Naruto 344

[nests]

Spoiler pic click at own risk

To see it click here (http://img158.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=89134_1172589282_vip187953_122_87lo. jpg)

[kAi]

That's awesome, looks like it should be some good action, Sasuke doesn't seem to mind. This should be good.

[darkshadow]

friggin awesome, you damn cocktease

[chet_chetty]

the raw is at shannaro. too bad i'm not a member.

http://www.shannaro.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=129


edit - i dont know how to count

[Knives122]

Edit: nm the file is broken... -_-

[Meteros]

the raw is at shannaro. too bad i'm not a member.

http://www.shannaro.com/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=129
this link is for the scanlated 334...

[toonice714]

seems like the people at shannaro are reeaaal happy to be there.

[LobsterMagnet]

Holy Cock Tease Batman!!!

What in the hell kind of jutsu or Orchimaro using?

God I can't wait for this chapter.

But it seems as if to add more evidence that oro might in fact be one of the eight tailed bichu.

It's been speculated before that something like that might be the case most people didn't put much thought into it, but seriously how the hell else would you explain it.

If you remember a while back during the Konoah Crush arc there's a scene with Ibiki where he describes orchimaro as not so much a man but rather something more sinister merely in the shape of a man.

If sasuke's going to have to fight that he might win just because of as of yet unexplained connection between the bichu and the uchila clan that allows him to suppress the tailed beasts.

Who knows, maybe that's the reason why oro left the akatsuki, once he learned that they'd be hunting his kind down. Would make sense because akatsuki really don't have any reason to go after him.

Who knows maybe sasuke will kick oro's ass and deliver him over to be absorbed by their super mega demon statue so he can join them and thus get a chance to kill his brother.

Sort of makes sense seeing as their are is at least one vacancy spot that needs to be filled right now. Would be super funny if sasuke got paired with itachi and they sort of wondered around with sasuke grumbling looking for an opportunity to take itachi down.

[Meteros]

it's true oro is definitely strong but i dunno about being a jinchuuriki. i'm sure there'd be an issue from all the body transfers as well. also, the akatsuki leader seems pretty smart so i'm pretty sure he would've already figured it out if oro was one

[Chouonsoku]

it's true oro is definitely strong but i dunno about being a jinchuuriki. i'm sure there'd be an issue from all the body transfers as well. also, the akatsuki leader seems pretty smart so i'm pretty sure he would've already figured it out if oro was one

We haven't seen enough of the Akatsuki leader to know if he knows that Orochimaru is or isn't a Jinchuuriki. Since LobsterMagnet brought it up, it does make sense to me. A tailed beast that can pick it's host and change at will (after a specific amount of time, of course) wouldn't be too unbelievable.

[LobsterMagnet]

I guess nothing will be confirmed until kishi says so but I do think that oro is either a bichu which would mean that he is actually the 8-tailed snake demon as seen in Japanese mythology. Or a jinjuurinki with the 8-tailed snake beast being sealed within in him. Either of these could be true and it would explain why he's afraid of itachi because of the uchia clan's unspecified connection to the bichu and there ability to suppress them ( as seen in the scene where sasuke suppresses the kyubi.).

[Assertn]

I wouldn't necessarily say sasuke "suppressed" kyubi. Since the whole thing took place in more of a subconscious level, it couldve just been sasuke preventing naruto from personally tapping into kyubi.

[kAi]

That's exactly why you can do so much more with Orochimaru, he's so much like a snake that he could actually be the Eight Tailed Demon or Jinchuuriki. Orochimaru is a good character and there is so much you can do with him, then to make him die here, after just training Sasuke.

[Honoko]

Ehhh, I already got neg-repped for wishing Orochimaru would die and quite frankly, I don't care. I find him quite boring. He's a guy motivated to learn all the jutsus in the world and he's got an expiration date on the body he's currently using. Not to mention he's sick all the freaking time. Villains like him are totally boring. He's got "early death" written all over him.

Besides, the benefit of Orochimaru killed by Sasuke would be upping the fight between Sasuke and Naruto in the future. Sasuke always seems to be a step ahead of Naruto so I don't find this potential gap in skill all that bothersome. It's a typical shounen manga formula and Kishi has yet to demonstrate a time where he deviates from it.

