Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20180418100138/@comment-11891028-20180421125702

Other than the repetitive parts from the movie, it was interesting.

As a said previously during episode 51, I'm kinda curious as to why Kaguya has an ice palace in the first place, especially if she mainly stuck around the Land of Ancestors. I'm guessing she somehow came across the scroll and built the castle to serve as a vault of sorts, or she created the scroll and castle to keep it safe, though pre-Fourth Shinobi War when I imagine she put the scroll there, the only people who could have gained access to the castle and dimension would have been fellow Ōtsutsuki.

Having seen the movie and not read the manga, I'm interested in seeing if Urashiki is going to be involved in the arc anymore since his 'brief skirmish' with Toneri.

I thought that Mitsuki's 'snake phone call' with Orochimaru was interesting. I thought the snake was a clone like BerserkerPhantom, though looking back I guess it'd be kinda weird if an Orochimaru clone was living in Mitsuki's pocket the whole time. Then again, that's Orochimaru for you.

I still find Mitsuki's story rather confusing, I get that Orochimaru staged everything for Mitsuki to follow his own way (and that Mitsuki's aware of this, which may be why they have an okay relationship now), but Orochimaru's still giving him orders/tasks and pretty much influenced him into going to the Hidden Leaf and supporting Boruto. I'm looking forward to seeing Gaara's meeting with Shukaku. I'm guessing that they're on better terms since the Fourth Great War. I'm pretty sure that Shukaku's out living his life now since he was one of the tailed beasts who were looking forward to returning home if I recall correctly. Though I wouldn't mind if Gaara became a jinchuriki again, mainly for the boost in chakra and to see jinchuriki-tailed beasts cooperation from a new duo, like perhaps Gaara could learn to control Shukaku's chakra and use tailed beast mode etc. At least that way he's not left out as being one of the last Jinchuriki(/former Jinchuriki) alive (in what may well be forever) that doesn't have a tailed beast anymore. Maybe Gaara should learn Onoki's weight manipulation jutsus to help make his sand easier and quicker to move as well.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to the next episode, as well as the Chunin Exams themselves.