Kishimoto's Fanservice

[Hatake Kakashi]

Damn, after 4 months of subpar chapters, he finally gives the fans a treat. Not only does he bring back one of the most popular characters (Lee), but then a few chapters later he brings back the Sand Trio (Gaara, Temari, and Kankurro). I wonder if Tsunade made a deal with the new Kazekage (Baki?) and asked for their assistance, or if they just came on their own.

Either way, I like what Kishimoto is doing. Some say it is too much at one time, but I disagree. I mean, we just sat through 4 months of forest combat, we needed this!

I can't wait to see what he has in store next

Kankurro/Karasu X 2 (or 3)/Kiba vs Sakon/Ukon
Temari/Shikamaru Vs Tayuya
Lee/Gaara Vs Kimimaro
Sasuke vs Naruto (you know its gonna happen now)

[itachi_]

Err? baki as kazekage, is he really the strongest shinobi in Wind country?? I hardly doubt that, He's just a regular jounin, it's like if gai, asuma, kakashi became hokages...

[Assertn]

now that you mention it.....tsunade DID say that it wasnt necessary to assist them and that she's already had things taken care of......
i wouldnt be surprised if she did ask for help

[Mut]

i do think tsunade has done something to strengthen up konoha. she did say "i've already considered that and something has been done."

[Hatake Kakashi]

Yeah, I think that the Sand Village agreed to it, to pay back Konoha for invading them before. Since they were betrayed by Orochimaru, and he killed their leader, they would probably be very willing to help out. Especially, Gaara, Temari, and Kankurro.

It is going to be cool to see Kankurro use his two puppets to go two on two with Ukon and Sakon. I think that will be a cool match to watch.

Perhaps Temari and Shikamar will teamup to fight Tayuya, but Temari could take her by herself now. Since all of these guys are drained they shouldn't be a problem. (Kimimaro isn't as bad as the rest though, he was just using Taijutsu as far as I could tell)

Oh and I think that Baki could be Kazekage. It didn't seem like Sand Village was that strong. Baki fought to a standstill (as far as we know) with Gemma, and he is a bad ass, he just doesn't die.

Sasuke vs Naruto though...thats gonna be good.

I wouldn't also count out the 4 ladies left - Tenten, Hinata, Ino, and Sakura. I bet they will show up once they hear about Lee leaving.

Maybe Tsunade sends them after Lee, IF she doesn't know about the Sand Trio.

Then all 12 Gennins will be reunited (minus Shikamaru since he's a Chuunin, and possibly Neji and Chouji)

[DeluxSkillz]

this chapter is the best can't wait for Gaara vs Kimi

[SDShamshel]

When I read the topic, I thought you were going to refer to Temari's cleavage in her new outfit.

[lasaire]

Well, it actually makes sense that Baki might be Hokage.

Think about it; he was assigned to be the jounin sensei of the three strongest genin in Sand, who also happen to be the Kazekage's children. That alone speaks highly for his qualifications.

Secondly, the invasion mission was mostly given to the team because of Gaara, but I highly doubt that they would have gotten the mission if they didn't have a tactically competent sensei to go along with it.

[Legendary Nin]

About time,those 4 months were garbage for the most part.

[Neji-Aniki-sama]

Originally posted by: lasaire
Well, it actually makes sense that Baki might be Hokage.

Think about it; he was assigned to be the jounin sensei of the three strongest genin in Sand, who also happen to be the Kazekage's children. That alone speaks highly for his qualifications.

Secondly, the invasion mission was mostly given to the team because of Gaara, but I highly doubt that they would have gotten the mission if they didn't have a tactically competent sensei to go along with it.

Huh, I just hope he won't be such a bad influence and lousy role-model to the kids.
Well, he had the sense of making a peace treaty with Konoha, that is a good sign.
Yeah, I am also thinking that he will be the Kazekage, also because that pratically the only ninja we know by name, except for the trio and the deceased Yashamaru...


And, Kakashi-sensei, you forgot Shino. As a matter of fact, too bad he didn't get to fight Kankuro, at least in front of other people. His attacks were very intelligent and calculated. Personally, I think he is at a Chunnin level, just as Shikamaru.

