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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
On Finding Margin
I find myself rather exhausted and worn thin these days. Six children, homeschooling, potty training a toddler and a baby who wakes up throughout the night does that to a woman. I find myself scrambling to make life simpler, to reduce the work-load, to do away with unneeded stress. I am looking for margin.
I learned many years ago that a life without margin is a life that will burn-out. Living without margin is a lifestyle that is not sustainable, that robs joy, and steals peace. We are people who have limits. We cannot max our lives out with activity and commitments and obligations and expect to live healthy and whole and sane.
{If you have never read the book Margin, it is a must-read. I come back to it year after year.}
As I looked around my home last week, I realized that the volume of dishes that I do for our family (even with the kids help!) is too much right now. We cook three meals a day for seven days a week and that adds up to a lot of dishes along with a lot of cloth napkins. My values of living frugally, eco-friendly, and aesthetically pleasing began to collide with the reality of the amount of work I am doing that is draining me and stealing time away from spending time with my kids, doing creative pursuits, or even just resting.
I made the very-difficult-for-me decision to become wasteful. I went to Target and bought paper napkins, bowls and plates. I felt like a failure in many ways for that. I hate it when my reality doesn't fall into line with my ideals. But somehow that is when I learn the most about grace and flexibility and sensitivity and freedom. It's when I realize that my health and sanity are more important than ideals.
My lifestyle choices must be sustainable for me in every season, and seasons change therefore so do some of my choices.
We can't hold on to old ways of doing things if they don't work anymore. There is a sense of grief when that happens, but rest assured that seasons will change again and many times we return to those values and ideals again but with hands more open and more willing to let go.
I think the biggest lesson I learn during times like this is that God really loves me. Just as I am. Frail, bumbling, tired, and messed up. He isn't concerned with the fact that I bought paper products and would rather I choose the path that leads to my loving others best.
And for me right now, that means letting go of being sustainable for the earth and choosing to be sustainable for me.
21 comments:
Good for you for finding a way to take care of yourself and your family. Life is a series of phases. This is where you are right now.
And I hope your post makes other moms, myself included, think about ways they can let go.
God bless...
- April 3, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- Julie Noble said...
Life can be contradicting to our ideals. When I was a single mom there were many things I had to do that made my life easier: Do what you have to do because they grow up fast. Don't ever feel guilty about wanting to spend more time with your kids! Enjoy it! My son turns 24 next week, trust me I know.
- April 3, 2012 at 7:12 PM
- Trina said...
"I think the biggest lesson I learn during times like this is that God really loves me. Just as I am. Frail, bumbling, tired, and messed up. He isn't concerned with the fact that I bought paper products and would rather I choose the path that leads to my loving others best."
Such truth Aimee! Thanks for the reminder...something my soul really needs to embrace right now :-)
@trinajean (IG)
- April 3, 2012 at 7:13 PM
- Julee Huy said...
I am in this very same place right now! It was so hard for me to buy the paper, but the 6 kids, the potty training the 3 meals a day, the dishes.... I finally gave in last week...
It's what we can do right now, by God's grace!
- April 3, 2012 at 7:20 PM
- Clare said...
Aimee, I thank the Lord that he gave you the gift of words, because your words were just what I needed to hear today. I have been feeling a similar way (just with 4 kids less:P )and have decided just this last week that for my health to improve I really need to give up my 'hobby' job teaching music saturday mornings. I like that you mention grieving for the ideal that you are giving up. I love teaching and I have loved my job, but it just doesn't fit anymore (and infact, I am so exhausted for several days afterwards that I am completely useless to my family - not good!!). I grieved (and infact, think I still am!) for what I am giving up, but if I keep how I am going to feel when I have 'retired' in the forefront of my mind, I can let go of those feelings of grief. I am definitely going to check out that book you recommended. Lovely to hear your words again - and your new page design looks fab!!! xx
- April 3, 2012 at 9:06 PM
I loved what you shared today. I can so relate! I tend to hold up these ideas of what is "good" (handwashing piles of dished for my family of 7)and what is "bad" (paper plates and napkins)- and make all sorts of boxes for myself to live in. Loved what you said about God loving you right here, right now. Amen, Sister! 8 )
- April 3, 2012 at 9:37 PM
- gina said...
Way to go! I've been on the same journey and have found, like you said, that I'm eventually able to come back to the places where I'm most comfortable (living creatively, sustainably, etc.). This is a season of life and by letting go of certain things, we are setting ourselves up for success in the things that matter for eternity.
- April 4, 2012 at 8:19 AM
- Shannon said...
Beautifully refreshing Aimee! I'm actually reading Margin right now for the first time ever.
- April 4, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Julia Moya said...
I totally understand and am right there with you. I couldn't help but laugh because I had just added "paper plates" to the shopping list. I've been praying about things like cloth diapers and if I should and could go back to doing that. Thanks for the reminder that we all have limitations and that the best place to be is at the feet of Jesus, keeping our eyes on Him as we serve our family. Hugs to you dear friend!
- April 4, 2012 at 3:29 PM
- debbie bailey said...
I read Margin and loved it! In Search of Balance was also excellent. Best I've read on the subject. And don't feel guilty about buying paper. That's self-imposed guilt. You'll be able to go back to cloth napkins and washing dishes sooner than you think!
I gave up cloth diapers with child #3. The hardest thing I've ever given up was homeschooling Laurel in 9th grade. Talk about the end of a dream! But she lived through it and even flourished. I'm still grieving, though. Talk about hanging on....
- April 4, 2012 at 9:22 PM
- Jen said...
Aw...the freedom we have in Christ...so many times we forget it's there.
Thanks for your post!
- April 5, 2012 at 2:16 PM
- Andrea said...
so well said. thanks aimee.
- April 5, 2012 at 8:33 PM
- Sara said...
Aimee---I can relate to SO MUCH of this! I too have six children (twin 7 month olds), homeschool, and I do way too much every day! It's hard to even know what to cut out b/c there is always so much to do. So....I just do what I can and I'm ever so slowly learning to let things go. It's hard, though. Oh, and speaking of letting things go....I had emailed you about doing the letter writing thing about a year ago. I had your address and was planning to write but never did. I just wanted to let you know I didn't forget, but life just got in the way. Thanks for sharing this post. We're going on vacation next week, and I'm thinking paper plates will be in order!!!
- April 7, 2012 at 9:22 AM
- contentedsparrow said...
love this, aimee. love how you rest in grace.
- April 9, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- Joy @gracefullmama said...
Love this post. You have hit the nail on the head! I, too, am trying to find that balance in there somewhere between ideals and reality. Thanks for your honesty and your encouraging words!
- April 10, 2012 at 8:09 AM
- Jaime said...
I think you just inspired me to buy more paper products and do less dishes during this season of life too!! I'm having a "why didn't I think of that already" moment. Thanks for sharing! :)
- April 10, 2012 at 9:17 AM
- BJ said...
I came here through a link from Contented Sparrow. I wish I had learned this lesson a long time ago, and yet I remember one time, when I had but four children, and bemoaning something in my life. I know God spoke to my heart and set me on a course of freedom.
You said, "I hate it when my reality doesn't fall into line with my ideals. " This was so much where I was at. It's still sometimes my struggle, but I am thankful for Grace that has been gently leading me into a better way. Of changing and letting go and being me - in Him. We get so caught up with being a great wife and mom that we end up missing out. Not what He wants for us at all.
Thanks for sharing!
- April 11, 2012 at 3:31 PM
- BJ said...
I also wanted to say that we need to make sure husbands are factored in. When they are speaking freedom over us (like mine when I said I just didn't want to do cloth diapers anymore), we need to go with it.
May I link to you on my blog?
- April 11, 2012 at 3:34 PM
- ginanorma said...
Oh aimee i'm practically speechless over your gorgeous heart and spirit filled life. (I had to ask my husband what a margin was sshhh don't tell a soul;)
Once he told me, I was blown away by this post, ...I have a piece coming up on B.R. called You Are Enough next week I believe, nonetheless, keep watch for it, b/c it might be the 24th too, not sure...but boy we can relate hon...thanks for sharing!!!
- April 11, 2012 at 9:01 PM
- Kimberly said...
:) We've been mostly paperless for awhile. I prefer the less waste thing and the money we save.
I bought paper napkins and plates again after a long break simply because I did not think I would have enough for our neighborhood Easter dinner here.
We are using the paper stuff for lunches and the world will survive. We burn wood for heat and so we use the paper products for kindling. We'll see what happens when they run out.
