I think this chapter in Naruto is going to be really cool in the anime.
Naruto and Bleach: Let's put this thread to bed I
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It would have been so much better if Ichigo analyzed his enemies by freudian theory.
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If Gai won't release all his fucking gates now or Kakashi won't activate his ultimate trump card, I….I'll be just even more disappointed.
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Is it just me or does anyone miss the Hollows? Like the "normal ones", who were earthbound-obsessed spirits or plain malicious guys and are an actual threat to humans and …erm, spirits. That are still in the real world and wrecking havoc while Ichigo is dancing with Ginjou? Or fighting other bishonens? I actually had a long discussion with my brother on "what if things were different in Bleach?" and agreed that it sounded much better than what's happening right now. :getlost:
And Naruto, why are you stumbling all over the place? I thought you should've gotten at least a little bit more nimble after the time skip... Screw you, currently I'm reading this for Killer Bee and Hachibi.
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Is it just me or does anyone miss the Hollows? Like the "normal ones", who were earthbound-obsessed spirits or plain malicious guys and are an actual threat to humans and …erm, spirits.
raises hand
This week's Bleach….confused me. I mean, let me honestly try to piece the information together. ...So the Shinigami were sent to see Ichigo carry out his "decision"? ...Er, was killing Fullbringers on the list too or Old Man Yama was feeling generous and let them have their fun?
According to Hitsugaya, the new substitute (Ichigo) was intended to be used as bait to lure Ginjou out. Ok, I guess I get that, but why are they luring Ginjou out? What exactly did he do?! It's like the last piece of a puzzle that won't get finished….but apparently Ichigo had a suspicion of all this.....and he followed Ginjou? How? And why is Hitsugaya glad about this? ....Someone please help me, I don't get it.
Oh, and Ginjou reminds Ichigo that because his expectant mother was attacked by a Hollow, he has "some Hollow" in him. You mean how he and the others should've had Hollow powers all along, not the power to fuck around with matter because Hollows don't do that?
…..Bah, I'm just gonna read One Piece now.
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Just throw an H&M gift card on the ground, that'll lure Coach Big Mouth out.
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Sigh @ Bleach this week.
Some riveting drama right there from Ginjo…
"YOU BRAT!!!"
takes some aspirin
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Naruto's ending with Gai and Kakashi showing up and stopping Madara was pretty sweet. (Bah, so close to finding out who Tobi is)
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I know I asked earlier this week but…
Tobi isn't Madara!?
When did this happen?
Haven't read Naruto since the beginning of the Armadillo Penis Arc.
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I know I asked earlier this week but…
Tobi isn't Madara!?
When did this happen?
Haven't read Naruto since the beginning of the Armadillo Penis Arc.
Chapter 559
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@No:
Yeah. It was like a million decline yearly in volume sales each year for the past two years.
Can't remember where exactly it was posted, nor can I find it at the moment.
You mean this?
@MasterKingJC:Bleach is falling in volume sales.
2009: sales 6,471,021
2010: sales 5,204,193
2011: sales 4,187,258
One step closer to cancellation.
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@RobbyBevard:
Given the chapters that were in Bleach volume 52. If the series wanted to wrap up in a hurry, 479 (3 chapters from now) would be the next opportunity to do it.
After that it wouldn't be until 489, and we'd probably be in another arc by then.
So, there's a CHANCE Bleach will be done forever in 3 weeks, before the end of the year. We won't know until the week of, because they don't announce these things until the week it happens. But it could. This certainly FELT like a wrap up chapter, it's been tanking in the rankings lately, and it has run over 10 years… Dragonball went for 519, and it was still popular at the end of its run.
Of course, Kubo said he wanted to do this for another 10 years and he had ideas for "one small arc and two big ones" so...
I'm certain there was an interview or something where Kubo (or his editor) admitted that during the end of the Deicide chapters there was a discussion about ending Bleach at WSJ until Kubo convinced the higher-ups otherwise by showing a few future storylines.
This could be recurring here. And Kubo is laying the ground for either the end of the arc, or the final end of Bleach (again)
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Bleach has a series problem with talking about how great Ichigo is. It's really annoying. Show, don't tell. Basic storytelling. You don't just shout "CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT" and expect people to be impressed. Also, that fight was pretty lame. Not that it's over.
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I think some of you are being way too optimistic about Bleach ending. Call me a jaded cynic on this one, but even if it's been losing readers gradually and has dropped lower and lower down to the bottom of the weekly polls (random narutal fluctuations aside), I don't think it'll get canceled THAT easily.
