Chapter 320 *spoilers*

[Denisa]

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/1703/368178122455lomg7.jpg
Yes, that's Hidan and Kakuzu in a men's bathroom. Hidan complains about the stink. That's where they exchange the monk for the cash.

The spoiler summary is very short. Asuma is worth 35,000,000 in the bingo book. Kakashi tells Naruto: "Naruto...I'm gonna show you something interesting..." Is he going to give Naruto a chakra blade to use? Maybe something from the 4th?

That's it. I hope and expect we get a lot of Team Asuma too. Wasting panels on Hidan and Kakuzu entering and doing business in a men's bathroom wouldn't be very interesting.

[abomination]

Exchanging a corpse for the bounty in a men's restroom ? I thought such things were only done in dark alleyways and secluded area's. A men's restroom is a new one to me.

So Asuma's head has a huge monetary value. 35 million is seriously a lot. I've forgotten how much the monk's value was- think it was like 3 million- but Asuma must've done some stuff to get his bounty that high.

Naruto gets something new. Naruto doesn't seem like a weapon user aside from the usual kunai and shuriken so I doubt it may be some sort or weapon. But I could be wrong. Sasuke doesn't seem like a weapon user and he's now weilding a Kusunagi sword, and with great effect.

That's it. I hope and expect we get a lot of Team Asuma too. Wasting panels on Hidan and Kakuzu entering and doing business in a men's bathroom wouldn't be very interesting.
I dunno. As odd as it seems, I've wondered how they tended to "business" with such large cloaks on. But we won't be seeing any of that.

[Nano]

Yeah, even with the element training, he'll still be at a disadvantage against that sword, so maybe he is going to give him the blade he uses in Kakashi Gaiden.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Kakashi tells Naruto: "Naruto...I'm gonna show you something interesting..." Is he going to give Naruto a chakra blade to use? Maybe something from the 4th?
A voice in the back of my head spontaneously came up with the wild suggestion that Kakashi might end up telling Naruto how he is related to the Yondaime. But that's some serious wishful thinking on the part of that voice in the back of my head, with which the voice in the front of my head heavily disagrees. :P

But really, it's not unlikely that Kakashi might give Naruto something that used to belong to the Yondaime - perhaps a special weapon that the Yondaime had given his star pupil when he was Kakashi's mentor (sensei).

[Nano]

lets hope it isn't a come come paradise book.

[Denisa]

I would be extremely surprised if Naruto did not get a bladed weapon to use. Everything seems to be hinting toward that. Naruto’s training has been all about cutting things at close range. Then we had chapter 317. Naruto wondered why he had to add chakra to Asuma’s blade when it already seemed sharp enough. Asuma explained how wind chakra makes things sharper, then he showed him by cutting through the tree.

“When two ninjas are fighting with edged weapons, the one with the sharper edge wins.” That was Asuma’s quote and it makes me think of Naruto and Sasuke battling in some remote area with swords. Now Naruto could fight on even terms against Sasuke’s Kusunagi sword. Then they can drop the swords and get back into Chidori vs Rasengan and all those combination element jutsus they both each with have by then.

I think Naruto will find out about his father on his own. But Kakashi will start to drop more obvious hints to Naruto. Maybe this something he wants to show him will be one of them.

[Jinto117]

A voice in the back of my head spontaneously came up with the wild suggestion that Kakashi might end up telling Naruto how he is related to the Yondaime. But that's some serious wishful thinking on the part of that voice in the back of my head, with which the voice in the front of my head heavily disagrees. :P

But really, it's not unlikely that Kakashi might give Naruto something that used to belong to the Yondaime - perhaps a special weapon that the Yondaime had given his star pupil when he was Kakashi's mentor (sensei).

Yeah I wouldn't doubt it if Yondy gave Kakashi something special like a weapon or some technique. I think people sometimes forget that Kakashi has way more techniques he has yet to show(or what Kishimoto has decided to show us).

[u_nick]

i would LOVE it if the whole scene went down as a Star Wars tribute, and basically is something like Kakashi giving Naruto a sword or something, and the scene is laid out just like the scene where Obiwan gives Luke his father's light sabre :D

[Nano]

i would LOVE it if the whole scene went down as a Star Wars tribute, and basically is something like Kakashi giving Naruto a sword or something, and the scene is laid out just like the scene where Obiwan gives Luke his father's light sabre :D


But then Naruto would have to make his own then Kakashi would die and Naruto would fight his father.

[ffl]

I don't think Kakashi's going to "give" him anything, per se. The caption at the bottom did say that the next chapter would be "Kakashi's Power". So I'm expecting Kakashi to show him some amazing elemental jutsu or the like.

