Naruto Recap Chapter 488: Go Home Already
Chapter appears to open in some kind of distillery or something. The Nation Lords are on a conference call. They use televisions that are apparently made of stone. I wonder if they get together to watch the Super Bowl on that thing. Anyway, they all want to get together and form an alliance. Water Lord is hesitant. Then he caves in to peer pressure like any competent leader of men would. They decide to inform Konoha.
Cut to the forest, where everyone is wait what the hell.
They're holding hands- er, paws- er....
Screw it, what you do in your free time is none of my concern, Kiba.
Anyway, everyone is still dozing because of Sakura's ZANY SCHEME that nearly got everyone killed. Congratulations, bubblegum bangs. Now everyone's hatred of you is completely rational.
Of course, Naruto yells at them for what Cherry Blossom Bimbo did. Kakashi tells her to wake them up and apologize like a good little girl. Yeah, that'll make the problem go away. Then Lee tries to get his sexy on as Naruto walks by or something.
Now we get a gag panel in which Naruto falls asleep next to them all.
TIME OUT
Kishi, this isn't how gag panels work. You need to place them appropriately. They should also be funny, but considering it's you, we'll go with baby steps here.
TIME IN
Karin lets Sakura know that it's her fault Naruto's in this position.
This coming from a woman who's spent the better part of 200 chapters sniffing the sweaty undergarments of the man who is responsible for the hole in her chest. She sure is one to talk about good judgment. By the way, Sakura's expression is priceless.
I mean what is that even supposed to be? I know I don't have much room to speak, seeing as how I read One Piece, but DAMN.
Cut to the interesting characters for a bit. The Kages all receive word of the alliance and there is much rejoicing or something.
End interesting cutaway, Kiba is PISSED about not getting in on the action. naruto tells him to be a man and quit his bitching.
Kiba's reaction mirrors mine. Naruto has no right to tell someone to quit their bitching when he's every night post-timeskip crying into his pillow because Sasuke isn't around to touch him anymore.
Karin notices his bright, warm, happy sunshine chakra and abruptly switches her creepy stalker fetish bullcrap target to Naruto. Hooray, I was just dying to see more of that.
OHWAIT SHE NOTICED THE FOX ohhh noooo deep dark darkness that is dark.
Some Anbu show up to tell Sai that Danzo is dead. He died the way he lived. As an unsung hero who actually used logic when decision-making. Sai declares that Root will now have to figure out what to do with the help of Kakashi, their new Hokage. Because they're allowed to decide that right then and there without any consultation or democratic process.
Except OH WAIT TSUNADE IS MOVING. :O The plot thickens. Now it's less of a vapor and almost even liquid.
Back in Konoha, all the unimportant side characters that everyone likes more than the mains are calling out Naruto's Romeo and Juliet no Jutsu idea. They accuse him of using this as a ploy to protect Sasuke. He responds by saying he has "no plans" to do so.
Actually, I think Naruto might really be ready for Hokage. He's a born politician. Got the whole blatant lying thing down pat.
Neji calls Naruto and Sakura out for not killing Sasuke in his already weakened state. Sakura justifies it by saying that Madara was there andit "wasn't that easy."
I'm sorry, the correct answer was "Naruto is gay for him and I have ovaries."
Naruto continues to spew a bunch of bullcrap about how the DARKNESS INSIDE has made Sasuke so powerful that I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DEFEAT HIM.
I may just have to start a cliché tally.
And now he's hungry, so he's headed for the Ramen shop. Ramen is for winners, Naruto.
Kakashi goes to attend a meeting to be proclaimed Hokage, but GUYS WAIT TSUNADE IS AWAKE.
And bedridden.
And Shizune appears to be attempting to crush her ribcage with a Siesmic Hug.
I'd say her time of effective leadership is about up.
Meanwhile, Sasuke completes his eye transplant. Now they will bleed tears of BLACK. FEAR IT.
The end.
