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I don't want to do a page by page thing with the chapter because the scanlation I read is kind of clunky. (btw www.mangareader.net ) So this will just be impressions and a lot of flailing.
-first chapter in a VERY long while where I got that actual physical reaction where suddenly your chest feels tight and your eyes prickle. OH MY GOD SASUKE. T__T
*TWO PAGES OF FOREHEAD POKE AND BROTHERDEATH FLASHBACKS AND HUGE SASUKE EYES*
"You are Itachi, right??!"
itachi: *IGNORES*
Sasuke: *resorts to susanoo hand to grab itachi*
itachi: *counter-susanoos and keeps running lalala*
THIS is the confirmation he gets! *thwaps itachi*
itachi: can't stop not even for a hi or a hug too busy gotta go bye
sasuke: i don't care about that! (Itachi > war, revenge, etcetera) i have so many things to ask you! (please tell me wtf happened with your own goddamn mouth!)
itachi: nope.
sasuke: *angry bitching about eyes and "when you have the same eyes as me come to me OH HEY I HAVE YOUR EYES NOW SURELY THAT COUNTS RIGHT aaaaaaaaaaaa pay attention to meeeeeeee"*
blahblah i understand you that's why i'm fucking it up SO THERE! oh man it feels half I DID ALL THAT FOR YOU DO YOU LOVE ME YET and half YEAH WELL FUCK YOU SEE HOW I'M FUCKING EVERYTHING UP, THATS WHAT YOU GET FORLEAVING HURTING ME.
"I should have died! you were supposed to kill me and our parents together! and yet..." "Why was I the only one?! Why was I the only one to survive?!"
oh god survivor's guilt. T____T And he's right, Itachi IS the one who utterly reshaped the person he used to be. Only he messed it up and Sasuke didn't come out as he was planning it. :/ Instead surprise! he's just a giant mess.
and then he flashbacks to tobidara telling him that for itachi his life was more important than the whole village and he asks again "why only me?" "why am I different from Father and Mother?" and oops i must have dust in my eyes. T___T
and then Itachi says:
1) you were a kid, it wasn't your fault and you knew nothing about what was going on (since he doesn't really have much left to make a WORSE impression, the fact that he's not mentioning the "you were MY brother" is kind of implying, i think, that at the time sasuke was the youngest uchiha. a nonpsycho itachi would have a hard time justifying killing toddlers or younger)
2) i didn't do it only for you, I hoped to be judged/punished by an Uchiha as atonement.
I accept that Itachi was badly fucked up by the life he led and the impossible orders he got and how much he must have wanted that, to be judged for his crimes and betrayal, but warping his little brother into fitting the role with all those "HAY HATE ME MORE *mindfuck mindfuck*" wasn't the best way to handle it. DX I'm glad he's acknowledging that he fucked it up and the only thing he managed to accomplish was to make sasuke into a criminal and leave the village.
... And then he goes on about how sasuke is walking the wrong path and that's bad and he should stop. And in one hand that's totally right, and in the other hand i can't decide if itachi is the one who has the most right to say that shit to sasuke, or the very, bottom of the barrel least.
At least Itachi approves of Naruto'scourting friendship with Sasuke. >___> and i guess since he kept fucking it up he's being smart by admitting he only makes things worse and maybe it's time someone else tried their hand at it. but hn.
itachi: but anyway i'm dead and so i will stfu because it's the living's business to change things which is why i'm totally running around to get edo tensei shut down and kabutomaru kicked into the ground. because i'm dead and shouldn't interfere anymore. yep.
(okay, maybe he could lie and say this one's just a selfish wish to be returned to his grave already, but i so wouldn't believe it. XD)
sasuke: it's not fair when you were alive you poked my forehead and went not tonightday Sasuke and ran away and now you're dead and same thing! DX Damn it, stop running and stay back and talk to me!
itachi: whoops getting late for all those important things i have to do, better speed up. zzzoooom~
:/ :/ :/ oh god uchiha brothers. why. why. so much prettyangst that could have been avoided with basically one serious talk and a coupla well-placed hugs.
Askerian: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00zuyko1R1rqyipko1_500.gif
my heart just broke.
shewhoflies: ♥
shewhoflies: and here I thought it would be sommething sad.
Askerian: it wasn't??? D:
Askerian: HEARTLESS.
Askerian: sasuke is daydreaming about his brother poking him so much he has to poke himself XDDDD
Askerian: okay, summarized like that it's kinda silly.