- April 20, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Yes, I have this continual babbling of talk in my mimd about this topic. Not about paper plates... but the ability to let go and live imperfectly with great joy and humility. Resting in grace. Much to my chagrin, I've yet to manage perfection in any area of my life and it can be shaming to admit that I don't care anymore. There ought to be freedom in that, but I guess I cling to this fear that 'OTHERS' won't understand and just judge me. But I am learning to move away from that too. Thank you for sharing, Aimee.
- April 23, 2012 at 1:17 PM

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I've been in Jodhpur, India for The Rake this past week at a Royal Salute polo event.
Polo, of course, has given us more iconic pieces of menswear than any other sport, from the polo shirt to the polo neck, the polo collar to the polo coat. There are the jodhpurs named after this city, as well as the jodhpur boot and the chukka boot. Plus, what we know as the 'Nehru' jacket was invented in Jodhpur for wearing after polo matches.
Certainly all the polo players, their family and associated supporters wear the look very well. Drill cotton breeches, sharp polo shirts and well-worn boots (knee-high, with zipped fronts to hide the laces, rather than the ankle boots we know as jodhpur boots). And after the match, the bandhgala (Nehru) jacket goes from pitchside to evening gala, worn with an ascot and a pocket handkerchief.
|With my wife Maria, and one of the Maharaja's vintage cars
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- For the old version of the Faire, see Darkmoon Faire (old).
|Darkmoon Faire
|Main leader
|Silas Darkmoon
|Secondary leaders
|Professor Thaddeus Paleo
|Gnome, Goblin, Human, Night elf, Orc, Tauren, Troll, Undead, High elf, and Ogre
|Character classes
|Darkmoon Island
|True neutral [1] (DF 136)
- Ahead of You, Down the Path
- A Majestic, Magical Faire!
- Ignore the Darkened, Eerie Woods
- Ignore the Eyes That Blink and Stare
- Fun & Games & Wondrous Sights!
- Music & Fireworks to Light Up the Night!
- Do Not Stop! You're Nearly There!
- Behold, My Friend: THE DARKMOON FAIRE!
- - Upon the signs leading to the Darkmoon Faire, down the Darkmoon Path
The Darkmoon Faire showcases the weird and the extraordinary. Gathering the exotic from around the world, Silas Darkmoon presents the Darkmoon Faire as a celebration of the wonders and mysteries found in Azeroth. The Faire spends most of its time in parts unknown, they are available from time to time by accessing portals in Mulgore and Elwynn Forest.
The Darkmoon Faire is an event that appears in the game. The location of the Faire is on Darkmoon Island. The portals to the Island can be accessed in the following locations:
- Eastern Kingdoms, on the south side of Goldshire in Elwynn Forest
- Kalimdor, in Mulgore at the base of Thunder Bluff
Setup takes the carnies three days; and the Faire opens early that Monday, and remains there for one week. Heralds in Ironforge and Orgrimmar announce the arrival of the Faire. Darkmoon Faire Mystic Mages will teleport players to the portals for a varying amount of silver, based on player level.
The Faire itself is neutral and can be visited by players of either faction. The Faire on the Island is a sanctuary, as well as the path leading down to it from the portal. Areas outside the path and Faire are considered contested, which is important to note for those playing on PvP servers.
- Many exotic vendors travel with Silas Darkmoon, offering adventurers hard-to-find items from the far corners of Azeroth.
- Players can earn tickets by completing quests for a number of Darkmoon Faire NPCs, which can then be turned in for items and special equipment.
- Strange sets of cards have been broken up and scattered across Azeroth, and can also be created by scribes. Players who are lucky enough to collect a complete set of these cards can turn them in at the Faire to receive epic items.
- Cheap booze. 'Nuff said.
- Shoot yourself off with the Darkmoon Cannon!
- Destroy your friends and foes with small, Dwarven-made Steam Tonks with four abilities: Cannon, Mortar, Drop Mine, and Nitrous Boost.
Faire schedule
The Darkmoon Faire visits once a month, starting at 00:01 on the 1st Sunday of each month. The event dates are automatically added to the in-game calendar. You can also see event dates for the Darkmoon Faire on the official Blizzard Event Calendar by clicking on your armory profile, then "Events".
The beginning of the Faire means the portal to Darkmoon Island will be active in it's respective location near Goldshire, Elwynn Forest () or south of Thunder Bluff, Mulgore ().
|2012 schedule
The Tauren Chieftains' concert
To celebrate the 2007 BlizzCon event on August 3 and 4, The Tauren Chieftains (aka Level 70 Elite Tauren Chieftain) made a guest appearance[2] at the new Darkmoon Faire location outside of Shattrath city (since removed with Patch 4.3.0). At the top of every hour for the duration of BlizzCon, they performed "Power of the Horde" on a special stage set up for the occasion.
After the release of Patch 4.3.0, the band can be seen playing on the stage at the south end of Darkmoon Island at the top of the hour under the banner "L90ETC". Their manager, Michael Schweitzer, announces the upcoming performance at the half-hour, 15-minute and 5-minute marks.
Use /cheer on one of the band members to get a Pumped up! buff which raises all stats by 10% for 5 minutes.
Vendors and other NPCs
The Faire has vendors and some special NPCs. For exotic animals that are part of the zoo, see Darkmoon Zoo Bizarre.
† Added in Patch 5.1.
Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets
[Darkmoon Prize Ticket]s are used like currency to purchase items from a variety of Darkmoon Faire vendors. The Darkmoon Faire tickets are not physical items; the number you have earned can be found in the currency tab.
Currency forThis section concerns content exclusive to Cataclysm.
|Souvenirs & Toys (Gelvas Grimegate)
|[Darkmoon Balloon]
|[Darkmoon "Tiger"]
|[Darkmoon "Sword"]
|[Darkmoon Flower]
|[Darkmoon Storage Box]
|[Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire]
|[Darkmoon Hammer]
|Pets & Mounts (Lhara)
|[Darkmoon Dancing Bear]
|[Swift Forest Strider]
|[Darkmoon Monkey]
|[Darkmoon Cub]
|[Darkmoon Turtle]
|[Darkmoon Balloon]
|[Darkmoon Tonk]
|[Darkmoon Zeppelin]
|Food Weapons (Rona Greenteeth)
|[Last Month's Mutton]
|[Last Year's Mutton]
Earning tickets
The primary way of earning tickets is via quests. Within the Deathmatch Pavilion[47.3, 68.2] players may battle one another for the Darkmoon Arena Chest for an additional 5 . With your Darkmoon Adventurer's Guide you can also complete drop quests out in the world for a various amount of tickets.
For some of the profession quests listed above, it is important to note players need a minimum skill of 75 in order to obtain the quest. Also note there are some quests that require players to bring extra materials to the Island, as most aren't sold within the Faire:
- [Alchemy]: [Moonberry Juice] x5
- [Inscription]: [Light Parchment] x5
- [Leatherworking]: [Shiny Bauble] x10, [Coarse Thread] x5, [Blue Dye] x5
- [Tailoring]: [Coarse Thread] x1, [Red Dye] x1, [Blue Dye] x1
- [Archaeology]: [Fossil Archaeology Fragment] x15
- [Cooking]: [Simple Flour] x5
Ring Toss
- Carnie: Jessica Rogers
- Objective: Toss 10 rings near the Darkmoon Turtle.
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] Target: Turtle. Land four rings on the Dubenko, the Darkmoon Turtle. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
- Difficulty 2/5: That damn turtle likes to move a split second after you toss your ring sometimes, and tossing a ring has a short cast time, so plan accordingly. Other than that, Ring Toss is a simple game, and Dubenko is adorable.
- Tips: One of the easiest games. Accuracy of target placement is not exact, so just try to throw when the turtle is not moving.
Tonk Commander
- Carnie: Finlay Coolshot
- Objective: Drive your tonk through the war zone, blasting enemy tonks and minizeps while avoiding your own destruction.
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] Tonk Commander. Destroy 20 targets in the tonk battle arena. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
- Difficulty 2/5: You have to get really close to the targets in order to secure your kills for your tickets, but you can play multiple times and your score carries over for the daily quest. Boost to avoid enemy tonks and your jerky friends looking to slow down your daily quest.
- Tips: Only shooting targets gets you points. It should be easy to watch out for the zeppelins and NPC tonks, but enemy tonks can be more unpredictable.
Shooting Gallery
- Carnie: Rinling
- Objective: Aim your rifle at one of three targets that is marked by a green arrow by pointing your character in its direction and firing.
