Here's this week's manga update from my reading list. Winner reads for the week are Naruto and Bleach, but I kind of liked the latter better. The World God Only Knows has no new chapters as of yet. Just in case the scanlation group is just delayed, I'll just include two chapters in the next manga update post.
I won't be including Hunter X Hunter for now until I am caught up with the latest chapters.
Spoilers ahead! So if you would prefer to read them yourself, please visit your favorite scanlation sites.
Naruto Chapter 550: "Koto Amatsukami"
Naruto is shocked as a crow comes out of his mouth, and he remembers his last conversation with Itachi. Nagato warns Naruto that Itachi is using Amaterasu. Much to everyone's surprise, the crow lands on Naruto's shoulder, and it seemed that the Amaterasu missed, but was in fact targeted at Nagato and his summoned beasts. Meanwhile, Kabuto realizes that Itachi was somehow able to free himself from the Edo Tensei. Itachi revealed that he used a new genjutsu to cancel out Kabuto's Edo Tensei. He also informed Naruto that the crow to came out and reacted when he uses his Mangekyo sharingan, and that he planted his other eye in the crow, thus using the ultimate genjutsu of Uchiha Shisui's Mangekyo sharingan, "Koto Amatsukami". The eye was embedded with a command to protect Konoha. Itachi further reveals that Shisui had given him his eye, and pretended that it was destroyed, to prevent conflict over it, as Danzo had already taken the other. He had felt that he failed Shisui's legacy when Sasuke decided to betray Konoha, and entrusts Naruto to stop Sasuke. Naruto reassures Itachi that he will take care of everything. Meanwhile, Kabuto hears the conversation about Shisui's eye, and controls Nagato to attack them. Nagato sucks out Killer Bee's chakra, and turns to attack Naruto.
Bleach Chapter 459: Death & Strawberry 2
Ichigo and Ishida suffer injuries from Ginjo and Tsukishima, respectively. Ishida remembers the night of the attack, when he engaged Tsukishima in battle, but was blindsided by Ginjo's attack. Ginjo then tells Tsukishima to cut him with the fullbring power "Book of the End", so he would think that they are enemies. Tsukishima explains that the first cut would allow him to make the target's memory be altered, but the second would cancel out the effects. As Ginjo draws out his sword from Ichigo, Ichigo's fullbring powers dissipate, and his shinigami representative badge falls to the ground, which Ginjo picks up. Ichigo's thoughts turn to despair as he remembered the feeling of loss without his powers and the hope that came with learning that he can harness the fullbring. Ginjo and Tsukishima leave Ichigo, who shouts for them to give his power back. Then Ichigo is stabbed from behind, and sees his father and Urahara behind him. Thinking that his father was also influenced by Tsukishima, Ichigo becomes devastated. But his father berates him, and tells him to see who actually stabbed him. Ichigo finally sees Rukia holding the sword that stabbed him. Great power is released from the sword into Ichigo. Ginjo and Tsukishima stare in shock, as Ichigo is revealed to have regained his shinigami powers with a slightly different attire.
One Piece Chapter 634: 100,000 VS 10
It is revealed that when Jinbei did not actually try to prevent Luffy from fighting Hody, but was instead cautioning Luffy not to fight recklessly. Jinbei tells him not to just be the human to defeat Hody, but become the hero of the fishmen island. Despite refusing to become a hero, Luffy eventually agrees, and Jinbei lays out the plan for him to hide in Megalo's mouth and for the rest to steal the keys and letter from the Tenryuubito. The ultimate goal is for the Straw Hat Pirates to be recognized as Jinbei's allies, earning the trust of the citizens. Hody wakes up from the attack to find the citizens cheering for Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates. While the Straw Hat Pirates reunite, Luffy recognizes that Princess Shirahoshi is not the weakling she appears to be. Hody shows contempt toward Jinbei, and tells everyone his plans to subjugate the humans and become the Pirate King. Hody's 100,000 men charge, but before the Straw Hats could attack, Luffy takes out 50,000 with his haki, amazing even his comrades. Luffy, enraged by Hody's claim to become Pirate King, attacks with an enlarged arm, prompting the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates to attack.
