Posted 15 January 2013 - 04:00 AM
I hate to be the proverbial stick in the mid, but honestly, i found this arc to be a put off, and almost more so than the other filler arcs (with the only reason it being my "favorite" filler arc being the filler characters were likable and it was a manageable size of only 5 episodes). There was a lot of stuff that just didn't make any sense or never got explained, Naruto's inner turmoil was irritating to watch as he pulled complete 180s in control rather than a more enjoyable tug of war, and the most off putting part was the reveal of the yellow kyuubi shroud. Things like Mina's extrasensory "power" never got explained, and we just had to go along with it. She was an awesome character imo and the sheer innocence and need to do the right thing was awe inspiring, even if she was only 5 or 6, and yet, a major quality of her character just wasn't explained, not even with an off hand remark or two., which imo dampened her character as a whole. Another thing was the deal with "the hole" and the super weapon. (i honestly dont know if i just missed this explanation in the story or not, so correct me if i'm wrong) What was the power generator's purpose? Was it merely just a big doomsday device or did it do something more? What happened to it and the hole as an effect of it being shut down? Why were all the characters there at the end just smiling at Naruto being glomped by children? A lot of stuff just didn't make sense to me because it either never got explained, or i just missed it (and i don't usually miss such large plot details like these). The whole issue with Naruto's control was pissing me off too. Whether because he's acting all depressed or just being overcharged by Kyuubi's malice, Naruto really should be having such nasty 180 flips in control, especially with all the pep talks he got in the mean time. (1) Minato fixes him (again. was that all just imaginary and Naruto gave himself a pep talk through his dad's image, or did Minato show up again (when he specifically said he couldn't) and fix all the kyuubi troubles once again? Possible plot hole?). (2) Mina and children give him a pep talk, and you think he's got it for good now, finally controlling pure kyuubi chakra (out of no where no less. No explanation or revealing detail showing what this new chakra is (for those who don't read the manga) or where it came from) and fighting the anti-naruto-kyuubified-clone-thing in an even battle. But no, he pulls a 180 and loses complete control and is only brought back to his senses by Mina once again and is now in a seemingly pseudo pure-cloak state, which he then uses to defeat the clone by using an pseudo biju rasengan (which is also neither explained nor logical, as he has no prior knowledge of such a thing being possible). A lot of details are just used willy nilly without making much sense on the overall story, regardless if it is filler or not. Another thing that got me was why was it Naruto who had to save Shiseru? Obviously it was for tension build up and the typical hero saves the day moment, but you're honestly telling me at the time, Sakura or Sai, being completely competent ninjas couldn't save her themselves? Where did Sai get that suddenly convenient injury to not draw a bird and fly over there, also conveniently needed Sakura to hell him when it clearly wasn't life endangering. Shouldn't the be competent enough to be able to jump over there with a chakra boosted jump and just pick them up and run? Most of this is just personal distastes with the execution of the arc, and it really was an enjoyable 5 episodes, but there was just a lot about it i didn't like that could have done a lot better with just some extra thought or even possible and extra episode.
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