Wow, Sasuke's unhinged. ♥ Not saying that it's not a little justified-- I've always thought Sasuke's insanity has been well-deserved-- but that burst of psycho laughter is scary as hell, especially with his one eye still bleeding profusely.
Others have commented that Sasuke's attacking people now without reason or sense, but I don't know if that's true. Yes, he attacks Sakura. Yeah, she was also there to betray him and kill him...and he knew it. It's not like that's rocket science, so of course he pre-empted her strike.
I really wonder if Kishimoto's trying deliberately to show the audience how vicious and cold Sasuke's become to make the salvation arc that much more profound. After all, without falling completely into darkness then redemption is meaningless.
You know, somehow seeing Sasuke so obviously insane actually makes me feel better about the whole irredeemable, evil, moral-horizon-crossing that's going on.
Because insanity in manga can probably be handwaved at some point by the story (still under Orichimaru's control, brainwashed by Madara, blah blah...) and used to explain why he's so...stupid right now.
But if he'd been stoic and self controlled then it would have seemed more...HIM and something that can't ever be fixed.
DAMNIT, KISHIMOTO! Stop taking away my Dream Team 7 Anbu RPG Squad!!!
This is seriously starting to sound like a fanfiction I once read about Sakura sacrificing her virginity to Sasuke to keep him a bit longer after she meets him after his betrayal. But it was more tasteful than that. The fanfiction was tasteful than my description of it I meant.
And also there go my sasusaku dreams I still had. Despite knowing better. I know I know. haha :)
KAKASHI TO THE RESCUE!!
"They just keep on coming?" THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE ACTUALLY CAUGHT UP SASUKE. Well other than Danzou, Sakura, Kakashi. Well that's three.
I love Team 7/Kakashi dynamic. I just like the memories.
I totally get Kakashi. Sasuke has become THIS and I still wonder if he'll ever re-join Konoha.
I hope no one at capslock_naruto takes the review from kidscrappy though. I always look forward to those.
I AM STILL BUMMED THAT SAKURA DIDN'T GET A SHOT AT PUNCHING A HOLE THROUGH SASUKE WHEN SHE GOT CLOSE. ;_; KISHI, HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT YOU ESSENTIALLY GAVE HER SUPER STRENGTH WITH HER CHAKRA CONTROL? BECAUSE SRSLY.
and as irritated as I am that Kakashi cockblocked Sakura and has essentially said "you are a woman so get back to healing, which is the only thing women are good, while I do the man's job and fight :)", my cracky OTP is getting some screentime, so yay for that. XD
I swear if Sasuke kills off Kakashi and Naruto still wants to save him then I think I might have stop reading Naruto. There is no way I can be ok with the characters being ok with what Sasuke has done even if he becomes good again.
If they see Sasuke has fallen so low, ya know, they should just give up. If he is dieing to kill Kakashi and didn't think twice about killing Sakura, that should be a red flag.
*sigh* And I SWEAR, if somehow Sasuke escapes from all this, how does he expect to kill all the elders with a village full of shinobi? I mean, RLY? Sure, it happens, but I am SICK AND TIRED of Sasuke God-Modding another character's manga.
Sasuke is a true villain now??!?! I kinda like him this way. If he keeps it up he may become one of my favorites.
But you know, Sakura healing and interrogating Karin is just as important as the fighting going on. She has super strength and healing capabilities which makes her an uber ninja. I just hope Karin doesn't embarrass herself any more than she already has by refusing to talk about Sasuke and Madara.
I doubt Kishimoto brought back Kakashi just to kill him off here, but I don't think he's coming out unscathed from this one. That being said, the fact that Sasuke WANTS to kill Kakashi "badly" makes me gag. You are dead to me.
His crazy laughter should be photoshopped next to Itachi's. Let's see who out crazy-laughed the other (though I'm pretty sure Itachi won that one).
You know I get why Sasuke's all crazy-juice now, but he is just totally getting on my nerves and I don't want him saved as much as I want Naruto to hurry and up and show up so he can give Sasuke a thorough beating. I want to see the same 'imma piss my pants' look he had towards the end of his fight with Itachi. Oh and when he fought Kira Bee/Raikage.
In fact bring those folks back for a tag team and just beat the cray cray smirk off Duckpant's face.
Lets see, Madara said that Sasuke was basicly "bluffing" at this point after the battle with Danzou, and now Kakashi comes to the party fully rested.
So I think the real question is what it going to be pulled out to keep Sasuke alive when Kakashi has already proven that Sasuke really has no chance in this fight. (what with the grab and redirect).
