Naruto 486

[askerian]

Front page: aaaa kid!naruto&sasuke. Sasuke smiliiiiing in that little "heh" manner of his. wauuuugh. T^T

1. "rasengan and chidori! how strong have they grown?"
Kakashi: *secretly an acrobat*


2. ... w-wait -- I completely forgot about Aloe-guy. He was here watching? D: Alright, then we know how Sasuke is gonna disappear.
LMAO at him playing airbag. Dude, his body must be ...special, to allow that kind of abuse.

Sasuke: *side glare* raaaa another spy raaaa.
Aloeguy: ... not my fault! Tobi said I had to! I'm not naturally a voyeur I swear! u.u


3. Prrrrrt. "Now we're in trouble", yep, they're gonna escape like soap under my someone's foot. >___éx

ooooooooOOH Naruto's >:( face. Whoa. "Now i'm certain." Certain of what!!! *clicks next with my dying will!!*


4. Tobi: *talking to himself about "taking out the rinnegan"*
Aaaaaalright, how did he mean that? Taking it out of its little hidey box where he was keeping it so he can put it in his other eye socket? Taking it out of he game... via killing SOMEONE ELSE who happens to have it? I REALLY need to see the japanese here. Or even just another translation, that would be nice too. D:

Aaand he's been warned of sasuke's imminent demise. So unless he's gonna go "lol no i dun need him anymore" which would surprise me a bit...

Sakura: D8


5. eeeeeeeeeee looking into each other's eeeeeyes eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sasuke's clouded gray eeeeeyes of almostblindness eeeeeeeeeee

ahem.


6. and Madara scolding Sasuke like a disobedient kid. XD "When we do fight them it'll be in a more suitable place." Aha! he's got something planned, huh.


7. OOOOOO "we've got to capture the nine-tails sometime" huh?
"no, we'll leave the hunt to Sasuke" ... O__O no he won't, he totally won't do it, ever ever ever no.


8. Naruto: well if they're not gonna capture me now, I'm gonna walk up to them and have a chat with Sasuke! :|
Kakashi: naruto, no.
Naruto: shh. This? Is my Determined Face. You do not argue with the Determined Face.

Sasuke: wait, daddydara. I want to talk with Naruto too. :|

Omg looking at each other all serious and non-hate-y glary.


9. Naruto: hey remember our great goodbye scene? Where you were talking about how kickass ninjas could read each other's heart mind?


10. Naruto: u__u "So did you see what was in my heart? How I really feel?"
(eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Sasuke is in his heaaart)
"Did you see what will happen, if we fight again?"

kakashi&sakura: *hey, we're still in the scene damn it, stop stealing the sho -- oh, who are we kidding. *


11. Naruto: >:) "We're both gonna die."
Sasuke: >:(

eeeeeeeeee.


12. Naruto: "I'll bear the burden of your hatred... and we'll die together!"
EEEEE LOVER'S SUICIDE EEEEEE.

Sasuke: What the fuck is wrong with youuuuuuuuu why do you care so muuuuuch


13&14. "Because I'm your soulmate friend."
Oh, Sasuke's shocked face. oh Sasuke. T^T Someone still cares!! See! See!

Naruto: We'll never be able to understand each other through words alone... we need to beat each other up. But it's not abuse because we're just special that way. u.u Also, mutual. Also, bruises are sexy on you.


15. Naruto: "I haven't given up yet!" ( T^T )
Sasuke: >:/
Sakura: ... o_o;;;

Naruto: "Heh, I can barely string a sentence together, I shouldn't be lecturing anyone."
ohh, it always makes me waugh when Naruto does his "haha i know i'm not smart" deprecating thing, like he did with his dad. No, Naruto, you're awesome as it is! Also you've got a smart heart so it's okay if you're not Shikamaru or anything. T.T *lovesquishes*

"If we take this to the end and we both die, we won't be Uchihas or Jinchuuriki or anything..."

16. "We'll come to understand one another in the next world."

oooh Sakura's wobblyface! T.T Socute.

Sasuke: i'm not listening and you can't make me! Hn.
Kakashi: um, hey. ... captain of this team? Remember?
Naruto: >( No. "How could I call myself Hokage if I can't even save a friend? The only person Sasuke's fighting is me!"

eeeeeeeeeeee.


... Um. Yeah. So...

