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::watches special double-episode 66-67 of Naruto::

Oh.

Crap.

This isn't going well at all.

DAMN I LOVE THIS SHOW!

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<i<I keep getting fond of his habits of being late and reading porn, and his obvious fondness of the three of trio, but I'm equally fascinated by how he can turn cold and ruthless at the drop of a hat. </i>

Yep, he seems to be a good man, but one who can be very unsentimental and coldly practical at times. He wouldn't *like* using his students as tools, but he'd do it in a heartbeat.

<i>I also noticed this because in the Chunnin preliminaries, he appolgizes to Gai for reprimanding him about teaching Rock Lee, a mere kid, the self-damaging technique, admitting that he would have done the same thing. Then he looks _right_at_Naruto. </i>

Scenes like that make me nervous because Naruto is a show where a LOT is foreshadowed early on. Makes me wonder if we'll see him do something similar to Naruto later on.

<i>I've grown to love Shikamaru too. And Ino, surprisingly. None of the characters are quite so one-dimensional as they seem at first...</i>

I should admit that I didn't like Sakura much at first either, but she turned out to have far more depth than I had given her credit for. So, nowadays I try to wait a little before judging a character -- almost everyone seems to become more likeable/three-dimensional with time.

<i>And Shikamaru seems boring, but he's actually so laid-back that you can't help but like him.</i>

Yeah, he seemed a little bit of a chauvinist at first (he only fought because he didn't want to be beaten by a girl *g*) but he's a really nice, laid-back guy. I hope we see more of him.

<i>I noticed that it was with the exams that suddenly the story really moved beyond just Naruto, and into the whole village. It's been getting better and more interesting with that.</i>

*nods* There are only so many storylines you can do with just the trio. And Naruto has grown a lot as a result of interacting with all the new characters. It's like there's a lesson imparted with every character -- for example, Haku and Zabuza strengthened his resolve not to become an emotionless tool just because convention said so. Neiji was all about how there's no such thing as fate, you make your own destiny. And so on.

<i>The icon lyrics are from the second opening theme, near the end. I loved that opening best
(in terms of both music and animation), and I loved the first ending theme best.</i>

Yep, Naruto has an incredible soundtrack. "Sorrow and sadness" is especially beautiful, but I love all the theme songs and instrumental scores.