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Chapter 348: Mormon and the New Battle Force, Part 2
The Varia and Rokudo Mukuro's group watch the apple headgear-wielding Flan, who has yet to notice them. While the others are busy watching Flan, Marmon slips away to find Pacifier Spring, so he can read Reborn's letter. Flan decides to jump in the water to see how far the current would take him, then notices the two groups, and thinks that he is seeing faeries. Rokudo introduces himself as his teacher, but Flan thinks of him as a pineapple fairy. Flan then thinks the Varia are cavity imps, and proceeds to try to banish them. Varia's Belphegor attacks Flan and hits his apple headgear, and it appears the hat is an illusion, displaying his powers. Ken tries to pacify him, but he is called an idiot fairy. Levi attempts to attack him, but was ignored and dubbed as a cavity monster. Finally, Rokudo and Squalo threaten him with their weapons, but Flan continues to ignore them. They realize that Flan has lost his memories after obtaining a head injury. Rokudo and Squalo decide that the other can have Flan, unwilling to train him in his current state. Meanwhile, Marmon finds the Pacifier Spring, and finds the other Arcobaleno already there: Fon of the red, Colonello of the blue, Verde for the green, and Skull for the purple. They all talk about how they are unable to read the entire letter, realizing that different parts were obscured for each of them, and Verde tells them that they must combine their letters to find our Reborn's full message. By doing so, they learn of an eight element flame possessed by Bermuda von Vichtenstein, who is an Arcobaleno with a clear pacifier. All five of them think of a person who reminds them of the mysterious Arcobaleno. As for Flan, the two groups decide to use amidakuji to determine who he would end up with. But Flan decides which group he'll go with by himself.
Fairy Tail Chapter 245: The Unbranded Man
Much to the surprise of Hades and the members of the Fairy Tail guild, disgraced member and Makarov's grandson, Laxus, saves Natsu. He arrived at the island to visit the grave of the Fairy Tail founder, Mavis, and saw the destruction wreaked by the Grimoire Heart guild. Laxus and Hades battle each other, with Laxus able to fight on par with the previous leader of Fairy Tail. But Laxus is affected by the spell that Hades unleashed earlier. Despite being injured, Laxus strengthens his resolve, saying that despite being no longer a member of Fairy Tail, he could still be angry about Makarov's injury. He unleashes all his power to feed Natsu with lightning, willing Natsu to return the pain caused by Hades' group to Fairy Tail a hundred fold. Natsu, now possessing the power of the Lightning Flame dragon, gets ready to fight Hades.
History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi Chapter 441: Man of Darkness
Kenichi starts to make sense of the intense fight between Sakaki and Hongo. Miu realizes that with Kenichi's desire to learn martial arts have caused him to surpass her "power of sight" as they observe the fight between the two masters. The flashbacks of Sakaki and Hongo's past continue. Sakaki receives a letter from his dead master, instructing him to go to a castle in the mountains, which causes him to cancel a sparring session with Hongo. Upon entering the castle, he is told that those that await him are members of Yami. It is further revealed that Hongo and Suzuki are there too. Their happiness at being chosen together is short-lived, as it is revealed that only one can join Yami. Furthermore, in order to be chosen, one would have to kill the other two, angering Sakaki. Suzuki, however, was more than willing to take part in the challenge, and attacks Hongo. Hongo in turns decide to fight Suzuki, understanding that the latter is fighting with his life. Suzuki informs them that he intends to kill them both.
All images courtesy of Manga Stream and Manga Fox.
For last week's manga update, click here.
Happy Reading!!Labels: Bleach, Fairy Tail, HSDK, Manga, Naruto, One Piece, Reborn
