Well, it's time to take little old yeller behind the shed and shoot him. Goodbye little fox, you were really cute when you were a puppy but nothing was the same after papa hit you with that hoe in the back on your head. Really, we should have done this years ago. The world won't be a better or worse place with your death but my morning will feel less convoluted.
BANG.
(Man, you can't even make a review of page by page if the first one makes you go: MOTHER…)
Working thru some stuff. Dunno how long i will be here.
Tenten still is sidelined in the ending lol. Even her very own weapons business is completely ignored.
Tenten still is sidelined in the ending lol. Even her very own weapons business is completely ignored.
At least kishi didn't forget the tools thrown away by madara, lol.
I like how the world made Tenten pointless.
Such a fitting metaphor.
Isn't it to mirror the whole "Minato = fast" theme?
Neji means Bolt in Japanese, It's a tribute.
@Monkey:
Neji means Bolt in Japanese, It's a tribute.
Oh, okay.
Satisfying end to me. Naruto became Hokage and he ended up with the best girl, Hinata.
Man this chapter was full of feels. Seeing the characters grown up and moving on with their lives was nice to see. I liked all of the pairings, though Chouji's was probably the most random. Also Sai is the only one who looks like he hasn't changed at all, though Tsunade looks like she improved her youth jutsu. The kids were adorable, though I thought Salada was the best. She's like a perfect combination of Sakura and Sasuke. I'm sad to see this fixture of my childhood leave, but Kishi gave a great send off so I'm satisfied.
A mediocre ending to a mediocre manga, kinda fits I guess. I don't mind all the pairings, I lost all investment in the side-characters anyway. I'm more bothered by how every child is either a clone of a parent or has one parents face with the others hair plastered on them. That's not how genetics work.
Oh man, I remember the season where we started calling Sakura a bicycle and everyone donned Naruto avatars. Or what about the birth of robbybedfart? Or even:
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See the Vegito avatar? Holy crap that was me…..man I feel old.
People still posting that picture from years ago… sheds manly tear
Me as well… Man I feel old now. That picture is from 4 years ago, unless my computer messed up some data.
While we're at it, remember that one? Apparently from 2009.
I'm more moved by this thread coming to an end than by the actual Mangas ending, that says a ton. Thanks to everyone here who gave reading Naruto at least some kind of purpose, if only it was to see how people ridicule it!
"Going against the flow? Just means you're swimming in place. One day you are too tired to paddle, and suddenly you drown. Whole thing was pointless and now you're dead THE END. Now, going with the flow is where it's at - and that's the dandy way to live." - Space Dandy
Hey, didn't Sai only call Ino "beautiful" because he was trying to give nicknames which were the opposite of what he really felt? So he has a weird looking child now with someone he considers ugly? Random shipping, but still not as random as Chouji's.
Me as well… Man I feel old now. That picture is from 4 years ago, unless my computer messed up some data.
While we're at it, remember that one? Apparently from 2009.
I'm more moved by this thread coming to an end than by the actual Mangas ending, that says a ton. Thanks to everyone here who gave reading Naruto at least some kind of purpose, if only to see how people ridicule it!
Oh man the Critic! Yep, I remember that pic.
So, just so we're clear: The 7th Hokage (Naruto) was trained by the 6th Hokage (Kakashi) was trained by Naruto's father, the 4th Hokage. Also, The 5th Hokage (Tsunade) was trained by the 3rd Hokage. And the 2nd Hokage was the 1st Hokage's brother.
Sheesh. Nepotism much? (Well, there was Danzo, but he doesn't count)
For the matter, why the hell did Kakashi become Hokage at that time? I guess Tsuande just randomly decided to retire offscreen? Hmm, maybe she should've died when she was literally split in half. Would've made more sense.
Well, despite everything, I really am gonna miss ragging on this series each week and seeing what new fresh hell Kishi has in store for us. Even if the last few years were pretty dull.
