Orange Trousers..

During weekend mornings, my housemate and I would watch a tv show on Virgin 1 Channel called "Ninja Warrior". The original show in Japan is called "Sasuke". It's sort of a game show in Japan (like Takeshi castle) where in contenders would go through 4 obstacle courses. These obstacle courses are very difficult, I'm not sure if there's anyone who had already completed it. At the start of the game, around 100 contestants would try and go through the first obstacle course. The course is so hard that just a handful could complete it and could proceed to the next course. The course gets more difficult as you progress to the next stage. We don't really watch it because we're impressed with the ones who finish the first stage. We're also watching it because some of the contestants are funny and the way go thru the courses are funny.

Anyways, they say that Japanese Firemen are good Ninja Warrior material. Probably because they're used to climbing walls and ropes, they're strong and quick and at the same time agile and flexible. There have been a few who had completed the 1st stage on their first try. And these firemen would wear they're uniforms during the games. They're wearing orange trousers -- reminds of the one that Naruto's wearing.. :)

Naruto Shippuuden 70: Resonance

On Naruto Shippuuden Episode 70, the fight between Asuma and Kazuma si continued while Sora continues to be overcome by the Kyuubi chakra inside him. As Naruto tries to stop Sora, the kyuubi's chakra inside Sora sort of resonates on Naruto, causing the kyuubi's chakra inside Naruto to leak. But Naruto tries to stop the kyuubi's chakra from overpowering him. Here are some screenshots from this week's episode..

Kasuma vs. Asuma

Sora and Naruto

Kyuubi vs. Kyuubi

Naruto Manga 412 is out now..

The fight between the 8-tails jinchuuriki and Sasuke continues. But this time, it looks like the 8-tails is too strong for Sasuke. So, this is more like 8-tails jinchuuriki against Falcon (Sasuke's group -- with Karin, Juugo and.. I forgot his name..).
Naruto's training with the old frog continues..

Naruto Closing - Wind

The first closing song in Naruto Part 1 is entitled Wind. I love this song.. (and of course, Michi..). The melody is really good.

Shippuuden Episode 68-69 out now!

Episode 68-69 of the Naruto Shippuden series is out now -- entitled "Red Chakra! Destruction and Rage." I was hoping that this episode would be as exciting as the episodes when The Third and Orochimaru fought after the Chuunin Exams in Naruto Part 1. It turns out that Sora and Naruto shared the same 9-tailed Demon Fox chakra inside them, although the chakra inside Sora is just a remnant of what's inside Naruto. And since Sora's not really a jinchuuriki, he's just a pseudo-jinchuuriki, he's body is more likely to be damaged when the demon fox's chakra leaks. Anyways, as usual, this episode ends leaving you hanging and waiting for the next episode. So let's just wait for episode 70. Here are some of the screen shots from episode 68-69.

naruto and sora
naruto and sakura

Sora in Demon Fox Cloak
Sora and kyuubi

Sasuke vs. 8-tails!

Hi Guys! Chapter 411 of Naruto manga is out now. The clash between Sasuke and the 8-tails Jinchuuriki rapper.

Finding Michi..

Then I found this Shippuden ending where the song Michi was played..
I really love this song.. This is just a portion of the song, but I chose to attach this because this has the English translation. Enjoy!



Here's the lyrics. I also took the translations from the video because the words on the video are a bit blurred..

Michi by Aluto

Japanese version (English subtitle)

Daitai itsumo doori ni (Just as usual)
Sono kado wo magareba (when I turn around the corner?
Hitonami ni magirekomi (I merge into the sea of people)
Tokete kiete iku (and melt away into nothing)
Boku wa michi wo nakushi (I lose myself completely)
Kotoba sura nakushiteshimau (and can find no words to say)
Dakedo hitotsu dake wa (Yet, one thing, your voice)
Nokotteta nokotteta kimi no koe ga (still remains, still remains)
Warau kaomo okoru kao mo subete (Everything about you, your smile your anger)
Boki wo arukaseru (Keeps me walking forward)
Kumo ga kireta saki wo mitara kitto (If I just look up where the clouds start to break)
Nee wakaru desho (I think you know what I mean)
Nee wakaru desho (I think you know what I mean.)

Looking for Michi..

One of the closing songs for the Naruto Shippuden episodes was Michi by Aluto. I really love this song, although I can't understand the lyrics, I really love the melody. I was just surfing, trying to find this song, when I came across this video.. This is the full story on one of the Naruto Shippuden endings. It's entitled "Shipu! Konoha Gakuen Den". Please watch this video -- this is so funny. :) Enjoy watching!

Naruto Shippuden Movie 2: Bonds (Kizuna)

Watch out for the next Naruto Shippuden movie! I hope it's better than the first Shippuden movie. Well, it was ok. But I felt like it lacked action or fight scenes. Anyway, I know that Naruto-addicts out there (like me) would be waiting for this next movie..

Start of the addiction..

I started watching Naruto just last year. There were a few Shippuden episodes that were already circulating. Yes, I'm a newbee.. I even started with watching a few Shippuden episodes before I watched the Naruto Part 1. After watching the first Shippuden episode, I knew I was hooked. At that time, I watched all the available Shippuden episodes, one after the other, until there was nothing left. Then I had to wait for next week for the next episode to come out.. A few months later, I had to go under the knife to have cysts removed from my ovaries. After the surgery, I had to stay at home for two months. It was a time for me to go back and watch Naruto Part 1, the episodes where Naruto and his friends were younger..

And now, I am a self confessed Naruto-addict. I wait for new Shippuden episodes and manga chapters every week..