Of course Sasuke was saying last week how he needed to speak with Orochimaru and how he believed he was still alive, and this week of course proved that Sasuke was right. Suigetsu was really against the idea of bringing Orochimaru back, and was telling Sasuke how he doesn't need him anymore as he could probably do it for himself these days.
Suigetsu was actually pretty amusing in this chapter, and he definitely added the comedic relief from the more serious tones in this chapter when it came to Sasuke and Orochimaru. Seeing Orochimaru back like this was very nostalgic for me and reminded me of the original Naruto series where he was the big shot, and it certainly raised a smile when he spoke of wanting Sasuke's body pretty soon after reappearing after all this time, it's good to see he hasn't changed!
I still don't have a clue who they are going to see, or indeed why Orochimaru is needed for it, but I do admit that I am very happy to have Orochimaru back. For as much as I like Tobi (and despite all the evil acts he has committed), to me there has never been (or will never be) a villain as good as Orochimaru. He isn't my favourite character or anything, but when it comes to sinister villains who you love to hate, for the Naruto series there is nobody quite like Orochimaru.
I am actually glad he came back this way to be honest, as if he had just came back as an Edo Tensei it wouldn't have had half the impact, and most likely Orochimaru would have only ended up being haxed again or else be used as glorified fodder like Sasori was earlier in the war. I don't know what Orochimaru is going to do if he manages to stick around, and of course seeing the reactions of others if they ever found out would certainly be interesting too.
I also wonder now whether Kabuto will still have some role to play. Orochimaru removing his power/influence from him makes me think that Kishi has plans for him down the line, and that there is still hope for Kabuto fans that he won't be killed off afterall.
Although not an awful lot of progress was made storywise from last week, I still really enjoyed this chapter. Orochimaru and Sasuke should be very interesting with whatever is going to happen between them and this mystery man who knows everything, and the Suigetsu segments added some humour as well which was nice.
Definitely a good chapter, and I recommend you check it out now if you haven't already. For the next two weeks as well we will be getting some colour pages (apparently to celebrate the Naruto movie out this month), so there's definitely a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks as well.
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