Naruto Shippuuden Episode 57-58

[darkmetal505]

Yo, a giant stone structure in the middle of a field is not conspicuous at all. Even Naruto found it....

[DarthEnderX]

Very good episode with the exception of the animation during the Naruto/Sora fistfight.

Fleshing out the Naruto universe and also Asuma's background. Badass ninjas rising from the grave. And possibly even a filler Jinchuuriki! All the kind of stuff you don't expect in fillers. Hell, the first fight with Naruto/Sora(the one with actually powers) was actually good.

And best of all, no made up new countries or little crying kids!

[kmkze04]

Yeah, actually that episode surprised me that it was actually good, and compared to the pace and crap of the last part of the story, I'd prefer filler arcs if its gonna be like this. There was a lot of comic relief missing from the previous episodes, a good couple of fights, and a decent storyline to follow.
Sai acting gay was so... fitting it was a little frightening haha.
Sakura's fall in Naruto's room was amazing.

The only thing was that Sora's change of heart was a little too quick for me (wow, did I actually say that a Naruto story subplot went quickly??)

AND NARUTO DIDN'T USE RASENGAN THE WHOLE SET OF FIGHTS!!! OMG!!!
(He did use Kage Bunshin, but not using Rasengan is a good start!)

[Assertn]

Also, an FYI for those who don't read the manga...

Chiriku is a non-filler character and his relationship with Asuma is also non-filler.

[DarthEnderX]

Also, an FYI for those who don't read the manga...

Chiriku is a non-filler character and his relationship with Asuma is also non-filler.

So does that mean this stuff about the 12 guardians guarding the Feudal Lord is non-filler also?

btw I never get sick of the "i got bullied when i was young"-story... but I always want to see naruto turning into the ninetails (~2-4 tails or something like that) and saying something like "Look its alright to have something like that inside you, it depends on how you use it!" and then some nice fighting action with naruto totally overhelming his enemys... the other person sees that he's trying hard and helps him with unleashing his own "monster"-powers... that would we cool!

Except in order for him to do that, Naruto would have to be able to control Kyuubi. Which removes all the dramatic tension from him using it.

Edit: Btw, where the hell did yamato get that flashlight? They have electricity now??

Seriously? Have you not paid attention at all? Nevermind the headset radios, they have vcr's and computers and Konoha is covered in telephone poles with powerlines.

[Assertn]

So does that mean this stuff about the 12 guardians guarding the Feudal Lord is non-filler also?

Pretty much...although perhaps with quite a bit less backstory.

[KrayZ33]

Seriously? Have you not paid attention at all? Nevermind the headset radios, they have vcr's and computers and Konoha is covered in telephone poles with powerlines.

not only that.. I just wanted to mention Naruto-Movie 2.... its like "High-tech vs. Ninja power"

now that I think about it, it was probably the coolest movie of all 4 btw :P

[Uchiha Barles]

Huh, it would really be nice if they're going to entertwine this part of the manga, along with some filler stuff meant to flesh out the characters and the world. And yeah, as far as filler episodes go, this was quite nice. The fighting was awesome, even the hand to had stuff. Speaking of which, where the hell was all this Naruto Taijutsu skill earlier when they fought? I won't ask about where it was during non-filler episodes, but I mean, in the same episode? Come on now...

[Penner]

Exactly, it was indeed surprising how good it was for filler material, waay better then the vast majority of the non-filler shippuuden eps so far.

And i gotta admit, i'm really liking Sai more and more, when he first appeared and the few eps after i totally hated him and his gay looks & attitude (except for calling Sakura a bitch and whatnot, that was great), now that he's friendly (atleast trying to) his weird persona can create some hilarious scenes like the 'comforting' of Naruto.

Really nice to hear a more about Asuma aswell, he's just so damn cool

[edit] Ah yeah, regarding the post above, i kinda figured he wasnt filler 'cause they dont usually intertwine fillers that much into non-fillers (and if/when they do its massive fail, bleach dolls anyone?)