CR LIST
GnD CR List:
Basically, this is a rundown of characters Naruto talked to or knew at guysandolls. I figure, it can probably be a little weird to bring in a character who knows A, B, or C about another, due to a past game, so as a courtesy, anyone who wants details on what Naruto might know about their character or would rather he not bring stuff up etc, can totally drop me a line here and lemme know!
I'm totally cool with all the things and this list is to illustrate past CR that has influenced Naruto himself.
• Characters he knows/has talked to.
+ Characters he knows well (this means he may know personal past stuff or life stuff etc.)
@ Characters he's had sexual contact with. ... Listen. There were curses okok.
CANON CR: Alphabetical order. (Limited to canonmates who used to be/are in guysandolls.)
• Akasuna no Sasori (Creeper. GTF away from Sakura, he sees what you're doin' thar, Sasori.)
• Deidara (Jerkface. Jerkface with too many mouths who may or may not have been taking advantage of Hinata which is unforgivable.)
• + @ Gaara (Friend. Kazekage. Naruto helped him with his curse once. Was. Very, very awkward. lakdhg all the keyboard smashing.)
• Gai Maito (Teacher from home, Good person, enthusiastic in the most awesome of ways. Fiercely compassionate.)
• + @ Hinata Hyuuga (That girl who loves him. Friend. One-time lover. Someone too kind and too compassionate, in a way. Someone to worry over, and someone who should think better of herself.)
• Hizashi Hyuuga (Neji's dad. All the awkward. A good person, too much that's sad about him though...)
• + Kakashi Hatake (Sensei. Friend. Always late.)
• + Kisame Hoshigaki (Tentative friend. Former enemy. Not a bad guy, good ideals, just some skewed ways to achieve them.)
• + Kushina Uzumaki (MOST KICK ASS MOM EVER. WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE SAID.)
• + Minato Namikaze (Hokage daddy, yo.)
• + Neji Hyuuga (Bro from home!)
• + Rock Lee (Another bro from home.)
• + Sai (Teammate. Friend. Still working on those emotions. Kinda attached to Hinata, it seems.)
• + @ Sakura Haruno (Friend. Lover. Teammate. One of the strongest people he knows, and not just physically. Very precious to Naruto.)
• + Uchiha Itachi (ALL THE ISSUES! But, a friend, would be a brother-type figure if it wasn't for past transgressions. Trustworthy, for the most part. A good person, at heart.)
• Uchiha Madara (... a whole lot of dotting goes right about here.)
• + @ Uchiha Sasuke (Friend. Teammate. Brother. That guy Naruto would die for. Also very precious to Naruto.)
• + Umino Iruka (Teacher. Mentor. Like a big brother to Naruto and all kinds of awesome.)
• Temari (Gaara's big sister. Totally overprotective. Must never know. Stuff. Happened.)
• + Tenten ( Weapons obsessed friend. Kick ass one though.)
CROSS-CANON CR: Alphabetical order.
(The small footnotes are Naruto's IC impressions/opinions! CR here varies, some people Naruto has only talked to once, and so the notes are merely a lingering impression, and some he was friends with. )
• + @ Aizen Sousuke (Friend-former-lover-Naruto-doesn't-know-what-he-is-now. Important. A guy with issues and a really wacky moral compass. Needs more honest-to-god friends.)
• Alfons Heiderich (Really smart kid, all kinds of polite as well. Kinda brother to Ed. Important.)
• Alphonse Elric (Ed's other brother but this one was in the suit or armor. IDK either, Naruto gets confused.)
• Aya Shameimaru (Awesome lady, smart, good for information. Needs to have more faith in people.)
• + @ Azula (TROLLOLOL. But no, she's not a bad person, and a year later Naruto can finally call her friend. Kept him company when he was dying once. A good person underneath that bitterness. Important.)
• Belle (Gets way too excited over bookshops...)
• Dante Sparda (All of Naruto's unsure.)
• Dr. John Watson (Helpful man, one of the good guys. Quiet, but trustworthy.)
• + @ Edward Elric (Friend. One-time lover. Very smart, lots of short issues. Dedicated, loyal, not afraid to get his hands dirty. Not a great sake tolerance though.)
• Gregory House (J E R K.)
• Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Not a bad guy, very battle orientated, not great with tech stuff, but not stupid either.)
• Hope Estheim (Best name ever, in Naruto's opinion. A good kid, gentle, should be in a better place than Ukiyo.)