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FUCK YEAH!!! I liked the naruto chapter, I say make it passable purple, and if it means the other guys start joining the fight, like everyone we love (which is still doubtful) then bump it up to a raikage gold because it will mean he's finally learned
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Chapter 559
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Oh… holy shit?
That's actually a nice little twist there, since Madara would be like... ancient.
So who the fuck IS Tobi O_O!?
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Naruto was really good this week. Hell, I think Naruto is on some kind of streak. He keeps getting his ass kicked and it's great! Anyone who complained about Naruto doing too much and everyone relying on him raises hand should be loving these latest chapters. Kishi even decided to throw Kakashi and Gai in the mix and what would be more awesome than those 2 fighting Jinchuurikis?
Well, the Konoha 11 jumping into the fray and fighting the Jinchuurikis also, but still… What we have now is a step in the right direction! Maybe I'm a little too optimistic about Naruto. Maybe I should read that first rather than Bleach. Everything is better after Bleach. All I know is that I've been enjoying Naruto for I believe 3 weeks in a row and the beginning of the war sucked ass so I'm glad it's looking up.
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Oh… holy shit?
That's actually a nice little twist there, since Madara would be like... ancient.
So who the fuck IS Tobi O_O!?
Wouldn't have mattered if Madara was old since it was confirmed that Tobi's body is made from the same stuff Zetsu's is(Which is basically Hashirama's abilities in a humanoid form).
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Wat….
16 chars of lul
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An early start this week.
Bleach:
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NotAizen: We all have parents who were attacked by Hollows. That means…
Website: Ad and credits
This is appropriate, considering last chapter.
NotAizen: I'm part hollow too.
This revelation was brought to you by: Panel Away, for when you just want to half ass pacing.
Ichigo+NotAizen: Charging towards each other
If they bumped heads, would it make a gong sound?
Shinigamis: .....
They're STILL on strike!?
Shingamis: Fuck it. Screw you guys, we're going home.
Nice to see your only purpose was to fight and look pretty.
Byakuya: We were going to use a guy as bait for Ginjo, then just kill the both of them. You know, instead of explaining the situation to keep people on our side.
I fucking hate Soul Society.
Plot: Blah blah blah
I have nothing. There's only so much I can take about how much SS sucks Ichigo's cock while giving a stern frown to try and fool the reader that they aren't!
Rukia: We changed because Ichigo didn't.
Kubo is giving the finger to his critics, isn't he? Ichigo is so bland it can literally bring empires to their knees.
Page: White Pillar
Um, did we skip from the prologue of the fight right to En Media Res?
Monologue: Blah blah blah WHO'S TALKING!?
Fight: Staring and sword slashes
NotAizen: Sliced
Here's the video I can use to best describe this chapter:
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Naruto:
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Title: Eyes and Beasts
As opposed to our other thematic elements, Jesus and Peeing.
Two page spread: Forest destruction and people flying
Leave it to Bleach to let me appreciate even okay two page spreads.
Pirate Ninja Man: Get all squads to Naruto once they've tidied up.
I don't care if it's offscreen, this war will be over soon. :cwy:
Hachibi: Ink Seal.
…I'm going to get weird here for a second: If you're going to vomit your technique, make it gush out of your mouth like a Blastoise's water cannon, not look like spit up. There's no force behind that move whatsoever.
Comic: Seal fails, guys power up
Ugh, how many of these strategies are going to go nowhere? It would be fine if they failed but only if we've seen them succeed in the first place!
The better way to build tension is to show 'tried and true' methods failing, not just throwing random stuff and hoping something sticks.
Attack: Flower Fruit Fountain
What is going on here?
5 Tailed Beast: Horn Snap
Wait, now they're in complete forms? What?
Madara: I touch you.
I bet you would.
Kakashi+Gai: Dynamic Sharingan Entry!
And still nothing happens.
Oy, this one was just too mediocre.
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Okay so Naruto is about to get a lot better if Guy and Kakashi are about to fight. If they fight next week. Hopefully Lee will get his moment to shine in this war.
Oh, and okay, Ichigo vs Ginjo, the fight that was built up at this whole arc, is now over with Ichigo winning after dealing one blow. Where the hell is this story even gonna go after this arc? More random obscure NotAizen's to deal with for the next 10 years it seems?
