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Oct 5, 2012 7:07 AM

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This episode seemed brilliant after the terrible last episode. The double lariat is such a sick move :P
Oct 5, 2012 7:26 AM

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Raikage is such a dude!

I like this bit of backstory section, I remember enjoying reading it!
Oct 5, 2012 11:54 AM

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New intro, outro and ep were all sick 10/10 across the board.
Oct 5, 2012 12:56 PM

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Really enjoyable episode, I liked Bee's story in the manga and I loved it in the anime :)
Naruto is FINALLY joining the battle, I getting tired of his training.
New opening - better than last one (I must admit that it was catchy though) and than the one before (loved the song, but so many filler shit in this...). Well, my favourites are still "Sign", "Toumei Datta Sekai" and "Diver", I wish for something like that again :(
Anyway, the new one is pretty cool, I like scenes which were used in it, reminded me of a few things I've already forgot (crying Gaara~!).
Ending isn't my favourite, kinda dull. Song isn't that bad, though it's not catchy. Animation is really boring one - chibi Naruto fighting taijutsu - how many times we have those things already? Too many imo. It's listenable at least ;)
Oct 5, 2012 3:11 PM
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I've not seen the OP in case it gives away what may happen this season but I have heard the OP song and I do like it. :)

I thought the episode was very good. Not so keen on the previous filler episodes but they do serve the purpose of not catching up with what's happening in the manga.

Raikage getting annoyed that Bee noticed Tsunade's chest first was amusing. xD Great to see Minato in this episode too. Enjoyed Bee's and Raikage's flashback, interesting to see how Bee got the name Bee.

I'm looking forward to seeing Muu battle, whenever that may occur.^^;
Oct 5, 2012 4:02 PM

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to much flashback :(
Oct 5, 2012 7:11 PM

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Flashbacks were fine since they actually added to the story and were relevant.

Best episode in a while.
Oct 5, 2012 8:19 PM

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AlphaDelta said:
I've not seen the OP in case it gives away what may happen this season but I have heard the OP song and I do like it. :)

I thought the episode was very good. Not so keen on the previous filler episodes but they do serve the purpose of not catching up with what's happening in the manga.

Raikage getting annoyed that Bee noticed Tsunade's chest first was amusing. xD Great to see Minato in this episode too. Enjoyed Bee's and Raikage's flashback, interesting to see how Bee got the name Bee.

I'm looking forward to seeing Muu battle, whenever that may occur.^^;


Which brings the question, "what the hell is his real name?"



Oct 5, 2012 9:35 PM

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Amazing episode, thing I don't like about Naruto : When you think it'll finally move forward, they take the whole half episode to do some flashbacks... :/

Ah well, new OP (FINALLY, I HATED THE PREV.) and new ED! :D
Oct 5, 2012 10:50 PM

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Man they finally got new OP, now im starting to look forward to the next episodes.
Oct 6, 2012 2:48 AM

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Yay, Minato

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Oct 6, 2012 7:42 AM

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What is with people in flashbacks, my god this is called "character development", learn the term it might do you'all some good.

Would you rather have lifeless clueless characters just beating the shit out of each other, not knowing who they are or their background their relations with other characters, their personality, what makes them tick, etc.

The reason you like gaara so much is because of his backstory, his past and how it ties into the present and how much he has changed over the course of the story. Being a jinchuruki and freeing himself from this chains of bondage and become the man he is today. The reason you like kakashi so much is because his horrible past, his personality traits and how he passed on those teachings to his pupils. How he became known as the copy ninja of 1000 techniques. The origins behind his sharingen eye. The reason you like orichimaru so much is because of his detailed past, how he became a deranged and maniacal serial killer bent on trying to achieve greatness in the shinibi world by gathering as much experimental data as he can to create the ultimate jutsu and how his ambition ties into the story and his connection with saratobi, sasuske, and kabuto.

The reason you like minata so much is because of the great legendary things he did in the past, his views and how they changed many of the shinobi during his era. his willingness to protect the village from a great threat and his amazing fighting prowess when he goes up against madara. The reason you like naruto so much is because of his background, same as gaara's born with a jinchuruki who everyone hated in the world, he grew up with no parents, had to live and learn what the real world is like and in the process had to over come the power of the nine tails. Over come the feelings of despair, loneliness,l and what it means to have friends to protect and ultimately his dreams of becoming hokage and the many changes and growth he has has gone through to get their. Also how his ability to finally earn the recognition he deserves through the entire show, is what defines the character naruto. Some people don't see it that way, they consider naruto just a pointless annoying brat that relies on just his charka forms to do anything, but if you look at from a different viewpoint, the naruto we knew from the start of the story to the current naruto, he has matured in alot of ways since then and is not nearly as level headed as he was before.

With out any of these back stories or devolopment in these characters, what defines who they are, thier ambitions, thier goals, thier past, thier personalities, believe me, you would not care for them nearly as much. they would feel very generic and it would be like bleach all over again, if thats what you like, is action, all action, to each their own i guess. Anyways im done with my rant LOL
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Oct 6, 2012 8:24 AM

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New OP and ED was really nice :) I really prefer this new OP over the last, it was kind of annoying really, this one is much better.

