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[Codus N]

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[Gravenimage]

Read the chapter and I'm crying that no doubt Tsunade is going to die Kishi has sealed her fate, the last of the sanins will die in the next chapter or the upcoming chapters.

[KeikoxYusuke]

Read the chapter and I'm crying that no doubt Tsunade is going to die Kishi has sealed her fate, the last of the sanins will die in the next chapter or the upcoming chapters.

I agree, Tsunade said Medic ninja's die last, to me, it seemed like foreshadowing her death. which is really sad, I always liked Tsunade-hime. but on the other hand, I can look forward to Sakura development, and since she is my fave character, it does make me excited!

I also thought Itachi getting bummed out so fast when his hasty plan failed was highly funny.. Itachi-kun your so cute!

Sakura is heading to where Naruto is, and someone before me said...she might change her course and go to Tsunade. I think that would be good, but at the same time, I really want to see her talk to Naruto again. and I don't want Hinata to be alone with Naruto

[dokueki(venom)]

I agree, Tsunade said Medic ninja's die last, to me, it seemed like foreshadowing her death. which is really sad, I always liked Tsunade-hime. but on the other hand, I can look forward to Sakura development, and since she is my fave character, it does make me excited!

I also thought Itachi getting bummed out so fast when his hasty plan failed was highly funny.. Itachi-kun your so cute!

Sakura is heading to where Naruto is, and someone before me said...she might change her course and go to Tsunade. I think that would be good, but at the same time, I really want to see her talk to Naruto again. and I don't want Hinata to be alone with Naruto

I am gonna go on a bit of a rant on this because it peaked my interest. I hope Sakura doesn't go to Tsunade dying. It could be bad. She could loose control and try to fight Madara on her own due to bitter sadness and rage. Then we Hinata might try and pull another Pein maneuver and getting in way of Naruto trying to fight Tobi. It is intresting I mean fan wise. A good way to mess with people's heads. Who lives or who dies in these encounters. Sakura or Hinata? I agree with most and hope that Tsunde's death should wait for a bit to make sure stupid encounters like this won't happen. I know some well this disagree with me. The point is I just don't see Sakura seeing Tsunade dying and being okay with it. She's gonna want revenge. I am hoping Itachi figures something out soon. I don't know. it's just my opinion. It could not happen like that for all I know. She could see Tsunade and get her back to Konoha and stay with her there. Of course this isn't me against Sakura needing developing time. That is why I want her next to Naruto and the rest of Konoha 11 or is 12. (Does Sai count as this?) I am always confused on that part. To fight a battle that is worth winning. Itachi or Sasuke should be the one's dealing with Kabuto and his zombie jitsu. Oh Yeah Narusaku does need to have that talk.

[Nate River]

I am gonna go on a bit of a rant on this because it peaked my interest. I hope Sakura doesn't go to Tsunade dying. It could be bad. She could loose control and try to fight Madara on her own due to bitter sadness and rage. Then we Hinata might try and pull another Pein maneuver and getting in way of Naruto trying to fight Tobi. It is intresting I mean fan wise. A good way to mess with people's heads. Who lives or who dies in these encounters. Sakura or Hinata? I agree with most and hope that Tsunde's death should wait for a bit to make sure stupid encounters like this won't happen. I know some well this disagree with me. The point is I just don't see Sakura seeing Tsunade dying and being okay with it. She's gonna want revenge. I am hoping Itachi figures something out soon. I don't know. it's just my opinion. It could not happen like that for all I know. She could see Tsunade and get her back to Konoha and stay with her there. Of course this isn't me against Sakura needing developing time. That is why I want her next to Naruto and the rest of Konoha 11 or is 12. (Does Sai count as this?) I am always confused on that part. To fight a battle that is worth winning. Itachi or Sasuke should be the one's dealing with Kabuto and his zombie jitsu. Oh Yeah Narusaku does need to have that talk.

I wouldn't worry so much.

First, I don't know why Sakura seeing Tsunade die would be followed by Hinata doing anything much less that. How are the two even connected?

Let's say Sakura does want revenge (this assumes she finds out while Madara is amongst the undead)...I don't think Kishimoto would have her jump into a fight and then be seriously hurt or worse killed because of revenge.

