Naruto Shippuuden Episode 74

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well he wasn't smiling during the whole fight, just when he skillfully dodged asumas attack

but ya Asuma is loosing and we are talking about Akatsuki, however we are also talking about Asuma, the son of a Hokage, one of the 12 guardian ninjas... and it seems Asuma is also a melee type, dual wieding some knuckle blades let me suggest that... it needs a lot of skill to use them efficiently.. those are not kunais.. those are fist weapons which are also able to cut stuff since they are enhanced with wind-chakra.

so if he want's to use them (maybe this is his standard strategy?) he has to use them in close range and the closer he gets the stronger he and the weaker Hidan will become. It just seems that he underestimated Hidan, who was able to keep him at bay

or another scenario "Who of you bastards killed my friend Chiriku?!" - Hidan:"Ha this freaking fake priest? that was probably me..." - Asuma: "You will paaay *gnaaaarrrr*" (enrage) ^^

so he forgot all his reasoning for a moment :P

You're still on this, just forget it.You're assuming too much, most importantly you're assuming that Hidan, simply because of his weapon, is weak in close combat when everything seems to suggest otherwise. There is also the matter that Asuma seems to be unable to take on guys who are stronger than he is, especially if they have a big weapon. See Kisame. Anyway you really seem to want to argue with me lately but like I said its just an OP.

I disagree with Sai etc. but that was really stupid, I didn't even understand why he wanted to talk with Sakura... it was truely pointless

How do you disagree with the Sai stuff, ever since they got back from their mission they have been showing us that Sai is reading his little self help books and trying to be nicer to everyone. Okay we get it already, its established, they don't need to keep showing it to us over and over again especially when there are other more important things that they can do with the screen time.

Iruka is getting bloody annoying. Not only does his whole character scream the message of being content with mediocrity and taking it easy (when all the more interesting characters feel they could and should get much more powerful even if they get killed in the process) but he's also like some inane kindergarden teacher who can't talk about anything else but how "his kids" are growing up and how fine they have become and how hard they are trying - yet they are still "his kids" despite the fact he's already himself so far below them.

The sad thing is none of that is going to change. Just wait til Konohamaru grows up a little and then he starts giving Konohamaru's team his little speeches too. Thats just the role Kishi gave him.