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How are you, people? Here we are, with another chapter; and again, I’ll change the review method in this one: the review will be way shorter than usual, we have about 13 from 17 pages composed by only flashbacks, and there’s no need to write so much about them, a flashback speaks by itself, then will be just 1 block for all the 13 initial pages, focusing more in what really happened in the chapter. Let’s go then!
Edited Manga by Binktopia
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Damn, how perfect was this picture… And you’re the responsible for this, Sasuke
Continuing from last chapter, Sasuke is looking at sea, and judging from the flashbacks, Sasuke had made his mind about Itachi: In all these flashbacks, all the remembrances about his good brother were real, and probably this is the best thing Sasuke could gain right now: even if his revenge was useless, at least his brother wasn’t the monster he swore to kill.
In these flashbacks, let’s take a look on the famous “poke”- Itachi fingers on Sasuke’s forehead. It was used four times here, and Kishimoto gave some emphasis in the first 3 pokes to explain the fourth; it was a signature gesture from Itachi. Usually, people with strong ties create some things like this poke to show their love, and with Itachi wasn’t different. I believe that with this gesture, Itachi always was trying to show to Sasuke that he was a good and caring older brother who really liked his little brother, and in the brother’s fight, when Itachi poked Sasuke’s forehead for the last time, he was trying to say that he still was the good brother who loved Sasuke more than anything, and the ties remained the same as in the past. It was a great way to show how some ties cannot be broken by anything.
And finally, we find out what Itachi said to Sasuke after the last poke. And just like I thought there’s no way to get any more emotional, Itachi’s words were just amazing, but not only that: his smile also was great. The words and smile combined just created one of the best panels I’ve seen in Naruto. Even with every kind of adversity, Itachi died smiling, saying that won’t be another time to poke Sasuke again; how painful was to Itachi to say such words is beyond imagination, like Madara once said. About this panel, I’ll say it was perfect, the feeling involved was one of the most real things that I saw, and I’m sure the last scene with his brother alive was the key to Sasuke believes in Itachi and everything he’d done.
Now you know what’s the true pain, Sasuke…
After the wonderful panel with Itachi smiling, finally we go back to present, and I must say that Itachi’s panel was perfect, but we have another great panel in the chapter, and now, we can see Sasuke crying after all the remembrances. It’s said that one image is more worth than one thousand words, and this statement suits perfectly here: Now he’s crying true tears for everything that happened, and these tears are for his brother! In his emotions, I can see a mix of sadness, sorrow and burden coming from Sasuke, and now, that Itachi is dead, there’s no way to Sasuke redeem himself with Itachi. I wouldn’t add anything more in the drama and emotional side of the chapter, because there’s no need for that. More than in the last chapter, now Sasuke is truly showing his emotions. I cannot remember to see “this” Sasuke in the past. First, Itachi was smiling to Sasuke, and then, Sasuke crying for Itachi. I, who love every kind of real drama, couldn’t be happier about this aspect. Even if the majority of the chapter were composed by flashbacks, those 2 panels were worth the entire chapter.
And while Sasuke is crying, we can see Suigetsu, Karin, Juugo and Tobi with Sasuke. And all of them are respecting Sasuke’s emotion, even Suigetsu is serious now, and that’s a difficult thing to see! Probably now, they’re more than just a team, probably edging the friendship. After all, they’re with Sasuke for a long time, then, this could be expected. And even now they’re Hawk Team, they’ll follow Sasuke, so I think some ties were born here. And after seeing all of them now, sure some time has passed, and seems Suigetsu didn’t defeated Kisame: his goal was to obtain Samehada, but he still has Zabuza’s sword. I expected to see some thing related to Kisame in the chapter, but I’m sure Kishimoto will explain everything that happened in this little time skip. The skip was good to explain this chapter, but besides Uchihas story, there’re Kisame, Naruto and co. and the message sent by Jiraya. Kishi cannot just ignore these things, except by Kisame vs Suigetsu, the remaining events are important and relevant to the plot.
