Naruto, Vol. 08: Life-and-Death Battles
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Summary
As the preliminaries to the third phase of the Chūnin Exams begin， the student ninja face off against each other in no-holds-barred， one-on-one bouts。 Deaf to Sakura's pleas to withdraw from the contest and despite the crippling effects of the curse placed on him by the nefarious Orochimaru， Sasuke enters the first match against one of the vicious Sound Ninja spies。 But with his signature fighting techniques suddenly off-limits， how can Sasuke possibly prevail？ And even if he manages to survive the violent brawl， Orochimaru's curse is threatening to change Sasuke forever！
Reviews
Dulce
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Hay un límite para tanto machismo
Jaron Wallace
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The only 4 star part of the entire Naruto story。 Ino vs Sakura
Soobie's scared
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La seconda prova è finita e ci si avvia verso la terza， dove non ci saranno gare a squadre ma solo combattimenti inidividuali。 Il mio personaggio preferito è sempre Sasuke， con la storia della sua maledizione e il （view spoiler）[sigillo （hide spoiler）] che gli impone Kakashi。 Naruto è un po' sparito qua e non è una cosa negativa。。。 :-） La seconda prova è finita e ci si avvia verso la terza， dove non ci saranno gare a squadre ma solo combattimenti inidividuali。 Il mio personaggio preferito è sempre Sasuke， con la storia della sua maledizione e il （view spoiler）[sigillo （hide spoiler）] che gli impone Kakashi。 Naruto è un po' sparito qua e non è una cosa negativa。。。 :-） 。。。more
Julieta Ochoa
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El tomo con las peleas más aburridas de los preliminares。Siempre le he tenido un poquito de aversión a la segunda pruba de los exámenes chunnin; se me hace eterna。 Lo único que espero son las batallas de los Hyuga y de Lee。
Steven Gaiko
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Gaara on the cover made me think his fight would be in this volume but it wasn't and I'm sadGIVE ME GAARA VS LEE OR GIVE ME DEATH Gaara on the cover made me think his fight would be in this volume but it wasn't and I'm sadGIVE ME GAARA VS LEE OR GIVE ME DEATH 。。。more
Colin Lush
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No tears again
Fausto Granados
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Los huevotes del Hokage de asustar a la chaviza。
Kieran Little
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I watched 100 episodes of the anime many years ago and I wanna finish it so I been reading the manga to remind me of what happened， we finally made it to the tournament arc which I was so exited for I actually bought the volume， it’s good but I think the next volume is gonna be better， I wanna see naruto fight， Sakura and Ino are cool I guess but I think the fact that saskue is their whole motivation is kinda annoying， especially since he’s shown like no interest in them in that way whatsoever。 I watched 100 episodes of the anime many years ago and I wanna finish it so I been reading the manga to remind me of what happened， we finally made it to the tournament arc which I was so exited for I actually bought the volume， it’s good but I think the next volume is gonna be better， I wanna see naruto fight， Sakura and Ino are cool I guess but I think the fact that saskue is their whole motivation is kinda annoying， especially since he’s shown like no interest in them in that way whatsoever。 Seriously is there no way they could have made the characters interesting， their whole motivation is they like a boy？ 。。。more
tomás。
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This is more in the 3。5 tier， almost a 4， but some choices are made。 But honestly， the battles here are really cool， and I liked them a lot。 If I were to rank them， maybe it would go something like カンクロ > サスケ = シノ > いの and サクラ， but maybe that's just me。 Another thing I love is イルカ's love for ナルト。。。 but anyway。Something that really surprised me was how graphic or gore-ish this is when compared to the anime， cause I don't remember ザク's （view spoiler）[arm literally being separated from his body。。。 This is more in the 3。5 tier， almost a 4， but some choices are made。 But honestly， the battles here are really cool， and I liked them a lot。 If I were to rank them， maybe it would go something like カンクロ > サスケ = シノ > いの and サクラ， but maybe that's just me。 Another thing I love is イルカ's love for ナルト。。。 but anyway。Something that really surprised me was how graphic or gore-ish this is when compared to the anime， cause I don't remember ザク's （view spoiler）[arm literally being separated from his body。。。 （hide spoiler）] but anyway props to that。 And there were some really good strategies from カンクロ， シノ and いの。Now， what I didn't particularly liked was seeing how kunoichis are supposed to learn the feminine arts or whatever， and seeing how pure いの and サクラ's friendship was and how it got ruined by a white boy。。。 and how they talked about him right before their fight。But whatever overall really liked it。 。。。more
