1.-kun The suffix “kun” is not only for boys. I had this explained to me by my host-dad. He said that “kun” is attached to a person’s name that is below the standing of the speaker, that is to say, an inferior. It is most commonly used with small children, or childhood friends. Itachi is not using “kun” to say he likes Naruto. He’s rubbing it in his face that he’s older, richer, and of higher social standing than Naruto.

 

2. The Doll Story. In case you forgot, Naruto vaguely referenced this story during the previews of Spiderman. My twin brother told this story to a third-grade me (and our older sister), much to our utter enjoyment. He has a tendency to tell us creepy, creepy stories on dark, rainy nights. These stories involve eyeballs, rain, murder and other weird things to scare us all witless. The last time he did this was when the electricity was out, and it was pouring rain and lightning like crazy. There were candles. It was dark. He had to tell us a story about a little blind kid who murders his family and will murder you if you look out the window. There are a lot of windows in our house.  Anyway. My family is crazy.

 

 

3. Morning Musume is a pop group in Japan. They’re made up of about . . .  a whole flock of girls. Most of them are elementary students, or middle school, but there are two high school students among their numbers. They’re very . . . pop-music. I don’t like their music. It annoys me. That’s all I remember.