It's also interesting that Kishimoto is tacking bounties onto Naruto characters now, just like One Piece. It adds a certainly level of excitement and expectation to it all, but... it seems like it's a pretty late addition to Naruto at this point, so it would hardly have the same effect on readers and viewers as the bounties in One Piece do, since the bounties are used as an indication of power or threat that the character poses. Still... if Kishimoto gets it done right and uses it correctly, it could really hype some things up... or it may just be a temporary thing.

[blackknight]

Not a bad chapter. I found it interesting that Kishimoto seems to have made this as a return to the start, where there is some seriousness with comedy mixed in. He's been doing a fair amount of that recently.

It seemed a bit short to me, though.

[u_nick]

But then Naruto would have to make his own then Kakashi would die and Naruto would fight his father.

LOL! :D

you know what i mean! :P

[blackknight]

But then Naruto would have to make his own then Kakashi would die and Naruto would fight his father.
Just plays into the hands of those people who say, "Yondaime is the leader of Akatsuki!"

To be fair to them, he could have dyed his hair. And Naruto could turn into a pig, grow wings and fly.

[Hara!]

Just plays into the hands of those people who say, "Yondaime is the leader of Akatsuki!"

To be fair to them, he could have dyed his hair. And Naruto could turn into a pig, grow wings and fly.
And sound villaige could be inhabited by heterosexual men.

[blackknight]

And sound villaige could be inhabited by heterosexual men.
You mean it isn't?! Say it ain't so! [/sarcasm]

While I did say that I liked the chapter, it really isn't enough to go on for another week. There's only so much we can discuss trading bodies in men's bathrooms.

Oh my God, the bounty man is a necrophiliac! [/sarcasm (again)]

[Hara!]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f55/malomeat/156441828a23594e450eeef6a.jpg

My cover color.

[DarkDestiny]

^ Very nice!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Its times like this where I wish I was artistic -_-;

On topic: Grrr! Another Naruto chapter. I know it is his show, but that didn't matter before. I want to see other characters!

[abomination]

I thought the ramen cutie's name was Ayame, but the translation I read ( from NF )had it as.... Akane ? Not a major goof on a name, but a goof none the less. But what's odd is that Naruto AND Kakashi both refered to her as "ramen cutie". Well, they are right you know. She is most definitely cute.

Asuma's bounty is what's messing with me. I think I've read like three translations so far and 1 scanlation and each has Asuma's bounty as a different number. So what's his correct bounty rate ? Guess I'll wait and see what better translations has it has. Whatever the correct number is, it's still higher than Chiriku's bounty.

Also in every translation I read, Kakashi never said to Naruto that he would give him something; it was that he would show him something. I personally haven't the faintest clue as to what that could possibly be. I'm drawing a blank on that one.

Otherwise, not a very evenful chapter. Not much shown, not much valuable info given. A medial chapter , if anything.

[Jinto117]

I don't think Kakashi's going to "give" him anything, per se. The caption at the bottom did say that the next chapter would be "Kakashi's Power". So I'm expecting Kakashi to show him some amazing elemental jutsu or the like.

It's also interesting that Kishimoto is tacking bounties onto Naruto characters now, just like One Piece. It adds a certainly level of excitement and expectation to it all, but... it seems like it's a pretty late addition to Naruto at this point, so it would hardly have the same effect on readers and viewers as the bounties in One Piece do, since the bounties are used as an indication of power or threat that the character poses. Still... if Kishimoto gets it done right and uses it correctly, it could really hype some things up... or it may just be a temporary thing.

Uchiha Itachi: Bount[1,000,000,000 double dollars]

[Hara!]

Uchiha Itachi: Bount[1,000,000,000 double dollars]
Right. In a gay bar.

Hoshigaki Kisame: Bount[None. It's better not to try. Nobody crosses him and lives...]

[DarkNataku]

^lol, ok maybe kakashi will show naruto the sword and maybe he will need to go in search of someone to build him a sword/weapon to channel his chakra through

[Hara!]

^lol, ok maybe kakashi will show naruto the sword and maybe he will need to go in search of someone to build him a sword/weapon to channel his chakra through

What if Naruto turned into Inuyasha...


:shifty:

[Denisa]

Sounds like Kakashi has a thing for Ayame the ramen girl. ^_^ I'd much rather have seen Kakashi flirt with her than those two clowns. They weren't even funny. Someone said they were in the movie which is probably why Kishi put them there.

I've seen 53,000,000, 35,000,000, 8,050,000 and 3,050,000 as the bounty on Asuma's head. If it's 3,050,000 then it's only 50,000 more than the monk. I am not sure why Asuma would brag then. The fact that he his bragging at all about them not taking him is clue number 900 that he's going to die.

