manga,
which was from the intro page to chapter 178: The Temptation of the Sound. All I did was color it. XD
I actually made it for an AIM icon that can be found on Speculate, my computer goodies site:
http://pandywandy.tripod.com/Winskins/speculate.html.

Okay, I can never give up this skin layout. Every skinner comes up with one to use on their skins,
so I don't find any harm in using my own all the time. It's not that great, but eh, it get's the job done.
The whole skin, even the background, was made with Paint Shop Pro 6. And the font used throughout
the skin is Butterbelly.

The title of this skin, "The Wild Wind", was taken from the rocking song by the wonderful B'z. For kicks
and giggles, here are the translated lyrics:
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"The Wild Wind" - B'z
Gathered & Translated by Keen for B'z On-line Music Site
http://keen_on_all.tripod.com/index.htm

The night wind ceaselessly and gently
Slipping past the people and rocking the swings
Walking the streets, searching for a simple tale
We lived trying not to be hurt

Biting down on my confusion
I embraced your painfully thin body
Once more, I must step out onto the path of no return

Though there are countless things I don't know
Both of us want to be able to be open
In a brief moment, I'm sure it exists

I can't forget, it's not as if I could forget
You disappeared as if being blown away
Leaving me with a small thorn in my heart

Ravaged by the wind 
Another season has passed
From one to the next, people revel in it
But I can't forget, it's not as if I could forget
You disappeared as if being blown away
Only the warmth we once shared embraces me now
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yet again, I choose a song title that fits the image of the skin, and behold, the lyrics coincidently
also describe the character as well. SPOILER: I think these lyrics describe the final hours of how 
the 4th felt as he saved his beloved village, and the bittersweet feelings he habored as he sealed
the Nine Tails demon into his own child (the frail body=baby Naruto). And yes, I will continue with
the B'z/Naruto series. Next will be Kakashi! XD

Wassups to Ninja (I LOVE YOU!) and Random. They got me into the spectacular KOF and the
best anime ever made, Naruto! I'm addicted and it's all their fault. XP

Thank you so much for downloading! Happy listening! God bless you all! ^_^

-Ash
Tillalliswell@yahoo.com
http://pandywandy.tripod.com/Winskins/speculate.html