2007-02-15, 11:56 | Link #1 |
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[Manga] Chapter 342 Discussion
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Summary In the Nara clan's ancestral forest, everything came back to peace, as Shikamaru walks away from the place that became Hidan's grave, closely followed by a deer. He's holding the box of cigarettes used to bring the final blow.I'll see when I make an illustration. Not that I'll probably won't be able to do this on Thursday anymore as I'll have to prepare my kaiwa's for Friday, unless I can do it earlier. I've gotta make a schedule on how I'm gonna manage my time... The changes messed up my old one ^^' Last edited by Syaoran; 2007-02-15 at 16:07. |
2007-02-15, 12:19 | Link #3 |
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Well it certainly looks like Kakuzu was killed, so I guess I was wrong about that. Highly dissapointing imo, as this probably means we won't get to see any more of Hidan either. Big waste of cool characters, having them go out like that... I wonder if they will be replaced...
Didn't look to carefully (I'm a little drunk ) but it seems Asuma's "king reference" was the children of Konoha including his and Kurenai's yet unborn child. That's all the confirmation we need about the nature of their relationship I think. |
2007-02-15, 12:27 | Link #4 |
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'Just finished skimming through the RAW version of this chapter. And I must say, Sasuke's lookin' like quite the badass on the final two pages. Look at the size of the shinobi's he's sitting on, too! I like how a row of shuriken are lined across his back. hahaha
Shika's dad is badass, too. He's one of the characters I wish would get more air time... |
2007-02-15, 12:27 | Link #5 |
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If you felt bad for Kurenai before, you feel even worse after this chapter. A lot of scene changes for one chapter. It looks like there's another arc starting up. And I don't see how Kishi can possibly keep replacing Akatsuki members. At this rate, the manga will never end.
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2007-02-15, 12:59 | Link #8 |
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I think the king is the upcoming generations. The Sarutobi don't have the monopoly of the Hokage function
I pity the poor lady... al that's left for her is her baby and her memories of better times with Asuma. It's more tragic for a young person than an older imo. I can't figure out Naruto quite well this time... is he looking sad/worried because he got hurt or because the outcome of the fight isn't what he expected? I looks like he thinks he's not ready to face Sasuke yet. The Uchiha boy also scares me... those ninjas weren't the ones he wants to kill!? So he's still convinced to kill Naruto as well. Makes me feel sad at the idea Naruto is doing everything possible for Sasuke while he won't be even grateful for it or at least return some of the affection... * This definitely sounds like SasuNaru, but you've gotta accept it's a possibility. I've a brother and I can't imagine myself going as far as Naruto for a brother -_- I'm almost ashamed to say so... but I can't help it. |
2007-02-15, 13:14 | Link #11 |
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A deserving ending for Kakuzu. Dying as a tool of the Akatsuki Leader, and consciously feeling his death in the hands of a bunch of kids. He didn't even have time to talk about his last wishes. (And I am dedicating the last (and maybe their most famous) line from the song Maggot Brain to Kakuzu, he can enjoy the song in his afterlife...)
So, it became clear that Sasuke could have really killed Yamato and the others, if he weren't that generous. Still, Kishi trying to make Sasuke look more human is a bit opposite of what we had observed. And, the way it is portrayed is not good. And, finally, we heard from Kakashi's mouth, that Naruto went above him. Glad to know that. If he continue to train using this method for a few weeks more, the doors to Hokage will surely open for him, and who knows, to our delightful surprise, maybe the next time he meets with Sasuke he will represent Konoha as the 6th Hokage. Lastly, Shikamaru acting out of ordinary is not really like him. Trying to give the laugh of Naruto does not really fit him and his cool character. At least we know that he is not the only one in his family that has very good IQ and still cannot reach Hokage level. Anyway, being a jounin should be sufficient for Shika to protect Temari's and Kurenai's brats. Last edited by Sazelyt; 2007-02-15 at 13:28. Reason: song update |
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2007-02-15, 13:40 | Link #16 |
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Best chapter I have read in a long time. The bombshell about Kurenai, and revelation of the "KING", and the cycle of life in Kakashi's words. Wow, I haven't so impressed with the message this chapter since Sandaime talked about the fire burning and the leaf dancing and watching Naruto knock Garra on his back.
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