I haven't done one of these in a long while. Naruto was being mean to me so I stopped. Bleach has been wonderful, but I don't obsess with it like I do Naruto. :( Wish I did. I could totally keep my mind off the bad stuff in Naruto.
You know the drill. Naruto Spoilers behind the LJ cut. Don't want to know, no clicky.
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Really. Truly. O_O The fox almost escaped. Pain trapped Kyuubi Naruto in a huge ball of earth, but Naruto blasted out of it with eight tails... Naruto had given into the fox. He's feeling so bad! As if a bunch of rocks came crashing down on him and he could no longer catch them all and it ends up crushing him. And Pain's completely shredded his ideals. He's questioning things. I felt so bad for him. :(
And then the fox offers a 'solution' to his problems: destroy everything. So he did. :( The seal is undone! :O Man, that was scary. But right before Naruto can undo the seal to the cage (which would release all nine-tails), guess who shows up?
THE FOURTH HOKAGE!!! :O That was kind of surprising. Minato shows up, grabs Naruto's hand to prevent him from tearing off the seal and says he placed an additional seal on Naruto so that if eight tails were ever released, he would appear to Naruto (seriously, I'm doubting he made all this up in one day, he had to have lots of time to make the Kyuubi's seal. What's going on here?). He's not entirely happy seeing Kyuubi again, but since this gives him a chance to see Naruto, his son, it works out. So Naruto now knows he is the son of the Fourth Hokage. Oh, next chapter is going to be soooo much fun!!! XD
Wow. Just...wow. What is going to happen next? Clearly, Minato's going to have a chat with Naruto, give him a pep talk of sorts that'll lead Naruto to, once again, believing in himself again (no more of this peace through pain nonsense confusing him!). Maybe we'll get an explanation of the seal, why Minato chose Naruto to begin with and hopefully, find out what happened to Kushina (actually, I'm hoping she shows up, but I likely have a different view of the Naruto afterlife than Kishi does). Also find out why Naruto's grown up the way he has (alone, as an orphan, not the son of a Hokage (which I doubt would have helped him anyway) and anything else I might have missed).
I really hope Minato knows what's going on outside the seal. >_< I really want to dispel the notion that characters are dying. I'm sick of the character deaths, Kishi! I got sick of them after Jiraiya (I have a limit and you're destroyed it, now repair it by returning everyone to life!!!!). Either that or give Naruto a once in a lifetime jutsu that brings people to life. ^_^
Anyway, this is going to be one awesome talk. I've been dying for a Father-son moment. I just didn't think I would actually get it! XD
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And now Bleach...
Yeah, if Naruto's having a bad time, Orihime is having an equally bad day. Ichigo's got a giant hole in his chest courtesy of Ulquiorra's Black Cero. Orihime has lost it, doesn't know what to do, crying, just a complete breakdown.
Uyruu is fighting with Ulquiorra, but it's not looking good. Ulquiorra rips off his hand. Orihime tries to help, but Ulquiorra busts through her shield. Orihime screams for help and Ichigo starts transforming...
Oh, boy...what could it be? Hollow Ichigo? Likely. I still want Orihime to release Tsubaki and go on a rampage, well, not a rampage, per say, but you get the idea. She's all emotional, too. But I can't wait to see what's happened to Ichigo. I want to see Orihime find her will to fight, too, I mean what has this arc been for?
I'm not exactly sure what'll happen here. I want Orihime to use Tsubaki, but also for Ichigo to defeat Ulquiorra. Since Ulquiorra is the only target here, how exactly can both Orihime and Ichigo defeat him? Maybe they'll do it together? Maybe Orihime weakens him first, Ichigo (or Uryuu) comes up with a plan and Ichigo and Orihime combine their powers to defeat Ulquiorra?
Guess we'll find out in the coming weeks! ^_^ At least I don't have to worry about Ichigo dying!
Grrr gotta wait two weeks for Naruto... But more Bleach next week!!! XD Yea!!