It would be interesting if he did though...Naruto did not follow through in killing Nagato because of the cycle of hate. What would be the justification for going forward with Sakura under that mentaility? He's already demonstrated that revenge and hate are not the answer through Sasuke.

If she fights him, I think her reason will be something other than emotional-induced revenge.

[merryGOflava]

I wouldn't worry so much.

First, I don't know why Sakura seeing Tsunade die would be followed by Hinata doing anything much less that. How are the two even connected?

Let's say Sakura does want revenge (this assumes she finds out while Madara is amongst the undead)...I don't think Kishimoto would have her jump into a fight and then be seriously hurt or worse killed because of revenge.

It would be interesting if he did though...Naruto did not follow through in killing Nagato because of the cycle of hate. What would be the justification for going forward with Sakura under that mentaility? He's already demonstrated that revenge and hate are not the answer through Sasuke.

If she fights him, I think her reason will be something other than emotional-induced revenge.

.....yea...im sure naruto would kill madara he IS already dead afterall it wouldnt make a difference.

...unless your talking about Tobi?? then i say...its more Kabuto's fault (since its his jutsu)....so sakura would be heading toward Kabuto instead....

Edited by merryGOflava, 08 March 2012 - 08:48 PM.

[CloudMountainJuror]

I wouldn't worry so much.

First, I don't know why Sakura seeing Tsunade die would be followed by Hinata doing anything much less that. How are the two even connected?

Let's say Sakura does want revenge (this assumes she finds out while Madara is amongst the undead)...I don't think Kishimoto would have her jump into a fight and then be seriously hurt or worse killed because of revenge.

It would be interesting if he did though...Naruto did not follow through in killing Nagato because of the cycle of hate. What would be the justification for going forward with Sakura under that mentaility? He's already demonstrated that revenge and hate are not the answer through Sasuke.

If she fights him, I think her reason will be something other than emotional-induced revenge.

Just going to add a brief note: I think that Nagato's intentions also factored into Naruto's decision not to kill him. Nagato was trying to improve the world; the way he went about it may have been terrible, but that was his intention. Madara's intention? Well, let's see. So far his intention is to be a stuck-up egotistical prick (not character bashing, by the way, I can easily back that statement up from recent chapters of the manga). Something tells me that Madara has no reason to be spared.

[Gravenimage]

Tsunade dying could only mean one thing. Sakura development and that's a good thing since she's the heroine of the manga which part of her development would mean she will get into a tough fight and will see her growth in her strength.

[FoolishYoungling]

Tsunade dying could only mean one thing. Sakura development and that's a good thing since she's the heroine of the manga which part of her development would mean she will get into a tough fight and will see her growth in her strength.

this.

[The Tax-Man]

Just going to add a brief note: I think that Nagato's intentions also factored into Naruto's decision not to kill him. Nagato was trying to improve the world; the way he went about it may have been terrible, but that was his intention. Madara's intention? Well, let's see. So far his intention is to be a stuck-up egotistical prick (not character bashing, by the way, I can easily back that statement up from recent chapters of the manga). Something tells me that Madara has no reason to be spared.

Spared? WTF are we talking about here? He's already dead for god's sake. She can seal him all she wants. But even though that would be a great win for Sakura, I think Tsunade most likely wont die yet, or at least take Madara back with her. That way Madara is gone, Tsunade gets a heroic death, an important character death happens AND it leads to much development for multiple characters, Sakura included. It's a quadruple win if you ask me.

[Don-kun]

I love Sakura and I also think she needs more development, but it seen that everyone is ignoring that if Tsunade die Naruto will not be the next Hokage they will need someone to fill the spot and we all know Naruto is not ready to be Hokage yet... Has I mention I need Sakura to develop more but I don't want to see Naruto become Hokage in a epilogue just like I don't want to see a NaruSaku happen this way either.

No one will wait for Naruto to Mature more... If we remenber Pain arc the leaders or Dinamo was thinking about someone like Kakashi not Naruto and him saving everyone will still not change that because he doesn't listen he is still very stubburn.

