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Guys, another Naruto review, huh? But first, let me explain some things about this review and some facts: This week I’ve changed my job, and this Friday and this weekend will be a chaos on my life! I had so little time to write this review, you know, on a new job we cannot act as in the previous one, then this review maybe has some flaws, or even could be rushed. But I can assure you that this problem will be exclusively for this review, on the next week things will get easier(I hope…) hehe. But still I’ve tried my best to write this review, and please, enjoy it 
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The Edited Manga used is from Binktopia
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I’m expecting to see how it’ll finish…
First, I’d like to comment about the cover and I must say, it has strong hints about what route Kishimoto will take from now, I believe, and it was totally unexpected; Kishimoto gave us serious hints that Sasuke still has some feelings toward Naruto, and in the end, they’ll return to Konoha together. Seems weird, huh? But I’ll explain my reason in the last blocks, for now is only important to notice that this cover was a beautiful one to begin the chapter, and it fits perfectly with the context.
Yeah, I know… aren’t you the fooled, Sasuke?
Continuing from the last chapter, Sasuke will fight against the Hachibi, who cannot understand why Hawk Team is after him. Again, the sarcasm is his trademark, even when he’s on the heat of the battle, he won’t lose his rhythm, which makes him a great character now, I couldn’t remember another Naruto character with this level of coolness, and definitely he’ll stay on the story from now. Interesting though is Sasuke speaking that they’re the ones who are controlling Akatsuki.
Again we can see how Sasuke is immature, because the same apply to Akatsuki: they’re controlling Hawk Team to their own benefits, and Sasuke is really a fool if he thinks that Akatsuki isn’t aware from that. Again we’re with the famous Cat and Rat game. Sasuke will stab Akatsuki in the backs after(if) he reaches his goals, and the same goes for Akatsuki, they’ll just dispose Sasuke after Madara and his goals. It’s interesting to see how the things will go from now. We’ve found out that Sasuke’s goal is to augment their power fighting against a strong opponent, and I’m afraid to say that Sasuke has chosen the worst opponent to test his skills…
WTF??? I thought that I’ve seen everything on my life…
The so awaited battle then begins with Sasuke attacking Hachibi with his sword. Again, Another proof that Hachibi is well skilled: he was able to use perfectly a sword that he never used before, even using just one hand. Such ability must be result of several years training. Hachibi seems to possess a natural talent for fights, not only with Suigetsu’s sword, but as well his own swords, which will be discussed later on the review. And after the sword’s clash, we’re about to see one of the most hilarious moments in the entire manga: after a powerful kick on his throat, Hachibi just begun to write some kind of” rap” on his notebook! This part was golden to me, not only Sasuke seemed a completely dumb, without any reaction, as well taijutsu was proved to be ineffective. In the previous review I was thinking that maybe Hachibi has trained his body to bear close range attacks, and probably is the case now.
And about this subject, laughing@you has brought an interesting point on a PM: maybe Hachibi is able to absorb attacks, which explain why he countered so easily Suigetsu’s sword and Sasuke’s chidori. Being the case, he’s a top physical figher who has mastered his body to be a perfect weapon, and still we don’t know if he’s able to use Genjutsu and Ninjutsu, but usually, strong people like that are able to use a large variety of attacks and jutsus.
Let’s rock, baby!!!
It’s good to see Sasuke attacking, but I’m far more interested to see what his opponent can do, and now, it’s Hachibi’s time to do something on this fight. And in a beautiful panel, we can see 8 tails with all of his 7 swords, on a curious stance, ready to attack Sasuke. We’re talking about a fictional story, of course, but the way that Hachibi launched all the 7 swords was beyond any ninja’s skill I’ve seen until now. Probably only Itachi would be able to do something like that, but still I’m not sure if he would be able to take all the swords with such accuracy! We’re talking about a man who’ll fight with a sword in the mouth, for God’sake! Deidara once fought with a Kunai in the mouth, but his 2 arms were ripped off. Notice how 8 tails isn’t holding any swords with his hands, which is, at least, curious.
My impression with this chapter is that Kishimoto is trying to show Hachibi as a fighting God, seeing how skilled he is. Sure it’s a good thing, powerful shinobis are really necessary now, but there’s the coin’s other side: There’s the possibility that Kishimoto is hyping up 8 tails to be just a God, then, we, readers, would be really impressed with such warrior, only to show that Sasuke would be able to surpass this powerful warrior. Lame and without any logic? Yes, would be, but with a new eye, Hachibi could be only a punch bag to Sasuke and his new powers. While it will kill every tension built on a promising fight, we cannot discard this option.
