Download Naruto Shippuuden Episode 78-79 MP4

I remember when I read the Kakuzu-Hidan arc last year on Naruto manga, at first I was surprised and rather pissed that Masashi Kishimoto made Asuma die pretty easily. It kinda made it look like all the plans Shikamaru came up with really were just trashy, because Team Asuma didn’t stand a single chance against Kakuzu-Hidan duo.

The plans Shikamaru came up with actually were brilliant. Only that the Akatsuki were no ordinary opponents. Even so, I remember I was so frustrated that Asuma had to die. But as the arc progressed, and how Team 10 (Ino-Shika-Chou) were taken by surprise of Asuma’s death and decided to take in charge themselves, to take revenge on their sensei’s death against Kakuzu-Hidan, the arc just actually got better. I had to say that this Kakuzu-Hidan arc is one of my favorite arcs in Naruto Shippuuden! Shikamaru really shines.

Even though I already know what’s gonna happen in this arc, and even though we all know beforehand that Asuma was going to die in episode 78-79, it was still heart-wrenching to see it again, now animated on the anime. Plus the way Shikamaru was running and running toward Asuma when Hidan hit the vital area, hence killing Asuma at once, all that are sad goddamnit.

Yeah, this arc is still one of my favorites, unlike the Saving Gaara arc which was good in the manga but turned flaky on the anime (Studio Pierrot screwed it up!). Really looking forward to next episode, titled “Last Words”, Asuma’s last words.