Naruto Chapter 431

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Title:  "Naruto Erupts"

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Summary: 

So sorry for the wait..... : )  

The chapter starts out with a stoic standoff between Naruto accompanied w/ the Frog powerhouses and Pein Rikudou...... ( I noticed Kishi used a lot of skewed and angled perspective shots throughout this chapter...) God Realm, keeping idle due to the massive attack that leveled Konoha, hangs back while Human, Animal, and Hungry Ghost Realm come to the forefront. Naruto takes charge and commands Gamakichi to take Tsunade to safety while Tsunade leaves Katsuyu with Naruto for providing the intel on each Pein Rikudou's abilities.  Naruto with his newfound sage abilities can sense the chakra of everyone in the village, and noting to Tsunade (before she's taken off the battlefield to recuperate) that he cannot sense Kakashi's chakra.  A mature Naruto understanding the situation quickly redirects his focus to the fight as Animal Realm begins a wave of powerful summons that we've all seen before. (Hydra Hound of Hell, Bison, and Rainbow Rhino)  

As the Rhino attacks Naruto directly, Sakura rushes to Tsunade's aid as the Souzou Saisei reveals Tsunade's true aging. (Kishi only gives us a glance :) A determined young Sage Naruto uses brute strength to not only stop the Summoned Rhino's assault dead in it's tracks but manages to hurl it in the air as Ma and Pa use a combination Sage attack to stun the Hound and Bison summons as Naruto prepares a devastating surprise.  Before the two stunned summons have time to react Naruto sprints past with two clones following closely behind as Naruto passes off two Rasengans.  The clones immediately begin to exponentially increase the Rasengans forming two Giant Rasengans and attacking the stunned summons hurling them in the air.  Just to give you some perspective..... Naruto, Ma, Pa, and the 3 Giant Frogs Launch such a quick and fierce attack that all 3 of Animal Realm's Summons are defeated before they can even hit the ground, and while Bun, Ken, and Hiro (Now we know his name :P ) are finishing  the attack in the air....... Naruto has time to deal a knockdown blow to Hungry Ghost Realm. 

Pretty much the entire chapter is one big assault on Pein that happens in an instant.  As Pein realizes that Naruto's Sage Power via Frog Katas can even do damage without directly making contact...Fukasaku explains to us that it's because Natural Energy has become apart of Naruto's body and it's all directed at Pein.  The chapter ends with Naruto gathering a huge amount of Chakra forming a Kage Bunshin hand seal as he prepares to unleash his New Jutsu that he's been secretly working on while training in Sage Mode at Myobokuzan.

My Take: 

Well it's about time we see some action.  In retrospect that chapter is sooooo quick, and that in itself leads me to believe that Naruto is making the most of his time in Sage Mode.  I mean he gets right down to business, and I especially liked the fact that he showed incredible Maturity when he found out Kakashi's predicament.  I mean this is the same Naruto that at the mention of Sasuke would..... well... this .......

I think Kishi hinted at his Maturing with these pages.......and these pages as well.....and because of that maturing Sasuke's words will fall on deaf ears......now....Pein has been a key player in Naruto's maturing via killing Jiraiya......just like the Old Toad Hermit said....Jiraiya's choice would effect the world in essence.....and Pein had a hand in one sense by killing Jiraiya....but Jiraiya's choice to stay and not give up..... was the key.... in so doing...has forced Naruto to grow up and set the wheels up for Fukasaku to teach Naruto Sage Mode...

Also I hope no one thinks that this is the end of Pein since Nagato is pulling the strings behind Rikudou, and thus is potentially more powerful than Pein Rikudou.  However, it seems Nagato has PR for a reason........so much so that Konan dispels her paper bunshin and worries about him after God Realm unleashed that destructive onslaught....Red flags in my mind go up....to the point that I'm almost thinking that Nagato's power is so great that it's risks are detrimental to his health.  Which means if Naruto and Nagato were to square off mana a mano ..... Naruto needs to be strong enough to force Nagato to his MAX ....thus forcing him to sacrifice himself to fulfill "his brand of Justice"...or as Konan calls it .... Madness....

I'm starting to think that this is only the beginning of a long line of chapters until Nagato and Naruto fight..."Battle of the Destined Children of Prophecy" ..... which is why Kishi allowed the Hachibi to escape and Danzou to make his move etc.... this skirmish with Pein Rikudou is just the beginning.  ... of a bigger plot..

Which is also why I think Kakashi will live but will be out of commission for now due to the Danzuo situation .... and the fact that most of Konoha is severely weakened......

As for Naruto I think this New Jutsu is SOOO strong that it drains Sage Mode incredibly quick.......and he's already trying finish off Pein Rikudou.......with this jutsu....but I say BEWARE Naruto.... because God Realm will be the one to take advantage of the situation since God Realm is taking the time to recuperate......lest we forget Hell realms ability..... so we'll see what happens next week...

I also want to bring your attention to one more thing......Notice how Naruto has managed to Pass on the Rasengan to his Clones.... this is the FIRST TIME in the manga that this has Happened...... Now I'm not talking about his clones being able to USE Rasengan but the fact that the clones that usually are there to help form Rasengan while the Original or more specifically the one Generating the Chakra executes the jutsu and the clone who helped rotate the chakra...... dissipates.  

With Oodama Rasengan...... Naruto and the Clone both Executed the jutsu, but this was different....too see the clones who help form the Rasengan not only NOT dissipate but take the Rasengan from the Original and then incorporate enough chakra to create the Giant Rasengans is quite a feat..(and brand spankin' new).... I'm almost thinking that Naruto's new Jutsu may have something to do with this but we'll see next chapter......(sidenote:  I also think in Sage Mode Naruto only needs 1 clone to perform the Fuuton: Rasengan since Naruto can now (in Sage Mode as we've seen ) form Rasengan with 1 hand............ and the other clone will be used to incorporate the Wind Chakra........)

Thx

MX :D

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You Gotta Love Jiraiya :)