This episode marks the farewell of Obito Uchiha. His ending is fair, the character had nothing else to do in the story, but the whole process was controversial somehow. It's hard to measure what he deserves. The character had a tragic past, and certain accident, unfortunate events, and an evil old man led him to a path of darkness and cruelty. Only at the final hours of his life he achieved redemption. Here the anime episode was well done overall, as included the flashbacks to remember the viewer all of Obito's crimes. But at the same time, showed his regrets and a possible life he could have had. The main flaws were around Naruto, and the final scene with Rin. And well, the whole episode was dramatized, playing in the background a beautiful score, the famous saddening Sorrow and Sadness from the First part of Naruto. The images, expressions, dialogues, timing, was all staged to make Obito's death saddest as possible. Naruto's universe, Kishimoto, provided numerous touching stories here, and Obito's one is not an exception. But it's also hard to evalue, to feel it, when the character was responsible of so many tragedies, including the one who left the protagonist as an orphan, discriminated by the whole village (Premise of Naruto).
A recap: Kakashi asks Obito why he saved him, when his power is needed, but the other tells him there's something more important, and to focus on the enemy. He thinks that Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke will need Kakashi, he has to guide the younger generations. Naruto sees the Obito's back affected by the ashes, and tries to cure him like before, but Black Zetsu says is useless. Obito recognizes is over, and tells Naruto to not waste energy. Zetsu asks why he wants to help him, he was his enemy. He tells that Obito also betrayed them, and is scum, allies or enemies will hate him, he has no family or friend to mourn him, he is alone. He lost his beloved ones, couldn't fulfill his dream, was used, lost his place in the world, all he did was fail. Now he only can die. A sequence of flashbacks is shown: from the moment Rin died, until the last deaths Obito caused with the Shinju. This included the first encounter with the Ame orphans, the first visit to Kirigakure along Pain and Konan, when they started to control Yagura, the Kyuubi incident and the moment he faced Minato, Akatsuki formation, the deaths of various jinchuriki including Yugito, Utakata, Gaara, the declaration of war, the Juubi's attack. Naruto doesn't remember all this (why?) and protests, but Obito says Zetsu is right. He deserves to die for his crimes. Then, Sasuke tells Naruto that Obito can't be saved. Now his left eye is ready, so he'll go as bait. He goes to attack Kaguya, surprising her, but she switches dimensions again, to the station. Sasuke uses Susanoo to fly and chase her. Naruto is frustrated, and Obito thanks him. He tells that fighting against him opened his eyes. A sequence of scenes is shown (absent in the manga) with the life Obito could have had if he returned to Konoha after Rin died. With Kakashi as his best friend, the company of their fellows Gai, Asuma, Kurenai, Ebisu, Genma, Anko, and others, Obito could have became Hokage. Curiously, Minato wasn't shown. A scene also showed meeting Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke, that didn't end well for Naruto (Sakura punched him for disrespecting the Hokage). This was unnecesary. And at the end, he and Kakashi before Rin's grave. Anyway, Obito tells Naruto that while seeing him, he saw his old self. Now he regrets ending up like this. But he also is happy because he could remember his dream, and imagine the life he could have had. Then, he remembers Rin, when she was watching over him, encouraging him to be Hokage. Obito tells Naruto that surely he will suffer more from now on, but don't change, just follow his way. Kakashi inclines his head, in sorrow. Naruto is saddened as well. At last, Obito tells him to become Hokage, no matter what. Then, he turns into ashes, and dies. Zetsu, Sasuke, Sakura notice. The Black being finally enjoys the death of the traitor, and calls him a cockroach given his endurance, hard to kill. Naruto is furious and tells not to mock Obito. Sakura is worried about him, aware that he is hurt inside. He then says that Obito wanted to be Hokage and for that he was the best. He jumps and in a blur slashes Black Zetsu from Kaguya's arm. At the end of the episode, there's a scene showing the young Obito and Rin in a different world, possibly the afterlife. She says she was waiting for him, and that he got lost in the way. He's sorry for making her wait, and that a lot of stuff happened. He tells about the promise, but she says it doesn't matter, he did his best. She was watching over him (doesn't seem so). The young Obito cries, and she takes his hand.
