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Naruto 474
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http://mangastream.com/read/naruto/474-6/2
1. Sidebar text: "Sai exposes Sakura's true feelings!" Well if the sidebar says so... Oh, that Sai. Second coming of Dr Yamato Love. XD
"Sakura didn't come here to confess her love. She was supposed to tell you the collective decision made by all your former classmates." Nothing we didn't know, but it's nice to have confirmation. I saw SO MANY PEOPLE say "omg how could naruto reject sakura, he must be in denial, her confession was SO sincere and heartfelt!" Umm, no, it was extremely obvious it wasn't. :/
Confirmed twice by Kakashi "I knew something was up" and Naruto "I knew something didn't feel right."
I like Sai's little sideway look ">_>;"
"with everything i've learned I can understand why she acted the way she did."
First yay for Sai learning more about human beings, and second... he looks kind of a little awkward/subdued. ... Guilty maybe? >____>
2. I LOVE Naruto's shocked faces as he hears that his classmates are going to kill Sasuke. LOVE. He does shocked/wounded/angry SO WELL. *_*
3. "And Sakura-chan's okay with it too?! But she loves Sasuke! She wouldn't just--"
Sai: blahblah Sasuke sucks because he's all dark and he sows war like a mean war thing and he wears a stupid cloak with clouds on it,and dump the motherfucker already, i'm right here for you!
I really like how Sai points out that Sasuke went too far and Konoha will not accept him back now. First because if even now they still wanted him back it would be so far past unrealistic, and second because we know it's gonna happen anyway but it's not worth much if it's not done over HUGE roadblocks. I can't wait to see how Kishi's gonna redeem Sasuke in the eyes of Konoha. At this point it'll have to be epic. *crosses fingers*
4. "That's why she came to tell you herself."
o_o DX "So then why didn't she tell me the truth???" Oh, Naruto's ZOMG faces. Sakura-chan manipulated him too ;__;
"Giving up on Sasuke and choosing you was her way to free you from the promise." N'aww. I love how important Naruto has become to Sakura. T^T-b I also love. LOVE. Naruto's hurt and frowny face at the "when you refused to stop trying to save him." He must feel so betrayed. Even Sakura-chan is against him on the Sasuke matter now. Oh the angst. *rolls rolls*
5. "She was only thinking of you." T^T-b
Yamato: But she never intended to tell him the truth in the first place.
Well duh, she knows Naruto well enough to know he'd have been against her.
6. Kakashi: "She plans to kill Sasuke herself."
DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNN. *squees*
Okay so I've seen some "omg so arrogant who does she think she is" and some "she loves him so she kills him what logic is that", but actually...
* Since she entirely believes the boy she loved is truly gone and now there's only an evil Konoha-killing shell of a person left behind, and her last teammate might get swept away in the upcoming clusterfuck and then there might be WORLD-WIDE WAR, of course she would feel it's her responsibility to clean up the mess before it gets worse. Sai and Shika have pounded it into her head that there's no other solution and she's a logical person, so she can't let herself cling to "but I don't WANT to!!" Her logic is misguided but she doesn't know that since she doesn't have all the info.
* It's not really all that ZOMG arrogant -- sure, he's 100x stronger at the moment. But 1) she knows how he fights, and she's smart and a medic-nin so maybe with a good plan prepared beforehand she would only need one hit. And 2) he'd never expect it from her. Maybe Sasuke would be so busy thinking she's too weak to bother with that he'd let her get too close. POKE, here's your heart attack, sir.
Besides in Naruto the fights aren't a matter of power levels and nothing else -- there's strategies too, and pitting your strengths against the opponent's weaknesses. That's what Shikamaru's character embodies. It's not totally ridiculous. So in her mind there's a CHANCE she might succeed. (Okay, considering how in love with Sasuke Kishimoto is, actually there is none. But from her point of view behind the fourth wall, there might be.) Additionally even if she thinks the chance is really small, if she really feels she has to do it, she'll try anyway. Look at her fight against Sasori. Fuck the odds man, she'll try her best anyway.
