Copy_Ninja

Jun 5 2015, 01:38 AM

I don't understand how worthless is being used in this context. I'd have thought that it meant something added to the story that didn't actually change anything and didn't need to be there. A good example occurs late in Naruto

light manga spoilers

Hashirama gives Sasuke a jutsu of his and talks about how Sasuke looks similar to Madara's brother as if its important. Neither of these things are mentioned again even though Kishimoto specifically had a flashback just to show this conversation

But some stuff like "character being involved in events they shouldn't have been" isn't worthless. Poorly executed yes but the reveal of those things almost always drives the plot forward in some way, which is what a plot device is supposed to do.