Naruto Chapter 378

[Genma]

I liked how this chapter's battle had some strategy, but the Rin'egan's ability didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I mean, it would make sense, provided the Narutoverse didn't have things like shadow clones. Couldn't shadow clones accomplish the same thing minus the power transfer thing? I know shadow clones poof after being hit but... like... couldn't someone capable of doing it be able to make his vision 100% too?

For some reason I'd think the Byakugan would be superior if that was the case. If Neji makes three clones, it could take away his blind spot or something, and he'd also be able to see the chakra flows and all that.

Bleh, whatever. Hopefully they'll make the Rin'egan even more powerful, seeing as it's supposed to be the strongest eye.

[Assertn]

It was explicitly stated during Naruto's training that anything a shadow clone observes or experiences will only transfer back to the original body once that clone is dispersed.

Therefore you'd have to instantaneously clone and disperse any time you need an update on your surroundings.

In this chapter, it was also mentioned that not having to use chakra to accomplish this effect is one significant advantage that rinnegan has over byakugan, so this would probably be even more significant against the shadow clone strategy.

[toonice714]

i think jiriya will die fighting pein but not before pein unveils a lot of the secrets of the rin'nengan. this way the story can move forward by naruto meeting the great toad sage. This is turning out to be a great fight btw. Also......when are we going to see team shino do anything!?!? And i wanna see suigetsu fight more than anybody else! They just forgot all about team hebi. I wanna know whats soo great about them that sasuke went so far out of his way just to assemble them. Aside from karin's obvious tracking use.

[Abdula]

i wanna see suigetsu fight more than anybody else! They just forgot all about team hebi. I wanna know whats soo great about them that sasuke went so far out of his way just to assemble them.

I think we should get to see a nice three way confrontation between Hebi, The Leaf Ninja and Kisame and Itachi after this. That is only what I want to see though.

I wonder if Tobi is still sitting on top of the statue of Madara.

[KCMmmmm]

i think jiriya will die fighting pein but not before pein unveils a lot of the secrets of the rin'nengan. this way the story can move forward by naruto meeting the great toad sage. This is turning out to be a great fight btw. Also......when are we going to see team shino do anything!?!? And i wanna see suigetsu fight more than anybody else! They just forgot all about team hebi. I wanna know whats soo great about them that sasuke went so far out of his way just to assemble them. Aside from karin's obvious tracking use.

With the way the manga is pressing forward now, those chapters - all twenty or so of them - feel like needless filler.