There's a difference between realism and logic. Alot of what happens isn't realistic, but that doesn't mean it has to be illogical.
There's a limitation to that justification. If that's all that's necessary to justify it, then why stop there? Why not have him acquire it in a day? Why stop at toad form, let's give him more Kyuubi control and spiky hair and lightning to boot. If logic is to be discarded then there shouldn't be a problem. Moreover, it should cut across characters. I don't see how there could be any objection to Sasuke's development and acquisition of the Mangekyou, except that it's not fair for Naruto. I'm under the impression that people would be considerably less deferential to any lack of logic if the person receiving the benefits of it had black hair and a deceased family.
I don't care if Naruto and Sasuke end up the strongest, I do care if ends at a point where we could say all those SuperNaruto fics had it right with the rest of the Jonin and rookie nine so far behind that they look like academy level genin. Seriously, in essentially two weeks worth of work he's acquired Sage Mode and RasenShuriken. If he decided to train using that method full time, what's the stopping point?
Shriner I agree with you to an extent. I don't have a problem with Naruto's strength since we have seen him training (on and off panel), and that for me is enough. Realistically for him to take on Pain, he would need years of it to match him evenly. But since it is a Shounen manga the main characters have to be young and not adults. His growth for me is perfectly fine as it is. Though this fight hasn't started yet, what Naruto did to Asura Pain has to be the one of (if not
the) fastest speed feats we've seen. Naruto isn't noted for his speed so it does raise some suspicion (I think it was probably done for dramatic effect), but I'll hold judgment until the fight begins.
Now I do agree that this fight should be held by readers in the same regard they hold Sasuke's. All the fights in which Sasuke was in, people pointed out certain things that they felt give Sasuke an unfair advantage and the upper hand. If the same thing happens in this fight with Naruto, he should get the same treatment. Yet, their always has been a double standard in the fandom in which Naruto is defended strongly when he is given an unfair advantage (i.e. the Kakuzu fight) while Sasuke is attacked ferociously for almost anything he does. For now, I can't make much of a remark since it is still early, but I do feel that Pain's fatigue could play a part into the fight. As long as their isn't any PIS or PNJ involved it should be a good fight. Even if Naruto defeats Pain I don't have a problem with it, but it should be believable in Shounen terms (I can admit it even with my Naruto bias).
How is Bleach uneven? The main character is still getting pwned by the bad guys...IMO, Bleach is the only one out of those three that has reasonable-power-upping.
Really I love Bleach
a lot, but even I can admit the power levels are horribly done. Kubo and logic don't mix and his reasoning for a good guys victory are very thin when it comes to believability, even in a Shounen. Still though, I enjoy the fights.
I notice now that Hinata and Sakura are both able to witness Naruto's fight the shippers are getting edgy. There is only one way to settle this love triangle. Hinata and Sakura should go off and have a cat fight about who gets to be with Naruto, and in the mean time Tsunade can repay her debt to Naruto for saving her life. They don't call her the legendary :O
for nothing!
Make it
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