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[Man God]

 

[Seda]

This always confused me, wasn't this show big on pushing the letting go of revenge trope?

There is an element of revenge here, but it's more like a duty and I think this episode is trying to frame it in that way and not like Sasuke's insanity.

But it is there, yeah.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

SQUAD UP!

 

[Man God]

Tsunade should join!

 

[UltraGunner]

Uhh, we're totally not gonna go murder somebody in cold blood

 

[skLaFarebear]

If all Naruto filler was directed like this I'd give even less of a shit about the main story than I do.

 

[Grexeno]

"Shut the fuck up you don't do shit"

 

[Regiruler]

I have his reliquary right here, actually

 

[BassForever]

Just so everyone knows this entire episode was actually 5-6 pages in the manga.

Hey man if you can turn 1 page into something this well done you're doing a good job and more power to you

 

[LOLDSFAN]

He lives in all of us.

 

[Hellwarden]

Tsunade.

Shikamaru is the smartest mother on the planet.

Just let him do his thing.

 

[MetatronM]

Even the wide establishing shots of Konoha look nothing at all like how Naruto Shippuden normally does them.

 

[Raxus]

Badass Shikamaru.


Oh yes.

 

[zedreamcast]

If all Naruto filler was directed like this I'd give even less of a shit about the main story than I do.

Im always saying this. Why do you think my favorite thing is a movie that has no ties to the main plot.

 

[BatDan]

So what happened to the director of this episode? Did he go somewhere else?

 

[BassForever]

Just send Naruto with them it'll be fine

 

[kewlmyc]

Didn't Shikamaru start smoking or does the anime cut that out for censorship reasons?

Motherfucking Kakashi.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Kakashi, you da true MVP.

 

[Regiruler]

Even the wide establishing shots of Konoha look nothing at all like how Naruto Shippuden normally does them.

It's because we're so used to CG trees

KAKASHI FOR THE SAVE

 

[skLaFarebear]

Kakashi is so cool

 

[Man God]

OOOOOH SHIIIITTTTT

 

[Seda]

Kakashi joined the party *fanfare*

 

[LOLDSFAN]

Ayyyye Kakashi.

 

[Grexeno]

So what happened to the director of this episode? Did he go somewhere else?

Obviously he's far too good to be working on Naruto.

Also FUCK YEAH KAKASHI

 

[Mik317]

oh boy Kakashi is here

he sure will help and totally not tire himself with his eyehax

 

[SigmasonicX]

Didn't Shikamaru start smoking or does the anime cut that out for censorship reasons?

Indeed, all of the scenes of Shikamaru with the lighter originally involved him with a cigarette.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Kakashi knows what's up.

 

[UltraGunner]

The show finally got color. DETERMINATION

 

[blitzwolf215]

There is an element of revenge here, but it's more like a duty and I think this episode is trying to frame it in that way and not like Sasuke's insanity.

But it is there, yeah.

Sasuke's insanity didn't start until later.

Spoiler

He was in total control with Orochimaru and with forming his own team. He only went full crazy after Kishimoto decided to make Itachi good all along with the most contrived bullshit ever.

 

[BassForever]

Didn't Shikamaru start smoking or does the anime cut that out for censorship reasons?

Yes, can't show a teenager smoking in Japan

 

[Regiruler]

Please don't tell me naruto tags along too

fake edit: thank god

Yes, can't show a teenager smoking in Japan

I think there's rules all over for things like that

 

[Man God]

Ayyyye Kakashi.

 

[foxuzamaki]

To put things in perspective, fighting a member of the aktasuki is the equivalent of fighting someone who is of kage level, or if they werent all traitors they would be eligible for legit kages of their village, and they were going to fight 2 of them.

 

[Hellwarden]

It's weird that Kakashi would be the one to come to be honest.

He never seemed particularly close to Asuma.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Fuck yeah! What time is it, guys? Revenge o'clock, fuckers. Time for One Piece.

 

[skLaFarebear]

Easily the best episode of Naruto so far

Spoiler

and probably as far as I made it through the show for

though the later ones are great as well.

 

[Rutger]

I'm so confused...

That was too good to be an episode of Naruto...

 

[Mik317]

I still go back to this episode every so often

da bes

 

[BassForever]

To put things in perspective, fighting a member of the aktasuki is the equivalent of fighting someone who is of kage level, or if they werent all traitors they would be eligible for legit kages of their village, and they were going to fight 2 of them.

That would require the 1-2? people here who haven't already read the manga/watched the anime to understand what kage level means

Actually I don't think there's anyone left who hasn't already seen this animated or read the manga

 

[Imperial Bishop]

So what happened to the director of this episode? Did he go somewhere else?

He was probably a guest director, like how Mamoru Hosoda was a guest director on that One Piece G8 episode.

 

[Seda]

Fuck yeah! What time is it, guys? Revenge o'clock, fuckers. Time for One Piece.

Shikamaru Time™

 

[LOLDSFAN]

 

[zedreamcast]

Please don't tell me naruto tags along too

fake edit: thank god


I think there's rules all over for things like that

Spoilers

Spoiler

he shows up to save the day later.

 

[BatDan]

I looked up the episode on the Naruto Wiki, and they don't list who actually worked on it. Compared to the One Piece Wiki which does that with every episode.
Step up Naruto Wiki!

 

[Raxus]

A+ episode. Best of the night easily.

Amazing what you can do with some great direction.

 

[Moaradin]

Damn good episode of Naruto. One of the best. Part of the reason why this arc is probably my favorite arc in Naruto. The other reason comes later

 

[lazybones18]

That was alright, I guess

 

[Crocodile]

Like what the hell happened here? That had to be one of the best Nartuo episodes EVER. Like holy shit imagine if the entire show was this quality? It would be like the best shonen anime ever. Holy shit. I'm so used to you guys say "it gets good" without it amounting to much but it fucking delivered here. Goddamn O_O

 

[Man God]

It's weird that Kakashi would be the one to come to be honest.

He never seemed particularly close to Asuma.

Kakashi is drawn to great plot moments.

 

[Regiruler]

I still go back to this episode every so often

da bes

It's the gold standard for Naruto humor, IMO