Discussion: This week’s chapter wasn’t anything big for me with the exception that my Sasuke’s insanity thread was correct.
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Finally Sasuke has shown hard solid evidence of his insanity as he thought of the rookies at a young age supposedly laughing at Itachi’s expense can only show how deranged he has become.
The brief Sasuke/Kakashi fight has people with mixed feelings as I have observed. However, it is pretty simple as Sasuke shoots an arrow that Kakashi had to warp away with Kamui because it was too fast as he quoted. I’ve seen a couple people say that Kakashi outsmarted Sasuke by using Kamui and logically speaking if he hadn’t he would have been dead. I have seen many people say
"Oh another Sasuke powerup" but powerup or not his Susanoo seems to have finally undergone the complete transformation unless his hatred was the reason but none the less I had a theory about this very situation. Just like Madara quoted how the Susano’o was a rarity seems as though any Uchiha can possess the potential to have all three of Itachi’s doujutsu and maybe only a few had successfully awakened Susano’o. For all we know there were Uchiha that had these three or one of the three in secret and because they were ambushed by Itachi/Madara which erased the possibility of defending. Madara might even have the three as well or one/two of them, who knows. Although, it is very apparent that Itachi did not pass on those three doujutsu and the proof is as follows. He implanted a one-shot Amaterasu to do away with Madara in case he was to meet with Sasuke to confess all that Itachi wanted concealed. What Itachi desired was to die at Sasuke’s hands and it didn’t exactly go his way as Sasuke was out of chakra/exhausted and had rather succumb to his illness. In doing so Sasuke would look like a hero in Konoha’s eyes and Sasuke could finally get on with his life. The Amaterasu was a failsafe so that Madara wouldn’t speak, why? If Sasuke knew the truth being the avenger his brother forced him to be he would find that all Itachi went through was unjustified and would seek revenge once again and Itachi intended for his vengeance to end with his death. However Madara unfortunately survives and tells Sasuke his tweaked version of the truth and Sasuke cracks even more so as seen below:
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As if Sasuke hadn’t enough mental damage from Itachi’s two Tsukuyomi he has this truth and the realization is the beginning of how Sasuke spiraled into what he has become in current manga (a fact nobody either comes to realize for themselves or are simply haters and simply shove it off as he was sane and knew what he was doing the entire time). Well incorrect, here in this page Sasuke loses his a big part of himself due to Madara’s intervention/corruption. Sasuke has his doubts but it is confirmed when he questions Danzou. Also for any people who say that Sasuke is sane because he knew what he was doing are incorrect as Nagato/Danzou/Gaara/even Madara all snapped and as a result lost their conscience (or right from wrong for those who don’t understand) at some point in their life. This finally occurred for Sasuke during the end of the Danzou fight. In Sasuke’s case, he simply had been cracking gradually to finally losing himself completely.
People have talked about Sasuke’s chakra and how can he still use Susano’o, well he only used Chidori twice and when he attempted to kill Sakura rather than using another Chidori instead took her kunai (in other words the chakra that Karin gave him seemingly was about limited to two Chidori). As for Susano’o, I have done my research and haven’t found where it says that it uses chakra but rather life force. As long as the user can withstand the draining of life/strain to the body/eyesight then Susano’o will remain active. Sasuke has hatred and willpower driving him. As seen below you should be able to comprehend how Sasuke is still able to stand and move even though he should be down and that is what we call
willpower:
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Through Sakura, Sasuke gains the willpower to suppress the Ten no Juin.
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Kabuto/Orochimaru both using their willpower in a fight for control over the body.
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Lee’s willpower is revealed even in an unconscious state.
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Kimimaro’s willpower enables him to move even though he is fatally ill. Read more deeper into Kimimaro’s quotes as he describes this willpower.
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Jiraiya’s willpower brought him back to life restarting his heart again.
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Itachi as well was able to cope with his dying body only due to medication/willpower and it seems as he allowed his illness to take over and end his life as his conditions were met.
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Naruto was hit with the Chakra Receiver and through his own willpower was he able to somehow merge the Kyuubi chakra within Sage Mode and resisted Nagato’s control. To Konan’s disbelief Naruto was able to resist it while being as close as he was to Nagato.
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Tayuya was restricted through Shikamaru’s Kage Kubi Shibari no Jutsu and was still able to move somewhat due to her chakra increase.
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Naruto gave Sakura the willpower to counteract Ino’s jutsu and released herself out of it.
Just how these two were constricted against their will they were able to break out of it just as Sasuke was able to break out of Danzou’s Juinjutsu either with willpower through Susano’o or spiritual energy.
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People say that Sasuke in Shippuuden became conceded/arrogant/God’s gift to Earth but he just believed in his ability to defeat/kill his opponents just like that of Naruto/Sakura who never gave up on the will to win even if the odds are against them.
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Notice how high the Raikage’s willpower to avenge his brother was that he showed no sign of pain. Sasuke has gone though his battles using Susano’o and has shown his pain.
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Danzou having been pierced in the heart still walked around talking and used a jutsu before he finally died. How is that even possible? Oh wait in the world of Kishi there is no logic as Sasuke can do what he does and shouldn’t get ridiculed as many other ninja throughout the manga have done the same and are not discriminated against.
All of these shinobi were able to move, attack, briefly defy death etc. and for anybody to say that Sasuke can’t is utterly ridiculous. Sasuke has been able to push his body beyond the logical limits due to his own willpower all the same. Kishi isn’t making Sasuke godly but rather giving him a high will to move about like he did with the others. His limitless chakra reserves can be due to having an increase through all of the fights he has been in etc. Raikage has a bijuu level of reserve and he isn’t even a Jinchuuriki. There are logical (well Kishi logical) reasons as to why Sasuke is able to do what he does and if you all take a minute and push aside the hate you can witness for yourself that there are things in the manga’s past to support these situations. Naruto arrived seeing Sasuke almost killing Sakura and people are already saying things like
"Naruto finally has grown up, has grown a pair and will do away with Sasuke". Please, just look at Nagato’s situation where he killed Jiraiya and from what I can remember Kakashi (died protecting Chouji from Pain), Shizune as well as all the others who were close to death in which were either saved by another or severely injured. Yet
NARUTO WAS ABLE TO FORGIVE NAGATO AND KONAN thus sparring their lives and people are actually saying that Naruto is going to have a different answer in terms of wanting to kill Sasuke? It is unfortunate to see this because if you really think about it if Naruto forgave/sparred Nagato/Konan who he didn’t even know why would he change his mind for Sasuke? If this indeed occurs then Kishi will have failed contradicting himself/Naruto’s beliefs and the major plot of Shippuuden will have lost all morality and respect from me.
Predictions: Naruto puts Sakura down and has his talk with Sasuke. I highly doubt that Naruto will even lay one finger on Sasuke and instead have that long awaited talk with him. Madara will most likely come in and pick Sasuke up before Naruto could get through to him. I would assume that he will begin to drill into Sasuke’s head that he will need Itachi’s eyes if he wants to further his vengeance and if he refuses, I think that he will simply forcefully implant them.