Chapters 444/445: The Answer/ Top of the World

Summary: Nagato tells Naruto his story. (Read here)

Serenphoria Says:

Actually, the summary should be: Nagato tells his sob story and I don't care. There's something very insincere about Nagato's story - and it's not the character's fault, but the author's. Oh poor orphan!Nagato, who saw his parents die. He was saved by kindness just as he was about to become vulture food and he has a dog. Cliche much?

His appearance doesn't help much either - it's hard for me to connect with characters that don't emote with their eyes. Plus, he was weak-willed and without personality in the first place. His story would have been much more compelling and tragic if he had further to fall.

Anyway, I did enjoy angry Naruto. I was actually glad that he was still fist-trembling angry - even though he exhibited some self-control, anything less than angry and hurt would have been out of character.

Angry!Kyuubi!Sage!Naruto was so awesome! And a total oxymoron. How can that even be possible?

Naruto 443: The Meeting

Summary: Naruto goes to see the real Nagato. (Read 433 here)

Serenphoria Says:

First, kudos to Naruto for choosing to be diplomatic rather than act on his desire for revenge. There's a hokage in him yet!

That said, this chapter was all kinds of frustrating. Slug is a broken record. Team Gai has been useless. And while I know Kishi is establishing how Naruto's way is different from everyone else's, he's portraying everyone (adults expecially) like one-dimentional simpletons. And come on! You guys are trained professionals. Can't someone offer to stand guard or act as back up if talking doesn't work? Where's the tactics?

Geez!

Why is Naruto doing everything alone? Doesn't that negate everything he worked for in part 1?

*pulls hair out*

Naruto Chapter 442: The Last Gamble

Summary: Sakura tends to Hinata. Naruto withstands Pain's attack and deals a blow of his own.

Serenphoria Says:

Battle scenes confuse me but hey! classic kage bunshin attack. Nice.

Dude, Nagato has red hair? And Sakura really needs to pull her's back.

And Hinata...not be to disrespectful of the near-dead, but whoa.

And what's with the slugs? Let others help Naruto already!

That's all.