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[StriderC]

Yeah she has. I like the look though. It works.

Anywayyyy, the show can't progress too far without Kakashi. I had a feeling the kages would be in this chapter. Can't wait to see Tsunade with Sakura and her gramps!

And Shikamaru shouldn't die. He has too much to live for. Kurenais baby being one of the major things as well as living on for his father and teacher. He has way more plot relevance than Neji.

[megi]

Yeah she has. I like the look though. It works.

Anywayyyy, the show can't progress too far without Kakashi. I had a feeling the kages would be in this chapter. Can't wait to see Tsunade with Sakura and her gramps!

And Shikamaru shouldn't die. He has too much to live for. Kurenais baby being one of the major things as well as living on for his father and teacher. He has way more plot relevance than Neji.

 

Oh goodness, with everyone coming into the scene...Kakashi totally went out of my mind! Of course he has to come back!

[arian_rad]

Anyone see how when sakura thought of her healing naruto and how she would rather die fighting, she had the seal on her forehead... But she actually didnt have it at that time.

Edited by arian_rad, 17 September 2013 - 04:46 PM.

[Psychox]

Maybe Naruto's regreting not being in love with Hinata instead of Sakura

 

Of course , his actions are defined by the ship first than his actions/dynamics ..
 

 

So, let me get this straight...

• It's somehow Sakura's fault that everyone is dead.
• Naruto is "the new Sakura" because all he does is cry.
• Sakura is the worst character in the series because she didn't save Neji, and she won't save Shikamaru.
• Ino shouldn't even be walking on the same ground as Hashirama.
• Karin is a freak.
• SS moment because panel placement > context.
• NH moment because panel placement > context.

...Fandom, pls:

• Obito and his god tree are responsible for the mass-murder of the Alliance.
• Katsuyu's slugs were attached to the Alliance, and as a result of the tree draining their chakra, her mini-slugs were drained too.
• Sakura wanted to save everyone through remote healing, but couldn't because Katsuyu's mini-slugs are also dead.
• After realizing that, she rushed over to save Shikamaru herself.
• She was devastated because Obito stole their right to die fighting.
• Naruto cried out of sheer anger for what Obito has done.
• The fodder of the Alliance are weak and have lost their will to fight.
• Karin and Suigetsu are the comic relief of the chapter.
• Madara is the ultimate villain.
• Ino was able to connect the First Hokage to the entire Alliance so that he could send valuable information about the tree to them.
• Naruto's feelings are so strong that they came through the Alliance's Kyuubi chakra and thus were transmitted to everyone with it and those within range of Ino's jutsu.
• It's Naruto's heart that Sakura is feeling.
• Her panel is beside Sasuke's because Naruto's thought related to Team 7.
• Hinata's panel is near the end because Naruto's thought about Neji came second to last.
• Naruto thought about his parents last because they are the most important to him.
• kitten is about to go down.

This is why I don't seek out the fandom's opinion on the chapters any more, (and I mean the Naruto fandom as a whole.) Can't we just enjoy the story for what it is and stop twisting everything to fit our opinion? The only two that anyone should be criticizing right now are Obito and Madara. They caused all of this - not Sakura, not Naruto, not Katsuyu, not Karin, not Ino...

pretty much..

Edited by Psychox, 17 September 2013 - 04:36 PM.

[sushi.]

Thoughts;

- Loved Ino in this chapter. Shikamaru is about to die and she stays focused and helps Hashirama convey a very important message to the alliance.

 

- That said, he shouldn't even know the message in the first place. wtf Madara.

 

- Loved Sakura in this chapter too, she's rushing even though she got hurt :3 And the face she makes when reading Naruto's heart was sweet.

 

- Disappointed with Naruto's character. His comrades are quicker than him when it comes to taking action. Sakura healing Shika, Ino supports Hashi, Hashi delivers info etc. I didn't like that it took and entire chapter to make Naruto do something, and he's supposed to lead these people. I know Naruto cares deeply, but compassion can be expressed in other ways than tears and anger.

 

- Even Sasuke is stepping up his game. Maybe it's because Taka arrived lol or maybe because Naruto was just there doing nothing.

 

- Shikamaru lacks chakra right? It was sucked out of him, it's not like any injury. Karin's healing abilities would be more effective now and Sakura said it was too late. Though... the way Tsunade was put back together makes me believe in magic in the Narutoverse.

