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DominiqueX

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Well she didn't know for sure, and they didn't try.

Based on what we know, she could have been saved, but neither Minato nor Kushina knew that it was a viable option.
No, we can't say "she just didn't know". That is stupid.
Back then, it was an absolute rule but Kishimoto changed his mind, which causes this inconsitency. She knew what she was doing and you can't tell me that Konoha, or any other country that had a Bijuu for decades, just didn't know such a simple thing.

Naruto is the only exception from this rule, which makes him the failure, not everyone else.
 

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I'm talking about the actual ability. At that point of the series uchiha were already OP. 3 tomoe is good, MS even better, EMS a whole lot better. Then came Izangi. I was like..ok...I'll deal..and then came Izanami. LOL. Sometimes a problem comes up in the manga and after it is solved the feeling I'm left with leaves me to determine if I think its ass pull or not. At that point in time I was just like...really? It just seemed like an easy way out. Sorta like the DMS kakashi thing which was badass but complete ass pull imo. Like I'm pretty sure if you collect 5 different uchiha eyes you get an automatic win. (Exodia reference).

Itachi literally said Izanami was 9/10 times useless in battle and applied to very specific people, so it doesn't guarantee an automatic win nor does it make a significant difference in their arsenal.
 

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No, we can't say "she just didn't know". That is stupid.
Back then, it was an absolute rule but Kishimoto changed his mind, which causes this inconsitency. She knew what she was doing and you can't tell me that Konoha, or any other country that had a Bijuu for decades, just didn't know such a simple thing.

Naruto is the only exception from this rule, which makes him the failure, not everyone else.

Uh, yeah, we can. Because she didn't.

Why would anyone have experience with a person having their Bijuu removed, surviving, and having it replaced within them?
By all accounts, Kushina was probably the first person in history besides Hagoromo to survive a Bijuu extraction at all, seeing as how Mito, the only other Jin who could have survived, was like 150 years old when the Kyuubi was passed to Kushina.
 

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There are a lot more things that diserve that list more than some you listed:

-Izanami (wtf)

-Madara breaking ET with just handseals

-Kakashi's turbo Kamui mode during the whole war

-Kaguya losing lol. Don't make such an OP character, because then it's stupid to kill him/her

-Naruto surviving 64 hakke by just will power
 

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Itachi literally said Izanami was 9/10 times useless in battle and applied to very specific people, so it doesn't guarantee an automatic win nor does it make a significant difference in their arsenal.
The automatic win bit was actually a joke about Uchiha abilities. LOL, Kabuto at that time was hella powerful but the 1/10 usefulness just so happen to be the exact jutsu they needed to stop him and get him to undo the seal. AN Izanami ability was probably going to come up, but the fact that the ability had no other real usefulness outside of this specific situation felt like an asspull to me and it always will. Back to the yu gi oh reference when Yugi uses an ability that helps him out of a pinch but that ability can be applied in other battles it feels like less of an asspull to an extent, but when an abilty is utterly useless but so perfect for the conditions at hand....it kinda feels like you were cheated. xD SO the fact that its usefulness only extends to the Kabuto situation aka 10% of the time, and a 90% useless jutsu happens to be the perfect jutsu to counter not only Kabuto but the entire situation, but then immediately has no real use afterward...it feels like an asspull imo. At least Izanagi could be used in other situations.
 
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Another thread that proves Narutobase throws around buzzwords like "asspull" and "plot hole" without knowing what those words mean
 

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How are #9 , #7 and #4 asspulls ? :wut:
 

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Yeah but your descriptions lack logic and propper explanation. What i see there only reflects your personal opinion.

we've never seen 9 used again after that fight.

7 was explained by Dante so maybe it wasn't

and 4 is self explainable. gaara kept producing new layers of protection. they went as far as saying his gourd was made of sand. cmon
 

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This shows how little you read, seeing as the Genjutsu was instilled through touch, and not eyesight.
 

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#10 - Gai surviving 8 Gates

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Topping the list off, is the asspull we are all familiar with. The most famous one of all. It's been stating since part 1 that going to the 8th gate means absolute death. When this didnt happen, fans of the series were not happy. However, it is only number 10 because kishi did a great job of using Naruto's Yin/Yang abilities to counter the death.


