Naruto Shippuuden Episode 13

[StillAlive]

This episode was so-so as not much happened but it was still worth watching.

I'm wondering about people that speculate about things nobody can possibly know, e.g.: Mangekyou Sharingan can only be obtained by killing your best friend could be a false statement as only Itachi said so - in the 'real' world you won't believe just anybody, will you?
And the truth is: If this was a real battle, Tenten should have killed Kisame immediately - there is no way he could've escaped an under water explosion.

Comparing Bleach to Naruto is not the truth.
Kisame is 'cool'? - No way, just listening to him talking make my ears bleed...

[Jessper]

And the truth is: If this was a real battle, Tenten should have killed Kisame immediately - there is no way he could've escaped an under water explosion.

Everyone knows that an explosion underwater is at least 200 times more deadly than in air!

[Buffalobiian]

Does it look like Kisame and Itachi are still maintaining their holograms? Or they're just left there along with their chakra to sustain the sealing technique?

[itadakimasu]

Does it look like Kisame and Itachi are still maintaining their holograms? Or they're just left there along with their chakra to sustain the sealing technique?

when it showed them extracting the one tail from gaara, you it showed the outline of itachi and kisame.

i liked the effect they gave the leader of akatsuki...

really cant wait to see the next episode, gai sensei !

[Deadfire]

I watched about 5-10 minutes of this and it was enough.

Nothing interesting happened, nothing really to talk about, nothing really worth asking or explaining.

Maybe I should just stay with the manga. At least the thoeries and thoughts are alot more thought out in manga discussions. With the anime discussion some how out of nowhere people tied Kakashi getting a new jutsu + Itachi = Some how him getting Mangekyou Sharingan (MS is short for Multiple Sclerosis people. I'm very sure if a ninja had that they would not be a ninja)

[XanBcoo]

Maybe I should just stay with the manga. At least the thoeries and thoughts are alot more thought out in manga discussions. With the anime discussion some how out of nowhere people tied Kakashi getting a new jutsu + Itachi = Some how him getting Mangekyou Sharingan (MS is short for Multiple Sclerosis people. I'm very sure if a ninja had that they would not be a ninja)

I too am a little worried that manga readers are just trying to jump the gun on the hot topics of discussion that are going on right now with manga readers. I'm definitely not accusing anyone of spoiling, or being a manga-prophet, but those already aware of the major points of contention in the series obviously have the power to sway discussion.

Example: About three episodes ago, Chiyo attacked Kakashi at the end of the episode, calling him the White Fang. It didn't take long for someone to chime in "Well, based on Kakashi's facial expression and reaction, and the way Chiyo was screaming, the White Fang clearly is Kakashi's father." This prompted a slew of responses in which people analyzed this five seconds of unimportant dialog. It wasn't even relevant, yet.

Now I have no idea if whether or not Kakashi has Mangekyou Sharingan is a major debate among manga readers right now, but judging by the time it took people to jump to the "logical" conclusion that he must have it, I'm guessing that it is. It's not like anyone's spoiling anything, it just feels like people are continuing discussion that's been going on since 2 years ago, along with a bunch of insane theories. I suppose that's just the nature of the beast...

Watch it. - Assertnfailure

[Terracosmo]

Why is everybody bitching? Nothing wrong with this episode. Usual Naruto pacing. People should be used to it by now.


Lee's comment about Gai's insight = best line ever


What's with the ever present DBZ comparisons? "DBZ fighting"?

When somebody says DBZ fighting I imagine flying, energy attacks that blows up half the planet and random lightspeed punching flurries.

Can't find any of that here. Maybe I'm not watching the same show as the rest of you.

[DarthEnderX]

Everyone knows that an explosion underwater is at least 200 times more deadly than in air!

Are you being sarcastic? Cause it is. You should look it up.

[Jessper]

Are you being sarcastic? Cause it is. You should look it up.

Must have still been asleep while posting that, meant shrapnel (which was the main focus of her big bomb). In which case they aren’t. Not that it matters, clearly he was able to block all of her attacks with out a second thought. His sword beats explosions.

Also, since all of her attacks were projectile attempting to make it work in the water is a whole lot easier said than done. Refraction of light and the reduced speed makes aiming at things underwater a totally different ball game.

Unless you purpose that she carries depth charges.

[Animeniax]

As usual, I disagree with most of you about the quality of this episode. I thought it was pretty good, with good action and some story progression.