 

- Sakura isn't a part of Naruto's regrets/failures/those who died for him. But she can become, so Naruto better confess soon. : )

 

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Thank you Slextrem !! :)

[StriderC]

Oh goodness, with everyone coming into the scene...Kakashi totally went out of my mind! Of course he has to come back!

Oh goodness, with everyone coming into the scene...Kakashi totally went out of my mind! Of course he has to come back!

Most definitely. Things need to be resolved between he and Obiti plus it'd be nice to see him interact with Minato plus see his students of course. I'm a bit bummed now when I think about Yamato and his absence from the manga...:(

[NaruSaku24]

Man.... What a chapter.

[BakeNeko-Chan]

Thoughts;

- Loved Ino in this chapter. Shikamaru is about to die and she stays focused and helps Hashirama convey a very important message to the alliance.

 

- That said, he shouldn't even know the message in the first place. wtf Madara.

 

- Loved Sakura in this chapter too, she's rushing even though she got hurt :3 And the face she makes when reading Naruto's heart was sweet.

 

- Disappointed with Naruto's character. His comrades are quicker than him when it comes to taking action. Sakura healing Shika, Ino supports Hashi, Hashi delivers info etc. I didn't like that it took and entire chapter to make Naruto do something, and he's supposed to lead these people. I know Naruto cares deeply, but compassion can be expressed in other ways than tears and anger.

 

- Even Sasuke is stepping up his game. Maybe it's because Taka arrived lol or maybe because Naruto was just there doing nothing.

 

- Shikamaru lacks chakra right? It was sucked out of him, it's not like any injury. Karin's healing abilities would be more effective now and Sakura said it was too late. Though... the way Tsunade was put back together makes me believe in magic in the Narutoverse.

 

- Sakura isn't a part of Naruto's regrets/failures/those who died for him. But she can become, so Naruto better confess soon. : )

 

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Thank you Slextrem !! :)

 

Yeah, Naruto needs to do some more growing up. He was making great progress in the Pein arc but this war has not done the character he was developing into then any justice. It is disappointing, especially since I have a lot of fondness for Naruto as a character.

[tricksie]

NaruSaku jedi mindtrick: Step away from the other fandoms, guys.... These are not the fans you are looking for.

 

*pulls up jedi cloak*

 

[tricksie]

Merged threads - sorry if this booted anybody off.... It defaulted to the older thread. 

[Sakamaki Izayoi]

I definitely thought of Sakura in his regrets speech given she is an individual of great interest. Sure, it wasn't a pairing moment but it definitely sets up for one and it only ties the knot even tighter since it all flows together.

I saw those dots with Hinata and I actually thought that maybe she's starting to get the hint? REDDRAGON, you know what I'm talking about since we had this discussion before with the hug scene and her response. I wanna know if you guys think that it has something to with the closure of her pursuit of Naruto? I mean, look at how Sakura looks when she sees into his heart. Meh, could just be my bias speaking. Lol

At least she got the answer why Naruto wants to save Sasuke despite i find it a bit Yaoi on the begining although i would be cool if Naruto reminded about his parents death and Jiraiya wishes instead of reminding everyone about sacrifices once again.

[Darkness]

That was a very interesting chapter.

 

First of all it doesn't even amazes me anymore how some fandoms tend to over analyze the manga panels and some events just to backup their "theories". I mean really? People are blaming Sakura for all the deaths instead of who actually performed them? This is beyond insanity.

 

About the chapter, it was interesting to see Madara's real intentions. I just find it strange how he is mentioning everything he is going to do to Hashirama before-hand and even how long it will take for the God Flower to bloom. Is he over confident about his plan or maybe he actually wants Hashirama to know everything?

 

Karin... oh Karin... why do you wanna lick Sasuke on a situation like this? I know it's for comedy sake but I think her personal thoughts were shown in a very wrong manner and wrong time.

 

About Pairing stuff: absolute zero in this chapter (excluding Karin). But as mentioned before, the events on this chapter may very easily lead to future pairing related moments. We are talking about Naruto's heart and possible regrets he doesn't want to have after all. The possibility of a future confession to Sakura is becoming increasingly more likely. 

Edited by Darkness, 17 September 2013 - 05:12 PM.

[Hanabi]

^ Yeah! I totally thought of narusasu at the start when naruto shared his heart with everyone.

[Atheck]

Umm....duh? You don't need to remind of the stuff I already know about, but you just proved my point that whether or not Katsuya is there, it had no affect on whether they lived or died.

The possibility of them being targeted was heightened with the chakra shroud but Katsuyu still presented a realistic liability to the shinobi because of It binding itself to them. Both were detriments in the long run for #646, it's just that the slugs made a second weakness to the shinobi.
 