~Cyanide Latte~
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*Read as part of the 25 Days of Manga challenge for December 2020。*Considering the two previous volumes felt structurally weak in terms of the plot， I do feel as though this volume really made a pronounced effort to pick things back up。 （Or maybe I just didn't feel like the "wilderness survival" aspect of the Forest of Death felt genuine。） Here we get to the prelim bouts being used to cull the numbers of entrants for the third round of the chunin exams， and here's where things definitely start t *Read as part of the 25 Days of Manga challenge for December 2020。*Considering the two previous volumes felt structurally weak in terms of the plot， I do feel as though this volume really made a pronounced effort to pick things back up。 （Or maybe I just didn't feel like the "wilderness survival" aspect of the Forest of Death felt genuine。） Here we get to the prelim bouts being used to cull the numbers of entrants for the third round of the chunin exams， and here's where things definitely start to shine a little more。 While there's absolutely something to be said for the way this larger plot is unfolding beneath the surface level， I personally think the prelim bouts are such a nice example of character depth and exploration in the applicants we see as the bouts begin。Personally， and this probably isn't a shock to anyone who's kept up with my reviews of the series so far， I don't really care about Sasuke's match。 It's a quick round to show off how Special™ his eyes are， that he was able to replicate a move used against him once， before then ushering him away to deal with the issue of the curse mark placed on him by Orochimaru。 （Kind of sad he's more interesting when he's passed out and being discussed as a playing piece rather than when he's awake and trying to hide the fact he has the exact same number of brain cells as Naruto。） Shino's match is nightmare fuel， and arguably， Kankuro's is too， but it's still cool to see how quickly their matches end as a sort of grim testament to the abilities they brought into the exams to begin with。And。。。then we get Sakura and Ino's match。 I tend to （and probably will for a long time to come） rag on Sakura a fair amount， but I don't mind this match。 The fight itself happening between flashbacks of the girls and their lost friendship is a nice narrative way to expose their shared history and what they meant to each other before they allowed Sasuke to be the thing that came between them。 I think my only major annoyance with the lead-in to the match is the fact that everyone （including Ino's own team） seem to think she's going to fail hard and that Sakura's already so much better and more skilled， to the point the latter won't break a sweat in their match。 Which。。。if you're looking just at the technique of chakra control and manipulation and that was the sole thing on which the matches were being judged？ Then yeah， okay。 It's been shown regularly since early on that Sakura has advanced and well-honed skill with chakra manipulation。 But。。。she is still sorely lacking in terms of physical combat and technique。 Iruka more or less says so at the start of the volume。 And given that we've seen Ino hold her own a tiny bit better than Sakura in the field of combat， I'd say that they're arguably evenly matched。 （view spoiler）[Having watched the anime and read these chapters many years ago， I know that to be the case in its own right， since the last time I checked their match ends in a draw。 But， ssshhh！ That's not until the next volume。 （hide spoiler）] So I really don't follow with this nonsense of everyone having absolutely no faith in Ino， much less Shikamaru and Choji。 Way to encourage your teammate， guys。 。。。more
Bianca A。
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Kabuto's presence makes me remember nostalgically of his story in the anime。 He has a really interesting backstory and is one of the most fascinating characters in the anime for me。 Although we can all agree there are LOTS of fascinating， unique characters to choose from anyway！ The Chuunin exams move to the preliminaries of stage 3 because too many of them passed the Forest of Death in stage 2。 I'm taking my time to read about the villages more from Wiki as I go through the manga。Sasuke is bein Kabuto's presence makes me remember nostalgically of his story in the anime。 He has a really interesting backstory and is one of the most fascinating characters in the anime for me。 Although we can all agree there are LOTS of fascinating， unique characters to choose from anyway！ The Chuunin exams move to the preliminaries of stage 3 because too many of them passed the Forest of Death in stage 2。 I'm taking my time to read about the villages more from Wiki as I go through the manga。Sasuke is being stubborn and thinking he can keep his mark a secret， but of course everyone relevant already knows what's going on from Anko。 Damn， it's pretty nostalgic seeing her too。 The matches covered in this volume are Sasuke vs。 Yoroi （one of Kabuto's ex teammates）， then Shino vs。 one of the Sound fellas。 Kankuro vs。 the other of Kabuto's ex teammates。 Sakura versus Ino。 You can consider them a very cool introduction to zip through and introduce some of the most relevant characters in the series。 。。。more
