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I can't imagine any situation where the NBA are trying to shut down your videos! It must be something automatic on youtube that's flagging them. As I said it must be something to do with the particular video.
What network is the footage from? How long is the video?
If the highlights are from a nationally televised game it could be that youtube has recognition to see the network logo and certain network logos are automatically flagged and rejected.
I would try to contact YouTube and see if they can help answer why that particular video was rejected, when all the other ones you've uploaded have gone through fine.

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Photo Gallery: Adelphi vs. Mercyhurst (NCAA Men)
Working within the confines of its patient, deliberate offense, the Mercyhurst men's lacrosse team built a three-goal third-quarter lead and held off Adelphi, 9-8, with a late-second save to win its first NCAA Division II championship at M&T Bank Stadium. Junior midfielder Ian Wild scored four goals for the third-seeded Lakers (14-2), and goaltender Zach Nash stopped a Kieran Riegel bounce shot on a breakaway down the right alley with two seconds left to preserve the victory and prevent overtime. It was the first title-game win for Mercyhurst in its second appearance in 15 seasons as a program. © Joe Rogate


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Koalas and Kangaroos, Oh My!
Koalas and kangaroos are two of the favorite things to see when visiting Australia. These two animals are like mascots for the great down under. Many people have written about how the koala and kangaroo are different but let's examine how the koala and kangaroo are similar.
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Stocks Rise to Record High as Fed Maintains Stimulus
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Major U.S. stock markets posted sharp gains Wednesday rallying on the Federal Reserve's statement that the U.S. economy wasn't ready for a tapering of the central bank's unprecedented efforts at maintaining lenient monetary policies. The Fed said that it will continue to buy $85 billion in bonds per month until there's stronger evidence of economic improvement.
The central bank said in its policy-making statement Wednesday that it will maintain its current level of asset purchases given that the unemployment rate remains "elevated," mortgage rates have risen further, and fiscal policy has been restraining economic growth. It was widely assumed that the central bank would reduce the pace of its monthly bond purchases by $10 billion.
"The tightening of financial conditions observed in recent months, if sustained, could slow the pace of improvement in the economy and labor market," the statement said.
The S&P 500 gained 1.22% to reach a new all-time high of 1,725.52 and booked a fourth straight day of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added on 0.95% to 15,676.94. The Nasdaq traded ahead by 1.01% to 3,783.64.
"This FOMC edition feels less dovish than it does outright scared," Eric Green, the global head of rates and commodity research at TD Securities in New York commented in a client note. "The market now has to adjust to a new probability, that tapering is delayed into the new year."
But the Fed's decision not to curb its bond-buying may also reflect the view that the U.S. economic recovery is slowing or worse could stumble, said Marc Doss, regional chief investment officer at Wells Fargo Private Bank.
"I think the Fed lost their courage today," Doss said in a phone interview from San Diego. "We're not buying into this rally, ... we would probably take some profits into this rally because it does create some longer-term questions about the Fed's view of the sustainability of this recovery."
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Elder abuse cases are exploding. The number of cases are up a whopping 294 percent in the last five years.
While many of those cases involve physical abuse, financial abuse is on the rise.
"I think one of the most important things is the elders are very trusting," said Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro. "They trust. They grew up in a generation where you trusted people. They view people as being basically good and, in our time, that's not necessarily so. People will take advantage of the elderly."
The losses are huge. A 2009 study by MetLife showed seniors lost $2.6 billion to financial abuse nationwide.
The Honolulu city prosecutor's office is aggressively attacking elder abuse. Its Elder Abuse Justice Unit has doubled in size and is working with the finance industry to stop abuse in its tracks.
"We just recently had a case where a caretaker sold an elderly woman's home and took the proceeds from the house and put it in her and her children's account," said Kaneshiro.
That woman, Susan Chin, was found guilty last month of theft and money laundering. That case alone involved more than $600,000.
A bill sitting on the governor's desk right now would get things rolling faster.
"It's important, in a sense. It will bring to the attention of law enforcement suspected crimes, so we can investigate the case sooner. We can get involved sooner. We can get involved with banks sooner and protect the assets. It's an important step," said Kaneshiro.
