Now most people will say that flashback-heavy chapters are total mood killers, but this chapter was very strong, had great character development and a lot of emotional tie-ins for Naruto. Specifically, I'm talking about these pages here:
These pages clearly show the parallels Kishi is trying to portray. First, he's now likening Sarada to Naruto and Iruka. That being, having emotionally lost her mother just now, Sarada feels she no longer has parents in her life at all. This is the exact thing that Naruto and Iruka lacked for a large portion of their lives, the love of parents. The turmoil Sarada is suffering here is extreme and it clearly puts her in danger of taking a darker path. This can be quite literally likened to Sasuke and his search for power resulting from Itachi killing his parents. Sarada directly states she feels like leaving the village for a while.... the similarities being shown here between her and her father having lost his parents are numerous.
Furthermore, Kishi has directly proved that Naruto has grown to the point where he takes his experiences with Iruka and tries to impart what he learned from him onto Sarada. Previously being in a similar position as she is in now, Naruto is portraying himself to her the same way Mizuki convinced Naruto that Iruka was doing for him; that being he's re-assuring her using his own experiences that included similar conflict. This is clearly a sign of maturity, as Naruto is now taking the role of her teacher. Finally, Kishi is likening Sarada's loss to that suffered by Sasuke early in the series. I already mentioned the fact that her sudden desire to leave the village is very similar to his.
I'm sure there are more connections to be made, but without a doubt, this chapter was very deep and insightful. This is the kind of chapter I read the Naruto series for. Thanks for reading as always.
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These pages clearly show the parallels Kishi is trying to portray. First, he's now likening Sarada to Naruto and Iruka. That being, having emotionally lost her mother just now, Sarada feels she no longer has parents in her life at all. This is the exact thing that Naruto and Iruka lacked for a large portion of their lives, the love of parents. The turmoil Sarada is suffering here is extreme and it clearly puts her in danger of taking a darker path. This can be quite literally likened to Sasuke and his search for power resulting from Itachi killing his parents. Sarada directly states she feels like leaving the village for a while.... the similarities being shown here between her and her father having lost his parents are numerous.
Furthermore, Kishi has directly proved that Naruto has grown to the point where he takes his experiences with Iruka and tries to impart what he learned from him onto Sarada. Previously being in a similar position as she is in now, Naruto is portraying himself to her the same way Mizuki convinced Naruto that Iruka was doing for him; that being he's re-assuring her using his own experiences that included similar conflict. This is clearly a sign of maturity, as Naruto is now taking the role of her teacher. Finally, Kishi is likening Sarada's loss to that suffered by Sasuke early in the series. I already mentioned the fact that her sudden desire to leave the village is very similar to his.
I'm sure there are more connections to be made, but without a doubt, this chapter was very deep and insightful. This is the kind of chapter I read the Naruto series for. Thanks for reading as always.