• + @ Ichigo Kurosaki ( Friend. Former boyfriend/lover. Bit of a jerk sometimes, but outside of that, someone wholly good and necessary for the world. Does more for ppl than he realizes. Not exactly on speaking terms atm, but Naruto will have his back nonetheless if needed.)
• Ichimaru Gin (Sousuke's Lieutenent. Almost killed him. A good guy, but not inclined to giving a straight answer.)
• Ichiru Kiryuu (Too chipper and sweet to be real. Kind of a troll, because of that.)
• + Inoue Orihime (Good friend. Someone else who's too sweet, but her sweetness is genuine. Kind, self-depreciating, but not inclined to show it. Needs to think better of herself. Loves Ichigo.)
• + Ishida Uryuu (Good friend. Too smart for words. Can be a bit of a jerk, but will always have your back when you need it. Someone Naruto trusts more than most. Likes - maybe loves - Orihime.)
• John Constantine (Troll. Kind of a jerk sometimes. Full of neat information though and thanks for telling Naruto that Santa was like a ninja who climbs down chimneys to BEAT PPL, John.)
• Kaito Takamiya (Sasuke's boyfriend!)
• Kallen Kouzuki (One kick ass lady, but with a squishy soft center! Also has a quirky sense of humor and a fierce temper.)
• Kiryuu Zero (Not sure if he's a vampire. Or not. ...)
• Kiyoha (Shrewd lady. Potentially dangerous due to that temper.)
• Lelouch vi Britannia (Jerk, most of the time, but not impossible to talk to. Has got a sense of humor! If you know how to prod him the right way. V. important to Suzaku.)
• + @ Mai (Sarcastic to a fault, but pretty vulnerable underneath it all. A good person, who has been hurt.)
• Matsumoto Rangiku (Pretty sure she had sex with his dad. HOMEWRECKER.)
• Nathan Young (Loud, annoying, weirdly obsessed with his own penis.)
• Okinaga Zenya (Creepy guy, kinda crazy, seemed okay when he wasn't nuts though.)
• Pamela Isley | Poison Ivy (PLANT LADY! Pretty and cool. Did neat stuff with plants!)
• Panty Anarchy (WAY TOO TMI.)
• + Phedre no Delaunay (Good friend, kinda like a big sister, if he'd ever had one. Confidant, someone Naruto was close to.)
• + @ Ran Yakumo (Kinda sorta like a weird surrogate mother figure. Totally. Also, a fox. Also, totally awesome in every way possible.)
• Rinoa Heartilly (Sweet girl, always out to help others. Disappeared before he got to know her well.)
• River Tam (Lost, sorta insane, but good at looking 'underneath the underneath'.)
• Road Kamelot (Interesting kid, with interesting viewpoints. Never gave a straight answer though.)
• Rolo Lamperouge (Odd kid. Kinda creepy.)
• + Rukia Kuchiki (Friend. Able to kick ass. GOOD ARTIST GDIT. Likes bunnies a little too much though.)
• Seifer Almasy (Arrogant jerkface.)
• Severus Snape (Another arrogant jerkface, though it's more he was cold and curt etc. Not bad outside of that.)
• Squall Leonhart (Jerk. Needed to learn that helping people isn't a bad thing. No one's an island.)
• Stocking Anarchy (TMI SISTER #2!)
• + Suzaku Kururugi (ISSUES. So many issues. Good guy, for the most part. Too polite sometimes. Got on Naruto's nerves.)
• Ulquiorra Cifer (Hardass. Needs to loosen up.)
• + Xander Harris (Hides too much behind the dork and the smile. Has a lot of issues but is a good guy, demon prejudice aside.)
• Yazoo (So pretty that Naruto thought he was a she, at first. sob.)
• Yuuki Kuran (Sweet girl. Has a tendency to hide things though.)
• Zuko (Good kid, but with a propensity toward giving up too quickly and macking on other ppls boyfriends. Owes him one(1) punch in the nuts.)
Past CR that has impacted Naruto strongly:
Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki. With his parents dead in canon, Naruto grew up largely alone and he only got to meet both, briefly, once, when he was sixteen. Having a solid family unit in Ukiyo -- even with it spread around two houses - had a big impact on him. For the first time he could understand what it was like to have two people who were related to him by blood, there to watch over him. He also finally got the pressures of having a father and mother to live up to, which was a little tricky as they're both awesome in canon. There were things he found hard to talk to them about, like any teenager might with his parents. Basically, he got to have a family, and in spite of how rocky it would be sometimes - he was a 16 year old kid, and this was his first experience having a family - it was amazing in all the right ways. When both left Ukiyo, he was pretty devastated, no denying that. He'd known it was probably coming, but that didn't lessen the impact. In that sense, he finally can truly understand what it's like to lose family, family that is his by blood.
