Starting My FAVORITE Naruto Arc!!

[@CISCO188]

To be honest Naruto's motivation for chasing Sasuke so much and caring so much might be as simple as him being told that "those who abandon their friends are worse then scum" being the first lesson he gives them and Naruto pretty much getting his first parent figure

[@kourtneyr.scruggs0988]

Or it could be as simple as Susake being the first peer to show him any moniker of kindness by sharing his food.

[@ericbeaudry8118]

And literally nearly dying for narutos sake in the land of waves

[@azrael_ao1]

​@kourtneyr.scruggs0988 But it's established that Naruto was friends with shikamaru and even choji before Sasuke lol

[@Brutalyte616]

Nick, be honest. If you were in Kakashi's situation, bored out of your mind, fighting a bunch of kids you could beat in your sleep after downing a whole bottle of Tylenol PM, you would DEFINITELY pull some unnecessary bullshit like adding realistic blood to your Substitution Jutsu just to break up the monotony and screw with their heads. Log knows I would...

[@brightmatter]

It is scary business, and if they can't handle the sight of gore, or freeze up when suddenly attacked, they are going to get themselves and others killed. They need to be desensitized. If you are a bored former black ops, they need to be taught, you have the skills to do it, oc you are going to do some shock and awe.

[@shawnnbits]

Sounds like you need an upper bro. I know Kakashi went through a lotnof trauma, but i think you need therapy.

[@thatoneromanfromhistorycla5661]

This is such a unique and fun way to react to Naruto, talking about it in like a retrospective sense with all the knowledge makes it very different from every other reaction

[@mr.zendar885]

You have no idea how much this series has given me. Literal Joy, Nick. I got dumped over text, then laid off LITERALLY 4 minutes later. Im not doing the best, but i get to laugh because of you. Bless you Nick. Edit: I super appreciate all the kindness... I was not expecting. Bless you all ❤️

[@erdrick8670]

Good luck out there man. Hope things get better.

[@kwaynee4592]

Stay up mate

[@bradensheehan4539]

Thoughts and prayers man. Life hits you in the balls sometimes. Shit'll turn around.

[@WesvB.]

Stay strong bro

[@kamimunOfficial]

Hang in there bud

[@nodood]

You know re-watching this as an adult definitely puts different contacts on a lot of different situations like when the ninja sneak behind Naruto. He's already having Vietnam flashbacks to when kakashi jabbed him xD

[@odistabettor]

Maybe there are only a few walkie-talkies and they're saved for genin training to work together. Once they're further along in their training and teamwork, they're supposed to have better cohesion without needing to vocally communicate everything.

[@dtabor85]

Don't let these episodes make you forget that while the entire academy was lusting after Sasuke the only girl in the class with x ray vision never wanted anyone but Naruto.

[@Oznerock]

Dude what the hell too early in the morning to laugh this hard.

[@ravenouself4181]

Oh... oh my. Bro's packing.

[@AlyssaMarie97]

Hinata can see things that we can't. She likes what she sees.

[@DatsLegitness]

When Kakashi told Sakura to kill Naruto or sasuke dies is the same as Yahiko’s death with nagato and Konan

[@NegaHumanX]

Showing Sakura Sasuke's violent death hits really different after learning Kakashi's backstory. If Sakura didn't have what it takes to keep trying to be a ninja after that she likely wouldn't have survived what happened to him way back. Imagine Sakura punching a hole through Sasuke in the Land of Waves and having to take his Sharingan.

[@0mr.nonsense0]

Fun fact: 9:10 the way Kakashi has Sasuke on the ground is the same position Kakashi put Boruto on when he tried to take the bells

[@potulnykubus4967]

I always found it funny that the very first villain of the series and a rival for Kakashi covers his mouth just like Kakashi does

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Same

[@neonmark7496]

20:00 correction: the puddle justu was seen again when those two ninjas everyone forgets the name of (izumo and kotetsu) fought against Hidan and Kakuzu. It was just a sticky kind but they can dive into it just the same.