Probably Madara comes in for the save, but I can at least hope Kakashi wins the fight first.
I would agree, because logically, this make sense (sasuke=tired, kakashi=fresh as morning dew) but it seems like Kishi is setting it up to really kill Kakashi this time (like he's saying his last words and talking about his regrets...) although it would be somewhat funny if Kakashi managed to survive this time as well.
Holy crap. I am fully convinced now that Sasuke is completely off his rocker. I did a double-take when he almost killed Sakura had Kakashi not stepped in (KakaSaku FTW! >.>).
Also, Kakashi, Madara has not corrupted Sasuke. Sasuke has just let himself sink deeper and deeper into derangement brought on by his anger and self-pity. I still think he's a brat who needs to start taking what life gave him and working with it. Like, STFU about your glorious revenge already.
I like Kakashi's whole "I've been a bad sensei" speech. I love Kakashi, but honestly...everything he said is true. Although I'm not sure what preventative measures he could have taken, I'm sure he could have done something. I also liked the parallelism with the third hokage. But Kishi-sensei is just full of parallelisms.
Alright, so this is getting fucking ridiculous. I mean, Sasuke has turned into the loling-devil of the series, that will just eliminate everyone that dares to stand before his eyes or something. I mean, ok, this is WAY past revenge motives and so on, that was the deal like..a few chapters ago? That is a crazy 180 turn there, even for Sasuke. Man, i sure hope Kakashi will kick his pretty ass. Sasuke needs a nice, dandy beating, to get back in his "right" mind. /right is a loose term when referred to Sasuke i know, but whatever.
SasUKE _is_ batshit crazy. THANK YOU, Kishi - thank you for pointing it out with that oh-so-Maniac-LOL that kind'a sums it up. Naruto, dahlin' - he will not be able to bear your children. He will try to rip you a new one, after he is done with Kakashi, which leads to...
TAAADAAAHHH! Holy shiet, Fandom! We are looking at a Hokage-level fight...?! HOLY SHIET, I'M SO READING NEXT CHAPTER. >.<;;;
And, I hope Sakura makes Karin a li'll bit better and slap the living shit out of her, too... for the info', of course. Not for the jealousy. XDDDD Cock-blocked or not, the girl will have to do something right. Like slaping Karin silly. That she can do without getting the Nurse-suit out, ne?
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:16 pm (UTC)I see crazyfaced laughing runs in the Uchiha family.
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:19 pm (UTC)We have now concluded that Sasuke is in need of a psychiatrist and a visit to the loony bin~
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Date: 2010-02-18 05:24 am (UTC)*returns baseball bat with nails, MG40, Sakura body pillow and hunting knife, rope, Ak-47 and electric baton to closet*
Sasuke bashability goes way beyond DEFCON 1.
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:26 pm (UTC)And, Sakura...just missed an OMG!Awesome moment. ;_; Even though there's SakuKarin, that doesn't cheer me up enough...
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:27 pm (UTC)Sasuke finally did "The Laugh", you know what that means 8D
And Sakura and Karin bonding time. I've been waiting for this <3
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:28 pm (UTC)Others have commented that Sasuke's attacking people now without reason or sense, but I don't know if that's true. Yes, he attacks Sakura. Yeah, she was also there to betray him and kill him...and he knew it. It's not like that's rocket science, so of course he pre-empted her strike.
I really wonder if Kishimoto's trying deliberately to show the audience how vicious and cold Sasuke's become to make the salvation arc that much more profound. After all, without falling completely into darkness then redemption is meaningless.
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:29 pm (UTC)Because insanity in manga can probably be handwaved at some point by the story (still under Orichimaru's control, brainwashed by Madara, blah blah...) and used to explain why he's so...stupid right now.
But if he'd been stoic and self controlled then it would have seemed more...HIM and something that can't ever be fixed.
DAMNIT, KISHIMOTO! Stop taking away my Dream Team 7 Anbu RPG Squad!!!
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:29 pm (UTC)If it wasn't because he es Sasuke and pretty much the manga's main character XD I'd say he's about to die.
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Date: 2010-02-18 05:08 pm (UTC)THIS SO MUCH, OMG.
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:29 pm (UTC)It's 483, btw.
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:31 pm (UTC)And also there go my sasusaku dreams I still had. Despite knowing better. I know I know. haha :)
KAKASHI TO THE RESCUE!!
"They just keep on coming?"
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMEONE ACTUALLY CAUGHT UP SASUKE. Well other than Danzou, Sakura, Kakashi. Well that's three.
I love Team 7/Kakashi dynamic. I just like the memories.
