[losborrachos]

^ Because he have no time to take the test at this moment...and not even Sasuke was allowed to be promoted to Chuunin despite the referee stating that he was already at the Chuunin level. Plus, however stronger Naruto is than Kakashi, he still needs to learn to think like a leader and act appropriately, a factor which cost him the Chuunin rank the first time. Yes, Naruto is smarter now, as he demonstrated in the previous battle, but even he says it, "Don't compare me to Shikamaru." The villages seem to be pretty heavy-handed with their rules, because even if you were like the ultimate ninja, you still wouldn't be able to be a higher rank or whatever unless you pass certain requirements.

hahaha i know... sry that question was a rhetorical snark to tie up my bored-with-kakashi's-line-he-used-to-be-so-hot statement...

ok am i the only one who feels sorry for sasuke and the huge fashion crimes heaped upon him since pre-timeskip? not to mention sakura and naruto following him ard like little puppies... no wonder kid's so messed up...

and regarding yondaime and naruto, i'm into the dad theory, which actually makes the yondaime = AL theory unappealing... but it's an interesting possibility, and i don't like ppl dismissing it because "teh AL's hair is orange like nickelodeon!" this is where i come in and slam the tobitobito theory or the yamatobi theory on the table...

[miwako]

I'm glad that the story's finally picking up. It's been moving at a snail's pace since who knows when -___-;; anyhoo, I'm still a bit lost with where Kishimoto (I think that's his name?) going with this.

...I hope someone fixes Sasuke's outfit. I mean, most of it looks fine, but really, what's with the chest baring? ... It just makes him look kinda ... fat. : x

[Korowa]

I wonder how they're going to top the Akatsuki story line, since it seems like every single one of the members is super-duper strong, but however they have been taken down by Naruto and Co. I remember first hearing of them.. and all the teachers have trouble going against these guys. I wonder if they're going to have to go the Dragonball route and start brining in aliens O_O

[dudeman]

Okay, that chapter was seriously disgusting.

Spoiler

I think the only thing that could look more gruesome than Orochimaru's true form is Sasuke's Curse Seal level 2.

I mean, geez, he just HAD to take his robe off JUST to show it off.

I said that Orochimaru shouldn't die at this point, but the story kinda looks like it's getting there...

[Nightmare]

It'll be weak if Orochimaru dies.

[DanTat]

It'll be weak if Orochimaru dies.

I'm 95% sure Orochimaru has something up his sleve ._.

anyways, what happend to Kabuto? :-p

[miwako]

ewww ... orochimaru's true form. made my eyes bleed ;___;

[Ryuzaki]

'ehh the first half was just talking. BORING.
And Sasuke's curse seal stage two form is fugly.

[InSong]

ewww ... orochimaru's true form. made my eyes bleed ;___;

same

[pikapika]

'ehh the first half was just talking. BORING.
And Sasuke's curse seal stage two form is fugly.

i know T.T hes supposed to be the cool one

i mean wtf is up with having talons growing out of his back? thats gross

maybe if they were on his feet
or he had wings



and the last two pages are kinda weird
what we're supposed to feel bad for orichimaru now?

[losborrachos]

I mean, geez, he just HAD to take his robe off JUST to show it off.

I said that Orochimaru shouldn't die at this point, but the story kinda looks like it's getting there...

ok i'm actually glad he took his robe off... imagine what ugly curse seal level 2 + hideous wardrobe combo would look like... no, no, don't make me go there

err yeah i think that flashback is supposed to make us feel sorry for him before he dies... w/e...

[DanTat]

err yeah i think that flashback is supposed to make us feel sorry for him before he dies... w/e...

Im curious on how Orochimaru got all evil and stuff, and i think many other people are too

so maybe this arc will finally tell us the answer

[sHiNHaWk]

Sasuke is even more conceited now. I'd hate to see Orochimaru lose to Sasuke. Hmm, maybe we're going to find out the real reason why Orochimaru is doing what hes doing.

[dudeman]

I hope that's not Sasuke's final design in his level 2 form...cuz he looks more like a mutated football player than a slick killer now (his upper body seems to be too wide).

It's quite a contrast to his normal form, though, I guess...

[h2obubbli]

i hope orochimaru won't die just yet, maybe defeated but not die, Jiraiya is more suited to kill him!!! If sasuke does kill him i wonder where he's heading next, atasuki clan? lol (kill of deidara since we have seen what he can do and has been around for awhile now lol, or simply take orochi's ring when he is defeated) , konoha? never...
and the flashback can mean 2 things;

1)yup about to die
2)the flashbacks where orochi will remember something and get more angry or do remember a tech. (but then again sasori thought of the past and died )

kabuto hasn't done anything yet, orochi might end up going into his body. We still don't know why his eyes went red during the chuunin exams.
Sasuke might obtain MS in this fight, yu never know, he did it in the previous epis (as in the 3 dots in the nar. fight)
The curse seal doesn't seem to bother sasuke in 344 but probs next week thats when orochi will use it to his advantage unless kakashi's seal did something to it, but i hope the reason isnt that the curse seal doesn't effect him is because of something cheesy like ' my blood is more cursed blah blah' lol.

[dudeman]

^ Or, it could be that Sasuke has totally gotten used to the Cursed Seal and he won't ever be overcome by it. I would be rather surprised if Sasuke hasn't gotten used to it by now.

And just once, it would be nice if Kabuto stepped in and revealed why his bloodred eyes were so significant...

[sHiNHaWk]

For some reason, I could Orochimaru activating a Curse Seal of his own. After all, he did give cursed seals to at least 7 other people.

[panguin]

I wanna know more about Orichi's past. can't wait for the next chapter.

[losborrachos]

but then again sasori thought of the past and died

how dare they... sasori

[h2obubbli]

From pocketmofo at MH

Real quick translation. A little vague, but it's got some intrigue at the end. Enjoy!

五行バレ(簡易バレ　ニューVER.)
Five Line Spoiler (Quick Spoiler New Version)

切り刻まれる大蛇。勝敗はすぐについた。変身をとくサスケ。しかしそれは大蛇丸の罠だった
気化した体液を吸い体が痺れて動けなくなるサスケ。そして大蛇丸の精神世界に引き込まれる。
*Orochimaru is cut up. The battle is over pretty quickly. Sasuke transforms back to his normal self but this was all a part of Orochimaru�s trap. Sasuke�s body goes numb and unable to move because of Orochimaru�s now likely vaporized and airborne fluids. Sasuke gets sucked up into Orochimaru�s mental world.

精神世界の中で転生の儀式を行う大蛇。大蛇の回想:暁時代にイタチと対峙し圧倒的な瞳術で
全ての術を封じ込まれ金縛りされる。精神世界内で同じ金縛りでサスケも大蛇丸に抵抗する。
Orochimaru begins the ritual for the body transfer technique in the mental world. Orochimaru has a flashback of his days with Akatsuki where he uses the same technique on Itachi but his abilities are disabled and he is held down by Itachi�s powerful eye techniques. In the mental world Sasuke is being held down while trying to resist Orochimaru.

場面変わって全てを察し駆けつけるカブト。すれ違い「今の君は一体どっちなんです?」で終
The scene changes to where Kabuto rushes over to see what�s going on. As Sasuke passes by him Kabuto asks, �Just which one are you?�


Picture translation:

Kabuto: "Just which...one are you?"

Sidetext: Sasuke and Orochimaru--one is gone and one remains. But the one in that body is...!?~

Damn..... what happened?!?!?! i bet we wont know for agess...

oh and a pic


oooohhhhh~