So why blame Sakura at all? Like I said, you were the first one to bring this up here and the first to jump on it. Why? It makes no difference.

I explained how Katsuyu's presence created a second detriment for the shinobi who were receiving its chakra. That was an indirect endangerment because of the reliance on Katsuyu's chakra. Whether that attracted the tree to those shinobi in particular wasn't mentioned though.
 

Like a mindless zombie, I see the tree just attacks a certain source of chakra that it can gather. KB said that it purposed targets the nine-tailed chakra which could explain why it went after some people and not others. Like a zombie that goes after animals. Sure it can eat animals, but it prefers humans and if it had the choice between humans and animals, it prefer the humans. Same concept for the tree.

Actually, I'm skimming through all of the pages in chapters #646 and #647. Nowhere can I find where it specifies that the tree has a particular interest in Kurama's chakra. The only reference to it discriminating is based on the amount of chakra certain people have in general. That would account for Hashirama, Naruto, and Killer Bee being outstandingly targeted. Feel free to post the exact scanlation denoting an interest in Kurama.
 

So, basically, Sakura had no affect what so ever and they would have died regardless.

We don't know what would of come of those who were still melded with Katsuyu if they didn't have a gigantic slug clinging to their bodies. Some might have survived, others would have died. It depends on several factors like their favourability to the Jubi (assuming it discriminates based on natural pools also).
 

It can even be argued that Naruto might have been the one to cause their downfall,

My assumption is that it would have lessened their attractiveness to the Jubi but that it would have continued to seek them out for their chakra anyways. Again that's only speculation though.
 

but if Obito didn't do all this in the first place the war would not be happening.

What does Tobi have to do with this? Of course he's culpable for everything that has occurred since this war began. He's the reason for its beginning.
 

Except you and a few others are the only ones really griping on this?

Why should the amount of people be a concern? There's arguments where only two people are participating and in others there's numerous people disputing a single person.
 

I have said this thousands of times before and I will say it thousands of times again...maybe the reason why you view the stuff the way you do is because you are painting a picture that is not there.

You mean a picture of baseless accusations and arguments of culpability when they don't exist? Have you personally reviewed the information given in the manga? Are you implying that there is no conclusion to make besides just a complacent tolerance for her actions? When do you draw the line between what's acceptable and what isn't? Or what can be regarded as argument worthy?
 

You know, like maybe you are doing it to yourself? You say you don't hate Sakura at all yet you are the first to point out her flaws, the first to blame her for stuff,

Of course, I'm curious to see whether there is any fault in her actions. The reason that she's "singled out" is because she's the most talked about character on the forum. If someone wanted to they could degenerate this conversation into a tangent relating to all of Hinata, Kiba, Guy's, or someone else's flaws.
 

and at times even supported or handwaved away Hinata's mistakes....

Which mistake would that be besides the whole debacle with Hinata's actions against Pain? The acknowledgement issue from Minato? That second argument was definitely countered efficiently by the opposing party, I'll admit.
 

remember the argument we had where no matter what I said you handwaved it and pushed Sakura to the ground kicking her in the dirt?

And what argument was this? The power ranking dispute in #638's discussion? You can post a link to the discussion that accurately portrays what you're claiming if you want; assuming it isn't #638.
 

You say this, Atheck, but several posts I see you make are quite the opposite or even you are the one who brings that kind of grief in.

That's exactly what discussion is for. It's not just confined to praise or neutral exchanges on events. Criticism is a natural part of that. Like I said before, it's an assessment of any presumed flaws or imperfections. If you don't agree with that then refrain from posting. If no one wants to talk about it, then don't acknowledge the post. Treat it like a meaningless and insignificant criticism unworthy of your post if that's what you perceive it as.
 

Like I said, until you mentioned it, that kind of idea wasn't even on the table.

 
Neither was the idea of resurrecting the dead shinobi or Tobi's Moon's Eye Plan. Apparently there's an adversity towards anything that's of a critical nature which doesn't tow a specific line. 
 

Again, not just you, but several members and at times I have to question whether or not you are being too overcritical about things or too analytical. ("Thinking too deep" so to speak)

 
This in comparison to the posts attempting to look for something in a particular character's role in the plot or the power up thread a few months back where various mythological or translation references were presented to argue what so-and-so character's next enhancement would be like when they were soon after dismissed because of events in the manga? Undermining a presented topic is abundant when it falls under that aforementioned criteria yet these theories are perfectly acceptable? How is that not a double standard? 
 