Hopefully we start seeing Shika and Asuma do something. Shika not doing much always makes the chapter seem duller to me. :P

If Kakashi wanted to show Naruto a jutsu then he probably would have gone back to the training grounds with him. Naruto wanted to go back to training, but Kakashi than said he wanted to show him something really interesting first. Sounds like whatever this is has to be done in town.

[MightyDustLoop]

What if Naruto turned into Inuyasha...


:shifty:

Yeah, Kakashi's really teaching him the Wind Scar.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

I've seen 53,000,000, 35,000,000, 8,050,000 and 3,050,000 as the bounty on Asuma's head. If it's 3,050,000 then it's only 50,000 more than the monk. I am not sure why Asuma would brag then. The fact that he his bragging at all about them not taking him is clue number 900 that he's going to die.
According to the translation I read, Asuma said the bounty on his head is five million more than the bounty on Chiriku's head, but I don't know why he would brag about it. A bounty that high means bounty hunters will be willing to go to greater extremes to capture him. If I were in his shoes, I'd be more careful...and I wouldn't have refused the monk's offer to pray for me.

If Kakashi wanted to show Naruto a jutsu then he probably would have gone back to the training grounds with him. Naruto wanted to go back to training, but Kakashi than said he wanted to show him something really interesting first. Sounds like whatever this is has to be done in town.
I think Kakashi is going to give Naruto something. The title of the next chapter, "Kakashi's Power," may not necessarily be a reference to a jutsu. It could always be a reference to a unique weapon in Kakashi's possession; a weapon can be considered a "power," as well, depending.

[Jinto117]

Right. In a gay bar.

You callin ma boy Itachi gay?

I think Kakashi is going to give Naruto something. The title of the next chapter, "Kakashi's Power," may not necessarily be a reference to a jutsu. It could always be a reference to a unique weapon in Kakashi's possession; a weapon can be considered a "power," as well, depending.[/color]

Didn't Kakashi's father leave him with the special blade that controls the "white chakra"? Perhaps it has been reforged and now Naruto will have his own blade handed down to him by Kakashi to counter Sasuke and his blade. Oh how I love this sword stuff!

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

Didn't Kakashi's father leave him with the special blade that controls the "white chakra"? Perhaps it has been reforged and now Naruto will have his own blade handed down to him by Kakashi to counter Sasuke and his blade. Oh how I love this sword stuff!
Hey, you're right! Kishimoto did mention that Kakashi's father left him a special blade! So maybe that's what Kakashi wants to show Naruto?

[ffl]

That 'special blade' was cut in half during Kakashi's first mission as a jounin. It seems unlikely that it was reforged or repaired.

Asuma didn't refuse the monk's prayers, he accepted it.

[Mikadzuki Tatsu]

I thought Asuma refused the monk's prayer... Huh...must have been a mistake in the translation I read. Either that, or I misread it.

[abomination]

Yeah, he didn't refuse it. Infact he's seen with his hands folded in prayer with the old monk. Personally, I'm taking that as another sign Asuma's not going to be around much longer. Praying for a character's peace and good luck almost always ends up with something bad happening with that character.

Chiriku's bounty is 3 million ryou. Asuma brags his is 5 million ryou more in the best translation I read. Asuma's bounty is 8 million ryou? Good lord, what did he do ? Well, nearly all of the 12 Guardians have or had large bounties on their heads. My question is... why? Why would people who were supposed to protect the Fire Lord have such large bounties. My only guess is that the larger the bounty, the more powerful that individual is. Similar to the fashion that the higher the ranking on a mission, the more dangerous it is aswel as the higher the criminal ranking, the more dangerous they are. I guess it would denote a power status and it makes sense to put powerful ninja in charge of protecting your Lord. But still.....why ones with bounties ? It seems to me it would be more prudent to use powerful ninja that do not have a bounty rather than using ones that do.

But that also brings up other questions. How did they get the bounties on their heads ? Was it before they became part of the 12 Guardians and they were sought out ( as mentioned above ) or was it beacuse they once were part of the 12 Guardians ? Asuma speaks of when he left the vilage. Could it have been because of that ?

Adding the bounty thing could make things more interesting, or it could complicate things like I'm doing here.

[likenewbie]

I think Kakashi is going to give Naruto something. The title of the next chapter, "Kakashi's Power," may not necessarily be a reference to a jutsu. It could always be a reference to a unique weapon in Kakashi's possession; a weapon can be considered a "power," as well, depending.

kakashi is gonna give naruto his spirit orb

raise your hands if you know where thats from =-)

[blackknight]

Yeah, he didn't refuse it. Infact he's seen with his hands folded in prayer with the old monk. Personally, I'm taking that as another sign Asuma's not going to be around much longer. Praying for a character's peace and good luck almost always ends up with something bad happening with that character.

