[Premium Access] Naruto - Episode 71 An Unrivaled Match, Hokage Battle Royale! - Group Reaction

i love orichis theme its so bamf

adam

sarutobi sensei!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

adam

Nah I’m pretty sure Philosophers Stone pre-dates Naruto by a couple of years. Twist it, Pull it, Pop it, EAT it.

Brodie Vickers

Reboot was my SH*T!!!

botanbutton

Such a great episode. The first real peak at a Kage level battle that the show gives you with some of the best animation in the show so far.

xsithspawnx

Fun fact 'Saru' means monkey in Japanese and the Third Hokage is part of the Sarutobi clan. His summoning being a monkey was destined.

Sheikh Ashmaan

I do not remember all of this happening LOL like this is a lot more fighting than I remember.. And Orochimaru is an anomaly you never know what he could be he is a bad as female though.. Also these are reanimation ninja so they aren't using there full power just so you know

John

This is one of the best episodes of the series. Love this shit

Ryan Graham

I like the characters in Naruto but too many of the fights in Naruto are dragged out and ridiculous.

PS

they're both obsessed with immortality and they both have some crazy fanatics under them

Robert Quill

Besides being a snake guy, what the fuck does Lord Moldebutt have in common with Orochi? I can't for the life of me see why they draw such comparisons besides the snake master shit.

The Pebble

you're bugging the animation is 10x better and a lot more smooth.. If you mean the art style than yea you've got to sacrifice some detail to get more frames.

Nick

not digging the animation. i assume it changes since i dont remember it looking like this in later episodes. its very doughy and chibi

rickie woodson

Every now and then for select episodes, they will bring in additional freelance animators to make the episode that much more special. Recall Zabuza vs. Gato and Rock Lee vs. Gaara.

LitchiTea

what is up with the animation???

rickie woodson

oh no not the hokage wife LOL!

hesa

Orochimaru scared me as a kid

Ez

That kunai rana was using is sharp af

Blackfeet808

It's a fact but isn't that a spoiler...?

Fun fact , lord second created the anbu black ops, the ninja acdemy , and the sewer systems in konoha , and lord first created the foundations of the village.

William Pahau

100 bucks Liech Tea doesnt even watch these reactions he just searching for my name 😂😂

William Pahau

lol music is step down in Shippuden thou.. if Naruto was a 10 Shippuden would be a 9

Nick

Unfortunately yes, it’s hard to make a whole episode in just 1 week. There’s voice acting, translating “subs” ... Storyboarding, Key Animating, In-between animating, Backgrounds, Colors & Effects, probably some more steps that I’m missing.... and all that has to be done before 1 week because Editing is probably the last part and very time consuming. I think TV studios need the episode at least 1 day before hand too. So in reality they have 6 days to do all that. For these big ones they bring a shit ton more freelancers with the budget they save for these episodes, and probably put in a FUCKTON of unpaid overtime hours. The conditions of animators in Japan is well-documented for being horrendous, even to this day with many more employee protection laws in place, and better technology to ease the workload, imagine back then. Episodes like these are the result of going the extra 100 miles. For the show’s purpose, I think it’s better that Big Episodes get most of shine and have the others be mediocre, instead of all episodes being slightly better, but having the ones that need to be great not stand out as much. It’s kind of annoying when people complain that not every episode is as well-done as this one when that is practically impossible with a weekly anime format, and very detrimental health wise to many people in that animation business.

Keep It Zen

You think this music is good? Just wait for Shippuden.

NMD

I know the art style was badass this episode but it is also my least favorite trend in anime. I know the studios save money and use it for the big fights but do they have to make the difference in quality so obvious? It's jarring sometimes. This is really prevalent in the big shonen anime.

Adam Vialpando

That Voldemort impression cracked me the hell up.

Nas

And me over here refreshing the page waiting for episode 72, and i just read the description..jejeje dont worry gouys take your time and do your work! Im just glad ypu guys are enjoying the series as much as i did when i was a kid!! I wanna wish a greath day for everybody who read this!