Obviously, I'll accept whatever Kishi throws at us. Even Oro winning and then successfully transfering his soul to Sasuke would be a pleasant surprise. But it still won't convince me to like him as a villain =P

[kAi]

It's what he's done and what he does that makes him good, he did experiments on shinobi in Konoha, and over the place, killing alot of them in the process, he's found a jutsu that can make him immortal. Although he needs to change bodies quite often, plus he's had his hands pulled into the death god.

He's based on a snake, his prominent jutsu's are that of snake type moves and patterns, which is cool. Also his other techniques and stealing bloodline techniques from other clans isn't something that all characters can do.

Probably the most interesting villain in this series, another being his subordinate Kabuto.

[LobsterMagnet]

Honestly it wouldn't bug me if oro died. He's had a great run as the main villain of naruto. He's had his time to shine but honestly I think it's time for him to move over. So if he dies I think it'd help in terms tying up all of the numerous unresolved plot threats in the series.

[Meteros]

no way he'll die. 2 akatsuki just died (i'm counting hidan as dead for now). it'd be too many too fast.

[Raven]

Oro won't die. It'll be a great chapter though, if that pic is any indication.

[mage]

If Orochimaru were a jinchuuriki, he would've used his power against Sarutobi.

[jing]

If Orochimaru were a jinchuuriki, he would've used his power against Sarutobi.

That's already assuming you know what power that is. For all we know, he could be already tapping into his jinchuuriki powers all the time.

[Chouonsoku]

If Orochimaru were a jinchuuriki, he would've used his power against Sarutobi.

He also underestimated Sarutobi quite a bit. He pulled the whole Death God thing on him and Oro was all "WTFBBQ".

[ody]

Is a scanlation out yet?

[dimitris127]

probably no....i really want to see what's orochimarus technique and how is sasuke going to face him

[Assertn]

wow....the anime was aired and translated before even a raw of the manga is up?
sigh....how frustrating

[EpyonNext]

Apparently pocketmofo from mangahelpers has translated it

http://www.narutomania.com/forums/naruto-manga/naruto-manga-chapter-344-spoilers-62636.html

I'd post the mangahelpers link, but I cant find it. :\

[Tsukasa]

Doesn't appear to be a translation at mangahelpers.com yet. The wait continues.

[eternal_spring247]

The translation that EpyonNext mentioned is from te spoiler section. The real translation does not exist at this moment.

If you wanna go to the spoiler section follow these directions.
1. On the left click on Naruto Banner
2. Click on Latest Discussions
3. Click on the topic Naruto Spoilers
4. Click on the topic 344 Spoiler Pics and Summaries Thread.

Have fun ;)

[LobsterMagnet]

Dammit I can't believe it. Usually at least the raw is out by friday but this is kinda ridiculous. Last time I posted thoughts of frustration I got negative repped for bitching but seriously it just doesn't make sense.

If some obviously has the raw in there hands so they can take pictures of it how much longer does it take to produce a raw scanned version for mass consumption. Some posters say "oh well they have jobs, or school, or work" but honestly there's no one single person who's responsible for doing this. But rather it's an extremely competitive huge collective of people who ravenously compete to see who can get it online first.

If one particular person with the raw issue or subgroup doesn't put it up there are at least another couple dozen that will jump at the chance right? I mean the overall online naruto community is huge filled with people who are just plain hungry for info.

Seeing how this issues has sasuske fighting oro something everyone's been desperate to see for a long ass time I don't see why there hasn't been even a raw put out.

Unless every single person responsible for scanning the raw was subsequently tied by their respective Girlfriend, Family, Friend, Work, School, Life, blah blah etc but even that I find it hard to believe that not even one person had the time to simply take a camera and a few pictures and just post those online. I mean someone obviously had the time to post that goddamn super-mega-hyper-cock-tease picture so why not the rest?

Alright now I feel better with my rant being over and done with.

[toonice714]

Dammit I can't believe it. Usually at least the raw is out by friday but this is kinda ridiculous. Last time I posted thoughts of frustration I got negative repped for bitching but seriously it just doesn't make sense.

