I missed the part with Shizune's summons I think... unless it's slugs, like Tsunade's. I'll have to read it again then.
And seriously. The Naruto scene was NOT needed. We got it the first time; frog dude can't merge with him... which sounds incredibly wrong and dirty to even write. ew. And, ummm... BIG FUCKING RED TRUCK to the "ninja way" thing, yo! it's only been beaten to death, ressurrected, lit on fire, stabbed by thousands of pointy spikes and then put out with battery acid a coupl dozen times already. Also... it's really rather pathetic that Naruto is now coming to this conclusion like it's some big revelation... WHEN HE'S ONLY BEEN SAYING IT SINCE FREAKIN CHAPTER FOUR!!!
Konohamaru isn't gonna die. And he's not gonna pwn Pain. If he does... I'm done. I don't even care if Kakashi lives after all this. He'd be better off dead if that kid kicks Pain's ass. And I honestly don't think I can survive watching yet another of my favorite characters get emasculated. But I don't think Konohamaru will. Theories for this:
1) Ebisu (who FINALLY shows his awesomeness, the damn closet perv) is gonna step in and lay some serious damage to Pain... which will be completely acceptable to me since I truly think this guy's got some hidden talent.
2) Naruto is gonna return in the knick of time, true hero fashion, and save everyone's ass. Not my preferred ending... but again acceptable. Personally, I'd love the massive amounts of angst and self-blaming that would ensue if he came back AFTER the village was destroyed and people that he knew were dead. But... as you've pointed out before, Kishimoto doesn't tend to drift toward the "OH NO YOU DIDN'T!!" writing, unless it's to kill off the awesome characters. Jiraiya. Asuma. Looks like Tsunade's next. Eventually Kakashi, I'm sure. *sighs* I'm gonna back to reading about Argentina now. Even their depressing governmental history is happier than that last idea.
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And seriously. The Naruto scene was NOT needed. We got it the first time; frog dude can't merge with him... which sounds incredibly wrong and dirty to even write. ew. And, ummm... BIG FUCKING RED TRUCK to the "ninja way" thing, yo! it's only been beaten to death, ressurrected, lit on fire, stabbed by thousands of pointy spikes and then put out with battery acid a coupl dozen times already. Also... it's really rather pathetic that Naruto is now coming to this conclusion like it's some big revelation... WHEN HE'S ONLY BEEN SAYING IT SINCE FREAKIN CHAPTER FOUR!!!
Konohamaru isn't gonna die. And he's not gonna pwn Pain. If he does... I'm done. I don't even care if Kakashi lives after all this. He'd be better off dead if that kid kicks Pain's ass. And I honestly don't think I can survive watching yet another of my favorite characters get emasculated. But I don't think Konohamaru will. Theories for this:
1) Ebisu (who FINALLY shows his awesomeness, the damn closet perv) is gonna step in and lay some serious damage to Pain... which will be completely acceptable to me since I truly think this guy's got some hidden talent.
2) Naruto is gonna return in the knick of time, true hero fashion, and save everyone's ass. Not my preferred ending... but again acceptable. Personally, I'd love the massive amounts of angst and self-blaming that would ensue if he came back AFTER the village was destroyed and people that he knew were dead. But... as you've pointed out before, Kishimoto doesn't tend to drift toward the "OH NO YOU DIDN'T!!" writing, unless it's to kill off the awesome characters. Jiraiya. Asuma. Looks like Tsunade's next. Eventually Kakashi, I'm sure. *sighs* I'm gonna back to reading about Argentina now. Even their depressing governmental history is happier than that last idea.