Naruto 694: Naruto and Sasuke (1)

[rouge_angle]

I'm later than usual, and there's no pictures this week (unless I find a moment to put them in later) but I will try to make up for that with the discussion, even though I feel like I'm rehashing a lot of old issues with it. It also might interest you all to know that Shonen jump has confirmed Naruto will be ending in 5 chapters, so this is

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[subieko]

It's ending in five chapters!? How is everything going to be wrapped up that quickly? I wonder if it's going to be a rushed ending

[rouge_angle]

It's actually closer to fifteen. I think Kishi would have benefited from taking a hiatus here and there, especially after the death of his father earlier this year. But too late now.

I'm agreeing with you and senior_witch that the characters seem to be plot driven rather than the plot being character driven. They act however Kishi needs to them to, regardless of going against established characterization or following logical cause and effect.

I think abolishing ninja has actually never occured to any of the characters because that would be an uncool story they're too close to the system to see another way.

[senior_witch]

The series turns fifteen this autumn.

Two of my favorite childhood books ended with the end of all magic, meaning that human people had to cope without resorting to supernatural forces. And I liked them even when I was a child.

[rouge_angle]

Out of curiosity: what were those books? They sound interesting.

[senior_witch]

It's the Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander and Krabat by Otfried Preußler. Krabat is quite well-known in Germany. Actually I think that Preußler translated one or two volumes of the Prydain Chronicles.

[senior_witch]

It's both rushed up and dragged out, that's the weird thing. And I fear that instead of a discussion of Itachi being manipulated and abused we will end with a message about friendship and comradeship being more important than anything else