Retrospective after-thoughts, Part 15:
"Naruto: Hey there, my name is Naruto.
?: The Legendary Sage of Konoha, eyy?... I've heard a lot about you... "
So the title of the series was finally name-dropped. I do believe I recall having this convo in mind to do just that for a long time before it happened and felt it was a cool moment, haha.
The Killerbee rhymes were better in this one and Naruto joined too, lmao.
Also, I've been thinking about the reading order while reading these last few ones and putting them in the way I did and not strictly following the time of release seems to have been the better way to go for now, so that's good. Hard to recall how I ended up on this specific reading order back then but as I'm reading now from a pacing and structure perspective, it seems to make sense, especially placing the final chapter of Sasuke chronicles right after this one.
The Sasuke reveal is sooo good but also so flashy too in a sense xD Having the guard speaking for him just for the sake of a surprise of the reveal seems a bit too convenient to be realistic but at the same time it really is a jaw-dropping moment I had planned out from the very first chapter and wanted to reveal for ages, so it was good to finally be able to do it the way I intended.
Overall a very fast-paced and entertaining chapter, and for some reason one of the best. 8/10