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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#54876: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:20:20 PM

Amusingly the whole roles reversed thing is a bit impossible because Naruto doesn't possess Lighting Release so he can't use the Chidori.

Ya can't learn something you can't do after all.

[up] Maybe if he wasn't on the brutal weekly format he could have things a bit more through in the end.

Though that's a major what-if really.

Edited by slimcoder on Aug 18th 2018 at 11:21:04 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#54877: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:21:52 PM

Ya can't learn something you can't do after all.

Asta totally could. That's why he's gonna be the next Wizard King of the Pirates!

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#54878: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:22:05 PM

The way the villagers treated Naruto will never make sense. Nor will the Third Hokage just letting them treat him that way.

X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#54879: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:26:19 PM

@ LSBK: Hear hear.

Likewise, I have no idea how Iruka took a Fuuma Shuriken to the back and didn't end up paralyzed.

[down] Oh, I'm sure, but that moment's been on my mind since the very beginning of Naruto. Like, I was half-expecting Iruka to come rolling out in a wheelchair the next time we see him.

Edited by X2X on Aug 18th 2018 at 2:30:34 PM

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#54880: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:26:30 PM

Like, if you're going to treat someone that houses an ancient spirit of destruction like shit even though the person in question doesn't know better, then I'd say you and your village should get what's coming to them.

[up]I think that's the least grievous injury someone's bounced back from in this series.

Edited by Rynnec on Aug 18th 2018 at 1:26:50 PM

Rojixus The Last Nineties Anti-Hero from A Dark and Rainy Cyberpunk City (Living Relic) Relationship Status: Abstaining
The Last Nineties Anti-Hero
#54881: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:27:13 PM

[up][up][up]It really doesn't. It's like casually abusing a nuke.

Edited by Rojixus on Aug 18th 2018 at 1:29:18 PM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#54882: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:29:45 PM

Let it be stated that Naruto also has a God-father & the student of his father of whom he was very close too out there.

So it adds on that it makes no sense that Naruto was raised with no parental figures at all.

Edited by slimcoder on Aug 18th 2018 at 11:29:58 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Lennik (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#54883: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:30:31 PM

I don't think it's that unrealistic for the villagers to be that suicidally mean, though. We're using logic to try to decipher why these people are so stupidly bigoted toward a kid, but bigotry isn't logical.

Edited by Lennik on Aug 18th 2018 at 2:30:51 PM

That's right, boys. Mondo cool.
Rynnec Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#54884: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:31:20 PM

Yeah, there's no reason Iruka or even the Third himself couldn't have adopted him or something.

[up]That doesn't fly when the author gives a clear reason why everyone is bigoted.

Edited by Rynnec on Aug 18th 2018 at 1:33:53 PM

X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#54885: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:33:37 PM

@ Lennik: Very true, though I still believe that enough wasn't done to inform the Leaf villagers, which could've mitigated some of the hardships Naruto faced as he grew up (and, judging by Dark Naruto, he's got quite a bit of baggage). You'd think that they'd be told more than simply "this kid has the Nine-Tailed Fox sealed within him", and that fault unfortunately lies with the Third.

[down] Hey, some people are bad at putting two and two together. That said, part of what makes this look worse for Konoha is that—I'm presuming—while Naruto = Fourth's son was intended from the start, a lot of the other details (Jiraiya being his godfather, Kushina, the details surrounding the sealing, etc.) were added in as Kishimoto went along. (Don't quote me on that, though.) As you say, it should've been painfully obvious who Naruto's parents were.

Edited by X2X on Aug 18th 2018 at 2:41:37 PM

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#54886: Aug 18th 2018 at 11:36:50 PM

Figuring out who Naruto's parents were should not have been hard. He has features of both his mother and father, it was no secret that Kushina was pregnant, and he was born on the same day they both died.

And for the life of me I don't see the value in keeping his parentage a secret, as it clearly was.