Sword Tornado?!?!?!
Talking about plot progression, it was really fast on this chapter: at the beginning, I was expecting to see that usual “warm up” thing, present on almost every fight. But this part was skipped by Kishimoto, and we headed straight to the action. The actions scenes were well constructed, mainly the parts involving Hachibi and his swords tornado. Sasuke trying to avoid the sword rain was on a fast pace, and every panel with the sword were attractive too.
And in this chapter, Hachibi literally took the spotlight: the fight’s skill for sure, but the sarcasm and the funny moments were impressive. One panel that I liked so much was that one with Hachibi’s right eye, being surprised by Karin’s comments. It was enough to some good laughs. And I think the Muhamad Ali reference was evident: probably Kishimoto has created this character based on Muhamad: the sarcasm was almost the same, as well the skills: though Muhamad was a boxer fight, his abilities were superb, just like Hachibi. The only unclear point, though, is that we don’t know if Hachibi will be invincible as Muhamad, in a manner of speaking.
George Foreman grill will love it!
As Sasuke was unable to top Hachibi, then he decides to use the sword Chidori, which is said to be unblockable. But little he knows that 8 tails was able to easily stop this attack: just like Sasuke, he can control chakra’s conduction, and after it, we’re at the most impressive panel of the chapter: Sasuke was stabbed on sixth different point by Hachibi. And probably here is where the most controversial issue lies on the entire chapter. Was Sasuke really stabbed? Or it was just an illusion, a kawarimi? So many options, but only one answer. And until we receive further informations, I’ll pick the first one: Sasuke was really stabbed, and allow me explain my reasons.
Which could be more interesting now? Sasuke capturing Hachibi, or Hachibi defeating Sasuke? Surely the second option is way more interesting, and let’s face the reality: No matter how Sasuke is strong, he’s fighting against an experienced warrior, and we do know how experience is important in the series. It’s a flaw logic right now if Sasuke defeats the second(likely) strongest character on the entire manga with just a new eye. Even if is a wishful desire, Kishimoto mustn’t break the rules: probably with more 10 experience years Sasuke could be a match, but not now. Power over experience shouldn’t be applied on a manga where the strong people are those who have many experienced years. And add to this that is highly unlikely that Sasuke has created an illusion on that point: Sasuke was too confident about the sword chidori, he was expecting anything but a defense, that his reaction time was too short for any genjutsu.
And now I’ll explain why I think Sasuke will return to Konoha with Naruto, like I promised in the first block. Let’s suppose that Hachibi really has stabbed Sasuke. I don’t think 8 tails was trying to kill Sasuke, after all, he was trying to defend himself, not to kill Hawk Team, and if he was for real, he could just have stabbed Sasuke’s head. I believe he was trying to incapacitate Sasuke, and assuming that he’s reached his goal, now he can gather further information about Akatsuki. But now, Hachibi, on a serious moment, could be the one to open Sasuke’s eyes: Someone must do this, and Naruto is too busy right now, so Hachibi is the obvious choice. Such event is more a twist than just Hachibi being captured, and I think that panel wasn’t just random stuff, seems more than just a coincidence. Probably Sasuke’s redemption chance lies on Hachibi, and being the case, the plot would take a twisted direction. And Sasuke showing some regrets after everything he’s done will be priceless, but Naruto should be his top priority, and in a likely meeting, they’ll return.
***Key Points***
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Better than I expected, I must say: The action pace was great, as we could see some fighting skills coming from 8 tails. Even though seems that Kishi is rushing this battle with that last panel, I don’t think it’s a bad thing, because Naruto’s training is the important event now. Again, Hachibi and his sarcasm made the chapter, Sasuke is having a hard time now; the art, mainly in the actions panels were well drawn, and Hachibi’s style is, at least, unique. The battle is doing well until now, and I’m expecting to see more from the same in the upcoming chapters.
[size=+2]And Now…[/size]
Well, I think I’ve said everything in the last block, hehe, but I think the most reasonable option is Sasuke’s defeat. But Naruto’s training is a must too, and I’m really curious to see the result; after all, probably he’s doing well with Fukasaku. If my predictions are really correct, then the fight will finish in the next chapter, where we can see a new twist coming.