YaKk0o SeMpAi

Wishing Shehryar a wonderful vacation!

Ace008

yOu GuYs ShOuLd WaTcH 4 ePiSodEs dAiLy

SeymourAsces

You’re comment doesn’t make sense. Like read it back please. I wanted to answer assuming I understand what you mean.

DAki

Yes the mind fuck begins lol this brings back memories and can’t wait to enjoy it with y’all.

Joshua

Also same thing with the Nine-Tail fox, it's part of ancient japanese tales...you could be surprise the amount of references !

Ji-pi Doyon

That’s why I hope they skip the OP for 78 & 79

Zee

I’m just waiting for the character reveal in 80...fav character comin up

Jeddxh

Yup

NMD

We have officially entered the more serious part of the series. Parts that have a deeper impact on future events and character development. This is the beginning of the reason I love the Naruto series. It truly is a masterpiece.

Hazy Skies

Kinda funny considering how things escalate in the shippuden.

Rexamillion

SAKUGA

NMD

PS, why are you here if you don’t like Naruto?

NMD

*Sprinkles Holy Water on PS* THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU! BEGONE HEATHEN!

Arsalan

With the copyright removals Naruto reactions have been getting recently it's better to upload just one episode a week

PS

I thought EP 19 was him too? Guess I was wrong

Zee

For big fights, they bring in an animator named Norio Matsumoto. The fights he's done so far that you've already seen: Sasuke vs Orochimaru (Forest of Death) and Rock Lee v. Gaara (Chuunin Exam Tourney Round 1).

One is enough this week, no worries, don’t over work yourself Nahid

Ryan

and Orochimaru who is also a kage level ninja.

read the description.

Welcome to fictional shows retard...... Imagine complaining about an anime not having cars lol

KP

This was when I knew Naruto was the most ridiculous show. Bringing back dead corpses which haven't rotted away to fight but no one has managed to invent the automobile.

PS

Hopefully 3 episodes

Philip edun

Good job for noticing the animation Chris. I hope you keep this up and notice something else in the next episode.

Johnny Blue

After finishing this reaction, I’m even more hyped for 72.

Zee

Right? Chris is on top of it.

Keep It Zen

The Anbu that are watching them fight are supposed to be around medium-high level Jonin and they are amazed at the level of combat they're seeing rn. Shows you the massive difference in skill level when you go from regular Jonin to a Kage level shinobi.

JediMasterSamson

I would say that’s kinda unnecessary because there’s no “real” spoilers in the OP and I think they might be looking forward to a more hype intro

Jt Smith

This is the episode that got me into Naruto. My friend was like, 'you like good animation? hold my beer". and he put this ep on. And my highschool Sakuga obsessed mind was blown out. Glad you guys appreciated the beauty of this ep!!!!!! PS kudos to Chris for immediately noticing the ep's change in quality within the first ...10 seconds??

Edo

Extending pole is part of the Monkey king legend in the Journey to the East books...Dragonball took part of that character to build Goku so it's more a rip of the book...

Ji-pi Doyon

Big fact! I’ve always use to joke with friends that Shippuden started in this arc 😂. The power scaling was wild so early on

Zee

They live in Indiana I believe so check that time zone

Zee

I do have a suggestion and I’ll throw this out early. The new OP comes out 2 episodes too early. I would suggest skipping the intro for those two episodes (78 & 79) and catching it for 80. It’s not the most important thing in the world but I think it’ll improve your enjoyment of 79 & 80

Zee

3 of the most powerful Kage fighting ...hell yeah !!

Ji-pi Doyon

You already know next week is going to be off it’s tits 🔥

Reece Griffiths

wait... how long is 5pm from your time? lol

Rain

Also, thanks for the Heads Up Suraj!

Keep It Zen

From here on out is all hype leading into shippuden!

Liam D

HYPE ASF

MOB12

LETSSSS GOOO

Zee

ITS BOUTA BE LIT 🔥

Keep It Zen