[@TheBrownnieboy]

You should put these videos in a playlist so if anyone misses a episode they can easily find the episodes they need

[@codyspencer942]

"Chill out Porygon! You're gonna give Japan another stroke" took me out!!! 😂🤣💀

[@daswiney]

Fun fact the radios they use in this episode only work in a certain radius of the village as they are only really used for beginner missions bc it was such unreliable tech for them, and they were only really used to see if the team had successful communication, that’s why it’s not apart of academy training

[@daswiney]

They also aren’t used outside of training bc of the enemy got ahold of one it would be hard to stop them from listening in whenever they wanted

[@jonhawk117]

@@daswiney Which could happen with the Yamanaka Mind Coms if another village even got a hold of a Yamanaka and got the jutsu out of them.... What Im saying the Cloud not trying to also steal a Yamanaka and Hinata at the same time was a dumb move.

[@ezequielin5058]

Kakashi Impressed By That Small FireSyle Like If Obito Didnt Make One That Was Almost 5 Time Its Radious Against Minato (During Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations Cutscene) Or The Flashback Battle Against Obito Inside Kamui And In Both Instances Obito Was A *Genin* At The Time

[@6eandon]

besides monthly chapter recaps for boruto manga this is the next best thing, im beyond excited to watch every single one of these episodes.. thank you nick so much :) most people that do these reaction to the whole story videos, usually take foreverrrr to upload..

[@NegaHumanX]

Advanced Substitution-Jutsu just makes more logs. The forest around Konoha was actually made when someone punched Hashirama in the back.

[@noobattempts]

One thing I realized about Naruto is that they kind of set the students up to fail. As far as I understand, they never train their students on actually working as a team, and they throw them into this three-man team system and tell them to just figure it out. I feel there should be a week of them getting to know each other and forming a connection before testing them.

[@k9commander]

That's what the D-rank cat and babysitter missions are for. To help build teamwork in a low risk scenario.

[@noobattempts]

@ but they can’t train their teamwork before the test

[@k9commander]

@@noobattempts I don't see the test as a test of teamwork. I see it as a 'will you stab your teammates in the back?' kind of a test. At this point, Team 7 has poor teamwork. Yet they passed. They didn't turn on each other. Ironic given what Sasuke does later. It's not 'how well you work together'. It's 'will you work together' or fail. I'd like to go into more detail, but that would require me writing an entire essay, and I don't want to do that.

[@1of1MaccSauce]

We need Nagato/Pain content lock in Nick

[@shadowseek27]

in like 10 years

[@AlphabyteMusic]

Porygon catching strays all these years after that incident will always be hilarious 😂💀

[@Shalakor]

Pikachu always with the protagonist privilege. Porygon wasn't even to blame.

[@teddylyon1189]

I just started watching Naruto a couple months ago and right now, I’m in the huge amount of filler episodes after the Saske retrieval arc, and slowly I’ve been getting the feeling that the show kind of peaked with the whole Zabuza arc. It felt like the Chunin exam thing didn’t deliver as well as it could have, especially in terms of the whole hard work beats talent thing. The land of waves thing did a great job at establishing everyone’s strengths, like how Naruto and Saske push each other to be better, and it also shows Sakura’s hidden potential and chakra control. As I’ve gotten further into the show , it has felt like they have been getting further and further away from that sort of writing. And besides, the whole Zabuza and Haku thing made me feel so much more than any other part of the shoe has so far.

