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Hello, friends; And now, we finally reached chapter 400! Now I'm changing the title's name to analysis, I think it suits better, basically because I'm doing an analysis of all the chapter, and I liked it more than just review!
The Edited Manga used is from Binktopia
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Papa, why you? With so many Uchihas, why you?
Then we reached chapter 400, in a chapter with great revelations and explanations. Now is the time to know the truth about Itachi, and in the beginning, Tobi again explains about the coup d’etat and Itachi’s real job, a spy. The first great revelation here is that Sasuke’s father was the leader of the revolution, and so he sent Itachi as a spy. Seeing in his own son a prodigy, there’s no one better than Itachi to accomplish such task, but the problem is that Itachi, at the same time, was working with Konoha, so we have a typical strategy here: Two sides using the same person to its own benefits. I’ve said it so many times, but I’ll repeat again: Kishimoto studied the classic aspect of war and placed it in the story perfectly. The spies are one of the most important weapons when we talk about wars, and each side here has this same philosophy. I’m surprised to see that the Uchiha’s side also was using Itachi, and now, we can understand better the relation between Sasuke, Itachi and their father: Fugaku saying that Itachi was a genius and a true ninja example, but in truth, it was only superficial, because Itachi, in such position, couldn’t be the perfect son: His father would look to him just like a tool. And let’s not forget that Fugaku told to Sasuke not follow his brother’s path. From what I could understand, he didn’t wanted another son to be used as tool. And in the middle of this war between Konoha and Uchiha, there’s a one person who certain suffered more then anyone else: Itachi.
At this point, killing myself is the best option...
Itachi working with the two sides ate the same time could be considered betrayal, just like Sasuke asked, but finally, the question that remains for almost 400 chapters is finally answered, and Kishimoto was brilliant to explain it to us: In real life, it’s said that only people who experienced war could tell exactly what is a true war, and Itachi, only with 4 years, witnessed a war. It’s too much for a little kid to bear. Then, fighting all the time to prevent war, and his own father was planning to begin a new one. I almost could understand Itachi’s feelings about it. To prevent a second war, he'll try anything and so, Konoha would be free from external control, which could be a terrible thing to such powerful village. Kishimoto just buit a great character, with the worst past ever possible. I’m liking so much of this chapter mainly about the psychological and emotional parts here, and basically the chapter was only about only this, so I’m really grateful for all we got. And the most important thing: Itachi was the perfect example of a ninja: strong, responsible, a tool, a person with a great sorrow in the heart and mainly the fact he was able to hide his feelings from everyone. Kill the entire clan, there’s no word to explain such act, but we cannot judge Itachi if what he’ve done, at his eyes, was right or wrong, but in ninja world, there’s no good or bad, only missions to be accomplished. He had strong convictions in his life, and to fulfill them, he would give his own life. His story was one of the saddest I ever readed, but one of the greatest: A perfect ninja, more than Naruto, Sasuke or anyone else. It’s a shame that he’s dead now, because would be interesting to see what Itachi would tell to Sasuke, now that he knows the truth.
It's not The Bourne Ultimatum, is The Itachi Ultimatum
A curious thing that I noticed in this chapter was Tobi reactions while he was explaining Itachi’s life: We know that both of them were enemies, but now Tobi isn’t talking as if Itachi was his enemy. When he spoke about the war that Itachi experienced, the burden Itachi carried and even about no one being able to blame Itachi, I could see Tobi trying to show a good Itachi to Sasuke. This could be part of his plan to take Sasuke as a ally, because Sasuke, in his current state, isn't able to take correct decisions. One thing I still don't understand very well is about the circunstances that Itachi found Madara: Madara was supposed to be dead by now, and just accidentaly Itachi crossed paths with him? It's strange, if you ask me, that Itachi found Madara so easily. But another possibility is that Madara let himself be found by Itachi, but in this case, Tobi would say this instead saying he was found; this little detail should be better explained, because for now, seems to be so convenient this meeting. And with this meeting, we can see again how strong are his convictions: He would do anything in order to protect Konoha, even making a deal with someone like Madara. And about this deal, I see some contradictions with it: Madara said he has a grudge against Uchiha, but at the same time, the Uchihas were planning the coup d'etat, then they're following Madara's ideals. Here, I think Madara could be lying to Sasuke, why to kill the clan when they will do the same thing thing Madara once tried? We need a better explanation about it in the future. And his these panels, another thing that took my attention was the previous mask: again, we can only the hole for the right eye, and with this, I'm inclined to think that Madara has something else in the left eye. And continuining with the explanations, seems that Sasuke is faded to craziness when Tobi said that Itachi's only mistake was not be able to kill Sasuke!
