Kishi killing off Madara when he's finally coming into full power...? Somebody's been watching Game of Thrones!
Yeah, I'm not sure what I think about this. I only marginally cared about Madara. I don't give a damn about Kaguya. It was unexpected, so that was good, but it, for me, has huge elements of who gives f---?
Does he really have sufficient time and energy to flesh her out to a point where the audience really has reason to care and be attached? It feels a general part 2 trend moving from the close and familiar to the vague and unfamiliar? People cared about Obito. People kinda cared about Madara. Maybe he will impress, but I dunno how strong the audience will feel for her?
Sasuke's treatment of Sakura - ugh! If I were her, I'd tell him to stick that plan of his, no matter how good it was. I wouldn't do a d@mn thing he said after that.
So...I think Sasuke's abrasive behavior is strange - like it's suddenly become too harsh. I think it's a set-up for two things: short-term, that Sasuke will step into the power vacuum and take control, so he's asserting his authority now, in a lead up to that; and long-term, Sasuke's abrasiveness can be 'corrected' in an endgame, deathbed redemption, when he finally apologizes to the girl who's only supported him and the sensei he's put down, before acknowledging Naruto as a true best friend.
I kind of agree. I think Romance is right in that he is normally blunt, but I don't normally remember he being such an open kitten without reason. Abrasive yes, but it does feel like he went out of his way to be a kitten to both her and Kakashi.
The rest of the chapter had heavy shipping overtones. Naruto/Hinata; Shikamaru/Temari; Lee/Sakura; Tsunade/Dan; Choji/St. Pauli Girl; even Ino/Sai (Ino/Sasuke doesn't count, cause we already knew that).
I think that Hinata's dream state proves that her infatuation with Naruto isn't over by a long-shot. I saw some posts saying that because it's in a dream state it is destined to not come true.... I wouldn't say the dreams can predict the future of what's going to happen in their reality (like 'yes! this is proof NH will happen!'). Instead, I think this is definitely proof that Hinata is still focused romantically on Naruto. And I don't think her feelings are going to change until the very end.
I don't think the dreams are anything more than what they desire. What's been claimed all along. Their brief insights into what the characters wants, but nothing more. Other than that, I don't see much proof or predictive value in them.
As for Hinata, I think this does make it clear that there are romantic inclinations on her end and that it does damage to the hero worship argument. I still find it strange that with a desire like that Kishimoto has gone to almost superhuman efforts to make sure she never defines her goals as that. Even when talking to herself (the audience in effect) she never defines her objective as a relationship. It's always things a step or few below that. Things that could involve one, but just as easily not.
I still think this is because the ultimately her character is heavily doused in the self-improvement angle and because ultimately she will not get the romantic relationship, but something else, with which she will be satisfied with.
I liked SasuIno a lot. If I had to ship Sasuke with someone, it is Ino. It will never be Karin. I am relieved we didn't see her drolling over Sasuke, that would have been disturbing.
Wasn't wild about the SasuIno stuff (what in the world does this guy have to do for someone, ANYONE, to stop liking him on any level, it's like an incurable, terminal disease). I don't know if there is anyone who has done so little to deserve so much admiration. Well...actually, the Uchiha are plagued with this throughout. Sasuke is just the poster child.
Anyway, I do agree with being relieved about not seeing Sasuke/Karin. That'd have been horrible.
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