[And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon]
Wait wait wait is that a ninja macbook
Musings:
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Musings:
- "Sasuke, you betrayed the village, almost got several killed in your pursuit, swore to kill everyone and stabbed Sakura a bunch of times, but because, in the end, you decided not to murder all of the village leaders, we'l let you back in."
- And the first thing he does is leave the village for a while. Sure.
- Because .
- Tenten's epilogue is that she's running a failing weapon shop. Good.
- Akamaru's dying? Sure, why not.
- All of the random pairings. All of them.
- Wait, did Lee get with Tenten, or did he just reproduce by budding? I'm guessing the latter since I doubt Tenten would be relevant.
- And Sakura married the person who stabbed her several times for being annoying. Good.
- Sakura and Sasuke named their child Salad. They named their child Salad. Okay.
- Naruto's son is just like Naruto. So this means Naruto and Hinata are just about as effective as no parents at all.
- And… no closure on Jiraiya.
- And… no closure on Orochimaru?
- Or anyone related to him for that matter. They're just hanging around, being evil in their own corner I guess.
- Naruto is the hokage. Whatever.
DO we even know if that's lee's kid, or if it's just another guy lee situation where they aren't actually related?
An ok-ish ending I guess.
predictable but ok.
Love Shikamaru's and Chouji's design
My kneejerk reaction to reading the final chapter is "where did the skyscrapers come from?" I know the original one-shot had a modern city in it, and we saw those weird condominium ruins that Sasuke visited, but still, weird.
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My kneejerk reaction to reading the final chapter is "where did the skyscrapers come from?" I know the original one-shot had a modern city in it, and we saw those weird condominium ruins that Sasuke visited, but still, weird.
Same place as the laptop I'd assume
Schizotech. Not that odd or uncommon.Mediocre ending but that's Naruto for you. Best part was the Straw Hat Jolly Roger.
I feel nothing from this.
Is that normal?
So, if you want to see an ending sequence similar to Naruto's, but infinitely better done read The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer (aka Hoshi no Samidare). Thinking about it, there's a lot of similarities, but that series had an amazing and intensely satisfying ending sequence (including final battles), whereas Naruto had a sequence of shitty final battles followed by a so-so epilogue
Wow, almost fell of my chair when I saw Luffy's Jolly Roger.
Ok, not really, but it was a nice surprise none the less. Lol at shitty dad.
I guess the ending is a lot better than I expected, considering the last arc. Too bad not everything is quite resolved yet.
DO we even know if that's lee's kid, or if it's just another guy lee situation where they aren't actually related?
We never saw Lee's parents, either. I'm sticking with the theory that Gai, Lee and their kin all reproduce asexually. That way, they can expend all of their youthful energy and passion on training instead of love.
@Sen:
Schizotech. Not that odd or uncommon.Mediocre ending but that's Naruto for you. Best part was the Straw Hat Jolly Roger.
The difference is that Naruto is pretty consistently not high tech most of the time, except for a few random moments which makes it super jarring. Most places that type of thing is built into the main setting and is consistently present, but Naruto just randomly has modern tech thrown in every once in a while
kishi shouldnt force to end the manga in chapter 700. the final duel and the epilogue was rushed as hell. could've been better if he just ignored the chapter number. it's like bethesda forcing skyrim to be released on 11-11-11 again. too focused on something fancy but unnecessary and end up with an unnecessary mistake, rushing.
still, naruto is a pretty good read, especially during the dreaded time when OP is on a break. now i dont have anything to read during that time anymore. :sad:
Pretty funny how after all this time of Naruto trying to bring Sasuke back to the village…he ends up leaving it again anyway.
I guess Robby ost out on Jiraiya making a surprise, back-from-the-dead appearance.
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Wait, so the final thoughts of the story contradict the whole manga? "Even if you're a nobody you can suceeded. Wait no, lol. You have to be the son of the Hokage. And fuck Neji"?
Oh, i need some whisky to deal with this. Ugh, so bad.
