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XMadarasSusanooX wrote: JOA20 wrote: Ten Tailed Fox wrote: There really isn't anything I love more than seeing Madara getting roasted. This chapter was, essentially, a huge middle finger to Madara. Well, the one getting roasted was actually Guy ^_^

HAAAAAA -_- I'm just waiting to see Naruto and Sasuke in action again. I really just want to see some non-stop action to be honest, no more of this "talking then flashback then fight then end" stuff.

I see this a lot, and while I respect your opinion, I have to disagree. There is no story without dialogue and flashbacks. As cool as Kishi's action scenes are and as much as I like to see my favorite characters go toe-to-toe, there is absolutely no reason to indulge in a story for the action alone.

Flashbacks are almost always tied into something emotionally or historically happening in the present plot and I genuinely enjoy getting to see back into the past of certain characters. The only "flashback arc" I genuinely hated was Kabuto's (but I'm bias because I despise Kabuto with a passion). The point is, they're important.

Dialogue is also important, because, other than the information it gives us, character interaction, especially in Naruto, is very, very important. I know, Naruto is a shonen series so action is valued, at least among the fans, more than an actual coherent plot (I mean, just look at Bleach. No plot anywhere to be seen all year) but I like how Kishi is able to balance the two to make the story more enjoyable.