Naruto was jam-packed this week! As expected, we got to see Pain's forbidden technique, Chibaku Tensei, which didn't fail to disappoint. Despite Pain's demonstration of sheer strength this chapter, I am starting to get the sense that his energy is waning significantly. Pain's excessive pride, as well as his overreaching obsession with power (as has been proven to be motivated by his flawed, ironically destructive idea of peace) - as with so many manga antagonists before him - will eventually end in his downfall. I don't think Nagato has too many more cards up his sleeve, and his difficulty in maintaining God Pain is becoming more evident.
Naruto's seal fractures further in this chapter, which obviously has huge implications for him and everyone else in the area. Naruto's six-tails becomes eight; let the rampage begin!
Honestly, there is not much keeping Naruto alive at this point, as he is in the process of being completely consumed internally. Luckily, the seal had a fail-safe and with the release of the eight-tails, Naruto's father and former Hokage reappeared within Naruto's consciousness.
The prospect of a rematch between the former 4th Hokage and the nine-tails within Naruto is thrilling, as it is poetic. It may be more prudent for the eight/nine-tails to complete destroy God-Pain before it is suppressed though (that would bring a nice resolution to this ongoing epic battle); it would be nice (as well as devastating) to see the full nine-tails emerge in the next week or so. Suffice it to say, this chapter was fantastic action-wise, and the twist with the seal was satisfying.
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