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Sorry about the delay. Naruto has no new chapter for a whole week due to no Shonen Jump. I did not get a chance to post the summary last week.

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Team Kakashi/Yamato arrived. Yamato said to Kakashi -- I've never seen you so beaten up, Senpai =) Kakuzu looked to the new arrivals and commented to Naruto that he looked beaten up and ask he wanted to take him on? Kakashi told two of them to go help Shikamaru; long-range fighter and a medical nin. Sai, Sakaru and Pakkun went to where Shikamaru was.

Naruto told them that he can handle Kakuzu. Kakashi asked Yamato whether he completed the jutsu. Yamato said that Naruto's jutsu is only 50% completed. Kakashi was disappointed, but Yamato asked Kakashi to just watch him. They are about to see a completely new Naruto. Yamato seemed proud of Naruto and how far he had become.

At the Nara Clan's forest, Hidan was still talking about his Lord Jashin, saying that he will never forgive Shikamaru. Shika countered and said that he does not need that God's forgiveness; he activated his Shadow Summoning Technique again. This time, Hidan was in the hole that Shikamaru dug up previously. Hidan now realized that Shika wasn't trying to be a hero and he did planned to separate the two Akatsuki and lead Hidan to this forest.

Shika told Hidan that he dug the grave himself when he cursed Asuma. Hidan went on on how he cannot die. Even he does not have a body and nothing else but his head, he will escape somehow and bite Shika to death. Shika now explained to him that the forest they are in is his Nara Clan's. They are the only ones allowed here and no one ever comes. The Nara Clan will keep Hidan trapped here forever!!!

Asuma appeared behind Shika and put his hand on his shoulder. "You got him now, Shikamaru...I entrust my Will Of Fire to you". Shikamaru -- "Goodbye, sensei"...Asuma disappeared. Shika threw his cigarette down the hole to Hidan and it exploded.

Teacher and Student finally grasp the victory together!!!

[I really really do miss Asuma =( especially you can still see him in the anime very much alive. The anime on YTV is still in the Chunin Exam/Konoha Invasion arc and the upcoming death of someone great (which is also the saddest part in Naruto history)]


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Shika's explosive tag trap ends the battle with Hidan. Hidan falls into the hole; he is still talking and told Shika that Lord Jashin will punish him for this. Shika tells Hidan that he does not scare him; he and Hidan has very different beliefs. Shika like other Hidden Leaf Nin believe in the Will Of Fire. Lord Jashin is nothing.

Hidan still wants to climb up to kill Shika. He said that he does not need his body to pass the judgement of Lord Jashin. He will bite Shika to death. Shika uses the explosive tag jutsu again and explode Hidan.

At the other side of the battle, Naruto uses his Shadow Clone Jutsu. Kakuzu finally realize that Naruto is the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki. Kakashi gives Naruto and Yamato a briefing of Kakuzu's powers - a mid-range fighter and can use high-level jutsu of every element. Yamato knows why Kakashi looks beaten now; he calls Naruto.

Chouji and Ino worry about Naruto and tell him that he can't fight him head on. Naruto uses his clones and charge Kakuzu. All of the clones are attacked and disappear. Kakuzu commented that whether Shadow Clones is all that Naruto got. In reality, Naruto is using his clones to test Kakuzu's abilities and get some experience fighting him. Kakashi notices this and thinks to himself that Naruto has finally understand how to use Shadow Clones to their full potential. Naruto reasons that with Kakuzu's fighting style and his speed, he needs at least 3 clones to distract him. Three of his clones gathered and form his new jutsu. Ino and Chouji felt its awesome power and the sound.

Kakashi remembers back to their training and asks Naruto to use his jutsu to smash into his Resengan. That is how he injured his hand. Looking at Naruto, he sees the 4th Hokage.

Kakuzu seems to be afraid. He knows that he can't be hit with that jutsu and need to dodge it.

Naruto's new jutsu now rests in his hands -- [Wind Element] Wind Spiral Shuriken -- Fuuton Rasen Shuiriken!!! It is a resengan, but it has a shape of a large shuriken.

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I learnt about Ok Go at Itunes (the OK Go: Nike+Treadmill Workout Mix thing) and found this awesome video (Here It Goes Again). I just love the treadmill skating:



The other infamous video is (A Million Ways) -- so like Spike Jonze's - Fatboy Slim's Praise You video:



The lead singer's sister helped to choreograph both of these two videos.

The rest of the band's videos can be found at http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=OkGo

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I have created three new Bleach shops, you can visit them via the links on the right (under the Naruto Shops section):

Color Kon:


Black + White Kon:


Ichigo's T-shirts (the T-shirt that Ichigo often wear in the manga):


I couldn't do the hollow T-shirt that he wears in the anime as someone else already did it...I will try to create that T-shirt with a different design. The T-shirt that was created does not look anything like the one in the anime, that is.

Labels: bleach, cafepress

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Shikamaru was able to punch Hidan and connect their shadow, activating the Shadow Bind jutsu. Shika then drag Hidan off to another location and prevent his escape by using an exploding tag trap.

Kakuzu told Team 10 that they have underestimated Hidan by leaving him alone with Shika. He told them how long he has lived by mentioning when he fought his first ever Konoha nin -- The First Hokage. Each time his heart wears out or is destroyed, he will obtain the still beating heart of another nin and replace his own heart with it.
Kakuzu attacked Kakashi and captured him using those black threads. He planned to take Kakashi's heart.

Hidan attacked Shika as he thought Shika has reached his chakra limit. He activated his ritual by stabbing Shika to get his blood. It appears that his jutsu was a success as Shika was in pain.

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Hidan thought he has gotten Shikamaru. But at the same time he attacked Shika, Kakuzu cluched his heart. Kakashi has gotten Kakuzu's blood when he stabbed him with Chidori previously. Kakashi gave the vial to Shikamaru when he left with Hidan. Hidan was using Kakuzu's blood instead of Shikamaru's. Hidan did not know what was going on at the other side, but Shikamaru cut Hidan's neck to prove that he was OK. However, Shikamaru was low on chakra due to the extended use of the Shadow Bind jutsu. Hidan waited for the jutsu to end so he can attack.

Kakuzu wanted revenge for his two destroyed hearts. He attacked using his two remaining hearts/masks, but Choji blocked the attacks away. But that that time, Kakuzu absorbed the hearts back to his body again, sacrificing one for a replacement heart he has in store. Using his black threads again, he captured Team 10 -- Kakashi, Ino and Choji. He planned to take all of their hearts.

Before he can ripped out their hearts, a water and wind jutsu blocked Kakuzu's fire and wind attacks. Team 7 had come to the rescue -- the water and wind jutsu is a combo of Yamato's water attack and Naruto's wind Rasengan - together to form the Drowning Maelstrom jutsu. Yamato, Naruto, Sakura and Sai appeared and apologize for being late.

* Note that Naruto seems to be able to contain the wind Rasengan in one hand now. No clones seems to be needed.

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