The episode was great, I am glad we got to see all that, it just makes you really want to see the battle between ay/bee naruto/tsunade even more... I wish this episode would have been an hour long, can't wait for next week >_<



What he said ^ Background development on characters give the core story more meaning and the relations they have with other characters more substance and depth. Something you won't find in bleach.



Oct 6, 2012 10:37 AM

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Best opening I've seen Naruto have since the Pain arc (Toumei Dattai Sekai). Diver, Lovers, Newsong, and Totsugeki Rock all sucked as openings.

The ending was bland. As hell. The last one was better.

I'm caught up to the manga, so this episode, as well as the opening, was a nice recap of old stuff. Looking forward to the next episode.
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Oct 7, 2012 2:28 AM

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new op and ed :D .. i see sasuke is in it.. a lot.. even if its the fourth war..


the way bee says brother is hilarious XD


and i love their bond, A and Bee
Oct 7, 2012 7:04 AM
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Ahhhz did they long it out a little with the flashbacks a bit more?
Well it was still a good episode...I'm just impatient for the next...clip of the next episode at the end...epic xD
Oct 7, 2012 1:32 PM
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about time we got a new OP/ED!

Really enjoyed this episode, some worthwhile flashback material instead of just repeating stuff we've already seen before. :)
Oct 7, 2012 4:14 PM

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cool op,meh ending
awesome bee flashback and badass minato fight
5/5
Oct 7, 2012 6:37 PM
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The new opening is really good, much better than the last one, although that one wasn't hard to beat. Haven't seen the episode yet though, just wanted to comment the opening.

For manga readers: try to not comment about future manga events and future fillers. Specially when the fillers aren't "fillers". There are plenty of filler guides and the almighty spoiler tags for that.
Oct 8, 2012 3:33 AM

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Finally that god awful OP is gone :D

Decent episode.. Minato.
Oct 9, 2012 9:09 AM

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Nice new OP and ED
Oct 10, 2012 5:45 PM

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I won't even try being critical. I'm just too glad it finally started, the 12th season. Since the season 10 till now, there were many amazing, epic. beautiful, mesmerizing and touching episodes.

The thing that caught my attention at the beginning of the episode, when Raikage in a way deeply insulted Naruto when mentioning that Minato failed with the nine-tailed fox, was the song playing as the background cover, and lasting till the point when Bee did the fist touch and said to Raikage that he still hadn't learned that something about the Bee that Minato and the former eight-tail Jinchuriki mentioned.

It was the song similar to the ones from the second soundtrack, but Im sure I haven't heard it before. It's beautiful. Some lady is just following the music with her voice, but in a very subtile and enchanting way.
Please, if you have an information on what that song might be called, let me know!
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Oct 11, 2012 3:06 PM

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yeah this part was cool but so tame compared to what is to come. No complaints from me, solid episode.
Oct 14, 2012 12:50 PM

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Flashbacks, and not about a secondary character, maybe a 3rd category character. booooring. And yeah, don't expect much next episode either.
Oct 18, 2012 5:10 PM

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New OP! ^^ Better than the previous one too! And I saw Minato and Kushina in it T.T <3 Also, new ED; but I like the previous one better :\
Good episode nonetheless, made me tear up(':
Minato and Kushina are amazing! ^^
Oct 18, 2012 11:15 PM
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so long i waited for this episode and when its finally here and your watching it you feel awesome because it surpasses your every expectations...this was so great i don't think i even winked once...no matter what anime i watch after a week when i watch just one episode of Naruto it makes me feel warm inside like i feel everything the characters feel at that moment..i cried a bit too...(its just sad Naruto didn't knew his parents that well,he is still alone when he think back to his moms words) haven't cried for an anime for a long time but Naruto always hit the right spot,i loved the OP THEME SONG WOW..AND ENDING THEME SONG JUST SAY EVERYTHING ABOUT NARUTO SO ITS BRILLIANT the animation was fantastic top notch as always...want more naruto cant wait :3
Dec 5, 2012 8:58 AM
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I do not love it I'm freaking RAPING this episode.
Awesome ED music by Mucc, video comparable to good old 1st Naruto series. Great video OP and v.good song.
We have also the darkness & climax of old Naruto mixed with epicness and power of new Shippuuden. The very story of tag team and 4 Kage meeting alongside with kokoro of Jinjuriki (sorry!) was moving.
Good job!
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Dec 5, 2012 3:42 PM

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new songs, im going to miss dat EIEN DESS. I hope that also marks that we are finally back to the canon releases. Good flashback. Its actually a flashback that matters.
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Dec 28, 2012 4:53 PM

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GREAT opening and cute ending!!

Loved this episode and how it used new flashbacks!

5/5
Feb 3, 2013 7:09 AM

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Episode was okay at most, I bothered to watch through it. Not a bad opening either. I didn't like the second half of the ending though.
Jun 29, 2013 8:08 AM

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Better than the past two episodes.

