askerian | Naruto 491

1. "aiming to control the Kyuubi!"

Kishimoto's oral fixation strikes again. Like

sarolynne says, "It is getting very crowded inside that boy, isn't it?" First the Kyuubi and his dad's spirit, then Itachi's crow-job... and now the seal frog forcing itself down his throat! dude.

~~Sasuke'll be happy with the results of that little training. hur hur hur.~~

Naruto's ;O__O; face is hilarious though. *cackles*

2. Naruto asks for hints about where to find the octopus. Apparently it's on an island that is a refuge to all sorts of animals! Naruto imagines a paradise with birds and butterflies and squirrels. Uh huh. XD

3. De-summoned back where he came from! Man he's lucky no one else was sitting on that stool.

Teuchi (ramen dude) was worried about Naruto had gone, aww.

Random fodder-nins recognize Naruto on sight with happy smiles, double-aww! -- ASKING FOR HIS AUTOGRAPH. Seriously? O_O

4. "the hero of Konoha, the boy who makes miracles happen!" ... what, they really say that stuff? Whoaaa. then again after him getting rid of Pain when the whole village had only managed to get flattened, that's believable enough. N'aww Naruto's legend is starting to develop~
Naruto: ehehehe #^__^#;;;; i-it's my first time giving an autograph ~~please be gentle~~ => SOCUTE.
Teuchi: *remembers how they're praising him now but not too long ago it was the opposite* ... Before asking him for autographs, how about letting him eat his ramen? => AWW Teuchi knows Naruto's heart so well~~~~~~~~~~

5. Three days later: (or three days after the last summit? idunno) Kages assembled, one assistant each... EEEEEEEE TSUNADEEEEE.

Old Dwarf Kage: "you could take this opportunity to switch with someone younger, you're no spring chicken after all." BECAUSE YOU ARE ?
Tsunade: "I don't want to hear it from YOU, old man! enough of your double-standards." => EEEEEEEEE YOU TELL HIM, TSUNADE
Meiii-chan (i mean Mizukage-sama) : "I find it reassuring that Tsunade-sama has returned to her seat as Hokage." => OKAY YES I TOTALLY SHIP IT.

6. "blahblahblah what to do about the two leftover jinchuuriki and akatsuki"
Since they all have a group looking for intel, they raise the possibility of creating a task force that would be devoted to looking for intel on that topic and independent from the villages -- "uniting our intelligence-gathering corps into a separata organization". Not a bad idea because when they're all looking for the same info without knowing what the other guys already have, that's a waste of time and resources. (but i really don't think any of the members would manage to get over the need to sneak info to their kage first. then again for the most part the naruto world ninjas don't seem extremely ninja-y.)

Also, old dwarf thinks we should hide the jinchuuriki!

7. Tsunade does not. ROARRRR SHE REALLY DOES NOT. >E Because they are kickass and they're needed in a fight damn it. (whatcha wanna bet what really happens is that everyone else gets beat into the ground and THEN they're forced to go out and save the day anyway.)

Problem is, Gaara disagrees. "Naruto will do totally absurd things for the sake of his comrades... that's precisely the problem."
In one hand eeee gaara being a strong-willed kage and not bowing to his elders and not being out of his depth at all eee.
In the other hand, Naruto is going to be SO PISSED WITH YOU, GAARA. Especially doing things "for his own good" that amount to keeping him in the dark and protecting him. He really doesn't take well to it, does he. ... mmmmm, Naruto/Gaara friendship-born conflict. *____*

8. Shikamaru's dad agrees with Gaara. .__.

Old Dwarf Kage: *smirking* Looks like the impudent slug princess is in good health after all, that was some energetic testimony." => AAAA PATRONIZING AND INSULTIIING AAA.

Raikage: anyway since our country's the only one not to have been daft enough to have someone turn and go to akatsuki, we get to house the two of them. Yes. Shut up. => haha, talk about a trump card. "I believe this place is better protected than--" "Kakuzu." "what?" "Your village got betrayed like a bunch of idiots and never managed to off him to protect your secrets. You lose the argument." "But--" "Kakuzu." "... .__.;;"

9. Naruto & Yamato: *are on a boat yay cruise~*
Naruto believes it's a secret mission toward a tropical paradise.

haha, I like the look of that rakish-smirky-wink ninja. he looks like a surfer dude. XD

10. island: *UNSURPRISINGLY HELLISH* *creepy half-eaten dead fish, claw marks in rock, centipedes crawling out of human skulls...*

11. Naruto: *DOT DOT MOTHERFUCKING DOT*
Rakish surfer dude with permanent winking-eye: Oh, it's perfectly safe, the animals are very docile... there's just one thing...
said "one thing": *RISES FROM THE DEPTHS*
Naruto: *__* OCTOPUS ARMS! SHOW ME THE WAY! (oh god he's actually SPARKLING this is so wrong)

12&13. I'M A SQUID BITCH.
Naruto: ah, let's count the legs, if it's ten it's a squid if it's eight it's an octopus
Yamato: even without counting the legs it's still obvious! Let's get the fuck out of NARUTO D:
Naruto: *tentacled away*
fetish porn fic: *explodes*

