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[Gavin]

Well that was...interesting. I know Kishi loves his Uchiha and Madara is a pretty cool guy but seriously, that was a little much.

[Ellerby]

Well that was...interesting. I know Kishi loves his Uchiha and Madara is a pretty cool guy but seriously, that was a little much.

Would you say it was... OVERWHELMING?!?!

Haha, in all seriousness I did enjoy this issue. I'm rather curious as to how

Spoiler

Sharingan evolves into the Rinnegan

. Perhaps you have to murder your Uncle? Who knows? All I know is Madara may or may not be responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs.

[The Spectacular Professor]

So guys, is this series still reading like a bad fanfiction of itself?

Because I'm almost willing to torture myself with it again.

[Magus]

So guys, is this series still reading like a bad fanfiction of itself?

Because I'm almost willing to torture myself with it again.

I suppose this is picking up steam again, but for the most part I'd say it's a snooze fest until this chapter.

Speaking of which, really, how overpowered can one get? Hashirama must've been a beast.

[Gavin]

Would you say it was... OVERWHELMING?!?!

Haha, in all seriousness I did enjoy this issue. I'm rather curious as to how

Spoiler

Sharingan evolves into the Rinnegan

. Perhaps you have to murder your Uncle? Who knows? All I know is Madara may or may not be responsible for wiping out the dinosaurs.

Haha maybe, I was hoping we'd see a bit more of Madara's legendary Sharingan but given he was still able to use Susanoo and probably the other Sharingan techniques it'll probably still be a decent fight. Rinnegan just feels overused at the minute, I fully expect Sasuke to eventually get a set.

I imagine we'll find out next week, or hopefully soon. Probably again comes from some kind of psychological reaction to something.

So guys, is this series still reading like a bad fanfiction of itself?

Because I'm almost willing to torture myself with it again.

Depends on your definition of bad, but yeah, it's definitely still reading like fanfiction.

Speaking of which, really, how overpowered can one get? Hashirama must've been a beast.

Well remember that he didn't have the Rinnegan when he fought Hashirama at VOTE, given that we now know he survived, unlocked the Rinnegan and then passed the eyes to Nagato before he finally did die. I fully expect that Hashirama was a beast, considering he beat Madara Prime and the Kyuubi alone at VOTE but sadly we'll never see him again unless it's a flashback.

What I'm more curious about now though is that if we're to assume the Rinnegan is essentially the most evolved form of the Sharingan possible and therefore purely the legacy of the Rikudo's Elder Son, does that mean that Mokuton is likewise the peak form of the Rikudo's Younger Son's abilities (the "body" as opposed to the "eyes"). Plants are already bursting into bloom around Naruto (although supposedly that's more to do with the Kyuubi's chakra which I am beginning to question) and we know the Uzumaki who are famed for their vitality and longevity are both related to the Senju and descended from the Younger Son. Certainly it's bad fanfiction enough to possibly happen.

[Magus]

I'm curious about who else is in on this plan with Madara. I think I saw "our" plan mentioned more than once since the revealing on Madara. (It'd be real funny if it was the 2nd hokage)

Edited by Magus, 28 October 2011 - 07:47 PM.

[Gavin]

From what I've gathered it seems Tobi is involved in Madara's plan, as likely was Nagato to some extent. I doubt Tobi is Tobirama given he's already had his soul summoned and sealed, which would make Tobi being him impossible logically.Likewise Madara seemed to state he was expecting to be brought back via Nagato's Rinnegan powers as opposed to Tobirama's Impure World Resurrection.

[Gavin]

Just do a Google search and you'll find it mate, it's been out since last Thursday.

[Magus]

A good chapter with Naruto in it? Kishi pulled a miracle. Finally, Tsunade basically telling Naruto to get his *** outta there, not to mention she's not relying on him. To see Naruto run straight into Tobi was quite a bit of a shocker too. Overall, this chapter was great all around.

[Gavin]

Pretty cool chapter this week (barring the utter trolling that ended the previous chapter). I have to admit I'm far more interesting in seeing more about Tobi than I am the Jinchuuriki Royal Rumble, though I get the feeling we're also going to see the Kyuubi take a more active role in the coming fight. I actually get the distinct feeling Bee and Naruto may lose this one, given to advance the plot to the next logical stage Tobi/Madara has to actually capture and extract all 9 Bijuu unless Naruto somehow takes them into himself in order to repeat the sealing technique of the Rikudo Sage (although the former may precede the latter and lead directly into it).

