I agree with pretty much everything said about the flashbacking; that really threw me. The shows creators seem unsure as to whether Naruto viewers can retain information from 5 minutes ago… That said I was pleasantly surprised with Yamato’s speech. It further differentiates him from Kakashi’s almost guardian-like role and makes sense. Naruto & Sakura can’t expect to always work with such compensating ninja.

Really didn’t expect Yamato to reveal the truth to Naruto though. I wonder if Naruto will be conflicted in drawing on the chakra of the Nine-tails in up-coming battles. Hopefully we don’t get too much of the “I can’t use my power or I’ll hurt the ones I care about” syndrome.

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