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Bleach on a break again.

Naruto Chapter 670 – The Boy and His Fox

Post Author: Bob

I should be squealing like some Naruto fanboy right now for what is finally going to happen. Yes, we’ve seen this coming for several chapters now, but I’m still excited to see how Kishi will execute this new combined Naruto/Karuma combo that will be taking names and kicking arse next chapter. Actual fighting was still light in this chapter, but the events moved pretty fast, I had to re-read some parts just to make sure I understood what was happening.

Here’s my take on some of the important moments in the chapter that might have been missed by some:
- after Naruto removed the chakra stake, his sage clone inside Son Goku is released. Tobi, realizing he’s about to lose control over the Four-Tails, immediately summons the demonic statue from underground to rein back the beast. The chakra stake only allows Tobi to bind a beast to it’s ex-Jinchuuriki’s body to use it in combat, but the statue still has ultimate control on the beast’s freedom.
- Naruto uses a dual-Rasengan to smash to chakra stake to smithereens right after he pulls it out.
- Son Goku was about to use his fist bump with Naruto (apparently this is a way to meld chakra between a Jinchuuriki and a tailed-beast) when he is re-sealed by the demonic statue. Whether Son Goku gave anything to Naruto during that short period is unknown.

One of my favourite moments in this chapter is when Son Goku realized Naruto was really interested in freeing him completely from Tobi, not just to learn how to defeat him. I guess all the Jinchuuriki excluding Killer Bee and Eight-Tails (and now Naruto and Kyuubi) shared very little trust between host and beast. It was natural for someone like Son Goku to assume that all humans are selfish and thought Naruto was only saying he wanted to help him because he had something to gain from it. Even though Naruto did not end up succeeding in freeing the Four-Tails, I think their interaction will be very important later on in instilling trust amongst to other beasts towards humans. Even if the tailed beasts were all freed, without trust they will never again subject themselves to working with a human. To defeat the real Madara, Naruto might just need the cooperation of the other tailed beasts. It just proves that his talk-no-jutsu is the most powerful technique ever.

I think Kishi really captured the underdog Naruto we’ve come to love in this chapter. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing an exhausted Naruto on the brink of collapse still willing to face the enemy against overwhelming odds. The epic “come-back” is a key component of some the greatest battles in Naruto history, from Naruto vs. Gaara to Naruto vs. Pein… make it happen again Kishi. Next chapter, let’s see what a full-power Naruto-Kurama combo can really do!

One Piece Chapter 653-Goodbye Fishman Island

So One Piece is finally going to the phase of the New World. The the world we have seen so far in One Piece is child play compared to the New World. A world where all the strongest of the strong strive to achieve One Piece and become the most powerful Pirate, Marine or what ever they are. Though this week we got a fair well good-bye to Fishman Island.

Fishman Island

Many people thought that  Fishman Island arc was not as exciting as the rest of One Piece, but I will explain to you why I think Fishman Island was more of starting arc to the next than unexciting arc. In order to understand or like One Piece you need to understand that the author, Eiichiro Oda, he is a very awkward, very detailed and one of the best authors of manga out there, that’s a fact. He cares about detail of the plot more than anything, that’s why One Piece has one of the most deep rooted plots. So with that being said I believe that Fishman Island was more of a foundation of the arc that will occur this year. Think about in the beginning of One Piece we did not know much about Devil Fruits, haki, robots, and etc, my point is that the New World will introduces us to new concepts that we would have never thought of. For example, Pekoms, we only have seen him in only about four panels and he is already one of the most badazz character we have seen, I mean come on, a half lion half turtle that has haki and can use a sword, and we have not even seen the New World.

Good-byes are always hard!

It was an enjoyable, relaxing and pumps you up type of chapter this week. We finally are move ahead of Fishman Island, and I must say that I was surprised that the Strawhats are actually already leaving the island. To be frank I thought that the Strawhats would not leave until three or more chapter, but nonetheless I am happy that they are making their way to the New World because the first thing they will encounter is Luffy’s old nemesis, Smoker. But it was both funny and heart warming to see that Shirahoshi has become to have a bond of friendship with Luffy and his crew. My favorite part of this chapter was the little fight Sanji and Zoro had. These guys are like brothers always hating and making fun of each other, if you have a brother or sister you would understand. But even as mean as they are to each other they would dedicate their lives to each other and actually they did that before.(Remember in the Thriller Bark arc?)