[Magus]

Agreed. Tobi revealing who he is takes precedence over everything else. I mean seeing the previous jinchuuriki in action, well, so far it hasn't really struck an interest, but it'll be nice to see more of what they're capable of, and then the Kage showdown with Madara is great (I'd much rather see that than watch more Rasengan nonsense), but Tobi really is the only interesting villain left.

I don't know if I see Naruto losing this fight. In a way I can, but seeing how we still have Sasuke vs Naruto, I don't know. Say Tobi do win, will Sasuke turn on Tobi? Then again, as much as I'd love to see Naruto lose, that would bring up perhaps some interesting moments/questions.

[Gavin]

The problem for me is that they aren't even really the previous Jinchuuriki, they're the Six Paths (which we've seen twice within the last 10/12 chapters) with the Jin's powers and none of their personalities. Sure some of them we saw bits of before but frankly I'm getting tired of Kishi and his doujutsu wank.

[Tatsubei Yagyu]

Howdy.

Anyone else notice how this war has been basically a humongous ninja group theory session? Also, I have a complete distaste for Kishimoto's eye boner. The greatest offense being implanting them in the freakin' Jinchuuriki.

I MEAN REALLY?

I've been enjoying Naruto himself wrecking shop across the battlefield simultaneously, though. His little combo with Gaara was totally rad. But him + Bee + Kakashi + Gai makes for some awesome times. I'm really worried Bee's gonna die, though.. ; -;

[Gavin]

Eh didn't much care for this one to be honest. Bijuu having their own names to go along with their individual identities makes some level of sense but the Yonbi being Son Goku is a little weird given Enma already covered pretty much that whole concept, unless Yonbi somehow spawned the monkey/ape summon clan that Enma is a part of. Equally the way Goku talks makes it sound as if they've always had their own names and personalities, and that if the collective Shinobi community had just tried communicating with them things would've gone much more smoothly than the reality of "We're essentially spirit shards of the most powerful and evil entity ever and our very natures push us towards being chaotic destructive forces of nature at the best of times". Unless Kishi has pulled a retcon on us we know that Bijuu only develop personalities outside of "Hate, kill, destroy!" when their chakra is controlled/purified the way Bee did with the Hachibi. If Bee and Hachibi have been so tight for so long why are we only learned now that Bijuu have their own names. I'm also convinced Talk no Jutsu is actually "That Jutsu" if Naruto is going to be able to use it on Bijuu.

Hopefully things will be clarified in the next few weeks, seeing as Jump is on a break but this one was a bit lame for me.

Edited by Gavin, 26 March 2012 - 07:00 PM.

[Magus]

Considering the previous chapter was probably one of the best chapters I've read so far during this whole war even though it was a setup chapter, the latest chapter was a complete 180. Straight up boring. It's no secret I'm a fan of Itachi and the sharingan, but for a chapter with him in it, there was nothing interesting in this chapter. All I can really say is that I hope the next chapter will be better than this one.

[Gavin]

Eh, I'm still a bit leery on Dragon Sage Mode, if only because I really dislike the idea of all three Sannin having had their own versions of it. The proliferation of "ultimate techniques" like SM/MS/EMS/Mokuton/Rinnegan to different characters diminishes their originality in the name of giving subsequent users a wow factor. I didn't want Kabuto to get obliterated by the Uchiha brothers by any regard but this was a step in the wrong direction.

[Edit] Oh, and Karen being an Uzumaki, that **** was lame. Next Gaara and Mei will turn out to be Uzumaki and Sakura is a half-breed.

Edited by Gavin, 26 March 2012 - 07:24 PM.

[Magus]

"Sigh" So apparently Itachi and Sasuke went on a boar hunting mission together... Yeah, I'm not convinced about that, at least not yet anyway.

And then Sasuke's whole demeanor right now. Uh, what happened to that darkness that supposedly made him want to wage war against the leaf village? With the way Sasuke's acting I don't see the point in him and Naruto fighting. Unless Itachi tells him something that really makes him go ballistic I just don't see a point. He's definately not looking like someone who just said the hell with everything and everyone.

[Gavin]

Yeah I'm really not impressed with the recent chapters featuring the brothers and Sasuke's massive personality shift. I get that he might be a bit calmer around Itachi but that last chapter featured him being downright normal. Maybe this is supposed to signify just how much of a sociopath/psychopath Sasuke has become given how normal he can act around people he likes vs the sadism he showed to people he doesn't care about/hates.

[Gavin]

Got to admit, I really enjoyed this week's chapter. Kabuto's flashbacks were downright eerie (and I didn't think Orochimaru could become any creepier but there you go) and quite sad. I'm left to wonder if Kabuto's current goal of surpassing Orochimaru is based around the goal of stripping any legacy and identity Orochimaru might leave behind, the same way Orochimaru took Kabuto's.