[Hatake Kakashi]

Jeez, I did forget Shino...oh well. Hopefully him and his dad saved Chouji and Neji. It seems like their bugs can help people too, but I dunno. If they didn't I hope Tsunade did.

[Neji-Aniki-sama]

Originally posted by: Hatake Kakashi
Jeez, I did forget Shino...oh well. Hopefully him and his dad saved Chouji and Neji. It seems like their bugs can help people too, but I dunno. If they didn't I hope Tsunade did.

Yeah, enough time without knowing what happened to Neji and Chouji.
We know that Raidou and Genma are ok, but where are the two kids?
Especially now, that Neji came out of the darkness and will be a good boy... And he better be nice to Hinata, from now on.
And speaking of Shino, the other day I understood what Kiba calls him: Mushiotaku (bug-freak).
Knowing that the word otaku has this meaning of irrational fan of anime, I found it quite funny.

[Strider]

Like a few of you have also said, I believe that Tsunade was fully aware of the approaching Sand Nin. She most likely (and covertly) set up an Alliance with the Country of Wind / Sand Village. She most likely threatened them into an Alliance, as some form of repentance for foolishly invading Konoha. Being superior to the Sand, their [the Sand] shinobi probably now fall under the orders (when necessary) of the current Hokage.

On another tangent, we have seen tons of (supreme kick-ass) surprise returns .. all we need now, for more battle-irony, is for Sakon & Ukon to somehow destroy Kankuro's puppet. Needing another person to aide him in battling the two Level 2 Sound-Nin .. Shino arrives. That way, all teams would be composed of former opponents.

On a final note, Kishimoto is surely delivering the fan-favorites .. Namely, my favorite .. Lee! Wewt ..

Ninja vanish!

[Mut]

i hate shino. i never wanna see him ever again. what a waste of a character.

EDIT: response to below:

i don't know what the hell you are talking about... i just don't like him... he really didn't do anything except fight kankuro (sp?) right? i mean...where is he now... if he was important he would've been brought back by now with the rest of the genins.

but whatever, who cares.

[Strider]

This question should probably be left for another thread entirely, however .. let us keep it just to this question and your answer .. then, we'll continue on the topic of this thread. So, with that out of the way ..

.. Why don't you like Shino? Where is the waste? In retort to your response to my inquiries .. you have to remember, not every character can be loved. Nor can they all be as leet as the next. Some are going to be losers, and what's that other bogus cliche .. there can only be a few chiefs, in the massive lots of the indians. Haw haw ..

Ninja vanish!

[Neji-Aniki-sama]

Originally posted by: Strider

.. Why don't you like Shino? Where is the waste? In retort to your response to my inquiries .. you have to remember, not every character can be loved. Nor can they all be as leet as the next. Some are going to be losers, and what's that other bogus cliche .. there can only be a few chiefs, in the massive lots of the indians. Haw haw ..

Ninja vanish!

This irrational hatred for a specific charater is rather amusing. Makes one wonder what sort of issues are behind that... But that's beside the point.
Anyway, personally, I used to hate Sasuke and Sakura, but nowadays, I am just slighty annoyed by them.
The reason, both characters didn't evolve.
Chapter one
Sasuke: Naruto, you're weaker than me. You suck. I gotta kill my brother. And eventually, kill you, too. I gotta get powerful to kill my brother, at any cost. Sakura, you're annoying

Chapter 100 and whatever:
Sasuke: Naruto you're stronger than me. You suck. I gotta kill my brother. And eventually, kill you, too. I gotta get powerful to kill my brother, at any cost. Sakura, you're annoying

Chapter one
Sakura: Sasuke-kun, I love you and will do anything you want. Naruto, you're annoyng.

Chapter 100 and whatever
Sakura: Sasuke-kun, I love you and will do anything you want. You want to kill your brother in a stupid revenge. Fine. I will help you out. Naruto, you saved me, but I don't believe it. Naruto, you're annoying. And, oh, go save Sasuke while I sit here in this street bench and cry.
Well, Sakura is kinda worse, she keeps adding insult to injury.