Jose Granados
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 En este Octavo número de Naruto， nuestros protagonistas finalizan la fase 2 del examen Chunin por lo cual ahora hay 20 finalistas de diferentes aldeas siendo la mayor participantes los de la Aldea de la Hoja， ahora habrán enfrentamientos individuales hasta definir al vencedor。
Lindsay
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Another good volume。 Always nice to see strong women fighting it out。
Danielle
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I liked this one but not as much as other volumes。 What I did lime was seeing more history of the characters。 The different names of jitsu and the individual battles！
Subham
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We continue with the Chunin exams and here first we have Sasuke vs Yoroi and its a great battle and there is a point where Sasuke might lose as he can't use sharingan else it will activate the curse but the way he wins against Yoroi using a former technique he learnt from Lee is awesome and then we have two battles， one is with Shino vs Zaku and thats a good one and the other Sakura vs Ino！ We learn more of theire past and how they became frenemies or rivals and that fight is so good and that en We continue with the Chunin exams and here first we have Sasuke vs Yoroi and its a great battle and there is a point where Sasuke might lose as he can't use sharingan else it will activate the curse but the way he wins against Yoroi using a former technique he learnt from Lee is awesome and then we have two battles， one is with Shino vs Zaku and thats a good one and the other Sakura vs Ino！ We learn more of theire past and how they became frenemies or rivals and that fight is so good and that ending with Sakura being taken over by Ino WOW。 Also there is a subplot building with Orochimaru that seems interesting。 。。。more
Hank
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why is orochimaru lowkey kinda hot in the manga。。
the bookish nook
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It was quite interesting becoz the world is developing as well as the story is building。 All the characters are so unique and amazing！！ Every chapter is like wow and has so much of positivity in it😍
Grace
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e-e
Paige
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I love anime tournaments and I love Hayate。 Somebody get that man a nap。
Giorgia
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3，5🌟
Michael Sorbello
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This is a review of the entire series。Once upon a time， the spirit of an evil Nine Tailed Fox wreaked havoc on Konohagakure; the Village Hidden in the Leaves， killing hundreds of honorable ninja in the skirmish and leaving many children without homes or parents。 The Fourth Hokage （leader of the village） unleashes a forbidden jutsu （magic spell/ninja ability） to seal the spirit of the evil fox into the body of a newborn baby named Naruto at the cost of his own life。 He did this in the hopes that This is a review of the entire series。Once upon a time， the spirit of an evil Nine Tailed Fox wreaked havoc on Konohagakure; the Village Hidden in the Leaves， killing hundreds of honorable ninja in the skirmish and leaving many children without homes or parents。 The Fourth Hokage （leader of the village） unleashes a forbidden jutsu （magic spell/ninja ability） to seal the spirit of the evil fox into the body of a newborn baby named Naruto at the cost of his own life。 He did this in the hopes that the boy could one day learn to master the power of the demonic spirit and use it to protect the village and become a great hero of the people。Unknown to the citizens of the Leaf， the Nine Tailed Fox was being controlled by an even more powerful adversary， a legendary rogue ninja that plans to wage war against the entire world from the shadows。 The identity of the mysterious ninja that attacked the Leaf Village using the Nine Tails died with the Fourth Hokage， and he used what remained of his life to gift Naruto with the power of one day being able to stop this evil ninja and a clan of outlawed S-rank criminals called the Akatsuki from committing mass genocide against the many hidden villages and clans of the world。