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Feb 7, 2014 6:21 PM

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Boring. Only good thing was Danzo and Orochimaru.
Feb 7, 2014 6:48 PM

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Minato's coronation was beautiful!!!

NOOOO not Minato's Death!!!!
Feb 7, 2014 7:35 PM
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Is there anybody else who can't get over the fact that the new Hokage was announced... by a SIGN? It just seemed so out of place to me.
Feb 7, 2014 8:15 PM

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Ryomi said:
Is there anybody else who can't get over the fact that the new Hokage was announced... by a SIGN? It just seemed so out of place to me.

The kages are nominated after the previous kage dies or by inability to carry out duty. And sandaime was still "young" when he nominated minato.
Feb 8, 2014 11:29 AM

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This is a filler episode right? Like 100% filler. Just need confirmation.
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Feb 8, 2014 3:42 PM

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I didn't expect to see a filler episode that good ! :)
Kakashi's story the whole flashback on Konoha are really interesting . Even if those episodes are here in order to save time, that's probably one of the first times that I don't mind. I mean, if the whole arc is that interesting, they're more than welcome to do so ^^
Feb 8, 2014 5:16 PM
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Kind of makes me sad to see Minato and Kushina being normal together. Makes me think about how Naruto would have really liked his parents and how he's much like them.
Feb 8, 2014 11:17 PM

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johnyjohny said:
This is a filler episode right? Like 100% filler. Just need confirmation.


Indeed. This is the first of an 8 week long filler arc titled "Kakashi: Shadow of the ANBU". After this is done with, Pierrot has confirmed little to no filler for the rest of the year, possibly because the manga itself is going to end this year. Also, it's highly likely that Kishimoto himself is in charge of writing the script for this arc.
Feb 9, 2014 8:57 AM

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Really good and meaningful filler.
I liked it.
Feb 9, 2014 2:13 PM

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SandyBoi said:
Next ep Minato's Death :(


Again :( The feels man, the feels...
Feb 9, 2014 2:26 PM

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DarkMorpher said:
So that's how Minato became the hokage. Interesting interpretation.


didn't know that this was filler (anime watcher here, don't read the manga). Looked believable!
Feb 9, 2014 4:04 PM

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That last scene was great. He looks like such a badass ANBU.
Sad episode though.
Feb 10, 2014 10:34 AM

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SandyBoi said:
Next ep Minato's Death :(

Next arc: Gaara vs Naruto, again. Should call it: Naruto: forced replays.

I guess all that's left of substance for the series is how many stuff they can blow up.
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Feb 10, 2014 5:33 PM

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Schedule for February. This is quite possibly be the best filler arc ever in Naruto Shippuuden, just look at those titles and apparently leading into march their is supposed to be a double episode with background history behind you know who, this should be really interesting.
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Feb 10, 2014 10:53 PM

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doesn't matter if this is yet again, another shitty filler Minato was here so.. yeah
Feb 11, 2014 2:19 AM

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Kakashi looking like a BOSS with that anbu mask and outfit on.
Feb 12, 2014 8:12 AM

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Kakashi was a gangster at the end of that episode. Sheesh just realized its been like 5 or 6 weeks since madara arrived at those guys, i just hope the repetitive flashbacks stop soon and get back to the present.
Feb 12, 2014 9:45 PM

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Pretty excited for this filler. I skipped all the other fillers in the Naruto series as I was marathoning it to catch up. Hopefully it's good.
Feb 14, 2014 11:56 AM

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Very good episode, this filler arc can become one of the best arcs in Shippuden.
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Feb 14, 2014 11:37 PM
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i love this episode it was a masterpiece.......poor kakashi he was loosing his faith in him and about being a shinobi..was feeling he let everybody down and punishing himself by not associating with anyone because he thought he didn't deserve friends!

he thought i fail as a shinobi maybe that's why he thought "at least ill die as a shinobi" that's why he picked up the book (how a shinobi should die) and didn't want to live anymore.. but then minato put his faith and trust in him completely .hoping to make him realize "your not a bad shinobi" wow minato really cared about his students he is so kind.. i got to see everything minato ceremony the rezones for it to happen and kushina also orochimaru.. wow this was so epic :3 everything is starting to make sense now :3
Feb 15, 2014 12:30 AM

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Flashback Kakashi is good stuff, now how will Danzo be an asshole next?
Feb 15, 2014 12:01 PM

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Now I understand Kakashi's antisocial behavior, Though his personality made is less apparent.

