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Jul 18, 2009 6:57 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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I just watched a really out of synch version but it was still awesome.

Nov 10, 2009 8:29 PM
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Nice teamwork.. naruto was cute back then..
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Mar 13, 2010 5:44 AM
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Wow Naruto really wants to keep his promise
Jun 23, 2010 5:29 AM
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Sasuke and Naruto makes great team work. :)
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Feb 10, 2011 11:32 AM
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I just watched it. Although i thought sakura did't do anything, only care about sasuke; it was great episode.
Jun 16, 2012 1:27 PM
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I liked that distraction plan. It's good to see Naruto and Sasuke working together. Though I still think that Kakashi shouldn't have been trapped that easily, but anyway it leads some good things :P
Nov 4, 2012 4:45 PM
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So Naruto CAN have some good ideas if he thinks hard enough :P
Dec 7, 2012 4:58 PM
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The test about the 'ninjas having to kill other students in order to pass' gave off this Battle Royale feel for a minute.

Plus, Sakura should actually start doing something instead of crying Sasuke's name every time he gets injured.
Mar 7, 2013 4:08 PM
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Sakura was meant to represent human weakness, however that is no excuse for her being so lame as we are later introduced to another character meant to represent the same thing and he is MUCH more awesome
Aug 5, 2013 3:34 PM

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:O how unexpected..
Aug 20, 2013 12:46 AM
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THE ENDING WAS AMAZING! left you on the edge of your seat!
Jul 28, 2014 8:19 PM
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mpuzel45 said:
THE ENDING WAS AMAZING! left you on the edge of your seat!


this this this! The ending had me think that he surprised left and right the whole time. loved the episode through and through :)

really wish Sakura would start stepping up to the plate though, however!
Jul 30, 2014 5:33 PM
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eits said:
mpuzel45 said:
THE ENDING WAS AMAZING! left you on the edge of your seat!


this this this! The ending had me think that he surprised left and right the whole time. loved the episode through and through :)

really wish Sakura would start stepping up to the plate though, however!


That's Naruto for you. Besides every epic thing Naruto has, the fights are outstanding.
Aug 9, 2014 6:47 AM
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Fuck yeah, Naruto!! That was awesome!! It's nice to see him and Sasuke working together :D
Zabuza is a fucking monster, man :O
Well, gotta go to the gym now.
Jan 6, 2015 4:12 PM

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Fuck yeah!! Naruto & Sasuke are so awesome when they work together! Zabuza is a beast. This fight is epic. But Sakura should fight too. That'd be cool
Jan 12, 2015 7:16 PM

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Rewatching!

Absolutely amazing. I remember when I first watched this 4 years ago how amazed I was at the teamwork and smartness of Naruto.
May 4, 2015 5:03 PM

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A lot of annoying music and useless talk, until the last few mins they didn't even do anything. Also, I don't get why Zabuza was just standing there, letting them talk and cry and make plans. He could've just killed them in an instant and then he'd be over with it and could proceed to kill Kakashi and then he'd be done with that and could go home.

Anyways, I like the plan Naruto came up with.
Aug 10, 2015 11:01 AM

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This episode dragged a bit, but I still really enjoyed it. I didn't like how Naruto was being so scared again, but very glad that he remembered his hand and his promise. Plus, when Naruta and Sasuke work together, they are awesome! I still feel like Sakura is essentially worthless so far, which makes me sad because I kind of like her. ★5/5
Apr 22, 2016 8:28 AM

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Damn, the time when Naruto had the actual strategy fights rather than
Aug 27, 2016 2:07 AM
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Narutooooo, such great thinking! He's got good fighting instincts, I'd say. It's kind of like what he tried against Kakashi just a few episodes earlier. Again we see Naruto being really scared during a near death situation, I love that since it makes him seem more human.

Great teamwork though, Sasuke immediately realizing that the shuriken was actually Naruto, amazing. Definitely surprised Zabuza. As for Zabuza just standing there while the flashback was going on, lol, honestly by now, it's a thing with almost all action anime, or at least with all battle shounen...there will always be scenes where the enemy just stands there (or even boasting or just talking) when they could've just went for the kill immediately. It's just part of "anime logic."
Sep 30, 2016 7:01 PM

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oh boy, and here we start with the endless flashbacks.
Feb 22, 2017 12:31 PM

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The way Sakura blushed at Naruto was so cute!

And Naruto and Sasuke's plan was pretty damn smart!
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Aug 26, 2017 10:47 AM

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Nice battling especially that ending cliffhanger was nice! Looking forwards to see what's next.
Jul 16, 2019 7:17 AM

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Oof that cliffhanger!!
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Sep 13, 2020 11:54 PM
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That's why sakura is so disgusting.
She is a good girl with a good heart. But she is always like Sasuke×10^100... Sasuke is trying
Sakura: Oh my Sasuke! You are so cool!
Naruto is also trying his best
Sakura: NAruto, you moron.
Sakura is always self-centered and her want is Sasuke.
Let me give you a small spoiler if you want to know about Sakura. Don't worry it won't ruin your fun or that much of a major spoiler...
Dec 29, 2020 5:06 AM

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Good episode and a smart strategy! Dragged a bit though.
Feb 9, 2021 4:36 PM

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damn it that end caught me really unprepared o_o

except that though the pace is really off...
Feb 19, 2021 1:52 AM
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naruto did an awesome job looks like Kakashi will be able to get out of the water prison
and i loved this episode
Jan 26, 2022 2:21 PM
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I think this makes up for the boring first few episodes. Damn, it's good.
Dec 12, 2022 9:45 AM
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Bad animation and makes no sense of any character in it. Like they are just there out of nowhere and doing what they even don't know why they're doing it
Feb 12, 2023 8:14 AM

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Damn, all those 'SIKE!' moments and exaggerated faces. It was like I was watching a shounen anime parody. This episode also had some One Piece level of dragged out pacing. The previous episodes had much better fight scenes and their animation.
Feb 15, 2023 2:23 AM

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The flashbacks seemed a little excessive considering this was only the 8th episode, but the combat was really dynamic and fun to watch
Apr 29, 2023 7:31 PM

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That combo at the end was pretty smooth from Naruto and Sasuke. The fact that the two of them could work together to pull that off without having to communicate verbally is very impressive as well.
May 15, 2023 4:15 AM
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a lot of buildup from the previous episode but no real conclusion yet
Aug 30, 2023 9:03 PM

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For me, the fight was too long. They also constantly confuse us with these clones and substitutions. This is somewhat tedious.
Dec 13, 2023 10:41 PM
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sasuke and naruto's plan looks like it might work, i loved how they are building up zabuza as this extremely high skilled ninja but naruto's oath he swore to himself made him not back down and made me teary eyed, this episode was badass for sure. im excited to see what happens next. zabuza keeps getting more and more badass
Feb 11, 8:47 AM

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Flashbacks about what I already saw a few episodes ago!! if stuff like this keeps on happening, I'm switching to the manga.
Mar 18, 6:30 AM
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Decent episode, it wasn't half bad
Jun 28, 3:23 PM

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Well done Naruto. I enjoy the dynamic with Sasuke here. They aren't best friends, but it's also not like they're ridiculously douchey to each other where their relationship endangers the team. They have no issue working together and acknowledge the other.

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