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[ Episode 88-89: Rasen-Shuriken > Everything Else ]

Just in time for the new Sanbi arc!

[ Episode 88: Wind Release: Spiraling Shuriken ]

Like I said before, Naruto’s Rasen-Shuriken is freaking epic and the sound it makes is pretty damn cool. The effect of getting hit by it is absolutely lethal and there’s no telling just how many times it hits. It almost looked like thousands of needles just going back and forth into Kakuzu which accumulated to some pretty sick damage. May as well pull out the PWNT sticker and slap it on him because there’s no way he’s walking away from.

Yes the Rasen-Shuriken sure looks awesome, but in my opinion, it may be a little too powerful for its own good. Sure Naruto may have his arm destroyed in the process, but that means that we are NOT going to see it most of the time and we are forced to see a lot more Rasengans and Kage Bushins, which is what Naruto really is. It was a cool episode, don’t get me wrong, but it’s one of those instances when Naruto becomes really strong, then he is beaten up, then he learns something new, gets beaten down again, rinse and repeat.

[ Episode 89: The Price for Power ]

So, the Rasen-Shuriken does damage on a cellular level. That IS pretty damn lethal. The problem is that it also causes the same kind of damage to Naruto and if not careful, can render him unable to manipulate chakra ever again. Yup, that’s got to suck hard given that he worked so hard on developing the technique only to be told that he can’t ever use it again. Oh well, guess he’ll have to come with something later *cough*. Anyway, this episode shows the first signs of the new Sanbi which will be starting next episode. It’s going to be mixing in canon content with original content as seen by the new character introduced this episode, Guren. I’m interested in her at the moment if only because the preview in the one-hour special showed her using the Crystal element. Purely original no doubt but I’d like to see to what extent she can use such powers.

Yay. Filler. As I thought the Rasen Shuriken is lethal, but to Naruto’s chakra rather than his arm, which quite weird if you ask me. Also, I like the fact that despite the fact Naruto does inflict the most damage, it’s Kakashi who really kills Kakuzu. Besides that, we see Orochimaru, Kabuto and Sasuke one more time (because seeing Naruto running in dark corridors for 50 episodes wasn’t enough for me the first time) and they also introduce a new girl, Guren. I have to say that among all of the filler characters, she has the best design and don’t have weird pupils or any thing of the sort.