#9 - Naruto Kyuubi Healing

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at #9 we have one of the most anticipated fights in the manga. Naruto vs Sasuke pt.1. It easy to see how having the Kyuubi inside you gives you free range to pull assail after asspull. However, healing a large hole in your body is one i never expected. And its also one we've never seen again since.


#8 - Naruto Kyuubi Cloak stopping Orochimaru's Snake

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as cool as this was, its hardly plausible even for a kid possessing the demon fox spirit to stop a huge snake moving at that speed. Especially when the kid is only using the least powerful version of his cloak. I call asspull


#7 - Curse Mark Senjutsu Susanoo

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don't you dare sit there and try to defend this sh!t. This was an asspull if I've ever seen one. The amount of connections and explanations they had to provide just to justify this asspull is direct evidence to that.


#6 - TenTen using Sage Tools to fodderize Kakuzu

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I guess they needed to find a way to make her seem useful. As a self-acclaimed TenTen aficionado, i could've found literally a dozen different ways TenTen could be useful in any situation. (Watch the filler where Gai explains her potential to get an idea). But nope. they went the lazy route and had her found some OP tools to make quick work of an otherwise OP villain. Asspull.


#5 - Mei not using Corrosive Steam against Susanoo

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Till this day, i still find myself getting upset everytime i watch this fight. Mei Terumi who had the perfect jutsu against Sasuke's Susanoo, all of a sudden forgets to use it against Madara. Her jutsu literally melts Susanoos. But no she rather spit water at them. This is more of reverse asspull where the character was nerfed to serve the plot.


#4 - Gaara Skin Shield

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no. way. in. hell. I don't care what anyone says, Gaara should be dead after what lee did to him. But no, he had an even extra layer of skin on top of his already layer shield on top of his ultimate defense. Yea, the guy who has sand that automatically defends him, has TWO extra layers of protection just in case. Bullsh!t.


#3 - Sasuke surviving C0

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Just no. This is Asspull 101.


#2 - Kisame Zetsu

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So let me get this straight... Kisame had the state of mind to know to switch with Zetsu at the moment where Bee appeared to be thoroughly incapacitated. Seems unlikely. But whatever Kishi, its your manga. and we love it


#1- Kamui Resurrection

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Are you really surprised? Obito literally broke the manga with his Kamui Resurrection. If this wasn't the ultimate sign that Kishi was tired of trying then i don't know what is. Never before has someone transcended death in such a perverse way. Nothing was alluded to, referenced, foreshadowed, hinted or even remotely explain by how Obito was able to come back to the living and possess Kakashi via 'Chakra Kamui' granting him a Dual Mangekyo Sharingan and subsequently granting him a Perfect Susanoo. Baffling doesn't begin to explain the reach on this one.




*Honorable Mentions:

Ashura and Indra Transmigrants

Black Zetsu killing Madara

Orochimaru continuous inability to die off


Hope you guys enjoyed and feel free to argue against or support any of the claims


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9--Foreshadowed



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7--Foreshadowed



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3--Foreshadowed







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1--Never before has someone transcended death in such a perverse way. Nothing was alluded to, referenced, foreshadowed, hinted or even remotely explain by how Obito was able to come back to the living and possess Kakashi via 'Chakra Kamui' granting him a Dual Mangekyo Sharingan and subsequently granting him a Perfect Susanoo.

Edo tensei,Ashura/Indra, Obito explained it before he did it.

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Madara soloing the army with no eyes is a huge pothole. Also kakashi using sharingan is a massive plothole
many dont notice.

that's not a plot hole...or did you miss madara absorbing hashirama's sage chakra before hand?
 

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No specific order:

1. DMS Kakashi
2. Everything concerning Kaguya and the Ootsutsuki alien-race
3. Might Guy surviving the 8th gate
4. Madara being defeated by black Zetsu
5. The fact that all 5 Kage survived the fight with Madara, especially Tsunade and Oonoki
6. SasuSaku
7. Hagoromo appearing as a ghost after Madara's defeat
8. Shin "Uchiha"
9. Madara using Susanoo without eyes
10. Sasuke pulling out 9 Chibaku Tensei's out of his sleeve like it was nothing, after fighting two Juubi-Jins and Kaguya in a row

9 is not an asspull...we've seen susanoo without eyes before (Itachi Uchiha)
 

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DMS Kakashi is the dumbest shittt i've ever seen
 
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