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[dl316bh]

I think he was just kidding anyways.

[Sakura Blossoms]

I think he was just kidding anyways.

We're fully aware of that

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Hmm, it would be nice to see Chojuro was it? kick butt!

"I...I won't let you th-through!" Chojuro stood in front of Sasuke, shaking, but defiant.
"Hn...Weakling." As Sasuke proceeded to step forward, Chojuro's eyes hardened
"Get out of my- Urgh...." Sasuke stumbled down, a sword slice through his stomach, Chojuro standing behind him.
"I shall protect my lady's smile."

Chojuro ftw!

[dl316bh]

We're fully aware of that

You sounded like you were taking him seriously. XD

We? You're She-Venom now? =P

[Pite]

No, its just she refers to her self in the royal "We" as "Shaunna = H&E"

[Sir Whirly]

No, its just she refers to her self in the royal "We" as "Shaunna = H&E"

[lolaMarie]

In addition to Naruto getting taller, does it seem like Sakura's hair is getting longer as well? Or is it just me?

[dfammer]

I think we need a Ino's feelings debate thread.

Oh.for god's sake no!

[BlackLightning]

ZOMG MY FIRST REPLY IN CHAPTER THREAD SINCE AGES!!

That aside... I wonder why noone in this board EVER mention Naruto being the leader of the 5 Nation alliance considering that he's basically the top candidate for Hokage-hood other than Kakashi (No, Danzo doesn't count since if he's manipulating the Iron leader with his sharingan its most probably he does the same to the Fire Nation Daimyou)

[Chew]

ZOMG MY FIRST REPLY IN CHAPTER THREAD SINCE AGES!!

That aside... I wonder why noone in this board EVER mention Naruto being the leader of the 5 Nation alliance considering that he's basically the top candidate for Hokage-hood other than Kakashi (No, Danzo doesn't count since if he's manipulating the Iron leader with his sharingan its most probably he does the same to the Fire Nation Daimyou)

My god! O_O Actually...I wonder why I didn't think of that. But with all that's going on with Sasuke right now at the moment I think his emotions would influence his judgement. I think things would be too much in tussle with each other for Naruto to even be considered a possible leader.

But that's just me

Edit: Yea Sakura's hair does seem longer <

Edited by chewp900, 08 August 2009 - 05:55 AM.

[Pite]

ZOMG MY FIRST REPLY IN CHAPTER THREAD SINCE AGES!!

That aside... I wonder why noone in this board EVER mention Naruto being the leader of the 5 Nation alliance considering that he's basically the top candidate for Hokage-hood other than Kakashi (No, Danzo doesn't count since if he's manipulating the Iron leader with his sharingan its most probably he does the same to the Fire Nation Daimyou)

Considering that Kazekage Gaara is ruled out because of his age, I think Naruto would more so since Naruto is merely still a Genin (With Senin powers and a nuclear power plant in his belly)

[Daidoji_Tangen]

I loved this chapter!:] Kishi left us with a bunch of questions and with a NaruSaku cliffhanger... Now we have to wait a week to see what happens!

In the panel with Sakura saying "The fools in love with me... so let me do it." I thought her face showed determination. For what?? Maybe to go speak to him and not make another mistake, perhaps? What mistake does she not want to make? Only Kishi knows the answer to that… and I think we’ll be finding out soon.

It's pretty clear she accepts his feelings for her, but what isn't quite clear yet, are the feelings she feels for him. All we can really do is wait and see. But I think we can expect a huge, epic moment between those two.:]

Ino crying was random... or atleast that's what I think. No feelings for Sasuke have been shown from her lately and suddenly she starts crying over him? What is this all about? I'm not sure but maybe Kishi has something planned for Ino...

If she were to magically end up with Sasuke, I would end up like because they have had no development whatsoever.

Well, maybe it could be explained in a flashback? I thought it was odd too.