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Naruto was really good this week. Hell, I think Naruto is on some kind of streak. He keeps getting his ass kicked and it's great! Anyone who complained about Naruto doing too much and everyone relying on him raises hand should be loving these latest chapters. Kishi even decided to throw Kakashi and Gai in the mix and what would be more awesome than those 2 fighting Jinchuurikis?
Them actually doing that instead of getting foddered immediately next week?
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Okay so Naruto is about to get a lot better if Guy and Kakashi are about to fight. If they fight next week. Hopefully Lee will get his moment to shine in this war.
Oh, and okay, Ichigo vs Ginjo, the fight that was built up at this whole arc, is now over with Ichigo winning after dealing one blow. Where the hell is this story even gonna go after this arc? More random obscure NotAizen's to deal with for the next 10 years it seems?
As much as I hate to defend Bleach it still had room for continuation after the whole Aizen fight. What Kubo SHOULD have done rather than this nonsensical Fullbring arc.
1.) Fully reveal Isshin's past as a Shinigami (what happened to him, what squad he was in, his relation to others in Soul Society like Urahara) and have him explain everything to his son. In the later half of the Aizen fight Aizen hinted at Ichigo being shingami and something else, but he was cut off by Isshin. After the Aizen fight Kubo could have gone into an arc unraveling these Kurosaki family mysteries.
2.) Jump into the King arc. Squad 0, the realm above Soul Society, and all that jazz.
Any of those 2 options would have been a much better starting point for a new arc rather than…than what we have now.
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Oh, god. Cuddles, your song for this weeks Bleach chapter makes laugh so fucking hard by how fitting it is.
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I'm also a bit confused about the whole Hollow gives us powers thing. I thought it was stated or implied a long time ago that Ichigo's friends gained their power they way they did because Ichigo's reiatsu sorta mutated their awareness and gave abilities. Like how even that really spazzy friend of his can see Shinigami and all that jazz now. Didn't Ms. Martial artist hit one? Oh and all that stupid power ranger stuff they were doing every now and then. Was it stated what the kids were that hung out at the shop?
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@RobbyBevard:
Them actually doing that instead of getting foddered immediately next week?
I don't see them getting fodderized next week unless Kishi just wanted to save Naruto for a moment and have him handle everything from now on. In the past weeks we've seen Kishi pull away from having Naruto steal the show completely, so that in itself allows others to take some of the spotlight. Thus, Gai and Kakashi will stick around to help Naruto out. How much is anyone's guess but what I'm hoping to see is them taking on a Jinchuuriki.
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Because Kakashi and Gai did SO much again Pain, right?
Kakashi will use 2 jutsus, run out of energy, and then be hospitilized. Like always.
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Oh, god. Cuddles, your song for this weeks Bleach chapter makes laugh so fucking hard by how fitting it is.
The lyrics could replace all the dialogue and it would make the same amount of sense.
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Here's the music video. Just pretend the Bleach characters took everyone's place:
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@RobbyBevard:
Because Kakashi and Gai did SO much again Pain, right?
Kakashi will use 2 jutsus, run out of energy, and then be hospitilized. Like always.
why would he bring them in? do you really think they'll get knocked out in one hit?
granted your right kakashi didn't do anything against 2 pains with two other elite(?) fighters by his side, and these are the same thing but with biju's which are the most powerful thing in naruto except possibly magical eyes and wood… so basically like you said since gai is kakashi's equal (and he wasn't there during the invasion) they should be no match, but I doubt kishi remembers that far back
and because of this chapter there's still hope for lee vs kimmamrio!!!!!
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I would like to see Kakashi go back to the hospital just to relive Gai assisting him in Awkwardly Funny Moment #2.
Even if Kakashi is sent back to the hospital that's besides the point. The real point is how much will he and Gai do? In the Pein fight Gai wasn't in village during the initial attack so in that respect, location, yes he was useless. Kakashi's fight was mainly used as a gathering of information to be passed on to Naruto so he can defeat Pein. Hopefully that won't the case again.
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Kakashi will have his Sharingan ripped out…
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Kakashi is just there for the Obito reveal.
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If Tobi's Obito Kishi's got some splaning to do!
For one how Obito would go from being crushed under rocks to getting a body made from Hashirama cells, and how Nagato got the Rinnegan.
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If Tobi's Obito Kishi's got some splaning to do!
For one how Obito would go from being crushed under rocks to getting a body made from Hashirama cells, and how Nagato got the Rinnegan.
magical eyes! that's all you really need to say to explain stuff in this manga for kishi
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why would he bring them in? do you really think they'll get knocked out in one hit?
granted your right kakashi didn't do anything against 2 pains with two other elite(?) fighters by his side,
He also failed to do anything against the akatsuki or Sasuke on any occassion where he's come across them. Kakashi's full time role is as jobber. He hasn't done ANYTHING in part 2, what makes you think he's going to start now? Heck, really he hasn't done anything since Zabuza.