Chiriku's bounty is 3 million ryou. Asuma brags his is 5 million ryou more in the best translation I read. Asuma's bounty is 8 million ryou? Good lord, what did he do ? Well, nearly all of the 12 Guardians have or had large bounties on their heads. My question is... why? Why would people who were supposed to protect the Fire Lord have such large bounties. My only guess is that the larger the bounty, the more powerful that individual is. Similar to the fashion that the higher the ranking on a mission, the more dangerous it is aswel as the higher the criminal ranking, the more dangerous they are. I guess it would denote a power status and it makes sense to put powerful ninja in charge of protecting your Lord. But still.....why ones with bounties ? It seems to me it would be more prudent to use powerful ninja that do not have a bounty rather than using ones that do.
Again, difference in translation, but mine read 50,000 ryou more, not 5 mills.

http://www.saiyanisland.com/images/data/media/244/Naruto_Manga_320_09.jpg

Then again, he's holding up five fingers. Hmm...okay, I've decided that the translator's an idiot. Anyone have a better site to read the scans?

Also, thinking how high the bounties on the protectors are, how much must the Fire Lord himself be worth?

[Jinto117]

That 'special blade' was cut in half during Kakashi's first mission as a jounin. It seems unlikely that it was reforged or repaired.

Asuma didn't refuse the monk's prayers, he accepted it.

ffl no disrespect to ya or anything, but sometimes I picture you as an American sniper in World War 2 picking off Nazi's one by one. Nazi's carrying Naruto theories in their pockets. . .

[Charred Knight]

Yeah, he didn't refuse it. Infact he's seen with his hands folded in prayer with the old monk. Personally, I'm taking that as another sign Asuma's not going to be around much longer. Praying for a character's peace and good luck almost always ends up with something bad happening with that character.

Chiriku's bounty is 3 million ryou. Asuma brags his is 5 million ryou more in the best translation I read. Asuma's bounty is 8 million ryou? Good lord, what did he do ? Well, nearly all of the 12 Guardians have or had large bounties on their heads. My question is... why? Why would people who were supposed to protect the Fire Lord have such large bounties. My only guess is that the larger the bounty, the more powerful that individual is. Similar to the fashion that the higher the ranking on a mission, the more dangerous it is aswel as the higher the criminal ranking, the more dangerous they are. I guess it would denote a power status and it makes sense to put powerful ninja in charge of protecting your Lord. But still.....why ones with bounties ? It seems to me it would be more prudent to use powerful ninja that do not have a bounty rather than using ones that do.

But that also brings up other questions. How did they get the bounties on their heads ? Was it before they became part of the 12 Guardians and they were sought out ( as mentioned above ) or was it beacuse they once were part of the 12 Guardians ? Asuma speaks of when he left the vilage. Could it have been because of that ?

Adding the bounty thing could make things more interesting, or it could complicate things like I'm doing here.

The bounty is from the Black Market, so I am betting that all powerful ninja's have them. If a powerful ninja dies than its better for the criminals of the world. I am also thinking the bounty is because of the 12 guardian thing, Chikuru was a monk for the Temple of Fire, and I don't think that's going to fetch money on the black market.

[ffl]

Yeah, the bounties are what they are worth for enemy ninjas, or bounty hunters, to get rid of them. The higher the bounty, the bigger the threat they are to other hidden ninja villages or other countries. Chiriku may have been a monk of the Fire Temple, but he is still one of the 12 Guardians, and pretty strong, so that explains why his bounty is at that number. Asuma's bounty being higher shows that he's stronger and considered to be more of a threat to other ninja villages during missions. The daimyo, feudal lord, of the Fire Country doesn't have a bounty... he doesn't do anything besides govern... I would assume. If he was kidnapped though, then he could be ransomed for a large sum of money.

And "no", I'm not "picking off" theories, I'm just clarifying things. Also, another point, Kakashi's chakra blade was probably forged with the same technique of "folding" the metal in layers that katana are made with, so it would most likely not be repaired because it would not be as strong as it originally was due to the way it was created. If he does have another blade that he uses, it probably isn't his father's, unless he feels secure using a broken blade.