* ... she won't be able to bring herself to it anyway. XD Oh, she might get in a few good hits (if Kishi decides that a girl solo-fighting a guy isn't too horrible for his delicate sensibilities BUUUT) but even if Karin doesn't get in the way or Sasuke doesn't tell her what REALLY happened to the Uchiha clan and how rotten her perfect village's government is, she won't be cold-blooded enough to kill him. I seriously doubt that her zabuza-arc crying her heart out over the guy as she recites the ninja code on how to kill your emotions and be a perfect ninja machine was foreshadowing for her suddenly managing it, after how she recently proved she was still so emotional about him, about Naruto, about everything. (also, Kakashi's insistence that rules are important but people who don't put their comrades over the rules are worse than trash... yyyeah.) Unless she needs thirty chapters to get there, Sasuke's been mindfucked right and left, even if Karin heals him he's exhausted, and he really doesn't expect to see her at the moment. He's not going to be all BWAHAHAHAHAing like a miniature Orochimaru, which is more or less what Sakura believes he's become right now. She'll be able to see through him; she's seen through him so many times before.
I like the idea of Sakura fighting Sasuke -- or at least questioning Sasuke upfront, and harshly. She's loved him for so long on less info than Naruto got, and she needs to reconnect, to refresh her mental pictureand drool on his manchest after Karui and Sai tarnishing it. I like the idea of them clashing. Sasuke needs to learn to respect her a little bit more, to realize/be reminded that she's still here and perhaps even get to see what his leaving did to her (in bad and in good), and to see that she can oppose him when she feels she has to. It's good that she opposes him, because no matter his reasons, his path is not good, and if Sakura still wished to follow him on it then she would indeed be a pathetic fangirl who is blinded by her love. She still loves him, but she can see him clearly too, and she won't compromise her core values just to cling to him anymore.
Of course Sakura can't singlehandedly convince him to come back -- I don't even know if she'll make a dent, she's not Naruto -- but for her own character growth she needs to prove she can oppose Sasuke when she thinks he's gone entirely evil, and she needs to see the truth of what happened to him with her own eyes. So a confrontation, actually, that sounds damn perfect to me.
7. Sai and Sakura flashbaaack~~~ Sai "i'm part of team seven you don't have to do it alone"
Sakura: "ah, thanks sai. ^-^"
I love that THIS time around he totally recognized her fake smile for what it was. He's evolving! And he could even understand her motivation, that it was BECAUSE she loved Sasuke. ooh he's all growed up. ;^;
8. Naruto: *moar part 1 flashbacks of cute Sakura smiling at Sasuke*
I'm kinda sad that even in the flashback Sasuke looks so totally cold. Back in part 1 he was a little softer than that.
So Sakura wants to rescue him from his dark path by... killing him. It makes sense -- no, seriously XD in the "if he were still himself he'd want to be stopped before he sinks any lower". There's echoes of mercy killing in there.
9. "Which also means she's willing to let you hate her forever, Naruto."
... this sentence is giving me so much squee I can't even explain all the ways. 1) Sai recognizes and understands that! (okay he was given a refresher course into "killing your loved one means hatred and revenge" with recent village events) 2) It would break my heart so prettily to see Naruto hate Sakura, because I know he'd never stop loving/caring/seeing her as his teammate and the only one who understands the Sasulove even as he can't forgive the sasukilling part and oooo the angst (not that it will happen, but I love the "I love you but I hate you" thing, that's exactly why I loved Uchihacest -- Sasuke unable to stop loving Itachi even after all he did, and resenting him even more for that very reason) 3) oh Sakura T^T
Naruto: *suspicious face* Sai, why are YOU telling me all this? >:(
10. Sai: :( *flashbacks to his "you bitch" no jutsu* um, well, you see i kinda guilt tripped her. ahaha. um. yeah. so... kinda my fault a tiny bit.
Naruto: ... =__= "uh huh..."
oh Sai. Sorry Kishi for doubting youuu. I like that he realizes he hurt Sakura and that he has a part of responsibility in this mess. He really is growing up! ♥
Also, I like that Kakashi is all "naruto's mind must be reeling... what am I gonna do..." he still cares! ... that doesn't take away from his boneheaded decision not to inform Sakura of stuff she friggin needed to know! >( Rarr. But that's probably Kishi being clumsy with the way he kicks off that SakuSasu plot thread... yeah. >_>;; I'm not forgiving him yet, but.
11. oohh Naruto's mental picture of team seven breaking into pieces. T________T ♥ It's darkest before dawn, Naruto! Keep fighting!! ;__;
12. SUNA NINS oh temari you so sexy *_* ... but, um, fishnets in the snow? really? I guess it does get cold in the desert at night, but even so...