! The Edited Manga used is from Binktopia
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Naruto 411 – 8 Tails VS Sasuke
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I’m expecting to see how it’ll finish…
First, I’d like to comment about the cover and I must say, it has strong hints about what route Kishimoto will take from now, I believe, and it was totally unexpected; Kishimoto gave us serious hints that Sasuke still has some feelings toward Naruto, and in the end, they’ll return to Konoha together. Seems weird, huh? But I’ll explain my reason in the last blocks, for now is only important to notice that this cover was a beautiful one to begin the chapter, and it fits perfectly with the context.
Yeah, I know… aren’t you the fooled, Sasuke?
Continuing from the last chapter, Sasuke will fight against the Hachibi, who cannot understand why Hawk Team is after him. Again, the sarcasm is his trademark, even when he’s on the heat of the battle, he won’t lose his rhythm, which makes him a great character now, I couldn’t remember another Naruto character with this level of coolness, and definitely he’ll stay on the story from now. Interesting though is Sasuke speaking that they’re the ones who are controlling Akatsuki.
Again we can see how Sasuke is immature, because the same apply to Akatsuki: they’re controlling Hawk Team to their own benefits, and Sasuke is really a fool if he thinks that Akatsuki isn’t aware from that. Again we’re with the famous Cat and Rat game. Sasuke will stab Akatsuki in the backs after(if) he reaches his goals, and the same goes for Akatsuki, they’ll just dispose Sasuke after Madara and his goals. It’s interesting to see how the things will go from now. We’ve found out that Sasuke’s goal is to augment their power fighting against a strong opponent, and I’m afraid to say that Sasuke has chosen the worst opponent to test his skills…
WTF??? I thought that I’ve seen everything on my life…
The so awaited battle then begins with Sasuke attacking Hachibi with his sword. Again, Another proof that Hachibi is well skilled: he was able to use perfectly a sword that he never used before, even using just one hand. Such ability must be result of several years training. Hachibi seems to possess a natural talent for fights, not only with Suigetsu’s sword, but as well his own swords, which will be discussed later on the review. And after the sword’s clash, we’re about to see one of the most hilarious moments in the entire manga: after a powerful kick on his throat, Hachibi just begun to write some kind of” rap” on his notebook! This part was golden to me, not only Sasuke seemed a completely dumb, without any reaction, as well taijutsu was proved to be ineffective. In the previous review I was thinking that maybe Hachibi has trained his body to bear close range attacks, and probably is the case now.
And about this subject, laughing@you has brought an interesting point on a PM: maybe Hachibi is able to absorb attacks, which explain why he countered so easily Suigetsu’s sword and Sasuke’s chidori. Being the case, he’s a top physical figher who has mastered his body to be a perfect weapon, and still we don’t know if he’s able to use Genjutsu and Ninjutsu, but usually, strong people like that are able to use a large variety of attacks and jutsus.
Let’s rock, baby!!!
It’s good to see Sasuke attacking, but I’m far more interested to see what his opponent can do, and now, it’s Hachibi’s time to do something on this fight. And in a beautiful panel, we can see 8 tails with all of his 7 swords, on a curious stance, ready to attack Sasuke. We’re talking about a fictional story, of course, but the way that Hachibi launched all the 7 swords was beyond any ninja’s skill I’ve seen until now. Probably only Itachi would be able to do something like that, but still I’m not sure if he would be able to take all the swords with such accuracy! We’re talking about a man who’ll fight with a sword in the mouth, for God’sake! Deidara once fought with a Kunai in the mouth, but his 2 arms were ripped off. Notice how 8 tails isn’t holding any swords with his hands, which is, at least, curious.
My impression with this chapter is that Kishimoto is trying to show Hachibi as a fighting God, seeing how skilled he is. Sure it’s a good thing, powerful shinobis are really necessary now, but there’s the coin’s other side: There’s the possibility that Kishimoto is hyping up 8 tails to be just a God, then, we, readers, would be really impressed with such warrior, only to show that Sasuke would be able to surpass this powerful warrior. Lame and without any logic? Yes, would be, but with a new eye, Hachibi could be only a punch bag to Sasuke and his new powers. While it will kill every tension built on a promising fight, we cannot discard this option.
