Wow...lots of talk on the possibility of a canon NaruHina....but....am I the only one who saw the resemblance between a 6 Tail Kyuubi and a Bleach!Hollow? C'mon, even that energy projectile he fired in 4-tail mode looks like a Cero
I wonder... I've been contemplating Itachi's "gift" to Naruto. He seemingly gave Amaterasu to Sasuke so maybe he gave Naruto the Tsukiyomi? (Or an immunity to it) Or perhaps the Sharingan's ability to control the Kyuubi? Hmmmm
Thanks for the link! Truesensei's review really put things into perspective for me. At first glance 436 is a great, though somewhat boring, chapter... However, the review really brought out some topics I didn't see... It made the chapter that much more awesome for me.
*Edit* I can definitely see where Pain is coming from... The World of the Ninja is one of hatred. Just think, Konoha is less than a hundred years old and yet it has gone through three major wars...
Most of the important people in the series have all gone through at least one tragedy. Tsunade lost Dan and Nawaki, Neji lost his father... Just a few examples but it shows how hate is propagated. The "Yellow Flash", the "Densetsu no Sannin", the "God of Shinobi", the "White Fang", etc etc... They got those titles by inspiring fear...
Ninja kills Ninja, a son grows up dreaming of revenge, and the cycle continues...
...anyway, Kishi is awesome... I love this arc. So insightful. Better than the Sasuke-crap last year... Although I suppose it served the purpose of setting up the rematch between Naruto and Sasuke.
Hmmmm...a very twisted and illogical answer. Short-sighted. But then...I've always "felt" for Pain. You can't blame the guy. Its like...Poland in WW2. They were virtually wiped out because their neighbors were superpowers. I think Pain will ultimately give Naruto the answer he needs to fulfill the prophecy.
Pain and Naruto: the Children of Prophecy. Pain is going to die, but not without giving Naruto the resolve to change the world.