-Madara's mancrush on Hashirama = oh god. Stop being so obvious, man. Also get off Tsunade's tits for a bit. :/ "OMG YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE SENJU FAMILY BECAUSE YOURE NOT A STU LIKE YOUR GRANDFATHER WHO WAS BTW AWESOME, SO IMMA GONNA KILL YOU FOR OFFENDING MY DELICATE SENSIBILITIES.it is in no way because i resent you for being the living proof that he chose to bone someone who wasn't me."
-re: tsunade, that last panel of her was AWESOME? both visually (angle and facial expression were v. pretty) and for the character herself. But oh god manga. Why do u haev to bring up the "i may be a woman (which means I automatically come with a huge disadvantage and should gtfo), but" and drive it home with several references to it.
On one hand I like that Kishimoto, while writing a manga for boys about friendship between boys and brotherhoods between brothers who are in fact both boys, still manage to slip in some girls doing strong/important/relevant things sometimes, AND that he acknowledges the sexism inherent in that world. He's not just going "no, this world is not sexist at all, women just inherently suck at battles/strong willpower/courage/etcetera and that's the way it is, no bigotry here".
On the other hand the clumsy way he handles it really feels like "umm i KNOW it's an issue but I have no idea how to resolve it so I'll... sort of... allude to it from time to time to acknowledge that the issue exists in-universe and then, um, go back to boys being boys and having boy adventures while the girls motivate them from the background. Which IS the theme of this manga and i'm sorry, I don't feel up to tackling this issue I know very little about."
Oh well, at least he MENTIONS it, and in a way that acknowledges it's problematic, not like many other manga out there... Still, I'm a bit wary that we'll see Tsunade give a motivating speech of courage and then Gaara and BlackKage deal the kickassery and OldManKage does the self-sacrifice finishing move. And Tsunade will. Heal them. And rant. And Mei will watch from the background and sometimes provide a jutsu that leaves her wiping white stuff from her sexy lips sexily. (mei is v. sexy.)
but anyway. kickass tsunade picture was nice, and OMG SASUKE BREAK MY HEART SOME MORE = yesssss ;____;
-first chapter in a VERY long while where I got that actual physical reaction where suddenly your chest feels tight and your eyes prickle. OH MY GOD SASUKE. T__T
*TWO PAGES OF FOREHEAD POKE AND BROTHERDEATH FLASHBACKS AND HUGE SASUKE EYES*
"You are Itachi, right??!"
itachi: *IGNORES*
Sasuke: *resorts to susanoo hand to grab itachi*
itachi: *counter-susanoos and keeps running lalala*
THIS is the confirmation he gets! *thwaps itachi*
itachi: can't stop not even for a hi or a hug too busy gotta go bye
sasuke: i don't care about that! (Itachi > war, revenge, etcetera) i have so many things to ask you! (please tell me wtf happened with your own goddamn mouth!)
itachi: nope.
sasuke: *angry bitching about eyes and "when you have the same eyes as me come to me OH HEY I HAVE YOUR EYES NOW SURELY THAT COUNTS RIGHT aaaaaaaaaaaa pay attention to meeeeeeee"*
blahblah i understand you that's why i'm fucking it up SO THERE! oh man it feels half I DID ALL THAT FOR YOU DO YOU LOVE ME YET and half YEAH WELL FUCK YOU SEE HOW I'M FUCKING EVERYTHING UP, THATS WHAT YOU GET FOR
"I should have died! you were supposed to kill me and our parents together! and yet..." "Why was I the only one?! Why was I the only one to survive?!"
oh god survivor's guilt. T____T And he's right, Itachi IS the one who utterly reshaped the person he used to be. Only he messed it up and Sasuke didn't come out as he was planning it. :/ Instead surprise! he's just a giant mess.
and then he flashbacks to tobidara telling him that for itachi his life was more important than the whole village and he asks again "why only me?" "why am I different from Father and Mother?" and oops i must have dust in my eyes. T___T
and then Itachi says:
1) you were a kid, it wasn't your fault and you knew nothing about what was going on (since he doesn't really have much left to make a WORSE impression, the fact that he's not mentioning the "you were MY brother" is kind of implying, i think, that at the time sasuke was the youngest uchiha. a nonpsycho itachi would have a hard time justifying killing toddlers or younger)
2) i didn't do it only for you, I hoped to be judged/punished by an Uchiha as atonement.