Sakura Haruno. Their relationship was something of a rollercoaster ride in Ukiyo. It's kind of fair to say that the place put them through hell. Starting with a curse that made them believe they were in love with each other. Not a far stretch for Naruto, as he loves her in canon anyway, but for the same can't be said for Sakura. Things were awkward after this, and only got worse when Sakura's curse later drove her insane. Naruto's options were help her, or let her die. So he 'helped' her, but it wasn't pleasant and it did leave a big impact on both of them. Naruto with regards to intimacy; he believes it has to be absolutely consensual in every way, regardless of a person's sanity. He believes very much in letting people make their own choices and not pushing his wants onto them. This has spread into other aspects of his life; hard to see sometimes, but no less pertinent. Back on topic: it wasn't enough to break the bonds he and Sakura share though, they worked through it, they sat down eventually and eked out the terrible details and they both moved forward from it, as a result their bond became stronger. Sakura has become even more important to Naruto, if that's possible.
Itachi Uchiha. Also important. Naruto had some unique encounter with Itachi in Ukiyo, everything from a shared dream experience, in which Sasuke was dead and he and Itachi were left to deal with the aftermath, to a co-ordinated escape attempt! Itachi is someone he was wary of at first, in Ukiyo, but the guy looked out for him again and again, in his quiet way when he had absolutely no reason to. Naruto didn't miss this fact. Mostly Naruto would encourage Itachi to rekindle his bonds with his brother, Sasuke. Not gonna lie, this was one of his main aims as he believed that Itachi was a huge part to helping Sasuke heal. He would pester Itachi about keeping Sasuke informed on things, about being honest with him and encouraging him to step up to the plate as an older brother. As a result though, Naruto sees Itachi as a friend, and he's someone that Naruto has looked out for in return, making sure he's eating right, calling him out on things when he feels he should.
Sasuke Uchiha. By and large Naruto would pretend that Sasuke had not promised to kill him and wipe his village out, the last time they met in canon. But he was always aware of his own promise. That he would not allow Sasuke to attack Konoha, just as he was always aware of what it would entail. As such, Naruto knew, and knows, that they could never settle things in Ukiyo and so while he would push his way into Sasuke's life there, sometimes, he'd never push too much. This was the main reason he would push Itachi at Sasuke instead; Itachi was and is the brother Sasuke misses and wants, Naruto was and is willing to step back for Sasuke's benefit.
He knows that only place Sasuke would ever come to respect him is on the battlefield, and Ukiyo with all its imposed limits, prevented them from ever going all out. Sasuke would only respect him when he sees Naruto as an equal; as such, Sasuke will attack Konoha someday and Naruto will stop him. Likewise, the only way Sasuke would ever understand Naruto is if Naruto can prove his convictions have the strength to stand against Sasuke's, and again, this boils down to that fight, on that battlefield, on the day Sasuke shows up to kill Naruto and wipe out Konoha. This is why Naruto allowed Sasuke distance in Ukiyo and by and large, respected it, even though it broke his heart at times. As a friend, he must do this, like he must respect Sasuke's choices. This doesn't mean he agrees with them, but he does agree with Sasuke's right to choose, just as he understands why Sasuke as chosen his path. This isn't to say he was a non entity, nope, he would still call Sasuke out on the network, and he'd still keep an eye on him in Ukiyo, making sure he was all right, but like Itachi once had done, Naruto chose to do it from a respectful distance. And on the day they meet at Konoha, well, he's gonna kick Sasuke's ass.
