Retsgip’s Anime Blog

Naruto - 200 - Active Duty! The Ultimate Backer

Rating: 3/10

I’m so bored of this arc already. It’s got absolutely no action or suspense and the plot is so damn straight forward that I don’t even consider this a mystery story or anything. So, instead of actually caring, I tried to make this episode fun.

Sadly, the plot has gone to hell. They’re stretching this thing out so much that it became boring. This isn’t what I was hoping for at all when I said I wanted a long filler. What I was hoping for was more like a long action filler. Funny fillers and shitty treasure hunt fillers can be plugged in 1-2 episodes when the plot has started advancing again.

Was I the only one that cracked up when this happened? Ten-Ten cut the string attached to the explosive note with a kunai, and they praised her for it. “That’s Ten-ten for you!” Yay! Go Ten-ten, nobody, yes NOBODY could have cut that string as well as you could have right there. It was simply a work of art. It was magnificent! If I wasn’t on my laptop, I would have made a gif of it for sure.

“Gennou is one ugly motha” is all I was thinking throughout this whole scene. No wonder he’s so pissed off at the world, he’s fugly. Sure he said he was given “a mission” and then after he completed it, the Dragonfly Country(or whatever) never used his explosive notes because of a peace treaty. But that’s just a mask for the real reason why he’s doing this. He’s fugly.

This is kind of what I felt like after watching this episode. If you didn’t notice(and you can’t tell from this shot) Naruto gets some weird contortion mouth action going on during this scene. His face never moves, but his mouth goes crazy while he yells at Gennou. Go re-watch this scene, it’s horrible.

On a serious note: I’m thinking Naruto is going to do the only thing he can, he’s going to assault Gennou with his dreams and make him realize that he shouldn’t blow up Mount Hokage. God knows Naruto couldn’t defeat him in combat.

Okay, now for the fun stuff! The rest of this blog is devoted to the subliminal couple pairings seen throughout this episode.

Shikamaru x Shizune x Tsunade:

3-way action between Shikamaru, Shizune, and Tsunade. Hmm, that’s kinda hot. Shikamaru’s a playa, see his bling on his ear there? Shizune’s probably a closet stripper, and Tsunade’s got big enough melons for the entire town. That’s a serious combo…

Chouji x Shikamaru x Ino:

Did I mention that Shikamaru is a playa? Not only does he belong in 2 love triangles, but he even broke out the Kama Sutra book to help educate the inexperienced. Well I mean, naturally they can’t be as good as Shizune and Tsunade. Gotta spice it up somehow…

Kiba x Sakura:

Apparently Naruto is too tame for Sakura. She likes real men, like Kiba. Maybe she’s into uh…beastiality or something(yes I just went there). She actually looks okay in this shot. Kiba’s staring at her ass too, “Go for it dawg!”(pun intended)

Shino x Ten-Ten:

I always knew Ten-Ten was strange, but her choice in men is just a little off I think. Maybe it’s because she’s been hanging out with Lee and Gai too much. Plus now that we know Shino can laugh, we know he’s human. And what human wouldn’t want Ten-Ten after her tremendous performance earlier on in the episode?!?

Naruto x Hinata:

They couldn’t have done a better job turning me away from this pairing. I never would have thought that I’d have gotten tired of Hinata and her nonsense, but I am now. Apparently Hinata has some form of Byakugun anemia now or something…

Neji x Lee:

Saved the best for last, of course. We knew from the very start that these two were loverboys. They probably secretly “train” in the wood every night. Lee looks a little pissed though. Neji, looking smug and amused, probably told Lee he had to be the dummy tonight while Neji “practiced his ninja moves.” Ah, what a sweet couple these two are. I’m currently hugging myself thinking about it.

Even though the Neji x Lee match-up is awesome, I think Shikamaru takes the cake. Congrats to him for being the ultimate playa.

-Retsgip