Naruto Episode 72: A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed!
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QUICK TAKES
mimete_383
orochimaru saying he wants sasuke for his next vessel is so creepy and i can't believe he actually said it out loud like that
nephrite
the reaper death seal looks absolutely terrifying and seeing the third hokage get ready to use it against his own student is such a heavy moment
ruri
I still feel sick after Orochimaru peeled his actual face off like it was a mask and revealed that girl underneath because this guy is a literal monster for stealing bodies and I need Sarutobi to finish him
gobta_goblin_154
my heart broke for hiruzen when he realized he should have stopped orochimaru years ago instead of letting his feelings get in the way
naofumi_naysayer_149
sasuke made short work of temari but the fight was over so fast it barely felt like she was even trying to stop him
keukegen_king
i was totally shocked when orochimaru revealed his plan to take sasukes body because that curse mark makes way more sense now
blastoise_303
Sasuke absolutely destroyed Temari, which makes sense because he just finished training with Kakashi for the finals and is basically on another level now
bambietta_boom
Hiruzen's decision to use the Reaper Death Seal against Orochimaru absolutely broke my heart, realizing he was fully prepared to sacrifice himself for the village he loved so much. It really drove home the immense weight of being a Hokage, and I just felt so much respect for his unwavering commitment to protecting his people.
navi
the flashback with the young kids from kakashis team was cool even if obito looked nothing like he does in the opening scenes
minish_289
pakkun telling sakura they use the same shampoo felt so random while everyone is dying
lance_328
The third hokage using that reaper death seal is such a dark turn and you can tell it is a suicide move just from the name but he has to fix his old mistake and stop Orochimaru
n
watching the third hokage look at his old student with so much sadness while preparing that final jutsu felt like the end for him
garou_gusher_121
The animation felt a bit shaky in parts with the reused shots, but the lore reveals about Orochimaru and the forbidden seal totally made up for it.
mauka_maiden
Sasuke is on a different level now. He did not even break a sweat against Temari because his only focus is catching up to the sand siblings
sheikah
Those flashbacks of the third hokage with Jiraiya and Orochimaru made me feel so bad for him because he clearly cared about his student once
yuki_onna_yuki_76
The reaper death seal looks absolutely terrifying and you can tell the third hokage is ready to die just to stop his old student from destroying the village
clavell
I still feel gross after seeing Orochimaru peel off his skin like that. It makes me wonder how many poor people he has already stolen bodies from to stay alive
sailor_neptune
You can really start to see how Gaara is basically just a darker version of Naruto and seeing those brief flashes of his lonely childhood is actually really sad
tengu_tempest_61
Watching Orochimaru spit a whole sword out of his mouth was so gross, and when he peeled his face off it got even weirder. It is unbelievable that he was actually considered for the hokage position back in the day, especially since he is totally insane now. That reaper death seal looks like it is going to be a huge problem.
zack_fair_401
Temari really got taken out by a simple substitution jutsu and it is kind of funny how easily Sasuke dealt with her after all that hype about her fan
EPISODE CONTEXT
Arriving on the heels of the explosive Hokage battle in episode 71, this installment deepens the personal stakes and peels back critical backstory driving the current conflict. It serves as a narrative bridge, escalating tension and character complexity before the next episode introduces forbidden techniques with far-reaching consequences. Sitting roughly a third of the way through the original 220-episode run, this stretch represents some of Naruto's most consequential early storytelling.
QUICK TAKES
mimete_383
orochimaru saying he wants sasuke for his next vessel is so creepy and i can't believe he actually said it out loud like that
nephrite
the reaper death seal looks absolutely terrifying and seeing the third hokage get ready to use it against his own student is such a heavy moment
ruri
I still feel sick after Orochimaru peeled his actual face off like it was a mask and revealed that girl underneath because this guy is a literal monster for stealing bodies and I need Sarutobi to finish him
gobta_goblin_154
my heart broke for hiruzen when he realized he should have stopped orochimaru years ago instead of letting his feelings get in the way
naofumi_naysayer_149
sasuke made short work of temari but the fight was over so fast it barely felt like she was even trying to stop him
keukegen_king
i was totally shocked when orochimaru revealed his plan to take sasukes body because that curse mark makes way more sense now
blastoise_303
Sasuke absolutely destroyed Temari, which makes sense because he just finished training with Kakashi for the finals and is basically on another level now
bambietta_boom
Hiruzen's decision to use the Reaper Death Seal against Orochimaru absolutely broke my heart, realizing he was fully prepared to sacrifice himself for the village he loved so much. It really drove home the immense weight of being a Hokage, and I just felt so much respect for his unwavering commitment to protecting his people.
navi
the flashback with the young kids from kakashis team was cool even if obito looked nothing like he does in the opening scenes
minish_289
pakkun telling sakura they use the same shampoo felt so random while everyone is dying
lance_328
The third hokage using that reaper death seal is such a dark turn and you can tell it is a suicide move just from the name but he has to fix his old mistake and stop Orochimaru
n
watching the third hokage look at his old student with so much sadness while preparing that final jutsu felt like the end for him
garou_gusher_121
The animation felt a bit shaky in parts with the reused shots, but the lore reveals about Orochimaru and the forbidden seal totally made up for it.
mauka_maiden
Sasuke is on a different level now. He did not even break a sweat against Temari because his only focus is catching up to the sand siblings
sheikah
Those flashbacks of the third hokage with Jiraiya and Orochimaru made me feel so bad for him because he clearly cared about his student once
yuki_onna_yuki_76
The reaper death seal looks absolutely terrifying and you can tell the third hokage is ready to die just to stop his old student from destroying the village
clavell
I still feel gross after seeing Orochimaru peel off his skin like that. It makes me wonder how many poor people he has already stolen bodies from to stay alive
sailor_neptune
You can really start to see how Gaara is basically just a darker version of Naruto and seeing those brief flashes of his lonely childhood is actually really sad
tengu_tempest_61
Watching Orochimaru spit a whole sword out of his mouth was so gross, and when he peeled his face off it got even weirder. It is unbelievable that he was actually considered for the hokage position back in the day, especially since he is totally insane now. That reaper death seal looks like it is going to be a huge problem.
zack_fair_401
Temari really got taken out by a simple substitution jutsu and it is kind of funny how easily Sasuke dealt with her after all that hype about her fan
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