I didn't like the switching between fights, especially since not much happened in the Itachi/Kakashi fight. I know it's his character, but impetuous Naruto gets old fast, and you just want him to shut up and sit still, considering that when he does act, he gets caught in a genjutsu so easily. Also, all 3 of Gai's pupils attacking the same way and getting caught in the same trap was hard to believe.

New techniques for Neji was cool. Gai taking Kisame's sword was beautifully done as well. Tenten warning Lee and Neji about the big ass wave coming straight for them was stupid, followed later by Lee warning Gai and Tenten about the big ass wave coming straight for them. I guess they didn't see it coming as soon as Lee. Chiyo having to explain 2 on 1 fighting to Naruto was freaking stupid.

The preview was hilarious, with the watershow announcer analogy. Sounds like a typical Japanese commercial with lots of hype and exclamation points. Plus, it showed Gai using nunchakus! Too cool.

[DB_Hunter]

I know this may be a contentious suggestion, but if people are trying to indirectly spoil by using manga knowledge to point anime watchers in the right direction then perhaps they should be prevented from posting in this forum?

Now I can't really judge the scale of this, and I others who are anime only watchers would be in the same boat as me. But the moderators in charge of the forums who do watch the manga need to consider this.

@Manga "Prophets": People, anime watchers don't read the manga because they enjoy understanding the story through the television series. We like to speculate about it here just as you guys do in the manga forums. The difference is you guys can genuinly speculate as there is no one to spoil it for you, whilst for us there is.

Just understand one point. Anime watchers are not so stupid as not to realise that the answers to our speculations probably already exist in the manga. There is nothing clever or fantastic about you coming in to this forum and giving the answers to people who don't want to know. If we wanted to know the answer that bad we would read the manga.

So stop getting a boner over spoiling and get a life.

[animus]

I know this may be a contentious suggestion, but if people are trying to indirectly spoil by using manga knowledge to point anime watchers in the right direction then perhaps they should be prevented from posting in this forum?

Now I can't really judge the scale of this, and I others who are anime only watchers would be in the same boat as me. But the moderators in charge of the forums who do watch the manga need to consider this.

@Manga "Prophets": People, anime watchers don't read the manga because they enjoy understanding the story through the television series. We like to speculate about it here just as you guys do in the manga forums. The difference is you guys can genuinly speculate as there is no one to spoil it for you, whilst for us there is.

Just understand one point. Anime watchers are not so stupid as not to realise that the answers to our speculations probably already exist in the manga. There is nothing clever or fantastic about you coming in to this forum and giving the answers to people who don't want to know. If we wanted to know the answer that bad we would read the manga.

So stop getting a boner over spoiling and get a life.

I think you're overreacting. No one was revelling in the fact of spoiling, spoils can slip due to excitement that one has the knowledge and are antsy to share. Me, being a manga reader, opted out from posting manga knowledge or to add speculation that didn't exist. But seriously, that last sentence was totally unnecessary and quite immature.

[JaySee]

I know this may be a contentious suggestion, but if people are trying to indirectly spoil by using manga knowledge to point anime watchers in the right direction then perhaps they should be prevented from posting in this forum?

Now I can't really judge the scale of this, and I others who are anime only watchers would be in the same boat as me. But the moderators in charge of the forums who do watch the manga need to consider this.

@Manga "Prophets": People, anime watchers don't read the manga because they enjoy understanding the story through the television series. We like to speculate about it here just as you guys do in the manga forums. The difference is you guys can genuinly speculate as there is no one to spoil it for you, whilst for us there is.

Just understand one point. Anime watchers are not so stupid as not to realise that the answers to our speculations probably already exist in the manga. There is nothing clever or fantastic about you coming in to this forum and giving the answers to people who don't want to know. If we wanted to know the answer that bad we would read the manga.

So stop getting a boner over spoiling and get a life.

I said this in a much shorter form a while back. I found it odd known manga readers were "speculating" future episodes. I got a response like "We're just repeating what we thought back then in the manga or what we would've thought if we didn't know."

Confirming or denying anything as spoiler/prophecy is spoiler/prophecy in itself, nub - Assertnfailure

Did I point to anything specific? NOPE! "Nub!" It's quite obvious who the spoilers are as their so-called "prophecies" seem to continually come true. Any idiot could figure it out.

However, pointing out the anime/manga differences I think are important. As a anime-only watcher of bleach (because I think it sucks, but entertains me somewhat until Naruto comes out) and a manga reader of Naruto, a lot of things are censored and not fully explained in the Anime that should be pointed out. Censorship I can understand, but why take out details? Isn't the anime supposed to flesh out the manga? Don't they need to delay catching up to the manga as much as possible? It's especially important to point out the filler crap added in.