Ichigo Kurosaki. To say that Ichigo kinda changed Naruto's world is an accurate assessment. From the get go, they discovered they had a lot in common. Both driven to protect, both kept in the dark by their friends when they first met, both cursed ( or is that blessed? ) with entities inside them that tended to be rather volatile at times. Ichigo quickly became someone that Naruto trusted, he became someone that Naruto would follow, and there weren't many in Ukiyo who could claim as much. Ichigo had a tendency to go to Naruto with things that were bothering him, he tried to help Naruto when he went insane one time, and though he didn't succeed, Naruto never forgot that he tried, either. They grew close and eventually fumbled their way into a relationship that lasted roughly five months. This had a big impact on Naruto. Ichigo, by virtue of existing and being as strong as he was, helped Naruto expand his views on love and even on sexuality, but the relationship was far from smooth. They were two guys who didn't know how to move slowly, both with a tendency to rush in, both inherently stubborn in their own ways. They clashed. They argued. They'd make up, then they'd clash again. Theirs was a teenage relationship in every sense of the word. Immature, a first for both of them and they stumbled their way through it, mostly blind, mostly working on the faith they had in each other. It didn't work out. Ichigo ended up betraying Naruto's trust, and then Ichigo disappeared. Only to return, only to have forgotten Naruto and their relationship, and while eventually Ichigo remembered them, he still insisted that Naruto stay away. It was two months in which Naruto had to reconcile the idea that when people left Ukiyo, they would forget; even Ichigo Kurosaki and though it hurt, he agreed to step away. He and Ichigo are done, but he would always remain Ichigo's friend, and he would always have his back.
Sousuke Aizen. This was a guy who Naruto first only heard about through Ichigo, but when the other boy told him he wanted to trust Sousuke, that was good enough for Naruto as he trusted in Ichigo's judgment. Of course he still had to track Sousuke down and tell him that if he hurt Ichigo, Naruto would have to kick his ass. But Sousuke met and meets every quirk Naruto shows him, with a kind of unflappable patience Naruto has never encountered anywhere else. Instead of being offended by Naruto's often too-blunt honesty, he seems to appreciate it. It didn't take much for Naruto to see the man as a friend. Not that he wasn't unsure; Naruto could never quite discard the things he'd heard the man had done, but Naruto is always determined to believe in the good in people, especially if that person gives him reason. Their one real common ground was their shared loneliness. Moreover, Naruto understood what it was like to be ostracized, which was why he was willing to reach out to Sousuke. When a series of losses led Naruto into something of a downward spiral, Sousuke was the person who allowed him to find surcease. It wasn't in a traditional manner, it wasn't even pretty, but it helped him. It made Naruto more determined than ever to believe that Sousuke could change from what he was, that being human and having his powers locked away was having a profound effect on him. When a curse led the two into feeling like they were 'one' for a few moments, it showed Naruto life from Sousuke's point of view, the things he had done and the reasons why, behind them. This isn't something Naruto can forget. All the bad, but all the hell that came before it too, balanced by the ways Sousuke had helped him, personally.
Sousuke Aizen is someone unique to Naruto, that kid who was willing to let Pain go free, after the man had killed three of his sensei's and wiped out much of his village, in canon. The same kid who was eventually willing to offer Itachi a hand of friendship when the man had wiped out his clan on Konoha's orders and consequently tortured his younger brother - Naruto's best friend - it was and is nothing unusual for Naruto to extend the same hand to Sousuke, to make the shinigami a friend. From Naruto's point of view, he trusts Sousuke. Naruto also tries to act like a moral compass for Sousuke sometimes, as the shinigami's own moral compass seems a little screwy; he's not afraid to call Sousuke out on things, he's not even afraid to back it up with a punch, if necessary.
Basically, this is a rundown of characters Naruto talked to or knew at guysandolls. I figure, it can probably be a little weird to bring in a character who knows A, B, or C about another, due to a past game, so as a courtesy, anyone who wants details on what Naruto might know about their character or would rather he not bring stuff up etc, can totally drop me a line here and lemme know!
I'm totally cool with all the things and this list is to illustrate past CR that has influenced Naruto himself.
• Characters he knows/has talked to.
+ Characters he knows well (this means he may know personal past stuff or life stuff etc.)
@ Characters he's had sexual contact with. ... Listen. There were curses okok.
CANON CR: Alphabetical order. (Limited to canonmates who used to be/are in guysandolls.)
• Akasuna no Sasori (Creeper. GTF away from Sakura, he sees what you're doin' thar, Sasori.)
• Deidara (Jerkface. Jerkface with too many mouths who may or may not have been taking advantage of Hinata which is unforgivable.)
• + @ Gaara (Friend. Kazekage. Naruto helped him with his curse once. Was. Very, very awkward. lakdhg all the keyboard smashing.)
• Gai Maito (Teacher from home, Good person, enthusiastic in the most awesome of ways. Fiercely compassionate.)
• + @ Hinata Hyuuga (That girl who loves him. Friend. One-time lover. Someone too kind and too compassionate, in a way. Someone to worry over, and someone who should think better of herself.)
