Well, I'm currently preparing to witness the unadulterated win of the finale of Avatar Book 1. Might as well process this bit of fail first.
Ino's dad just figured out what we readers have known for months. He spends three pages discussing it only to draw the logical conclusion that Nagato is on top of Mount College Dorm, pirating radio signals to spread his propaganda.
Back to the fight, or lack thereof. Time for another Pein monologue. I'm so excited. Did I mention that Naruto is bleeding? Pein says something about peace through justice, which sets Naruto off about how it's a giant load after killing all of his friends and mentors.
Quick note, fox boy. There's a trope for what happened to your little buddies. It's called "Deus Angst Machina." It's a terrible plot device used by terrible writers to give their characters sudden and nonsensical motivation through a series of highly contrived events that seem to happen just so the character has something to baw about. The man to blame is Masashi Kishimoto. Sic him.
Naruto and Pein exchange more dialog about how their lives both suck and justice is unfair and blah blah blah. Is it just me or does everyone in this series have something to constantly whine about? Well, I still win, because i have this entire series to whine about. So ha.
While he's at it, Pein lumps a Hannibal Lecture on here about how humans are terrible and the vicious cycle of revenge will consume us all and hatred is the only constant in the universe.
Oh, look. another flashback. This series never had enough of these, I tell you what. Apparently Jiraya thought that human beings could act like human beings sometimes, so there you have it. Pein is full of crap. Just like he was the last thirty eight thousand times he ran his mouth off. Thanks for reminding us, Kishi.
Pein apparently founded Akatsuki in order to break this chain of hatred he keeps going on about.
TIME OUT TIME OUT TIME OUT.
What.
How.
When.
FRAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHLAZZZL DOES NOT COMPUTE.
Entering emergency shutdown mode. Status: read this crap yourself, I give up.
Final details: Nagato is a paraplegic, malnourished radio tower who looks like Orochimaru with contacts.
