Naruto Chapter 407: Asking Naruto

Summary: Shika, Naruto, Kakahi, and Shiho believes the key to the code is in Jiraiya's last book, Icha Icha Tactics. Meanwhile, Sasuke's team is pursuing the eight tails and Pain prepares to attack Konoha with his clones for the nine-tails. (Read 407 here)

Serenphoria Says:

Doesn't the chapter name sound like a title of a contrite romantic comedy? :) Speaking of which...

Shiho got a splash page for her second appearance! All I have to say is that she better turn out really awesome. (beautiful eyes under those glasses and a hair cut. Gah! I'm so shallow). I don't approve of just anyone to even pursue Shikamaru.

I knew if the code had to do with the Icha Icha series that Kakashi would be involved! Using Tactics is especially clever considering the book is not in print and widely available yet. And nice to see that he's got some sense of embarrassment reading the contents of the book, even if Shiho seemed entirely unfazed. At least she's professional!

Lovely touch that Naruto recognized the subtleties of Jiraiya's penmenship, although I'm a little flabbergasted (but not surprised) that Jiraiya made Naruto read his smutty novel. I am having a hard time believing Tactics is the key, though. It's unlikely that Jiraiya wrote with a code in mind and I don't think anyone can recall line-by-line content and associated page numbers (esp. in the face of death). Unless he did. We'll see.

I can vouch for Sasuke.

I would really love to see Sasuke double-cross Madara!

There's going to be some major damage (and possibly another supporting character death) with multiple Pains attacking all at once. Here we go!