• Hizashi Hyuuga (Neji's dad. All the awkward. A good person, too much that's sad about him though...)
• + Kakashi Hatake (Sensei. Friend. Always late.)
• + Kisame Hoshigaki (Tentative friend. Former enemy. Not a bad guy, good ideals, just some skewed ways to achieve them.)
• + Kushina Uzumaki (MOST KICK ASS MOM EVER. WHAT MORE NEEDS TO BE SAID.)
• + Minato Namikaze (Hokage daddy, yo.)
• + Neji Hyuuga (Bro from home!)
• + Rock Lee (Another bro from home.)
• + Sai (Teammate. Friend. Still working on those emotions. Kinda attached to Hinata, it seems.)
• + @ Sakura Haruno (Friend. Lover. Teammate. One of the strongest people he knows, and not just physically. Very precious to Naruto.)
• + Uchiha Itachi (ALL THE ISSUES! But, a friend, would be a brother-type figure if it wasn't for past transgressions. Trustworthy, for the most part. A good person, at heart.)
• Uchiha Madara (... a whole lot of dotting goes right about here.)
• + @ Uchiha Sasuke (Friend. Teammate. Brother. That guy Naruto would die for. Also very precious to Naruto.)
• + Umino Iruka (Teacher. Mentor. Like a big brother to Naruto and all kinds of awesome.)
• Temari (Gaara's big sister. Totally overprotective. Must never know. Stuff. Happened.)
• + Tenten ( Weapons obsessed friend. Kick ass one though.)
CROSS-CANON CR: Alphabetical order.
(The small footnotes are Naruto's IC impressions/opinions! CR here varies, some people Naruto has only talked to once, and so the notes are merely a lingering impression, and some he was friends with. )
• + @ Aizen Sousuke (Friend-former-lover-Naruto-doesn't-know-what-he-is-now. Important. A guy with issues and a really wacky moral compass. Needs more honest-to-god friends.)
• Alfons Heiderich (Really smart kid, all kinds of polite as well. Kinda brother to Ed. Important.)
• Alphonse Elric (Ed's other brother but this one was in the suit or armor. IDK either, Naruto gets confused.)
• Aya Shameimaru (Awesome lady, smart, good for information. Needs to have more faith in people.)
• + @ Azula (TROLLOLOL. But no, she's not a bad person, and a year later Naruto can finally call her friend. Kept him company when he was dying once. A good person underneath that bitterness. Important.)
• Belle (Gets way too excited over bookshops...)
• Dante Sparda (All of Naruto's unsure.)
• Dr. John Watson (Helpful man, one of the good guys. Quiet, but trustworthy.)
• + @ Edward Elric (Friend. One-time lover. Very smart, lots of short issues. Dedicated, loyal, not afraid to get his hands dirty. Not a great sake tolerance though.)
• Gregory House (J E R K.)
• Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (Not a bad guy, very battle orientated, not great with tech stuff, but not stupid either.)
• Hope Estheim (Best name ever, in Naruto's opinion. A good kid, gentle, should be in a better place than Ukiyo.)
• + @ Ichigo Kurosaki ( Friend. Former boyfriend/lover. Bit of a jerk sometimes, but outside of that, someone wholly good and necessary for the world. Does more for ppl than he realizes. Not exactly on speaking terms atm, but Naruto will have his back nonetheless if needed.)
• Ichimaru Gin (Sousuke's Lieutenent. Almost killed him. A good guy, but not inclined to giving a straight answer.)
• Ichiru Kiryuu (Too chipper and sweet to be real. Kind of a troll, because of that.)
• + Inoue Orihime (Good friend. Someone else who's too sweet, but her sweetness is genuine. Kind, self-depreciating, but not inclined to show it. Needs to think better of herself. Loves Ichigo.)
• + Ishida Uryuu (Good friend. Too smart for words. Can be a bit of a jerk, but will always have your back when you need it. Someone Naruto trusts more than most. Likes - maybe loves - Orihime.)
• John Constantine (Troll. Kind of a jerk sometimes. Full of neat information though and thanks for telling Naruto that Santa was like a ninja who climbs down chimneys to BEAT PPL, John.)
• Kaito Takamiya (Sasuke's boyfriend!)
• Kallen Kouzuki (One kick ass lady, but with a squishy soft center! Also has a quirky sense of humor and a fierce temper.)
• Kiryuu Zero (Not sure if he's a vampire. Or not. ...)