It's a mission Kaneshiro takes personally.
"When I was prosecuting attorney, before I spent a lot of time working. I didn't spend as much time as I should have, perhaps, with my parents and family because my job came first," said Kaneshiro. "But, when I left office, I spent a lot of time with them taking care of them. In doing so, I saw what the elderly had to go through."
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Income tax levy holds key to school district
WOODSFIELD – The Switzerland of Ohio Local School District plans to ask voters to approve an income tax levy during the November election – a move expected to help prevent the district from possibly closing two schools and rearranging others.
Superintendent John Hall said if the 1-1.75 percent income tax measure fails, the Swiss Hills Career Center and Powhatan Elementary School both would close for the 2015-16 school year.
Hall said such a plan is based upon a financial projection and still must be approved by the district's board of education.
Students from others schools would also be shuffled to different schools. For example, River Elementary has 150 students in grades K-8, and under the draft plan would also host grades 5-8, taking on 102 Powhatan students for a total of 252 students.
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Hall said closing Powhatan and Swiss Hills would result in saving $270,000 annually in utility bills alone. "The school district is in fiscal caution. Its finances are not in good shape. … We need a lot more than that," Hall said.
Treasurer Lance Earlwein said income tax would be levied against people who live and work in the school district. It would not tax people's pensions or personal property. He estimated a 1.25 percent income tax would generate about $3.76 million a year; a 1.5 percent tax, $3.68 million; and a 1.75 percent tax, $4.29 million.
"The district literally runs out of cash around January 2016 or sooner," Earlwein said.
Hall said the draft plan will help the district financially and academically.
"We have to do drastic measures," he said. "The income tax is the levy. If it fails, then this plan goes into effect."
According to a copy of the draft plan, if the income tax were to pass, then at least the following would occur: the hiring of up to 10 teachers to increase curriculum offerings including art and music; all buildings will continue to be used for students; continued reduction of transportation days pending state approval; and more board financial help for academic trips and extracurricular activities.
For the 2014-15 school year, the draft plan proposes reducing by 20 the number of days students are transported via bus and possible voluntary staff reductions, but not reductions in force.
The board of education's next regular meeting is slated for 6 p.m. Feb. 20 at Powhatan Elementary School. Board members already have been given copies of the draft plan, and some teachers have received copies as well.
"I'm glad people are talking about it. There is a sense of urgency that is not understood yet," Hall said. "There are some clear choices that need to be made. We're early in the discussions, but we are trying to proactive and look ahead. … We're trying to protect the district from going into extinction. We have to find a way to divert the train from going off the fiscal cliff."
The district recently built several new schools thanks to a bond levy and state funding. Hall said the bond money can't be used for operating costs and must be used for construction and purchasing furniture. Hall said when he interviewed for the job of superintendent, he questioned why the district decided to construct new buildings.
"That's the question I had when I came into interview, but we have to play the cards we are dealt. Our buildings were the worst in state," Hall said.
Kristin Necessary-Modra, a graduate of the district, said if the proposed changes with come about, she will send her children to another district.
"Our kids finally got what they deserve – beautiful schools, up-to-date equipment – and they are going to lose it all because people don't want to take care of their community's future: the kids," she said.


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Normally, ears canals are self-cleaning and should not need cleaning with any devices or cotton-tipped applicators. Cleaning the ear can cause problems by pushing the ear wax deeper into the ear canal and against the eardrum. However, sometimes wax can accumulate excessively, resulting in a blocked ear canal. In the case of a blocked ear canal, consult your physician. He/she may recommend one or more of the following:
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Effect of drought on local dairy farms is slight but western drought is coming
PENNSYLVANIA & NEW YORK — According to agriculture officials, nearly one third of the counties in the United Sates have been declared disaster areas due to the severest drought since the Dust Bowl days in the 1930s.
"Eastern states, including Pennsylvania, have escaped much of the drought," said Brian Fuchs, climatologist from the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. "However, forecasters say that, as the drought expands eastward, they, too, will suffer."
