Naruto Shippuuden Episode 16

[Animeniax]

Pretty weak episode, even with the character building. It was like the Bleach 127 episode except without the humor and excitement of new developments. They just rehashed stuff we already know, like how weak the Sand Village is and what the bijuu are for.

How does one of the most powerful ninja in the history of your village go missing?? And they want to pick another Kazekage? You have a choice of Temari or Kankurou. Really this village should have been destroyed already.

Once again, the basic tactic of not rushing into battle when you're hurt or tired has to be explained to our buddy Naruto. Also as others have said, we're in a hurry, but let's stand around and talk about stuff we already discussed.

The best parts of the episode are the preview and tourism scenes.

Animation was bad, but not the worse we've seen. Background music was great at times, lacking at others.

Episode rating: C-

[LobsterMagnet]

I'm surprised there talking about the third sand's kaze kage so early in the series. It's an interesting choice seeing how the in the manga it was something that wasn't mentioned until much latter.

I'm not going to spoiler anything but I can say that these piece of info Shouldn't be discussed here, even vaguely. My guess is that Seriously, I'm getting a little tired of manga prophesizing here, when there's two separate sections to do it in. If it hasn't come up yet in the anime, DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Warned.
masa

[Buffalobiian]

Okay episode, pros and cons balanced out I think.

Previous speculation was that Itachi couldn't use his M. Sharingan because of the clone's normal eyes. If these clones of Zero's are "perfect" replicas, with every bit of anatomical detail mimicked, then the M.Sharingan should work, leaving the only real limit being the chakra sacificed, as they put it.

But in the case where it can't be replicated, then the same should apply to the regular sharingan, shouldn't it? Bloodline Limit- Can't be learnt or copied. Genetic.

[masamuneehs]

Buffalo: I thought the same thing, that Anon shouldn't have been able to use Kisame's sword, Yuura not be able to do Sharingan. But as Kakashi mentions about the Fireball jutsu, it's a trademark of the Uchiha clan and the one made by the "sacrifice" was the real deal. It makes me think that chakra has some genetic, along with physical and mental aspect to it, since putting Itachi's in Yuura's body gave him Sharingan.

I think it was more the limit on the chakra, only being 30%, that caused "Itachi" to say that he couldn't use Mangekyou Sharingan, hinting that he'd be unable to fight and use that jutsu all at the same time with just under a third of his chakra.

[RyougaZell]

Even Kakashi was surprised about the Jutsu used so Yura became Itachi.

Yet, this isn't the first time we have seen something like this. Remember Orochimaru's Edo Tensei, resurrecting Chodaime and Nidame... the difference is that they were dead.

[ASSpirine]

Even Kakashi was surprised about the Jutsu used so Yura became Itachi.

Yet, this isn't the first time we have seen something like this. Remember Orochimaru's Edo Tensei, resurrecting Chodaime and Nidame... the difference is that they were dead.

If you look at the whole, then Edo Tensei is a much better jutsu than the shapeshifting jutsu (Shouten no jutsu). Where you are limited with the death of the possessed, Edo tensei doesn't have that. When limbs are severed they would grow back, all the jutsu's the former shinobi had are still usable. Seems like Oro would win this one thanks to his research

[RyougaZell]

Maybe. But the user of Edo Tensei must be dead to be resurrected.
This technique used by 'Zero' (who started to call him this?) allows someone alive to battle away from battle.

[DarthEnderX]

If you look at the whole, then Edo Tensei is a much better jutsu than the shapeshifting jutsu (Shouten no jutsu). Where you are limited with the death of the possessed, Edo tensei doesn't have that. When limbs are severed they would grow back, all the jutsu's the former shinobi had are still usable. Seems like Oro would win this one thanks to his research

I also think that is the people being cloned by his technique weren't so tied up extracting Gaara beast that the fight would have been alot more even.

I mean, whats to say you can't, say, give your clone 95% of your chakra while you go relax someplace?