Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 80
One’s Last Words
Shikamaru is exhausted, Izumo and Kotetsu are trapped and Asuma seems about to be gone.
Reinforcements arrive just a little to late.
They help get everyone out of Akatsuki’s reach for some time.
Although the animation wasn’t so great and Aoba looked rather silly, specially when he fought it out with Kakuzo, the scene was well done. Raidou and Aoba’s technique combination is really good for a surprise attack. Kakuzo would have been done without his hardening technique.
Kakuzo doesn’t want to let his prize go and is going to attack again right away.
Although they are more, I’m not sure Konoha can take them. Anyway, Akatsuki’s leader calls the other two back.
It’s Pein’s first appearance in skin in the anime, not matter how little was shown. I was expecting his voice to be deeper.
So, they are saved for now but, Asuma’s finished. He accepts that he’s going to die and says his last words to his students. It’s true what he says about Shikamaru being Hokage material. He would certainly be the best chosen one, although Naruto is probably going to be the future Hokage if it ever comes down to it.
Asuma tells a secret to Shikamaru but, we’ll have more on that in a few episodes.
Overall, it was a decent episode, with a low budget and some filler but, still a good episode that managed to give Asuma some deserved spotlight in his death. Note, the drawing quality rises a lot in the last scenes, probably influence from the next episode.
- Personal Enjoyment: 3/5