DANZOU AND MADARA IN TEH SAME PIC! goodbye "danzoudara" theory. XDDDD Also, they saw each other during the Uchiha massacre, huh? Ohh, I wonder what other cold-hearted ruthless manipulative things Danzou did back then.he really needs to get hit by a younger no jutsu already
13. snowsnow ninjas in the snow~ Congrats on becoming Hokage, Kakashi. I'm sure Naruto doesn't find it awkward at all. XD I hope Kakashi will just be acting-hokage like Danzou was, so that at the end of the series Naruto can be confirmed as rokudaime. Because nanadaime just sounds ugly. >__>;; (or would the seven be pronounced differently in that word?)
I like Temari's "there's no time for politics!" and Yamato's still calling Kakashi "sempai" even as he talks of him becoming Hokage. XDD No matter how high up he goes, he will always be your sempaaai~
14. Gaara: "Just so we're clear this is a war to protect the eight and nine tails. In other words a war to protect YOU." But no pressure. "I, as the kazekage, am putting my life on the line for you."because I love you. no, really, don't feel pressured. also, I apologize that I failed to convince Sasuke to go home to you, but well. What can you do. i'm here? just in case. yeah.
(meanwhile in Konoha Hinata gets "omg new rival!" pings and does not know why.)
15. "And if Sasuke, a member of Akatsuki, stands before me, he'll be shown no mercy."because seriously those cloaks, what. Maybe if he comes naked.
flashback!
"You are like me, Sasuke.especially in your romantic tastes. (...) You must still see that point of light in the distance. it's gold. Like Naruto's hair."
"I shut my eyes a long time ago.it was blinding me."
I understand. You mean I can have him. Thanks, man.
16. "Sasuke has stopped looking for you." ... because he was? He was! IN HIS HEART. Oh gaara, you're such a SasuNaru shipper. ;^;
This page is chock full of NaruGaara goodness. Even the "let's be kages together!!". N'aw. Almost makes me want to ship it. Naruto's 8( face is awesome too.
17. NANANANANANA OLD MEN'S FIIIIGHT
... OMG.
DANZOU HAS A ROBOCLAW.
brb loling forever.
okay, i should have guessed he hadn't LOST his arm, but whoa, and to think at the beginning Danzou came across as the politician who gets others to fight for him and can only attack from the back... Prrt.
Anyway... I have enjoyed this chapter very much. Team Seven angst! Sakura caring about Naruto so much she's willing to let him hate her forever! SasuSaku angstyfights! Naruto getting his heart broken re: the war and re: sasuke again and again! NaruSai! NaruGaara! Mmh.
Oh, and while madara bores and annoys me now he's all "my evil, let me show you it -- nana can't touch me" i can't help but hope the danzou fight will bring up some interesting facts to light -- whether about the past or about a possible way to actually nail that bastard in the face. >__>
http://mangastream.com/read/naruto/474-6/2
1. Sidebar text: "Sai exposes Sakura's true feelings!" Well if the sidebar says so... Oh, that Sai. Second coming of Dr Yamato Love. XD
"Sakura didn't come here to confess her love. She was supposed to tell you the collective decision made by all your former classmates." Nothing we didn't know, but it's nice to have confirmation. I saw SO MANY PEOPLE say "omg how could naruto reject sakura, he must be in denial, her confession was SO sincere and heartfelt!" Umm, no, it was extremely obvious it wasn't. :/
Confirmed twice by Kakashi "I knew something was up" and Naruto "I knew something didn't feel right."
I like Sai's little sideway look ">_>;"
"with everything i've learned I can understand why she acted the way she did."
First yay for Sai learning more about human beings, and second... he looks kind of a little awkward/subdued. ... Guilty maybe? >____>
2. I LOVE Naruto's shocked faces as he hears that his classmates are going to kill Sasuke. LOVE. He does shocked/wounded/angry SO WELL. *_*
3. "And Sakura-chan's okay with it too?! But she loves Sasuke! She wouldn't just--"
Sai: blahblah Sasuke sucks because he's all dark and he sows war like a mean war thing and he wears a stupid cloak with clouds on it,
I really like how Sai points out that Sasuke went too far and Konoha will not accept him back now. First because if even now they still wanted him back it would be so far past unrealistic, and second because we know it's gonna happen anyway but it's not worth much if it's not done over HUGE roadblocks. I can't wait to see how Kishi's gonna redeem Sasuke in the eyes of Konoha. At this point it'll have to be epic. *crosses fingers*
4. "That's why she came to tell you herself."
o_o DX "So then why didn't she tell me the truth???" Oh, Naruto's ZOMG faces. Sakura-chan manipulated him too ;__;
"Giving up on Sasuke and choosing you was her way to free you from the promise." N'aww. I love how important Naruto has become to Sakura. T^T-b I also love. LOVE. Naruto's hurt and frowny face at the "when you refused to stop trying to save him." He must feel so betrayed. Even Sakura-chan is against him on the Sasuke matter now. Oh the angst. *rolls rolls*
5. "She was only thinking of you." T^T-b
Yamato: But she never intended to tell him the truth in the first place.
