Naruto Shippuuden - Episode 114
The Eye The Hawk
Sasuke and Orochimaru finish it, and some of Orochimaru’s past is shown. The animation looked a little better than last’s, still bad.
The anime added some filler to the flashbacks but, nothing too much, it complemented everything well. All of this doesn’t really show Orochimaru’s development totally but, still manages to show us how he was just a normal child and how his quest for power ended up making him who he his today.
Orochimaru’s obsession with eternal life, Itachi, the sharingan, mastering all jutsu, how he lost his hand and left the Akatsuki. Everything is explained, to some extent, in this episode. All flashbacks were down anew, even the ones present in the first series. I think the scene where Orochimaru tries to take Itachi is badly done. The manga version was really powerful, you really felt Orochimaru’s desperation before Itachi’s sharingan, how much he feared and wanted it. In this episode.. Itachi’s line was really plain in comparison.
So, Orochimaru tries to take Sasuke but, the sharingan surprises Orochimaru yet again. Sasuke manages to absorb Orochimaru instead. Not sure if this means he has gained his knowledge and jutsus. Anyway, Kabuto is shocked, all his "dreams" (lol) and whatever are crushed now. Although that will be good for him as a character but, I won’t spoil it.
So, Sasuke has won. He’s really powerful now, he heads out, what’s his plan for the future? The next episode will be about Suigetsu. We will learn a little more about what Orochimaru’s secret bases and stuff like that hold.
- Next Episode: Zabuza’s Blade
Yes, the animation was plain ugly this time, just horrible at places, and I was beginning to think that even the fillers looked a whole lot better than these past two canon episodes =/
I was really disappointed by Suigetsu’s design in the preview as well. In the manga, he looks… softer and rounder somehow, like an ordinary boy, and I really hope they’ll get closer to the “original” Suigetsu in the future episodes. I’m really looking forward to hearing his voice, too. I know the seiyuu and I know he’s pretty good but there’s always the risk that he’ll end up overacting and making poor Suigetsu sound like an idiot, heh.
Comment by Tarou — June 22, 2009 @ 4:34 pm