Sorry, I realized I forgot to do my Naruto post last week, so you'll get two this one.

I'm trying to imagine Itachi going accessory shopping with Kisame and failing miserably. Then again, they probably paint each others' nails, so buying a necklace is nothing in comparison.

This chapter was released before Sasuke had his flashback about the clan's massacre, so no one really knew the exact nature of the beef between them. Consequently, it's funny to see Asuma say "comrades" when he's referring to, you know, Itachi's entire fucking family.

I never realized until after the time skip that Asuma uses chakra to extend the length of his weapons and consequently for years didn't know what he did here. This little panel wasn't enough for me to understand what's happening.

If Aoba hadn't arrived just now and revealed fucking everything, would Sasuke have gone to Orochimaru? He was already feeling some resentment and jealousy toward Naruto by this point after witnessing his success against Gaara, but it didn't become acute until after Itachi ignored Sasuke in favor of capturing his teammate. Before he meets Itachi, he's genuinely concerned about Naruto's well-being. Afterward in the hospital, he just wants to have a death match with him. Orochimaru still would've sent his minions after Sasuke, yeah, but if he hadn't already been harboring negative emotions I wonder if he could've shrugged it off.

Also, three jounins couldn't stop this kid from running off after Naruto? Seriously?

I love how even when he's freaking out from worry about his friend, he still doesn't hesitate to insult him.

Still fucking hilarious a decade later. God, has it really been that long? Christ.

I bought this necklace, except the two balls wouldn't stay in place and remained right next to the middle bead, making the whole ensemble look like a penis.

Fuck, Tsunade's amazing. Too bad she immediately lost all her coolness points by having a panic attack at the sight of blood about two minutes later.

Tsunade and later Sakura's strength I think demonstrates the difference between Japanese and American society. Right after this scene, Kabuto thinks to himself, "...She must be single." Later on whenever Naruto compliments Sakura's power, she gets vehemently angry and tells him to shut up. I know in the west it's not considered attractive for a woman to be overly muscular, but if a woman enters the military, she sure as hell would be proud to be considered physically strong. Considering this is a ninja village, I don't really understand why women want to hide their ability because it ought to be a boon.

I used to own this frog wallet, but I couldn't find it again after the fire because the popularity of Naruto went down. That, and all the shops selling crappy anime stuff disappeared from the Elizabeth Center. Where the hell did they go?

Jesus Christ, I don't think Jiraiya looked this murderous when he was fighting Pain.