My Three Things about Naruto 631

[hungrytiger11]

I'm not sure this was a great chapter- some very clunky story telling with this things that were not foreshadowed well enough and a lot of exposition- but it contained a lot of big plot points. That made it hard to narrow down, but... here's My Three Things about Naruto 631

Comments

[rosaxx50]

Your post spurred me to actually catch up. And I agree with pretty much everything you said.

Now that Neji/Hinata is dead in the ground (and I can roll around in the tragedy where he died for her), I don't mind Naruto/Hinata. I daresay I like it better than you do, they gave me ~feelings.

until you note Hinata's understated glance back at everything. Huh.

I thought she was glancing back at the Hokage arriving, not at Naruto and Sakura?

My face would have looked exactly like all the Rookies' too.His announcement just seems super out of place too- not just to his character growth but, like, they are in the middle of a battle (oh, who I am kidding?! Everyone in Naruto-verse seems to think that battles are where they need to practice monologuing but still!)

Lol. Truth. If anything, I'd say that Sasuke took the story from the Shodaime and translated it to "if I want to get things done I have to be the leader", but the utter blindness if he thinks he's going to get it after three - four years as a traitor?

I would vote for Sakura in a heartbeat, out of the three.

[hungrytiger11]

I've always like NaruHina better as Hinata realizing it was idolizing or hero-worship, but I could really dig Hinata as a strong, quiet supportive woman whose understated presence balanced here. Naruto is a lot like Kushina in personality, so he needs someone quieter, just like Kushina needed Minato. Or, heck, I would like a moment where Naruto says thanks or something for her saving him.

Also, I think Hinata is looking back at the Hokage, but where the panel is makes me think she can hear the conversation (which at that point is about Sakura and Naruto).

Sasuke as a leader would be a horrible idea. Look at how he did with Team Taka! He abandoned two members, attempted to murder a third by literally backstabbing her, and always is changing his plans and allegiances. I like the idea of Sakura as Hokage and the boys as Jiiraya-like figures- people a bit outside politics, bug able to be a force for what they want if need be.