Well duh, she knows Naruto well enough to know he'd have been against her.
6. Kakashi: "She plans to kill Sasuke herself."
DUN DUN DUN DUNNNNN. *squees*
Okay so I've seen some "omg so arrogant who does she think she is" and some "she loves him so she kills him what logic is that", but actually...
* Since she entirely believes the boy she loved is truly gone and now there's only an evil Konoha-killing shell of a person left behind, and her last teammate might get swept away in the upcoming clusterfuck and then there might be WORLD-WIDE WAR, of course she would feel it's her responsibility to clean up the mess before it gets worse. Sai and Shika have pounded it into her head that there's no other solution and she's a logical person, so she can't let herself cling to "but I don't WANT to!!" Her logic is misguided but she doesn't know that since she doesn't have all the info.
* It's not really all that ZOMG arrogant -- sure, he's 100x stronger at the moment. But 1) she knows how he fights, and she's smart and a medic-nin so maybe with a good plan prepared beforehand she would only need one hit. And 2) he'd never expect it from her. Maybe Sasuke would be so busy thinking she's too weak to bother with that he'd let her get too close. POKE, here's your heart attack, sir.
Besides in Naruto the fights aren't a matter of power levels and nothing else -- there's strategies too, and pitting your strengths against the opponent's weaknesses. That's what Shikamaru's character embodies. It's not totally ridiculous. So in her mind there's a CHANCE she might succeed. (Okay, considering how in love with Sasuke Kishimoto is, actually there is none. But from her point of view behind the fourth wall, there might be.) Additionally even if she thinks the chance is really small, if she really feels she has to do it, she'll try anyway. Look at her fight against Sasori. Fuck the odds man, she'll try her best anyway.
* ... she won't be able to bring herself to it anyway. XD Oh, she might get in a few good hits (if Kishi decides that a girl solo-fighting a guy isn't too horrible for his delicate sensibilities BUUUT) but even if Karin doesn't get in the way or Sasuke doesn't tell her what REALLY happened to the Uchiha clan and how rotten her perfect village's government is, she won't be cold-blooded enough to kill him. I seriously doubt that her zabuza-arc crying her heart out over the guy as she recites the ninja code on how to kill your emotions and be a perfect ninja machine was foreshadowing for her suddenly managing it, after how she recently proved she was still so emotional about him, about Naruto, about everything. (also, Kakashi's insistence that rules are important but people who don't put their comrades over the rules are worse than trash... yyyeah.) Unless she needs thirty chapters to get there, Sasuke's been mindfucked right and left, even if Karin heals him he's exhausted, and he really doesn't expect to see her at the moment. He's not going to be all BWAHAHAHAHAing like a miniature Orochimaru, which is more or less what Sakura believes he's become right now. She'll be able to see through him; she's seen through him so many times before.
I like the idea of Sakura fighting Sasuke -- or at least questioning Sasuke upfront, and harshly. She's loved him for so long on less info than Naruto got, and she needs to reconnect, to refresh her mental picture
Of course Sakura can't singlehandedly convince him to come back -- I don't even know if she'll make a dent, she's not Naruto -- but for her own character growth she needs to prove she can oppose Sasuke when she thinks he's gone entirely evil, and she needs to see the truth of what happened to him with her own eyes. So a confrontation, actually, that sounds damn perfect to me.
7. Sai and Sakura flashbaaack~~~ Sai "i'm part of team seven you don't have to do it alone"
Sakura: "ah, thanks sai. ^-^"
I love that THIS time around he totally recognized her fake smile for what it was. He's evolving! And he could even understand her motivation, that it was BECAUSE she loved Sasuke. ooh he's all growed up. ;^;
8. Naruto: *moar part 1 flashbacks of cute Sakura smiling at Sasuke*
I'm kinda sad that even in the flashback Sasuke looks so totally cold. Back in part 1 he was a little softer than that.