I expect this from the NH fandom or something, but I see more and more happening here. People who claim to be Sakura supporters are saying the exact same things that the NH fans are saying. That doesn't really tell me people are Sakura fans when they bash her harder than NH fans do at times.

First off, I haven't been personally involved in any conversations concerning Hinata involved in recent time because the topics are generally disinteresting or unimportant to me. The few which I have partaken in involved issues which I thought were genuinely debatable or interesting personally. Secondly, Sakura is the heart of dicussion in almost every topic in these threads. She's an integral part of this community. That's the reason for her being scrutinised more than others.
 

And when you are confronted about it you deny it or say "It wasn't meant to be that way." Well I guess then maybe you should re-read what you type and make it sound a little better not to give out a weird impression. It's just a suggestion.

Can you point out any specific examples of denial that don't include the possibility of misinterpretation on the reader's part? In just my last post alone the other poster had apparently overlooked my responce to them. Refer to something that blatantly contradicts a later post.
 

Perhaps for once maybe we can not point this kind of stuff out? Maybe for once we cannot not push pairing wars or stupid character criticism? Imagine if I did this with Hinata: "Oh look, Hinata is useless. She is supposed to be so great, but all she does is stand there. She can't even save herself. Useless character."

Hinata isn't relevant in the grand scheme of things which is the main reason for her not being the topic of discussion in a chapter thread. Sakura being a significant character to various people, including us, is what makes her the target of interest. I would bring up Karin's repulsive fantasizing of Sasuke but that was already discussed earlier.
 

Paragraphs and paragraphs of non-stop poking at every little detail on what she does wrong even though I am fully aware that in reality very few characters can put a dent in obito at the moment or even have a chance at it.

It sounds like your prescribing an ambiguously worded concept to a specific situation. Fighting Tobi isn't "every little detail on what she does wrong". Although there are grievances to be made with her fighting someone like Tobi in the current condition she's in. That's for another topic though.
 

Criticism is about looking at the good and the bad, not just "point out everything she does wrong,"

You say good and bad yet there's no definable limit to what can be looked at or not given in your post. Can we only discuss Sakura based off some unspoken and arbitrarily defined limit? Again, where is the fine line between what's acceptable and "forbidden territory"?
 

bur everyday I see topics like "Nine-tails cloaks makes Sakura useless," "Sakura let people die,"

To my knowledge, this wasn't expressed in any of the previous or current topics that have gone on here by of the members here as their arguing point. That sounds like something that would be attributed to a critic from another board like Narutobase.

[Atheck]

or "How can Sakura say she is as strong as Naruto and Sasuke."

This is a legitimate grievance to have. But honestly, does anyone on this forum actually believe that Sakura is their equal with everything they've shown besides one person?
 

It's always one more topic on how bad Sakura is and then when something good does happen, I see the same people just shoot it into the ground: "It doesn't make sense. it's BS. It's rushed and Kishi just gave her power."

To be fair, there is more that could have been done to create a valid introduction of Sakura receiving this power increase. It isn't a personal gripe of mine but I can see the reasoning for why people would be miffed about it.
 

Hell, in the Slug Sage mode thread I laid about several possible ways Sakura can gain Slug sage mode and not be BS and you still fought with me on it.

Your main arguing point was that Kishi would allow it to happen just because it's possible. Dkey brought up an interesting counterpoint about healing ninjutsu's process breaking down chakra into its original components but it was unfounded in the manga and Databooks since nothing like that was ever suggested.
 

Even when I criticize Hinata I am still able to point out some good in her, but realize that the true really bad thing about her is not that she is a bad character, but that Kishi just uses her wrong and that maybe her own fans expect way too much of her.

The good in her which had to be referenced before the realisation came hat she's more than a blind admirer of Naruto. I don't blame you if you believe that she's worth little though. Her contributions have been limited and confined to just one or two characters ever since her introduction.
 

So perhaps a better way to look at this is "Is the criticism warranted?" Did this particular criticism really need to be brought up?

The fact that a segment of a boss summon's body was irreparably destroyed at the same time when other shinobi were killed isn't enough of a justification to make it more noteworthy than the sweat droplets coming off Naruto's face?
 

Does it add to the understanding of the character really or is it just nitpicking because we want something better?