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] He Shoots, He Scores! Hit 25 targets in Shooting Gallery. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
- Difficulty 4/5: If you don't know what you're doing, this could be a pain. But you do know what you're doing and how this game works, because you're reading this synopsis. If there are a lot of people around the Shooting Gallery booth, you might have some trouble aiming. Thankfully, you can just wait until things clear out a bit. Overall, it's fast-paced and fun.
- Tips: Best to use your arrow keys to change direction when targeting. Only a couple keypresses, at most, should do. It is very hard to get more than 2 points per green arrow, but maybe you can do it if you're fast.
The Humanoid Cannonball
- Carnie: Maxima Blastenheimer and her Blastenheimer 5000 Ultra Cannon
- Objective: Fire yourself from the cannon and land in the middle of the target in the water near the Darkmoon boardwalk.
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] The Humanoid Cannonball. Score five points in The Humanoid Cannonball by landing as close to the center of the bull's-eye as possible. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tokens.
- Difficulty 3/5: As long as you hit near the target, you'll get one point. You'll get three points for landing in the ring around the target and the full five points for a bull's-eye. I've gotten some pretty close calls on the bull's-eye and wasn't given the three points -- I call foul, carnies. Anyway, once you figure out when to drop your wings, the game is pretty simple and an easy way to get some prize tickets every day. That first few shots out of the cannon will throw you for a loop, which I would imagine getting fired out of a cannon can do to someone.
- Tips: Dropping right after the edge of the boardwalk seems to work best. Getting a bull's-eye is pretty hard.
- Carnie: Mola
- Objective: Swing your hammer at the gnolls that pop up from the barrels in the game area, but avoid hitting babies. Seriously, don't hit the kids!
- Daily quest: [1 Daily] It's Hammer Time. Score 30 points at Whack-a-Gnoll. Rewards five Darkmoon Prize Tickets.
- Difficulty 3/5: I hit more children in Whack-a-Gnoll than I wanted to, if only because I became overzealous and spiteful of the gnolls. You've got one button, so mash accordingly. Whack-a-Gnoll is the hardest game to predict and therefore does require some concentration, but it's way fun, fast-paced, and easy enough to just zonk out with and smash gnolls. I hate their stupid, smug faces.
- Tips: Just avoid hitting the babies. It may seem like it is best to play without any other players around, but other players cannot hit your gnolls, and vice versa. They see their own targets - that's why it looks like everyone else is much worse at the game than you are.
The Darkmoon Carousel was added in Patch 5.1 near south of The Humanoid Cannonball. You'll need to buy a Ride Ticket Book for 2 which contains 5 Darkmoon Ride Tickets to get into the carousel. The carousel has 6 stationary mounts: A wyvern, 2 rockets, a dragon, a gryphon, and a murloc. Getting on the carousel will give you a WHEE! buff which increases Experience and Reputation Gains for 5 minutes and up to 60 minutes if you stay long enough.
Pet battle area
Zoo Bizarre
- Main article: Darkmoon Zoo Bizarre
Along with moving to the island, the Faire has added the expansive Zoo Bizarre run by Yebb Neblegear (who you might remember trading Darkmoon Faire Prize Tickets for all sorts of strange animal parts). The Zoo as amazing and impressive creatures from all over Azeroth and possibly beyond?
From Patch 4.3 before Patch 5.1, the only ways to leave Darkmoon Island were via Hearthstone, specific city portals on the pier to Orgrimmar and Stormwind City, or summoning out. As of Patch 5.1, a return portal was added at the beginning of the Darkmoon Path where you enter the island that returns you to the faction appropriate entry portal location ( Elwynn Forest or Mulgore). Near the return portal, the gnome "Dusty" Brandom <Tallstrider Handler> was added along with two available temporary Darkmoon Strider mounts usable on the island by any visitor. The Darkmoon Striders can only be used on the path, in the Faire itself or its docks.
Also, the separate city portals on the pier were changed to a single return portal.
If you go to the fortune-seeking Gnoll, Sayge, he will tell you your fortune by giving you a strong buff and a small note. You can receive a new buff only after at least two hours and if your buff has run out.
The buff he gives you depends on what you answer to his questions. See the guide to Answering Sayge.
It appears so long as you focus on regularly completing the quests you should be able to reach exalted status with the Faire in roughly thirty days[3].
Insane in the Membrane
Exalted reputation with Darkmoon is one of the requirements for the [Insane in The Membrane] Feat of Strength.
|[Blastenheimer Bullseye]
|Score a bullseye when launched from the Darkmoon Cannon
|[Come One, Come All!]
|Attend the Darkmoon Faire
|[Darkmoon Defender]
|Turn in all three battleground Darkmoon Artifacts
|[Darkmoon Despoiler]
|Turn in all nine Darkmoon Artifacts
|[Darkmoon Dominator]
|Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch twelve times and receive a [Master Pit Fighter] trinket.
|[Darkmoon Duelist]
|Win the Darkmoon Deathmatch and receive a [Pit Fighter] trinket.
|[Darkmoon Dungeoneer]
|Turn in all five dungeon Darkmoon Artifacts
|[Faire Favors]
|Complete at least six profession-based quests at the Darkmoon Faire.
|[Fairegoer's Feast]
|Consume one of the every Darkmoon food and drink.
|[I Was Promised a Pony]
|Ride a Darkmoon Pony
|[Quick Shot]
|Score a Quick Shot at the Shooting Gallery.
|[Step Right Up]
|Play five different Darkmoon games.
|[Taking the Show on the Road]
| Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city.
|[Taking the Show on the Road]
| Launch off Darkmoon Fireworks in every friendly capital city.
|[That Rabbit's Dynamite!]
|Slay the ferocious Darkmoon Rabbit.
- The Darkmoon Faire is reminiscent of real-world Renaissance Faires.
- There is also a real-world Darkmoon Faire based on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.
- ^ Salthem 2007-07-31. 31/07 L70ETC Rocks Darkmoon Faire!. Old Official General Discussion forum (EU). Archived from the original on 2007-07-31.
- ^ Reputation Calculator from wowjuju.com
Patch changes
- Patch 5.1.0 (27-Nov-2012): Carousel that gives XP bonus buff, new battle pets, new items, and new NPCs added.
- Patch 4.3.0 (29-Nov-2011): Complete revamp with most activities moving to new Darkmoon Island.
- Patch 3.3.0 (08-Dec-2009): Removed from the achievements pane.
- Patch 3.1.0 (14-Apr-2009): Darkmoon Faire section added to Achievements pane under World Events, like holidays or the Argent Tournament, however the section is currently empty.
- Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20): The Darkmoon Faire vendors have new items now that trade routes into Northrend have been better established.
- Patch 2.2.0 (25-Sep-2007): Updated the inventory of Professor Thaddeus Paleo and Lhara to include items useful to players over level 60.
- Patch 1.10.0 (28-Mar-2006): Steam Tonks added.
- Patch 1.9.0 (03-Jan-2006): Darkmoon Cannon added.
- Patch 1.6.0 (12-Jul-2005): Introduced.
See also
- [Darkmoon Game Token]
- [Darkmoon Prize Ticket]
- [Tattered Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket] (was [Darkmoon Faire Prize Ticket])
- Darkmoon Faire Prize review
- Darkmoon Island
- Darkmoon Cards
- Foodfight
- Sayge's Fortunes
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The Itachi Pursuit Arc is from Part II of the series, and spans from chapters 343 to 402 of the manga. In the Naruto: Shippūden anime, it began with episode 113 to 118, and 121 to 143 with the two episode adaptation of Kakashi Gaiden shown in the interim. In the third databook, this arc is called the "Itachi Pursuit" (イタチ追跡, Itachi Tsuiseki) while the anime DVDs call it the "Master's Prophecy and Vengeance" chapter. Portions of this arc are sometimes considered separate arcs. Collectively, this arc details Konoha's Eight Man Squad's and Sasuke's task of finding Itachi Uchiha, as well as Jiraiya's confrontation with the S-rank organisation Akatsuki's leader Pain. This arc is preceded by the Hidan and Kakuzu Arc in the manga and the Three-Tails Arc in the anime and followed by the Invasion of Pain Arc in the manga and the Tsuchigumo Kinjutsu Arc in the anime.
