Naruto Chapter 408

[XanBcoo]

So his eye looks like an atom, big deal. Maybe it was an artistic look he was going for.

Well of course it was an artistic look he was going for. That's why he drew it. It doesn't mean it doesn't look goofy and ridiculous to me.

Shit about Orochimaru not being the 8 tails

What can I say? Orochimaru was such an unnatural character I thought the only explanation would be that he was a Jinchuriki, or possibly even the 8 tailed beast incarnate. The 8 tailed beast is a snake/hydra demon in the mythology and I thought Orochimaru had got himself some 8 tails action at an early age and had successfully hidden that fact from Akatsuki. I was always skeptical about it, but his fight with Itachi made me actually consider it. I also thought it would be a convenient way to work Kabuto back into the plot if he had suddenly become the 8 tails Jinchuriki.

In any case I like the look of the black guy. Something about him seems really imposing, so I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a while for Sasuke to kill him. I always assumed the Tailed Beasts' power was proportionate to their tails, which is why Naruto has such a hard time controlling Kyuubi. If this guy can control the 8 tails with relative ease he's probably one to be reckoned with.

This is probably just me trying to give Kishi some undeserved credit, but I think the Toad knew but for some reason kept it to himself, maybe for Naruto or something. Doesn't make much sense I know, but why the fuck would he bother with a flashback if he didn't think it had some indication.

I like this theory. At the very least it's a better excuse than "this message makes no sense derrrrr" and that's cool with me.

[Abdula]

In any case I like the look of the black guy. Something about him seems really imposing, so I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a while for Sasuke to kill him. I always assumed the Tailed Beasts' power was proportionate to their tails, which is why Naruto has such a hard time controlling Kyuubi. If this guy can control the 8 tails with relative ease he's probably one to be reckoned with.

Just to clarify thats an incorrect assumption. Although the Kyuubi and eighttails are the strongest and second strongest respectively, the power of the tailed beasts is not based on their number of tails.

[chet_chetty]

A bijuu's power (chakra amount) isn't respective to the number of tails it has? I dont remember any indication proving otherwise.

WHen did they start letting black people into the Narutoverse?

At least Kishi didnt give him ridiculously oversized lips.

[XanBcoo]

Well, it never explicitly stated that the Bijuu's powers are respective to their tails either. It's not an ironclad theory, merely an assumption based on Naruto's own level of power with his increase in tails. Kyuubi, having the most tails, has also been called the most powerful beast multiple times. Gaara on the other hand, the one tails, was comparatively weak fully transformed.

Chiyo said the Bijuu have different characteristics based on their number of tails, which could mean anything from "their power increases with the number of tails" to "Each one has one more tail than the last".

It's not something I'd base an argument on, but is something that would make sense if it were explained.

EDIT: In before Abdula "YOU GUYS ARE ALL IDIOTS I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU REALLY THINK THAT WAY GOD"

[Abdula]

EDIT: In before Abdula "YOU GUYS ARE ALL IDIOTS I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU REALLY THINK THAT WAY GOD"

Huh? and I got neg repped too. What the hell?

Anyway, yeah I'm hoping we'll get to see another Jinchuuriki hanging around but I don't think that can happen at this point. If we were introduced to them earlier it would have been great but the series is winding down and Kishi is trying to tie everything together so I highly doubt any Jinchuuriki's are getting away if Gaara didn't. I don't even know why Kishi brought Gaara back to life if we were never going to see him again. If he's not going to use him again he should have just left him dead and it would have been yet more motivation for Naruto and the others to go after Akatsuki. That one is really strange because right after he brought him back to life he started killing of people left and right.

Anyway I doubt this encounter with the eight tails will serve anymore purpose than showing off Sasuke's new found strength. Beyond that if Kishi is really following the mythology an Eighttails-Kyuubi/Sasuke-Naruto confrontation is inevitable.

[Uchiha Barles]

Gaara was brought back to life, because unlike the characters that died after him, Gaara can sell keychains and T-shirts. Of the people who did die, only Jiraiya and Deidara were merchandise sellers. Akatsuki badguys had to die otherwise he'd lose all credibility as a story teller, Same for Jiraiya. Now, while Jiraiya's death was sad, it's expectation made it bearable.. It's an optimization problem: "How do I sell the maximum number of t-shirts and key chains while remaining a credible enough story teller to sell t-shirts and keychains?"

Yeah, I'm not too fond of the assumptions going around that the 8-tailed Jinchuuruki is currently the strongest. It's just too baseless. Without knowing what kind of powers he has, all you're left with is an impression.

[The Heretic Azazel]

A bijuu's power (chakra amount) isn't respective to the number of tails it has? I dont remember any indication proving otherwise.



At least Kishi didnt give him ridiculously oversized lips.

His look reminds me of Dutch from Black Lagoon. Only he's probably infinitely less badass

[Assertn]

I believe as far as youma mythologies go, the 8th and 9th tails were the only demons of notable rank above all the others, and the 9th was the strongest. So this doesn't mean that Gaara's was the weakest, just that Gaara's was weaker than the last two remaining ones.

[darkshadow]

I believe as far as youma mythologies go, the 8th and 9th tails were the only demons of notable rank above all the others, and the 9th was the strongest. So this doesn't mean that Gaara's was the weakest, just that Gaara's was weaker than the last two remaining ones.

I thought mythology said they were equally strong, just that 9th had infinite energy, tipping the scale to his favor after like thousand years of battle.. or something like that >_>

[Death BOO Z]

Just to clarify thats an incorrect assumption. Although the Kyuubi and eighttails are the strongest and second strongest respectively, the power of the tailed beasts is not based on their number of tails.

it isn't? my pokemon memory says that the power of the fox demon (vulfix and ninetails) is represented by the tail number... while it may not be the same with other demons, it sounds logical enough (then again, we get back to the argument about Zabuza and Kisame, where logic lost).

anyways, I'm going to call the 8tails Kratos, as in GoW kratos, since they both give off the same murderous vibe...

I really hope that Sasuke can't kill Kratos, it'll be such a let down, if after going through the entire jinukrichi set, we are still stuck with Naruto and Gaara (did we ever find out what happened to him? dead? alive? zombie?) as infulencial charecters.
it's been ages since we got another guy to the Naruto-team... I think Sai was the last good guy, and since then we only had Madare and Payne...

I think it's time one of the snake\falcon\akatsuki rookies kicks the bucket (or gets seriously injured) fighting Kratos, so Sasuke has to pull out (before using his sharingan shananigans and deusEXing his way to victory).