Naruto Shippuuden Episode 197 Watch video

After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work, though it will not be easy, as He has amassed a few (more dangerous) enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.


Naruto Shippuuden Episode Watch video


What sets this volume apart from earlier ones, though, is the life-and-death drama in episodes 23-25. A bit of lead-in to this can be seen in the previous volume, but for the most part the reasons behind what happens in episode 23 don't become clear until later in the volume. The lack of build-up and foreshadowing prior to this point make the character's death feel a bit incomplete, and the way the surprise revelations unveiled in the time travel part are handled feel a bit rushed and forced, but there's no denying the impact on the story and characters caused by the death of one of the more prominent girls. It also affects the structure of the episodes; episode 23 uses an alternate closer and epilogue to set things up, the nearly wordless Next Episode preview dispenses with the normal silliness, and episode 24 wisely doesn't spoil the mood by skipping the normal cheery opener in favor of a much more somber piano-based tune set to additional scenes. Whatever else the series may have done wrong so far, it does handle this part of the show well.

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