Edited by donjoseph19, 08 March 2012 - 10:41 PM.

[K9ofChaos]

Kishimoto's words at Jump Festa 2011 sure did sound like the manga is ending this year.

Well, according to the author's note in Naruto Volume 48, it contains a quote from Kishimoto back in 2009 that he had the premise of his story set and he plans to keep going at it for "a long, long time". Last time I checked, 3 years does not constitute as a long time compared to a decade or two. Though to be fair, "a long, long time" is to vague itself to determine how long Kishimoto plans to keep going exactly (at least Kubo can give you a rough estimate as to how much more material he has for his own series), but you got to admit, three years doesn't sound like the type of time-span to be considered as "a long, long time" (unless your a child whose sense of time makes five minutes seem like many hours). Plus there's just so many loose ends that it would feel rushed if Kishimoto ended the series by the end of this year. One could also argue that his boss and/or Shueisha executives can pay him extra cash to keep the series going (like how Toriyama wanted to end at the Frieza Saga but couldn't because his editor wanted him to continue the Dragon Ball series) depending on how well the sales for Naruto are doing in Japan.


As for Kishimoto's words from Jump Festa, I only take fan-translated interviews with a grain of salt due to that whole pairing fiasco that happened on this site a while back. Not to mention that could be Kishimoto trying to screw with the fandom's heads as he really likes to be vague in his interviews. The reason why I want Kishimoto to do a Part 3 so badly is because I feel that he hasn't done enough world-building throughout the span of Parts 1 and 2 and I believe that a Part 3 could give Kishimoto the opportunity to not only do more world-building but give Naruto the chance to grow and mature enough to actually become the Hokage.

[TerrorKing]

Pretty cool chapter with some really intense fighting. It's good to finally see sunade kick some ass! I just hope that Kishi doesn't just take the "easy" way out, by having her power up her Byakugou, smack Madara around a bit and then die. Now I obviously don't know if she will ultimately live or die, but no matter what I hope that she will go all out and show that arrogant prick Madara who's the boss now.

Hmm, I have feeling that Itachi might have bitten of more than he could chew in regards to Kabutomaru, what with Sasuke now entering the fray and all. Kabuto really has become quite the badass since absorbing Orochimaru's DNA. I mean, if killing him won't undo the Edo Tensei, unless the five kages figures out a way to handle Madara, the alliance is f**cked. Of course, there is a chance that Naruto will somehow be able to save the day or rather, I know he will somehow save the day, because with the way these things have been resolved up until now, I really doubt that Kishi will suddenly decide to go for a dark or even depressing ending.

That's another thing about this whole Tsunade business. On one hand, I think if Tsunade were to die, like other have already said, it would make for some great character development for Sakura. Hell, it might even lead to some NaruSaku.

But, on the other hand, should Kishi decide to head in that direction, I just hope that it won't just turn Sakura into a sobbing wreck. Of course she would be sad and she should be, but in the end I also wan't to see her "benefit" from it somehow. You know, become stronger, not just in terms of power, but also in terms of personality. The last thing I would want is for her to become an even bigger emotional wreck than she already is.

Edited by TerrorKing, 09 March 2012 - 12:17 AM.

[AchikaMiyu]

I'm not really sure what I was expecting to happen by the end of this chapter. The bit with Itachi and Kabuto almost seemed like a joke. I even laughed when Itachi basically sighed and walked away.

I did the same. I reminded me of the website that shows various images of Superman being a kitten. You could argue that Itachi's one too though so that's not stretching it.

But about the chapter. Tsunade's not going to be out for the count yet. At least not without dealing some major damage to Madara somehow. She still has the jutsu in effect. I could see her finding a way to save the rest of the Kages since that was one of the rules she stated as a medic.

I like the theory that some people have thrown around that Itachi or Sasuke will use genjutsu on Kabuto. Interestingly enough, there's another possibility. Those that have been revived have had their own free will taken away from them by Kabuto. Perhaps if there's a way to remove Kabuto's control over them at least. Dan would go and save Tsunade in a heartbeat and he still has one of his super-duper moves that he warned the alliance about before he was contained. Also, with everyone regaining their free will, there's the possibility of "freeing" the wills or souls of the revived so they can fade away. Don't know what would do that for Madara, but it would help for the others that they have had to seal or are still fighting.