There are various things to comment about the chapter. First, the last scene was nice, but given all what happened, was so poorly written that should have not existed. Rin simply said that he got lost in the way, she didn't say that he did terrible things, that she was disappointed but was glad that he got back to good at the end. If not even a small lecture was given, then it's clear that Rin didn't see what Obito did. I'd have erased that scene. Then, I question Naruto's reaction. Obito's death was dramatized but the bad part is that was aimed at Naruto. Kakashi was great, as he was the real friend of Obito, the one who truly knew him. The last words should have been for him. Naruto exaggerated, his reaction should have been more neutral, moderate. Here, he acted like if Kushina never told him the story of the Kyuubi incident, like if all of Obito's crimes never happened. His hypocrisy is annoying. At least Obito was aware of what he deserved, all this time. He never forgot what he did, and never asked for forgiveness. Then, Black Zetsu talked more than what he should have. He served only to increase Naruto's rage. Black Zetsu never used to talk much, he was more quiet, serious, thoughtful, silent. Now he maintains his arrogance and evil, but the rest of his personality changed. He has turned into the copy of White Zetsu, only darker. Sasuke was as usual. Nothing to say. Sakura didn't have a big part, but showing her brief reaction to Obito's death (a serious hopeless face), her worries about Naruto's suffering, goes accord to her development, is the natural response of the character. She is not broken or hurt like Naruto or Kakashi, she is simply sad and worried. Always expressing what she feels. Back to Naruto, his response should have been similar. Instead of saying that Obito was the best for having the same dream, he should have remembered what he did to his parents, the Kyuubi incident, and feel sorry, showing just a serious saddened face. I always wondered why Naruto after learning Kushina's story, never faced the masked man with anger, or desires of revenge. Why Naruto couldn't forgive Nagato for killing Jiraiya and he could forgive Obito for being responsible for the Kyuubi incident. That doesn't makes sense. Like I said on the last review, this is probably the effect of the mask. For Naruto, and in some ways, the masked man represents all the evil. Obito couldn't even show his true face to Minato when he kidnapped his baby, and captured Kushina. Once the mask was off, even though he killed several persons with the Juubi, he already seemed a different person. And the more time Obito spent doing good later, without the mask, his crimes stay more and more in the past. That's why I think he should have died in the moment the Gedo Mazo was extracted from him, or right after performing the Rinne Tensei. Back then, he'd have died next to Minato and Kakashi.
A recap: Kakashi asks Obito why he saved him, when his power is needed, but the other tells him there's something more important, and to focus on the enemy. He thinks that Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke will need Kakashi, he has to guide the younger generations. Naruto sees the Obito's back affected by the ashes, and tries to cure him like before, but Black Zetsu says is useless. Obito recognizes is over, and tells Naruto to not waste energy. Zetsu asks why he wants to help him, he was his enemy. He tells that Obito also betrayed them, and is scum, allies or enemies will hate him, he has no family or friend to mourn him, he is alone. He lost his beloved ones, couldn't fulfill his dream, was used, lost his place in the world, all he did was fail. Now he only can die. A sequence of flashbacks is shown: from the moment Rin died, until the last deaths Obito caused with the Shinju. This included the first encounter with the Ame orphans, the first visit to Kirigakure along Pain and Konan, when they started to control Yagura, the Kyuubi incident and the moment he faced Minato, Akatsuki formation, the deaths of various jinchuriki including Yugito, Utakata, Gaara, the declaration of war, the Juubi's attack. Naruto doesn't remember all this (why?) and protests, but Obito says Zetsu is right. He deserves to die for his crimes. Then, Sasuke tells Naruto that Obito can't be saved. Now his left eye is ready, so he'll go as bait. He goes to attack Kaguya, surprising her, but she switches dimensions again, to the station. Sasuke uses Susanoo to fly and chase her. Naruto is frustrated, and Obito thanks him. He tells that fighting against him opened his eyes. A sequence of scenes is shown (absent in the manga) with the life Obito could have had if he returned to Konoha