[@votetheodore2048]

11:48 I believe that is just a genjutsu

[@snapeinvader]

I'll never get sick of hiruzen slander.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Same here tbh

[@lucifer_lav_adayachiro]

we really need much of this series nick

[@richchia92]

0:00 preamble 0:31 self promo 1:13 ep5 13:20 ep6 24:58 closing

[@minatouchiha9971]

18:05 I mean if he's on his death bed and died then he did sprout wings😂

[@Animeedaddy]

Zabuza is so underrated I promise you THE UPPER BODY STRENTH YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO SWING THAT SWORD AROUJD LIKE HE WAS DOING IS RETARDED CRAZY WILD STUPID WORK

[@ampeater777]

It's always hilarious that all the other seven swords have offensive abilities, but the executioner blade is just a big ass sword that can self repair. It's offensive ability is that it just really really hurts to get whacked with a gigantic sword

[@Lupinemancer87]

Could you imagine if Kakashi had actually used Thousand Years of Death on Sakura? I think the show might have had to air on a different channel :D

[@heilamwether8911]

Tbh, been really enjoying this reaction series, it has been an actual enjoying time, and the comments nick makes is funny as heck Look forward to anything to come.

[@tylermarshall1078]

17:23 as a short king love that we're measuring hair 😂😂😂😂

[@Fireheart310]

13:30 I would agree with that statement of the Yamanaka's ability and Lady Katsuyu being obsolete if not for the fact that we have seen that they are secure we have not seen if there is wire tapping in the world yet but come on it has to exist if telecommunications exist.

[@EeveetoUmbreon25]

11:46 i like how sasuke has too fire 3-5 phoenix fire ball into the sky to create clouds to use kirin, but this mother fucker Kakashi hits 3 hand signs and uses the “control the weather jutsu” where the fuck did he even learn that one 😂

[@Mech299]

My guess? Kakashi copied it from a ninja from the "Village hidden in the clouds" XD Probably a low-rank genjutsu, or even just a low-rank ninjutsu meant to set up later, bigger jutsu.

[@PamAllen-l8u]

i luv this it brings me back and you throwing out comments makes it even better😂

[@lordhuntington5704]

Noice, caught this one early. I know imma enjoy this so I wish everyone else an awesome time as well ^^

[@5001Fergies]

its driving me insane trying to figure out what that is reflecting off nick’s glasses from his second screen 😭 it almost looks like a minecraft creative inventory 😂

[@AinmeAddict12]

Can you do a video about if orochimaru can uses edo tensei on an otsutsuki

[@Broken0082]

Fact

[@dynasty12622]

❤

[@ampeater777]

I...never thought about that before. My guess would be probably but not if they have produced a kama seal. I would imagine that keeps their soul from entering the pure lands, if otsutsukis go there in the first place. I don't necessarily see a reason why they wouldn't go there

[@SilkBuckets]

yes nick i can imagine them saying the water dragon jutsu hand signs out loud bc that literally happens lol

[@TeamAtrocityDakota]

The head sets are left over anbu ops technology lmaooo. Kakashi got that 5 finger discount lmaooo

[@Minatohittokiri]

not gonna lie Itachi wearing his headband like genma or ibiki would hype as hell

[@justDVSX]

They don't use the walkie talkies on real missions because they are on open channels and thus far less secure than the other methods you mentioned

[@Malatronable]

Será ele mesmo? Zabuza Momochi, o Demônio do Gás Oculto?

[@riluna3695]

13:05 Background lights understood the assignment :D

[@JadePrince01]

This man really is reacting like hes never watched this shit either, no analysis, just jokes and immediate reactions to whats on screen

[@biohazard724]

In episode 1 he mentioned it's been 4 years since he's watched part 1 so the reactions are embellished but real

[@JadePrince01]

@biohazard724 bruh I haven't watched part 1 in like 10 years, that doesn't mean you forget key memorable lines and moments if you literally study the series for a living. Love his content, but shits sus af

[@jaderissocool5662]

@@JadePrince01 tf u mean sus, u could say u don't like that there is minimal analysis, but no lying or decieving is going on here

[@LXV-e9d]

What’s there to analyze? He already knows the story. 😂

[@JadePrince01]

@JKBlackClover If you gotta ask that then go back to 8th grade English bro, a story is more than the plot

[@bloodharrier3333]

I am really enjoying this reaction series.

