Also, needless to say, SPOILERS, MAJOR MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW
**************you've been warned*************
Btw, bear with me if this is boring, it's my first time writing something like this! So I'll get started! *I'll be in your care* *bows*
The episode started in a pretty standard way for Naruto, especially when showing such a massively important battle. Sasuke and Itachi's rivalry has been the focus of Sasuke's story for quite some time now, so to finally see them at it was like Turkeyday, Christmas and New Year all rolled into one for me. On that note, it was also disappointing to see that this battle was only 2 episodes long: NO! I am not advocating fillers nor overly drawn out battles (see what Bleach is doing atm for an example of the 1st and watch any of the battles in Hueco Mundo for an example of the second, Bleach is, at the moment, the undeniable king of fillers) Still, that is not what I mean, I had hoped that they would release a 1 hour special or something to be very honest, like they did with Jiraya!
So on with the episode:
This is Sasuke's new jutsu, Kirin, it reminds me of Raikou from when I played Pokemon Silver (Btw, see this if you played Silver as well). So with that in mind, the battle picks up where it left last time and Sasuke does his thing. We are reliably informed by Zetsu, which is also the in house commentator of the match and part-time geography teacher, that Sasuke's fire jutsu had in mind creating a zone of low pressure in order to gather storm clouds - who said Anime can't teach you a thing or two? Kirin is the embodiment of lightning and as such it will strike "faster than the speed of sound" as well and as such, it is unavoidable, so after Sasuke is done throwing it, this is Itachi's state:
And Zetsu asks "Is Itachi dead". Well, in real life, if you are hit by thunder in the open air and there is nothing to redirect the thunder, yes would be the answer. Thankfully, this is not real life.
In fact, Itachi goes on to reveal a super awesome jutsu, you'll have to watch the episode for that though. So after he presents that, Sasuke gets a bit frustrated, activates de Cursed Seal and we have this:
Give it to me baby (take it like a man). As usual, Sasuke loves to have more power, so the next scene is quite graphic:
Oh yes, that priceless look on his face just reads "IT'S TOO MUCH". But does it stop? You bet it doesn't.
Sasuke is there, still, somewhere, I think. It's a profusion of snakes, 8 in total. If you followed the show religiously up until now you know why this is, if not, it will be a bit of a surprise. So the snakes attack Itachi, and he cuts their heads off (as you would if you saw a giant hydra-like monster, don't worry, it is common in anime). When there is only one head left, this starts happening:
I mean, c'mon, from the mouth? That's gross.
Itachi, however, was expecting it, the dirty whore.
So Orochimaru comes out!! And he does this (the even dirtier whore):
To which Zetsu says this:
If not for the awesome battle, this episode is worth watching just because of Zetsu's commentary, that comment in particular. I think I almost fell off my chair when I read that. Fansubs are awesome indeed. So after coming out (haha), Orochimaru thinks himself the bees knees:
And then he makes this face:
Whoah! Go back to bed dude!
I am not going to say any more about the episode, I chose these stills mostly because the translation, when taken out of context, makes them sound so sordid :O.
So there, go watch the episode, it is really awesome! It's sad to know that the conflict between the gloomy Uchiha brothers culminates with this battle, but hey, it had to happen. Now the show still has a lot to give, I've read a bit of it on Wikipedia (not advisable) and I can't wait for the next episode, just like Orochimaru! The creep.
Ja mata ne! :)
