Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1181222-20180425205744/@comment-11891028-20180425211519

DXAshram wrote: Unfortunately, I don't really remember how the fight with Killer B went in the movie, so I can't comment on the differences. The movie only really showed the end part of the fight with Killer Bee being pinned down, Momoshiki being surprised about how the Ten Tails chakra was dispersed, Bee firing the Tailed Beast Bomb only for it to be absorbed and amplified back at him, then kinshiki holding an unconscious Bee up whilst Momoshiki absorbed Eight Tails, before they set their eyes on Naruto. The anime didn't really show that much extra so it's not a huge difference.

I guess I had my post written well in advance then, eagerly awaiting the posting of the episode discussion.

I was pretty happy with this episode, there was a nice mix between stuff from the movie and additional content from the Chunin exams arc, and for once the episode didn't feel like it went too quick or was too rushed. Like I wasn't expecting it to end after every 5 minutes like I had been in the past, not because it wasn't an interesting episode or anything but because it felt like it went so quick, I don't know if that's even a good thing or not, but I was happy it felt like it went on for longer.

Once again, another of Kaguya's safehouses in one of her dimensions of which I don't quite get the purpose of. Being that Kaguya apparently wrote the scrolls that Momoshiki and Kinshiki are apparently after, my best guess is that she wrote the scrolls with a similar purpose to Hagoromo's stone tablet or Haruma's Celestial decree in the sense that it's to serve as a message or a warning to whomever should come across it, although I doubt she intended for Momoshiki and Kinshiki to come across them. Seeing as the one Sasuke came across was a warning about their arrival, I'm wondering what the contents of the other scrolls are and their importance to the Otsutsukis.

It's interesting to find out a bit more about the Otsutsuki's purpose on Earth, I get the impression that Momoshiki and Kinshiki are like intergalactic tax collectors and Kaguya's like a scout who was supposed to pay her taxes in the form of the chakra fruit. Also, it seems like relationships and breeding between different life forms are against clan rules, either that or just seen as detestable by other members of the clan, I can understand why that would be the case; either fear of the unknown or people would be questioning why Kaguya would want to have a relationship with someone considered to be a lower life form.

Back to the episode itself, I liked seeing the other groups talking and training. Like Sumire's expression when Namida and Wasabi questioned how she knew so much about Team 7's fighting style, or Team Moegi against Temari (Temari wasn't fighting fair! I guess she kinda just fanned herself off the ground as she was about to land and then sat on the fan). I was expecting the fight with Killer Bee to be drawn out a bit more but nevermind.

It sure seems like Urashiki has done a fair bit of reconnaissance during his field trip round Earth, they pretty much just summed up the whole of shinobi history during their talk about the tailed beasts and jinchuriki. I get that Kaguya was the main obstcle to Momoshiki and Kinshiki taking Earth's chakra fruit and now she's sealed away in the moon which means she's pretty much imprisoned and out the picture now, but I would have thought that Momoshiki and Kinshiki would eventually have wanted to release Kaguya once they were powerful enough to actually restrain her so that they could take her back to the Otsusuki clan to stand fair (most likely unfair) trial and eventually killed for good (that is if she can actually die, or if not just have all her powers absorbed or something). Kinda makes me think what would happen if Kaguya told the truth to Hagoromo and Hamura about their late 'visitors', I'd imagine they'd want to help protect Earth, but would want to find alternative ways to fighting that don't include mobilising the people of Earth. Or maybe it would have been a 3v3. Or maybe if Madara was successful with casting the Infinite Tsukiyomi (without getting defeated by Team 7 or converted into Kaguya) and then he would have been facing the Otsutsuki's himself. He may have put up a decent fight since he'd eventually realise that he'd need to rely on taijutsu, but I get the feeling that the Otsutsukis would overpower him, at least then all the tailed beast chakra is in one place so it's easier for them to harvest.

From what I gathered, Boruto seemed to be somewhat guilty about using the kote when training, though he seems to want to pass the exams and impress everyone no matter what it takes. The conversation between Sasuke and Konohamaru was nice, I'd like to see Sasuke conversing with some of the other guys from the original series, and perhaps Mitsuki (that may be interesting, he probably knows that Orochimaru's his dad). I like how Killer Bee was so calm and continued rapping, even though a giant tailed beast bomb was gonna hit him in the face.

Seeing as the Otsutsuki's only saw Naruto and Killer Bee as jinchuriki then I guess that means Gaara sadly doesn't have Shukaku, but rather just a connection to him. Surely if Shukaku knows something's wrong with Eight Tails then he could use the tailed beast business line to contact Kurama and Naruto to warn them of the danger, or like Gaara and Shukaku could have a telepathic meeting with them and the rest of the tailed beasts, especially since he's never had one of those meetings before (since Shukaku was never used during the Fourth Shinobi War). Gaara and Naruto could use their tailed beasts to regularly hold private meetings, or if a strong Yamanaka clan member just setup a long distance telepathic meeting, or even if they just communicated via those tvs from The Last then that would get rid of the need for each Kage to keep travelling around to place for a Five Kage Summit.

Also, being that pretty much everyone on Earth has chakra, surely Momoshiki and Kinshiki would want it all. Though I guess they'd think it's too tedius to go round absorbing it from everyone. Maybe they already have a way of casting their own version of the Infinite Tsukiyomi using the chakra from other god fruits or something.

Also, I'm kinda interested in Gaara's kid, seeing that he can use both magnet release and puppet ninjutsu? Would be interesting to see how his techniques compare to that of Gaara and Kankuros.

Something I forgot to mention during the last discussion, I like how Momoshiki and Kinshiki were happy to ask questions to Sasuke about what happened to Kaguya whilst also fighting him at the same time. It's fairly common, but still I find it ironic. Much to consider.