hmmm... birdeye has a scouter. should have just searched out gaara by his extremely large power level. heh heh. anyways im convinced now that birdeye is a guy. in a lot of those sceenes he seemed more masculine. i think origami paper bombs rock harder then most of the abilities we've seen so far. sure it seems weak, but im sure that you dont get in the akatsuki by giving people paper cuts. anyways, gaara may have the upper hand, but birdeye hasnt use "number 18" yet. also, sasori must be stronger, so if push comes to shove, he will bail birdeye out. however, i dont think either side will win the fight. it will probally end in a stale mate. it is much to early in the morning for killing kages and akatsuki members. the akatsuki will probally realize that they may be underestimating their targets, and waited a little too long to make thier move.

on another subject, gaara is fucking badass. i used the hate the guy, and starting trailing the gaara bandwagon after playing a bit of naruto gekitou ninja taisen 3, but now after seeing this chapter, i finally jumped on. gaara is now my number 3 (trailing after neji and birdeye... poor naruto, getting knocked down 2 places in my heart within two weeks) all of gaaras moves seem a little more shukakuish., not to mention the zipper on his selve is just plain stylish (gotta find a shirt like that). it seems that gaara has complete control over his youma. i can only imagine what naruto must be like now. in the past with the exception of naruto vs neji, we have only seen narutos truths strength imerge in his rage. i cant wait to see a controled full kyubi mode.... oh yes... and I WANT TO SEE NEJI NOW! what new moves has he learned to move him up to jounin so quickly... i must see.