Team Sasuke vs. Team Raikage, while Madara badmouths Sasuke in front of Naruto.Why would you think your hand would work if your sword didn't?Summary:Raikage crushes Jugo into a wall. Nearby, Zengetsu catches Shi napping and moves in for a sneak attack, but he is blocked by Darui. Meanwhile, Raikage thinks he has defeated Jugo, but Jugo conjures up a bunch of beam cannons and fires at point blank range. Shi and Darui wonder if their leader is okay, but Shi gets hit by Sasuke's genjutsu and cannot move. Jugo thinks that he defeated the Raikage, but the Raikage suddenly returns and hammers him with an elbow.At the snowy village, Madara tells the Konoha ninjas that after hearing about Itachi's story, Sasuke chose the path of revenge instead of following Itachi's wishes to protect the village. Madara explains that hate is the destiny of the Uchiha, and he gives some history lesson about how the Uchiha were the descendants of the elder son of the Rikudo sage and the Senju were the descendants of the younger son. The older son believed that might is the key to peace while the younger believed that love was the key. The Sage chose the younger son as his successor, but the elder son thinks he should have been chosen and ever since the Senju and Uchiha have been in conflict. Madara notes that Naruto has the blood of the Senju and states that Naruto and Sasuke have been chosen by fate to battle again.Back on the summit grounds, Sasuke tries to attack Raikage behind but his chakra blade is bounced away by Raikage's energy. Sasuke then charges at Raikage with a Chidori, and Raikage gets ready to meet Sasuke head on.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This week's chapter is a mix between the fight between Team Sasuke and Team Raikage and story time by Madara. The storytelling wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, mainly because the segment only took up half of the chapter. On top of that Madara revealed some interesting background info on the Uchiha and the Senju and how Sasuke and Naruto represent the two feuding groups. The story seems to be setting up a final fight between Naruto and Sasuke, which is fine by my books. Hopefully this will get Naruto to stop grovelling.As for the fight, Jugo showed some interesting moves, but ultimately he wasn't a match for the supercharged Raikage. Raikage is so fast that Sasuke can't really read his moves with the Sharingan, and Raikage has a lot of defense as well. I doubt Sasuke's Chidori would work since the Raikage bounced Sasuke's chakra blade away so easily. It's probably time again for some Amateratsu or Tsukuyomi eye hacks.
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