Sasuke vs. Orochimaru
At Orochimaru's lair, a sick Orochimaru was confined to his bed. As Kabuto exited to get more medicine, a blade made of lightning chakra shot towards Orochimaru through the door. Orochimaru quickly blocked it with his arms, and thought to himself that he did not recognise the shape manipulation, although the chakra itself seemed familiar. The blade belonged to Sasuke, who had stopped by to finish Orochimaru off before he left to take on Itachi. He claimed that he had nothing more to learn from Orochimaru and then continued by mocking him for wasting his power and time, which angered Orochimaru.
After pinning Orochimaru's arms to the wall, Sasuke attempted to deliver a finishing blow, forcing Orochimaru to abandon his body and reveal his true form, a composite serpent-like entity made up of small white snakes. Sasuke activated his cursed seal level 2, and began to fight Orochimaru. He compared Orochimaru's ambitions to how a snake dreams of flying, and told him that he would only get that chance in the talons of a hawk, as he sprouted his Cursed Seal wings.
After he severed Orochimaru's head from his body, Sasuke believed he had won. However, Orochimaru's poison paralysed Sasuke, and the former then lunged at him, swallowing him whole. Sasuke found himself inside Orochimaru: the place where the body-transfer technique took place. Orochimaru relived a flashback of when he confronted Itachi while in Akatsuki. He found Sasuke's eyes to be similar to those of Itachi's on that day, and anticipated taking possession of those eyes. However, Sasuke took over the dimension with his Sharingan and cursed seal, and proceeded to turn the technique against Orochimaru. After the fight, Kabuto returned with the medicines, but viewed a scene consisting of Sasuke standing over Orochimaru. Kabuto asked Sasuke which one he was, to which Sasuke replied by showing Kabuto what had happened. Sasuke stated that he had merely taken over.
Hebi Assembled
After defeating his mentor, Sasuke freed Suigetsu, whom Orochimaru had imprisoned in a glass tank filled with water. Sasuke led Suigetsu to the Land of Waves, to retrieve Zabuza Momochi's sword from his grave. Upon their arrival, Sasuke noticed the bridge that was being built during his time there as a Konoha genin, which was now named the Great Naruto Bridge. Upon retrieving the sword, Suigetsu explained that he had trained under the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist (which his senior, Zabuza, had belonged to). With the sword, he claimed, he might even be able to beat Sasuke. After picking it up, they headed for their next target.
In the anime, it turned out that the sword was not beside Zabuza's grave, and that a man named Tenzen had claimed it for himself. Sasuke and Suigetsu asked the residents of the village where they could find him. Eventually, they discovered that he resided in a castle south-east of the village. Overnight, Sasuke intruded the castle, and threatened Tenzen to prepare an army of over a thousand men. The next day, Sasuke and Suigetsu prepared to invade the castle. Sasuke offered a wager with Suigetsu, to whoever could retrieve the sword first. Suigetsu later suggested that this had merely been a chance for Sasuke to witness Suigetsu's abilities, which Sasuke neither confirmed nor denied. After a successful attempt of retrieving the sword, they both departed for their next target — Karin.
After arriving at the base, Sasuke and Suigetsu met Karin, who had sensed their arrival. Sasuke told Karin to join him, which surprised her. Sasuke replied that, since Orochimaru was now gone, there was no need for her to continue to keep watch over the prisoners she was currently guarding, and told an annoyed Suigetsu to free them. Karin relented, but still refused to go. Sasuke decided that he would just have to find someone else. However, Karin had a quick change of personality, and agreed to go if he really wanted her to. Suigetsu advised that they leave, since Karin clearly didn't want to go. When Sasuke said she had changed her mind, Karin put her glasses back on after attempting to flirt with Sasuke, and denied this in a rather embarrassed manner, saying that she was coincidentally going the same way they were, at least for the moment.
As the three made their way to the Northern Hideout, Karin explained that Sasuke's next target, Jūgo, was the means behind Orochimaru's development of the cursed seals. When the group got there, prisoners infected with the cursed seal surrounded Sasuke's group. When Karin informed them that Jūgo was not among the prisoners, Sasuke and Suigetsu disposed of them without killing them, as instructed by Sasuke. Having found the keys to Jūgo's cell, Karin used her tracking ability to find him, misleading Suigetsu to the wrong direction while she was at it. At Jūgo's cell, Karin unlocked the door, and Sasuke went in first.
Jūgo, who had decided that if the first person to open the door was a male, he would kill him, seemed delighted to see Sasuke, and rushed in for the kill. Sasuke failed in his attempts to reason with Jūgo. Jūgo and Sasuke had a quick cursed seal battle, before it was interrupted by the arrival of Suigetsu. Suigetsu then appeared to take over the fight, explaining that beating Jūgo to a pulp was the only way to calm him. Jūgo morphed his piston arm into a massive forearm blade to deal with Suigetsu. After they ignored Sasuke's requests to stop, Sasuke wrapped the two in summoned snakes and exuded an enormous amount of killing intent. Jūgo's transformation receded, and he suddenly rushed back to his cell, demanding they lock it. Karin explained that, while the rage-driven Jūgo might be violent and bloodthirsty, Jūgo himself had no desire to harm anyone.
Jūgo finally agreed to go with Sasuke after hearing that Kimimaro, who was consistently able to stop Jūgo's rage-driven rampages, had died to bring Sasuke to Orochimaru. With his team gathered and dubbed "Hebi" by Sasuke, Sasuke revealed their goal: to kill his brother, Itachi. Suigetsu, who wanted to take Kisame's sword for himself, was willing to participate, as Kisame was currently partnered with Itachi. Karin, being enamoured with Sasuke, also agreed to help, although she was unwilling to admit that her admiration was the reason. (Suigetsu teased her about it, saying that he knew about something Karin did to Sasuke a while before. However, Karin punched Suigetsu in the face before he could reveal her secret). Finally, Jūgo acquiesced to see how strong Sasuke was, believing he was Kimimaro's reincarnation.
Sakura arrived at Naruto's home to tell him to wash up and get ready. They met up with Tsunade and Jiraiya, and Tsunade informed them of Orochimaru's death at Sasuke's hands, which Jiraiya's most trusted sources had confirmed. Both Naruto and Sakura seemed very happy to hear the news, expecting that, now that Orochimaru was dead, Sasuke would finally return to Konoha. However, Jiraiya told them that that was not exactly the case.
In Konoha, Naruto and Sakura came to the same conclusion as Sasuke, reasoning that his desire for revenge would drive him to kill Itachi. Therefore, they decided the simplest path to Sasuke was to find Itachi. As both teams resolved to find Itachi, both he and Kisame waited for the leader to contact them after having captured Rōshi, the host of the Four-Tails. Once they got into contact with their leader, Akatsuki went over the recent deaths of Hidan, Kakuzu, and Orochimaru, and Sasuke's new team. Knowing that Sasuke could potentially disrupt their plans, the leader warned everyone to be careful, especially Itachi and Kisame.
In Konoha, Kakashi discussed the overall plan to find Itachi and Kisame. Since simply killing Itachi first would make finding Sasuke impossible, they needed to capture him. For that purpose, Team Kakashi was joined by Team 8. Meanwhile, Sasuke took his team to an old Uchiha outpost run by allies of the Uchiha clan in order to stock up on supplies. After Akatsuki finished sealing the Four-Tails, Deidara and Tobi decided to either track down Kakashi and Naruto or go after Sasuke.
As Deidara and Tobi searched for either of their two targets, the two teams split up. The Konoha ninja split into groups of three: one ninja and two of Kakashi's ninken. Naruto was accompanied by Hinata and Yamato, due to Akatsuki's pursuit of him. Meanwhile, Sasuke's group split up to gather information on Akatsuki. As they searched, the Ninken accompanying Sakura caught Sasuke's scent. Her search led her into a city, but she was unable to find Sasuke. As she walked through a crowd, the ninken commented how the scent was "moving away", just as Karin was walking past her.
Kabuto revealed himself to Naruto's group, and gave them a book that detailed everything they had learned about Akatsuki. He thanked Naruto for inspiring him to find his own purpose in life, and revealed that he had absorbed Orochimaru's remains into himself: about one-third of his body was now Orochimaru's. With it, he planned to become stronger than Orochimaru. After evading Naruto and Yamato, he explained that he needed to control Orochimaru's power, which was slowly taking over his body, after which he would come after Sasuke for killing Orochimaru.