14&15. HI KILLERBEE IS IN DA HOUSE
EATIN UR SQUIDLETS YO

"yo squid you better get back to yo' place, before my boot leaves a squid mark on your face!"
"Another creature has appeared!!! ... ...... while making a pun!!!"
asuka: *giggles*

Killerbee: *chillin on a tentacle, half-melted into Hachibi*

Another transitionny chapter, and it felt pretty short to boot thanks to all those double-pages and big panels, but heeee.
1) love how Teuchi cares about Naruto, and did before he became cool damn it!
2) so many jokes and silliness. Then again after the heaviness of the Pain and Run After Sasuke Redux arc... (i think i'm gonna call that arc the Emotional Retardation arc actually. Naruto crawling in front og Raikage, Sasuke suddenly going HAHAHA YAY GENOCIDE, Sakura ... let's not say anything more about that.)
3) next chapter, Killerbee and Naruto meet for real! ... I wonder how they're gonna get along. XD I could see them becoming buddies, but I could also see them clashing pretty hardcore. Hmmmm.

The anime is in the middle of Naruto's sage training and it's kinda boring, also Team Taka chillin after killerbee and sasuke's eyes going a bit wonky and then them finding the Raikage's spy. (What's strange is that we also see the rescue squad find his body afterwards, and the angle of view makes it seem like someone is observing them from the rafters. Who? It wouldn't be so mysterious if it was one of team Taka, we already knew they'd captured the guy, and now I can't help but wonder if maybe it was Zetsu who offed him... then again I might be reading WAY too much in a camera angle. XD) There's also the first TV appearance of team Samui -- eeee Omoi and Karui! HI THERE HAPPY TO SEE YOU.

At the end there's a Neji omake about how he hasn't appeared in forever and he makes the best faces ever. I seriously need screencaps from that one. XDDDD

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Neji omake? I need to watch that.

AND YES YES YE: "OKAY YES I TOTALLY SHIP IT." First thing that went through my mind too.

Great chapter summation!

I don't even need to read the chapter after reading this XD

Kishimoto wouldn't go through the trouble of Naruto learning how to control Kyuubi only to have Kyuubi ripped out of him later on, would he? D: Or maybe training will be interrupted and he'll never get that far... but I don't think Kishimoto would deprive Naruto of this. It's such a necessary step. Unless he does plan to have Kyuubi extracted later on OMG I'M TALKING MYSELF IN CIRCLES.

Naruto and Killer Bee are supposedly safe on this island while the war goes on, but I was wondering how this would all go to hell (b/c I suspect that will probably happen). Everyone getting their butts handed to them and requiring the aid of their jinchuuriki is one option, but the other one I think is more likely is that Killer Bee's resident parasite (the OTHER one) will probably find a way to get a message back to Madara and let him know his two prey are conveniently in one spot for easy access. OR SOMETHING IDK.

Also, Gaara/Naruto friendship-born conflict YES PLEASE <3

I haven't been watching the anime, but I will do so for Neji omake *_*

Naruto FINALLY made me laugh after all this srrs time. Omfg. He SPARKLED.

First the Kyuubi and his dad's spirit, then Itachi's crow-job... and now the seal frog forcing itself down his throat! dude.

Since the crow and frog seemed to go in the same way, I wonder if the same went for the Kyuubi.

De-summoned back where he came from! Man he's lucky no one else was sitting on that stool.
(*CRACKS UP AT THE IMPLICATIONS*)

I love everyone's reactions to Naruto just popping into the restaurant, though. XD

In the other hand, Naruto is going to be SO PISSED WITH YOU, GAARA.

I've got this other funny mental image of Naruto storming over to wherever Gaara is when he hears about this and ... well, just the image of Naruto being SO PISSED AT GAARA is hilarious. XD

I don't get the Kakuzu bit.

Naruto: *DOT DOT MOTHERFUCKING DOT*

XD

Naruto: *__* OCTOPUS ARMS! SHOW ME THE WAY! (oh god he's actually SPARKLING this is so wrong)

HA--HA--HA-HAAAAaaaaaaaa... Oh god, I love you.

next chapter, Killerbee and Naruto meet for real! ... I wonder how they're gonna get along. XD I could see them becoming buddies, but I could also see them clashing pretty hardcore. Hmmmm.

Probably both.

I love your recaps if only because they mean that I never have to pay attention to what's really happening and I still understand what people are talking about 8D The humor is a bonus. ♥

...You are officially responsible for making me read the Naruto manga again despite two years of monogamy with D.Gray-man.

(S'worth it, though; Kishimoto appears to be bringing the lulz as they were meant to be brought! ♥ Not that Hoshino doesn't bring the lulz as well, it's just her lulz tend to be liberally sprinkled with trippiness and gore (I blame the pain medication). I needed a little more orange in my life...)

*goes off to pester her ex*

Yay, a fellow D.Gray-Nut!

I think I had a minuturized version of askerian sitting on my shoulder whilest I read the update. The first few panels and I could no longer focus on the artwork, but rather wondered just how much glee would come of it from your blog.

