If there's one thing we haven't seen from Masashi Kishimoto in a long time, it's one of his awesome two-page spreads. We got one this chapter, though, and it's
wicked cool. One of the coolest spreads I've seen in a long time, and it's not even colored! This week's chapter was pretty good, as we continue the tragic tale of the Uchiha's fall, and the reason for Itachi's betrayal.
Uchiha Madara continues the story of his past with the Senju clan's Hashirama, who was the Leaf's first Hokage. The Senju clan and the Uchiha's were fierce rivals, and every move Madara made (including the taking of his brother's eyes) was for the sake of his clan's survival. Which was why he felt so shocked when both clans, tired of the constant fighting, decided to form a truce. He, being the Uchiha's leader, had to agree, and the Leaf Village within the Fire Country was formed. For a while there was peace, but Madara became angry when Hashirama became Hokage, feeling that the Uchiha clan was beginning to lose its status in the village. No one among the Uchiha's agreed with him, and, feeling betrayed, Madara left the leaf Village. In the spread you can see above, he challenged Hashirama to a fight, and at the Valley of the End (where Naruto and Sasuke fought) he was seemingly killed.
Of course, he hadn't been. Back at the Leaf Village, the Second Hokage made the Uchiha clan into the Village's police force, as a sign of trust. But in fact, it was a move that kept the Uchiha under surveillance and didn't allow them to revolt. Then, sixteen years ago, the Kyuubi attacked the village, leading the Village leaders to believe an Uchiha had plotted the attack, when it was in fact just a natural disaster. Suspicion of the Uchiha's led to their being segregated in a closed off area of the village, and though the Third Hokage did not approve of this, he was outnumbered. Unfortunately, the Village's suspicions were proved correct when the Uchiha's began to plan a coup d'etat. It was then that Itachi was planted as a spy among the Uchiha.
Uchiha Madara continues the story of his past with the Senju clan's Hashirama, who was the Leaf's first Hokage. The Senju clan and the Uchiha's were fierce rivals, and every move Madara made (including the taking of his brother's eyes) was for the sake of his clan's survival. Which was why he felt so shocked when both clans, tired of the constant fighting, decided to form a truce. He, being the Uchiha's leader, had to agree, and the Leaf Village within the Fire Country was formed. For a while there was peace, but Madara became angry when Hashirama became Hokage, feeling that the Uchiha clan was beginning to lose its status in the village. No one among the Uchiha's agreed with him, and, feeling betrayed, Madara left the leaf Village. In the spread you can see above, he challenged Hashirama to a fight, and at the Valley of the End (where Naruto and Sasuke fought) he was seemingly killed.
Of course, he hadn't been. Back at the Leaf Village, the Second Hokage made the Uchiha clan into the Village's police force, as a sign of trust. But in fact, it was a move that kept the Uchiha under surveillance and didn't allow them to revolt. Then, sixteen years ago, the Kyuubi attacked the village, leading the Village leaders to believe an Uchiha had plotted the attack, when it was in fact just a natural disaster. Suspicion of the Uchiha's led to their being segregated in a closed off area of the village, and though the Third Hokage did not approve of this, he was outnumbered. Unfortunately, the Village's suspicions were proved correct when the Uchiha's began to plan a coup d'etat. It was then that Itachi was planted as a spy among the Uchiha.
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