He isn't going to do anything significant against the main final villain of the series except pull a Worf.
As for Guy? He's lucky Kishi remembered he had a rivalry with fish guy and had to retcon that guy out of death so they could have an incredibly short fight.
and because of this chapter there's still hope for lee vs kimmamrio!!!!!
What would the point be? He's zombie kimmamrio. It would still be exactly the same as last time. Fight him until he's sealed or dies of natural causes. Or use speech no justu. Being better at combat wouldn't make any difference. And Kimmamrio's old advantage, of being nigh immortal and with unbreakable bones… is completely redundant now that he's a zombie.
Do you really want to see a repeat of an old highlight, only now done with the villain announcing every move he is about to make? Again? A rematch wouldn't prove anything.
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@RobbyBevard:
He also failed to do anything against the akatsuki or Sasuke on any occassion where he's come across them. Kakashi's full time role is as jobber. He hasn't done ANYTHING in part 2, what makes you think he's going to start now? Heck, really he hasn't done anything since Zabuza.
He isn't going to do anything significant against the main final villain of the series except pull a Worf.
I'm not expecting him to beat tobi, but he'll probably help fight off the hosts and naruto will go after tobi
@RobbyBevard:As for Guy? He's lucky Kishi remembered he had a rivalry with fish guy and had to retcon that guy out of death so they could have an incredibly short fight.
what does this have to do with the war, except it shows he still remembers the supporting characters, he just does extremely shitty fights
there probably going to fight off some tailed beasts, I don't know what more you want but that's what I'm hoping for
@RobbyBevard:
What would the point be? He's zombie kimmamrio. It would still be exactly the same as last time. Fight him until he's sealed or dies of natural causes. Or use speech no justu. Being better at combat wouldn't make any difference.
Do you really want to see a repeat of an old highlight, only now done with the villain announcing every move he is about to make? Again?
lee didn't have any power that time, he's had a two year time skip and hasn't got to show off yet, he was even away during the pain fight
and kimmamrio doesn't know he's being controlled by kabuto and probably wouldn't believe it if told, since it's orchimaru's chakra, even without kabuto controlling him he'd help fight these guys, he won't be telling any techniques
and as for the zombie thing, every bad guys a zombie!!! it's stupid I agree but the point of the fights is to make them weak enough (before they heal) and seal them, my hope would be rock lee getting into a good fight with him and showing that he's far surpassed what he was once capable off and get a critical blow to have him recognize his strength and then seal him, I don't know what more to ask for in this series since anything greater then that won't happen and would just be a disillusion, hell this probably is to but I want to see him do something against someone, he makes the most sense since they have unfinished business in a way
again is it great, no but the series isn't great anymore, it's the most I can ask for from a mediocre series where the author doesn't care much about support characters
and I was pretty sure you were a fan of the rock lee vs kimmamrio match back when we first thought it would happen, I could be wrong (and apologize if so), I think the war (or part 2 in general) has just made you bitter, which I can completely understand, I'm just an optimistic fool, but what am I gonna root for, rock lee to save the day, won't happen! the best reasonable thing is some characters we thought weren't gonna get anytime get a few chapters during the war
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Why do I have the feeling Kakashi and Guy will try to do the fusion dance?
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Wow.
Assuming this chapter of Bleach was the wrap-up chapter to end the series, it was actually quite decent. I mean, Kubo didn't do much wrong if you view the chapter by itself and assume it's supposed to be the "beginning of the end".
Otherwise and viewed in context it's horrible, Ichigo never had character development, this would have been a HORRIBLE arc to show how much Ichigo has grown (crying about his lost powers, etc.).
So, no comments on the title so far? "The Lost"? The Fuck? I don't even see much context for the chapter, only if we assume Ginjou really is done for which would make his Bankai completely pointless. And hell, what kind of Bankai is that even supposed to be?
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Wow.
Assuming this chapter of Bleach was the wrap-up chapter to end the series, it was actually quite decent. I mean, Kubo didn't do much wrong if you view the chapter by itself and assume it's supposed to be the "beginning of the end".