Fuchs said that, hopefully, the areas that have been on the fringe will get through their growing season. "It does look like the drought is going to spread in the next several months," he said.
Ed Pruss, Cornell Extension agriculture educator in Wayne County, said that local dairy farmers will feel the effects of the drought "in the high prices for feed that they will have to pay come October through next year. We've been dry and it's been hot, but we came into this growing season with a decent amount of moisture in the soil. And our season was early, too.
Many of the farmers got out early to harvest the hay, which is to their advantage. We did run into some problems with the string of 90-degree days, when some of the fields were not pushing out the re-growth."
The National Weather Bureau is forecasting above-normal temperatures through October for two-thirds of the country, including Pennsylvania and its neighboring states.
"There's not a good likelihood for relief in the coming months," said Dan Collins, a research meteorologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Water tables typically drop during summer months, with more people washing cars, watering lawns and gardens and filling swimming pools."
Arden Tewksbury of the Progressive Agriculture Organization in Meshoppen, PA has suggested several actions to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsak that could be used to relieve farmers. "We urge that the secretary work to relax the Conservation Reserve Land program that holds fields deliberately dormant to production," he said. "We also urge the ag committee to investigate the amount of hay, corn and other products that are being exported, thereby making the products available to all farmers in the U.S. A third measure would urge that some of the corn used for ethanol be released for livestock producers."
Tewksbury asks further that disaster loans be made more available to the farmers who have suffered most from the drought. "Dairy farmers have no way to recoup their losses with the pricing system that is currently being used by the USDA," he said.
For the last two years, Tewksbury has urged federal legislators to adopt Senate Bill 1640, which was introduced by Senator Bob Casey, whereby the farmers' cost of production be included in the pricing formula for milk. "Time is of the essence," he said.


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Ohio Northern University presents the ONU Symphony
Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts presents the Ohio Northern University Symphony on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 4:30 p.m.
The ONU Symphony Orchestra will perform "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky followed by "Concerto for the Flute" by Carl Nelson featuring ONU senior Marissa Mauro. The concert will conclude with Borodin's "Symphony No. 2." Borodin is considered one of the great Russian composers, known as The Mighty Handful, along with Mussorgsky, Rimksy-Korsakov and others.
Mauro is a senior music performance and music theory double major from Jamestown, N.Y. She has participated in several competitions, was selected as the winner of the 2013 ONU Concerto Competition, and was a finalist in the Emerging Artist Competition at the 2013 International Flute Symposium. Mauro serves as the co-principal flutist for the ONU Symphony Orchestra and the ONU Wind Orchestra.
The ONU Symphony Orchestra will be under the direction of guest conductor Scott Lavender. Currently an assistant professor of music at Bowling Green State University, Lavender's 38-year professional music career might best be described as eclectic. As music director for folk artist Glenn Yarbrough, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Toni Tennille and, for the last 22 years, legendary singer Johnny Mathis, he has performed with and conducted bands and orchestras throughout the United States, Canada and Great Britain, including the National Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Atlanta Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
ONU junior Elizabeth Druesedow will serve as the student conductor. Druesedow is a music performance major from Sharon Center, Ohio. She plays clarinet in Wind Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra and serves as student conductor for both ensembles.
Tickets for this event are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $5 for ONU faculty and staff, and $5 for children and ONU students. The Freed Center box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone orders are accepted with American Express, MasterCard, VISA or Discover by calling 419-772-1900. Tickets also are available online at www.onu.edu/freed.


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Originally Posted by uhIpooped
Well to the last part of your post, IMO, IF Oro is dead/sealed the cure marks he placed on people would have surely disappeared.. For example Danzou and Sai .. Danzou had placed a seal on Sai's toungue to prevent him from talking about Danzou.. When Danzou died, the seal disappeared ... Not saying the curese mark works the same way, but it does lend some credence to Oro not being dead ..
Just some food for thought...
Exactly...but we will find out very soon... logic
Originally Posted by uhIpooped
Well to the last part of your post, IMO, IF Oro is dead/sealed the cure marks he placed on people would have surely disappeared.. For example Danzou and Sai .. Danzou had placed a seal on Sai's toungue to prevent him from talking about Danzou.. When Danzou died, the seal disappeared ... Not saying the curese mark works the same way, but it does lend some credence to Oro not being dead ..
