Naruto Episode 172: Despair: A Fractured Heart
Filler/LOW
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7.3
52 Fans
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OSHIMETER
7.3
52 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
zhyferox
Verifiedthis is peak pain backstory content - watching nagato's childhood trauma unfold is heavy and the rinnegan awakening moment hits hard, really makes you understand why he became who he is and the anime handles it way better than the manga according to most fans
lillie_341
I feel so bad for Nagato after seeing those ninja kill his parents and then losing Chibi too
red_317
the animation at the start looked pretty rough and sketchy though at least the kaima transformation had some decent detail to make it look gross
sasha_necron_157
naruto trying to relate to isaribi because they both felt alone is nice and you can tell the writers are just stalling the big fight by making them talk for ten minutes straight
elle_hq
the pacing in this one is so slow and naruto just keeps talking to isaribi while everyone else is fighting and it feels like they are just trying to fill the time
tyme_366
I know this is just filler but seeing Amachi turn into that monster was such a weird moment because it came out of nowhere, and then Naruto starts his usual speech to Isaribi while Shino is somewhere off screen fighting for his life which just makes the whole thing feel so disjointed and I really wanted to see the bugs in action instead
nunnally_lamperouge_174
yoroi showing up again was a weird choice because you barely remember him from the chunin exams and he is still just a boring side villain that does not add much to the story
aobozu_blade_46
amachi turning into a monster caught me off guard and i liked how creepy he looked plus the kaima transformation was actually cool despite the sketchy animation at the beginning
rukongai_ronin
naruto spent so much time talking to isaribi, it really felt like the dialogue was dragging on forever while the actual action was just happening in the background
sailor_tin_nyanko_392
shino never gets any screen time and then they skip his entire fight in this filler arc and it really makes you wonder why they even brought him along in the first place
chad_champion_494
i wanted to see more of anko fighting since she was orochimaru's student and her summoning that snake was cool and then she just stood there which makes me so annoyed
grusha
naruto using the nine tails chakra just to break a water prison was way too much and amachi is not even that strong of a villain and that made the red eyes feel like a total waste
vy_vampire
Naruto just sitting there listening to this whole story is intense and you can tell he is trying to find a way to break the cycle
rossiu_adai
I honestly did not expect to feel this much sympathy for the guy who literally just destroyed the entire leaf village but his childhood was just one tragedy after another and watching Yahiko die just to protect them was too much and it makes me wonder what Jiraiya would even say if he saw what his students turned into after he left them
tulip
Knowing the backstory makes every single thing Pain did feel different and the rain village deserved so much better
goron
That scene where the dog died was way too much and you can really see why he lost his mind
shinigami_shadow
Hanzo is the absolute worst for forcing that choice, and Nagato screaming while he summoned the Gedo Mazo was terrifying
bounto_bane_479
My heart actually broke for Nagato during this episode and it makes it so hard to hate him as a villain
tokyoghoul_fan
Now the ball is in Naruto's court and seeing how he handles all that hate is going to be the real test
tengu_tempest_61
It is so tragic how Nagato took Jiraiya's words and turned them into something so dark, because he really just wanted peace at first
EPISODE CONTEXT
This episode sits in the middle of the Kaima Capture Mission arc, picking up directly after 'Infiltration: The Set-Up!' where the team pushed into enemy territory and now faces the consequences. The confrontation with Amachi deepens here, raising the emotional and physical stakes before the arc's climactic clash in 'The Battle at Sea: The Power Unleashed!' As episode 172 of 220, this falls squarely in Naruto's extended filler block between the Sasuke Retrieval arc and the series finale, well outside the manga's source material.
QUICK TAKES
zhyferox
Verifiedthis is peak pain backstory content - watching nagato's childhood trauma unfold is heavy and the rinnegan awakening moment hits hard, really makes you understand why he became who he is and the anime handles it way better than the manga according to most fans
lillie_341
I feel so bad for Nagato after seeing those ninja kill his parents and then losing Chibi too
red_317
the animation at the start looked pretty rough and sketchy though at least the kaima transformation had some decent detail to make it look gross
sasha_necron_157
naruto trying to relate to isaribi because they both felt alone is nice and you can tell the writers are just stalling the big fight by making them talk for ten minutes straight
elle_hq
the pacing in this one is so slow and naruto just keeps talking to isaribi while everyone else is fighting and it feels like they are just trying to fill the time
tyme_366
I know this is just filler but seeing Amachi turn into that monster was such a weird moment because it came out of nowhere, and then Naruto starts his usual speech to Isaribi while Shino is somewhere off screen fighting for his life which just makes the whole thing feel so disjointed and I really wanted to see the bugs in action instead
nunnally_lamperouge_174
yoroi showing up again was a weird choice because you barely remember him from the chunin exams and he is still just a boring side villain that does not add much to the story
aobozu_blade_46
amachi turning into a monster caught me off guard and i liked how creepy he looked plus the kaima transformation was actually cool despite the sketchy animation at the beginning
rukongai_ronin
naruto spent so much time talking to isaribi, it really felt like the dialogue was dragging on forever while the actual action was just happening in the background
sailor_tin_nyanko_392
shino never gets any screen time and then they skip his entire fight in this filler arc and it really makes you wonder why they even brought him along in the first place
chad_champion_494
i wanted to see more of anko fighting since she was orochimaru's student and her summoning that snake was cool and then she just stood there which makes me so annoyed
grusha
naruto using the nine tails chakra just to break a water prison was way too much and amachi is not even that strong of a villain and that made the red eyes feel like a total waste
vy_vampire
Naruto just sitting there listening to this whole story is intense and you can tell he is trying to find a way to break the cycle
rossiu_adai
I honestly did not expect to feel this much sympathy for the guy who literally just destroyed the entire leaf village but his childhood was just one tragedy after another and watching Yahiko die just to protect them was too much and it makes me wonder what Jiraiya would even say if he saw what his students turned into after he left them
tulip
Knowing the backstory makes every single thing Pain did feel different and the rain village deserved so much better
goron
That scene where the dog died was way too much and you can really see why he lost his mind
shinigami_shadow
Hanzo is the absolute worst for forcing that choice, and Nagato screaming while he summoned the Gedo Mazo was terrifying
bounto_bane_479
My heart actually broke for Nagato during this episode and it makes it so hard to hate him as a villain
tokyoghoul_fan
Now the ball is in Naruto's court and seeing how he handles all that hate is going to be the real test
tengu_tempest_61
It is so tragic how Nagato took Jiraiya's words and turned them into something so dark, because he really just wanted peace at first
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