Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20150124060937

I'd like to use this post to get your thoughts on how Naruto and Sasuke's final battle may be improved when it is finally animated by Studio Pierrot. Though I do absolutely love this fight, there are still a few problems that can be fixed by the anime. From reading around everywhere, these are the two major issues most people complain about- the length of the fight and the content we were provided with in the battle. Like I said, these problems can easily be fixed when the fight is adapted in the anime. Now you guys come in- I want to know your thoughts of what the anime can do to make the fight even better than it was if you enjoyed it, or what the anime can do to make you like the fight if you hated it in the manga. When leaving your response, please consider the three following categories:

I. Animation -  What do kind of animation do you expect from this fight? Will Studio Pierrot put their best men on the job, or will it turn out lackluster like the Naruto vs. Pain battle?

'''II. Length -''' How many episodes do you expect Studio Pierrot to extend the fight to? As of this moment, when calculating the chapter per episode ratio, the fight should only be about be about two or three episodes (chapters 692-698) without filler content; with filler content, how long will the fight last in the anime?

'''III. Additional/Filler Content -''' The most important one of the three: what filler battle scenes do you expect Studio Pierrot to add to this fight to make it much longer? What do you want to see more of- taijutsu sequences, basic ninjutsu clashes, extended sequence of their chakra avatars battling, etc? Will Studio Pierrot actually go out of their way and add extra content to this battle to appease the fans or do they not care anymore?

Please let me know how you think the anime is going to handle Naruto and Sasuke's final battle; I can't wait to read your thoughts!

My Ideas:
I. Animation: First of all, I do think it's likely that at least one of the episodes will be animated in the standard animation. However, I'm hoping that the majority of the episodes will be animated with quality similar to that of the Chikara Filler Arc and The Last: Naruto the Movie. Furthermore, I don't know too many animators, but there is one that I am aware of that must animate a portion of this fight: Hiroyuki Yamashita. Some of his work includes nearly all of Sasuke's high quality animation fights, Madara vs. the Shinobi Alliance in #322, Obito vs. the Rain Shinobi in #345, and Kakashi vs. Obito in #375. If I had to pick a certain section for him to animate, I would choose chapter #697, where Naruto and Sasuke fight with taijutsu (that is his specialty).

'''II. Length:''' While two or three episodes may allow for the fight to be animated to perfection, those are still not enough episodes for this fight. I'm hoping for at least four episodes, with five or six being the perfect length, but seven or more is probably the point where it is getting to be a bit too much.

'''III. Additional/Filler Content:''' There are a lot of opportunities in which this fight can be extended in the anime. In fact, I have analyzed the chapters of the battle to the point where I have thought about what should be added in each place. Therefore, allow me to break this down chapter by chapter, where I will explain what could be added in each moment of the fight.

1. Chapter #695-
 * The fight can be extended right from the very first page of this chapter. Instead of repelling against each other and Sasuke firing the fireball (which would happen later on in the episode), this allows for the perfect chance of a taijutsu scene. However, unlike chapter 697, they are not exhausted quite yet, so their guard would be up as opposed to each punch landing like in the chapter. Basically, this scene would play out very similar to Kakashi vs. Obito, with a lot of fast-moving punches, blocks, and counter attacks. During this battle scene, it would also be refreshing to see them use kunai knives and shuriken to battle with.
 * This battle sequence would also allow for them to use some more of their signature moves in a variety of ways, with Naruto using his Shadow Clones, Rasengan/Rasenshuriken variants, and Tailed Beast skills, while Sasuke would use Fire/Lightning Release techniques, his EMS powers (Susanoo, Amaterasu, etc), and some of his Rinnegan's known abilities.
 * Naruto could also use the powers of all the other Tailed Beasts and Sasuke could use techniques from the Six Paths Technique (Shinra/Chibaku Tensei, Preta Path, etc). However, these abilities weren't in the manga, so the anime may not feel comfortable adding these techniques without Kishimoto's consent. Do you think it's possible we may see these abilities?
 * One of the things that were missing from this fight is an element that usually appears in every fight where Naruto is taking on an opponent alone- there was no scene where Naruto created an army of hundreds of clones. The anime should add a sequence where Naruto creates hundreds of clones and Sasuke has to take them out in strategic manners (taijutsu, Chidori Stream, Amaterasu, Susanoo, etc).
 * As far as the location of this extended sequence, it would start out on top of Hashirama's statue and then work it's way down to the lake on top of this waterfall. It may also be possible for them to end up fighting on the shore/in the forest of the upper lake. Eventually, circumstances would lead to them returning to the top of the statue so that Sasuke can launch his fireball attack and Naruto could enter Six Paths Sage Mode.
 * When they activate their chakra avatars, the anime team could come up with clever ways of extending this section before their clash leads them to the atmosphere.

2. Chapter #696-
 * Believe it or not, extending the sequence of Naruto and Sasuke talking would be beneficial to the battle.
 * Before Sasuke absorbs the chakra of the Tailed Beasts, they can find interesting ways to make their avatars battle in the sky.
 * After Sasuke absorbs the chakra, they can extend the battle between Naruto's clones and Sasuke's enhanced Susanoo. It would also be possible for Naruto to create hundreds of clones to attack a large target such as Sasuke.
 * After Naruto combines his clones into the three-headed Tailed Beast/Asura Mode, they need to extend the battle between Naruto in that mode and Sasuke in the Tailed Beast Susanoo, as that is clearly when they were at their strongest.

3. Chapter #697-
 * Before fighting with basic taijutsu, it is possible to still allow them to use basic ninjutsu (Rasengans/Chidoris, Clones/Amaterasu, etc) before completely running out of chakra. For instance, it would be possible to have that hundreds of clones vs. Sasuke sequence at this stage in the battle instead.
 * The two-page spread of Naruto and Sasuke battling with taijutsu all day allows for the anime to literally animate this taijutsu sequence for an entire episode(s), so there's really not much else to add here since the anime can do so much with those two pages.

4. Chapter #698-
 * This is actually the perfect place to end the battle. There could be more sequences added here, but it's really not necessary.

Please keep in mind that there is also many more opportunities to add filler content than what I have already suggested. What I have thought of is just a few basic concepts to add it, and I'm hoping that they do even more than I have already suggested.

With that now summarized, what do you guys think of my ideas of how to improve Naruto and Sasuke's final battle in the manga? 