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Hello and welcome to my first Naruto Review. I have been meaning to do one for years but now with earlier releases I have the time. My reviews will be different to most you see. I’m not going to retell the story in my own words I will explain some things and talk about plot and charter developments. So here I go:
What we learnt was that it is a genjutsu but one that you cast on your self, which explains why Karin did not suspect genjutsu when she checks Sasuke’s chakra last chapter. It is a jutsu that alters what happens to you and changes the outcome, like how you can change things in a dream. As Madara calls it ‘complete control over ones personal reality’ (neo anyone). But as with anything it comes with a side affect and a bad one at that. The tech seals off your eye just for using it once striking you blind and effectively useless; this is doubtlessly why it is a kinjutsu among the Uchiha.
But what of the name ‘Izanagi’ we were told last chapter that it is yet another god but it’s a bit more that that. He is the farther of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo who were born from his left eye, right eye and nose respectively. Interesting no?
Anyway back to the story. Karin has figured out the weakness which is time, and tells Sasuke and he gos on to confront Danzou whittling down the time. which is his first smart move in this chapter. I really liked what Kishimoto has done here covering 3 minuets in as many pages showing the eyes closing as the passage of time (no doubt the anime will stretch it out a bit). Its a small but nice thing.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww so cuteNow onto Danzou's new pet (new to us).
As a way to tie Sasuke down a bit he summons his Baku, which are Japanese supernatural beings that devour dreams and nightmares (thanks wiki). This is the perfect summon for him in many ways.
First off it is a wind creature just like Danzou and its suction helps improve Danzou’s wind jutsus.
Secondly it eats the dreams of people like Dansou who end's the dreams of many people.
Sasuke shows us he hasn’t lost his smarts by making the cleaver move of using his fire jutsu against the wind beast. It didn’t stand much of a chance. But unless he has a plan why did he just charge strait in at Dansou at the end when he fully knows what Izanagi can do. Maybe he has timed it right so Dansou has run out of time and has to stop the jutsu, but it’s a bit of a bold move especially as he got hit as well.
I spy Hokage hat.Now for some wild speculation. Why dose Madara know so much about Izangi? Is it because he is a know it all guy who’s seen it all in his time. Or as I think, that he has used the jutsu before himself. Maybe in the battle against Shodai Hokage he only survived because of it but lost the use of his left eye.
Overall thoughts.
Not a bad chapter it was one devoted to the subject at hand, we learnt much but also had new questions pop up (Like Karin's). Dansou’s abilities were once again fleshed out making him less mysterious to the reader. Sasuke didn’t do much in this one but he did show some brains and Karin was just here normal self and sat back and figuring stuff out that Madara could just of told her anyway.
Predictions.
Just some general ones.
1. I don’t think the fight will end next week
2. We will switch to some other characters for a bit as a break
3. Karin will do something useful. (what?)
Thanks for taking time out to read this feel free to tell me what you thought below. (go easy on me, it was my first after all.)
And last but not least thanks to Manga Stream for the scans.
Izanagi
Thank you Madara we know!
The main focus of this chapter is on Izanagi, so what it is and how it works.
Thank you Madara we know!
What we learnt was that it is a genjutsu but one that you cast on your self, which explains why Karin did not suspect genjutsu when she checks Sasuke’s chakra last chapter. It is a jutsu that alters what happens to you and changes the outcome, like how you can change things in a dream. As Madara calls it ‘complete control over ones personal reality’ (neo anyone). But as with anything it comes with a side affect and a bad one at that. The tech seals off your eye just for using it once striking you blind and effectively useless; this is doubtlessly why it is a kinjutsu among the Uchiha.
But what of the name ‘Izanagi’ we were told last chapter that it is yet another god but it’s a bit more that that. He is the farther of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo who were born from his left eye, right eye and nose respectively. Interesting no?
Anyway back to the story. Karin has figured out the weakness which is time, and tells Sasuke and he gos on to confront Danzou whittling down the time. which is his first smart move in this chapter. I really liked what Kishimoto has done here covering 3 minuets in as many pages showing the eyes closing as the passage of time (no doubt the anime will stretch it out a bit). Its a small but nice thing.
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww so cute
As a way to tie Sasuke down a bit he summons his Baku, which are Japanese supernatural beings that devour dreams and nightmares (thanks wiki). This is the perfect summon for him in many ways.
First off it is a wind creature just like Danzou and its suction helps improve Danzou’s wind jutsus.
Secondly it eats the dreams of people like Dansou who end's the dreams of many people.
Sasuke shows us he hasn’t lost his smarts by making the cleaver move of using his fire jutsu against the wind beast. It didn’t stand much of a chance. But unless he has a plan why did he just charge strait in at Dansou at the end when he fully knows what Izanagi can do. Maybe he has timed it right so Dansou has run out of time and has to stop the jutsu, but it’s a bit of a bold move especially as he got hit as well.
I spy Hokage hat.
Overall thoughts.
Not a bad chapter it was one devoted to the subject at hand, we learnt much but also had new questions pop up (Like Karin's). Dansou’s abilities were once again fleshed out making him less mysterious to the reader. Sasuke didn’t do much in this one but he did show some brains and Karin was just here normal self and sat back and figuring stuff out that Madara could just of told her anyway.
Predictions.
Just some general ones.
1. I don’t think the fight will end next week
2. We will switch to some other characters for a bit as a break
3. Karin will do something useful. (what?)
Thanks for taking time out to read this feel free to tell me what you thought below. (go easy on me, it was my first after all.)
And last but not least thanks to Manga Stream for the scans.
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