If some obviously has the raw in there hands so they can take pictures of it how much longer does it take to produce a raw scanned version for mass consumption. Some posters say "oh well they have jobs, or school, or work" but honestly there's no one single person who's responsible for doing this. But rather it's an extremely competitive huge collective of people who ravenously compete to see who can get it online first.

If one particular person with the raw issue or subgroup doesn't put it up there are at least another couple dozen that will jump at the chance right? I mean the overall online naruto community is huge filled with people who are just plain hungry for info.

Seeing how this issues has sasuske fighting oro something everyone's been desperate to see for a long ass time I don't see why there hasn't been even a raw put out.

Unless every single person responsible for scanning the raw was subsequently tied by their respective Girlfriend, Family, Friend, Work, School, Life, blah blah etc but even that I find it hard to believe that not even one person had the time to simply take a camera and a few pictures and just post those online. I mean someone obviously had the time to post that goddamn super-mega-hyper-cock-tease picture so why not the rest?

Alright now I feel better with my rant being over and done with.

YEAH! What he said!

[lookitsdanman]

i hafta agree how can the raw not come out if the spoiler pics came out over 2 days ago

[jing]

Stop bumping this topic, its driving me nuts!

[FullMetalAlchemist]

i hafta agree how can the raw not come out if the spoiler pics came out over 2 days ago

If you go on manga helpers like i do you would know that the spoiles have been out since monday lol. That makes it even more strange that not even a raw is out for the public.

[chet_chetty]

wont read spoilers. will keep waiting for raw...

[Lucied]

Naruto Manga Returns appears to have a LQ raw posted

http://groups.msn.com/NarutoMangaReturns/

[chet_chetty]

i dont know if it's the anticipation but this is looking to get really, really good. an Orochimaru flashback is well overdo. kill off Oro? dude's the moneymaker.

[Assertn]

HQ RAW: http://www.sendspace.com/file/la40q6

[Teki]

Scanlation (http://www.sendspace.com/file/mh392o)

[RyougaZell]

Scanlation (http://www.sendspace.com/file/mh392o)

I hope this chapter stops the over-used Orochimaru is a bijuu/jinchuuriki theory.

Good chapter btw.
Oro in front of his parents graves... excellent. Finally some past for him.


EDIT:
beated by a few minutes... oh well.

[mage]

Wow, finally a chapter without Naruto! Hopefully it follows the adventures of Sasuke for some time.

[Assertn]

Sasuke's got some pretty good dialogue in this chapter. Also...I didnt expect to get some interesting backstory on oro...so he DID have parents!

[Teki]

You know, after reading the chapter, I just couldn't help but think that orochimaru is just a misunderstood kid that grew up doing what hes been doing just so he can one day see his mommy and daddy again haha.

[Raven]

ZOMG that's the reason he wants to live forever, he's waiting for the return of his parents!!1!1

[Death13a]

That some weird dream/goal to reach. Sasuke's dialoge hit it right in the spot.

[Dick Starbuck]

this chapter was sweet
Sasuke's dialoge was indeed very cool, i' am going to quote that shit hehe
i almost had pity with oro though didn't think he was a momma and daddy's boy
but i really hope oro will kick sasuke ass and take over his body that would be a really nice plot twist

[JaySee]

YEAH! KILL SASUKE!

[DayoftheDante]

Whoa. I actually thought those last scenes with Orochimaru and the Third were pretty moving. It's sadly ironic that he's turned himself into the memory of that snake skin, which was supposed to be a good luck symbol. Unfortunately, now I just wanna know MORE about his parents and his background. I guess that's what happens when you come across a character you find interesting. I'm not really convinced that the white snake is a good luck symbol. The Third could have simply told Oro that to try and help him cope with his loss. The REAL meaning could have been "A scourge, a blight, symbol of the betrayer, etc." Like when he was describing that rainbow pattern to Konohamaru. And he simply didn't want to believe Oro could grow up to become that. Yeah, it doesn't sit right with me anymore simply writing Orochimaru off as one of the villains. So he's human after all.

