Wow, they were already posing Sasuke with snakes as early as chapter 24? How far ahead was Kishimoto planning because god knows whatever he had in mind got severely derailed.

It's funny how much emphasis they put on seals and shit early on, and toward the end of the series no one gave a shit.

...Shit, ten years later and I still get emotional during this scene.

I remember the anime episode ended with this scene too, and I was totally pumped to see what the fuck would happen next, but unfortunately regents were happening and Harlan told me I couldn't watch any more until I was done. Honestly he made the situation worse because instead of concentrating all I thought about was Naruto.

I always found it weird how Kakashi needed a scroll to summon his dogs whereas people like Jiraiya and Naruto just needed some blood. Actually, later on I distinctly remember Kakashi just summoning one like it's nothing. Why did he need a scroll at this particular moment?

I don't think I realized how ridiculous this looks until now. What the hell is up with those two biting his legs? One looks like it's high and the other is being raped. And seriously, one's going after his sword? Doesn't it realize it would just cut up its fucking mouth if you bite a sword like that? And no one knew this at that time, but the useless one hanging off in the front would be Kakashi's main dog.

Honestly, these chapters were some of my favorites of the series. It was just a complete emotional roller coaster. You had Sasuke awakening his sharingan, him "dying," Naruto flipping his shit, Haku's sad story, and this was just the cherry on top. God, I remember when Haku lurched forward in the anime and all his fucking guts and blood just fell to the floor. They edited out Kakashi actually puncturing his body, but I think it more graphic just because of the moving blood and the sound of it splattering everywhere.