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Naruto Manga Thread

Discussion in 'Books and Anime Discussion' started by Verse of Darkness, Feb 17, 2007.

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  1. Khortez

    Khortez Third Year

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    Eh, I'm not going to apologize for comparing Naruto to a Weasley. Have you seen the fillers between part 1 and part 2? Its absolutely disgusting how every other filler arc is about him going after Sasuke. Then in part 2 when they finally did meet, he still acted all fan boish.


    As for Sasuke getting everything on a silver platter, the guy barely won 3 fights in part 1. Once in the Chuunin forest, in the semi-finals, and finally against Naruto at the end of part 1. After part 2 he's won against 2 Akatsuki members (1 former) so perhaps he made the right choice in leaving the village, but it doesn't really even matter because part 2 sucks. Naruto should have become more badass, but he still basically only does the same thing he did in part 1. Spam the kage bushin the rasengan and if that fails, use Kyubi.

    If you were perhaps suggesting that maybe Sasuke as an Uchiha got preferential treatment in everything, c'mon. There is no canon evidence for that. If you're going to hate him at least focus it more on the fact that he is an arrogant asshole than something as flimsy as that.

    Harry is worse than Sasuke because at least he did something. Harry was walked through his claim to fame, the Triwizard Tournament, (where he at least seemed to be doing something to improve his skills) by Crouch, who helped him on every single step of the way.

    In books five and six he left me feeling underwhelmed, which is why I came to this website. To see if any decent soul would make him seem even remotely competent.

    Anyways, I rather enjoyed the whole Oro getting perma-killed thing. It is a refreshing change of pace from the likes of Inuyasha where Naraku always gets away at the last instant. It was one of the only decent things to have happened to far. Still going to have to wait a few months to see what really did kill Itachi.
     
  2. Spanks

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    I think that Orochimaru is the only decent antagonist in the entire damn story. Him getting "perma-killed" was bullshit. Not only because it happened, but because of how easily he was manhandled by not one but two different Uchiha. Granted he was on his death bed when Sasuke attacked, but Itachi embarrassing him like that was truly a let down to what would have been a phenomenal battle.
     
  3. Chime

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    Anyone find it funny that Kishi had to get Oro and Itachi sick just so Sasuke could beat them? Talk about contrived writing.

    Has Sasuke ever truly lost a fight anyway? All of his fights have conveniently been interrupted or skewed before they could even end. How can he grow if he always wins?

    Perhaps I'm over simplifying. He did lose to Kakashi, Haku, Lee, Orochimaru, Gaara, and Itachi – however, all of these defeats were temporary, and Sasuke did not change at all when confronted by these losses. He has only became more bratty and childish.
     
  4. Mage Ronin

    Mage Ronin Groundskeeper DLP Supporter

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    lol. this is from the Uchiha Snydrome.

    Two great ideas that have been fubar.
     
  5. Khortez

    Khortez Third Year

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    That was the whole reason that Orochimaru was even interested in the Sharingan to begin with; because Itachi easily defeated him and cut off his hand. What still kind of bugs me about part one though was that Itachi could take Orochimaru and what we can only guess to be his prime, yet he and his buddy ran away from Jiraiya. Makes no sense.

    Then again, Orochimaru did lose to an old man who was simultaneously fighting two undead Hokage, so theres that.
     
  6. Garret P.I.

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    Well, frankly you should... it's such a fucking retarded analogy as to make no sense. Not even getting into the cultural differences and the differences in situation... it's a fucking ridiculous parallel to make.
    As to the rest of your comments. You're right, it is fucking stupid and disgusting how every fucking filler arc was all focused on "let's get sasuke back" it's dumb as shit. But the non stop focus on sasuke just reinforces the point. That Kishimoto can't fucking tell a story if it doesn't fucking focus on the Uchiha brat.

    Lets see... dojutsu that copies anything, people constantly braying about how wonderful he is, special one on one only training while Kakashi flakes out on the other two members of their TEAM, apparently being given a free pass to return to konoha if he wants to when any other shinobi would be fucking executed for leaving konoha and joining the forces of THE MAN THAT DECLARED WAR on konoha.... naaah... and on top of that... being raised to godly levels of skill and power after 2.5 years of training... while Naruto (as well as pretty much everyone else) on the other hand learnt jack shit in 2.5 years under a fucking sannin.