Doesn't this bring up a ton of questions for anyone else? Like, "Who did Orochimaru take after, his mom or dad, or both? How exactly did they die? Did they pass bloodline limits to him(which we may have already seen in action and didn't realize it)? I ask about that one because we already have 2 clans that pass down certain eye characteristics, and Orochimaru's are very distinct. Wouldn't it be strange if a whole clan like him existed and this was left out of the story thus far? And how did it come to be that The Third specifically was his instructor? No wonder The Third was reluctant to kill him, there are enough time gaps here that he could have been an Iruka-like figure to Orochimaru. I don't really want him to die yet, not like this. If anything, I'd like to see Orochimaru do some major kind of damage to Akatsuki, purposefully or by mistake, and dying in the process. At least that way, he could die by doing something redeeming. It seems like such a waste to kill him here at this point.

[RasenDori]

wow... you are really looking too deep into this.

in any case, i have a feeling that we are gonna get one of kishis classic 2 month flashbacks

[Assertn]

The flashbacks could also mean the end of oro afterall....

[Knives122]

Oh well guess he's gonna die, guess we'll just have to find a new cooler villian to introduce after one was already established for over 300 ch....

[Honoko]

Oh well guess he's gonna die, guess we'll just have to find a new cooler villian to introduce after one was already established for over 300 ch....
Couldn't the new villain be Sasuke? He's already a lot more cooler than Oro ever could be. Not to mention, he's been established for over 300 chapters as well ^^

And I hope you guys are right about the flashbacks heralding the death of Oro :D Time to move on!

[Genma]

I don't think Sasuke could be the main villian. I mean, he could've killed a lot of people (think a few chapters back, when all he did was injure and knock out the hundreds of enemies he was up against), but as of yet he hasn't really killed anyone. All he wants is to eliminate his brother.

As for Orochimaru, I don't really want him to die. I hope he somehow has a desire for redemption and ends up helping Sasuke kill his brother by lending him his power somehow. Sort of corny... but I guess I'll be almost as satisfied if Sasuke kills him within the next few chapters.

I really liked this chapter, anyway. The dialogue by Sasuke was cool, as everyone already mentioned.

[Yukimura]

I thought it was somewhat funny how Sasuke was talking all this smack about how as an Uchiha he was so much better and more capable than Orochimaru, while he was repeatedly using the power of the cursed seal that Oro had given him, it just seemed ironic, but the stuff about Oro not knowing what the hexk he's doing rung true and made me wonder what will happen to Orochimaru after this little tussle.

[Death BOO Z]

give me a break... Sasuke's illness has increased yet again, he seemed to be even more uchiha obsessed than before, his non-sharinganad parents (were both of his parents Uchihas anyway?) should have spanked him harder when he was a child, maybe even with a bastard sword.
also, the thing in page 14 isn't a hawk, it's a duck at best, and a really ugly one to top it all.

[JaySee]

Sadly, Sasuke can't die yet so it's a bit anti-climactic. I sincerely hope Orochimaru kicks his butt and says something along the lines of "You got PWNED brat!" at least. Then obviously someone would step in and save his annoying butt. Orochimaru better not die yet. ESPECIALLY at the hands of Sasuke.

[Munsu]

If I were Kishimoto I would leave the fight in a cliffhanger and not touch it again for some time. Then we see Sasuke volumes later without us knowing if he's really Sasuke or Orochimaru with his body.

[iMUSTbeTHEdevil]

Sasuke talks alot about the Uchicha...I mean I didnt think that he was so prideful about his clan, more about his parents and killing his brother...but it looks like he is imbracing all of it I guess. WAY TO BE SASUKE! -dg-

[AlbinoFury]

with the flashback of oro im more convinced that he is going to die, just because the bad guy flashbacks are usually a precursor to their death, as in kimimaro. it seems like a mechanic for us to try to understand him one last time before he dies. I mean if he wins we get to see him what running around looking for his mom and dad? pretty lame if thats the case.

Also the snake body makes sense as a medium for possession, as the last thing you saw of the previous host after that throw down free for all was a big flash of the form he is in now.

[Raven]

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/50019382/

Lol.

[Death13a]

Snakes symblize rebirth so i don't think Oro will go anywhere anytime soon.

