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Naruto shippuden filler1/3/2024 They carry very little weight in value in the episode as a whole and the way they are administered this time around almost feels a little immature, as if directed purely at a far younger audience than this anime would normally adhere to. One of the biggest problems, however, is that the themes of friendship and teamwork that are so relentlessly portrayed in this arc, as Team 7 and Team 11 have to work together to pass each trial that has been set of for them, are all lessons that have been stressed to us all too many times before in the past. The colour panels and music did their job to make this episode come to life, so I guess one cannot really complain. Not particularly impressive, but not bad either. The animation itself was what one would expect. As a whole, this double episode felt very empty and meaningless, and although the nostalgia of seeing the old team 7 was there, it did little to fill the gaps. However, those fleeting moments of joy were more often than not, the result of the crazy antics of Gai and Naruto, as opposed to any richness or depth to the writing or the story itself. I did laugh quite a few times, on more than one occasion, so it was not lacking in humor despite how shallow it may have been. I will admit, however, that the episode was not completely without its charms. In fact, this entire filler just feels like an overdeveloped form of advertising to increase hype for the new movie release, which in itself dampens the enjoyment somewhat. <_<Īs one could guess, simply by reading the title of this episode, the emphasis of the story is heavily weighed on the theme of the Fourth Hokage as a whole and the in-episode advertising for the new upcoming movie, which features our favorite blond Hokage, is not the only link made between the two featured media. I wonder if anyone in the village thinks it is odd that we have a 16-year-old Naruto jumping around in a poster on the wall, when Naruto himself is only 12 in this part of the story. Can fillers sink any lower than this? <_< Now, this story summary may sound all good and fine to Naruto purists, who are itching for every breath of their favorite anime that they can suck into their all too inviting lungs, but that doesn’t prevent this episode from feeling somewhat cheap in the end.Īh yes. Of course, with no-one to give him the answers he is looking for, an upstart Maito Gai decides to intervene and send Naruto on a new adventure, one which quickly sucks up Sakura and Team 11 into the fray as well. The last words he hears Jiraiya speak, are about how the older man had hoped that the Yondaime’s Legacy would have helped Naruto in the final round.Īnd so begins our story, as Naruto sets off in an attempt to find out what the Yondaime’s legacy truly is and how it will help him succeed. However, after yet another unsuccessful attempt at the technique that yields little more than a tadpole for his efforts, Naruto finally passes out from chakra exhaustion. Naruto himself is working hard on his summoning technique with Jiraiya, in an attempt to gain more control of his Kyuubi chakra as well as an additional advantage for the final round. ![]() To start things off, this special takes place just before the final rounds of the Chunin exam in Konoha, where all the remaining Gennin that have made it through the hotly contested preliminaries are training hard to prepare for the trial that awaits them. ![]() Oh yeah!?!?! Well why don't I summon your ass on a platter next time?!?! >_<</p>
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