MangaHelpers - Naruto Chapter and Review Archive http://mangahelpers.com/forum/ Old Chapters and Reviews Can be Found Here. en Tue, 21 May 2013 23:42:49 GMT vBulletin 60 http://static.mangahelpers.com/forums/images/DesertRose/misc/rss.png MangaHelpers - Naruto Chapter and Review Archive http://mangahelpers.com/forum/ Review Otomo: Lets Talk Kakashi vs obito Chapter 629 http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/2991049-Otomo-Lets-Talk-Kakashi-vs-obito-Chapter-629?goto=newpost Wed, 08 May 2013 11:32:40 GMT Finally after 2 weeks off we get a chapter of Naruto, it felt a lot longer though since the last chapter we had also came after a 2 week break so the... Finally after 2 weeks off we get a chapter of Naruto, it felt a lot longer though since the last chapter we had also came after a 2 week break so the manga is advancing a bit slowly now.

Anyways to anyone interested in reading last chapter's review click below.

http://game8review.blogspot.com/2013...28-review.html

So lets get started on this weeks chapter.


The Alliance.
The first 1/3 of this chapter focuses on whats going on at the alliance forces, last chapter had a cliffhanger ending and thats where we start, with the Jyuubi literally going nuclear on the Alliance.


And when I say Nuclear, I mean its seriously looks like some sort of nuclear strike has hit the shinobi world.


Yet somehow not even this massive explosion, which makes a crater on the landscape seems to kill anyone, the most that happens is that Naruto loses all his chakra and the other shinobi lose their defensive shield because of that.


By the way, does anyone know what technique was used to protect all the shinobi? was it just Kurama's cloak? that seems a bit cheap to me, a massive attack and all it costs is some guy's chakra.


Or maybe it cost him more than that, as this panel shows Naruto seemingly channeling the chakra of all the Tailed beasts he freed earlier to protect everyone, its still a bit of a stretch but I suppose I can believe that using the chakra of all the tailed beasts is enough to protect the whole Alliance, I do hope though that there wont be anymore of these Meteor attacks from Madara.


The Jyuubi has got to be close to its final form, its getting more and more defined as time goes on, in this panel it seems almost humanoid, which is quite similar to the Hachibi and the Kyuubi in fact, a rather human like body with its tails.

The last time we see the Alliance in this chapter is when they all stand infront of Naruto ready to protect him, not too impressive actually considering that they have lost their protection from Kurama and I cant imagine any of them being in any shape to fight, while the Jyuubi gets closer and closer to its complete form.

Kakashi and Obito.

Arguably the far superior part of this chapter is when we follow with the two former friends into the other dimension. I love the fact that they are fighting in their own world, both these men have influenced each other so much that its just fitting for them to be alone in a place no one else can reach them, because in the past they also influenced each other in a way no one else has been able to since.

The battle starts almost immediately and Kakashi goes in with Raikiri, yet before he can make the killing blow he hesitates and is unable to finish Obito off.

( How many times has Kakashi not been able to kill the person he's targeting now? Almost every killing blow he's ever made has been interrupted somehow or unsuccessful)





Its quite surprising though to see Obito receive any mercy yet this isnt the first time Kakashi has shown mercy to an enemy, even Sasuke took a while to rile him up, it seems that in his heart Kakashi holds some people very dear to him and even if they are his enemies right now, he cant help himself from caring about them, perhaps not caring about who they are now, but who they were in the past.


Obito though just thinks its guilt from his failures in the past, and thats probably a factor in the way Kakashi treats him, perhaps in his mind saving Obito will relieve him of his guilt from killing Rin and you can see that in the way he keeps telling Obito that its not too late to come back and be the man he once was.


Like Yahiko long before him, Obito justs walks into Raikiri, showing us just how durable he is, of course its another failed kill by Kakashi, I really think Raikiri is not as strong as people say it is, how many people has it killed so far? 2?

We get a nice bit of back story, about how Rin actually died and why, the plan of releasing the Sanbi in Konoha is quite similar to having Gaara go berzerk years later, is it possible that Akatsuki somehow planned their attack after being inspired by the Mist village? of course its Orochimaru who actually performed the attack but its been revealed recently that he may have had other reasons for attacking his home village.

Perhaps the biggest source of irony for me is how Kakashi has killed the one person he swore to protect, while failing to kill many people he has aimed for.


Obito Continues his monologue, he actually says something interesting for once since his mask has been taken off.


Troll logic to the maximum really, If I dont believe it, then its a fake and didn't happen, Obito is far gone by now and I think there is no real way to redeem him, the last visual of this chapter which shows Obito with a hole in his chest, just goes to further emphasize that Obito is in fact heartless.

Conclusion and Ratings.
This review turned out longer than I thought, so congrats on making it this far, Not much to add to this chapter other than the Kakashi vs Obito fight being really interesting, true its not a real fight as its just one attack but Kakashi is a fascinating character and he even makes the dull Obito quite interesting.