[chet_chetty]

I really liked this chapter for a few reasons...

One being that Sasuke has deliberated opinions on issues other than his quest for vengeance and re-establishing the Uchiha clan. Orochimaru was speechless throughout Sasuke's entire dialogue meaning there's possibly alot of truth in what Sasuke said

...except for the "Do you even have a goal anymore?" part. It was a nice twist we were led to believe Oro's only goal was to bring down Konoha because the 3rd did not make him Hokage. Seems like that was more of a macho coverup for his real goal of reuniting with is parents.

Also another interesting thing I get from this...the 3rd is responsible for Orochimaru creating his immortality jutsu and killing so many people in the process. Sure Orochimaru is twisted enough to go about it the way he did, but the 3rd influenced a child to believe he should stay alive (become immortal) so he could literally get to see his parents again. The 3rd essentially told Oro that he is the white snake who is to be born and reborn. And the doubt the 3rd left in Oro's mind regarding when he'll see his parents again influenced Orochimaru to seek immortality rather than find out in his own life time.

[JaySee]

So Orochimaru's not evil for killing the 3rd. He just got vengeance for being abused as a child. =D That evil 3rd... filling kids with bogus dreams. He's a regular Michael Jackson!

[Chouonsoku]

So Orochimaru's not evil for killing the 3rd. He just got vengeance for being abused as a child. =D That evil 3rd... filling kids with bogus dreams. He's a regular Michael Jackson!

I can almost see the flashbacks now...

"Have some of this special 'Jounin Juice' Orochimaru..."

[Assertn]

Wasn't oro's goal to obtain the largest collection of jutsus ever?

[Idealistic]

If I were Kishimoto I would leave the fight in a cliffhanger and not touch it again for some time. Then we see Sasuke volumes later without us knowing if he's really Sasuke or Orochimaru with his body.

That would be a really suspenseful plot.. haha... but then I wonder if Naruto and them will chase after Sasuke 1 more time before the is up though? Ahh nevermind... Just reread the chapter and it seems like the time is up already...

Part of me believes that Sasuke will eventually come back to the "good" side or at least come back to Konoha... Why? Because we all know Naruto "changes" everybody and makes them realize their friends and all that mushy stuff with his dattebayo speeches. Plus it sort of hints it when he said "Can someone who can't even save a friend become Hokage?"... Or something along those lines. Thought perhaps that isn't a hint at all and is just there to show Naruto's deeper thoughts.

I think Naruto will eventually make Sasuke realize... And maybe even Kakashi might help.

And awwww what a relation between the 3rd and Oro... How could you ever kill Oro if you were the 3rd! I see where he's coming from!

[chet_chetty]

Wasn't oro's goal to obtain the largest collection of jutsus ever?

that is what he said. i thought he also said he wanted to find the meaning behind (his) existence. either way, the flashback throws us a curveball regarding his true wishes.

[Chouonsoku]

I can't help but think that Kishimoto is gonna make Sasuke pull a Majin Vegeta. I mean, the setup has already been made (some what). Naruto and Sasuke are friends. Sasuke wants more power, fights Naruto to get to it, the two get split up. Sasuke fights the person who made him so powerful. Sasuke sees the error of his ways and sacrifices himself to save his friends.

The last line is the only thing left that has to happen. =/

[dimitris127]

i don't honestly believe sasuke is gonna sacrifice himself before he kills his brother(although he did it once back on the bridge fighting haku if i remember well)he is doing more because oro doesn't fit into his plans anymore

[NeoCybercoin]

Why are we compairing stuff to DBZ again? And I have to say.....Sasuke looked really cool this time in his 2nd level of the curse seal.

[Chouonsoku]

Why are we compairing stuff to DBZ again? And I have to say.....Sasuke looked really cool this time in his 2nd level of the curse seal.

I just point out a connection when I see one. :P

[Idealistic]

Why are we compairing stuff to DBZ again? And I have to say.....Sasuke looked really cool this time in his 2nd level of the curse seal.

Because everything is comparable to it!