How lovely... And so sad...
Looking at Sasuke's reactions here, I could say he's a little relieved with the explanations: after all, the remembrances about Itachi being a good brother weren't just an illusion, and indeed, all that Itachi had done was to protect his brother: Knowing about Sarutobi's kindness, he asked him to protect Sasuke from the others, after all, even if one Uchiha is alive, someday this person could become a new threat, and I'm sure it was Danzou's thoughts. And again, Sarutobi was the perfect Hokage: not only he was taking care of Naruto, but Sasuke as well. But again, I'll point some interesting note about which could be the true goal of Madara: If Madara is really trying to bring Sasuke as a new ally, then there's no need to tell good things about Sandaime: He could just lie about Sandaime, saying he was one o the responsible for the massacre, but instead, he said that Sarutobi was trying to prevent the massacre and protecting Sasuke. This way, Sasuke can get the impression that still there's some good people on the village, and in a first moment he'll refuse Madara's offer about joining him, if that's Tobi's goal. We can conclude how Itachi loved his brother where he would be able to tell everything about his mission to world, but why he joined with Akatsuki is unclear to us. My guess is that in a cat-rat game, just like Itachi wold tell the truth about Konoha, Madara would tell the truth about Itachi, so, without any choice, Itachi joined with Akatsuki; But there's another thing: Tobi said that Itachi living as a criminal was planned, so in this case, could be that Konoha and Akatsuki had a deal. but this should be clarified when Tobi reveals his true intentions, and we're not so far from this.
What if he isn't?
And finally, Tobi is finishing his explanations about Itachi. I can tell that, from all the burdens that Itachi carried, his brother's hate was the greatest of them: I'm sure this isn't the life that Itachi expected to Sasuke, but there's no other choice. In that fateful day, Itachi's like changed so much, and now that almost is explained, all the flashbacks chapters in the Naruto vs Sasuke's fight make more sense: When Itachi entered in ANBU, he changed his behavior, becoming a more cold blooded person. Since those chapters, I think Kishimoto had everything planned in his mind, and he was able to link all the events perfectly: almost the entire story of the Uchiha story was explained without any contradictions, with solid logic and context. I was afraid that Kishimoto could get confused at some point in the story, but he was perfect in this aspect. Even the Itachi vs Sasuke fight has more sense now: In the end, Itachi wanted to give a new power and also to be killed by Sasuke; maybe, with that, Itachi was trying to redeem himself from his life. But still, there's something left: Why was Itachi trying to prevent Madara and Sasuke's meeting: Even if Madara killed the Uchiha, he could murder Sasuke easily now. I'm sure we'll know this last secret in the next chapter, given Sasuke's reactions: almost the entire chapter, Sasuke hadn't any words, he must be so shocked that there isn't words to say; I'll tell something: Sasuke is in the edge of madness. And just like Itachi, I cannot remember such development going so far for a character, which is a great thing: Sasuke begun so arrogant in part 2, and look now: he's nothing. From this point, I could ever say that his death is a possibility, because with more things coming from Madara, there won't be turning back to such madness.
***Key Points***
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Another great chapter with explanations; Even if 4 chapters could be a waste, they're important to understand what really happened. I think this chapter settled all the Uchiha's story, and now we'll get development toward Tobi's intentions. Finally we found out who really was Itachi, and his love towards Sasuke ws really surprising, even if the entire series he didn't show it once. Even without action, the trauma and drama are things that I really like to see in any development, and I don't have any complains about how Kishimoto write it. Now, Sasuke's fate is what I'm really interesting, and I'm sure in the next week we'll know Kishimoto's plans; Then, friends, see you next week!