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

Sorry, i'll be coherent later, for now i'm still eeee-ing at all the "yeah, so, narusasu? totally the pairing to top them all. Just saying. In case you've forgotten." Oh Kishimoto.

I can't wait for when Sasuke will show that Naruto's words have reached him. Just dunno if we'll get a hint before that or if it'll be on the battlefield, in which case it's gonna be in a LOOONG time sob sob.

Comments

[phantomshade]

This chapter Wins. It has just sucessfully beaten The Valley of the End in my list of "Best Chapter(s) Ever".


I can distinctly remember having a conversation last week with another friend of mine IRL about what Naruto's "third option" was going to be. I personally vouched for the use of my favorite literary device, the Two-By-Four Of Emotional Epiphanies. For anyone who hasn't heard my explaination of this yet, it's the term I describe for an event or scenario that acts as the emotional equivalent of being smacked in the head with a two-by-four, usually eventually resulting in some sort of major mental/emotional reevaluation or change by the "victim" character(s).

Sasuke's expression on pages 13 and 14? That was Kishimoto going "Sasuke, meet the Two-By-Four Of Emotional Epiphanies. Two-By-Four, meet Sasuke's face."

[askerian]

♥♥♥



I dunno if i'm going with "best chapter ever" (nghhh yaoi no jutsu X3333) but oh, the gay content in that. yes. Yeeeesss.

Too bad Sasuke is stubborn and denial-y about that two-by-four epiphany. ;___;

[midnigh-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Two by four epiphany, lol.

Yeah, this has been my first mangagasm in a loooong time. I forgot how good they feel ~o~

This innit the end, no question, they're gonna go slipperygoo bye bye, but I worry/wanna know what effect witnessing this is gonna have on Madara, who is now losing the glory of his insanity bonding moment with his long removed nephew....or whatever the frack their relationship is

[phantomshade]

♥♥♥♥



Yaoi no jutsu = Best Chapter Content Ever. Followed by Naruto's "My daddy believes in me!" moment (godsoadorable) ^_^

The Two-By-Four doesn't always achieve instant results. It will take time (and possibly reapplication). But it will happen eventually! Sasuke cannot deny his love for his harem teammates forever!

[kitchensink13.livejournal.com]

♥

[askerian]

♥♥♥

[yira-heerai.livejournal.com]

...I kept getting mesmerized by Naruto's face. The entire fucking time. And Sasuke's eyes.

God I missed that grin of Naruto's *_*

*rolls around in bliss* iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[askerian]

god yes, the pretty in that chapter, ooooh. *__* And the intense looking-at-each-other panels! mmh yes.

[baku-chan.livejournal.com]

aaaaaand the Gay has reached critical mass (thus far).

Oh, Kishimoto.

[askerian]

... mm yes. *_*

Man, if I didn't keep telling myself "this is a shounen manga aimed at 13 year olds, Suspiciously Intense Friendships = OK, Actual Canon Homogay = Not OK" I'd start assuming that's where he's going. So how's that closet, Kishi? XD

[midnigh-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Which is exactly why they won't die in the end, either. Sasuke will come around, one way or another >.

[askerian]

mmmh, yes. *____*

... Some people thik that's bad writing, but I really don't see how. XD;;

[baku-chan.livejournal.com]

Exactly what I keep telling myself :D Though this is definitely where I start seriously questioning whether Kishimoto is gay or not. We'll probably never know anyways..

[askerian]

Well, he's married, but in Japan it doesn't mean very much, social pressure to pass down your name and everything. >___>

That or his wife is a hardcore yaoi fan.

[baku-chan.livejournal.com]

I like this second theory :D

[baku-chan.livejournal.com]

I would also like to add that Sakura totally has an "...oh." moment on page 15. She gets the gay now heheh

[rosalui.livejournal.com]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *COLLAPSES*

ohh, it always makes me waugh when Naruto does his "haha i know i'm not smart" deprecating thing, like he did with his dad.

THIS.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[askerian]

*collapses on* T^T-b

GRACIAS!

[mya-in-ab.livejournal.com]

^_^_^_^_^_^_^ Your funny comments have brought me back to life! I'm dying here trying to hold in the laughter cuz roommate is a-snoring away and I don't wanna be a mean roomie. But but but! :DDDD Haven't even read the chapter and I kindasortaYES want to take all your chapter "summaries" and make a "Teh REAL Story" sort of thing. (But I won't becuz my final paper is kciking my face right now).

Just know that your comments of:

"13&14. "Because I'm your soulmate friend."
Oh, Sasuke's shocked face. oh Sasuke.

(eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Sasuke is in his heaaart)

because we're just special that way. u.u Also, mutual. Also, bruises are sexy on you.

And etc have totally made my night(oh crapit'smorningalready)! :D Your laughing at Sasuke's snarky stubborn attitude (read: bratty) bring light an joy into my joyless life! And hopefully my paper will have magically written itself whilst I read your commentary? :D Cheers and chau!

Re: GRACIAS!

[midnigh-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I never let things like school papers get in the way of teh Asukaluff! *mwahahaha*

Sorry for being a spammy spamster, world, but you ma'am/sir have a gewd idea ~___~

Re: GRACIAS!

[askerian]

|D;;; I kinda skipped a lot of chapters anyway, so I don't think you could make something very coherent with -- oh right, they're kinda not coherent in the first place anyway XD

Gah! Your paper! D: D: D: did you manage to finish it on time? nooo don't fail nooo D:

Re: GRACIAS!

[mya-in-ab.livejournal.com]

Despite the Evil Paper acting like Sasuke (you can never understnad/write me!), is finally finsihed! Maybe Naruto will have my luck and get to the bottom of Sasuke. I mean- the Sasuke problem! XD Wow...sleep would be good right about now... <3 <3 <3 => You.

[flourite-roses.livejournal.com]

8. Naruto: well if they're not gonna capture me now, I'm gonna walk up to them and have a chat with Sasuke! :|
Kakashi: naruto, no.
Naruto: shh. This? Is my Determined Face. You do not argue with the Determined Face.

Sasuke: wait, daddydara. I want to talk with Naruto too. :|


*dies of laughter*



Some time later...



*revives for a bit*


12. Naruto: "I'll bear the burden of your hatred... and we'll die together!"
EEEEE LOVER'S SUICIDE EEEEEE.

Sasuke: What the fuck is wrong with youuuuuuuuu why do you care so muuuuuch


*goes back to laughter!death*


13&14. "Because I'm your soulmate friend."
Oh, Sasuke's shocked face. oh Sasuke. T^T Someone still cares!! See! See!

Naruto: We'll never be able to understand each other through words alone... we need to beat each other up. But it's not abuse because we're just special that way. u.u Also, mutual. Also, bruises are sexy on you.

Ooooh. I like the way you Naruto thinks. :D

[askerian]

... yeah, I kinda like the daddydara too, dunno where it came from (my head is a strange place!) but I think i'mma keep it. XD;;

Naruto totally thinks that way. He was just cockblocked by the evil editors. CENSORSHIP!!!!!!! >:O

[gold-panner.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD ;A;

[m-a-foxfire.livejournal.com]

At this point, if the Final Confrontation does not include passionate homo makeouts I shall be very surprised.

My mind kind of went from point A to point D, but I wonder if there's a bloodline limit/technique school/family secret jutsu that manipulates hormones. That could pretty much make for the ultimate troll in battle styles.

[askerian]

... *_* I really like the way you think. *PONDERS SUCH OC*

*PONDERS TEAMWORK!SASUKE REACTION TO SUCH OC* :DDD

*... PONDERS NARUKYUU'S* ... DX DX DX >:3

[m-a-foxfire.livejournal.com]

I somehow read that as you describing Sasuke's reaction to be a :DDD. T-traumatizing mental image on so many levels XD

I both really want to know how Narukyuu'd take that and really don't because I suspect it might involve either sexual assault or decapitation. Hopefully not both at once but you can never tell with Kyuubi.

[questofdreams.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE )o)

[tephra]

*studies page 4* Was aloe-dude in Sasuke? That would explain the weird chakra and radical personality change....

[askerian]

-- huh. Now that's an interesting theory. *goes to check* huh. it does look kind of like it, from the angle. IIINTERESTIIING. I mean, I think it's likely sasuke would have NOTICED but the theory is fun to play with. Hmm.

[tephra]

The angle is really puzzling, Sasuke and Naruto were in the middle of the water before they were flung back by each other's awesome. Aloe-dude is traveling in the same direction as Sasuke, he had to be in the same place or at least in line with that place and Sasuke's eventual contact point. Unless he came out of the water, which I would expect Kishi to show, he had to come from Sasuke.

