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Naruto: Takigakure no Shitou - Ore ga Eiyuu Dattebayo!

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Naruto: Battle at the Hidden Falls is the second special of this series (the first one was Find the Crimson Four-leaf Clover!), showed in the Shōnen Jump Jump Festa 2004.

Story: Team 7 must escort Shibuki, leader of the Hidden Fall village, back to home... and they succeed without any problems, although, they note that their protegee is a big time wuss. But, when they reach the place, a group of missing nins led by Suien (former Hidden Fall ninja), take every civilian as a hostage (yes... the twenty of them), and demand the "hero's water", the village's treasure, that can make the user chakra ten times bigger for a limited time. Although it's a hidden village, there is no Kage (or ninjas... at least, there isn't in this special... I wonder where the hell was Fu...), so Naruto and Sasuke (Kakashi isn't there, and Sakura is useless) must save the villagers and beat Suien (and his useless minions), shonen style.

Animation: the same of the beginning of the series (more exactly, this is after the chunin exam, cause Naruto knows the Naruto Uzumaki Barrage, but before the Tsunade search, cause there's not Rasengan yet). Correct in general, although the water sword jutsu looks ugly, and for a weird reason, they decided to show, from several angles (and speeds), how Naruto stepped on dog poop. The character designs of the new people are... average at best. We have the masked ninja (very similar to Izumo), the one with the crazy hair, and the sexy chick. Suien have a diaper in his head, like Chouji xD.

Sound: no differences with respect to the series, both in music (no opening, though) and the voices.

Verdict: you probably deduced it by now, but there isn't a lot to say about this special. The plot is average, and there aren't flashy fights. This could be filler. But don't let that last word scare you: although this isn't brilliant, it's kinda entertaining (and not very long), and is a good chance to see good old team seven in action, when they were young and inexperienced. I recommend this only to Naruto fans (who else would see it?).
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Naruto: Batalla en la cascada oculta: ¡yo soy el héroe! es el segundo especial creado de la serie (siendo el primero el del trébol de cuatro hojas), emitido en la Shōnen Jump Jump Festa 2004.

Historia: El equipo 7 tiene como misión escoltar a Shibuki, líder de la Aldea Oculta de la Cascada, de vuelta a casa... y lo logran sin ningún sobresalto, excepto por el hecho de que Naruto y compañía notan que su protegido es un cobarde bastante importante. Peeeero, cuando llegan, un grupo de ninjas renegados de otras aldeas, liderados por Suien, (antiguo Ninja de la cascada), toman como rehenes a toda la población (que son como... veinte personas), y exigen que se les entregue el “agua del héroe”, el tesoro de la aldea, que es capaz de aumentar el chakra del usuario 10 veces por un tiempo limitado. A pesar de ser una aldea oculta, no hay Kage (o ninjas, porque en este especial no se ve a ninguno... ¿donde se habrá metido Fū?), por lo que Naruto y Sasuke (Kakashi no está por cuestiones burocráticas, y Sakura es una inútil) deberán salvar a la gente y vencer a Suien (y a sus muy inútiles esbirros), al estilo shonen.

Animación: la misma del principio de la serie (para que se orienten, esto se ubicaría después de los exámenes chunin, por que Naruto usa la ráfaga de Naruto Uzumaki, pero antes de la búsqueda de Tsunade, dado que todavía no se ve el Rasengan). Correcta en general, aunque el jutsu espada de agua se ve mal, y por alguna razón, decidieron mostrar, desde varios ángulos (y a distintas velocidades), a Naruto pisando excremento de perro. El diseño de personajes de los debutantes... ninguno resalta mucho, tenemos a al ninja enmascarado a lo Kakashi, el del pelo loco, y la chica bien dotada. Suien tiene un pañal en la cabeza, como Chouji xD.

Sonido: ninguna diferencia con respecto a la serie, tanto en música (aunque no hay opening) como en las voces.

Veredicto: como probablemente hayan deducido por lo anterior, no hay mucho para decir de este especial. La trama no pasa de decente, y ninguna pelea es llamativa. Bien podría ser un filler. Pero que eso no los desmotive: si bien no es bajo ningún punto de vista brillante, se deja ver, y es una oportunidad de ver al buen equipo siete en acción, cuando eran jóvenes e inexpertos, sin muchas técnicas a disposición. Recomendable únicamente para fans de Naruto (que otra persona querría ver esto?). read more

This is a short OVA basically telling an adventure Naruto and his team lived through so while it may not be related to the main plot per se, it is still more Naruto and a chance to see your favorite characters in another adventure.

My Age Rating: 8: Some light violence.

Naruto and his team are sent on a mission that soon turns to be more than they bargained for when they get involved in a dispute concerning the Waterfall Village. Now they have to save the village and prevent a villain’s evil plot. SPOILER-The funny thing is his evil plan is to use the water that increases your chakra to become invincible and conquer all. Two flaws with that plan: 1) Considering the water also shortens your life every time you use it and considerably so too, how long those he plan to rule, 5 minutes! 2) Guess he didn’t factor in people like Orochimaru and Itachi when he set out to conquer all, he should have considering a bunch of kids gave him a run for his money.-SPOILER

The OVA gives you some light humor, good but short action and a simple but still entertaining story. Personally I liked it because I looked at it like simply another episode rather than a work of its own so if you like Naruto and know what you’re getting into this one might just be fun for you as well. read more