[abomination]

Well, the bounties are officially listed in the Bingo Book, so it doesn't seem like it would be a black market deal it it were official. The Bingo Book list all ninja who are considered very skilled and powerful and the enemies that pose a threat to a village. Each village ( or country ) has it's own set of Bingo Books and it's own set of enemies. All of them are ranked for their level of dangerousness, with the most dangerous being given an S-Rank ( such as Itachi ). All missing-nin are in their respective village's Bingo Books aswell as a few other villages. Even Kakashi and Yamato are in other village's versions aswell. But, does every person listed in them have a bounty ? Is it only certain individuals that have bounties or is it mandatory to give everyone in the book a bounty based on their skills and abilities ?

Currently, my assumption of the bounties are that not all individuals listed have them. Most just pose a threat and it's pretty much ok to assassinate them at any given time. If you could kill them, you would pretty much be doing a service to the hidden villages. It's only certain ninja, for whatever reason, that are given a bounty on their heads. Adding a bounty means there's something special about them.

That's pretty much my take on it, which as you may guess, may pretty well be wrong and needs to be corrected.

[DarkNataku]

Also, another point, Kakashi's chakra blade was probably forged with the same technique of "folding" the metal in layers that katana are made with, so it would most likely not be repaired because it would not be as strong as it originally was due to the way it was created. If he does have another blade that he uses, it probably isn't his father's, unless he feels secure using a broken blade.

well since wind chakra makes any blade weapon stronger/sharper, would it not make a difference broken or not. or maybe kakashi's father had another blade made for his son.

[blackknight]

Face it, DN, Kakashi is not giving Naruto the sword. Even if wind power makes the blade stronger, Naruto would still be fighting with a weaker blade against Sasuke's whole blade infused with his lightning power. How long do you think he'd last?

[Hara!]

Face it, DN, Kakashi is not giving Naruto the sword. Even if wind power makes the blade stronger, Naruto would still be fighting with a weaker blade against Sasuke's whole blade infused with his lightning power. How long do you think he'd last?

LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!


A man can dream...

[Big Shot]

Yeah, he didn't refuse it. Infact he's seen with his hands folded in prayer with the old monk. Personally, I'm taking that as another sign Asuma's not going to be around much longer. Praying for a character's peace and good luck almost always ends up with something bad happening with that character.

Chiriku's bounty is 3 million ryou. Asuma brags his is 5 million ryou more in the best translation I read. Asuma's bounty is 8 million ryou? Good lord, what did he do ? Well, nearly all of the 12 Guardians have or had large bounties on their heads. My question is... why? Why would people who were supposed to protect the Fire Lord have such large bounties. My only guess is that the larger the bounty, the more powerful that individual is. Similar to the fashion that the higher the ranking on a mission, the more dangerous it is aswel as the higher the criminal ranking, the more dangerous they are. I guess it would denote a power status and it makes sense to put powerful ninja in charge of protecting your Lord. But still.....why ones with bounties ? It seems to me it would be more prudent to use powerful ninja that do not have a bounty rather than using ones that do.

But that also brings up other questions. How did they get the bounties on their heads ? Was it before they became part of the 12 Guardians and they were sought out ( as mentioned above ) or was it beacuse they once were part of the 12 Guardians ? Asuma speaks of when he left the vilage. Could it have been because of that ?

Adding the bounty thing could make things more interesting, or it could complicate things like I'm doing here.

The Stoptazmo crew brought out an interesting point; the bounty, aside from
its relation to vengeance money, might also be related to a special attribute of Asuma that is of great importance. If you can kill Asuma without ruining the body that much, maybe the corpse can be studied to acquire a certain jutsu.

[blackknight]

LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!LIGHTNING/WIND RASENGAN!


A man can dream...
And what exactly would that achieve? :huh:

Now a full body Rasengan to counter Sasuke's full body Chidori, utilizing wind as a buffer between the destructive power and his flesh? I wouldn't mind seeing that. Imagine Naruto in giant hamster ball.

[DarkNataku]

^but wouldnt it resemble the hyuga's Eight Trigram Palms Heavenly Spin.

[Punnchy]

The difference with the spin is that the hyuga must seek out and connect a blow to the apponent while in this state, however with the type of ability in question, anything that would come in contact with him would pretty much be torn to ribbons, like shredding paper in a paper shredder.

[ffl]

They don't have to seek out anything with the Kaiten. They just send out their chakra while spinning around to create a powerful chakra force field.

But Naruto will most probably end up forming a large wind version of the Rasengan. If he learns a second element anything soon, he'll somehow combine the two and maybe then we'll get more infor on his background.

[DarkNataku]

yeah bc wouldnt a full body rasengan also hurt naruto once the shell is cracked.

[Jinto117]

It would be cool to see an attack that was similar to the Resengan and Chidori when they fused during the Naruto and Sasuke fight.