The Edited Manga used is from Binktopia
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Naruto 400
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Papa, why you? With so many Uchihas, why you?
Then we reached chapter 400, in a chapter with great revelations and explanations. Now is the time to know the truth about Itachi, and in the beginning, Tobi again explains about the coup d’etat and Itachi’s real job, a spy. The first great revelation here is that Sasuke’s father was the leader of the revolution, and so he sent Itachi as a spy. Seeing in his own son a prodigy, there’s no one better than Itachi to accomplish such task, but the problem is that Itachi, at the same time, was working with Konoha, so we have a typical strategy here: Two sides using the same person to its own benefits. I’ve said it so many times, but I’ll repeat again: Kishimoto studied the classic aspect of war and placed it in the story perfectly. The spies are one of the most important weapons when we talk about wars, and each side here has this same philosophy. I’m surprised to see that the Uchiha’s side also was using Itachi, and now, we can understand better the relation between Sasuke, Itachi and their father: Fugaku saying that Itachi was a genius and a true ninja example, but in truth, it was only superficial, because Itachi, in such position, couldn’t be the perfect son: His father would look to him just like a tool. And let’s not forget that Fugaku told to Sasuke not follow his brother’s path. From what I could understand, he didn’t wanted another son to be used as tool. And in the middle of this war between Konoha and Uchiha, there’s a one person who certain suffered more then anyone else: Itachi.
At this point, killing myself is the best option...
Itachi working with the two sides ate the same time could be considered betrayal, just like Sasuke asked, but finally, the question that remains for almost 400 chapters is finally answered, and Kishimoto was brilliant to explain it to us: In real life, it’s said that only people who experienced war could tell exactly what is a true war, and Itachi, only with 4 years, witnessed a war. It’s too much for a little kid to bear. Then, fighting all the time to prevent war, and his own father was planning to begin a new one. I almost could understand Itachi’s feelings about it. To prevent a second war, he'll try anything and so, Konoha would be free from external control, which could be a terrible thing to such powerful village. Kishimoto just buit a great character, with the worst past ever possible. I’m liking so much of this chapter mainly about the psychological and emotional parts here, and basically the chapter was only about only this, so I’m really grateful for all we got. And the most important thing: Itachi was the perfect example of a ninja: strong, responsible, a tool, a person with a great sorrow in the heart and mainly the fact he was able to hide his feelings from everyone. Kill the entire clan, there’s no word to explain such act, but we cannot judge Itachi if what he’ve done, at his eyes, was right or wrong, but in ninja world, there’s no good or bad, only missions to be accomplished. He had strong convictions in his life, and to fulfill them, he would give his own life. His story was one of the saddest I ever readed, but one of the greatest: A perfect ninja, more than Naruto, Sasuke or anyone else. It’s a shame that he’s dead now, because would be interesting to see what Itachi would tell to Sasuke, now that he knows the truth.
It's not The Bourne Ultimatum, is The Itachi Ultimatum
A curious thing that I noticed in this chapter was Tobi reactions while he was explaining Itachi’s life: We know that both of them were enemies, but now Tobi isn’t talking as if Itachi was his enemy. When he spoke about the war that Itachi experienced, the burden Itachi carried and even about no one being able to blame Itachi, I could see Tobi trying to show a good Itachi to Sasuke. This could be part of his plan to take Sasuke as a ally, because Sasuke, in his current state, isn't able to take correct decisions. One thing I still don't understand very well is about the circunstances that Itachi found Madara: Madara was supposed to be dead by now, and just accidentaly Itachi crossed paths with him? It's strange, if you ask me, that Itachi found Madara so easily. But another possibility is that Madara let himself be found by Itachi, but in this case, Tobi would say this instead saying he was found; this little detail should be better explained, because for now, seems to be so convenient this meeting. And with this meeting, we can see again how strong are his convictions: He would do anything in order to protect Konoha, even making a deal with someone like Madara. And about this deal, I see some contradictions with it: Madara said he has a grudge against Uchiha, but at the same time, the Uchihas were planning the coup d'etat, then they're following Madara's ideals. Here, I think Madara could be lying to Sasuke, why to kill the clan when they will do the same thing thing Madara once tried? We need a better explanation about it in the future. And his these panels, another thing that took my attention was the previous mask: again, we can only the hole for the right eye, and with this, I'm inclined to think that Madara has something else in the left eye. And continuining with the explanations, seems that Sasuke is faded to craziness when Tobi said that Itachi's only mistake was not be able to kill Sasuke!