• Kiyoha (Shrewd lady. Potentially dangerous due to that temper.)
• Lelouch vi Britannia (Jerk, most of the time, but not impossible to talk to. Has got a sense of humor! If you know how to prod him the right way. V. important to Suzaku.)
• + @ Mai (Sarcastic to a fault, but pretty vulnerable underneath it all. A good person, who has been hurt.)
• Matsumoto Rangiku (Pretty sure she had sex with his dad. HOMEWRECKER.)
• Nathan Young (Loud, annoying, weirdly obsessed with his own penis.)
• Okinaga Zenya (Creepy guy, kinda crazy, seemed okay when he wasn't nuts though.)
• Pamela Isley | Poison Ivy (PLANT LADY! Pretty and cool. Did neat stuff with plants!)
• Panty Anarchy (WAY TOO TMI.)
• + Phedre no Delaunay (Good friend, kinda like a big sister, if he'd ever had one. Confidant, someone Naruto was close to.)
• + @ Ran Yakumo (Kinda sorta like a weird surrogate mother figure. Totally. Also, a fox. Also, totally awesome in every way possible.)
• Rinoa Heartilly (Sweet girl, always out to help others. Disappeared before he got to know her well.)
• River Tam (Lost, sorta insane, but good at looking 'underneath the underneath'.)
• Road Kamelot (Interesting kid, with interesting viewpoints. Never gave a straight answer though.)
• Rolo Lamperouge (Odd kid. Kinda creepy.)
• + Rukia Kuchiki (Friend. Able to kick ass. GOOD ARTIST GDIT. Likes bunnies a little too much though.)
• Seifer Almasy (Arrogant jerkface.)
• Severus Snape (Another arrogant jerkface, though it's more he was cold and curt etc. Not bad outside of that.)
• Squall Leonhart (Jerk. Needed to learn that helping people isn't a bad thing. No one's an island.)
• Stocking Anarchy (TMI SISTER #2!)
• + Suzaku Kururugi (ISSUES. So many issues. Good guy, for the most part. Too polite sometimes. Got on Naruto's nerves.)
• Ulquiorra Cifer (Hardass. Needs to loosen up.)
• + Xander Harris (Hides too much behind the dork and the smile. Has a lot of issues but is a good guy, demon prejudice aside.)
• Yazoo (So pretty that Naruto thought he was a she, at first. sob.)
• Yuuki Kuran (Sweet girl. Has a tendency to hide things though.)
• Zuko (Good kid, but with a propensity toward giving up too quickly and macking on other ppls boyfriends. Owes him one(1) punch in the nuts.)
Past CR that has impacted Naruto strongly:
He knows that only place Sasuke would ever come to respect him is on the battlefield, and Ukiyo with all its imposed limits, prevented them from ever going all out. Sasuke would only respect him when he sees Naruto as an equal; as such, Sasuke will attack Konoha someday and Naruto will stop him. Likewise, the only way Sasuke would ever understand Naruto is if Naruto can prove his convictions have the strength to stand against Sasuke's, and again, this boils down to that fight, on that battlefield, on the day Sasuke shows up to kill Naruto and wipe out Konoha. This is why Naruto allowed Sasuke distance in Ukiyo and by and large, respected it, even though it broke his heart at times. As a friend, he must do this, like he must respect Sasuke's choices. This doesn't mean he agrees with them, but he does agree with Sasuke's right to choose, just as he understands why Sasuke as chosen his path. This isn't to say he was a non entity, nope, he would still call Sasuke out on the network, and he'd still keep an eye on him in Ukiyo, making sure he was all right, but like Itachi once had done, Naruto chose to do it from a respectful distance. And on the day they meet at Konoha, well, he's gonna kick Sasuke's ass.
Sousuke Aizen is someone unique to Naruto, that kid who was willing to let Pain go free, after the man had killed three of his sensei's and wiped out much of his village, in canon. The same kid who was eventually willing to offer Itachi a hand of friendship when the man had wiped out his clan on Konoha's orders and consequently tortured his younger brother - Naruto's best friend - it was and is nothing unusual for Naruto to extend the same hand to Sousuke, to make the shinigami a friend. From Naruto's point of view, he trusts Sousuke. Naruto also tries to act like a moral compass for Sousuke sometimes, as the shinigami's own moral compass seems a little screwy; he's not afraid to call Sousuke out on things, he's not even afraid to back it up with a punch, if necessary.