All other characters have changed one way or another or showed their skills. That's interesting. Sasuke and Sakura are just predicatable and boring. And Itachi will go the same way after he shows all his sharingan tricks and after we finally find out why he killed his family.
Naruto wants to be the Hokage, and he probably will, since he's the main character. One can say, that's predictable.But, we don't know *how* he's going to get there. If you watch closely, there's not a single hero who is known for his wits. Best example, Hercules. Naruto, being the true hero that he is, is not very bright, so how he will deal with that? Will he have Shikamaru as his advisor? Will we have kinda Ulysses/Achilles situation here?Those are interesting questions.
Right now, for one, Naruto is learning how to work in a team. May sound as a simple lesson, but you have to consider the fact that he is deseperate for acknowledgment. So, an apparently simple situation, will become a true challenge, when the right character is in it. And that's absolulety cool.
Besides, to him, it's a somewhat new situation, since this is an A rank mission, and more is at stake. He had to learn to trust and obey Shikamaru, in a life or death situation, while they were dealing with Jourobouru. He had to yeld his personal power to somebody else, who he thought as his equal. Maybe we didn't give too much important to it. But On a closer look, for Naruto is a turning point in his development. Chouji, on the other hand, knows Shika, for him, the situation is not as challenging as it is for Naruto. Sasuke would never do that, because he's too arrogant and blinded by obsession.
Also I believe that he, in his pride, would want to defeat Kimimaru alone. But he had to go for Sasuke.
The other characters involved in this mission are having to deal with former enemies. How will that work out?. Did Gaara really change? Those are interesting questions.
Meanwhile, Sasuke is running away from his problems, *again*. That's utterly boring.
So, comparing those different situations, Sakura and Sasuke are pretty dull as characters. But in all that, what annoys me is the fact that both Sakura and Sasuke are considered main characters. I don't think they deserve it. I can think of quite a few others more deserving of that. For me, they're just big disappointments as characters.

[Raven]

OK, my prediction:

Shino will be the next one to turn up out of nowhere. i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

Kishimoto's bringing back popular characters all of a sudden, right? Let's see if Shino is next.

[Mut]

Originally posted by: CmDr_RavEn
OK, my prediction:

Shino will be the next one to turn up out of nowhere. i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif

Kishimoto's bringing back popular characters all of a sudden, right? Let's see if Shino is next.

with the 'bring back of characters'... why are people even like shino, hinata, possibly ino even necessary in the story anymore?

i can see why they brought back gaara and co. the sand fucked up and tsunade made them make it up. but what's the point of bringing back shino? actually, i don't really care about hinata or ino coming back cuz they have some relevance; hinata is related to neji and ino and sakura are rivals. but what about shino? what relationship does he have with anyone? i really hope the don't bring him back. he sucks as a character.



Originally posted by: CmDr_RavEn
...with some lame excuse as to why he's there. "My mission just finished and I was heading home, I heard some commotion and here I am".

LOL hahahaaha...

[Raven]

It wouldn't make any sense, but due to Shino's popularity it wouldn't surprise me if he turned up, with some lame excuse as to why he's there. "My mission just finished and I was heading home, I heard some commotion and here I am".

[Stoopider]

I doubt their going to bring more characters into the fray. Maybe one more for Naruto's side.

I would think Gaara is going to crush Kimi like a bug.


Whats this to do with Fanservice??? However I should agree, that Kishimoto needs more Fanservice. Everytime a girl gets hit, her clothes must be blown away.

[sangai]

yeah it would be funny, the quickest battle ever. sobaka kyou and then crushes kimimaro.

there is still the possibilty that shino is taking care of neji and chouji. and plans on catching up with naruto and co. hell he's probably makings sure jirobou and kidomarou are really dead and making them stay that way, makin his bugs eat them.

[Hotsuma]

You want fan service, people?

Harem no Jutsu.

[Himura_san]

Originally posted by: sangai sakusei
yeah it would be funny, the quickest battle ever. sobaka kyou and then crushes kimimaro.

there is still the possibilty that shino is taking care of neji and chouji. and plans on catching up with naruto and co. hell he's probably makings sure jirobou and kidomarou are really dead and making them stay that way, makin his bugs eat them.

