Team Ten

Late update due to the lateness of the release of chapter 328. But now it's here, I can fill this post with sweet spoilers!

*~*Naruto Manga Chapter 328 Spoilers*~*

Yup, it was sad. I can only imagine how sad the episode of that chapter will be, with 'Sadness and Sorrow' or 'Grief and Sorrow' playing in the background. Didn't make me cry, it takes certain things to make me cry, but god it was sad. In fact, I can't believe he's gone! o_O

The Fallen Cigarette

Team Ten have lost their Jounin instructor! There's no more smoking Asuma! Damn... Only thing left to do now is save his body from being taken into the bounty station by Kakuzu.

I know I said I didn't want a chapter of hospital angst as Asuma recovered. But this angst was more than acceptable. Kishimoto did a fine job with the unseen flashbacks to fill in the gaps we hadn't seen of Team Ten. We've finally seen some actual development on the supporting characters, who up to now have been neglected in Part Two.

I have to say, I was 50/50 on the whole Asuma-will-die thing. Even after last week's chapter where it was found that Asuma was still alive, I was still unsure as to how long he'd live for. On the one hand, he could've been killed immediately, end of story. But in retrospect, it seems only right that he had time to say some last words to his team.

Still no idea who "King" is, though maybe that's because I'm being a little dense. It could be that Asuma and Kurenai are having a baby ... or it could be any number of other things. I guess we shall wait and see.

I wonder how everyone else will take the news. Kakashi and Kurenai will understandably be really upset. What about Naruto? He will know he is (maybe) the reason Hidan and Kakuzu are coming to Konoha, and know that Asuma died in an attempt to keep the Akatsuki away from him.

Everyone in Konoha is going to want some major revenge on Akatsuki. Next chapter looks interesting too:

I wonder if there'll be a funeral. I don't expect they hold those big, whole village funerals for just any Shinobi, but maybe there'll be an exception for Asuma.

And when the hell are all of Naruto's friends going to find out that he is the reason Akatsuki are coming to Konoha? It has to happen sooner or later. Of course, Hidan and Kakuzu may be after a different Jinchuuriki, who's to say Naruto isn't still Itachi and Kisame's assignment?

Next chapter will probably be another sad one, or perhaps an Akatsuki chapter. As usual, we have to wait another week for the next piece of the story. What a sad and reflective week it will be, I will never look at Asuma in the same way. Rest In Peace, Asuma-sensei.

*~*End of Spoilers*~*

As usual, I have some stuff to share this week. And I am determined not to rant about fillers never ending, because it's troublesome and you can get more than enough of filler rants over on Naruto Forums.

If you're dying for some yaoi-flavoured Naruto crack, check out Chapter 97 Mistranslation (aka Gaara's Porn Star Past) by 7dragon_zodiac. It is definitely the funniest mistranslated chapter I've seen, though I haven't seen many. There should be more!

My friend Sasha is obsessed with DeiTobi. She linked me to this adorable little flash movie last week - Tobi got slapped by rubydawg.

Well, it's my half-term holiday week now, so I'll have all week to explore the fandom. Heh heh! I'm thinking of starting work on a Naruto Links List, which will be an extra post. Anyway, I'll be back with another post next week, right now I'm off to NF to read theories. Later!