2007-01-13, 14:30 | Link #43 |
Akatsuki Bart is Tobi
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Wow. People think they suck. I think they rock. Exactly where has the ANBU failed?
1)sarutobi's fight with oro. Neither sarutobi nor oro could break that shield. Can you blame the anbu for not being able to? I will say that in deed they let the sound 4/ oro escape, but remember they did have to attend to the dead 3rd hokage 2)invasion of konoha... even sarutobi with his crystal ball couldn't forsee that entirely 3)protecting sasuke from kabuto. I looked at the chapter this morning. There was hardly any blood (if zero at all) in the room where the anbu where killed. There was even one lying across the door into the room sort of reaching towards kabuto. I suspect a dirty method like a poison. i don't think kabuto actually beat those guys in battle. Simply put, the room was just too clean... 4) sound 4 being able to abduct with sasuke in the middle of the night. That one I think is just a plot device. Can't have the anbu ruin that by interfering. 5) anbu not eliminating akatsuki. Blame tsunade for that one. ANBU are designed for eliminating S rank ninja. They're 4 man teams designed for that purpose. Why tsunade isn't using them and instead is sending the likes of shika and chouji (chouji??!!!) is beyond me. For this one I say PLOT DEVICE. Other than that, i can't think of any major anbu failures. Judging from past anbu members and anbu leaders (ie kakashi, yamato, jiraiya, zabuza, itachi, danzo) I'd like to think they were very good. Also I'mnot sure if this is in the manga, but in the anime when anko said oro was in the forest only 4 anbu squads were to be dispatched to deal with him. Also I'm not sure if this is in the manga, but in the anime gai during the initial invasion of konoha states absolutely clearly that the ANBU are supposed to be the best. The two examples I stated in the anime are 100 percent true,but I'm not sure if they are in the manga. Anyway toodles. |
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Well, it's not so much that they suck, it's just that they are never shown doing anything worthwhile. It's true that a lot of the time they are shown in situations beyond anyone's control, anything they do accomplish isn't ever shown in the story.
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2007-01-13, 17:55 | Link #45 |
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Yeah you're absolutely right. Like I said, it'd be weird if the ANBU interfered with sasuke's escape. They beat up the sound 4, and drag sasuke by the collar back to konoha. Its a real plot killer you know. Though I think it'd be humourous to see sasuke try and explain to sakura why knocked her out.
Its interesting that so many of the top nin's we've seen have had stints in the ANBU. I mean jiraiya?! With his personality? Jiraiya as an assassin? Get out of here. I'd like to think that personality goes into ANBU selections. Sai is pretty cold and dark; he has anbu written all over him. But what about Gai? Could he have been ex ANBU? What about naruto? Could he ever take a brief role in that? Those two are such loudmouths! About S class ninjas, I don't know. I sort of believe that even Asuma would be listed as s class in the bingo book, yet we know he's not that tough. S class is pretty broad and still Orochimaru I think is probably the number 3 most dangerous nin we've seen. Anyway, its possible that saying at least 4 should be dispatched would be required not for the actual contact with orochimaru but simply for the actual finding of him in the forest. Remember the statements Anko made about the forest of death when gaara and his squad arrived? Its not an easy place to travel and find stuff even for a jounin. 4 squads to search for him but only one squad to take him out? Its not unthinkable... |
2007-01-14, 16:31 | Link #47 |
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Though I can picture Jiraiya as an Anbu I just can picture Gai as an Anbu . His skills are top notch not that :-
- Did Gai Make any Changes to Anbu Uniform ? - shudders - - What mask did Gai use ? - more shudder - Btw What are those animal masks specifically called ?
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2007-01-14, 18:56 | Link #48 | |
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Jiraiya was a former ANBU but Gai...hah...i doubt that he was always wearing that green turtle outfit..
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2007-01-14, 19:19 | Link #49 | |
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2007-01-15, 00:33 | Link #51 | |
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Considering their high level of importance, the fuedal lords MUST be given some kind of protection during such an event... especially since some attacks like those done by the giant snakes (which we actually summoned by the sand not oro) were rather indiscriminate of their targets... Even when not targeted, All it takes is one stray shuriken, or one big jutsu to not even accidently kill them. And the fuedal lords were indeed a very possible target for the sand ninjas, afterall, who do you think are the ones you support kohona finacially? Take out the lords and then even if you loose the battle you can atleast make them weaker in the long run... not to mention the remaining lords could loose serious faith in kohona... |
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2007-01-15, 20:00 | Link #52 |
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Actually to be sure, I don't really know what the ANBU do. Do they stay and protect the village all the time? Or do they go out on missions and are never home? And what kind of missions do they go out on seeing as konoha was in peacetime? Certainly not assassinations that would cause wars?
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2007-01-15, 20:45 | Link #53 | |
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2007-01-16, 17:03 | Link #54 |
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I don't see the advantage of hiding the ANBU ninjas faces. Who are they hiding them from and why? Think about it like this. If konoha ANBU assassinate someone, the retaliation will be against konoha. If a konoha anbu is captured and his mask is revealed to the enemy so what? He has the big konoha head protector so its not like people can't tell where he's from. I'm going to come out and say it. The only reasons they wear the masks are:
1) they're cool 2) they're symbolic (of being faceless assassins) I don't think protecting the ANBU ninja's identities is really of any concern to konoha. |
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The tatoos though, that's just being cool, I think. Though it might be a special seal. Who knows? |
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2007-01-16, 19:06 | Link #56 | |
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Yamato even called kakashi attention in not calling him by his real name, So its seems ANBU's Identities are a very important secret. .
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2007-01-16, 19:20 | Link #57 | |
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Hayate's lover didn't wear his mask until it was time for the counterstrike during Konoha's invasion. (unless she only removed it to pray, that's not clear). |
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2007-01-16, 19:25 | Link #58 | |
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Hayates lover only appeared Without Mask in moment where she was surrounded by other ANBUs.
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2007-01-16, 23:13 | Link #60 | |
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Sasuke would have been an excellent ANBU member, what with Sharingan and Chidori, a technique designed for assassinations. As for anyone else... I'd have to say Shino would make a good ANBU. He is intelligent, cool-headed, secretive, powerful, has the ability to scout, surprising, and already has the mysterious thing going on. Eh.. really the only one I am seeing.. |
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