"It is getting very crowded inside that boy, isn't it?" ~~Sasuke'll be happy with the results of that little training. hur hur hur.~~

^_^

And the Gaara <3!!

Problem is, Gaara disagrees. "Naruto will do totally absurd things for the sake of his comrades... that's precisely the problem." In one hand eeee gaara being a strong-willed kage and not bowing to his elders and not being out of his depth at all eee.

I cannot see Naruto ever joining in with this meeting of the kages, is the one sad thought. His impulsiveness- which Gaara totally pegs- doesn't seem like a good quality in a leader. :( Gaara: 1, Naruto: 0.

But I did like the moment of Tsunade staring at Thoughtful!Gaara- her recognition of ~~this couple~~ his smarts and kage-worthiness is cool to me because really, Tsunade is Favorite!kage.

"What?! Another creature has appeared!!!"

WILD HACHIBI APPEARED!!!
-> Fight
-> Item
-> Team
-> Run

...Okay yes I am a giant nerd shut up.

I get the distinct impression Kishi is in a hurry to push ahead on this story. This chapter was indeed a transition, and a big one- okay! Here's a prophecy! And here's the completion of the prophecy! Blink and you'll miss it!

"1. "aiming to control the Kyuubi!"
Kishimoto's oral fixation strikes again. Like sarolynne says, "It is getting very crowded inside that boy, isn't it?" First the Kyuubi and his dad's spirit, then Itachi's crow-job... and now the seal frog forcing itself down his throat! dude."

My favorite part has to be the drop kick from elder toad to 'help'. Tough love all around in the Toad Kingdom.

"2. Naruto asks for hints about where to find the octopus. Apparently it's on an island that is a refuge to all sorts of animals! Naruto imagines a paradise with birds and butterflies and squirrels. Uh huh. XD"

Interesting that it turns out to be the lightning country's equivalent of the Forest of Death.

"3. De-summoned back where he came from! Man he's lucky no one else was sitting on that stool."

Still begs the question in my mind of why he doesn't do this all the time, seems like an awesome way to get around. Also....could he use a clone to summon himself to and from places?

"4. "the hero of Konoha, the boy who makes miracles happen!" ... what, they really say that stuff? Whoaaa. then again after him getting rid of Pain when the whole village had only managed to get flattened, that's believable enough. N'aww Naruto's legend is starting to develop~"

Said it before and I'll say it again- I like how Naruto and Sasuke have essentially traded places- Naruto now a beloved hero and idealized, Sasuke the outcast.

"5. Three days later: (or three days after the last summit? idunno) Kages assembled, one assistant each... EEEEEEEE TSUNADEEEEE."

Did I mention fast transitions in this story? Its like a freaking training montage or something...

"Old Dwarf Kage: "you could take this opportunity to switch with someone younger, you're no spring chicken after all." BECAUSE YOU ARE ?
Tsunade: "I don't want to hear it from YOU, old man! enough of your double-standards." => EEEEEEEEE YOU TELL HIM, TSUNADE
Meiii-chan (i mean Mizukage-sama) : "I find it reassuring that Tsunade-sama has returned to her seat as Hokage." => OKAY YES I TOTALLY SHIP IT."

And suddenly I have this mental image of Mizukage's inexperienced guardian ninja with his mouth hanging open and eyes bulging out a second before his head explodes....

"7. Tsunade does not. ROARRRR SHE REALLY DOES NOT. >E Because they are kickass and they're needed in a fight damn it. (whatcha wanna bet what really happens is that everyone else gets beat into the ground and THEN they're forced to go out and save the day anyway.)"

Well....considering they'll both be alone on an island...re: a small spit of land surrounded on all sides by WATER, I think the most likely scenario will involve a final showdown with Mr. Sharkface, and a desperate race to get to the front lines once they realize Akatsuki knows all their plans.

"Problem is, Gaara disagrees. "Naruto will do totally absurd things for the sake of his comrades... that's precisely the problem."
In one hand eeee gaara being a strong-willed kage and not bowing to his elders and not being out of his depth at all eee.
In the other hand, Naruto is going to be SO PISSED WITH YOU, GAARA."

Yeah, for all Gaara has grown in awesomeness and shows kind heartedness and understands Naruto, he doesn't seem to have figured out that while its true Naruto does those things, its also true that no one has ever (EVER) managed to stop him from doing them.

"8. Shikamaru's dad agrees with Gaara. .__."

Be prepared for my complete lack of surprise when the team they put together has Shikamaru and Temari on it.

"9. Naruto & Yamato: *are on a boat yay cruise~*
Naruto believes it's a secret mission toward a tropical paradise."

Cue mental image of Killerbee screaming into a mike "I'm on a boat, motherfucker!"

"14&15. HI KILLERBEE IS IN DA HOUSE
EATIN UR SQUIDLETS YO"

Cue mental image of Killerbee with mike "Hey, squid, I'm real happy for you and imma let you finish, but my tentacles are the best of all time! OF ALL TIME.

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