@Aru:
Actually, I'm a little bit happy that a lot of people will start reading One Piece now. Kishi put the SH logo, kids don't havy any other series to follow, so I'm sure we'll get a lot of new fans.
I'm only a little bit scared it'll be NARUTO fans…
Oh they got their Bleach and Fairy Tail.
@Cyan:
You don't get to use The Wire with Naruto! It's like disrepecting The Wire!
Burrito One Piece fan confirmed!!
I think my favorite part of this is Tenten's epilogue. I laughed out loud at that. That dream she had about becoming a great female ninja? Poof.
BECAUSE HARD WORK CAN OVERCOME ALL ODDS.
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Pretty funny how after all this time of Naruto trying to bring Sasuke back to the village…he ends up leaving it again anyway.
I guess Robby ost out on Jiraiya making a surprise, back-from-the-dead appearance.
Well they gotta have something juicy to reveal in the Naruto Babies spinoff.
Hmm, maybe she should've died when she was literally split in half. Would've made more sense.
Tsunade gets cleanly cut in half. Survives.
The slowest moving splinter goes through Neji's stomach. Instant death, with a clear ban on any kind of ressurection, zombiefication, spirit form (hi there DANTHENINJA, you incredibly charismathic. . .thing!) or plot relevance.
Yep. Great for him, indeed. Our young ninja prodigy.
And still, the most shocking thing is still Jiraya's death being real. That's something we DID NOT see coming.
I don't how to feel about this ending. Either way, I'm glad this series is done.
Hopefully, we won't ever see another series fall from grace like this one did during Part 2.
Also, WTF is Bolt? Why would you name your kid that?!
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Because Bolt is "Neji" in japanese.
Don't you mean Neji is bolt in Japanese? Or bolt is Neji in english?
Neji was the coolest guy.
Well, that was a half-assed ending, but what else could it be?
And in the end, he may not have been forgotten, but Yamato didn't even get to make a cameo.
Poor guy.
Also, no ramen guy. That's easily the biggest dissapointment.
@Cyan:
Wait wait wait is that a ninja macbook
Ninja steve jobs used Harashima cells to grow a new pancreas, he's on the way to conquer the world.
You know, Kabuto getting no closure is the other best part of this. The dude who has the ability to revive everyone free of charge is definitely alive and conspicuously absent.
And still, the most shocking thing is still Jiraya's death being real. That's something we DID NOT see coming.
Naw, we saw Jiraiya's death from a mile away - what we did NOT see was him not getting ressurected during the war.
wow it's actually over, you know the best part of the burrito is the last part. I'm not even being men to the series right now I actually liked the last part the most.
@Aru:
Naw, we saw Jiraiya's death from a mile away - what we did NOT see was him not getting ressurected during the war.
Not really. Tons of posters here believed that everything pointed towards Jiraya being alive, and that he'd appear in the end. Like, they ressurect all these super random guys, they can take genetic material from every conceivable place in the planet, no matter how secure, obscure or hidden it is, but "Jiraya drowned? Shit, can't get A SINGLE piece of his body, be it hair, nails, blood, nothing. Not even his choped arm. Nothing. So. . .the idea was that Kishi had planned a Jiraya comeback, going all "Im not dead!".
But since it never happened, yeah. Dead for good.
This would be a pretty good ending if it had come a couple hundred chapters sooner.
Even with all the crap in the middle and end, its decent.
Nice to see Lee found himself a protégé.
Oh yeah, and even to the very end, Kishi never addressed Hinata's confession. I mean, yeah, they got married, but technically it was never addressed.
Of course, I could say the same about quite a few other things.
Oh, and Sasuke remains Naruto's only kiss.
[And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon]
I think my favorite part of this is Tenten's epilogue. I laughed out loud at that. That dream she had about becoming a great female ninja? Poof.
BECAUSE HARD WORK CAN OVERCOME ALL ODDS.
I just love how depressing her ending is. It neatly rounds up her "character arc".