Chouji and Neji are dead, at least I hope they are. Well what I mean
is it would bring a bit more realism to the story like the Zabuza/Haku arc.
I like those characters but they should not come back all patched up and
shit, that would be corny.

[sangai]

chouji is a lil better off then neji and has a better chance of survival. but being this is still early in the series i would have to say that kishimoto is going to avoid having them die.

i could be wrong, but chouji is one of my favorite characters.

[Gods_Son]

I'd say the opposite, Chouji is probably more likely of dying, just because they went through the trouble of empahisizing that taking all the pills would kill you.

[Himura_san]

Not to mention the butterfly symbolism, when he drops at the tree.
Neji may live but that is very unlikely. I expect chouji to be found and his
face covered with flies like a dead carcass, and neji dead with a crow picking
at his dull grey eyes.
I hope kishimoto at least kills one of them off, if he does'nt then they
might as well introduce magic dragonballs into the story.

[Stoopider]

Originally posted by: KonohamaruCorps
I'd say the opposite, Chouji is probably more likely of dying, just because they went through the trouble of empahisizing that taking all the pills would kill you.

Huh?? Doesn't Neji have a big hole in his chest??

LoL. Probably Kishimoto is making a point that Taking diet dpills will kill you.




Originally posted by: Hotsuma
You want fan service, people?

Harem no Jutsu.

Yes Yes!!! *Slobber slobber*

[skyro]

Originally posted by: Himura_san


Originally posted by: sangai sakusei
yeah it would be funny, the quickest battle ever. sobaka kyou and then crushes kimimaro.

there is still the possibilty that shino is taking care of neji and chouji. and plans on catching up with naruto and co. hell he's probably makings sure jirobou and kidomarou are really dead and making them stay that way, makin his bugs eat them.

Chouji and Neji are dead, at least I hope they are. Well what I mean
is it would bring a bit more realism to the story like the Zabuza/Haku arc.
I like those characters but they should not come back all patched up and
shit, that would be corny.

I concur. I think that way it would have a better impact on the story, but I somehow doubt that's going to happen, bearing in mind the target audience.

I mean I still think the Zabuza/Haku arc was the best arc of the whole series by far. Zabuza is the only villan who actually *looks* like a ninja. And back then you actually thought Sasuke might die and that the sharingan/kyuubi was cool. Now it's just the same ol' same ol'.

[Insomniac]

personally i dont think their appearance is as great as everyone makes it out to be, all it will do is force longer fights with no clear winner for ages.

One thing, Naruto owned Gaara when Naruto accessed the Kyuubi chakra. Naruto couldnt even touch Kimimaro at the fullest Kyuubi chakra hes been in the whole series.

What the hell is Gaara going to do if Kimimaro hasnt even accessed level 2?
all the genins can hope to do is stall Sakon/Kimimaro and Tayuya - they wont win.

[Neji-Aniki-sama]

Originally posted by: Insomniac
personally i dont think their appearance is as great as everyone makes it out to be, all it will do is force longer fights with no clear winner for ages.

One thing, Naruto owned Gaara when Naruto accessed the Kyuubi chakra. Naruto couldnt even touch Kimimaro at the fullest Kyuubi chakra hes been in the whole series.

What the hell is Gaara going to do if Kimimaro hasnt even accessed level 2?
all the genins can hope to do is stall Sakon/Kimimaro and Tayuya - they wont win.

This whole arc, IMO is about to learn teamwork.
Konoha ninjas already learned how to work together, now, they will have to learn how to work with ex-enemies.
Likely, Lee and Gaara will work together, and so will Kankuro-Kiba and Shika-Temari. For me it's the most reasonable prediction. Not that I am known for being a reasonable person.

[Everon]

Bleh let them throw in Ino, Hinata and the rest. Maybe then we can get on with the story already.

[Neji-Aniki-sama]

Originally posted by: Everon
Bleh let them throw in Ino, Hinata and the rest. Maybe then we can get on with the story already.

Stiil, we have 9 people risking their lives for someone like Sasuke. Not to mention Genma and Raidou who get ponded big time.
Is that little annoying brat worth it? Sharingan or not it's a waste of human resources.
Also he left the village on his own accord... whatever other factors are involved, it's still a bit insulting, all in all.