Sasuke vs. Deidara
Elsewhere, Deidara and Tobi attacked Sasuke. Deidara attempted to attack from above using a bomb, but Sasuke used Hidden Shadow Snake Hands to wrap himself with a snake as a shield. Tobi also attempted an attack, but he was scared of Sasuke, and fled from him. Deidara told Tobi he was to handle Sasuke, and tested him with small C1 spiders. Sasuke used the Chidori Senbon to stop the bombs. He then jumped behind Deidara, who used a bomb to distance himself. But Sasuke managed to avoid the bomb. Realising Sasuke's abilities were great; Deidara used C2 next, and summoned a clay dragon as a battle partner. The dragon then regurgitated a cluster of land mines to which Tobi said they were going with "that". Sasuke attacked with Chidori Sharp Spear, but Deidara was out of range. While Sasuke was busy with Deidara, Tobi planted the latter's mines around the field.
Deidara sent a new C2 bomb after Sasuke, and he activated his Cursed Seal level 2 to block the blast (at the cost of one of his wings). He shot two giant shuriken at Deidara. Deidara avoided them, but Sasuke attached wires to them. They impaled Deidara's arms against the dragon, and Sasuke flew up with his Chidori sword and severed one of the dragon's wings off. Deidara fell to the ground toward his land mines which subsequently destroyed the dragon. Tobi cried out for Deidara, but Deidara (who earlier had dislodged the shuriken and was now safely atop one of his clay birds) told him to be quiet. He looked into Sasuke's Sharingan and remembered when he had first saw them in Itachi.
He was once approached by Itachi, Kisame, and Sasori for a proposal. Deidara was chosen to be in Akatsuki, but had refused, loving his position as a terrorist bomber, claiming his works as art and as invincible, and how their beauty came when they exploded. Sasori was interested in Deidara for being an artist and having guts, but claimed he was arrogant and could get himself killed quickly. Itachi decided to fight Deidara, claiming that, if Itachi won, Deidara would join Akatsuki, but if he lost, Deidara was free to go. Itachi shielded himself from Deidara's bombs with shadow clones, and, after a short fight, finished him off with a Sharingan genjutsu, making it seem like Itachi had gained control of Deidara's bombs, and was about to finish Deidara with one. He stopped the genjutsu and freed Deidara, but Deidara was still forced to join for his loss. Deidara was angered at Itachi and the Sharingan, refusing to accept it as an art.
In his fight with Sasuke, Deidara used C4, his most powerful bomb. It exploded, and appeared to have killed Sasuke, but it was simply a Sharingan genjutsu from Sasuke, the same one Itachi had used. Sasuke then appeared to have constricted him with one of his bombs, but the genjutsu was dispelled by Deidara, as he revealed his left eye could dispel genjutsu, and since Sasuke had held back when using the technique, unlike Itachi, Deidara was able to dispel it. Deidara tried another C4 on Sasuke using his last bit of chakra, and went to a safe distance, but Sasuke shielded it one last time with his Chidori Current. He then jumped right next to Deidara and gave him a powerful punch to the face.
Realising that Deidara was out of chakra and could not get up, Sasuke asked where Itachi was. Deidara did not answer, and became enraged due to Sasuke being indifferent and uncaring towards his art. He then turned himself into a bomb in a suicide attempt to kill Sasuke. However, Sasuke summoned the snake, Manda, as a shield, and teleported both of them with a technique, at the cost of Manda's life. His team found him after seeing the explosion, and he went with them to rest, explaining what had happened.
Meetings with Itachi
After seeing the explosion, Naruto's team headed to it, and Kiba tracked Sasuke's scent. Back with Hebi, Sasuke asked what everyone had found out about Itachi. Suigetsu and Karin had found nothing, but Jūgo had communicated with the birds, who were able to sense Akatsuki's chakra coming out of their hideouts, which he had marked on a map. They decided to go to the most recently used one to find Itachi. Meanwhile, Itachi headed to an Uchiha hideout, and sent two clones, one to find Naruto, and the other to find Sasuke.
As Naruto's team went to find Sasuke, Karin could sense that they were coming, and informed Sasuke. Hebi then left, and went to the Akatsuki hideout. Before that, Karin realised that the team possessed scent trackers, so she asked Jūgo to have the birds tear up one of Sasuke's shirts, which had a very strong amount of Sasuke's scent on it, and scatter the pieces to throw off Naruto's team. It succeeded, and Kiba could no longer track Sasuke's scent. Naruto realised that they needed to split up, and Naruto encountered Itachi's clone. Itachi claimed that he only wished to talk, but Naruto knew he needed to catch Itachi. Naruto created a shadow clone that attacked with a Big Ball Rasengan, but Itachi was a clone as well. The real Itachi caught Naruto in a Sharingan genjutsu. In the illusion, Itachi asked why Naruto cared for Sasuke so much, to which Naruto claimed that Sasuke was like a brother to him, and that he was more of a brother to Sasuke than Itachi was. When Itachi went on the offensive with his genjutsu, Naruto dispelled it. Itachi then dispelled the clone, having run out of time to talk.
The other clone encountered Sasuke at the Akatsuki hideout. After a short greeting, Sasuke attacked the clone with his Chidori Sharp Spear, but Itachi substituted himself with a shadow clone as a shield. Sasuke was then caught in the clone's Sharingan genjutsu, but he easily dispelled it. Itachi then destroyed the clone, telling Sasuke to go to the nearby Uchiha hideout so they could end their dispute. Sasuke and the rest of Hebi go to the hideout. Sasuke encounters two of Naruto's shadow clones, so he destroys them with Chidori Current punches, and the team continues on. Naruto figures out where Sasuke is, so Naruto's Team goes in pursuit of him. Unfortunately, Naruto's Team encounters Tobi. Naruto attempts two Big Ball Rasengan with shadow clones, but the attacks are absorbed by Tobi. Naruto's team then prepares to finish Tobi off. Meanwhile, Sasuke encounters Kisame, who asks Sasuke to continue on by himself, since Itachi doesn't want interferences. Sasuke had no argument, and left his team with Kisame. Suigetsu and Kisame then prepared to fight for the Samehada. Sasuke then went to the hideout, and prepared to battle Itachi.
Jiraiya vs. Pain
Jiraiya told Tsunade that he was going to personally gather information regarding the Akatsuki in the most probable place: Amegakure. Seconds after Jiraiya successfully entered the village; however, he was detected by a silent security set up by Pain. Konan was quickly dispatched to locate Jiraiya.
Jiraiya kidnapped two ninjas from the Amegakure, and learnt about the power of Pain. Before acting further, Jiraiya instructed Gerotora to leave him and store himself in Naruto should anything happen to him, speculating that Madara Uchiha was responsible for the Nine-Tails attack on Konoha in the past. Konan located Jiraiya, and informed Pain, who had changed bodies in a secret chamber. Konan then went ahead and attacked Jiraiya, who fought, evenly matched, with her for a short time. Jiraiya then spoke about his past with Konan, Yahiko, and Nagato. Pain then showed up, and attacked Jiraiya. Pain then told Jiraiya that he wanted all to suffer like he had done as a child, so they would stop fighting and would mature like he had done. After a little while, Jiraiya entered Sage Mode, and summoned the toads, Shima and Fukasaku. Pain then summoned two of his other bodies, and launched into an evenly matched, high level fight with Jiraiya.
Despite being in his strongest form, Jiraiya fought a losing battle, eventually ending up with his arm cut off by his former student. Jiraiya had a flash back to when he first met the Toad Sage, who had told him that he would be a pervert, would travel the world, would write a book, and would train the destined child who would either save or destroy the world. He believed this to be Pain. During the fight, Jiraiya learnt Pain's secret (although it wasn't revealed) and his throat was crushed, along with being stabbed by five of Pain's bodies. As he lay dying, with five swords in his back, he had a flashback of a conversation he had had with Minato and Kushina (Naruto's parents), about how they wanted to name their son after the character in his book, thereby making him Naruto's godfather. Remembering this, he forced himself back to life with his own willpower, and writes a message on Fukasaku's back. He said he now believed that Naruto was the destined child, and that it was up to him to decide his future. The Asura Path then shot his fist at Jiraiya and Fukasaku and destroyed the slab of concrete that Jiraiya was lying on. Jiraiya then drifted off into the water to his death while thinking about what he'd name his next book. He then decided to name it "The Tale of Naruto Uzumaki" and said it had a nice ring to it. Meanwhile, Pain deduced that Jiraiya was dead, but Fukasaku had got away. He imagined that he would win the lottery some day. But of course he is ded. So he can't do it. NOOOOOOOOOOOB
Sasuke vs. Itachi
Sasuke arrived at the Uchiha Hideout, and confronted Itachi. The battle began with both of them seemingly using taijutsu, soon ending with Sasuke cornering Itachi and deciding to ask him one last question before killing him off. Sasuke asked, "Who is he?" Sasuke recalled when Itachi had said that three of the Uchiha clan would have the ability to use the Mangekyō Sharingan, including himself, if Sasuke would be able to awaken his. Itachi explained that the person who had assisted him when he murdered the entire clan was none other than Madara Uchiha, one of the founders of Konoha, and revealed that one of the purposes of the Mangekyō Sharingan was to control the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox which he had done 16 years ago when it attacked Konoha. He also revealed that, once the Mangekyō Sharingan was activated, it would progressively lead to blindness. Itachi referred to Madara is the founder of Akatsuki and his mentor. It then turned out that Sasuke and Itachi's battle so far had been pure genjutsu. Itachi then finally activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, and revealed that the only way to stop the blindness was to take the eyes of another Sharingan user; he stated that this was the reason he had left Sasuke alive, and why he had pushed him to become stronger. After a flashback of his childhood, Sasuke stated, "Finally… it all ends here." During their talk, Zetsu watched hidden from the ceiling, and his halves began to comment on the battle.