Sakura's character has been a collection of hits and misses. Kishi himself admitted that she was an irritating but well intentioned person. How is she irritating to some people? Her personality may be interpreted in a certain way or it could be through her actions that create such an impression. We see examples of this like with her confession and the poison kunai where she intended to do good but because of factors outside of her control it backfired in one way or another. Other characters are guilty of this as well but for whatever reason Kishi makes it an effort to have Sakura reflect on those misfortunes more than what the average person would do.

This recent development may be another example of that character attribute Kishi has made for her.
 

More often than not, I find the latter argument to be the most common. People want Sakura to be this certain type of character and put her on this high pedestal realizing that it is impossible to put Sakura on those kind of expectations especially when only Naruto is able to achieve such a level.

Is that not a justifiable expectation though? To see a character shine and become more compelling, more involved in the plot? Why should we have to sit idly back and not allow any opinions or grievances to be expressed?
 

Again, as I said a thousand times...why blame or criticize Sakura on something when only one character can do what you want them to do? Why criticize Sakura when Hinata can't get that high or Temari...or any other female cast?

Hinata isn't relevant in the grand scheme of things which is the main reason for her not being the topic of discussion in a chapter thread. Sakura being a significant character to various people, including us, is what makes her the target of interest. I would bring up Karin's repulsive fantasizing of Sasuke but that was already discussed earlier.

A self-proclaimed heroine and protagonist who would presumably hold more relevance to the plot is being equalised to side characters... You might as well ask why Iruka or Konohamaru aren't being criticized for their lack of involvement in comparison to Naruto.

Standing back and really looking at how fans interpret this manga, some of you paint pictures that have nothing to do with the manga at hand

Painting pictures like wanting to see Sakura do more? Or expressing a point that impacts not just Sakura but a creature from older generations and the corpses of shinobi strewn across the battlefield? How is that not "relevant" to the manga at hand?
 

and I have to say that some of you set yourselves up for disappointment.

The feeling is mutual with some people and their commitment to having certain power ups come to fruition.
 

I know some of you have even admitted that because Sakura is your favorite you want the best for her, but again, you have to realistic about this. You have to keep in mind how the rules work and apply it.

The rules of Kishi's portrayal of her character and females in general? Of course, yes, that would be accurate in saying. But expectations are a different matter when assessing already carried out actions like what the original topic was about before it devolved into a pissing contest.
 

So I ask everyone, please before anymore criticism gets thrown around really think on whether or not it is a true criticism and not just you (in general) nitpicking.

That's exactly what some of us are doing. The topic about any potential involvement of Katsuyu and Sakura with the deaths of those shinobi was presented with a basis and evidence to itself.
 

It's really a bad habit as of late and it's hard for me to take some of this stuff serious anymore because of so much nitpicking. I can't even tell what's a true criticism and what is just people whining about how they didn't get what they wanted.

You have a point with the nitpicking being a issue but that's not really significant to this particular issue of Sakura, Katsuyu, and the shinobi because it already occurred. How can you grumble about something not happening when it already has?
 

it is not Sakura's fault.The tree focuses on chakra and is using it to fuel itself. Katusya being there really made no difference at all and in fact many still would have died regardless of the Nine-tails cloak or Katsuya.

Katsuyu was directly attached to many of those shinobi who died. To be able to increase or replenish their chakra It would have needed to have access to their chakra network. Katsuyu's method for healing and distributing chakra is shown to be quite similar to the fusion ability Jiraiya used with the frog sages. From what was shown, the cloaks were drained first followed by the person's own personal reserves. Now considering that Sakura was still or siphoning chakra to the slugs at this time for replenishment purposes (something that was never confirmed to have stopped), could it be that a dependency was made on these slugs to survive after they were drained? And when Katsuyu was unable to give any more, the shinobi died as a result of the lack of life-sustaining chakra?
 

brought up the Nine-tails cloak which sent out a huge beacon to the tree to attack it. Like a loud beacon ringing a dinner bell for zombies.

A beacon which wasn't confirmed to be of greater significance than Killer Bee or Hashirama's chakra. I'm still waiting for that quote about Kurama's chakra being of greater interest.
 

At best, Sakura could do nothing, but watch as the ninja were absorbed.

The killings obviously had to have had some sort of impact on her personally if she was knocked off her summoning and left in a delirious state. If it was because of the tree monster then her chakra would have been drained. But after Sakura recovers Katsuyu almost immediately goes into explanation about the shinobi deaths.
 

With that being said, to hold Sakura accountable would be like blaming the very ninja themselves for being accountable for not being good enough to dodge the tree,

The slugs were attached to the shinobi. A circumstance beyond their own control or something which they couldn't account for when shinobi ability is improvable.
 

which is plan stupid considering that the tree is so powerful to avoid when you are that close. As shown even Naruto with his great speed could not dodge the tree and almost died himself."