Sword Tornado?!?!?!
Talking about plot progression, it was really fast on this chapter: at the beginning, I was expecting to see that usual “warm up” thing, present on almost every fight. But this part was skipped by Kishimoto, and we headed straight to the action. The actions scenes were well constructed, mainly the parts involving Hachibi and his swords tornado. Sasuke trying to avoid the sword rain was on a fast pace, and every panel with the sword were attractive too.
And in this chapter, Hachibi literally took the spotlight: the fight’s skill for sure, but the sarcasm and the funny moments were impressive. One panel that I liked so much was that one with Hachibi’s right eye, being surprised by Karin’s comments. It was enough to some good laughs. And I think the Muhamad Ali reference was evident: probably Kishimoto has created this character based on Muhamad: the sarcasm was almost the same, as well the skills: though Muhamad was a boxer fight, his abilities were superb, just like Hachibi. The only unclear point, though, is that we don’t know if Hachibi will be invincible as Muhamad, in a manner of speaking.
George Foreman grill will love it!
As Sasuke was unable to top Hachibi, then he decides to use the sword Chidori, which is said to be unblockable. But little he knows that 8 tails was able to easily stop this attack: just like Sasuke, he can control chakra’s conduction, and after it, we’re at the most impressive panel of the chapter: Sasuke was stabbed on sixth different point by Hachibi. And probably here is where the most controversial issue lies on the entire chapter. Was Sasuke really stabbed? Or it was just an illusion, a kawarimi? So many options, but only one answer. And until we receive further informations, I’ll pick the first one: Sasuke was really stabbed, and allow me explain my reasons.
Which could be more interesting now? Sasuke capturing Hachibi, or Hachibi defeating Sasuke? Surely the second option is way more interesting, and let’s face the reality: No matter how Sasuke is strong, he’s fighting against an experienced warrior, and we do know how experience is important in the series. It’s a flaw logic right now if Sasuke defeats the second(likely) strongest character on the entire manga with just a new eye. Even if is a wishful desire, Kishimoto mustn’t break the rules: probably with more 10 experience years Sasuke could be a match, but not now. Power over experience shouldn’t be applied on a manga where the strong people are those who have many experienced years. And add to this that is highly unlikely that Sasuke has created an illusion on that point: Sasuke was too confident about the sword chidori, he was expecting anything but a defense, that his reaction time was too short for any genjutsu.
And now I’ll explain why I think Sasuke will return to Konoha with Naruto, like I promised in the first block. Let’s suppose that Hachibi really has stabbed Sasuke. I don’t think 8 tails was trying to kill Sasuke, after all, he was trying to defend himself, not to kill Hawk Team, and if he was for real, he could just have stabbed Sasuke’s head. I believe he was trying to incapacitate Sasuke, and assuming that he’s reached his goal, now he can gather further information about Akatsuki. But now, Hachibi, on a serious moment, could be the one to open Sasuke’s eyes: Someone must do this, and Naruto is too busy right now, so Hachibi is the obvious choice. Such event is more a twist than just Hachibi being captured, and I think that panel wasn’t just random stuff, seems more than just a coincidence. Probably Sasuke’s redemption chance lies on Hachibi, and being the case, the plot would take a twisted direction. And Sasuke showing some regrets after everything he’s done will be priceless, but Naruto should be his top priority, and in a likely meeting, they’ll return.
***Key Points***
- Muhamad Ali’s reference
- Hachibi’s sword dance
- The intriguing Cover
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Summary
[/size]Better than I expected, I must say: The action pace was great, as we could see some fighting skills coming from 8 tails. Even though seems that Kishi is rushing this battle with that last panel, I don’t think it’s a bad thing, because Naruto’s training is the important event now. Again, Hachibi and his sarcasm made the chapter, Sasuke is having a hard time now; the art, mainly in the actions panels were well drawn, and Hachibi’s style is, at least, unique. The battle is doing well until now, and I’m expecting to see more from the same in the upcoming chapters.
[size=+2]And Now…[/size]
Well, I think I’ve said everything in the last block, hehe, but I think the most reasonable option is Sasuke’s defeat. But Naruto’s training is a must too, and I’m really curious to see the result; after all, probably he’s doing well with Fukasaku. If my predictions are really correct, then the fight will finish in the next chapter, where we can see a new twist coming.