Naruto and Sakura are not certain, but this chapter killed the the last major other pairing in the way. LeeSaku is the next closest possible. NaruHina was killed by Kishimoto ignoring her confession. Reading his most recent interview, I think he originally had a love triangle plan there, but decided against it (I like to think watching the fillers convinced him that was a bad idea).

Anyways, I think one of the most significant thing from this chapter was the title: "Sakura's Decision." She made her choice between Naruto and Sasuke and she chose Naruto. This not admission of love on her part. But it has killed SasuSaku. Seriously, are they going to be together after she decides he must die for Naruto and talks to Naruto about it?

And really...who said the leader should be a Kage anyway? They could totally nominate Kakashi. He's well respected among the ninja world, he's smart, keeps a level head, makes good decisions, has experience with wars and tactics, and he's been working with Naruto this whole time. I could see people saying Naruto should be leader, but he's not well respected enough and falls under the Gaara, stigma.

And about the NaruSaku...I think this is a nice step forward. You can tell she knew early on that Naruto had feelings for her, but she never came out and admitted it. And the anguish it's causing her to know that she has caused him the most pain is a nice touch. She may want to go after Sasuke with Naruto and determine his fate together. i.e. Get to Sasuke first and try to reconcile and save him, and if they can't they would be the ones to dispose of him. I think that would be the best approach for them at this point. Because if another group gets to Sasuke first, it could start the chain of hatred that leads to war. This would be their last chance to save their friend, if he can even be salvaged.

I wonder how Naruto will react to Sasuke if it's revealed to him that the village was behind the destruction of the Uchiha clan.

I think Naruto would be the best choice. But only as a symbolic leader. The Kages would still vote and he would follow their orders. But I doubt that is going to happen.

Am I the only one disappointed by Ino? Seriously, crying over Sasuke, who she has had no interaction at all in the entire manga. I mean WTF? Sakura I can understand, but Ino? Kishi is making all the girls in Konoha look pretty damn shallow...

I am too. But I have hope there was off screen interaction we didn't know about (like how Chouji and Shikamaru were friends LONG before they became partners, but we didn't know about that before the Rescue Sasuke Arc). Maybe Sasuke and her had a little children's crush going on before the massacre and she stood by and watched while he went into his madness unable to do anything. I remember a NaruSaku fan (I think maybe the one who made the awesome manifesto, but not 100% sure) pulling all of these little moments with Sasuke and Ino to "prove" it is cannon like some other pairings "prove" theirs. Maybe she was right after all. NAruSaku shippers: we're right even when we're just mocking you.

Love the NaruSaku part of this chapter. It looks very good for our pairing right now.
Oh, and Ino crying was out of place. It looks like Kishi wants NaruSaku and is now trying to find Alternatives for Sasuke. But there is really no developement between Ino and Sasuke. NaruSaku is actually the only pairing with developement. So I think he should end the story with NaruSaku happened and maybe some hints at ShikaTema and maybe InoChouji and/or HinataKiba or HinataShino.

But that Kage meeting made me think: Those are all horrible Kages! What the hell? Not even Gaara is really trustworthy (he was a murder once after all).

People like Kakashi or Shikamaru would lead that Alliance better than any of those Kages.

I disagree. The Mizukage did nothing other than come from a village with a (rightly earned) bad rep. A village she wants to change.

OK. She is apparently a bit sensitive to Ao's brutal comments. But really, should we NaruSaku shippers be quick to judge on comic relief (think how many times you have defended NaruSaku from someone who points out all the physical abuse Sakura unloads on Naruto)?

It could be Ino is just upset because they have decided to do whatever is necessary to stop Sasuke, including kill him. None of those 9 have ever had to kill any enemy before, but now they are faced with killing one of their own to prevent war. It's an intense situation already, not even counting whatever feelings Ino had for Sasuke before. And like Shino said, if Ino is like that then they can expect Naruto and Sakura to have the hardest time dealing.
But,
Naruto is starting to deal with it on his own already, which we saw in this chapter where he admitted he doesn't understand Sasuke anymore. Naruto finally came to understand Sasuke's need for revenge, but now that he's gotten it and hasn't returned to Konoha Naruto can't understand why.
Sakura seems to be able to deal with it now too, since she's made up her mind.
Just because Ino was crying at that moment doesn't mean she's shallow. Call it a shallow moment. Even if it's off screen we can expect her to dry her eyes, shape up, and be a useful part of the team that goes after Sasuke.

