This.. This chapter was just nonsensical, on all fronts.
First of all, how did Chouchou and Salad get out of Konoha in the first place? There's only one way out of the village, right, and shouldn't there be someone at the gates seeing who goes out and who goes in? Two twelve years just stroll out, no mission and no adult with them?
Second.. Naruto leaves, with his Hokage cloak on and everything. I mean, I'm sure the entire world recognises him at first glance anyway but you'd think he might not be out in the open, in case someone sees he's gone from the village and thinks this is the perfect opportunity to attack. And why couldn't he wait a minute or two longer for Bolt? Sasuke's not going anywhere, and Naruto should be really fast by now..
What was up with Salad insisting on getting the lunch to Naruto? I know it's because she doesn't have a dad and all and that makes her want everyone to appreciate their father (and other relatives I guess) but she was acting as if Naruto didn't know someone had made that for him, but he did. He was expecting it, he knows someone loves him.. It's not that big a deal imo tbh.
And lastly, WHY did shikamaru let salad and Chouchou go after Naruto? They're twelve year olds with no real world experience at all, never having gone on missions, but he allows them to go after Naruto when he knows there's a threat out there? With Salad having an uchiha symbol plastered on her back, for the world to see? I thought Shikamaru was supposed to be smart.
Also.. ngl, shin's endearing to me. haha.
ha, that's awesome.
I'l pull answers out of my ass and it well have more thought put into it that kishi did.
1. Maybe the guards were distracted by the hokage leaving or maybe they saw them and thought they were just watching the hokage.
2. Technically Naruto doesn't know what he walking into other than Sasuke found someone who has the Sharingan, and he going to where Sasuke is get the whole story and then help investigate if need be. Also he's the hokage we seen most of them fight with their robes on.
3. Salad...understood the importance of a bento.
4. Well shikamaru originally wanted Bolt to go after his dad to give him he bento. (Bolt is the one who handed it to Salad) My guess is he hope Naruto would stop after he notice to kids chasing after him and stop to ask what they want. Naruto probably doesn't even recall anything about the bento but knows Salad was listen in on his conversation about Sasuke. So, he instead decided to out run them in hopes they would give up soon enough and go back to the village. Also, he didn't know salad was going to be targeted.
Edited by Bail o' Lies, 06 July 2021 - 08:11 PM.
Persona 5 hype 
