I've been saying over a month now that I'd do two posts in a week to compensate for a week I skipped it, so here it is.

Although Kakashi would go onto great things, I feel his death was cheapened by his revival, even more so than Gaara's. The fact that Naruto was willing to... not quite forgive, but come to an understanding with Nagato even though he had killed people close to Naruto would've had a bigger impact if Kakashi had died. There's still Jiraiya, but it wouldn't've had the same punch as with the both of them.

I found Ebisu's reminiscence over how the village gradually accepted Naruto to be really sweet.

By this point most people weren't reading it weekly anymore, so it probably didn't create the shock that it should've. Even though Nagato brought people's lives back, fucking Konoha is gone son.

This is the moment I think the essence of Naruto died for me. Until this point, Naruto was filled with interesting characters, some stronger than others, but an underdog was able to beat them either through sheer force of will. Even so, he was just one person and the others were able to use their unique skills to help him out on this adventure, stressing the effort of teamwork. This is the moment when they said, "Naruto's just way to fucking powerful now. Even helping him would be a hindrance." Although that's not to say they weren't integral for the rest of the story, the balance had changed.

Okay, I'll admit Naruto still has some shit up his sleeve. Turning one of Nagato's bodies into a frog was pretty ingenious.

I love how this touching moment is just ruined by Kyuubi.