Naruto 459 for real this time. I PROMISE NO BLINKYTEXT

[elementalhero]

First, a reread with some off the cuff reactions.


~Raikage: "HE'S THE EMBODIMENT OF DARKNESS IN THE NINJA WORLD." *laughs forever. FOREVER*

~You know, despite his whole picking-Danzou thing, I really do like Mifune. He at least ATTEMPTS to use logic. Not his fault Danzou's hacking his brain.

~I really. really. really want to know how other-Mist-nin got his Byakugan.

~Unimportant, but Chojiro's adorable. *squishes*

~Ino's...crying. I just. argh. I can make excuses for Sakura, as she's under a lot of pressure, but INO????? GOD. I want to see Hinata get to SAY SOMETHING AFTER CONFESSING TO NARUTO IN FRONT OF EVERYONE, DAMMIT.

~Shikamaru must feel somewhat responsible for this. Poor guy. *pats*

~Okay, I can see Sai noticing Naruto's sadness when discussing Sasuke, but "a heat coming from his gut?" WTF, KISHI, DON'T FEED THE SLASH SHIPPERS. THEY'RE LIKE SHARKS. ONE DROP OF SUBTEXT IS ALL THEY NEED IN A VAST OCEAN OF SANITY.

Unless said heat is actual tangible real heat burning off his Kyuubi seal, reacting to his rage and grief? WORTH EXPLORING.

~Ugh, Shikamaru, stop perpetuating the Ino travesty. MAYBE SHE'S CRYING FOR SAKURA. (got this idea from mildmay over in redbrunja's post.

~Shiki subscribes to the "chain of vengeance" theory also.

~YES. YES. YES. YEEEEEEEES

THE CLENCHED FIST MEANS THE SHIT HAS HIT THE FAN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU...SAKURA! ASSKICKER OF KONOHA! READY TO ROCK! 8D

~I find the segments where Naruto thinks about Sasuke and wonders sadly where he is SO FRICKING TOUCHING, OMG. ;A; I WANT TO...GIVE HIM A HUG, S-SOB

~"I don't understand you anymore." T_________T and then Keane's "We Might As Well Be Strangers" starts playing in my head. THAT SONG IS SO SAD.

I don't know your thoughts these days
We're strangers in an empty space
I don't understand your heart
It's easier to be apart


(link is the song, just listen, so sad ;_; I THINK I KEEP DOING THESE JUST TO SHOW OFF MY HTML)

~AHAHA SHISUI AAAH *will not use blinkytext. must...resist...*

~So, trufax: SHISUI LOOKS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE WHAT I PICTURED HAAAAAAAAAAAAA

~His name was Shisui of the Mirage, so why... Why would his specialty be mindhaxxorz, then? I expected something totally different, oh well. I ALSO EXPECTED THAT HE WAS DEAD, SO YEAH.

~Zetsu: CONVENIENTLY ARRIVING JUST AS SUSPICION IS CAST ON DANZOU. ALSO, GIVING ME NIGHTMARES FOREVER. "HELLOOOOOOOOOOO~"


Then DISCUSSION TIEMZ!



OKAY SO DANZOU.

I think that while all the Uchiha were scrambling around threatening Itachi with WE KNOW YOU KILLED SHISUI, SO DON'T DENY IT, BECAUSE WE KNOOOOOOOW YOU DID IT, Danzou snuck into the morgue and freaking looted Shisui's corpse. WHICH IS SERIOUSLY EFFED UP, MAN.

But why? Was he inspired by Kakashi, already making a name for himself as Kakashi of the Shraingan? Did he want to rub his power in Itachi's face, as in "HEY ITACHI LOL IMMA MAKE YOU KILL YOUR CLAN AND RUB YOUR FACE IN THE DEATH OF YOUR BFF AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT, HA HA HA" ? Did he just know about Shisui's unique ability and want it for himself in his grab for power, instead of doing it the hard way with old-fashioned charisma?

So he needs Kabuto/Orochimaru's expertise on keeping the dead tissue animated? Or something? Unfortunately, I have a bad feeling that with Zetsu throwing the meeting into chaos by offering them Sasuke, we won't get answers until later. >C

Speaking of, Madara. What's his game? He called Zetsu away from Team Hawk, told them "now," and then Zetsu betrays their location. What does Madara stand to gain from Sasuke's capture? Is Sasuke's capture his real goal? Or does he just want to throw the meeting into chaos so nothing gets done? I don't think he and Danzou are allied at all, I just think the meeting's disruption just happened to coincide with both of their goals at that point in time.