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Jul 23, 2013 8:33 PM

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enjoyed seeing minato in this episode
Aug 30, 2013 6:22 PM

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i like seeing this past! bee and ay/ae(???)'s relationship seems to be very tight knit.
i never imagined them to fight against minato.
it's kind of side tracked from the plot, but i find this interesting.
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Mar 15, 2014 10:37 AM

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Oh, Raikage. How much irritating are you...
Dec 5, 2014 6:41 AM
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Nice new opening and ending song~
I remember watching this on Youtube back then ahahaha. What a spoiler, but this was really nice.
Minato is as awesome as always :D
Mar 31, 2015 8:50 AM
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Like the new opening and ending
Awesome episode. A and Bee's past (I had no idea they weren't brothers in blood)
It's always nice to see Minato fight XD
On to the next one already *.*
Aug 26, 2015 1:42 PM
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Whoever said in the last thread that we needed a new OP, was on point!
New OP is tight.

Bee as a kid is the coolest anime character in existence.

I really liked this episode.
Oct 2, 2015 10:19 AM

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Good episode, but i I thought it would be more action... Very nice opening. Itachi and Nagato are coming! I can't wait for it!
Jun 5, 2016 10:54 PM

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new op and also i didnt realize they didnt share the same parents; awesome story.
Sep 3, 2016 12:09 PM

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yay new op and ending. The episode was good and the flashback was interesting
Mar 5, 2017 1:00 AM
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What is with people in flashbacks, my god this is called "character development", learn the term it might do you'all some good.

Would you rather have lifeless clueless characters just beating the shit out of each other, not knowing who they are or their background their relations with other characters, their personality, what makes them tick, etc.

The reason you like gaara so much is because of his backstory, his past and how it ties into the present and how much he has changed over the course of the story. Being a jinchuruki and freeing himself from this chains of bondage and become the man he is today. The reason you like kakashi so much is because his horrible past, his personality traits and how he passed on those teachings to his pupils. How he became known as the copy ninja of 1000 techniques. The origins behind his sharingen eye. The reason you like orichimaru so much is because of his detailed past, how he became a deranged and maniacal serial killer bent on trying to achieve greatness in the shinibi world by gathering as much experimental data as he can to create the ultimate jutsu and how his ambition ties into the story and his connection with saratobi, sasuske, and kabuto.

The reason you like minata so much is because of the great legendary things he did in the past, his views and how they changed many of the shinobi during his era. his willingness to protect the village from a great threat and his amazing fighting prowess when he goes up against madara. The reason you like naruto so much is because of his background, same as gaara's born with a jinchuruki who everyone hated in the world, he grew up with no parents, had to live and learn what the real world is like and in the process had to over come the power of the nine tails. Over come the feelings of despair, loneliness,l and what it means to have friends to protect and ultimately his dreams of becoming hokage and the many changes and growth he has has gone through to get their. Also how his ability to finally earn the recognition he deserves through the entire show, is what defines the character naruto. Some people don't see it that way, they consider naruto just a pointless annoying brat that relies on just his charka forms to do anything, but if you look at from a different viewpoint, the naruto we knew from the start of the story to the current naruto, he has matured in alot of ways since then and is not nearly as level headed as he was before.

With out any of these back stories or devolopment in these characters, what defines who they are, thier ambitions, thier goals, thier past, thier personalities, believe me, you would not care for them nearly as much. they would feel very generic and it would be like bleach all over again, if thats what you like, is action, all action, to each their own i guess. Anyways im done with my rant LOL


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Mar 25, 2017 2:00 AM

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Little does Bee know that the oppai are truly wrinkled.
Funny flashback with Raikage, Bee, and Minato.

Awesome OP. Can't say the same for the ED.
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Nice episode!! The Bee and Raikage flashbacks was nice!!!
Jun 9, 2017 4:17 PM

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I really like the ending, I'm gonna really miss the last opening darn

Loved the minato flashback, teared up

almost thought this episode was going to be about Tsunade & Raikage being the ultimate duo haha...
Speaking of the Hokage, I'm really wanting Tsunade and Dan to interact in this war omg I want flashbacks

Sep 28, 2017 6:46 PM
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Bee as a kid is the coolest anime character in existence.

I really liked this episode.[/quote]

Ikr ? Love him !
Dec 7, 2017 11:28 AM

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Definitely one of the better episodes in a while
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Apr 20, 2019 9:50 PM
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New OP is OK but I liked the last one a lot more. The ED is pretty good too. Good episode 5/5 Next episode looks even better.
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Aug 31, 2019 9:34 AM

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Back to the action, nice to see backstory!
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Jun 28, 2020 3:15 PM

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Nice episode, I got to see more of Minato :'( . And I like Bee-Ay relationship.And finally a new op.The last one was 1/10.This shows the fights that are coming and I kinda don't like that.
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minato is so cool bruh wish he would be reanimated or something to see him in action
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