[Insomniac]

once the opponent beats Gaara in speed then its all over for Gaara.... therefore when Kimimaro pulls out level 2 he'll win easily unless it turns him into a huge snail or something.

that butterfly symbolism that everyone is all talking about just simply means Chouji, because Chou means butterfly in that japanese game

same way as Ino means pig and Shika deer

[RangeOfHakke]

I think ino rescues choji, and hinata rescues neji...finally settling things between them, and me might apologize to her and what not. And every one talks about naruto getting completly beat as kyubi. It may just be my opinion but naruto always thinks to test the oppenant first, no matter how pissed he is. Against neji he threw all his clones at him and they got owned (of course like neji would get touched by garbage like clones HA!). But after he saw that was not going to work(obviously since he got owned by 64 points) he focused kyubi and owned neji. Kimi is really good, so he was able to deal with some kyubi clones that only need to be hit once. That is not really a good measure on how strong naruto was against him, i mean it was impressive but it did not mean he was going to beat naruto. Naruto would of owned him. And the only reason kimi got the drop on naruto was that he turned out of kyubi and was trying to talk to saske...naruto was not even touched yet. im pretty sure he would of dont quite fine. So gara should not have a problem, until he goes levl two which i cant wait for. i think it going to be a really good fight...with no one completely owning till the end. that how all of these fights have been, so i think it will be the same.

Side notes- i think shino is kool, and that he is chunin levl...him not being on this mission does not mean he is unimportant, every char was introduced with purposes and everyone can not be important in every arc. He is on a mission with his dad that means he is really good, cause his dad is an awesome ninja. i think shino is one of the best genin's.

[Power PMV]

Originally posted by: SDShamshel
When I read the topic, I thought you were going to refer to Temari's cleavage in her new outfit.


I was thinking of exactly the same thing.

[Daniel of Lorien]

Originally posted by: Neji-Aniki-sama


Originally posted by: Everon
Bleh let them throw in Ino, Hinata and the rest. Maybe then we can get on with the story already.

Stiil, we have 9 people risking their lives for someone like Sasuke. Not to mention Genma and Raidou who get ponded big time.
Is that little annoying brat worth it? Sharingan or not it's a waste of human resources.
Also he left the village on his own accord... whatever other factors are involved, it's still a bit insulting, all in all.

Orochimaru is a know person... they know his forces and know his abilities... Itachi is a wild card. If only another true shirangan user can defeat him then Sasuke is more than important enough to save. Plus Naruto would have just gone alone if she didn't send a team
I liked Shino to... he is very interesting. I however don't think that Kimi can take Garaa on... if push comes to shove Garaa can fully transform and crush kimi like a tiny bug

[Uberbaka]

Originally posted by: Insomniac
that butterfly symbolism that everyone is all talking about just simply means Chouji, because Chou means butterfly in that japanese game

same way as Ino means pig and Shika deer

Well, his butterfly left then.. heh. Shikamarus reaction was definitively not a positive one right after his "death"...

*imagines the pig walking by as ino dies* *snicker*

[BluSyn]

is baki the leader of gaara , kankuro and temari? i sem to have forgottne who he was

[Assertn]

that is correct

[jing]

I don't think Baki will be the kazekage because he is on par with Genma, who got owned by a bunch of sound punks. I think Gaara is the hokage, since Naruto has showed him the ultimate power he got from protecting the people he cared for. Now Gaara would like to protect his village. His clothes changed, and I think those were the clothes of the dead kazekage as show in one of the episodes. I think no body in the wind country can beat gaara. Deep down I think Baki is scared shitless of Gaara. Were definately getting alot of fan service lately, espcially TEMARI!!!!!!! damn!! i demand some sexy no jutsu from temari. well some MORE.

[Neji-Aniki-sama]

Originally posted by: jing
I don't think Baki will be the kazekage because he is on par with Genma, who got owned by a bunch of sound punks. I think Gaara is the hokage, since Naruto has showed him the ultimate power he got from protecting the people he cared for. Now Gaara would like to protect his village. His clothes changed, and I think those were the clothes of the dead kazekage as show in one of the episodes. I think no body in the wind country can beat gaara. Deep down I think Baki is scared shitless of Gaara. Were definately getting alot of fan service lately, espcially TEMARI!!!!!!! damn!! i demand some sexy no jutsu from temari. well some MORE.