After securing him in place with a shadow clone, Itachi then proceeded to rip out Sasuke's eyes. It was revealed that the whole fight so far had been a genjutsu, namely Itachi's Tsukuyomi, which Sasuke had overcome.
Sasuke shortly lectured Itachi about the tools of the ninja, and how a tool was only as powerful as the ninja who used it. Itachi told Sasuke that he would make his dream, of ripping out his eyes, a reality, and readied the Amaterasu. Itachi and Sasuke both used the Great Fireball Technique, and Sasuke held a slight advantage until Itachi used Amaterasu, which burnt out Sasuke's fireball immediately, and melted through his remaining cursed seal level 2 wing, as well as scorching his body. Itachi prepared to rip the eyes out of the half-burned Sasuke, but the corpse was shown to be an empty shell left behind, and the real Sasuke had dropped into the floor below. He used a new ninjutsu, named Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique, from down below. Itachi dodged, but it still burnt his arm. Soon it began to rain, and Sasuke said that this new technique was unavoidable. Zetsu continued watching the fight, narrating their movements and adding background to mysterious moves.
Sasuke charged his final technique, Kirin. A huge creature made of lightning appeared, fuelled by the Great Dragon Fire Technique which had dumped a huge amount of residual heat into the upper atmosphere, and Sasuke's chakra remained suspended in a usable form, changing with the atmosphere from simply fire chakra into a bolt of lightning characterised in the same form as the earlier Great Dragon Fire Technique, but cast instead from lightning. Sasuke hit Itachi, who appeared to be dead.
Itachi was then shown to be alive somehow, and revealed a third Mangekyō technique: Susanoo, which pulled out the legendary Sword of Totsuka. Giant snakes suddenly appeared out of Sasuke. One of them revealed Orochimaru inside its mouth. Sasuke, having used up nearly all of his chakra fighting Itachi, could no longer suppress Orochimaru, who had been inside of Sasuke since his failed attempt at taking over his body. The snakes were all killed, and Orochimaru was stabbed by the Sword of Totsuka, sealing him in an eternal dream state, and the remains were subsequently sucked into the Sake jar that the Sword of Totsuka was sheathed in.
Itachi then asked Sasuke if that was all he had. Sasuke then proceeded to attack Itachi, again ending in a futile attempt as all his attacks were reflected by another effect of Susanoo, the Yata Mirror, which reflected all attacks directed at Itachi. Sasuke was knocked back by his own attacks, and laid on the ground. Itachi seemed to be invincible, when Susanoo began to fade. Itachi walked towards his brother, seeking his eyes. When Itachi reached Sasuke, he poked Sasuke's forehead, saying, "I'm sorry, Sasuke. There won't be a next time", a reference to his constant unfulfilled promises to train with Sasuke in their youth. Itachi then died of exhaustion. Zetsu figured that Itachi must have been injured before the battle started, also noting that Itachi was unable to dodge attacks he would normally be able to. Sasuke then smiled and closed his eyes before collapsing himself, as Itachi's Amaterasu continued to burn around them.
Meanwhile, Naruto and the other members of the Eight Man Squad continued to fight Tobi. Shino attacked with his bugs, and even managed to completely swarm Tobi with them. Tobi escaped from the swarm unharmed, however. Zetsu arrived to tell him that Sasuke had won the battle, and that Itachi was dead. This was no surprise to Tobi. Zetsu also said that Sasuke was probably dying as well. Just before Tobi and Zetsu left, Kakashi noticed Tobi's Sharingan. Kakashi commented on this while Tobi and Zetsu fled to the battle-site. Hinata saw storm-clouds and the flames of Amaterasu with her Byakugan. Naruto and the group pursued them. Meanwhile, Tobi and Zetsu reached Sasuke. Tobi told Zetsu to take Itachi's corpse. Naruto's team reached the flames, and Yamato used Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide to create a path through it. Naruto became angry when he realised that they were too late.
The Truth About the Uchiha Clan
Sasuke woke up in a large room. Tobi appeared from the shadows, and said that he would tell Sasuke "the truth" about Itachi. He then began to take off his mask. As Tobi, who's true identity is none other than Madara's Sharingan was shown, Sasuke's Sharingan was turned into Mangekyō Sharingan. His eyes bled, and Amaterasu appeared around Madara. Madara said that Itachi had implanted his abilities into Sasuke, and that they would activate as soon as Madara's Sharingan was shown. Madara then said that Itachi had done this to kill Madara, and to protect Sasuke. Sasuke didn't believe him, and yelled at Madara to go away. Madara then began to tell Sasuke the secret, about how Itachi had tried to protect the village as well as Sasuke, but for things to make sense, Madara would have to go back before the founding of Konoha.
At the time, there were many clans that existed, and the Uchiha clan was one of the strongest, only to be rivalled with the Senju clan whom they constantly battled. Madara was noticed as the leader of the Uchiha clan because of his powerful chakra, but as Itachi said before, Madara plucked out his brother, Izuna's eyes so he can gain an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. In order to end their fighting, Hashirama Senju, the leader of the Senju clan, decided to make a peace offering with the Uchiha, which had formed the village of Konoha. Madara became infuriated when Hashirama became the First Hokage because he feared that the Uchiha clan would be put down, but the Uchiha did not believe their leader's warning, so Madara decided to abandon his own clan and defect from Konoha. Madara used the power of his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to take control of the Nine-tails to take his revenge and battled Hashirama which tore up the landscape and this land would eventually be called the Valley of the End, the same place where Sasuke battled Naruto before he left Konoha. At the end of the battle, Madara lost control of the Nine-tails and everyone, even the Uchiha and Hashirama believed Madara had died. Afterwards, little by little, the Uchiha clan began losing their power as the village recognised the Senju clan more, and everything Madara had warned his clan about was beginning to come true, when the final straw occurred. 16 years ago, the Nine-Tails attacked Konoha, and due to the Uchiha's reputation back when Madara controlled the Nine-Tails against his fight against Hashirama, the leaders of Konoha believed the Uchiha were responsible. In punishment, the Uchiha were forced to live in one area.
Itachi was ordered by the elders of Konoha to annihilate the Uchiha because they were planning a coup d'état against Konoha, and Itachi had done this because he detested war, and wanted to maintain Konoha's stability. When Itachi was not even four years old, he had seen the bloodshed of the Third Shinobi World War which caused him to develop a pacifist nature. Coincidently, Madara was attempting to destroy Konoha once again when he encountered Itachi, so Itachi made a deal; If Madara were to help Itachi wipe out their clan, Madara must leave Konoha alone, which Madara accepted. Sasuke began to believe Madara was the real bad guy because Itachi said that Madara was controlling the Nine-tail's every move, but Madara denies his involvement and Itachi only said that because he did not want Sasuke to trust Madara. This triggered a flashback to moments before Itachi's death; revealing that he was not seeking his brother's eyes, but, in his final stance with Sasuke, had poked him on the forehead (as he did in Sasuke's childhood) and smiled at him. After this, Sasuke was shown joining back up with Hebi with his new Mangekyō Sharingan. He told the group that they would be called Taka from now on, and that their goal was "the complete and utter destruction of Konoha".
