101/102... three way fight for Yaamuto

After Naruto witnessed the events in the lake with the three-tails, he slowly started to realize that the advice he gave Yaamuto ("Home is where someone is thinking about you") was a mistake. He realized that Yaamuto thought Guren was the one thinking about him. Guren has obvious feelings of care for Yaamuto, but Naruto doesn't know this... all he knows ith that Guren serves the Leaf Village's enemy Orochimaru. Kabuto (Orochimaru's number 1 servent) and Guren (Oroch.'s 2nd) have obvious conflict in these episodes. Kabuto is only worried about Yaamuto's ability to control the three tails, and Guren is worried for his safety. Guren also has conflict with what is right. She wants to be Orichimaru's new vessel, or body, but cares for Yaamuto, and feels like she is being used because she is currently the most powerful ninja on the Sound side right now. I think she will sacrafice her life for Yaamuto, unfortuneately, but it would be cool if she were to turn to the Leaf Village and become an ally. The Leaf ninja are preparing to battle with Guren and her team (who is led by someone plotting to betray her) which will be the main focus of the next episode. Should be a good fight!

Guren Shows Her Heart

This episode was one of my favorites so far. We finally get to see what the Three Tailed Beast looks like. Its a big ugly turtle with three tails. What I cannot really piece together is whether this tailed beast has any relation to Naruto's inner beast the Nine Tailed Fox. Yaamato finally summoned the beast out of the water into the center of the the crysatls made by Guren but lost control. Apparently Guren's whole reason for being there was to protect Yaamato and contain the beast if things went wrong, which of coarse did. Guren shows off her crystal style once more and I was very impressed along with her college the medical ninja. Naruto witnesses this all and completes his mission of learning about what is happening in the lake. The other Leaf Villiage ninjas were attempting to find Guren's lackies for more information, but the lackies knew they were being tracked and bought time from Guren to return. What they didn't know was Guren had been nearly killed and was slowly being nursed back to health by Yaamato at the end of the episode. I really have no predictions about what is about to happen, things are in a resolution stage right now, but I'm sure things will pick back up in a few episodes. See you all soon!!!