Because of the evil spirit sealed inside him， Naruto grew up hated by the other children of the village because they believe him and the Nine Tails to be one and the same。 They believe he’s a ticking time bomb waiting to go off， waiting for the perfect moment to kill them all just like the Nine Tails killed their parents and families。 Shunned， dehumanized and treated like dirt， Naruto vows to become the greatest hokage the world has ever seen so that he can receive the love and acknowledgement he never got as a child。On top of the Nine Tails power and the will to never quit， Naruto also possesses the uncanny ability to turn everyone he meets into a potential comrade。 He brings out the best in his peers and tries his hardest to make his enemies see the errors of their ways。 He disobeys the rules and ignores cultural traditions to try and make changes to the world and break the eternal cycle of war and hatred through his own methods。 His determination is infectious to friend and foe alike。 He earns himself the respect he deserves by overcoming one impossible obstacle at a time。Naruto encounters many fascinating and terrifying ninja over the course of his journey to become hokage。 Among them are Sasuke Uchiha， Naruto’s best friend and rival who is driven by the vengeful lust to murder his elder brother after he wiped out their own clan in cold blood。 Sasuke warms up to Naruto， but his hatred and trauma are dangerous forces that threaten to break his moral code as a ninja and destroy his reputation among his peers。Kakashi Hatake is a notorious copycat ninja that survived one of the most brutal and devastating wars in history as well as the Nine Tails attack on the Leaf Village。 He becomes Naruto and Sasuke’s mentor and teaches them a great number of valuable lessons about surviving in the dangerous world of rogue ninja， bloodthirsty assassins and clans ruled by corruption。Jiraiya is a perverted yet wise sage who taught the Fourth Hokage everything he knew and he’s regarded as a god among shinobi that’s famous for his heroic actions in the second great ninja war。 He takes an interest in Naruto and raises him as a father figure to carry on the legacy of the Fourth Hokage to prepare him for the many dangerous people that want to use his power for their own nefarious purposes。The Akatsuki is one such group of wicked ninja。 Among them are Sasuke’s brother Itachi who murdered his clan and possesses many dangerous techniques involving illusions， psychological torture and elemental manipulation。 Sasori who controls poisonous puppets with magical threads， Orochimaru who mastered the forbidden arts of reanimation and quasi-immortality， Deidara who fights from afar using detonating clay and many other deadly foes。The entire series chronicles Naruto and his fellow ninja comrades growing through countless trials and tragedies。 There are hundreds of unique jutsus， clans， and techniques which lead to some very intense， creative and strategic battles between skilled ninja with diverse abilities that don’t always match up evenly。 There are clan based abilities such as the Aburame clan’s ability to control insects， the Yamanaka clan’s ability to jump into other people’s minds and control their bodies and the Inuzuka clan’s ability to bond with wolves that learn to mimic their master’s battle skills。 Then there’s ocular genetic abilities such as the sharingan which allows the user to create psychological illusions， copy their enemy’s abilities and manipulate elemental energy。 The byakugan allows the user to read their enemies vital points and detect their spiritual energy from faraway。 The rinnegan grants control over space and gravity and so on。On top of having countless unique abilities， nearly every character has a tragic backstory that makes them sympathetic and relatable， even the nastiest of the villains have well-explored reasons for following the paths they do and becoming the way they are。 One of my favorite aspects of the series is how well it explores the physical， emotional and psychological effects war can have on society and culture as well as the survivors and future generations that are forced to live in them。 How it breeds racism and cultural disputes， how it inspires hatred in orphaned children and war veterans robbed of their homes toward foreign nations， as well as how this eventually leads to further death， war， poverty and destruction。 Learning to forgive the ones you hate to prevent further conflict and damaging the world for future generations even further is a major theme throughout the story。Being a massive 700 chapter series， it’s not too surprising that there’s some plot holes and consistency issues。 A rule might be stated regarding the requirements and usage of a certain jutsu or ability only for that rule to be repeatedly broken 400 chapters later。 