I'm stuck in my writing of masters of Deception so i decided to write this i guess.

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I'll be talking about the major things that must or may take place in the story to further develop your character and push the character arc forward.

1). GOALS.

Has your character set a goal for themselves? Why have they set that goal? What can they do to achieve that goal?

Especially in the Naruto world where everyone has a goal of some sort, what type of goal does your character have? Is it the main driving point of the plot itself? What does that goal mean to them and how can they achieve it?

If your character doesn't have a hard set goal, how does that affect your story? Is it because they don't want to, they don't care, they don't know anything about themselves or because of other reasons?

2). DESIRES

Desires are different from goals. A goal is a set target that your character works to achieve whereas a desire is something your character wants deeply–it could be irrational or not.

Think about it. How many desires does your character have and where do these desires stem from? Are they in line with your character's goals or completely opposite? How do they view their desires? Do they push them down or actively pursue what they want?

3). WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS (personality wise)

Once again, I don't think you should define weaknesses and Strengths so strongly, because in some cases a weakness can become a Strength whereas in others a strength can become a weakness.

When you do that I think it makes for a more interesting read, like for example let's say that Ami is bad at reading social cues...which is a weakness. That can become a strength in an odd situation where not knowing what the other person is feeling is beneficial, or that she doesn't have to worry so much about pleasing others.

Or let's say that Ami is good at avoiding important things; this is a strength in the sense that it makes her more ruthless in the battlefield bc she can ignore emotions, but at the same time ignoring emotions too much will end badly.

(Unless one of their weaknesses is stupidity, in that case they die 🗿)

4). MORAL VALUES

What moral values do they have and how does the plot challenge, and/or further solidify their moral values?

Does their moral compass change throughout the story or does it remain the same? (I personally find books where the character's morality is challenged to be more interesting).

5). METAPHORICAL REPRESENTATION

In many books, comics, and movies characters are made to represent an idea, philosophy, or concept. For example, Mary Jane in Spiderman represented a woman who went against the social norm (which was more obvious in the early comics).

Does your character's existence stem from some sort of metaphorical commentary on the world you created/the world WE live in? Is this a conscious or subconscious decision you made?

What philosophy, concept, or social theory could accurately describe your character and how they interact with the world around them?

There's also the choice to make your character OPPOSE or DIRECTLY flip a concept or idea on it's head. For example, Navier from Remarried Empress is supposedly meant to be "the evil queen" concept, but the story and she we a character flips this trope. Another more well known example of a trope subversion would be in Legally Blonde where our main girlie is blonde and smart but still feminine and fun because women don't have to be only one thing.