Yes, your last and most fateful choice in your life…
Another surprising panel at the end, where we can see Sasuke with a new sharingan variation. Personally, I don’t think it’s a good thing to create so many variations, let’s not forget the basic sharingan was the one with one, two or three tomoes. Whether Sasuke has MS, EMS or any other form we’ll find out later, but this new sharingan is more similar to a kaleidoscope than the Itachi’s sharingan, so I’m guessing Sasuke now has the true form of mangekyou sharingan. My greatest fear here is that now Sasuke could be somehow invincible; losing the cursed seal and Orochimaru was a good move by Kishimoto to place Sasuke as a normal ninja again, but now, with this new power, Sasuke could be even more powerful than Madara. I don’t know how Kishimoto will handle these aspects, but he must be careful about the new sharingan while creating new power coming from it.
And with the new sharingan, Sasuke has only one goal again, but this time, he’ll try to destroy Konoha. While this isn’t exactly a surprise, Sasuke is throwing off all the Itachi’s efforts, everything his brother fought for. Sasuke still is too immature, and now, he’s blaming Konoha for what he’d done, because Itachi was killed by Sasuke, not by Konoha. Sasuke was crying, but unable to blame himself for what happened, he’s using Konoha as an excuse, because he cannot accept he was the responsible. And now he made his choice, probably Sasuke is faded to death. Like Kakashi once said, those who live for revenge will find their fate by it. I’m really disappointed with Sasuke, and the arrogance just returned. Depending of Sasuke’s actions, his fight in Konoha will be the last, because even Hawk Team cannot fight against all the leaf. And I don’t think Sasuke will ever return to Konoha as a friend, Itachi already gave him a chance of redemption, to rebuild Uchiha as a true hero, but still Sasuke will try to bring Konoha the total destruction. And I don’t want more three years with Naruto trying to bring Sasuke to the “good side” again. IMO, Kishimoto built the perfect character to be killed, there’s no way to save him now. I’ll say again my favorite statement: “Who lives for revenge, dies for revenge”.
***Key Points***
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While too many flashbacks in the chapters, I’ll never forget Sasuke and Itachi’s faces in this chapter; this was the most dramatic chapter I’ve readied in Naruto, and was perfect. Due the flashbacks, almost no action and plot development here, but with Sasuke’s choice, I’m sure we can expect some actions in the near future. And I’m looking forward in the next weeks to really find out what will be Sasuke’s fate.
Then, people, see you later!
Edited Manga by Binktopia
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Damn, how perfect was this picture… And you’re the responsible for this, Sasuke
Continuing from last chapter, Sasuke is looking at sea, and judging from the flashbacks, Sasuke had made his mind about Itachi: In all these flashbacks, all the remembrances about his good brother were real, and probably this is the best thing Sasuke could gain right now: even if his revenge was useless, at least his brother wasn’t the monster he swore to kill.
In these flashbacks, let’s take a look on the famous “poke”- Itachi fingers on Sasuke’s forehead. It was used four times here, and Kishimoto gave some emphasis in the first 3 pokes to explain the fourth; it was a signature gesture from Itachi. Usually, people with strong ties create some things like this poke to show their love, and with Itachi wasn’t different. I believe that with this gesture, Itachi always was trying to show to Sasuke that he was a good and caring older brother who really liked his little brother, and in the brother’s fight, when Itachi poked Sasuke’s forehead for the last time, he was trying to say that he still was the good brother who loved Sasuke more than anything, and the ties remained the same as in the past. It was a great way to show how some ties cannot be broken by anything.
And finally, we find out what Itachi said to Sasuke after the last poke. And just like I thought there’s no way to get any more emotional, Itachi’s words were just amazing, but not only that: his smile also was great. The words and smile combined just created one of the best panels I’ve seen in Naruto. Even with every kind of adversity, Itachi died smiling, saying that won’t be another time to poke Sasuke again; how painful was to Itachi to say such words is beyond imagination, like Madara once said. About this panel, I’ll say it was perfect, the feeling involved was one of the most real things that I saw, and I’m sure the last scene with his brother alive was the key to Sasuke believes in Itachi and everything he’d done.
