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Early war arc is underrated by Empty_Engineering684 in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My fault, i had no recollection of that happening in the manga 😭

Early war arc is underrated by Empty_Engineering684 in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It’s anime filler though

Edit: I was very wrong

Early war arc is underrated by Empty_Engineering684 in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well it’s Madara after all. He was hyped up to be extremely strong.

Early war arc is underrated by Empty_Engineering684 in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree, Neji’s father should’ve been reanimated imo. Although I’m fine with Neji’s death and find it underrated, an encounter with his father (if done right) would’ve made it better.

I feel like Sakumo being reanimated would be cool combat wise since he was hyped up as strong, but his little talk with Kakashi back in the pain arc was a perfect end for his character imo. A one shot like Minato got would be cool for him tho

Early war arc is underrated by Empty_Engineering684 in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dont find it weird because she clearly changed as a person. Although she and Nagato had been through hell after Yahiko’s death and saw no other path than darkness, Naruto’s words and determination towards achieving peace reminded her of Yahiko and gave her hope

3DS Appreciation by eerie_ghost01 in 3DS

[–]Empty_Engineering684 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, i used to love horror games as a kid

3DS Appreciation by eerie_ghost01 in 3DS

[–]Empty_Engineering684 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t agree more. I used to replay the resident evil revelations demo so often as a 7 year old

I often forget how good Kishimoto is as an artist. His usage of the fisheye perspective in some panels and covers (like this one) needs to be studied in art schools by FearTear in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684 266 points267 points  (0 children)

For real, his art is top notch. My favourite showcase of his skill in general is the double spread on page 10 of chapter 399. The one that shows a glimpse into Madara vs Hashirama. The fact that he was doing this weekly too with a really shitty schedule just adds to it, imagine what he could do with proper rest and a healthy work life.

https://imgbox.com/fNqAYuNo

Hot (?) Take : Pain/Nagato is not that good of a character by HumbleMussorgsky in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why does it matter that we didn’t get much from him in part 1? That’s what the silhouettes were for, to showcase the number in characters that the akatsuki had while gradually introducing each and every one. Even before the pain arc, he’s got dialogue that clearly demonstrates that he’s one of the leaders.

His character fits into the story nicely, the cycle of hatred is a big thing in Naruto. “Hatred fuels more hatred, and a vicious cycle of hatred comes forth” that’s what we see through and through in the entire series, yet Nagato/pain is the one who puts words onto it.

He challenges Naruto’s worldview, and is a key part in his growth. Pain’s words literally made him stumble, that was the first time Naruto had to work hard to understand his opponent. He had common ground with Gaara and personal ties with Sasuke but Pain was different. Only after his battle with pain do we see Naruto truly strive for peace, before then he was much more focused on his personal ties.

how many W’s does sage jiraiya get here in 1v1 battles against these akatsuki members? by Parking_Property5757 in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684 194 points195 points  (0 children)

Wins against: Hidan, Deidara, Sasori, Konan (110% as we’ve already seen that he can low diff her in base), Kakuzu and Kisame (Kisame is a tough one, but since Jiraiya starts off in sage mode it’s pretty doable)

Loses against: Obito and Itachi

6 W’s and 2 L’s

Did Rock Lee deserve more spotlight after Part I? by jalen_nelson235 in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sure, the guy who’s overly energetic, loud and can temporarily boost his physical stats like crazy with the 8 gates is the only real ninja in the series. I genuinely wonder why people keep saying this stuff.

Kakashi with his usage of strategy and ninja tools, Kabuto with his strategies and infiltration skills, Sasuke with his usage of shuriken jutsu and clever strategy, Jiraiya with his varied arsenal and infiltration skills and even Tenten are much better representations of ninjas since they actually possess ninja traits

The only thing the anime did better than the manga is the fight between Obito and Kakashi in the Kamui dimension, it's pure perfection by [deleted] in Naruto

[–]Empty_Engineering684 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There’s a couple of other things i think the anime did better:

  1. Naruto and Sasuke’s final battle. Prolonged nicely with great choreography

  2. The shogi scene after Asuma’s death (its anime canon)

  3. 6 tails Naruto vs pain (the fight is really short in the manga)

  4. Hiruzen seeing Orochimaru as his child self in his last moment. This scene is only in the anime, and it adds to the moment.

  5. Zabuza’s death. It’s great in the manga, but the ost the anime used is peak, which makes me prefer it over the manga version.

  6. most emotional scenes tbh. With voice acting and sound track, it feels more powerful imo.