Quote from loosecannon504
And I find it real funny how Naruto finally starts to get interesting around the time Jump is taking a break.
I think most of the series running in Jump are doing the cliffhanger thing this time around, unfortunately.
But you know, I was honestly shocked at how easily certain mysteries were revealed. Compare how painfully drawn out the secret of Jiraya's coded message was in comparison to discovering the origin of Danzo's eye. If only Naruto could be like this every week. But I've a bad feeling that the only reason why we've finally gotten some productive plot developments is because we're about to be hit with 20 chapters of non-stop battling. (Gotta find
some excuse to give Sakura & co. the opportunity they need to make it to Iron country--after all, we need secondary characters to act the part of shocked spectators at the big Naruto/Sasuke showdown, right?)
And while we may joke about homoeroticism, Kishimoto sure doesn't help things out any by having Naruto consistently thinking about Sasuke when he's in bed:
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/459/11/http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/403/16/(As a teenaged boy, I would think Hinata's boobs or Sakura's ass would be more interesting to him than how much the emo-bastard does or does not think about him.) This bringing Sasuke back drama seriously needs to end as soon as possible to bring some dignity back to the characters. As if Naruto & Sakura's tears weren't enough, they had to get Ino in on the act! Hopefully whatever decision Sakura reached by listening to Sai and Shikamaru will be a good one...