Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Naruto Chapters 326-328 Review!!!
I'm late again!

Oh, these chapters were so shocking! I can't even begin to tell you!

First of all, I thought yay! Hidan is out of here, no more undead jerk, but of course now we have a talking head and Kakuzu shows his own ability and pulls Hidan back together. Now that Hidan's a ninja world frankenstein monster, he goes on the attack again, gets past their defense and into his circle again then makes the final blow.

After I read that chapter and had to wait, I was like...someone's going to stop him right? He got pushed out the circle again right? Shikamaru saved the day right? Wrong.
Hidan landed his attack perfectly. Asuma was doomed. Poor Shikamaru went on the attack in his rage but got knocked away. The backup squad arrived, a bit too late. Ino, Chouji, Raido and Aoba come to help. They readied to fight round two with Hidan and Kakuzu but a strange figure calls them away to capture the three tail jinnchuriki. It's none other than...the Leader of Akatsuki!!!!

I was like OMG! and we actually got a glimpse of his face!!!! Questions have been running through my head about who he could be. In earlier chapters Jiraiya was talking to Kakashi and gave a few clues about him, perhaps linking him to Konoha somehow, and the Kyuubi provided info on a certain Uchiha Madara, a man with terrible Sharingan powers that surpassed even his own. Who knows, maybe this Leader was an Uchiha who defected from Konoha long long ago, but it's all up to speculation now. Can't help wondering though.

Anyway, back to the story, after Hidan and Kakuzu leave, everyone's worried Asuma is dead. He has a slight heartbeat and is able to say his final words to his students. This was the hardest chapter to read, a great Jounin, son of the third Hokage, dying before we really got to know him. He tells Shikamaru in his last moments something important about a "king." Earlier in Chapter 316, he talked to Shikamaru while playing shogi, about the importance of the "king" piece. That, if it were lost, the whole game would end. In order to protect it, other pieces must be sacrificed. He likened Shikamaru to a "knight" and himself to a "sacrifical piece" then asked if Shikamaru knew who the "king" piece was. He believed it was the Hokage but Asuma says no. Here, in chapter 328, he tells Shikamaru who the "king" is but it's not revealed to readers. Darn, I hate that!!!

Anyway, after this revelation, Asuma dies. I nearly cried. This was the saddest thing ever!!!! Poor Shikamaru, would just one mission go right for him? Now he's lost his sensei. Oiy...sad...
Well, now I have to wait till...Friday to find out what happens next. Ganbatte o Kishimoto-san!!!

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Naruto 326 Favorite Quote:

Hidan: "It freakin hurts, dude! Taking off my head like that! Do you have any idea how much it stings?! Do ya?!!"

Asuma: *sweatdrop*

Kotetsu: "What the..."

Izumo: "Yeah, I'm not sure how to handle this situation either..."

(Note: I'd feel the same way if a severed head were yelling at me...)

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Naruto 327 Favorite Quote:

Hidan: "Feels good..."

Shikamaru: "ASUMA!"

(Note: I found this to be heartbreaking. Hidan struck a final blow and poor Shikamaru could only watch. I've never seen him so sad. That's it, forget Orochimaru, Hidan I hate most now! At least Orochimaru didn't kill anybody important...or...maybe he did. Sorry Sandaime. *sweatdrop* Well, still, it's an unfair advantage if your opponent doesn't die...hmmm, Orochimaru is like that too. Oh, forget it, I hate them both!)

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Naruto 328 Favorite Quote:

Shikamaru: "I knew I'd hate smoking...the smoke gets in my eyes."

(Note: what made this so sad was that when team ten first met Asuma-sensei, he started smoking when he told them jokingly he'd be strict. They started crying because the smoke was in their eyes. Now as the rain sheds a thousand tears, three ninjas weep for their sensei. This was the hardest thing to read, I felt like crying buckets myself. Sadness...
Asuma-sensei...you will be missed...)
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