    Now don't get me wrong, Naruto has pretty much sucked as well in this regard... as you point out... he spams KB and Rasengan on a daily basis... the difference however is that Naruto fucking gets shafted by Kishimoto at every turn. Wow, he comes back from his 2.5 year training retreat and doesn't just come back unimproved... no... he fucking comes back BROKEN, as in he can't even use the Kyuubi chakra anymore because if he does it goes nuts and makes him lose control. Oh, but wait... he's got his new jutsu... *BBBBZZZZTTTT** Ahhn wrong answer... can't use it now because it'll kill him.

    Of course this is where the fucking clueless say "But it's not mastered yet... once it's mastered it'll be pwnsome"

    To which I reply "Hey dumbfuck, how can you fucking master something if you can't even USE IT? That's like saying "I'm going to master oil painting" but you're not allowed to pick up a brush or use paints to practice it with"

    So yeah.. part 2 sucks because the mangaka can't write anyone as getting better if they aren't a fucking uchiha. Nope... they gotta SHOW US their stupid ass training arcs explicitely... while Uchihas... Kishi just fucking invents new powers on a whim and showers them all over that group.

    Jesus christ... you're making my point for me. That the AUTHOR can't bother himself to actually let the other characters improve... mostly out of fear that they might take a little of his spotlight off the Uchihas.

    Dude.. you're a fucking idiot. Seriously.
    Did you even FUCKING READ the battle with Diedara? Sasuke... with his Chakra nearly gone somehow manages to summon Manda, and on top of that mangages to fucking hypnotize his ass, jump in his mouth, and use him to take the shockwave of Diedara's blast to protect himself ... and here's the important bit... with new space time jutsus that were never even mentioned before. Tack on the "I can jump into your head and pwn Kyuubi himself" and all the other crap on top of it... and your bullshit statement is shown to be made of ... well... bullshit.

    Fuck... look at the fight with Itachi. He's out of chakra and he pulls a lightning summons out of his ass.

    No... Kishimoto just keeps adding to the laundry list of powers and abilities of the Sharingan when he wants to stroke Uchiha dick some more. And what happens to all the other characters? Nothing. They are not allowed to improve because if they do so... it might detract from the awesome that is the Uchiha clan.

    Flimsy?... look, if you're going to be delusional just gtfo of here, fanboi.
    In part 1 the fucking Sharingan couldn't even fucking see through fog for Kakashi. Now it can control fucking Kyuubi, allow you to jump into someone elses head on a whim. Never mind the nifty new eternal Mangekyou.

    I hate Sasuke because he's a fucking Gary Stu. He struts around and the mangaka bends over fucking backward to try and portray him as goddly and pwnsome. He doesn't struggle at all to do anything. There's never any fucking tension about it. You know that he simply will succeed.

    The same could be said about Naruto now too. Take his fight with Kakuzu for example. His bullshit KB feint should have NEVER worked against him.

    Once Kakuzu knew that that technique of Naruto's had a time limit for it's use (which he saw) he should have stuck to long distance attacks which he seemed to excel at.

    Instead, Kishimoto gave him a fucking lobotomy and had him die of plot induced stupidity.

    Does the fucking name Orochimaru mean nothing to you?
     
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  7. Spanks

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    I said it before. What needs to happen is that Itachi gets back up only to show that it's really Orochimaru who escaped and took over Itachi. If Kishi did that everything I have said against this manga I will slightly retract. I think that it would open up a lot more interest in the manga.

    Edit: If the above doesn't happen I think the only way this manga can survive is if Sasuke were to somehow join Akatsuki.
     
  8. Dark Syaoran

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    ...I'm really tempted to ban your ass.
     
  9. Augurey

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    I'm really surprised so many people here like Naruto, what with their massive hatred of anything remotely Japanese in regards to Harry Potter.
     
  10. Garret P.I.

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    You win 12,000 interw3bs, man... that's fucking hilarious.

    And on that note... fuck yeah. mixing anything Japanese with Harry Potter (unless it's Harry nailing some hot Japanese chick) is made of fail... especially Harry with a fucking katana.
     
  11. Mage Ronin

    Mage Ronin Groundskeeper DLP Supporter

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    there's a huge difference in liking Naruto, and liking the Narutoverse appear in HP, or vice versa. HP and Naruto are two vastly different cultures that clash horribly. Besides authors who write HP/Naru Xovers fail to consider all important factors when planning their fics: cultural traditions, specific social behaviors, speech and mannerism, difference between magic and chakra, etc.
    So most of the Xovers are crap. Unorganized, inaccurate content, too much OOC, etc. which also perpetuates the dislike of Japanese themes in HP.

    EDIT: P.I., you don't like Jono's Stranger Trilogy, huh?
     
