Naruto Chapter 360

**Updated 7-18-07**
Summary: Deidara creates a gigantic bomb in his likeness, which breaks down into microscopic explosives that is inhaled by living organisms. Deidara celebrates as Sasuke disintegrates, but this short lived as Deidara is punctured in the chest by the real Sasuke, who reveals that he had trapped Deidara in genjutsu. The table turns once more, as the injured Deidara turns out to be bunshin, and the real Deidara grabs Sasuke from below and reveals that he has trained his left eye to counter the sharingan.

SnowyOwl Says: Hmm. No chapter title?

So many misdirections, I didn't think I'd survive all these emotional turns. Gah! He's dead. Oh no, he's not! No, yes he is! blah!

-What the? Why did Dei make a ginormous bomb of himself? Perhaps in his warped mind narcissism is the highest form of art?

-I got to cheer with Deidara twice! I'm very happy that Sasuke is needing to work for his victory (oh, you know he'll win - whether or not something/someone interferes is another matter).

-Everyone looks much better without that Akatsuki muumuu (even the crazy sewn-up guy), and Deidara is no exception. But curse you Sasuke for cutting up Dei's arms! Oh wait, he is already.

-When did Cursed-Seal Sasuke lose a shoe?

-I had a very visceral reaction seeing the panel with Sasuke disintegrating. I knew it couldn't end that way (although it would have been four kinds of awesome if it did! Abrupt and simple like Orochi - and wouldn't that throw Naruto and the whole story for a loop!?). But I was seized with a sense of futility and bittersweetness. It was something in illusion-Sasuke's expression of panic, anguish, and the way he looked like a doll or puppet crumbling (rather than something of flesh and blood) and scattered in the wind into nothingness. Even though it didn't turn out to be real, I like to think that it reflected something real in Kishimoto's characterization of Sasuke.


Witherwing writes:

Oh man, Kishimoto got me both times!

Does anyone else find the jumbo Deidara really funny? Just think about how much clay he had to up-chuck to make it that big. And where do you go to practice something like that? And what's Garuda? Maybe the name of his Dei-doll?

Sasuke: dusts
Me: Gasp
Deidara: dies from Sasuke
Me: gasp
Deidara: is alive
Me: gasp
Aw man so exciting.

So Deidara uses his right eye usually because his left eye is usless unless hs is countering genjutsu. I mean, he had it closed then opened the other. (see page 11) Is that why he wears that binocular thing on his eye?

The training of the left eye. How does one do that without something to practice with? Maybe he got Itachi to unknowingly use it on him.

Next: the fight continues!