Chouji killed Jiroubou. Neji killed Kidomaru. Shikamaru (for all intentions and purposes) killed Hidan. So, they have killed before, but yeah, a Kohana ninja is different.

[Dreamer]

Considering that Kazekage Gaara is ruled out because of his age, I think Naruto would more so since Naruto is merely still a Genin (With Senin powers and a nuclear power plant in his belly)

No offense but I'm really getting tired of people saying the old ninja rank system excuse as a level of maturity, a lot of people forget it was mainly designed to show clients that wanted to hire ninja depending on the difficulty of the job needed done. Besides by now you should know that Kishi has thrown the ninja rank out the door, we've seen many rouge ninja without rank that could take down many Jounins. I also believe you forgot Naruto saved Kazekage from almost near death, that serves major brownie points and it would better suit Naruto's character because he is the chosen one who will end the old corrupt hatred/revenge Ninja have and enforce a new world wide peaceful solution/laws.

Well anyways back on topic if i had to say who would go with Sakura to talk to Naruto in the Iron Country I would say Sai and Shikamaru. Sai is definitely needed to gain access outside the village since Danzou has temporally taken over and placed Root above Anbu for the time being. I would to Shikamaru also because it's always good to have a genius military/combat strategist around and he could give a good speech with Naruto at the Summit.

Edited by 6thHokage, 08 August 2009 - 08:30 AM.

[Gaara]

Anyways, I think one of the most significant thing from this chapter was the title: "Sakura's Decision." She made her choice between Naruto and Sasuke and she chose Naruto. This not admission of love on her part. But it has killed SasuSaku. Seriously, are they going to be together after she decides he must die for Naruto and talks to Naruto about it?

Do we actually know yet if that is her decision? We don't know what she wants to tell Naruto. Sure, it looks like she chose Naruto and decided that Sasuke must be stopped (however). But we don't know for sure yet.


Oh, and it looks like Kishi is coming to the end soon. Do you guys think that the Manga could be over soon? Maybe at chapter 500 or so?

Edited by Gaara, 08 August 2009 - 09:38 AM.

[dl316bh]

would better suit Naruto's character because he is the chosen one who will end the old corrupt hatred/revenge Ninja have and enforce a new world wide peaceful solution/laws.

Naruto the facist! Enforcing peace and ignoring the concept of hypocrisy, one village at a time! None can withstand the deadly, forceful mighty march of peace!

[Sakura Blossoms]

We're fully aware of that

I said we because I wasn't the only one who commented that it wouldn't be a good idea

[dl316bh]

I said we because I wasn't the only one who commented that it wouldn't be a good idea

I know; I was just looking for an excuse to make a Venom joke. ^^

Hell, I even said it would be a bad idea. Or something like that.

[shadow_Uzumaki]

Chouji killed Jiroubou. Neji killed Kidomaru. Shikamaru (for all intentions and purposes) killed Hidan. So, they have killed before, but yeah, a Kohana ninja is different.

*Konoha

[Sakura Blossoms]

I know; I was just looking for an excuse to make a Venom joke. ^^

Hell, I even said it would be a bad idea. Or something like that.

~~~

Okay, just to clear up the confusion, cause I'm seeing different answers everywhere...is it 1 week or 2 that we have to wait for the next chappy?

[flyntorres]

although new here... i'm a big fan of the narusaku pair for a long time now. don't know why but there's a very good chemistry between them. anyways, i like this chapter. i'm quite relieved that somehow sakura accepts that naruto has feelings for her (she was also dumbstruck, though). i'm also nervous about what she's gonna say to naruto. sai... you have my salute. thank you for opening sakura's mind and heart. haha. hope this pairing will get its happy ending.

-flyntorres-

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