I accept that Itachi was badly fucked up by the life he led and the impossible orders he got and how much he must have wanted that, to be judged for his crimes and betrayal, but warping his little brother into fitting the role with all those "HAY HATE ME MORE *mindfuck mindfuck*" wasn't the best way to handle it. DX I'm glad he's acknowledging that he fucked it up and the only thing he managed to accomplish was to make sasuke into a criminal and leave the village.
... And then he goes on about how sasuke is walking the wrong path and that's bad and he should stop. And in one hand that's totally right, and in the other hand i can't decide if itachi is the one who has the most right to say that shit to sasuke, or the very, bottom of the barrel least.
At least Itachi approves of Naruto's
itachi: but anyway i'm dead and so i will stfu because it's the living's business to change things which is why i'm totally running around to get edo tensei shut down and kabutomaru kicked into the ground. because i'm dead and shouldn't interfere anymore. yep.
(okay, maybe he could lie and say this one's just a selfish wish to be returned to his grave already, but i so wouldn't believe it. XD)
sasuke: it's not fair when you were alive you poked my forehead and went not to
itachi: whoops getting late for all those important things i have to do, better speed up. zzzoooom~
:/ :/ :/ oh god uchiha brothers. why. why. so much prettyangst that could have been avoided with basically one serious talk and a coupla well-placed hugs.
Askerian: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00zuyko1R1rqyipko1_500.gif
my heart just broke.
shewhoflies: ♥
shewhoflies: and here I thought it would be sommething sad.
Askerian: it wasn't??? D:
Askerian: HEARTLESS.
Askerian: sasuke is daydreaming about his brother poking him so much he has to poke himself XDDDD
Askerian: okay, summarized like that it's kinda silly.
-Madara's mancrush on Hashirama = oh god. Stop being so obvious, man. Also get off Tsunade's tits for a bit. :/ "OMG YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE SENJU FAMILY BECAUSE YOURE NOT A STU LIKE YOUR GRANDFATHER WHO WAS BTW AWESOME, SO IMMA GONNA KILL YOU FOR OFFENDING MY DELICATE SENSIBILITIES.
-re: tsunade, that last panel of her was AWESOME? both visually (angle and facial expression were v. pretty) and for the character herself. But oh god manga. Why do u haev to bring up the "i may be a woman (which means I automatically come with a huge disadvantage and should gtfo), but" and drive it home with several references to it.
On one hand I like that Kishimoto, while writing a manga for boys about friendship between boys and brotherhoods between brothers who are in fact both boys, still manage to slip in some girls doing strong/important/relevant things sometimes, AND that he acknowledges the sexism inherent in that world. He's not just going "no, this world is not sexist at all, women just inherently suck at battles/strong willpower/courage/etcetera and that's the way it is, no bigotry here".
On the other hand the clumsy way he handles it really feels like "umm i KNOW it's an issue but I have no idea how to resolve it so I'll... sort of... allude to it from time to time to acknowledge that the issue exists in-universe and then, um, go back to boys being boys and having boy adventures while the girls motivate them from the background. Which IS the theme of this manga and i'm sorry, I don't feel up to tackling this issue I know very little about."
Oh well, at least he MENTIONS it, and in a way that acknowledges it's problematic, not like many other manga out there... Still, I'm a bit wary that we'll see Tsunade give a motivating speech of courage and then Gaara and BlackKage deal the kickassery and OldManKage does the self-sacrifice finishing move. And Tsunade will. Heal them. And rant. And Mei will watch from the background and sometimes provide a jutsu that leaves her wiping white stuff from her sexy lips sexily. (mei is v. sexy.)
but anyway. kickass tsunade picture was nice, and OMG SASUKE BREAK MY HEART SOME MORE = yesssss ;____;
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XDD Sounds like he wants to get rid of Kabutomaru so he can go home and get some sleep.
I didn't really imagine one meeting with Sasuke and Itachi would fix things. Sasuke's fighting every step of the way to be a pain. And trust Itachi to start talking philosophy and metaphors, which can be interpreted differently than he wanted. I love Itachi, but ... honestly; he's kind of a klutz with communicating to Sasuke. 9_9
It was kind of funny, when Sasuke pointed out the literal version of "when you have the same eyes as me". Um, no that's not it, Sasuke.
The only thing about the Madara/Kage interaction that caught my interest was his line: "Weak people are ugly. And weak Senju are even more ugly."
I was like ... wat. How old are we?