I really hope Sakura's going out there to kick ass. I really do.

Oh, and I wish we get another Itachi flashback soon. G-GOD I MISS HIM SO MUCH ;_;


I promise, this is the last 459 post. I SWEAR.

Comments

[keepdreamingxx.livejournal.com]

-just stares at Itachi dancing.- o_o

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

So pretty~

[hungrytiger11.livejournal.com]

Hello. I saw some of your comments over on redbrunja's page and really liked your sense of humor. Is it okay if I friend you?

Also, I thought Madara's supreme plan of iffy revenge was to get Sasuke to destory Konoha. Huh. No idea what he or Prairie dog!Zetsu are doing.

And Danzou going into the morgue is something someone needs to write. Also the bizarre rubbing in Itachi's face too.

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

Of course! FRIENDSHIP! 8D *friends*

I think Madara's Plan of Iffy Revenge (M-Poir? Sounds French-ish. I like it.) might be one of those plans that is SO CONVOLUTED MERE MORTALS COULDN'T POSSIBLY GUESS. Or just really silly.

I plan to write that almost immediately! I shall not fail! *YOUTH*

[mildmay.livejournal.com]

I wandered over from redbrunja's journal. And I totally used blinky text over Shisui in my reaction post. Because. I could. Also, I'm a dork.

Anyway! Do we really know that Ao (or whatever his name is. I think it's Ao) knows wtf he's talking about? This isn't the first time we've seen or heard of an Uchiha using mind control. Itachi did the pretty much the same thing to that woman he had distract Jiraiya waaaaaaaay back when he was first introduced. It might have seemed amazing and unique to Ao, but for all we know Shisui was the only Uchiha he ever fought, in which case he might not realize that it's something any skilled Sharingan user can do. Though, considering what Shisui's level was supposed to be, he might have been more hax with that particular skill than most. idk.

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

Though, considering what Shisui's level was supposed to be, he might have been more hax with that particular skill than most. idk.

That was my assumption.

Re:the nature of the ability itself, I had been under the impression that it was different from a regular genjutsu technique (like the one Itachi used on that random woman) because the target remains, for the most part, capable and unchanged. It sounds like less of a mind-control tech. so much as a mind-influence tech. For example, the seemingly sound logic Mifune presents in favor of Danzou could be his own reasoning, or the evidence of that subtle influence. Also, what about when the Daimyo changed his mind at the drop of a hat to make Danzou Hokage over Kakashi? That had to be Danzou's stolen Sharingan.

Ao! That was his name! *repeats to self*

[mildmay.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure Danzou has been manipulating people. Though I wonder how this ability came into play in the past. I mean I was under the impression he's wanted to be Hokage for a long time, so couldn't he have used the ability before now. Maybe he used it for different things before. I dunno, but I'm curious.

[strange_quark]

Your icon is... strange mesmerizing. *STARES*

THE CLENCHED FIST MEANS THE SHIT HAS HIT THE FAN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I GIVE YOU...SAKURA! ASSKICKER OF KONOHA! READY TO ROCK! 8D

GOD PLEASE YES. IF THERE ARE HOLY THINGS, THIS WILL BE TRUE.

I guess Shisui's nickname makes a little bit of sense? Because mirage's are images that you're convinced are there, but aren't? Therefore, haxxor? *Tries?*

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

So seductive, amirite? >3

I WILL NEVER STOP HOPING FOR THIS.

I...I don't know, I've always associated the word "mirage" with visual hallucinations, as opposed to, say, mental suggestion? IDK

[strange_quark]

Y-yeah it kind of is. *STARES MOAR*

I...I don't know, I've always associated the word "mirage" with visual hallucinations, as opposed to, say, mental suggestion? IDK

IDK either. I was trying to come up with some kind of way to reconcile it, but it's LOL KISHIMOTO we're talking about here.

[tafkae.livejournal.com]

/reads chapter




and then out of nowhere, ZETSUUUUU! I don't even know what's going on and that cracked me up.

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

It was pretty funny. And, at three in the morning, freaky as hell.

[tsukara.livejournal.com]

IIII don't een know what' going on any more but it's still cracky and hilarious so lol.

[okroginator.livejournal.com]

Exactly.