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But my feels.
Apr 9, 2014 2:50 AM
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Aww, it was really cute to see Minato and Kushina together. I can see Danzo and Hiruzen never got along even back in the old days. And is it just me or has the leader (the one sitting at the head of the table) not aged at all? He looks the same back then as he does now!
Apr 15, 2014 12:15 AM

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^ Haha I agree, MinatoxKushina was a cute couple. Sigh, the title for the next episode, why so soon? ): By the way, the people who hated the episode, do they hate it just because it's filler? -.- I don't remember anything being repeated from the past flashbacks.

Anyway cool episode, highlights being the Fourth's succession ceremony, and Kakashi receiving his ANBU gears at the end, putting on the mask, and the sharingan through the hole.
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Apr 30, 2014 3:18 AM

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Finally some MinatoxKushina!

I love how the starting and ending scene complimented each other, from Kakashi seeing the pain in Rin's eyes, to seeing it in his own.
May 26, 2014 5:10 PM

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Minato <3

And Kakashi man i felt so sorry for him :(
Jun 2, 2014 10:58 AM

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Watching this only because of MinaKushi ♥
Oct 3, 2014 5:06 AM

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"It won't come off..." :(

I think this is the first time we see Kakashi cry.

His personality makes sense now. PTSD and everything :/
Oct 22, 2014 10:26 PM

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that macbeth reference tho
Dec 20, 2014 3:56 AM
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Great episode~
Minato and Kushina <3
Poor Kakashi, though :/ But he looks damn cool at the end!!
Mar 28, 2015 1:09 PM
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I know this episode is really old so no one may see this thread anymore, but I agree that this episode was great. And I really loved the expansion on things we know happened but never got to really see in the manga. The only reserve I have is that it wasn't in the manga. So it almost feels like a fanfiction. Like it's great, and I want to believe it, but is this what really happened in the Naruto universe that Kishimoto created? So I guess my real question is, how much involvement does Kishimoto have in episodes like these where this actually does expand on major plot points and isn't just a pointless filler. Does he sanction it? Does he tell them that this is true, this isn't? Unless I feel like it comes from Kishimoto's Naruto universe purely I think I will have trouble truly enjoying the episode without reserves.
Jul 29, 2015 12:08 AM

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The Daimyo's look hasn't change in years, he still looks the same in the present!

Of course, Danzo had to be there. Danzo is scheming anywhere and everywhere in the past, even conspiring with Orochimaru.
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Jan 28, 2016 7:36 AM

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Fantastoic episode! Never mind, that it is filler!
Kushina obviously destroys the system. What is this?!

Aww... Kakashi is soo sweet as a kid. But wait, how many years old is he now? I mean in this filler. Because if in the next episode Naruto will be born or something like that, he must to have about 20 years (calculated xD)
And I still don't know, why did he kill Rin? It was explained, or not?
Sep 20, 2016 2:22 AM

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Nice episode got to see lots of old characters again of knoha and Kakashi joined the anbu
Apr 9, 2017 5:58 PM

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I like Orochin's voice lol

This ep had too many hilarious faces lmao



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Kakashi is very, very confused!!! i hope this change thanks to the new Hokage!!!
Sep 5, 2019 4:36 AM

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So glad Danzo is dead!
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Try not to cry little one
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Oct 31, 2020 3:27 PM

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Kakashi looked so badass with the anbu mask at the end. Great ep, hoping we'll see yamato since he was anbu too !!
Mar 23, 2021 7:16 PM

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really like this already, it's seems a lot connected after obito's flashbacks than any filler only to fill on the gaps.

i really understand danzou, but it seems that he only thinks about his soldiers, his sacrifices, but using "saving konoha" as excuse, every appearance of him since dying makes me hate him more and more.
not only that, if orichimaru would be hokage, konoha probably wouldn't reach the day obito would take advantage of the kyuubi...

minato choice to make kakahi anbu on the other hand, though to be expected seems to me like he doesn't understand him from some reason.
and that end was said it all. really gonna love this arc.
Apr 9, 2021 3:57 PM

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I feel like Kakashi killed Rin so she won't give away any important information because she was sure to be captured by them, but it still hurts. Poor Kakashi, the worst things happened to him.
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May 7, 2021 12:07 PM

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And here is one of the filler arcs I've been dying to watch! Who would have thought a guy as calm and easy going as Kakashi had an emo Sasuke phase at one point in his life.

Can anyone confirm what age he is here? He looks like a kid, even when compared to his contemporaries like Guy.

And then there's Kakashi with his ANBU mask. Darn he looked way awesome!
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Nov 24, 2021 3:33 AM

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Kakashi Anbu filler arc seems pretty interesting ngl.

He's still feeling guilty about killing Rin (which we still don't know why he did) and he's totally unaware of Obito being alive.
Jul 10, 2024 7:29 PM
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Why are we going back, there was literally no reason to this time given just.... please, the plot, where is it
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