How lovely... And so sad...
Looking at Sasuke's reactions here, I could say he's a little relieved with the explanations: after all, the remembrances about Itachi being a good brother weren't just an illusion, and indeed, all that Itachi had done was to protect his brother: Knowing about Sarutobi's kindness, he asked him to protect Sasuke from the others, after all, even if one Uchiha is alive, someday this person could become a new threat, and I'm sure it was Danzou's thoughts. And again, Sarutobi was the perfect Hokage: not only he was taking care of Naruto, but Sasuke as well. But again, I'll point some interesting note about which could be the true goal of Madara: If Madara is really trying to bring Sasuke as a new ally, then there's no need to tell good things about Sandaime: He could just lie about Sandaime, saying he was one o the responsible for the massacre, but instead, he said that Sarutobi was trying to prevent the massacre and protecting Sasuke. This way, Sasuke can get the impression that still there's some good people on the village, and in a first moment he'll refuse Madara's offer about joining him, if that's Tobi's goal. We can conclude how Itachi loved his brother where he would be able to tell everything about his mission to world, but why he joined with Akatsuki is unclear to us. My guess is that in a cat-rat game, just like Itachi wold tell the truth about Konoha, Madara would tell the truth about Itachi, so, without any choice, Itachi joined with Akatsuki; But there's another thing: Tobi said that Itachi living as a criminal was planned, so in this case, could be that Konoha and Akatsuki had a deal. but this should be clarified when Tobi reveals his true intentions, and we're not so far from this.
What if he isn't?
And finally, Tobi is finishing his explanations about Itachi. I can tell that, from all the burdens that Itachi carried, his brother's hate was the greatest of them: I'm sure this isn't the life that Itachi expected to Sasuke, but there's no other choice. In that fateful day, Itachi's like changed so much, and now that almost is explained, all the flashbacks chapters in the Naruto vs Sasuke's fight make more sense: When Itachi entered in ANBU, he changed his behavior, becoming a more cold blooded person. Since those chapters, I think Kishimoto had everything planned in his mind, and he was able to link all the events perfectly: almost the entire story of the Uchiha story was explained without any contradictions, with solid logic and context. I was afraid that Kishimoto could get confused at some point in the story, but he was perfect in this aspect. Even the Itachi vs Sasuke fight has more sense now: In the end, Itachi wanted to give a new power and also to be killed by Sasuke; maybe, with that, Itachi was trying to redeem himself from his life. But still, there's something left: Why was Itachi trying to prevent Madara and Sasuke's meeting: Even if Madara killed the Uchiha, he could murder Sasuke easily now. I'm sure we'll know this last secret in the next chapter, given Sasuke's reactions: almost the entire chapter, Sasuke hadn't any words, he must be so shocked that there isn't words to say; I'll tell something: Sasuke is in the edge of madness. And just like Itachi, I cannot remember such development going so far for a character, which is a great thing: Sasuke begun so arrogant in part 2, and look now: he's nothing. From this point, I could ever say that his death is a possibility, because with more things coming from Madara, there won't be turning back to such madness.
***Key Points***
- Tobi's another mask
- The plot's pieces are well placed
- Sasuke is almost crazy literally
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Summary
[/size]Another great chapter with explanations; Even if 4 chapters could be a waste, they're important to understand what really happened. I think this chapter settled all the Uchiha's story, and now we'll get development toward Tobi's intentions. Finally we found out who really was Itachi, and his love towards Sasuke ws really surprising, even if the entire series he didn't show it once. Even without action, the trauma and drama are things that I really like to see in any development, and I don't have any complains about how Kishimoto write it. Now, Sasuke's fate is what I'm really interesting, and I'm sure in the next week we'll know Kishimoto's plans; Then, friends, see you next week!
