How Naruto changed my life 😭

The year was 2021, and it had just begun. I had just completed 11th grade. Most of 11th grade was lost in trauma, but this time, I was determined—determined to work my butt off from day one. I would surpass all of them. No one would look down on me again.

I bought the PW Yakeen batch—it was Alakh Sir’s first full-time batch. I was a good kid, ready for the revolution with him. But at the same time, another revolution was happening in India: from "Indians want anime" to "India has anime."

I had casually watched Death Note before, but this time was different. For the first three days, I watched every lecture twice, revised everything myself, and completed every DPP. But on the third day, I finished my work early and had some free time—so I started Naruto. At first, I tried to juggle both studies and anime, but then the Chunin Exam arc began. I gave up on studying and watched Naruto all night until morning, stopping only when my parents woke up. Then I would wake up in the afternoon and start watching again.

Before I knew it, I had wasted a good three and a half months. When it was over, I was filled with guilt and shame—but I couldn’t recover. I developed a vicious cycle: every time I decided to study, I took the burden too seriously, got overwhelmed, and escaped into anime. That’s how I ended up watching Erased, Tokyo Ghoul, Attack on Titan, Hunter x Hunter, Ranking of Kings, Haikyuu!!, Monster, Assassination Classroom, Mushoku Tensei—I went on a total rampage.

Before I could realize it, it was all over for me. Or maybe I did realize it but didn’t care. Or maybe I cared too much but pretended I didn’t because the burden was too heavy. I ended up scoring 72 in 12th, got funny marks in NEET, was rejected in PAT and the state agriculture exam, and didn’t even attempt the All India Veterinary and Fisheries exam because I knew it would be pointless.

Naruto took everything from me. I was left with nothing, I end up as a complete failure, It end my life before it could even began...But I do tell, It help me become the person I am now...A miserable piece of shit ☺️