Otherwise and viewed in context it's horrible, Ichigo never had character development, this would have been a HORRIBLE arc to show how much Ichigo has grown (crying about his lost powers, etc.).So, no comments on the title so far? "The Lost"? The Fuck? I don't even see much context for the chapter, only if we assume Ginjou really is done for which would make his Bankai completely pointless. And hell, what kind of Bankai is that even supposed to be?
Or is it the "end of the beginning"? bum..bum.BUUUUM.
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Naruto was really good this week. Hell, I think Naruto is on some kind of streak. He keeps getting his ass kicked and it's great! Anyone who complained about Naruto doing too much and everyone relying on him raises hand should be loving these latest chapters. Kishi even decided to throw Kakashi and Gai in the mix and what would be more awesome than those 2 fighting Jinchuurikis?
Well, the Konoha 11 jumping into the fray and fighting the Jinchuurikis also, but still… What we have now is a step in the right direction! Maybe I'm a little too optimistic about Naruto. Maybe I should read that first rather than Bleach. Everything is better after Bleach. All I know is that I've been enjoying Naruto for I believe 3 weeks in a row and the beginning of the war sucked ass so I'm glad it's looking up.
I war had its moments, but it got consistently good when Madara came out of his coffin. After that it just kept getting better.
@Chopper I told you to keep hope alive because Naruto would get stomp..
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Oh, for Naruto:
How can Tobi control the tailed beasts in their full form? Hell, how can he even actually make the hosts go full form? He is controlling the bodies and chakra of the hosts, not the beasts. He cannot force a transformation that basically gives them a completely different mind and chakra. He still could control them AFTER they transformed I think and that makes sense since the beats basically use the controlled bodies and "resources" to move around, but how does he get them to fully transform in the first place?
Doesn't that pose a huge plot hole? I mean, theoretically, couldn't just every village use ET to create a corpse, implant that ting with a tailed beast and then get rid of it forever/control it and thus basically get rid of their threat forever or even make them a huge weapon against other villages since it basically gives them full control over the beast powers? Seemingly, ET will completely "delete" the personality of any tailed beast, so why isn't that possible?
I'm not 100% sure and too lazy to look it up, but didn't even the first hokage actually invent that jutsu? The one who fought the 9-tails?
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@RobbyBevard:
Because Kakashi and Gai did SO much again Pain, right?
Kakashi will use 2 jutsus, run out of energy, and then be hospitilized. Like always.
Doubt it and he will do more then use 2 jutsus. Gai wasn't their during pain invasion first of all. Kakashi died saving Choji. You know what I am disappointed with through Robby? Jairiya not returning from the dead. I wonder when he will make his appearance. Lmao
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Oh, for Naruto:
How can Tobi control the tailed beasts in their full form? Hell, how can he even actually make the hosts go full form? He is controlling the bodies and chakra of the hosts, not the beasts. He cannot force a transformation that basically gives them a completely different mind and chakra. He still could control them AFTER they transformed I think and that makes sense since the beats basically use the controlled bodies and "resources" to move around, but how does he get them to fully transform in the first place?
Doesn't that pose a huge plot hole? I mean, theoretically, couldn't just every village use ET to create a corpse, implant that ting with a tailed beast and then get rid of it forever/control it and thus basically get rid of their threat forever or even make them a huge weapon against other villages since it basically gives them full control over the beast powers? Seemingly, ET will completely "delete" the personality of any tailed beast, so why isn't that possible?
I'm not 100% sure and too lazy to look it up, but didn't even the first hokage actually invent that jutsu? The one who fought the 9-tails?
I think your extremly confused about everything, and probably don't read the series to seriously
tobi put back the tailed beasts, for god knows what reasons, and how the hell he intends to get them back in the statue by himself kishi probably hasn't though that out
but none the less the reason he can control them so easily is because he's an extreme sharingan user, only madara was able to do this, and he seems to have taken his EMS eye, he can easily manipulate the tailed beasts, The first hokage could do this in his own way (with wood jutsu)
the only other two who can control a beast are killer bee and the fourth mizukage, both who only beat their own beasts and took their power of course soon naruto will become friends with his buddy nine tails and then sasuke will gain equally powerful eyes so two new guys will have joined
and since he can control the beasts he can probably make them work with his zombie hosts as he pleases, so they can, like killer bee, go from chakara shroud, to half human half beast to full biju
@Chopper I told you to keep hope alive because Naruto would get stomp..
you did, I should have listened
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Oh, for Naruto:
How can Tobi control the tailed beasts in their full form? Hell, how can he even actually make the hosts go full form? He is controlling the bodies and chakra of the hosts, not the beasts. He cannot force a transformation that basically gives them a completely different mind and chakra. He still could control them AFTER they transformed I think and that makes sense since the beats basically use the controlled bodies and "resources" to move around, but how does he get them to fully transform in the first place?