Nothing new on the Alliance, Hyuubi attacks, some one gets injured, same old same old.

I'll rate this chapter as a 3.5 out of 5 ( and only because of Kakashi, it would get much higher if it cut out the Alliance portion of it. ]]> Naruto Chapter and Review Archive otomo20 http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/2991049-Otomo-Lets-Talk-Kakashi-vs-obito-Chapter-629 Review Naruto 628 Review. http://mangahelpers.com/forum/showthread.php/2990813-Naruto-628-Review.?goto=newpost Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:04:19 GMT Hello everyone, Naruto has come out this week following a break for Kishi, 628 is quite a fast paced action chapter following weeks of flashbacks and... Hello everyone, Naruto has come out this week following a break for Kishi, 628 is quite a fast paced action chapter following weeks of flashbacks and Sasuke.

To read my review of the previous chapter see it here.

http://game8review.blogspot.com/2013...27-review.html

Firstly are any of you disappointed that we are no longer reading about the previous Kages? I just realized how entertaining they were while reading this chapter, not that this was a boring chapter in anyway but I'd much rather have more history of the previous kages.

The chapter begins with the Shinobi Alliance facing a combined attack from both Madara and Obito, since they are both Uchiha they are specialist in fire jutsus, I kinda forgot how strongly associated with fire the Uchiha are but it was a nice reminder to see them use fire jutsus here.


Not only are fire jutsus used but they also use a ton of kunai against the Alliance, however thankfully they are all still covered by the Kyuubi's shroud and suffer no real damage.

Its at this point that I gotta wonder about Naruto's new form, how versatile is it exactly? it grants him super speed, greater strength, sensing powers and he can apparently protect others with it, it doesnt seem like any other Jinchuriki can share chakra or am I wrong? and speaking of Jinchuriki where the hell is Killer B in this chapter? he doesnt appear even once.


From this panel and from what Minato said earlier about giving his son a present, I think its pretty obvious now that by the time the 4th arrives on the field, Naruto will have spent most of his chakra and he will receive the other half of the Kyuubi inside his father, its foreshadowed pretty hard and almost guaranteed to happen by now.

How many times has Obito asked for Talk-no-jutsu? it seems that everytime he argues with Naruto he's begging to be convinced or persuaded that he's wrong and Naruto just hasnt hit the right note on that yet, i am on the fence on whether Obito will convert back to being a good guy since a major theme in Naruto is how bad guys tend to redeem themselves before they die ( Zabuza, Nagato, Danzo).



Obito seems very confused by what he wants.
Madara senses the chakra of the First Hokage, which is a little confusing since there should be a lot of people walking around with Senju DNA, all the Zetsu's as well as Orochimaru are comprised of Hashirama cells and Madara was never stated to be a sensor either, still I cant complain too much because we get another Madara "rape face" ( the best one so far in fact).




Just from his expression I think Madara has always felt inferior to Hashirama and that every time they faced each other he has wished for the chance to prove he is greater than him, he probably drove his clan to ruin by his obsession to defeat his rival and that has cost him everything, I imagine that after receiving any sort of power-up Madara felt this ecstatic at the chance of defeating Hashirama but he fell short everytime, he might feel he has been revived this time just for the opportunity to prove he is superior once and for all.

But probably the best part for me this entire chapter, was seeing Obito and kakashi teleport to the other dimension to fight each other, we've seen everything else in this chapter before, the Ten-Tails using a massive attack, Obito talking with Naruto about something to do with bonds, Madara thinking about the previous First kage, so the only real step forward is the start of Obito vs Kakashi.



But thats for another time, as the chapter ends with the Ten-Tails releasing a massive attack that completely obliterates the surrounding terrain, its a little hard to imagine how everyone can make this out alive so I am curious whats going to happen in the next chapter.



Predictions.
There isnt much to add about this chapter since its mostly action so I'll just put in my predictions for the next few weeks.

1. Kakashi's fight with Obito will reveal the secret behind Rin's death, I am not too sure how the fight between those two will proceed but Kakashi is the only one who knows why Rin had to die and nobody wants to know that more than Obito, I think somehow that Kakashi will win and Rin's story will either change Obito and make him a good guy again or it will be the last thing he hears before he dies and he will die in peace.

2. Minato will give the other half of the Kyuubi's chakra to Naruto, this is fairly obvious but I still feel like saying it, I also think Minato will talk to Kakashi during this war, probably after Kakashi comes back from his fight.

3. Orochimaru is still the most likely person to be the Ten-Tail Jinchuriki, since only Obito can do it and he's far away with kakashi that only leaves Orochimaru as the other possible candidate, aside from him who else is there? Madara is a zombie and cant do it which leaves no one else really.

Rating.


This is a mostly repeated chapter with nothing really that new happening that we havent seen before, therefore I cant give this chapter a rating thats too high, the art was decent and I am looking forward to Kakashi's fight and hope he wins one for once as he seems to always perform badly in most engagements, either way Naruto 628 gets a 2.5 out of 5.

Thanks for reading my review :D.

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