Naruto Shippuuden Episode 12

[RyougaZell]

Was the girl on Temari's team Matsuri?
You know... filler character from the last filler arc.
Despite being a bad arc, it was the one of the only two filler characters I liked (along Sasame from Fuuma Clan).

Ichibi and Kyuubi are the first and last Bijuu. But if Ichibi is called Shukaku... does that mean Kyuubi has a name as well? Or was Shukaku the name of the first priest possessed by Ichibi and the Suna-nin simply left the name?

[Psyke]

Ichibi and Kyuubi are the first and last Bijuu. But if Ichibi is called Shukaku... does that mean Kyuubi has a name as well? Or was Shukaku the name of the first priest possessed by Ichibi and the Suna-nin simply left the name?

The truth is that when Gaara and the Shukaku was introduced, Mishimoto never planned on having the plot of 9 different beasts with the said number of tails. Kyuubi was well, a 9 tailed demon fox, while the Shukaku was just another beast (with 1 tail). After that, Kishimoto decided to introduce the concept of the jinchuuriki, as well as the other "tailed-beasts".

I know I've not answered your question..... but well....

[nests]

OK this episode was very well done I know is a good episode when I have a smile trough out the whole thing in fact I dont remember any other fight set up episode where I didnt mind it ending just before the fight.

[Munsu]

Was the girl on Temari's team Matsuri?
You know... filler character from the last filler arc.
Despite being a bad arc, it was the one of the only two filler characters I liked (along Sasame from Fuuma Clan).

Ichibi and Kyuubi are the first and last Bijuu. But if Ichibi is called Shukaku... does that mean Kyuubi has a name as well? Or was Shukaku the name of the first priest possessed by Ichibi and the Suna-nin simply left the name?

I thought someone mentioned those characters from Temari's team were in the manga...

[RyougaZell]

Psyke:
Yeah. I knew that. But since Kishimoto decided to introduce this concept, he should be giving Kyuubi no Yoko another name apart from Kyuubi. Or at least cover himself by saying Shukaku was the name of the first Ichibi Jinchuuriki.

Munsu:
I believe she was alone in the manga, but can't confirm it since I don't the have the scans in this computer.
But the girl DOES resemble Matsuri, which would be a first. I mean, every other filler character practically no longer exists, since they were all (thankfully) thrown out / forgotten. I wouldn't mind her returning though.

[Mr. Roboto]

i really enjoyed this episode. it looks like kisame really wants a shot at gai. it was interesting what neeji said about kisame having the most chakra he's seen other than naruto. team gai is going to have their hands full with him. also, i liked having itachi go up against kakashi again. i want to see how kakashi changes how he fights given how itachi trapped him in his world in the prior fight. and i'd also like to see if kakashi really did learn a new technique like he said after the bell challenge with naruto and sakura.

[Assertn]

What's wrong with just saying "Shukaku is the Ichibi"?

Also....as for the nine beasts adopted after shukaku's introduction.....wasn't the ichibi supposed to be a tanuki anyway, based on chinese mythology?

Edit: Looks like that unknown pink-eyed akatsuki guy almost made an appearance. Maybe we need a third group to show up =]

[Kagari]

just what i missed...unbearable suspense, leaving me with a "NO! SERIOUSLY? GOD DAMN YOU!" at the end of the episode for ending it where they did.

Kisame didn't seem too frighting the first few times we saw him...but all of sudden he's brimming with confidence, and what Neji said just makes him scarier.

Kakshi's face when seeing itatchi...wow...By the looks of it, Itatchi will be donating some of his chakra to continue the process of extracting ichibi from gaara, since Kisame was told to give 30% of his chakra. I assume Itatchi will have to give the same. Maybe that's the reason Naruto's group will survive.

[Crash]

Kisame didn't seem too frighting the first few times we saw him...but all of sudden he's brimming with confidence, and what Neji said just makes him scarier.

The first thing i thought of when Neji said that was that Kisame must be one of the Akatsuki who has obtained his Bijuu. After all, Naruto's massive chakra is due to the fact that the nine tails is sealed within him so it would make sense that if Kisame has a similarly massive amount that he must have also obtained one. Really excited to see what happens next episode

[Psyke]

Also....as for the nine beasts adopted after shukaku's introduction.....wasn't the ichibi supposed to be a tanuki anyway, based on chinese mythology?

Yes, the Shukaku is based on the racoon. However, the Tanuki originates from Japanese folklore, rather than Chinese. It is most well known in anime from the Studio Ghibli film Pom Poko. Interesting movie, I must say. Go check it out if you can.