Also, it was hilarious how Nami was afraid of that Log Pose, and her face when Luffy found out was priceless. We rarely get to see Nami acting like Ussop or Chopper, but in this chapter it is proven why Ussop, Chopper and Nami are considered the weakling trio. Not in the sense of battle but in the sense of maturity and seeking out danger. Luffy is the first one to want to go do something dangerous and Sanji and Zoro always fallow him because in a sense they are his left and right hand man. Lastly it is Chopper, Nami, and Ussop always wanting against anything dangerous but when it comes to it they can defend themselves. But now I think that two people just joined the Strawhat but will not be accompanying them on their journey. The  people I am talking about is Shirahoshi and Jinbe.

The Strawhat Pirates

Many people would assume that only Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Ussop, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, and Brook are the crew. But I have a theory that it is much more than that. Remember Vivi, the two Giants, Frankys posse, and etc, well they are all allied/friends with Luffy and the Strawhat, so in a way they are a part of the Strawhat crew, and now Shirahoshi and Jinbe have joined. Well also know that Jinbe will for sure join but not any time soon and it is an interest relationship between Jinbe and Luffy. Now they have become really close almost like that of a brotherly bond as to they do not even have to exchange words to understand each other thoughts. We saw that when Luffy called for Jinbe, Jinbe  just nodded his head and Luffy understood. So in doing so when Luffy will need help in the New World I can guarantee you that any of these people will come to aid him, and there will be more allies Luffy will make in the new world. Though next week will be the real restart of One Piece in the NEW WORLD.

Side Notes:

• The pinkie promise was cute, shows how such a baby shirahoshi is.
• The prediction of Madam Shirley just became even more suspicious. I guess the only thing to do is wait and see what really happens.
• Zoro vs Sanji is a match I want  to see happen, who do you guys think will win. I say it would be a draw.
• Robin has changed her outfit, she no longer has those awful glasses and seems to be wearing a short dress.
• Luffy was a little to friendly with Nami, we never seen Luffy rap himself around Nami. I  bet Sanji was jealous.
• Did you guys notice that Zoro and Franky were the only ones not pinkie promising Shirahoshi. Maybe their pride got in the way.
• Franky’s hairdo is just too funky, I liked his Afro and baldness.
• What do you guys think the New World will be like?

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Bleach is on a break…

Ninja Analysis Through Another Lens

by Mart1

Hey, it’s been a while since I last wrote anything for Shannaro, so in case you don’t know, I love contemplating battle, battle stratgies and most of all who is the strongest fighter. I’ve read quite a lot of shouhen manga (if you’re looking for a good read other than the top three I like Fairy Tail, Flame of Recca, and Full Metal Alchemist amoung others).

Anyway, I love to analyze ninjutsu styles (a.k.a. how ninja use different ninjutsu in collaboration.) One thing I’ve always been disatisfied with was the Naruto Databook Statistics which doesn’t give a great feel for most ninja’s abilities (For instance a high speed or Taijutsu rating is useless against Tobi). Because I’ve also read several other shouhen type manga, I’ve come across quite a few chakara-esq energy forms and thought it might be interesting to compare the forms of ability analysis from those manga to the abilities of ninja. For this post I’ll be using Naruto and Sasuke as my examples.

History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi:

This is a martial art’s manga that occasionaly mentions “Aura” which seems to be closer to the naruvesre equivilent of the killer intent Orochimaru used in the chunin exam than chakra. However almost every (fighting) character can be put through two forms of analysis. First their moral fighting beliefs: in this manga it falls into either the Satsujin Ken (Fist of Death)  or the Katsujin ken (Fist of Life). Second their fighting style: Either Dou (Motion) or Sei (Silence).

Katsujin Ken users fight to protect others. They believe that martial arts are a way for the weak to protect themselves from being bullied by the strong. They fight for others and abhore killing. Conversly Satsujin Ken users fight to win. They believe that victory is the only thing that matters and that the weak should die. They fight only for themselves and usually kill their opponents in battle.