[@Kodex-TheFailed]

I like that you give a short overview of the episodes we're watching before hand

[@Oznerock]

To be fair! Even during shippuden, Sasuke's character mostly made sense... Until Taka. Sasuke with Orochimaru didn't actually go as far as kill anyone onscreen. He did a bit of showing off but... Hebi Sasuke prioritized his teammates over himself a good few times, he just had a new team. Bee fight Sasuke did the same. Then the Character Assassination Summit arc happened.

[@phantomkingg]

You should make a vid rebuilding the 12 guardian ninja

[@MazokuNimbus]

Thank you Nick, I didnt realize how much I needed this. This genuinely made my morning. Thanks dude

[@mizuomegami]

Nick getting subbie is my favorite thing. Kakashi is 100% Daddy 😂

[@badbake_offgrid]

10:48 absolutely LOST it at that

[@Powertoninetynine]

To be honest what he just said doesn't make much sense. Aren't the rookie 9 all young? To be honest with you, you have 6 students that came from Clans, okay, 8. You have a team that has been working together before the village was even found it.

[@Eldastoner96]

Thank you for getting me to laugh again I really needed it

[@AJ-kt5zo]

Swing Counter 🧤

[@SuperOdod]

this made me go back and rewatch the zabuza arc. it's actually so good

[@EeveetoUmbreon25]

7:59 well i mean, in the future time lines weve seen from fillers and movies where sasuke stayed in the village, he becomes a police officer, so he might of still went down that road

[@tagmata1872]

Early naruto had stuff like powerlines, VHS, and Radios pretty much everywhere. Its so weird how the series gets less technologically advance as time goes on (until boruto)

[@Ozubura]

You need to do more of these live reaction vids. They're fucking hilarious!

[@OathkeeperBry]

this series is such a highlight of my week!

[@killablue1279]

This arc was the first and last time we ever seen this much blood in the naruto series. Haku died one of the realest deaths in the series

[@cbohnstedt4477]

19:38 I mean . . . you're not wrong

[@defianthound407]

Kakashi using blood on his substitute Jutsu could have been to check their mentality on killing people or if they have the fear of blood. In theory it's a good test for your first sparring session

[@roberthall5580]

Kakashi taught them the lesson that wrecked pains team... Great teacher

[@makiroll218]

Zabaza is one of my fav characters. His backstory is so interesting.

[@NotAnotherYoutuber-_-]

Nick we need longer videos if there just reactions , I like your work and watched every video this is just from a fans perspective

[@Dusxio]

I honestly forgot how fast Naruto's healing factor was int he beginning. Cause MAN that is some high speed healing. I take back all my thoughts that Kurama's 'gift' was unimpressive. But I suppose the later series forgot they set it up to be this fast.

[@BandoPete970]

box logo is 🔥🔥🔥 on the shirt, also the reaction videos are mad dope

[@samuelpoulin3546]

Kakashi's "kirin" was the same sign he used for genjitsu earlier with Sakura.

[@brooklivingston2111]

Nick, awesome. Please talk about how Zabuza was their only lead to finding Madara, who paid the leaf to kill Zabuza. Been waiting on you to talk about that for years

[@L0v3dNL0st]

Honestly, I think the reason Naruto likes ramen so much is BECAUSE he found out what it was like to starve for days or weeks. So he spent what little money he had on a food he could eat all month.

[@callmejosephthomas3064]

2:31 I thought after this, Nick was about to says “and that’s equality”😭

[@brianlloyd6430]

Funniest thing I’ve heard all year “get ready for 2000 years of death”

[@ThomasStanley-x4o]

LEEETTTS GOOO NEW Vid!!!!!

[@caitlinbrock357]

we need to discuss the diffrence between the avarage joe ninja(iruka, mizuki, etc.) and those who have reps.(kakashi, zabuza, etc.)

