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4.37 AVERAGE
3,5/5
Regarding the three prohibitions of the shinobi, Kushina should've been more concerned about her son falling for toxic male Uchihas than random girls. No, seriously.
I don't have much to say about Naruto meeting Kushina. It was as amazing and emotional as it was in the anime, and that should tell us a lot about Kishimoto's skills as a writer (and his wife's skills as an advisor), since manga panels don't have any of the additional elements of the anime adaptation (the voice acting, renditions, and of course, Yasuharu Takanashi's magnificent soundtrack). Kushina herself was an amazing character, from her sudden and quite epic entrance, to her bittersweet departure. Can we also talk about how OP her jutsu is? We've seen Nagato, and of course, Naruto in action, but she's the very first Uzumaki that actually showed us what her clan is truly capable of (albeit rather briefly)-no wonder they were wiped out, they must've been monsters. But...
There's almost always a 'but' with Kishimoto's volumes. While Kushina's final words for Naruto and Minato's 'ditto' (he had one job, and he couldn't even do the bare minimum) were emotional and quite heavy, their deaths were actually pointless, and kinda dumb. Why? Because -spoilers ahead- they could've simply sealed Nine Tails back inside Kushina. During the incoming War Arc, they do that with Naruto and it's all fine. Just like that.
There's a number of ways to explain why neither Kushina nor Minato thought about just doing that, the most obvious one being the fact that their deaths and Naruto's status as a Jinchuriki are two already established events that no retcon to the plot could change. It's just a flashback, but one that is heavily driven by plot. A plot that is dumb due to Minato's reasons to die for his son. Kushina's intention was to take down Nine Tails with her, so she was probably going to re-seal him inside her... which would have had resulted in her not dying. Again, a big issue when we're 53 volumes in a story about her orphaned son. So how did Kishimoto fix that? By having Minato utter some nationalist nonsense and use a jutsu that would kill him, and therefore prevent his wife from literally saving herself.
Mind-blowing.
Was it because of lack of inspiration? Lazy writing? Bad writing? All of the above? Either way, this contrived way of explaining how Nine Tails was sealed inside Naruto and how his parents died kind of ruined this volume for me.
Regarding the three prohibitions of the shinobi, Kushina should've been more concerned about her son falling for toxic male Uchihas than random girls. No, seriously.
I don't have much to say about Naruto meeting Kushina. It was as amazing and emotional as it was in the anime, and that should tell us a lot about Kishimoto's skills as a writer (and his wife's skills as an advisor), since manga panels don't have any of the additional elements of the anime adaptation (the voice acting, renditions, and of course, Yasuharu Takanashi's magnificent soundtrack). Kushina herself was an amazing character, from her sudden and quite epic entrance, to her bittersweet departure. Can we also talk about how OP her jutsu is? We've seen Nagato, and of course, Naruto in action, but she's the very first Uzumaki that actually showed us what her clan is truly capable of (albeit rather briefly)-no wonder they were wiped out, they must've been monsters. But...
There's almost always a 'but' with Kishimoto's volumes. While Kushina's final words for Naruto and Minato's 'ditto' (he had one job, and he couldn't even do the bare minimum) were emotional and quite heavy, their deaths were actually pointless, and kinda dumb. Why? Because -spoilers ahead- they could've simply sealed Nine Tails back inside Kushina. During the incoming War Arc, they do that with Naruto and it's all fine. Just like that.
There's a number of ways to explain why neither Kushina nor Minato thought about just doing that, the most obvious one being the fact that their deaths and Naruto's status as a Jinchuriki are two already established events that no retcon to the plot could change. It's just a flashback, but one that is heavily driven by plot. A plot that is dumb due to Minato's reasons to die for his son. Kushina's intention was to take down Nine Tails with her, so she was probably going to re-seal him inside her... which would have had resulted in her not dying. Again, a big issue when we're 53 volumes in a story about her orphaned son. So how did Kishimoto fix that? By having Minato utter some nationalist nonsense and use a jutsu that would kill him, and therefore prevent his wife from literally saving herself.
Mind-blowing.
Was it because of lack of inspiration? Lazy writing? Bad writing? All of the above? Either way, this contrived way of explaining how Nine Tails was sealed inside Naruto and how his parents died kind of ruined this volume for me.
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Bruh this series is not for the weak 😠this one got me good
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Naruto is now canonically and sincerely pure of heart!!
absolutely devastating chapter—nine tails & madara/obito are all such dick heads for tearing apart such a beautiful and young family
absolutely devastating chapter—
Good lord, don’t read this if you’re pregnant. The tears were a-flowin’ big time over here.
Not only has Naruto grown into a more peaceful, loving young man, but turns up his parents were pretty great too. Why in the hell was NO ONE in Konoha able or willing to tell this kid ANYTHING about his dead parents?! Such a shame. Hopefully this new generation will foster a more compassionate culture.
Not only has Naruto grown into a more peaceful, loving young man, but turns up his parents were pretty great too. Why in the hell was NO ONE in Konoha able or willing to tell this kid ANYTHING about his dead parents?! Such a shame. Hopefully this new generation will foster a more compassionate culture.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent