Naruto Shippuden - Episode 364 - The Ties That Bind - Group Reaction

[@North862]

"The Orange Idiot Ninja went ham and beat up god, so now hes our president" Chris makes me crack up every fucking time

[@Omkar529]

Lol, that's a good nickname for Naruto. The White Fang, The Yellow Flash, and the Orange Idiot.

[@justamanwithoutamustache]

timestamp?

[@North862]

@@justamanwithoutamustache 16:50

[@razkable]

These fools forget hinata so much cause she's more of a normal person than other ninja

[@North862]

@@razkable ah yes, the girl who can see through walls and can hurt you without even touching you. Rather the girl who is good with swords and knives (TenTen)

[@JustF9_Gaming2909]

Suraj : I love that Lee and Guy get to take on Madara. Us : You know nothing John Snow.

[@kyujunaedi7612]

I know what you mean

[@loneavenger5246]

It's almost "Night Time".

[@jsmithers.]

@@loneavenger5246 Nah they won't get to that episode until like August or September.

[@itzwanimereacts]

@@loneavenger5246 AYEEEEEE😏

[@jsmithers.]

@@itzwanimereacts No.

[@leandro4668]

As someone that watched the show when it was airing, I never realized how close to each other the war episodes actually were (due to the months of endless fillers) it is so funny lol.

[@Omkar529]

What do you mean ? Close as in ?

[@leandro4668]

@@Omkar529 When the show was airing some episodes of the war were separated by months of fillers so by the time we went back to the present no one remembered what the fuck was going on.

[@Omkar529]

@@leandro4668 Oh cool

[@leandro4668]

@@Omkar529 no, in fact, it was not cool at all lol.

[@nichescenes]

Yeah, its annoying to hear reactors, not just normies, go on and on about how long the series is and how they went through a journey and they say we watched for like 3 years...the people watching had to wait between filler for over 10 years week to week. Add to that people can officially stop saying one piece is too long with 1000 episodes if they watch naruto since its like 20+ epsiodes away from the similar length since watching all of naruto, shippuden, and boruto add up to experiencing one piece. Heck naruto probably has more eps if you remove one piece filler, which is like 100 eps and remove filler pacing and scenes recap etc. One piece is really numbers wise like a 400 epside show when you pace it right. Though im aware of the irony since naruto is around that paced right for all 3 series.

[@raijin7793]

Kurama's speech to Naruto was really my favourite part of this episode, shows how much he understands and knows Naruto very well.

[@razkable]

Sasuke and sasuke are the only ones that naruto would listen to more than hinata and more so kurama cause he's inside his brain...sasuke he will challenge

[@itachisusanoo3689]

Only Neji could have this impact here. His whole theme was that his destiny was that he had to die for the main branch (Hinata), but just like his father, he could make that choice himself, he chose to not let Hinata die there. And Neji's theme here ties well with Naruto's new theme that he can't be acting recklessly or give up, because there are people around him who love him and would sacrifice themselves for him in an instant. Just like Hinata was for Naruto, and just like Neji was for Hinata. I feel this theme is very relatable, our parents, friends, lovers, teachers, therapists and more have carried us in their hearts and wished for us to succeed.

[@faponemjas8069]

Lol he fulfilled his destiny and died for the main clan. Your write up makes zero sense.

[@itachisusanoo3689]

@@faponemjas8069 Did you think the same thing about Neji's father back in Part I, which is part of what made Neji develop his character? There it was the same thing, that his father died for his brother (of the main branch), in your eyes "fulfilling his destiny". If you're gonna criticize this part then shouldn't you criticize that part? Neji chose to help Hinata, if he didn't I hardly doubt at this point that the main branch would rot Neji's brain.

[@faponemjas8069]

@@itachisusanoo3689 lol nejis dad also fulfilled his destiny by dying for the main branch. Their faiths were sealed immediately they got the mark, they never made choices for themselves. If nejis dad had a choice in the beginning then the clan wouldn’t have suggested that he take the fall for his brothers actions during the hinata attempted abduction incident. You really think it’s a coincidence that both father and son (nejis dad and neji) died to protect the main branch ? Lol It was their destiny.

[@earendilthemariner5546]

Michael Yurchak does so good as Obito here. "I said try to say those words again!" Chills.

[@aarondsouza8235]

I am waiting for his "LOOK AT MEEEEE"

[@shadowthao4231]

Be care what words you say because those words will be hunt you.

[@andilezulu292]

I really appreciate the central villains in Naruto Shippuden because although they do morally terrible things, they're mainly motivated by deep trauma and personal pain. And they all highlight the major problems with the Shinobi world. When Obito asks Naruto about whether he can still say that he'll "never abandon his comrades", you can tell Obito is speaking from a place of deep pain - probably made worse by Madara's emotional abuse and manipulation. Madara spent his life as a child soldier, watched hundreds of Uchiha children die around him, endured unfair racism from the Senju, lost his brother and eventually his entire clan. Nagato was also a child of war, living in an oppressive world where warring states don't care about the colossal damage they cause. Obito gave everything to the Leaf Village only to see Kakashi kill the girl he loved and never face accountability for his actions. Even douchebag Sasuke has a tragic story motivating his pursuit of revenge - dude survived a genocide, I'd also be perpetually pissed and bitter.

[@observantwonderer7401]

How could you say all that good shit and still call Sasuke a douche? Clearly he's not.

[@retrojohnny1899]

Obito was a simp lol

[@filipgasic2642]

Douchebag lol. Seems like you failed the IQ test on that character but other things are true

[@matthewrichardson1543]

It's not pain he feels but spite. Obito willing abandoned his comrades and he loves rubbing in others suffering because it validates his own choice to forsake everything. He is the embodiment of denial and he would rather instigate more tragedies before he'd admit that you can heal and move forward. Compared to other villains who are genuine victims of the ninja system Obito is a man child throwing a homicidal tantrum.

[@dakotatrue12]

Madara didn't endure unfair racism. If he didnt act the way he did, no one in the leaf would've distrusted the Uchiha. Even his own clan turned against him because they saw how unreasonable his views were.

[@aakarshdhurve785]

Damn obito’s dub voice actor did a great job in this speech

[@dontfeedthelunatic]

"the orange idiot ninja went Hella ham and beat up God..." that might be the best way to sum up this whole series. Pure poetry

[@davidyodo24]

Obito talking shit to Naruto was my favorite moment for real

[@razkable]

I hate how these idiots don't understand symbolism use of colors subtle slow hair and body proportion sizes and letters even...naruto sakura sasuke kurama hinata all are 6 letters mean things that matter to the story aka sage of six paths who reincarnates those lost souls who need help aka like a devil aka kurama the demon fox ..hence the cloak appearing now and the weigth of timing and cough life itself restarting...if only someone told them what naruto sakura and hinata meant i guess

[@agerard6297]

The manga is a bit different. The manga shows Ino’s father, knowing certain doom , lamenting that he couldn’t do anything. Shikamaru’s father counters that he still can help with his plan to defeat Ten Tails. The manga presents the spikes getting close to Naruto just as Hinata is rushing to get in front of him. The manga also shows Neji getting impaled.

[@adrianmotohiro6384]

This episode made me depressed once again !! 😭 A BIG RESPECT FOR THE SILENCE OF THE GANG WHEN NEJI DIED !!!!

[@MekelOFC]

when Rana called Neji dying earlier in the war i was like “bruhhh. she’s gonna be shook” 😮‍💨when she started panicking when he was on screen, i felt bad.

[@BiGGyCLD]

Her reactions are fake af lol she knows spoilers cmon now don’t be naive lol

[@daghetto101]

@@BiGGyCLD Everyone literally knows that theyre fake and got spoiled already. Its just that Some 1d1ots subs are still buying into their reaction.

[@snowpirate5908]

@@daghetto101 thats a bit harsh

[@snowpirate5908]

@@daghetto101 and and an roverreaction

[@snowpirate5908]

@@daghetto101 thirdly you also watch them dont you? Troll?

[@adon3h1]

The difference between pain and despair: pain is the greatest teacher, while despair will break you without the right support.

[@Mikael_Puusaari]

Man that moment when Shikamaru and Ino realizes their dads are dead and has to stay strong because of the battle gets my tears running I know that feeling, it is horrible to push such feelings aside to do what must be done, my dad died when I was 27 years old exactly 1 week before my 28th birthday when me, mom and lil brother were about 100 miles from home and I had to focus on driving the car back home the next morning. Driving the car was like trying to function in a haze of thoughts, so I admire Shikamaru standing so freakin firm in that moment Anyway, after this episode Naruto and Hinata went on a date and hade ramen and made babies :)

[@e-madart9420]

That's the difference between watching this anime now and watching it when it was airing weekly, the old naruto characters from part 1 were appearing in the fillers, no matter how much we hated going through the filler arcs, spending time watching those characters was inescapable, but watching it now and skipping all the fillers, you just feel like you haven't spent enough time with them to care that much about someone's death.

[@edii3920]

Which is why I support watching filler (if a person's schedule allows) the first time they watch an anime. It allows for more context and a greater sense of connection with the viewers

[@aceofspade2120]

The fact that they knew they couldn't get away, so they made the best use of the time that they had left to give everyone the best chance to win. That's just being a great person, let alone father and parent. Getting the job done now, then deal with the aftermath later

[@xerxeszero586]

Pretty sure ino and shikamaru just became their respective clans leaders in this episode

[@TahoesLimit]

"Because you called me a genius" Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhh👐😫

[@Ecl1pse09]

4:40 Everyone keep forgetting that HQ is in the Hidden Cloud. So, yeah, that’s 2 of 5 Hidden Villages have been wipe off the map Madara and Obito was like, “the cloud didn’t suffer any major damage by the Akatsuki to be in the Gaara’s war speech. So you needs to be suffer.

[@Meanwhile-]

"Why Neji?" Well, because he had a moment with Naruto that the story can capitalise on and wring some emotions out of, but he is also expendable and all his potential cool moments are basically spent by now.

[@hakairyu1]

That's why he should have died in the Sasuke retrieval mission. With the other 2.

[@jackjohn4156]

Exactly. It feels like they only just watched the anime lol

[@tejastakalkar7924]

it was planned to happen when he fought the sound ninja

[@OmegaReconGaming]

Neiji death is significant. It hurts for the fans but it’s important to the story. Neiji is important to a lot of people but mostly naruto and hinata. Neiji giving his life to protect two people who he thought were failures is huge for his character development.

[@Choppyrules]

When Hinata says "You hold more than 1 life in your hands" i fully expected Chris to say "Naruto Im pregnant" 😂

[@bornassassin2111]

14:37 All 5 emotions :DD

[@macuna1995]

*I keep cheering and crying from watching this.* Naruto Shippuden really is a roller-coaster of joy and pain.

[@Youngblood-Pirates]

Honesty, I have never been an Obito fan. He was far more intimidating when he had on the mask and was disguising his voice. His reveal felt underwhelming and I could never get behind his motivation. That being said; listening to him mock Naruto for his failure to protect his friend, as they die in his arms was savage. Daring Naruto to repeat his vow to not let his friend die, all while bringing focus to the bodies littered around him. This was a great villain move.

[@quentinjones6877]

I don't care for Obito either

[@mikeyj19]

I remember Neji's death making me cry back when I first saw it, but I wasn't expecting to cry again watching it in y'all's reaction 😭😭😭 I'm a wreck lol

[@sunmoon9985]

RIP neji :( poor man, he deserved more happiness in his life :(

[@koyomiararagi7658]

dang the way Neji's mark on his forehead disappeared, and because of the overlay the hidden leaf symbol slightly appeared in its place was pretty poetic to me...

[@skilled_access1138]

I’m so happy that this episode is here and yet so sad at the same time

[@random-commenter1700]

21:18 Neji said Hinata was ready to die for Naruto just like everbody in that battlefield so Naruto can’t give up now because he holds more than 1 life. Neji didn’t mean it like a confession. 😂

[@blind7000]

19:50 - this is the big downside to people skipping the filler episodes. Yes, the overall story arch doesn't move forward but the character work and the emotional connection to the characters is all built in those filler episodes. So things like this episode hit even harder when you go through the entire journey rather than skipping through it for only the main story line.

[@godofnothing428]

Naruto has more than enough episodes, the emotional connection should be made well without the filler

[@blind7000]

@@godofnothing428 not for individual characters. Overall? Yes, agree 100%, but the supporting characters, no.

[@Ihatescales.mp4]

@@blind7000 a good anime wouldn’t need filler to do that tho

[@blind7000]

@@Ihatescales.mp4 That makes no sense. The entire point is that the filler allows deeper dive into supporting characters that the main storyline has but doesn't focus on the same way. The episodes that focused on the adventures with the other teams let you see them in ways you never saw before. It is filler to the main story line arc...not to the world.

[@behlulkilic7960]

Its pretty normal for Neji to be the one who dies. Among all side characters outside of team 7 Lee, Neji, Hinata and Shikamaru were the most loved ones and got most screentime but the difference for Neji is becuase of his backstory and his family. They were used to die for the main family and just sacrifice in general so he not just protected Hinata but Naruto too. He had a different bond with Naruto. I could only imagine Shikamaru to be one of those who sacrifice himself but Neji was a good option even tho he was my favourite character until war arc.

[@nathank8405]

Neji did not getting many screen time, he pretty disappeared in shipping til the war arc, even his fights were fillers

[@behlulkilic7960]

@@nathank8405 I ment compared to others..

[@dafty9159]

@@nathank8405 What a waste of a character tbh, he was supposed to be the rookie genius, they also mentioned he was the first to become a jonin and they never did anything with that

[@nathank8405]

@@dafty9159 it's a shame how kishi only gave him an air-palm

[@quentinjones6877]

Hiashi should've died instead of Neji

[@seeminglyawesomeanimations6920]

Pour a FEW out in this one, god damn just chug the whole bottle. Shikaku was a real one from start to finish. EVERY SINGLE SCENE HE WAS IN

[@AMetalWorld]

Glad Rana stopped doodling long enough to feel something. For a second there thought she was gonna keep staring at a paper thru the death of a character she knew for 500 eps lol

[@mikaelson1194]

now all we need is sasuke with his surprise

[@sad_manatee1]

4 surprises

[@yashmiglani3162]

Their reaction to the next 10 episodes is sick!!

[@mikaelson1194]

@@yashmiglani3162 sick? how?

[@crocoboi7936]

@@mikaelson1194 the revived hokages

[@tylerdean7846]

Neji, a character I didn’t even pay much attention to past og, but his death scene still hits me the hardest.

[@mewhodoesntgiveasht3353]

You may not know this cause you didn't watch the fillers but Neji was just about to achieve great things in their clan. Instead of Hinata, the princess of hyuuga, his father put Neji in charge of the hyuga during war meaning in the future Neji, someone from branch house was potentially gonna be the leader of the Hyuga which meant everything he tried to do and prove was gonna be achieved

[@kaizukokage3yearsago70]

"You’re eyes maybe Greater than mine Naruto" *-Neji*

[@ahnafasterisks4537]

*neji dies* Hinata: Naruto's hand is so big and comforting

[@Samgreen90]

(At 13:43) Somehow, Killer Bee managed to pull that off without blowing his damn head off.

[@TheHiddenShadowz]

I've been waiting for this episode ever since you guys started Naruto. I cried like it was the first time 😢😣

[@vintage_hart6392]

Yall have been watching this since i started my first job in electronics. Since then i started watching the channel just for the Naruto reactions. Its been a ride, and ill still be here when you guys watch the last Naruto Movie and even through Boruto :)

[@harrymoon1214]

when Suraj said "hey EAT THIS!" when bee dropped in LOL

[@HeOfTheBeginning]

I was hyped when Obito told Madara off, of course it's not the only time Madara literally was left with little to say after a statement.

[@DrexPlays]

Neji is finally free 🕊

[@seahawkblazing9253]

Navi and rana were most sad. Navi doesn’t get sad very often and I’m glad she appreciated neji, I wished that he would’ve got more character development but oh well.

[@sexcannonmusic284]

God this show , has bad rep , but honestly the main story of shippuden is so well written. You can tell the writters lrdy knew what they wanted to do with the show from episode 1

[@Strytax]

good writing my ass, they do so many ass pulls just to drag this arc even harder.

[@sexcannonmusic284]

@@Strytax what were the biggest ""ass pulls" for you ?

[@jsports0013]

Great reaction guys, keep it up! Long no spoiler paragraph on why I think your reactions are better than others. I’m glad you guys didn’t diss Nejis death like lots of people do. They say “ oh why didn’t they deflect them with 8trigrams rotation?” Or “just move naruto out of the way”. Everyone stated that it was a focused attack and Neji says that he couldn’t keep up with the other attack much less the focused one. Don’t get me wrong I think the writer wanted someone to die here to help develop the story and it only makes sense once you really think about it. WITHOUT SPOILING ANYTHING! I will say that like every death in the show it is usually referenced again later. And if you guys plan on watching Boruto (which I highly recommend) you will see a great moment that makes me feel much better about this moment.

[@TheCD45]

hahaha "true love jutsu" 15:58 🤣

[@jak0zz]

"The only two Tai-Jutsu Users we know in the show". Hyuugas will be irritated by this sentence.

[@PotterianaForever99]

her cousin lying dead in the dirt after being impaled to protect her, and hinata is like "naruto's hand is so big and strong" GIRL 🙄

[@weanimelovers8493]

I miss nahid so much, naruto is incomplete without him🙁

[@Corvo1837]

Neji, the ultimate "Wingman". Get it? Cuz birds, wings

[@7daimeHokage]

Lol, Hinata's love still goes wooossh even now. Naruto wouldve held Lee's hand and said that those words if he happened to be next of him

[@camiloos1304]

the hyugas so faithful to the sheet and so underestimated throughout the work.

[@MAGICCOFFEY]

Surj mimicking Lee cracked me up man 🤣🤣🤣

[@THEMVPS3179]

RIP GOAT NEJI, and THE ENTIRE HQ

[@Uchihafan25]

I may not like Obito as a character that much, but that speech he gave to Naruto was straight fire!

[@foshizz6704]

I still wonder how things would've unfolded if Hinata wasn't there for Naruto.

[@azinoodhomi4419]

I must have seen this like 5 times but this episode still gets me. I think Shikaku and Inoichi's death hit me harder though.

[@anintellectual5239]

“i love your content! you help me thru a dark place” “also neji dies” what a fucking chad

[@arthankitshedddinglights]

The cry from Lee “Neji” right off he dies in subs makes it more impactful than Dub

[@znr7450]

4:38 8:40 13:12

[@MyOhMyy520]

Neji’s death had me balling hella hard when I first watched it. Nothing can prepare me for Neji’s death😭😭😭

[@Multigameguy35]

"Alright, we gotta kill off someone in this war, but who? The loss can't be *too* great tho or people might get mad. ....hey, Neji ain't doing much these days, and Hinata's already got the Hyuga box checked. Ten Tails, use Pin Missle!" - Kishimoto, probably

[@Nasiruify]

In a way neji died being right about fate cuz Narutos dad with the fourth, he had the best teachers and he was destined to bring peace by the toad

[@tyreedavis5113]

More episodes plz guys,y’all are amazing 💯

[@mondoKaito2597]

No they're garbage trash ass reactors who are trying to milk their patreon

[@kc_h7h]

Guys the evolution of the byakugan is the sharingan. This was explained way back in the chunin exams

[@watchdog8360]

Now they truly know Pain...*sniff* Neji 🥺🥺🥺

[@shootingreal5945]

Obito really defeated Naruto as far as ideology..Naruto needs to learn that he can't control life and death of his loved ones. I like that Obito called him out on it and Naruto sat there dumbfounded with no comeback bc there wasn't one.

[@dalton6173]

It was neji because of the simple fact that it would be doubly painful first losing the character himself who is so much like Naruto and he not losing one of her family members. Then Hinata could use that death to give Naruto his own inspiring speech right back at him. Other people might have been a sad loss but it wouldn't have been the same as any other character that would have supplied that kind of emotional impact well they don't want them to die off just yet they might kill off more characters by the end of the war but for now they wanted it to be a moderately loved character that if you didn't see for a while it was no big deal but at the same time each time you saw him you grew to love him more and more.

[@jimmyrustle1407]

>Byakugan >Shit tier Frankly, I like the eye that doesn't require world shattering trauma to activate.

[@stevetherush1193]

Some people dislike what happened to Neji, but I see it as a completion of his arc... 1)he once despised Hinata and thought little of Naruto but here he put his life on the line for them, of his own free will 2) War is ugly, a war about protecting Naruto was always going to be heavy on his shoulders, and would cost others dearly, how abruptly it happened reflects that reality 3)Naruto's ninja way has always been tested by the villains, this episode is yet another step of growth for him only this time, Obito's words of accepting a dream world are not thrown back at him by Naruto, but by those who believe in him...Naruto's ninja way is becoming everyone's ninja way in a sense, he doesn't have to carry it all as before

[@antonioneto77700]

I liked the analysis of 10 tails,it really reminded me of Lovecraft's creatures

[@Big_Pete95]

Remember in chuunin exams when we thought Byakugan was the superior kekkei genkai? Good times.

[@unionsun5606]

I can't believe I have to wait another week 😭

[@Be_like_dr._Tenma]

AO survives and become villain in boruto and dies after 3 episode, genius writing.

[@lucynatas8458]

Hte coldest scene and most devastating lines in an anime I've ever heard and seen when obito says "naruto" u said "I'll never let my comrades die" now look around u and try to say that again( as the scene of hundreds of people dead bodies are shown behind him and neji body in his arm) try to say that again as ur comrade bodies grows cold in ur arms, it truly gave me sheer goosebumps

[@akritianwesha4151]

Suraj was talking about resurrection of Hokages. Has he been spoiled on that as well?

[@rahulmenon9530]

No he was talking about the resurrection of the Kages, since they're in a pretty bad state right now. He meant healing them

[@max223donnau9]

maybe he did get spoiled on that too ?

[@georgeprchal3924]

Neji didn't die, he faked his death, became the Dread Pirate Roberts, and is now retired and living like a King in Patagonia.

[@karlotty]

At this point in the manga, I knew Ino, Shikamaru and Hinata would survive the war.

[@RainBow-gn7sl]

13:45 umm 😅 Neji's last words always hits hard 🥺 18:11 that's actually wild 🤔 19:31 Navi's litle I can't believe he died 😭😭

[@baron6797]

"We were going to change the Hyuga together!"

[@burningrifle81023]

When I watched this episode for the first time I cried so much when neji died

[@OtherDude]

Was Neji really free? He thought his destiny was to always protect Hinata and the main household until Naruto convinced him otherwise. And that's exactly what he died doing.

[@dancarli8639]

What

[@hanplaysgames15]

Should've been Hiashi

[@Nando-hj4zi]

Yea but at least he chose to do it this time and was not forced that’s what makes it more special

[@alexiystolyarov6615]

Man I can’t wait until you guys get to Might Guy goating himself

[@that0neni99a]

*Darth Sidious Voice* “GOOOOOOOD GOOOOOOOOD.” 😈

[@xXxLegolas007xXx]

F for Shikakau and Inoichi and all the others at the HQ. They really worked till the end instead of trying to run such heros !. Also its cool to see that when naruto fought Pain his limit were 2 Rasenshuriken in Sage Mode. Not its 5. Really shows that he trained and learend through the episodes. Also Nejis death is really sad and it rellay hits because there is no build up just like in a real war. Its also Especially heavy considering how Obito throws Narutos own words against him. He nearly broke him right there. But i like that they let some Characters we love and cared for die. Because this is war. Its hell. And people die all around you. It really show how terrible this all is. Also Kurama and Hinata giving Naruto the talk was awsome espaccally kurama :D.

[@mikejohnson6116]

The writers first picked Kiba to be the character to die but they figured that it would be a bigger impact if Neji died.

[@AllGodz00]

Where can I finish the whole Naruto Shippuden in English dubbed ? I can’t on Hulu because it stops at eps 140

[@NotMakada]

I don't know if it's because I was all excited for you to see this one, or because I'm watching with you (in a way) this episode but, I don't remember this episode to be so well done. I'm really looking forward to the next ones. And what a disgrace for the dude that spoiled Suraj.

[@MrMeddyman]

Idk the way he did it made me laugh out loud

[@Karma-pq9fi]

Kishimoto really said “I guess Neji can die” Also to answer why Neji if he killed anyone else other than Shikamaru No one would care Maybe Lee tho.

[@aceofspade2120]

Nah people would have been just as upset if you lost any of the younger generation

[@juliett6155]

@@aceofspade2120 ehh would not care for ten ten , chjoji, shino, kiba

[@aceofspade2120]

@@juliett6155 that's you. Let them get bodied with zero warning in one video

[@juliett6155]

@@aceofspade2120 also forgot sakura yea i would not cared if she died like absolutely 0

[@quentinjones6877]

Hiashi should've died instead of Neji

[@Monty4Fitness]

Ah there goes the best father in anime history.

[@dalton6173]

Yeah now the consequences of the war really kicking in. Characters that you actually know or at least know well enough for the characters that you know better are dying off. To be fair they cannot do a war story without someone who has been named dying off

[@Scoundr3ll]

I still think this was one of the worst developments for the story. Neji, the first character to argue that fate in unavoidable, got beaten and naruto convinced him he could change his fate. Then he goes and sacrifices himself for the main family just like his father did. Doesn’t matter if he still believed his old ideals or not, the REASON he did it remained the same, to protect the main family. If it were Lee or Tenten, chances are he wouldn’t have done that. This and a later plot twist just really shit on the concept that hard work beats talent and that fate is avoidable/changeable.

[@isais207]

Ah, Neji. One of the countless named characters to die in this ark...

[@chronics23]

Rock Lee when he gets to neji it hits so hard

[@kimjames8328]

One of the saddest ep that makes you want to turn of the PC/TV and lie down or take a walk and think about nothing or just contemplate life.. this was Hinata ep as much as it was Neji's.. he needed them both to keep him grounded and to remind him of his ninja way.. poor girl couldn't grieve, just like Shikamaru and Ino... sadness all over... An just like that Naruto learns to transfer chakra.. his speed at learning is increasing as seen when he visited mount miobokue....

[@Samgreen90]

And this outro is also foreshadowing something, on the next episode.