Edited by LSBK on Aug 18th 2018 at 1:36:48 PM

Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Making darkness adorable since 1999
#54887: Aug 19th 2018 at 12:13:29 AM

Have a good night, everybody. I'll see y'all next week. :)

Come on! Let's bless them all until we get fershnickered!
X2X You'll never see it coming... from the Darkness Beyond Time Since: Nov, 2009 Relationship Status: Staying up all night to get lucky
You'll never see it coming...
#54888: Aug 19th 2018 at 12:28:28 AM

I'm out as well. See you all next week.

"Just wants a friend but had to give up his ding dong for it, tragic." - AngelLightStar
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#54889: Aug 19th 2018 at 12:35:23 AM

Indeed see ya space cowboys, have a nice night. [tup]

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Chris Tenacious D time! from Deth Starr Since: Mar, 2013
Tenacious D time!
#54890: Aug 19th 2018 at 2:31:41 AM

Thoughts this week...

  • Dragon Ball Super - This was a pretty good episode, seeing all the past villains and how Krillin got his ass kicked by them... and then Bulma shows up for some reason... because Captain Ginyu body-swapped with her that one time, I guess?
  • Attack on Titan
    • So good to have this show back, though I didn't expect to start with some Black Comedy with Eren's Titan form. Just from this episode, it feels like this season will be more "Song of Ice and Fire-ish" than the previous seasons, which is fine by me as long as things don't get too slow and we still get some awesome fights.
    • Also, the new opening by X Japan sounds beautiful.
  • Diamond is Unbreakable
    • I'm not surprised in the least about this show starting off with animal abuse, though at least Josuke was there to heal the poor turtle right back up, which was real sweet and way more than most other animals get on this show.
    • I don't know how it compares to the Japanese, but the english dub by itself sounds pretty good so far. Billy Kametz does both the Adorkable and The Berserker parts of Josuke really well.
  • One-Punch Man - The Mosquito Girl fight has some of the best animation I've seen in any action show ever. One of the reasons I love One-Punch Man is because, while it's meant to be a parody of both superhero and shonen action shows, it works really well as an actual example of both those genres.

This is not the greatest signature in the world, no... this is just a tribute.
mythbuster Since: Jan, 2010
#54891: Aug 19th 2018 at 10:20:58 AM

As annoying as Sakura is, she does save Naruto's life during the war.

Edited by mythbuster on Aug 19th 2018 at 10:23:20 AM

Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
OrionAurora Constellation from Andromeda Galaxy Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Constellation
#54893: Aug 25th 2018 at 7:02:04 PM

Time for the boring show of academics.tongue

We are all made of star stuff. Very, very weird star stuff.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#54894: Aug 25th 2018 at 7:02:11 PM

Onward now to the rest round of the tournament.

The obstacle course!

Heh it’s nice hearing this OP again after so long. smile

Edited by slimcoder on Aug 25th 2018 at 7:01:41 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Demetrios Making darkness adorable since 1999 from Des Plaines, Illinois (unfortunately) Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Making darkness adorable since 1999
#54895: Aug 25th 2018 at 7:02:48 PM
Enlong Court Dragon from The Underground Facility Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Court Dragon
#54896: Aug 25th 2018 at 7:03:11 PM

Time for My little heroic witch Academia.

I have a message from another time...
Cross (Don’t ask)
shigmiya64 Somebody get this freaking duck away from me! from a settlement that needs our help, General Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Somebody get this freaking duck away from me!
#54898: Aug 25th 2018 at 7:04:48 PM

I'm always amused at how the Manga and Anime forum stays at the top of the forum list all night because of this thread. :P

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#54899: Aug 25th 2018 at 7:05:13 PM

I don't trust Snowflame: Zuko Edition's father.

Also I would kill for Little Witch Academia to be on Toonami.

This song needs more love.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#54900: Aug 25th 2018 at 7:05:22 PM

[up][up] Heh that’s funny. tongue

Also the two hard-ons.

Edited by slimcoder on Aug 25th 2018 at 7:04:53 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

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