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Sunday, 14 October 2012

WHY ALL NINJA SQUADS CONSIST OF 2 MALE & 1 FEMALE?


You must have observed every squad in Naruto of the present and even of the past(Kakashi's, Tsunade's) have the same Gender Ratio 2:1. What is the reason??


Gender was not taken into account when creating a squad, except in as much as was needed to prevent intra-squad rivalries.
Squads were formed on the basis of complementary fighting styles or skill sets.
Naruto's squad was formed by adding in Saske (to balance the immensely powerful but relatively unskilled Naruto) and Sakura was brought in because she was highly intelligent and there was a romantic triangle angle in the trio that would encourage all of them to excel (in an attempt to gain the attention of the object of their affection).
The 2:1 ratio was not uncommon, but was not universal, either. It's likely that the ratio of Ninja in leaf village (and possibly others) was close to 2:1, as well - if this is the case, it would nicely account for the large number of teams which respected the ratio.

Out of universe, it's a combination of narrative necessity and sexism. 

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