I totally get Kakashi. Sasuke has become THIS and I still wonder if he'll ever re-join Konoha.
I hope no one at
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:33 pm (UTC)That was quite nice of Kakashi to organize the other guys on the side of the road lol.
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smexy time with Karinback on the sidelines once again. Awesome /sarcasm Nonetheless, I am interested in the student-teacher showdown.On a more positive note, I rather like the chapter's cover of Sakura there.
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:38 pm (UTC)and as irritated as I am that Kakashi cockblocked Sakura and has essentially said "you are a woman so get back to healing, which is the only thing women are good, while I do the man's job and fight :)", my cracky OTP is getting some screentime, so yay for that. XD
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:45 pm (UTC)Oh
GodKishimoto, please don't kill Kakashi off, pleaseOpleaseOpleaseOplease-this being said, I think I like the new maniacal Sasuke :D my favorite kind of baddie ^_^
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Date: 2010-02-17 09:55 pm (UTC)I swear if Sasuke kills off Kakashi and Naruto still wants to save him then I think I might have stop reading Naruto. There is no way I can be ok with the characters being ok with what Sasuke has done even if he becomes good again.
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Date: 2010-02-18 01:40 am (UTC)If they see Sasuke has fallen so low, ya know, they should just give up. If he is dieing to kill Kakashi and didn't think twice about killing Sakura, that should be a red flag.
*sigh* And I SWEAR, if somehow Sasuke escapes from all this, how does he expect to kill all the elders with a village full of shinobi? I mean, RLY? Sure, it happens, but I am SICK AND TIRED of Sasuke God-Modding another character's manga.
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:02 pm (UTC)But you know, Sakura healing and interrogating Karin is just as important as the fighting going on. She has super strength and healing capabilities which makes her an uber ninja. I just hope Karin doesn't embarrass herself any more than she already has by refusing to talk about Sasuke and Madara.
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:04 pm (UTC)YES.Is it just me, or is the zip on Sasuke's shirt getting lower and lower?
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:04 pm (UTC)His crazy laughter should be photoshopped next to Itachi's. Let's see who out crazy-laughed the other (though I'm pretty sure Itachi won that one).
You know I get why Sasuke's all crazy-juice now, but he is just totally getting on my nerves and I don't want him saved as much as I want Naruto to hurry and up and show up so he can give Sasuke a thorough beating. I want to see the same 'imma piss my pants' look he had towards the end of his fight with Itachi. Oh and when he fought Kira Bee/Raikage.
In fact bring those folks back for a tag team and just beat the cray cray smirk off Duckpant's face.
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:17 pm (UTC)lol, this.
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:08 pm (UTC)So I think the real question is what it going to be pulled out to keep Sasuke alive when Kakashi has already proven that Sasuke really has no chance in this fight. (what with the grab and redirect).
Probably Madara comes in for the save, but I can at least hope Kakashi wins the fight first.
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:18 pm (UTC)My vision must be made into reality, or some... bullshit, idk.
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:18 pm (UTC)Also, Kakashi, Madara has not corrupted Sasuke. Sasuke has just let himself sink deeper and deeper into derangement brought on by his anger and self-pity. I still think he's a brat who needs to start taking what life gave him and working with it. Like, STFU about your glorious revenge already.
I like Kakashi's whole "I've been a bad sensei" speech. I love Kakashi, but honestly...everything he said is true. Although I'm not sure what preventative measures he could have taken, I'm sure he could have done something. I also liked the parallelism with the third hokage. But Kishi-sensei is just full of parallelisms.
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:19 pm (UTC)Man, i sure hope Kakashi will kick his pretty ass. Sasuke needs a nice, dandy beating, to get back in his "right" mind. /right is a loose term when referred to Sasuke i know, but whatever.
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:39 pm (UTC)Naruto, dahlin' - he will not be able to bear your children. He will try to rip you a new one, after he is done with Kakashi, which leads to...
TAAADAAAHHH! Holy shiet, Fandom! We are looking at a Hokage-level fight...?! HOLY SHIET, I'M SO READING NEXT CHAPTER. >.<;;;
And, I hope Sakura makes Karin a li'll bit better and slap the living shit out of her, too... for the info', of course. Not for the jealousy. XDDDD Cock-blocked or not, the girl will have to do something right. Like slaping Karin silly. That she can do without getting the Nurse-suit out, ne?
XDDDD
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:54 pm (UTC)Isn't Sasuke exhausted, though? He can't fight at full strength at this point, can he?
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Date: 2010-02-17 10:47 pm (UTC)But how much of that was Madara?