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November 14, 2010 Jean-Christian Leave a comment
I’m still sickened at te sight of all these resurrected characters, but at te very least, I can appreciate that they are aware that they’ve been resurrected. I realize that this facet of Impure World Resurrection had been established as far back as te Third Hokage vs. Orochimaru fight, and again reestablished as recently as te beginning of Deidara vs. te Tsuchikage, but it bears repeating that this quirk of te jutsu exists, because it’s te only minor detail preventing this scenario from being 100% awful. With this included, it may only be 99% awful, but that’s worth something.
It's not much more enjoyable for us
Sasori’s remarks on te present state of Akatsuki do provide a somewhat surreal feeling, as it’s bizarre to watch someone learning about te world after their own death. That poignant moment is quickly moved past in favor of unsatisfyingly easy comedy between Sasori and Deidara.
Kabuto’s plan to erase each resurrected character’s personality is a tactically wise one, and one that is in keeping with his intelligence, but it will negate te only redeeming quality of his overall decision to revive meaningless characters.
After some more moments of discovery by returned characters, and an irritating mention of Sasuke, some action begins, in te form of a fight between Kabuto and Anko. This is tremendously disappointing; of all te possible fight combinations and potential matchups, we have to begin with one that is entirely too familiar? Te plot between Anko and Orochimaru may never have been thoroughly resolved, but that plot thread seemed to have been ignored on te basis of lack of interest, not on te basis of a later return. Kabuto clearly isn’t going to lose here, thus Anko will either be rescued and still seek revenge, or blatantly lose and negate te point of even having her exist.
Predictably, a hastily-assembled army comprised of warring factions must deal with internal strife. I realize that Gaara’s rank would rightfully be questioned by those unfamiliar with him, but it’s a shame that such doubts weren’t played out in a more subversive way.
Gaara’s speech doesn’t really suit him. His transition from brooding antagonist to anti-hero to leader has mostly happened off-screen, so while I can accept that he’s an ally of te protagonists now, I have a difficult time accepting that he’s able to deliver such an inspiring, impassioned speech.
Furthermore, Gaara’s speech revolves around Naruto to a fault. Using Naruto as an example of te heroic people in te world worth protecting is fine, as is mentioning Madara’s plan to collect te tailed beasts, but relying on Naruto at te end of speech sounds entirely selfish. “Save my friend” is far too specific of a cause to inspire true unity among such a large, diverse group.
"Also, I want you guys to do my laundry!"
Final Flash: Complete setup chapter. After te lingering disappointment of te resurrections, Kishimoto has a long way to go to recapture te excitement surrounding this arc.
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