Naruto Episode 163: The Tactician's Intent
Filler/LOW
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61 Fans
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OSHIMETER
6.3
61 Fans
5
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2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
zhyferox
Verifiednaruto finally arrives back to konoha only to find it completely destroyed and wastes no time throwing down with pain - this is the debut of sage mode in action and it absolutely delivers on the hype, the choreography and scale of the fight feels earned after all the buildup
moryomaru_252
filler naruto strikes again and i really wish they would get back to the actual story because this sagi and toki stuff is not doing it for me
alphonse_armor
i actually liked seeing toki step out from her brothers shadow and naruto giving her that pep talk felt like the old days before all this filler started
robin_reader
I was ready to skip this one because it is filler but the backstory for Toki actually caught my attention. Seeing her pretend to be her dead brother for revenge is pretty dark for a side story, and Naruto telling her she needs to lead her people instead of just hating everyone felt right for how he acts
zora_284
the land of birds arc is dragging and the cursed warrior mystery is kind of obvious and the voice acting for sazanami is the only good part
zirconia_386
how many more of these cursed warrior episodes are there before naruto actually does something important because the whole thing with koumei and the strategist being a suspect is just spinning wheels and it feels like the animation quality dropped off a cliff since the last big fight and staying invested is getting really hard for the audience
loveablepanda101
watching naruto try to solve a political conspiracy in some random village is not why people watch this show and koumei being a suspect is boring
kami_kaze_80
the way they found the evidence against the strategist felt way too easy and this whole cursed warrior plot is just dragging on now
kygerten
the only thing that kept me interested was neji using his byakugan to scout because this side story is so skippable
yamabiko_yamato_40
this mystery about the tactician is just taking way too long to get anywhere and the show is clearly just killing time for no reason
megurine_marvel_496
it bothers me that we are still doing these side missions, especially when the investigation into koumei is so predictable and slow
julia
you can tell the writers are just killing time because the mystery about the strategist feels forced and nothing actually happens that matters for the leaf village
josuke_higashikata
that armor design for the ghost warrior is actually neat, but seeing naruto struggle with such a random villain makes the power scaling feel completely off for this episode
yaerveth
i really thought koumei was going to be more interesting but this whole cursed warrior mystery is dragging and i just want to see the main plot move forward
tengen_tempo_131
neji being stuck in this side story with naruto is a waste and the plot is just stalling until the real journey starts again
yellow
The plot is stuck in place and these filler arcs are making me want to stop watching until Shippuden
jotaro_kujo_195
This whole episode was just talking and walking around a spooky castle and it felt like a total waste
destron
It was fine for a random adventure, but you can tell the writers are just stalling for time until the manga gets further ahead
finral_flyer
I'm really trying to stick through all these episodes, but the Cursed Warrior arc is dragging so much. The whole mystery with the ghost is kind of a weird direction for this show, and I keep checking how many more filler episodes are left before the time skip. I just miss the main story beats and this one felt especially slow today
wandenareich_warrior
My patience is wearing thin with these side stories and I just want to see the real plot move forward
EPISODE CONTEXT
This is the middle chapter of the Cursed Warrior Extermination Mission arc, building on the groundwork laid in Episode 162's initial encounter with the ghostly figure in the Land of Birds. It deepens the political web surrounding Sagi, Mōsō, and Kōmei before the arc escalates in Episode 164. Sitting at episode 163 of 220, this falls squarely in the original series' extended filler run that bridges the gap before the Naruto Shippuden transition.
QUICK TAKES
zhyferox
Verifiednaruto finally arrives back to konoha only to find it completely destroyed and wastes no time throwing down with pain - this is the debut of sage mode in action and it absolutely delivers on the hype, the choreography and scale of the fight feels earned after all the buildup
moryomaru_252
filler naruto strikes again and i really wish they would get back to the actual story because this sagi and toki stuff is not doing it for me
alphonse_armor
i actually liked seeing toki step out from her brothers shadow and naruto giving her that pep talk felt like the old days before all this filler started
robin_reader
I was ready to skip this one because it is filler but the backstory for Toki actually caught my attention. Seeing her pretend to be her dead brother for revenge is pretty dark for a side story, and Naruto telling her she needs to lead her people instead of just hating everyone felt right for how he acts
zora_284
the land of birds arc is dragging and the cursed warrior mystery is kind of obvious and the voice acting for sazanami is the only good part
zirconia_386
how many more of these cursed warrior episodes are there before naruto actually does something important because the whole thing with koumei and the strategist being a suspect is just spinning wheels and it feels like the animation quality dropped off a cliff since the last big fight and staying invested is getting really hard for the audience
loveablepanda101
watching naruto try to solve a political conspiracy in some random village is not why people watch this show and koumei being a suspect is boring
kami_kaze_80
the way they found the evidence against the strategist felt way too easy and this whole cursed warrior plot is just dragging on now
kygerten
the only thing that kept me interested was neji using his byakugan to scout because this side story is so skippable
yamabiko_yamato_40
this mystery about the tactician is just taking way too long to get anywhere and the show is clearly just killing time for no reason
megurine_marvel_496
it bothers me that we are still doing these side missions, especially when the investigation into koumei is so predictable and slow
julia
you can tell the writers are just killing time because the mystery about the strategist feels forced and nothing actually happens that matters for the leaf village
josuke_higashikata
that armor design for the ghost warrior is actually neat, but seeing naruto struggle with such a random villain makes the power scaling feel completely off for this episode
yaerveth
i really thought koumei was going to be more interesting but this whole cursed warrior mystery is dragging and i just want to see the main plot move forward
tengen_tempo_131
neji being stuck in this side story with naruto is a waste and the plot is just stalling until the real journey starts again
yellow
The plot is stuck in place and these filler arcs are making me want to stop watching until Shippuden
jotaro_kujo_195
This whole episode was just talking and walking around a spooky castle and it felt like a total waste
destron
It was fine for a random adventure, but you can tell the writers are just stalling for time until the manga gets further ahead
finral_flyer
I'm really trying to stick through all these episodes, but the Cursed Warrior arc is dragging so much. The whole mystery with the ghost is kind of a weird direction for this show, and I keep checking how many more filler episodes are left before the time skip. I just miss the main story beats and this one felt especially slow today
wandenareich_warrior
My patience is wearing thin with these side stories and I just want to see the real plot move forward
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