Now you know what’s the true pain, Sasuke…
After the wonderful panel with Itachi smiling, finally we go back to present, and I must say that Itachi’s panel was perfect, but we have another great panel in the chapter, and now, we can see Sasuke crying after all the remembrances. It’s said that one image is more worth than one thousand words, and this statement suits perfectly here: Now he’s crying true tears for everything that happened, and these tears are for his brother! In his emotions, I can see a mix of sadness, sorrow and burden coming from Sasuke, and now, that Itachi is dead, there’s no way to Sasuke redeem himself with Itachi. I wouldn’t add anything more in the drama and emotional side of the chapter, because there’s no need for that. More than in the last chapter, now Sasuke is truly showing his emotions. I cannot remember to see “this” Sasuke in the past. First, Itachi was smiling to Sasuke, and then, Sasuke crying for Itachi. I, who love every kind of real drama, couldn’t be happier about this aspect. Even if the majority of the chapter were composed by flashbacks, those 2 panels were worth the entire chapter.
And while Sasuke is crying, we can see Suigetsu, Karin, Juugo and Tobi with Sasuke. And all of them are respecting Sasuke’s emotion, even Suigetsu is serious now, and that’s a difficult thing to see! Probably now, they’re more than just a team, probably edging the friendship. After all, they’re with Sasuke for a long time, then, this could be expected. And even now they’re Hawk Team, they’ll follow Sasuke, so I think some ties were born here. And after seeing all of them now, sure some time has passed, and seems Suigetsu didn’t defeated Kisame: his goal was to obtain Samehada, but he still has Zabuza’s sword. I expected to see some thing related to Kisame in the chapter, but I’m sure Kishimoto will explain everything that happened in this little time skip. The skip was good to explain this chapter, but besides Uchihas story, there’re Kisame, Naruto and co. and the message sent by Jiraya. Kishi cannot just ignore these things, except by Kisame vs Suigetsu, the remaining events are important and relevant to the plot.
Yes, your last and most fateful choice in your life…
Another surprising panel at the end, where we can see Sasuke with a new sharingan variation. Personally, I don’t think it’s a good thing to create so many variations, let’s not forget the basic sharingan was the one with one, two or three tomoes. Whether Sasuke has MS, EMS or any other form we’ll find out later, but this new sharingan is more similar to a kaleidoscope than the Itachi’s sharingan, so I’m guessing Sasuke now has the true form of mangekyou sharingan. My greatest fear here is that now Sasuke could be somehow invincible; losing the cursed seal and Orochimaru was a good move by Kishimoto to place Sasuke as a normal ninja again, but now, with this new power, Sasuke could be even more powerful than Madara. I don’t know how Kishimoto will handle these aspects, but he must be careful about the new sharingan while creating new power coming from it.
And with the new sharingan, Sasuke has only one goal again, but this time, he’ll try to destroy Konoha. While this isn’t exactly a surprise, Sasuke is throwing off all the Itachi’s efforts, everything his brother fought for. Sasuke still is too immature, and now, he’s blaming Konoha for what he’d done, because Itachi was killed by Sasuke, not by Konoha. Sasuke was crying, but unable to blame himself for what happened, he’s using Konoha as an excuse, because he cannot accept he was the responsible. And now he made his choice, probably Sasuke is faded to death. Like Kakashi once said, those who live for revenge will find their fate by it. I’m really disappointed with Sasuke, and the arrogance just returned. Depending of Sasuke’s actions, his fight in Konoha will be the last, because even Hawk Team cannot fight against all the leaf. And I don’t think Sasuke will ever return to Konoha as a friend, Itachi already gave him a chance of redemption, to rebuild Uchiha as a true hero, but still Sasuke will try to bring Konoha the total destruction. And I don’t want more three years with Naruto trying to bring Sasuke to the “good side” again. IMO, Kishimoto built the perfect character to be killed, there’s no way to save him now. I’ll say again my favorite statement: “Who lives for revenge, dies for revenge”.
***Key Points***
- Itachi’s smiling face was perfect
- Sasuke’s crying was superb
- Sasuke’s new sharingan
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Summary
[/size]While too many flashbacks in the chapters, I’ll never forget Sasuke and Itachi’s faces in this chapter; this was the most dramatic chapter I’ve readied in Naruto, and was perfect. Due the flashbacks, almost no action and plot development here, but with Sasuke’s choice, I’m sure we can expect some actions in the near future. And I’m looking forward in the next weeks to really find out what will be Sasuke’s fate.
Then, people, see you later!
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