So Sakura wants to rescue him from his dark path by... killing him. It makes sense -- no, seriously XD in the "if he were still himself he'd want to be stopped before he sinks any lower". There's echoes of mercy killing in there.
9. "Which also means she's willing to let you hate her forever, Naruto."
... this sentence is giving me so much squee I can't even explain all the ways. 1) Sai recognizes and understands that! (okay he was given a refresher course into "killing your loved one means hatred and revenge" with recent village events) 2) It would break my heart so prettily to see Naruto hate Sakura, because I know he'd never stop loving/caring/seeing her as his teammate and the only one who understands the Sasulove even as he can't forgive the sasukilling part and oooo the angst (not that it will happen, but I love the "I love you but I hate you" thing, that's exactly why I loved Uchihacest -- Sasuke unable to stop loving Itachi even after all he did, and resenting him even more for that very reason) 3) oh Sakura T^T
Naruto: *suspicious face* Sai, why are YOU telling me all this? >:(
10. Sai: :( *flashbacks to his "you bitch" no jutsu* um, well, you see i kinda guilt tripped her. ahaha. um. yeah. so... kinda my fault a tiny bit.
Naruto: ... =__= "uh huh..."
oh Sai. Sorry Kishi for doubting youuu. I like that he realizes he hurt Sakura and that he has a part of responsibility in this mess. He really is growing up! ♥
Also, I like that Kakashi is all "naruto's mind must be reeling... what am I gonna do..." he still cares! ... that doesn't take away from his boneheaded decision not to inform Sakura of stuff she friggin needed to know! >( Rarr. But that's probably Kishi being clumsy with the way he kicks off that SakuSasu plot thread... yeah. >_>;; I'm not forgiving him yet, but.
11. oohh Naruto's mental picture of team seven breaking into pieces. T________T ♥ It's darkest before dawn, Naruto! Keep fighting!! ;__;
12. SUNA NINS oh temari you so sexy *_* ... but, um, fishnets in the snow? really? I guess it does get cold in the desert at night, but even so...
DANZOU AND MADARA IN TEH SAME PIC! goodbye "danzoudara" theory. XDDDD Also, they saw each other during the Uchiha massacre, huh? Ohh, I wonder what other cold-hearted ruthless manipulative things Danzou did back then.
13. snowsnow ninjas in the snow~ Congrats on becoming Hokage, Kakashi. I'm sure Naruto doesn't find it awkward at all. XD I hope Kakashi will just be acting-hokage like Danzou was, so that at the end of the series Naruto can be confirmed as rokudaime. Because nanadaime just sounds ugly. >__>;; (or would the seven be pronounced differently in that word?)
I like Temari's "there's no time for politics!" and Yamato's still calling Kakashi "sempai" even as he talks of him becoming Hokage. XDD No matter how high up he goes, he will always be your sempaaai~
14. Gaara: "Just so we're clear this is a war to protect the eight and nine tails. In other words a war to protect YOU." But no pressure. "I, as the kazekage, am putting my life on the line for you."
(meanwhile in Konoha Hinata gets "omg new rival!" pings and does not know why.)
15. "And if Sasuke, a member of Akatsuki, stands before me, he'll be shown no mercy."
flashback!
"You are like me, Sasuke.
"I shut my eyes a long time ago.
16. "Sasuke has stopped looking for you." ... because he was? He was! IN HIS HEART. Oh gaara, you're such a SasuNaru shipper. ;^;
This page is chock full of NaruGaara goodness. Even the "let's be kages together!!". N'aw. Almost makes me want to ship it. Naruto's 8( face is awesome too.
17. NANANANANANA OLD MEN'S FIIIIGHT
... OMG.
DANZOU HAS A ROBOCLAW.
brb loling forever.
okay, i should have guessed he hadn't LOST his arm, but whoa, and to think at the beginning Danzou came across as the politician who gets others to fight for him and can only attack from the back... Prrt.
Anyway... I have enjoyed this chapter very much. Team Seven angst! Sakura caring about Naruto so much she's willing to let him hate her forever! SasuSaku angstyfights! Naruto getting his heart broken re: the war and re: sasuke again and again! NaruSai! NaruGaara! Mmh.
Oh, and while madara bores and annoys me now he's all "my evil, let me show you it -- nana can't touch me" i can't help but hope the danzou fight will bring up some interesting facts to light -- whether about the past or about a possible way to actually nail that bastard in the face. >__>