Sometimes the characters and rules contradict themselves， sometimes the chronology of certain events and historical facts don’t match up perfectly， the lore and general backstory go through several retcons that change the philosophy and power scaling of the characters and the scope of world-building; the final arc especially drags on and breaks a lot of the logic and rules that the story spent the whole series setting up， etc。。。Naruto’s far from perfect， but I remember it very fondly for being one of the first series that introduced me to things like manga and Japanese entertainment in general。 It was one of those childhood classics like Dragon Ball， Inuyasha， Yu Yu Hakusho and Rurouni Kenshin。 The series grew up with me and I can’t help but feel grateful to it for introducing me to hundreds of other franchises that I’m still a huge fan of to this day and I continue to find many new ones on the regular。 Naruto's journey from a clownish， disrespected outcast into a talented， well-loved and admired hero is a memorable one。 。。。more
urushihara-san
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What more can I say？ In case I haven't said it enough， I love the Chunin exam arc because we get to see what the other Konoha Genin are capable of for the first time。 This was still a pretty Sasuke-heavy volume but we got to learn a bit about Shino and Sakura gets some more attention toward the end chapters。 I remember watching the Sakura vs Ino fight for the first time years ago and I was on the edge of my seat。 I obviously think it's shallow for them to be physically fighting over Sasuke but t What more can I say？ In case I haven't said it enough， I love the Chunin exam arc because we get to see what the other Konoha Genin are capable of for the first time。 This was still a pretty Sasuke-heavy volume but we got to learn a bit about Shino and Sakura gets some more attention toward the end chapters。 I remember watching the Sakura vs Ino fight for the first time years ago and I was on the edge of my seat。 I obviously think it's shallow for them to be physically fighting over Sasuke but their confrontation is more than that。 They're not frenemies， rather f。。rivals？ And I love the way they push each other to be their best。Also， that wholesome reunion between Naruto and Iruka in the first chapter？ I'm not crying， you're crying。。。 。。。more
Kirara7
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Love it
Austin
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The world， lore， and cosmology of Naruto continues to build in entertaining and fascinating ways throughout the series， and that's what kept me reading through all 70-ought volumes， but the real genius is in the character development and the perfect pacing of that development。 Every character gets to have an arc of sorts and end their stories in places different from where they started。Also， of course， the fighting and action scenes are pretty good。 The world， lore， and cosmology of Naruto continues to build in entertaining and fascinating ways throughout the series， and that's what kept me reading through all 70-ought volumes， but the real genius is in the character development and the perfect pacing of that development。 Every character gets to have an arc of sorts and end their stories in places different from where they started。Also， of course， the fighting and action scenes are pretty good。 。。。more
Mainsdelamour
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Amo la relación que tiene Naruto con Iruka， me parece tan fraternal y mi corazoncito llora de felicidad。 Además， ee gusta ese misterio que está con Ochorimaru y Sasuke， me mantiene muy alerta。
ellie brown
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i genuinely like ino and sakura， but WHY were their only traits 1） being pretty and 2） competing for sasuke as children
Insomnolent Reader °ㅠ_ㅠ°
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"My bad。 You have such straight， un-curved shape from shoulders to knees 。 。 。 I thought you were a bud vase。" - Yamanaka Ino😂😂😂 "My bad。 You have such straight， un-curved shape from shoulders to knees 。 。 。 I thought you were a bud vase。" - Yamanaka Ino😂😂😂 。。。more
Luca Tanaka
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Sakura subverts her own trope！ Some young ninja have ridiculous abilities， some gore happens， and some comical inter-character dynamics happen。 What more could I ask for？ You know， Kakashi doesn't seem so mysterious when he whips out chidori all the time， but I know， he's stressed。 It's a small gripe。 Sakura subverts her own trope！ Some young ninja have ridiculous abilities， some gore happens， and some comical inter-character dynamics happen。 What more could I ask for？ You know， Kakashi doesn't seem so mysterious when he whips out chidori all the time， but I know， he's stressed。 It's a small gripe。 。。。more
Reading_ Tam_ Ishly
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Wow！ My fav part so far！Mind blown 🤯 Lesson: Be determined。 Have guts。 Never let down your teammates。
Juliette
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