With Naruto's training he will soon become the Goku of the Naruto universe. There will be such a large gap of power between Naruto and the rest of the ninjas. In the end everyone has to rely on Naruto to defeat the baddies.

But eventaully Sasuke cheats and uses some new power enhancing crap made from Sakura and becomes equal to Naruto. (Oh, this part here is GT now.. Not Z.)

And then they fuse using Body Fusion no Jutsu and become Uzuchiha Narusuke! Then they WTFPWN whoever the last enemy of the show is. Sharingan + Kyuubi = GG.

To get back on topic... Part of me thinks that since the training seems so overpowered... Naruto might get the Kyuubi extracted from him... But by the time that happens he would have become an excellent ninja and still be able to do some serious damage. He might lose his mass chakra but he might become a lot better and not have to rely on all the kage bunshins... Or perhaps he might still have large chakra pool because Kyuubi may have left sort of a permanent mark on him.

[Munsu]

STOP DOING THESE:

DBZ references
Fucking stop it, you morons! I'm sick and tired of hearing about how many similarities you found on each episode. Nobody cares and everyone knows that Toriyama is Kishimoto's idol
http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php?t=10335

Thanks

[FullMetalAlchemist]

Because everything is comparable to it!

With Naruto's training he will soon become the Goku of the Naruto universe. There will be such a large gap of power between Naruto and the rest of the ninjas. In the end everyone has to rely on Naruto to defeat the baddies.

But eventaully Sasuke cheats and uses some new power enhancing crap made from Sakura and becomes equal to Naruto. (Oh, this part here is GT now.. Not Z.)

And then they fuse using Body Fusion no Jutsu and become Uzuchiha Narusuke! Then they WTFPWN whoever the last enemy of the show is. Sharingan + Kyuubi = GG.

To get back on topic... Part of me thinks that since the training seems so overpowered... Naruto might get the Kyuubi extracted from him... But by the time that happens he would have become an excellent ninja and still be able to do some serious damage. He might lose his mass chakra but he might become a lot better and not have to rely on all the kage bunshins... Or perhaps he might still have large chakra pool because Kyuubi may have left sort of a permanent mark on him.

Unless they find a new way to extract kyubbi from naruto he will die just like gaara did. Someone would have to sacrafice themselves to bring him back, which i dont think they will kill off any of his friends/people he loves since he wants to protect them, and that guilt would be to much to bare. you get the point. I think the series will end with naruto sacraficeing himself in the end to stop w/e they are doing with the tailed beast, or it ends with him becomeing hokage.

[RasenDori]

no one ever makes comparasions to kishis other major influence, katsuhiro otomo's akira. not only is hes art obviously inspired by otomo, but naruto and sasuke are more comparable to kaneda and tetsuo, everyone hates the dbz comparasions. so lets just drop them

[February]

Orochimaru, even when he was young, already looked like a white snake

Why is he the only one that looks like an animal (snake) in konoha? Maybe his birth had something to do with sealing a snake?


Oh yeah...the Akatsuki shark guy also classifies as an animal as well..

[dimitris127]

maybe their clan or bloodline are responsible for these matters...

[itadakimasu]

Why are we compairing stuff to DBZ again? And I have to say.....Sasuke looked really cool this time in his 2nd level of the curse seal.

yep, i think sasuke has learned to control it and is now the ultimate bad ass even before having to use the seal. orichimaru is going down!!!!! sasuke! rawwwwwr

[Genma]

Orochimaru, even when he was young, already looked like a white snake

Why is he the only one that looks like an animal (snake) in konoha? Maybe his birth had something to do with sealing a snake?


Oh yeah...the Akatsuki shark guy also classifies as an animal as well..

And Naruto, if you think about it. He's got whiskers sort of.

[Sariachan]

Actually, the character ispired by Otomo's Tetsuo is more Gaara than Sasuke. ;)

Back on topic, I think Sasuke needs a lesson... I don't like his attitude at all, especially his talk about the Uchiha that he sees like gods or the likes... -__-
Also notice like he still uses the cursed seal, while Naruto isn't using the Kyuubi trasformations anymore.

Orochimaru flashback was as awesome as short... too bad it probably means he's going to die soon... he is my favourite villain in Naruto! ;__;