Recent content by Toad Sage

I think this chapter has been the best chapter written since the outset of act two. For one thing it is the first chapter in a long while to address the themes of the manga, and it did so in a very satisfying way. To think that Naruto is modeled after Jiraiya's one real artistic endeavor...

Re: 381 Predictions [Naruto] I wholeheartedly concur with this opinion. The crux of the Sasuke vengeance arc has been conditioned upon Sasuke obtaining the MS, so I would be sorely disappointed if this was not the case now that the two are finally meeting face to face (although over the...

Overall I felt this was an excellent chapter. I think it's the first time in a while I've been anxious about the outcome of a fight, particularly because we see Jiraiya-a great character-struggling to handle things, but still "having a chance." Unlike the Sasuke fight before this, I'm actually...

@chosen: I think that Jiraiya made his choice by furnishing this "key" to Naruto. According to Jiraiya, it would seem that Minato anticipated current events somehow. So, given the powers involved in these last battles, it seems most natural to assume Naruto's role in the upcoming events...

Re: Naruto Hang Out Thread v2 Yah, "suspenseful writing" to the n-th degree. Although I'm hardly one to complain about the presence of the gallant Jiraiya in Naruto-especially since he was excluded for so long-I still cannot entirely condone no Naruto for yet another few months. I wonder by a...

I think this is a rather tasteless comparison. I encourage everyone here to be more sensitive when it comes to matters of nuclear holocaust by not trivializing them as material for manga analogies.

I tend to think the choice has already been made, and that Jiraiya made his choice when he decided to bestow the key to unlocking the full power of Kyuubi to Naruto. Given the incredible amount of power this will confer upon Naruto, I think it will be his decisions while using it that either...

@Zwivix: Even the most paranoid actuaries predict social security isn't going to run dry until 2058 or so. That's a long time to save the system, and the way forward is clear: prevent politicians, both in the executive and legislative branches, from dipping their greedy paws into the fund to...

Re: Naruto 376 Predictions [Naruto] I should have been a little more clear, Kaylee: add to my post the idea that for some reason, Akatsuki needs three people with the ability to control this sixth element. Also, although I hate to break the fourth wall, I'm not sure how convincing my argument...

Re: Naruto 376 Predictions [Naruto] @Kaylee: rightfully speaking, we aren't sure whether Jiraiya taught Pain this "sixth" element, although we do of course know that he is aware of what it is. This begs the question, "can others access it is as well, without the use of the rinnegan?" I think...

I've been attending a series of lectures about the history of the supreme court and I wanted to point out how the "let the states deal with it" approach to civil rights is what led to such institutions as the Jim Crowe laws in the south. Rulings the famous cases such as Plesby v Fergusson...

Re: Naruto 375 Discussion [Naruto] I thought Jiraiya was insanely awesome and incredible before, so how sad it is for me to witness his true greatness only in his swan song :cry I don't know what sort of Jiraiya loving craziness is coming next chapter, but I have a feeling it's going to be...

Re: Naruto 376 Predictions [Naruto] I predict Jiraiya will continue to reveal new and cooler layers of his character. In the next issue he'll transform into an even younger, stronger version of himself with more face paint and multiple ninja abilities. Pain will realize he his hardly a god...

I got Gravel, Dodd, and 3rd Kucinich. I don't even know who the first two candidate are! I'd vote for Kucinich, as he's fairly pro-labor, which is my personal issue. I'm very pro-working class on the whole, which is why I probably skew fairly conservative when it comes to immigration issues...

Re: Who will be the future enenemies after the Akatsuki. Not to go too far off topic, but I'm not entirely certain Naruto is unaware of his parentage. He has, for no apparent reason, shown an obvious respect for Yondaime in the past (recall, he didn't even learn he was the kyuubi until the...