The question becomes, if he was in Sasuke, when did he get in there? During the Kage party crashing? He was in the area at the time and Sasuke was definitely distracted. Was that also when Karin started commenting, frequently, about his changed chakra? My memory sucks. :(

[venia.livejournal.com]

*double turns* THERE ARE THE LETTERS "NS" ON THE COVER PAGE. TELL ME THEY WEREN'T ADDED BY THE TRANSLATORS.8D Kishi is shipping theeeeem.

*joins in eeeeee-ing*

[savagelullabies.livejournal.com]

eeeeeeeeeee
I was thinking the same thing!
<3 Kishi you closet Narusasu shipper!

[kearin.livejournal.com]

I'm in love with the cover page. I got all excited to see little naru and sasu together on the cover too. =3

(Sakura's face got to me too, I was all... she's been trying not to cry and now she's crying anyways... awww T-T)

[gothicstargrl.livejournal.com]

*loves your chapter review-thingies* ♥♥♥ :D

I swooned at Naruto's "Because I'm your friend!" and Sasuke's ":O! ...♥" reaction, I really did. TT^TT He still has a heart somewhere in there!

Best part for me, though, was how Sasuke recovers to Naruto's "I STILL LOVE YOU"-ing by being a contradictory five-year-old. "Nuh-UH! I'm not gonna die, YOU'RE gonna die! SO THERE." (Next chapter: Madara will give him a juicebox and some animal crackers, and then make him take a nap.)

...Why do I not use this pretty Angsty-suke icon more often. >:O TRAVESTY.

[askerian]

being a contradictory five-year-old. "Nuh-UH! I'm not gonna die, YOU'RE gonna die! SO THERE." (Next chapter: Madara will give him a juicebox and some animal crackers, and then make him take a nap.)

oh god the mental pictures you give me. You are evil. killing me with sowrong!cute. I AM SLAIN.

[mika-kun.livejournal.com]

Was I the only one who thought Naruto's face in the very last panel of pg 17 was really weird looking? I think I might be... >.< I think I just hate how Kishi does his from below perspective...

[askerian]

ahh, no, I agree, i see what you mean, there's something strange going on with his eye sockets/nose. XD;;

[uminohikari.livejournal.com]

Kid!Naruto is cutest!

[(Anonymous)]

♥♥♥ kyaaaa! Your reactions mirrored mine exactly!
This chapter just screams NaruSasu. And it was amazing. And Kishi is god. That is all. (v^-')

[nothri.livejournal.com]

I've begun, as of this episode, to see Sasuke's actions a little differently. I think now Sasuke isn't being corrupted by the Uchiha eyeballs or being shoehorned into a villain's role by bad writing (though there might be a little of both those things going on too). Instead, I think he's knee deep in avoidance- he's not in denial, but he's not facing his grief. This whole fight fest he's gone on since the summit arc began has been one long desperate means of avoiding his own heart- if he lets up, even for a moment, his feelings might catch up to him and he might have to fully face that a) he killed his brother for nothing, b) part of konoha betrayed him, and c) he's serving the purposes of some asshole who IS as evil as he thought Itachi was and intends to shape him into his pawn. All of this is heavy stuff, and it could really break him if he let it strike him head on.

As a side note, I'd like to add my personal wish that whomever decided to splash their freaking translator logo right across the face of the action in this latest chapter would kindly die in a fire. Yeah, it might be good advertising in that it lets me remember who you are, but do you really think its good publicity to say "HEY! RIGHT HERE! WE DID THIS! AREN'T YOU SO MUCH HAPPIER SEEING US ANNOUNCE THAT THAN SEE OR READ WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR STORY? WELL? AREN'T YOU?"

[prue84.livejournal.com]

I read both 485 and 486 yesterday and I was like "whaat the--??!" mode.
Really, if Kishimoto doesn't admit on signed paper that Naruto is in love with Sasuke...
Gee, totally gay scene here! Naruto was like "OMG I love you but I can't say it aloud because shounen read by teenagers here so noes homo content, remember? But yeah, you're totally more than just my BFF and I want to lose my virginity with you and if I can't have you than nobody will, and we'll be together even after death do us part" or something like that.

My slash/yaoi mode is kinda awake and kicking since yesterday, damn Kishi. =_=

Yeah, your summaries killed me for too much laughing!