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|English Airdate
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|11 June 2009
|24 January 2012
|"Eye of a Hawk"
|18 June 2009
|24 January 2012
|"Zabuza's Blade"
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|2 July 2009
|24 January 2012
|"Jūgo of the Northern Hideout"
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|24 January 2012
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|24 January 2012
|6 August 2009
|25 January 2012
|"The Hunt"
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|25 January 2012
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**The included TQ 2.4GHz radio system is compatible only with the**
**#6519 receiver and does NOT accept the Docking Base accessory.**
Chassis: Nylon composite construction 0.08" (2mm) thick monocoque
Drive: Four wheel
Radio: Traxxas TQ 2.4GHz high output with Traxxas Link automatic
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Electronic Speed Control: Traxxas VXL-3m waterproof, with high-
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and series adapter not included and must be purchased separately.
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Ground Clearance: 2.75" (70mm)
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2 5x8mm Steering Bellcrank 1 DTXC1523
2 4x7mm Rocker Arm Post 2 DTXC1507
4 8x12mm Differentials 2 TRAC7020 DTXC1581
4 4x8mm Differentials 2 TRAC7019 DTXC1511
6 4x8mm Transmission 3 TRAC7019 DTXC1511
2 4x8mm Rear Ring Gear 1 TRAC7019 DTXC1511
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(a) In general
In the case of a qualified bond issued before January 1, 2011, the issuer of such bond shall be allowed a credit with respect to each interest payment under such bond which shall be payable by the Secretary as provided in subsection (b).
(b) Payment of credit
The Secretary shall pay (contemporaneously with each interest payment date under such bond) to the issuer of such bond (or to any person who makes such interest payments on behalf of the issuer) 35 percent of the interest payable under such bond on such date.
(c) Application of arbitrage rules
For purposes of section 148, the yield on a qualified bond shall be reduced by the credit allowed under this section.
(d) Interest payment date
For purposes of this subsection, the term "interest payment date" means each date on which interest is payable by the issuer under the terms of the bond.
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(f) Application of section to certain qualified tax credit bonds
(1) In general
In the case of any specified tax credit bond—
(B)subsection (a) shall be applied without regard to the requirement that the qualified bond be issued before January 1, 2011,
(C)the amount of the payment determined under subsection (b) with respect to any interest payment due under such bond shall be equal to the lesser of—
(E)no credit shall be allowed under section 54A with respect to such bond,
(F)any payment made under subsection (b) shall not be includible as income for purposes of this title, and
(2) Special rule for new clean renewable energy bonds and qualified energy conservation bonds
(3) Specified tax credit bond
For purposes of this subsection, the term "specified tax credit bond" means any qualified tax credit bond (as defined in section 54A(d)) if—
(A)such bond is—
(i)a new clean renewable energy bond (as defined in section 54C),
(ii)a qualified energy conservation bond (as defined in section 54D),
(iii)a qualified zone academy bond (as defined in section 54E) determined without regard to any allocation relating to the national zone academy bond limitation for 2011 or any carryforward of such allocation, or
(iv)a qualified school construction bond (as defined in section 54F), and
Source(Added Pub. L. 111–5, div. B, title I, § 1531(b),Feb. 17, 2009, 123 Stat. 359; amended Pub. L. 111–147, title III, § 301(a),Mar. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 77; Pub. L. 111–312, title VII, § 758(b),Dec. 17, 2010, 124 Stat. 3323.)
2010—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 111–147added subsec. (f).
Subsec. (f)(3)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 111–312inserted "determined without regard to any allocation relating to the national zone academy bond limitation for 2011 or any carryforward of such allocation" after "54E)".
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–312applicable to obligations issued after Dec. 31, 2010, see section 758(c) ofPub. L. 111–312, set out as a note under section 54E of this title.
Pub. L. 111–147, title III, § 301(c)(1),Mar. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 78, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act [Mar. 18, 2010]."
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Section applicable to obligations issued after Feb. 17, 2009, see section 1531(e) ofPub. L. 111–5, set out as an Effective Date of 2009 Amendment note under section 54 of this title.
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Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) may help you lower LDL cholesterol. The lifestyle changes include diet, exercise, weight loss, and other changes. Your doctor will want you to follow TLC even if you are taking cholesterol-lowering medicine. And medicine will be more effective if you have healthy eating and exercise habits.
- Diet. Diets to lower cholesterol are low in fat—especially saturated fat—and cholesterol. One of the best things you can do is reduce the amount of saturated fat you eat.
- Exercise. You may need to change your exercise habits. Regular exercise, or no exercise, affects your cholesterol level and your overall heart health. People who have an active lifestyle have a lower risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) than do people who have a sedentary lifestyle.
- Weight loss. Excess weight tends to increase your LDL cholesterol level. Losing just 5 to 10 pounds (2.3 to 4.5 kilograms) can lower your cholesterol and triglyceride levels. Eating a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, exercising regularly, and cutting calories will help you lose weight.
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- Reduce stress. Try to minimize stressful situations as much as possible at work, at home, and elsewhere. You may also ask your doctor for advice on ways to reduce stress.
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Other Works Consulted
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (2005). Your Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol With TLC (NIH Publication No. 06-5235). Available online: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/chol_tlc.pdf.
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- Apr 3:
- President Obama lands at Buckley AFB, heads to Denver Police Academy
- President Barack Obama says "no conflict" in reconciling new gun laws with gun rights
- Theater victim's mom meeting with Obama in Denver
- Some Colo. sheriffs oppose more gun control
- In Colorado, Obama presses for gun measures
- Apr 2:
- Denver street closures announced for Obama's Wednesday visit
- Some Denver police question their role in Obama's visit to talk guns
- President Obama in Colorado on Wednesday to push national gun-control
Several Colorado sheriffs gathered Wednesday in advance of President Barack Obama's Denver visit, to condemn the president's advocacy of additional federal gun-control laws.
"The president, later today, hiding behind the walls of the Denver Police Academy, will surround himself with hand-picked audience of gun-control supports and police employees coerced to attend his political rally as he declares a victory along with Denver's Governor, John Hickenlooper," said Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith.
More than a dozen of the sheriffs were on hand at Fred N. Thomas Memorial Park about a mile from the Denver Police Academy campus where the president is to meet with law enforcement officials and community leaders Wednesday.
El Paso Sheriff Terry Maketa criticized the president and the governor for "ram-rodding" the new gun control laws through the legislature.
"Our governor has lied to the citizens of this state," he said.
As Maketa talked, protesters cheered and yelled statements such as, "death to tyranny."
Smith said he talked to multiple Denver police officers who told him they had no choice in attending today's event with the president, rather than standing with the sheriffs.
"They knew they could not stand up here today without repercussions," Smith said.
About 30 protesters joined the sheriffs' rally to speak out against new gun control laws.
"What they are doing is going against the Second Amendment," said Kris Steinbauer of Colorado Springs. "They were elected by us, and they are supposed to do what we tell them. And they are not."
Ivan Anthony of Monument said he is full of emotions over what the state has done concerning gun-control.
"They haven't listened to their constituents," he said of the state's lawmakers. "Even moderate Democrats won't go against the party because it's mafia-style politics — If you don't agree, you're out."
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I see the mark of around $ 1.07 US before the slide begins.
The Aussie dollar can only hold against the US until the impact of the commodities markets level out.
My precidtion is that after Christmas, mid-January, the bottom will fall out of it all and we will see the ASX200 fall to below 4000. Then the dollar will fall along with the market.
Our dollar is only holding firm due to not being embroiled in the US fiscal cliff and the Euro uncertainty (even though the Euro is also making ground on the US$).
My greatest concern is when the Chinese Yuan re-values and our dollar will then fall rapidly. January looks like a fun month!
"Melbourne is forecast to experience the smallest increase amongst the capitals over the
three years to 2012/13, at a moderate average compound rate of 3% per annum, with similar annual percentage rises in each year. This would lift the median value to $610,000 by June 2013."
QBE LMI - BIS Shrapnel Australian Housing Outlook 2010
Re the taxation of Google and their like. See John Kay's excellent piece in today's FT (access via johnkay.com; go to 'articles'. Why don't we get such insightful comments re-run in the Australian press???
"something needed to be done to improve confidence in the economy:" Gail Kelly WBC
Yes and it will as soon as that goose in Canberra calls an election. How can we have confidence in the economy when Swan and Gillard clearly have no idea on how to draw up or manage a budget. If business and the banks want to get this confidence going then withdraw all support from the Labor government and stop expecting the tax payer to resolve problems of your making.
Quote of the Day
"We pay lots of taxes; we pay them in the legally prescribed ways," he said. "I am very proud of the structure that we set up. We did it based on the incentives that the governments offered us to operate."