[sushi.]

I think it will be a while before we see Naruto's battle again. Maybe in 7-10 chapters.

But I really wonder how Itachi's gonna fight Kabuto now, and did you see the creepy Sasuke in the background?

[CloudMountainJuror]

Spared? WTF are we talking about here? He's already dead for god's sake. She can seal him all she wants. But even though that would be a great win for Sakura, I think Tsunade most likely wont die yet, or at least take Madara back with her. That way Madara is gone, Tsunade gets a heroic death, an important character death happens AND it leads to much development for multiple characters, Sakura included. It's a quadruple win if you ask me.

Except that, you know, Tsunade will have taken out a legendary ninja that five kage altogether weren't able to take out. While close to death.
Sorry, but in my honest opinion, she needs to die without taking Madara with her. Seriously, someone on the good side needs to die with absolutely no positive factors to add to it.

[merryGOflava]

ya know what im upset about.......

it seems like tsunade is getting all the credit when it should be sakura getting the power-ups and noticed for abilities....

orochimaru and jiraiya died and once they did naruto and sasuke both got power-ups.....


it seems almost to late for sakura to show that she IS going to surpass tsunade....if only tsunade would take a step back so sakura can show what she can do.....

[tricksie]

ya know what im upset about.......

it seems like tsunade is getting all the credit when it should be sakura getting the power-ups and noticed for abilities....

orochimaru and jiraiya died and once they did naruto and sasuke both got power-ups.....


it seems almost to late for sakura to show that she IS going to surpass tsunade....if only tsunade would take a step back so sakura can show what she can do.....

Yeah, I'm wondering is Sakura will even get a power up. Especially after Tsunade explicitly says the medic-nins aren't supposed to fight. If that's the case, then there's no reason for Sakura to get a power up. There's no reason for us to expect much action from her, no matter how much we want it.

Also, I'm think I might change my tune about the ending-this-year thing. I saw an image on DA of Naruto as the Sage of Six Paths, and it got me thinking.... For that to come to pass, A LOT has to get resolved. Naruto with the fan and the staff, big robe, horns. That's a lot of stuff. Anyway, I'll feel so short-changed if it all rushed to a conclusion. Especially after so much time has been wasted on Sasuke and various flashbacks.

I'm curious about the Jump Festa comment that was mentioned. Something about it ending? If someone could refresh my memory....

One last thing.... If I wrote a super-popular manga, I'd throw in so many curve balls in the end, the readers wouldn't know what to think. So I'm hoping this straightforward plot sequence is just a prelude to some bombshells!

[Nate River]

You know....

The more Hashirama gets talked up by just about every character the more I think Orochimaru got hosed when he used the Edo Tensei on the guy in Part 1 (and the more I think Orochimaru wasted it).

And I wasn't sure, but was the the clone substituted at the last second or was it what they were fighting from the beginning? Based on the comments, I'm not sure. Because if it's the latter, it looks like a lot of fireworks for very little to show for it.

One last thing.... If I wrote a super-popular manga, I'd throw in so many curve balls in the end, the readers wouldn't know what to think. So I'm hoping this straightforward plot sequence is just a prelude to some bombshells!

I'm crossing my fingers about Itachi/Sasuke and hoping they don't resolve everything during this upcoming fight with Kabuto. I worry it'll deflate some of Sasuke's build up because they're so fundamentally at odds in what they seek to accomplish.

If I had a manga like that, I'd be inclined to do the same and if I could do it without messing up my plot and characters I'd troll my fanbase so hard, especially if I had pairing wars.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Eh. I don't really think Sakura needs a combat power up. She's less of an action girl than Tsunade ever was. It's just because Kishi hasn't really plunged Sakura into a combat situation since Sasori. In the Pein Invasion arc, she was coordinating and healing everyone, same with this war. It's highly likely that Sakura will surpass Tsunade in science and medicine than in combat strength if this series ends soon, unless Kishi puts her in more fights.