Well, Baki was their sensei and he strategized the invasion of Konoha, so, sorta like a 4 star general.
He's afraid of Gaara, but eventually, Gaara obeys him. The dead Kage was also afraid of Gaaara, which didn't prevent him from keep on being a Kage.
Gaara may have turned good, but he still psychologically instable...and he has no strategizing skills.
Compare him with Shino and Shika...he is pretty much just brute Shukaku's force...
I think Baki can be the Kazekage. So far, from all the sand ninjas we saw, well we didn't see many of them, he seem to be the best.
And the bunch of sound punks were on level 2, so not exactly your average punks.

[Mut]

baki would be the weakest kage of them all.

[jing]

He sure would...
hes a damn kage that would get punked around by some Sound nin kids.
keep in mind that hes only.. and ONLY on par with Genma. (anyone whos a kage and is on par with genma, well then he sucks CRAP)
the old kazakage wasn't afraid of gaara, he was only concerned with the villager's safety.

[Naruto_-_Kun]

you know what i think would be an awsome continuation......

the samd and there counterparts from konohona fight against the sound and win

meanwhile (this is the kool bit) naruto fights sasuke...almost to death, neither is able to move very much then sasuke finnally understands why he should stay with konohona, but at that point sound nin arrive to take him to orochimaru one stays behind to finish off naruto. lee and gaara arrive just in the nick of time to fight off and kill the sound nin. naruto is taken back to konohona and informed of the other results in the mission......(chouji and neji are saved by tsunade). AND THEN... sasuke is at sound headquarter orochimaru welcomes him and goes "You want power, u can have it stay here and ill teach you the full power of your sharingan"....thats all i can think of so far lol

[jing]

i don't like that.
after these 4 months of this boring mission, sasuke BETTER not go back to konoha.

[Mut]

i swear...if sasuke goes back to konoha because naruto convinces him, then i'ma have a 'word' with kishimoto.

[Noonan]

Yes that would be pretty lame.

What I hope for -

Sasuke goes away.
Sakura gets hit by a bus.
Choji Kicks bucket.
Neji has near death experience that causes his seal to disappear.
Hinata becomes Tsunade's newest apprentice and replaces Sakura as a main character.

Doubt it will happen though.

[Toruxxx]

i would like to see Gaara be kazekage would be cool as jing said he might actually care for ppl other then himself would be cool tho Gaara as a kazekaga hehe wearing those clothes lol

[xtort]

I can't think of a logical end to this arc. All ends invalidate some main point. Sasuke going to Oro makes the Leaf/Sand mission pointless; Sasuke going back to Konoha makes all we know about Sasuke pointless. The only thing I can think of is Sasuke killing Orochimaru, Kabuto killing Orochimaru, or another unknown party being introduced which could extricate us from this story-predicament.

I'm very much hoping it's a new character.

Also, I ... *crosses fingers* ... feel Sakura becoming a better character soon.

-xtortout

[hiten mitsurugi]

How about this one

Naruto tries to catch Sasuke, but gets captured by Itachi and Sashimi (kogashimi or whatever the hell his name was). Now would be the most opportune time to capture Naruto since there aren't any strong people around. Everyone else is showing up, why not add two more people. Sasuke catches a glimpse of Itachi and turns back to fight Itachi. Itachi gives him an easy beating, even at level two. Itachi leaves with his captive Naruto.

The recovery squad defeats the remaining sound nins and returns home with a unconscious Sasuke. Sasuke wakes up with despair since there was still such a difference between himself and his brother. Then he remembers that Kakashi stated that the seal would weaken and stop his growth. He decides to train harder with Kakashi.

Meanwhile Itachi and Sashimi are traveling through Cloud country to get to Akatsuki (where ever the hell that is) and stumble upon some badass cloud ninjas. Naruto escapes during the fight. Naruto comes back home.

The End.

[lol i wear shirts]

two dudes at a barbecue... "i like you dogg"... "i like you too"... "lets get married"