Naruto was much closer to the tree than the others were. The others were at least several metres away when they attacked albeit their exact positions was unknown.

Edited by Atheck, 17 September 2013 - 06:15 PM.

[Nate River]

Karin... oh Karin... why do wanna lick Sasuke on a situation like this? I know it's for comedy sake but I think her personal thoughts were shown in a very wrong manner and wrong time.

That's how I feel. It's not funny and given the over all tone, I think it's misplaced. It's hard to laugh at someone sexually salivating over some who tried to murder her. I don't find it matter that's fit for comic relief and I think he deserved to be criticized for turning it into that.

[Hiraishin]

This... Was actually a pretty good chapter. I'm surprised, lmao. I mean not much actually happened, but it was still good.

I was hoping we'd see the Kage, and we did! Aww, I hope we get to see Tsunade and Hashirama have a decent conversation, though they probably won't be able to do much more than exchange a few words. It'd be cool if they fought together, though.

There were some people (on other forums) who predicted that Orochimaru and co. would arrive, and they did... Finally.

I'm so glad we got to see Sakura for more than one panel, ha. I feel so bad for Katsuyu... A lot of her died... And I hope Shikamaru is okay! :( I'm sure he won't die, though. Too much relevance. Sakura should still be able to heal him, no? Maybe even transfer some of Naruto's chakra to him, if she can.

Or Karin will help him. Oh, and Karin, ugh... Kishi's just done trying with her lmao. Now she's just (really poor) comic relief. It's not even funny, though.

Eh... SasuNaru stuff. I thought it was a little unnecessary but that's probably just because I don't like it lol. Thankfully it didn't last too long, I thought it would.

Next chapter I expect everyone's morale to be renewed and everyone will go all out. The Kage will finally arrive and help out, too. I hope Sakura does something... I think she could help cut down the tree. Maybe by punching it, I guess haha. Destroy it.

Man... If Sakura had an axe like she does on some covers, she'd help a helluva lot.

Also, I like how Sai is watching over her and stuff.

15 minutes will probably be fifteen chapters lel.

Ooh, and about Naruto not wanting any regrets... Nice contrast with Obito when he died. And guess what one of Obito's regrets was? Not being able to tell Rin how he felt about her. Naruto doesn't want any regrets, so he's definitely going to tell a certain pink-haired kunoichi his feelings. ;3

Edited by mydearbeloved, 17 September 2013 - 05:08 PM.

[Nate River]

15 minutes will probably be fifteen chapters lel.

Everyone who has seen the DBZ Goku/Frieza anime fight is thinking this. I heard the DBZ manga had it much shorter, but with no effective to tell time, Kishimoto can milk this for as little or as long as he wants. This a case where vagueness probably suits it better unless he intends to end this fairly quickly.

[arian_rad]

I'm going to go ahead and say it will take about 8-10 chapters for these 15 minutes to go through... I'm pretty sure this war will reach it's end by the end of next volume. This is officially the FINAL push... It's now or nothing.

[Psychox]

- Disappointed with Naruto's character. His comrades are quicker than him when it comes to taking action. Sakura healing Shika, Ino supports Hashi, Hashi delivers info etc. I didn't like that it took and entire chapter to make Naruto do something, and he's supposed to lead these people. I know Naruto cares deeply, but compassion can be expressed in other ways than tears and anger.

 

- Even Sasuke is stepping up his game. Maybe it's because Taka arrived lol or maybe because Naruto was just there doing nothing.

 

You shouldn't be disappointed with his character since he has been fighiting this war for more than approximately  two days know. Not mention that he transferred chakra twice to them now. Do you remember how Sakura got concerned about Naruto's health? Serving this chakra to every single shinobi took quite the toll on him, we still don't know if keeping SM + BM tires him additionally.  You don't have to blame him for that , look at the verbiage(narrative) when he remembers what Obito told him : ''everyone who acknowledges  you will die'' - to loose a single friend means a lot to him its like faiding in to the darkness of loneliness again. It normal reaction , you cannot control your emotions this ain't a poker game (even then there is a chance that you will show a slight facial expression), on the front line (during war) all emotions flow you cannot stop them , no man can.

Sasuke doesn't care about anybody , his only concern is keeping  Naruto and Taka alive , Naruto is his strongest bond no matter how much he pretends Naruto grounds him kept him sane ..

You can disagree/correct me , if you find necessary.