Naruto Chapter 700+1 Review (SPOILERS)

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--If you don't want to be spoiled by this review, skip to the bottom of the post to find a reliable link to read the series and the new mini series.--

As you can no-doubt tell by the recent uploads, my Naruto conclusion enthusiasm continues, and as you can also no-doubt tell from the descriptions of most of the pictures, I've read Chapter 1 of the new Epilogue Spin-off series, and so far, I gotta say, I'm not impressed...with only one aspect, that is. Everything else is completely fine.

The plot: The Academy Students' graduation exams start in a week, so all the kids go to train with their parents to prepare for the occasion. Meanwhile, young Sarada Uchiha expesses concerns regarding her father, whom she has never met, and her concern grows into doubt when she makes a horrifying discovery...

Let's start with the pros. For starters, the new characters are very enjoyable. The kids take after their parents in the ways you'd expect, and their interactions with their respective fathers has a different perk each time. Boruto especially came through, as he proved to many fans that he is likeable after the new film's teaser featured him calling Naruto "Shitty Old Man." While he is bratty, he mainly pulls pranks as a means of getting his father's attention or instigating training sessions. He's also proven to be a bit of a prodigy, adept in fighting techniques and having already mastered Shadow Clone Justsu. Let's hope he has some more tricks up his sleeve, preferably from his Hyuga side. As for Sarada, she's also very likeable. Not at all high-and-mighty or easily-angered, polite to her peers and superiors, and understandably forlorn and dismayed due to her lack of paternal connection, without letting it alienate her from her friends. Nothing like either of her parents.

...Which brings me to the one Con of this chapter...Sasuke, almost a decade after the war ended (in the story's timeline), has not exactly improved on his track record. He was never around for the entirety of his own daughter's life, might have had a hit-it-and-quit-it affair with Karin before dropping the child off on Sakura, and could very well turn poor Sarada into another cursed Uchiha if all spirals down the way it seems to be. I never really cared for Sakura, but I hope she's Sarada's birth mother. Both of them deserve SO much better than this. Seriously, Sasuke, get your fucking shit together, already!

Also, Sakura has a fit of rage when Sarada confronts her on the issue that accidentally destroys their house, and it is quite funny. Better control that temper, Sakura.

So far, we're off to a good start with some brain-scratching drama to serve as our cliffhanger. I'm really looking forward to seeing how all this plays out, and what kinds of things we can expect from this new generation. I'm really hoping we get to see Boruto interact with his mother and little sister in this story, and I also hope this Mini series runs all the way through August, so it systematically builds up to the new movie. Fingers crossed on the possibilities. =)

If you want to read it yourself, or catch up on the rest of the Main series before going in, you can find it on www.mangapanda.com for easy access. Enjoy!
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According to the details and interviews from the Naruto Showcase running in Japan, Sarada really is Sakura's crotch-spawn, and the glasses were to prove that girls can be cute with them (which I have no idea why that needs to be proven, when it's already true. Seriously, how do you think saying otherwise make people who have to wear them feel, Assholes?).

This does make me wonder how they'll incorporate this into the plot, though. Guess we'll find out next week, since they're taking a break for Golden Week.