I have to say, after reading this chapter, I consider it the best chapter in the Naruto manga. I guess many people saw a revelation chapter like this coming, but I certainly did not. I was extremely surprised at the level of plot progression that occurred this chapter and for that reason, I can't help but love it.
I mean if we consider a chapter like 606, a heck of a lot of things were revealed including Madara telling his entire plan to Obito, but I saw that chapter coming. The reason I saw that one coming was because Madara and Obito's relation needed to be revealed and there were a lot of pending questions that had to be answered.
This time around however, I didn't expect any of these things to be revealed. I didn't expect to be told someone altered the tablet, especially not Zetsu. I didn't expect to ever be told who Hashi noticed at the valley of the end. I didn't expect to see an explanation as to how Madara survived that fight and I cetaintly didn't expect an explanation as to how Kabuto got Madara's DNA. They were all extremely relevant, yet unexpected, revelations if you ask me and this is why I love this chapter so much.
Generally speaking, all my favorite chapters are strictly plot progressive chapters. Some notables, apart from 606, would be 386 where Itachi reveals the EMS, 467 where Obito reveals the Juubi, 510 where we discover Izanagi and Nagato's origins and 560 where Madara is brought back. All great chapters but I must now put 681 at the top of that list. What were your thoughts on this chapter and its place amongst the Manga's best?
I mean if we consider a chapter like 606, a heck of a lot of things were revealed including Madara telling his entire plan to Obito, but I saw that chapter coming. The reason I saw that one coming was because Madara and Obito's relation needed to be revealed and there were a lot of pending questions that had to be answered.
This time around however, I didn't expect any of these things to be revealed. I didn't expect to be told someone altered the tablet, especially not Zetsu. I didn't expect to ever be told who Hashi noticed at the valley of the end. I didn't expect to see an explanation as to how Madara survived that fight and I cetaintly didn't expect an explanation as to how Kabuto got Madara's DNA. They were all extremely relevant, yet unexpected, revelations if you ask me and this is why I love this chapter so much.
Generally speaking, all my favorite chapters are strictly plot progressive chapters. Some notables, apart from 606, would be 386 where Itachi reveals the EMS, 467 where Obito reveals the Juubi, 510 where we discover Izanagi and Nagato's origins and 560 where Madara is brought back. All great chapters but I must now put 681 at the top of that list. What were your thoughts on this chapter and its place amongst the Manga's best?