Doesn't that pose a huge plot hole? I mean, theoretically, couldn't just every village use ET to create a corpse, implant that ting with a tailed beast and then get rid of it forever/control it and thus basically get rid of their threat forever or even make them a huge weapon against other villages since it basically gives them full control over the beast powers? Seemingly, ET will completely "delete" the personality of any tailed beast, so why isn't that possible?
I'm not 100% sure and too lazy to look it up, but didn't even the first hokage actually invent that jutsu? The one who fought the 9-tails?
The 2nd created the jutsu, Oro made it better, and then Kabuto perfected based on Oro works. Their are only two people in the Narutoverse who know ET so how are these Villages going to do wat you say? Even if they did, we still dont know if they can be sealed and Tobi has EMS.
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Oh, for Naruto:
How can Tobi control the tailed beasts in their full form? Hell, how can he even actually make the hosts go full form? He is controlling the bodies and chakra of the hosts, not the beasts. He cannot force a transformation that basically gives them a completely different mind and chakra. He still could control them AFTER they transformed I think and that makes sense since the beats basically use the controlled bodies and "resources" to move around, but how does he get them to fully transform in the first place?
Doesn't that pose a huge plot hole? I mean, theoretically, couldn't just every village use ET to create a corpse, implant that ting with a tailed beast and then get rid of it forever/control it and thus basically get rid of their threat forever or even make them a huge weapon against other villages since it basically gives them full control over the beast powers? Seemingly, ET will completely "delete" the personality of any tailed beast, so why isn't that possible?
I'm not 100% sure and too lazy to look it up, but didn't even the first hokage actually invent that jutsu? The one who fought the 9-tails?
The 2nd created the jutsu, Oro made it better, and then Kabuto perfected based on Oro works. Their are only two people in the Narutoverse who know ET so how are these Villages going to do wat you say? Even if they did, we still dont know if they can be sealed and Tobi has EMS.
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Why do I have the feeling Kakashi and Guy will try to do the fusion dance?
And here comes KaGuy, or should it be GuyShi? Anyone up for the challenge? Please?
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I got done reading the asuma fight and I can hardly believe how boring it was. maybe that was just me. I can scarcely keep awake during these battles. I can scarcely even remember the details of what's been happening.
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I don't know if it's true or not, but the member who posted these informations is reliable. The message by tonton noël on manga-fr.com here, in French. Another precision : the informations are coming from the BKT forum and it's written in the first place by kakarouto, a moderator of this forum here :
The translation (I will do my best, sorry for the mistakes. If someone wants to correct me, don't hesistate) :
- Bleach is at his half
- Bleach should continue another 10 years.
- Kubo has recently put his entire scenario on paper to make the story more exciting. (For the next 10 years)
- He works with his assistants and his publisher to expand the script and make it consistent to the maximum.
- He is very proud of the plot he had prepared and began to know how he wants to finish Bleach.
- In the first place, Grimmjow wasn't meant to be an important character, he was to quickly die. But as of now, his existence will eventually matter for the future of the manga.
- The birth of ichigo is surrounded in mystery since it's very special. the readers will be amazed when they will know about it ! He is eager to see their reaction.
- Normally the Arrancar arc shouldn't be too long. It's thanks to the craze for Japanese fans for the Arrancars, without it, the arc would have been shorter.
- Female characters that kubo prefers are Matsumoto and Inoue.
- Male characters that Kubo prefers are Mayuri and Aizen.
- The end of the Arrancar arc should have been the end of Bleach if it didn't work and if the publisher had asked Kubo to finish the manga quickly. (Like before the start of the SS arc, because Bleach was threatened at that time)
- Kubo wanted to put this scene because it was really good, but the real end of Bleach will be totally different.
http://bleachasylum.com/threads/767-Interviews-with-Kubo-Tite?p=2649852&viewfull=1#post2649852
Interesting that he admits there was a possibility for Bleach to end after Deicide and also that now he is working with others to make his script consistent (one of his major failings up to now). He's also got an ending planned,something which in previous interviews he's never done. At least now we know there is an end to this.
I suspect WSJ editors slapped Kubo upside the head a few times and told him to plan something or risk his sub-par manga getting cancelled**.** Now his story is being worked by committee (assistants and publishers). I wonder if that will help**.**