Sei users are calm analytical fighters that use talent, skill and wit to analyze a foe’s weak point and then exploit it in quick bursts of energy. They are aware of their limits so they use the utmost control to fight within them. Sei users tend to be more defensive fighters. Conversly, Dou users are angry, agressive and even beast-like fighters who attack continously. They use anger and other strong emotions to help them exceed their limits. Dou users tend to be more offensive fighters.

If we look at Sasuke and Naruto in terms of Katsujin Ken and Satsujin Ken it seems obvious that Naruto is a Katsujin Ken user while Sasuke believes in the Satsujin Ken. Additionally Naruto seems closer to being a Dou user while Sasuke seems to be a Sei user. These are just my oppinions though and the classifications aren’t as cut and dry as they are for characters from Kenichi, but I do find in interesting that Naruto and Sasuke are polar opposites in both categories and that they mimic a similar relationship in Kenichi between Shio Sakaki and Akira Hongo.

Hunter X Hunter:

Hunter X Hunter employs the use of a chakra like energy form called Aura, though most of the time it talks about Nen, the ability to utelize Aura in combat. Nen can be split into for categories ren, ten, zetsu and hatsu. Ren, ten and Zetsu are the abilities to see/sense, defend against, and hide Aura respectively. Because most Nen using characters in Hunter X Hunter have some level of ability in each of these fields, the last category, Hatsu, the ability to externalize Aura, is what really sets them apart. Hatsu can be further categoriezed into six different types: Reinfocement/Enhancement (mainly increasing physical abilities such as speed, stamina, or physical strength), Emision (The ability to shoot out bursts of energy), Manipulation (The ability to control objects at a distance), Conjuration (Summoning/Creating an object out of energy for use), Transmutation (Basically their equivilent of nature transformations), and Specialization (Weird unique abilities or abilities that draw from multiple categories) . Each Nen user excells in one type of Hatsu category more than any other. This type can be determined via a Water Divination Test (A test frequently used in Hunter X Hunter that causes a leaf floating in a glass of water to be effected in different ways similar to the chakra paper’s used to determine that Naruto had an affinity for the Wind Element) or generally by personality type, which generally coresponds to a particular Hatsu specialty. Similarily based on their main type they will be better at certain types of secondary abilities and worse at others (see chart below).

If we look at Naruto, a Nen personality analysis points to him having the “Simple and determind” mentality that most enhancers have though a case could also be made for the “Impatient and not detail oriented” mentality of emitters. Therefore it’s not surprising that most of his jutsu fall under these two types ex. Rasengan (emmision), Senjutsu and Jinkuri modes (Enhancement). While his other jutsu seem to stem from his positive secondary abilities of Transmuting (Wind element) and Manipulation (Shadow Clones). Meanwhile his negative secondary abilities Conjuring (Toad Summoning) and Specialization (Kekkai Genkai) seem to be where he strugles more.

Again, Sasuke seems to be the polar opposite of Naruto. He seems to be the “typically high strung” conjuror or the “independant and charimatic” specialist. (For the record the two types not discussed are Manipulators who are ”a logical person who advances at their own pace” and Transmutors who are ”whimsical lyers” which oddly enough seem to fit Sakura pretty well.) This seems to fit Sasuke to a T as his multiple high class kekkai genkai certainly make him a specialist, and while he might not show any particular aptitude for summoning (given how much of a broken character he is, since he can summon snakes, hawks, sussano, and amatseru (does that count?) ) but is great at it’s secondary ability Transmutation (Fire, Lightning, and Blaze elements) as well as pretty good at Manipulation (Tsukyoumi or whatever his genjutsu is) further more he has always had problems with keeping up with Naruto in terms of chakra reserves (well who wouldn’t?) and thus had trouble with Emision and Enhancement.

I find it kind of awesome and kind of scary and kind of awesome that Yoshihiro Togashi’s system of analysis fits Naruto so well. I think his manga Yu Yu Hakashou and Hunter X Hunter are great reads (Don’t watch the Hunter X Hunter anime though because the story is dull in the first arc and the anime cuts out the few parts that make it worth getting through). Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this post, and if anyone knows of a good shouhen manga I’m very interested as I’ve read pretty much all of them.