[@tishomoka]

Fun fact Nick: the Zabuza actor is Steve Blum and he also voices Orochimaru in the dub

[@ampeater777]

One of the GOATs. It's been a long time since I've seen og naruto so I didn't notice before but in hindsight you are totally right

[@Borchert97]

Sorry Nick but you were wrong about Itachi’s headband, this is actually the first known foreshadowing that Itachi might not be a bad guy. This scene with Itachi wearing the crooked headband is not fully revealed until Shippuden when Sasuke learns the truth about Itachi and unlocks a suppressed memory where he stumbles, but actually doesn’t faint yet, awakens his Sharingan, grabs some kunai, chases after Itachi, and knocks Itachi’s headband off with a kunai, Itachi picks the headband back up and puts it on crooked and is then seen crying.

[@murr0kag3]

the swirl on kakashis finger that you see in a lot of shows is called a plain whorl it's a type of fingerprint.

[@Alexanderfranksofficial]

5:15 to 5:27 boy coming back to the OG series remind me how much Shippuden just took a wrecking ball to lore and continuity cause there is so much Shippuden established as always being a thing in the naruto history that was never addressed or was directly contradicted in the OG series. Personal theory, everyone gets hit in the head so much whether it is in combat, training or comedic bits that CTE is the invisible epidemic wreaking havoc on everyone.

[@SparksHardcoreMusic]

"High jounin level genjutsu" He says about hell viewing technique, literally a d-rank. Very literally one of the easiest genjutsu for anyone to learn

[@JungDionysus]

Nick, Thank You These Are GOLDEN😂

[@assassincharizard]

You made a comment about Itatchi wearing his head band sideways. Zabuza did it as well. Maybe it was supposed to be something all rogue ninja did early on?

[@jkt0015]

Happy birthday Dorothy!!!

[@patrickhazelwood8318]

I'm going to assume since it was in the early 2000s, they had him drawn in like that to help influence the viewers

[@jessehaslam]

dedication, "excuse me its my girlfriends birthday" haha great series keep it going 🤘

[@sgt.zacharyrothschild5280]

Always fun to go back and watch a classic if you're looking for something else though there's a lot of awesome Naruto fan fixed out there. I recommend third fangs (yet again with a little extra help). Honestly i think it's better than the original.

[@darknights-bj5tk]

"Great job sakura you just caused Hiroshima" 💀💀💀

[@RomannSantanaa]

Wild thought but do a video on hiruzen being a prodigy. Wasn’t he protecting the hokage at like 17 /16. I feel like he’s an underrated prodigy

[@lnsane_Venom]

You know the ironic part about kakashis lesson to fight as a team, is that Naruto has seemingly fought so much better by himself not including his clones as teammates which is still just him. Through a good number of fights. Feel free to correct me please if im wrong. But when naruto beats people up. Hes usually technically alone. Like he does all the work😂

[@leedao3085]

Wishing Nick would upload these faster because I want to binge watch this

[@JadePrince01]

Not the youtuber face thumbnail 💀💀

[@alecmoriarty]

The Land of Waves is definitely my favorite arc! And totally up there as one of the best too

[@Cameron-l1m]

Fun fact episode six of Naruto is what I watch when trying to sleep because it is so boring but not ever to bright or loud

[@Jamas9981]

Actual banger reaction series

[@travischurch680]

Clocking in to hear Nick's thoughts on Haku 💖😁

[@MisterSixx5215]

“The Toonami guy” Put some respect on Steve Blum’s name, Nick. Lmao

[@pikeyMcBarkin]

They're not walkie talkies, they're clansman walkie talkies, the neck apparatus is specific.

[@dalton9636]

Been rewatching Naruto, now I’m gonna wait till we’re at the same spot so we can watch it together 🥺

[@tolkienblack]

7:11 this was after sasuke knocked it off and he just put it back on. I don’t think there’s a reason. His mind was in shambles at that moment and he was in a hurry

[@tylernelson3195]

Video idea, how would the other genin squads have faired in the land of waves? If it hasn't already been done lol

[@michaelv9449]

You think Naruto would ever give up being a ninja even if he was told banned for life from the academy?😂

[@averageexistenceenjoyer3950]

Steve Blum as Zabuza (and Orochimaru) is amazing