From Eric Schmidt of Gooble
Well, he has a point.
Well I never I'm just reading more and more of this stuff quote:-
''The stage is set for a solid recovery in housing. Affordability is now about as good as it has been over the past 30 years, while supply has failed to keep pace with demand,'' Barclays economist Kieran Davies said.
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/business/investors-abandon-the-banks-in-favour-of-shares-and-property-20121212-2b9yo.html#ixzz2EtbwhP00
Good stuff almost provocative!
Yeah lap it up from a bank that wants to sell mortgages. Peak was in June 2010 and the biggest falls will be 2013-2014.
Oh and there is no shortage:
"The so-called housing shortage, which has been used by the property industry as an excuse for Australia's overpriced housing, has been exposed by the 2011 Census figures.
The Census revealed that the number of households in Australia is some 1 million less than assumed by the National Housing Supply Council (NHSC) in its estimates of Australia's housing shortage."
"Australia is not suffering from a nationwide undersupply of housing, according to Rob Sindel, chief executive of building products group CSR."
" if the occupancy rate rose to 2.9 persons per household then more than 50,000 dwellings would no longer be required. Sydney's current population growth rate demands roughly 20,000 new dwellings per year, so one impact of a theoretical increase of just 0.1 in Sydney's occupancy rate would be that no additional dwellings would need to be constructed for two and a half years."
Thank you Allan I will be watching 2013-14 with great interest.
Another groupie. I'm collecting them.
Oh and Opto what's the point of following me around if you don't trade? you have already missed the TEN, FMG, LNC & BBG shorts.
I thought the "Roger Roger" last week was a nifty little pun on the Major Major bloke from Heller's novel.
How about O Captain, my captain"? - Walt Whitman (no relation to Disney, except around the eyes area - oh, and they're both dead) --> they've both come to a dead walt (which is a cross between halt and wait)... Anyway 4570 it is!
(Clear for landing on platform 9)....
Fairfax up around 15% the past couple of days. Anyone have an idea why?
had a few positive re-ratings of late noticed a 59c target on one just yesterday... mainly the short sellers have better targets right now... and everyone who neede to dump the stock seems to have finished... one to watch for further upside
"Gas tanker owners face falling profits over the next few years as delays to Australian gas project leave new ships unemployed, though the tankers will earn more than other commercial vessels at least until 2016"
The NW Shelf LNG projects are looking dodgier by the day.
Hi Allan, what do you think of the BDI dropping 8.2% overnight?
Basket case.
LNC - 12 wooops
make you wondered what those guys buying at 3:59pm yesterday thinking.
Loaded short at close and now close it for 10%. Like Allan said, sometime it's just too easy.
Yep easiest short of the week. Coal is cactus.
The only time I will be willing to invest in this market is when Bernanke's QEn+1 cash flows directly into my Bank Account.
But you have been receiving an oversupply of US printed dollars as investments/payment for decades without an issue. Why do you not like it now that it is public in the form of QE even though that is a small part of their deception?
Note: Everytime they talk about auditing the FED their response is that will immediately collapse the financial system.
Hey Dan,if you you want some U.S dollars you should buy some Monopoly sets.That's what BernANKe is doing . I wouldn't try to bank it though.
I see the mark of around $ 1.07 US before the slide begins.
The Aussie dollar can only hold against the US until the impact of the commodities markets level out.
My precidtion is that after Christmas, mid-January, the bottom will fall out of it all and we will see the ASX200 fall to below 4000. Then the dollar will fall along with the market.
Our dollar is only holding firm due to not being embroiled in the US fiscal cliff and the Euro uncertainty (even though the Euro is also making ground on the US$).
My greatest concern is when the Chinese Yuan re-values and our dollar will then fall rapidly. January looks like a fun month!
Yep i agree Snidery about mid Jan. I have so much cash under the bed now the legs dont touch the floor, I feel like the princess with the pea. But i really can not find anything worth buying right now.
Pharmaceuticals is the go, Forest, I can just imagine all the headaches occuring in the near future.
However, on a more cynical note, bomb shelter manufacturers and long-life food product manufacturers should be good value before the 21st.
You alluded to it in your post, but it all depends on the currency pair. USD is undergoing huge easing, so it's far from a stable benchmark.
I think we'll start to see out-performance by companies largely based overseas (foreign miners, healthcare etc), and under-performance by locally based businesses (banks, mining services), utilities excepted. A fall in the AUD would re-enforce this.
I'd focus on shorting right now... we seem to be close to the end of the current rally... difficult to tell when the buying will end, however its safer at these levels to focus on stocks obviously overpriced and short.
Aye, Wilstar, yet I think that the stock market will dip before the dollar. The stock market is unreliable at the moment (look at today for example - up and down like a seismograph at an egg and bean eating comp.) But when the stars align on the 21st....
Fosterdamus (the all-seeing eyedog).
Landsend, REI and Amazon. I too did all the necessary shopping for this end year. The CSB charged me $34 fees. And Oz retailers want to add to this? Remind me again about who is the stooge in this.
Hello Mr Snidery, hope i find you well. My tip is ASX200 Cob Friday - 4575
You have until 11:00am tomorrow to reconsider, Forest. Hope you're well, too.
I think I'll hold off on the 4600 New Black thing. I can only see down from here.
I'll take your 4500, anyway, Blacky. Last week you kept the 4400 and then changed back to 4500 after Friday??
Mine is not to question why, mine is but to type the sucker in.
How about a joke?
Q: What has Julia got in common with a Cairo carp?
A: They're both living in denial.
love your work...
$A at $1.0555 this market is going nowhere.
With such a high dollar, I did all my christmas shopping online with a US retailer. However, my bank did charge approximately $6 in foreign currency conversion fees, so I've done my bit for the local economy.
What's that going to do to the housing market?
Personally I'm a big fan of using Amazon's auto convert of their prices into AUD...
btw are you sure that the currency charges goto your local bank... my understanding is that they are passed on to visa / master card etc...
Seriously you're getting shortchanged mate. Check the exchange rates Amazon and others give you. I always say no and elect to process in the local currency.
Your just need a credit card that doesn't charge foreign currency transaction fees, and you almost get the inter-bank rate. (There are cards out there.)
fair enough wilstar will look into that...
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Looks really good so far. Man, I wish I had the talent (and perseverance) to do these ISO maps...
I'm working on a drawing of a small merchant's town. Compared to many other towns that i've seen here, this wouldn't be more than a small village. It has no city wall (just a ditch with three gates built of stone; one of them has already been finished), and most of the houses are small and built of timber. There are few stone buildings; the church (that is actually huge-sized for the size of the town), a guildhall, and few merchants' houses.
The town has been founded at a strategic location next to a strait, but it has no real harbour, so the freight has to be transferred to small boats that are pulled onto the beach.
PS: The town will be finished soon.
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Looks really good so far. Man, I wish I had the talent (and perseverance) to do these ISO maps...
Indeed. I don't even know where to start.
Lately have been some exellent Iso done.
Also i like your idea to render a realistic town instead of something megalomanical.
Welcome to the Guild Chlodowech! This is already looking very promising. I'll be keeping my eye on this.
Definitely a lot of promise in this map. I like the very historical-looking burgage plots that you've added; gives a realistic extra touch. I'll also be interested in how you take this one.
Looks good, and would deserve a bit of rep just for giving us something interesting right in your first post, let alone the fact that I like what you are doing with it.
The town has been finished:
Now, i need to draw the countryside around it, and a river to the left, and the sea...
I just have one question: Should i draw some houses outside the wall, too, or possibly a hospital with another small church? I don't know...
Another question: Is it possible to edit the thread itself, because this should be a WIP thread.
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I agree with the others. This map is starting to look great I was looking for medieval harbour reference just a few weeks ago and could hardly find what I was looking for!!


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The seventh annual Fred Biletnikoff Hall of Fame Golf Classic/The Oakland Raiders Tournament will be held Monday at Catta Verdera Country Club in Lincoln.
Proceeds benefit the Biletnikoff Foundation, which was established in memory of Tracey Biletnikoff, the late daughter of the NFL Hall-of-Fame receiver.
The tournament will include a continental breakfast, $5,000 putting contest, $25,000 hole-in-one contest, four $100,000 shootouts, course competitions, tee prizes, a 19th-hole reception, dinner, entertainment, silent auction, Biletnikoff Angels, Raiderettes and celebrities from across the nation.
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