after Rin died. With Kakashi as his best friend, the company of their fellows Gai, Asuma, Kurenai, Ebisu, Genma, Anko, and others, Obito could have became Hokage. Curiously, Minato wasn't shown. A scene also showed meeting Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke, that didn't end well for Naruto (Sakura punched him for disrespecting the Hokage). This was unnecesary. And at the end, he and Kakashi before Rin's grave. Anyway, Obito tells Naruto that while seeing him, he saw his old self. Now he regrets ending up like this. But he also is happy because he could remember his dream, and imagine the life he could have had. Then, he remembers Rin, when she was watching over him, encouraging him to be Hokage. Obito tells Naruto that surely he will suffer more from now on, but don't change, just follow his way. Kakashi inclines his head, in sorrow. Naruto is saddened as well. At last, Obito tells him to become Hokage, no matter what. Then, he turns into ashes, and dies. Zetsu, Sasuke, Sakura notice. The Black being finally enjoys the death of the traitor, and calls him a cockroach given his endurance, hard to kill. Naruto is furious and tells not to mock Obito. Sakura is worried about him, aware that he is hurt inside. He then says that Obito wanted to be Hokage and for that he was the best. He jumps and in a blur slashes Black Zetsu from Kaguya's arm. At the end of the episode, there's a scene showing the young Obito and Rin in a different world, possibly the afterlife. She says she was waiting for him, and that he got lost in the way. He's sorry for making her wait, and that a lot of stuff happened. He tells about the promise, but she says it doesn't matter, he did his best. She was watching over him (doesn't seem so). The young Obito cries, and she takes his hand.
There are various things to comment about the chapter. First, the last scene was nice, but given all what happened, was so poorly written that should have not existed. Rin simply said that he got lost in the way, she didn't say that he did terrible things, that she was disappointed but was glad that he got back to good at the end. If not even a small lecture was given, then it's clear that Rin didn't see what Obito did. I'd have erased that scene. Then, I question Naruto's reaction. Obito's death was dramatized but the bad part is that was aimed at Naruto. Kakashi was great, as he was the real friend of Obito, the one who truly knew him. The last words should have been for him. Naruto exaggerated, his reaction should have been more neutral, moderate. Here, he acted like if Kushina never told him the story of the Kyuubi incident, like if all of Obito's crimes never happened. His hypocrisy is annoying. At least Obito was aware of what he deserved, all this time. He never forgot what he did, and never asked for forgiveness. Then, Black Zetsu talked more than what he should have. He served only to increase Naruto's rage. Black Zetsu never used to talk much, he was more quiet, serious, thoughtful, silent. Now he maintains his arrogance and evil, but the rest of his personality changed. He has turned into the copy of White Zetsu, only darker. Sasuke was as usual. Nothing to say. Sakura didn't have a big part, but showing her brief reaction to Obito's death (a serious hopeless face), her worries about Naruto's suffering, goes accord to her development, is the natural response of the character. She is not broken or hurt like Naruto or Kakashi, she is simply sad and worried. Always expressing what she feels. Back to Naruto, his response should have been similar. Instead of saying that Obito was the best for having the same dream, he should have remembered what he did to his parents, the Kyuubi incident, and feel sorry, showing just a serious saddened face. I always wondered why Naruto after learning Kushina's story, never faced the masked man with anger, or desires of revenge. Why Naruto couldn't forgive Nagato for killing Jiraiya and he could forgive Obito for being responsible for the Kyuubi incident. That doesn't makes sense. Like I said on the last review, this is probably the effect of the mask. For Naruto, and in some ways, the masked man represents all the evil. Obito couldn't even show his true face to Minato when he kidnapped his baby, and captured Kushina. Once the mask was off, even though he killed several persons with the Juubi, he already seemed a different person. And the more time Obito spent doing good later, without the mask, his crimes stay more and more in the past. That's why I think he should have died in the moment the Gedo Mazo was extracted from him, or right after performing the Rinne Tensei. Back then, he'd have died next to Minato and Kakashi.