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    Oujou Akaash Unspeakable

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    This crossover is like the only thing that works. There is another one called "Assassination?" but thats besides the point. This crossover fic actually considers the large barrier of foreign culture and language. And the best part is, ninja society is very much unknown to the wizarding culture, especially dumbledore.

    And thats the most retarded thing i've ever heard. Also, Oro is dead permanently because he came out at the wrong time, especially with Itachi having out his biggest guns. Not to mention the fact that Oro admitted to being weaker than Sasuke in the first season.

    It's feels like Shaman King....damn.
     
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  14. Solomon

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    Looks like someone forgot about Kabutochimaru.
     
  15. Aekiel

    Aekiel Angle of Mispeling ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    He is the last remaining hope for this manga. Please make him kill someone! Please make him kill someone! XD

    Aekiel
     
  16. Mage Ronin

    Mage Ronin Groundskeeper DLP Supporter

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    before you start condemning others for saying retarded comments, make sure your own statements aren't stupid either. Orochi is not permanently dead for two reasons: 1) his soul is stuck in a Genjutsu world, not the afterlife, so there's a slight possibility of him coming out and 2) Kabutomaru, who could be the link to Oro breaking out of the Genjutsu world.

    uh, when was this? I only recall two moments in which Oro admitted to someone being stronger than him: Sometime after the Chunin Exam where he says he wasn't strong enough to beat Itachi and take over his body and that he actually feared Itachi and 2) the scene in Shippuden where Sasuke beats down a roomful of nins. There, Orochi states that Sasuke was stronger than him when he was Sasuke's current age. Basically, Sasuke at 16 was stronger than Orochi at 16.
     
  17. Oujou Akaash

    Oujou Akaash Unspeakable

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    Let me quote it straight from the manga "Anyone or anything it pierces becomes trapped in a blissful dream-like genjutsu for all eternity ...or so the legend goes. The blade it self is enchanted with an incredible sealing technique ...the ultimate counter to the sword of Kusanagi."

    This is what i'm talking about. And isn't that the same thing as being weaker than itachi?

    Kabuto did that because he was inspired by naruto to become strong on his own. So he injected the cells of Oro in order to become strong. there is no way in hell, a genius doctor who wants to become strong would not overlook a chance of being possessed. There is a reason why Oro picked Kuboto as his personal assistant.
     
  18. Spanks

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    Oh? And what would you have happen? Let me guess. You would like to see Sasuke come back to Konoha and welcomed by with open arms by everyone. Hell, even throw in a parade. He then hooks up with Sakura and is given the title of Hokage over Naruto.

    My idea may have not been the best, but it's a damn shot better than what Kishi has put out. Orochimaru taking over Itachi would be one of the most unexpected things to happen and would revitalize the manga in my opinion.

    Does not equal dead. Look at it this way, the whole fight was "AWWW SHEEE, LOOK AT MY UNESCAPABLE JUTSU" only to have it avoided. I am sure this genjutsu can be countered also.
     
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  19. Oujou Akaash

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    And i'm sure Oro coming out of Sasuke wasn't unexpected. Listen, i'm not trying to start a fight and i'm sorry for being an idiot. And the only reason i even defend Sasuke is because he is an important character to the story line. And we all know that no matter how strong Sasuke gets, Naruto is going to get stronger eventually.

    There is a reason why Oro searched for this sword throughout his life. Also, it said, "like Genjutsu" meaning it doesn't necessarily have to be a genjutus. Besides, if Oro could and if he did get out of the genjutsu like effect, don't you think other strong ninjas in the past would have gotten out as well? It wouldn't be much of a legend if thats true.
     
  20. Mage Ronin

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    "or so the legend goes" which means there is slight uncertainty in the information. The spirit sword may or may not permanently seal a soul since the source (Zetsu) isn't actually sure of that particular ability.

    you wrote Sasuke, not Itachi. Orochi never said he was weaker than Sasuke in the first season.

    what?

    you have it backwards. Kabuto absorb Oro's cells because he wanted to revive Oro. He couldn't live without Oro since Oro was his purpose of existence. When he met Naruto is the moment Kabuto became inspired to be his own person and find his "own nindo".

    Oro picked Kabuto as his personal bitch because having a ninja with med-nin skills that rival Tsunade and combat skills on par with Kakashi is too damn invaluable to not keep an eye on.

    no, it says "dream-like genjutsu" meaning it's a genjutsu that is similar to a dream.

    there's always a first. Oro could be the first one to break out. I mean, everyone thought that the Tsukuyomi was unbeatable and counter-less. But, who was the first to, not only break it, but also reflect it?
     
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