Just some food for thought...
If Orochimaru was sealed by Itachi, then he's still in the Sword of Totsuka. If Orochimaru's soul escaped in that little white snake, then it's in the afterlife because that snake is dead.
On top of that, Oro's cursed seal is entirely different than Danzou's cursed mark.
(Sasuke prepares to meet Orochimaru.)
Suigetsu: "Where is he and how are you going to find him!?"
Sasuke: "Now that Itachi is gone, I am perhaps the only person who knows how to get to where Orochimaru is. You can watch over Anko and Kabuto if you want."
Suigetsu : "I just don't understand, we go through all of the trouble to find that scroll in Orochimaru's secret base so we could live like kings, and all he's worried 'bout is-." (Juugo places his palm on Suigetsu's shoulder to calm him.)
Juugo: "Sasuke must have a good reason." (Suigetsu shrugs Juugo's arm off of him.)
Suigetsu: "Yeah, yeah whatever."
(Sasuke exits through the hole in the ceiling. He lands on top of the cave, takes a few steps forward onto solid ground and activates his PMS. The scene switches over to Naruto vs. Tobi. The statue's skin starts to crack, Kakashi appeals to Naruto's better judgement.)
Kakashi: "Naruto, don't let him complete whatever he's attempting. The chakra I'm witnessing from that monster is horrendous! " (Naruto nods.)
Naruto: "Got it! (Naruto speeds off towards Tobi. Tobi leaps up and backwards with his handseal still in place.)
No, you're not getting away!" (Naruto gives chase and outreaches with his right arm as he extends a long chakra arm to strike Tobi.)
Tobi (in thought): "It's taking much longer than I thought, must've exhausted a bit too much chakra in our battle. I'll have to briefly pause my jutsu."
(Naruto's chakra arm goes through Tobi's body. Naruto, knowing his attack failed, pulls it out. Tobi lands on top of the statue followed by Naruto. Meanwhile, Kakashi stealthily approaches the urn Tobi summoned. Overlooking the area from a cliff stands Madara. As Kakashi prepares to slash the urn with Raikiri, his wrist is in someone's grasp. Seconds later, he is flipped on his back. A boot then appears on Kakashi's chest.)
Kakashi: "You-, you're!"
(Meanwhile, the news shakes everyone on the field.)
Killer Bee: "Who dat be!?"
Hachibi: "That's Madara, you fool! I could never forget such a presence!"
Gai: "It's just like in the history books!" (Tobi and Naruto look down to spot the new arrival. Veins run across Tobi's eyes.)
Tobi: "He's here!"
Naruto: "Damn it all!"
Kyuubi (in Naruto's head): "Ready for round 2, Naruto!"
Naruto (in his head): "Can we do it, can we pull it off. If we can, I'm all for it, Kurama."
(Madara looks up to spot Naruto and Tobi.)
Madara: "Good, it seems all of the pieces are in place. The Kyuubi, the Bijuu, the shell that houses the Juubi and you, especially (Tobi and Madara lock eyes), I should have known you'd be behind this-"
(The scene switches over before Tobi's name is uttered. Sasuke is now in a world of purple and violet haze. The world appears like a dream sequence. Sasuke continues walking until he hears a familiar laughter.)
Familiar voice: "Ku, ku, ku, ku. We've got a live one here; I can feel it in the air. Which Uchiha brother are you?" (The haze is so thick that Sasuke has to keep proceeding forward before he can see clearly.)
Sasuke: "I have something to ask of you."
Familiar voice: "Ahh, so it is Sasuke kun. I take it Itachi's been killed and with that, you've obtained his power that decided who gets sent here, I never did like his type. So, come to gloat, boy? Not that it matters here. In the Realm of Dreams, I now rule all souls lost to the Sword of Totsuka. Address me properly or be gone, ku, ku, ku."
(The fog clears a little and Orochimaru can be seen in a white robe prompted up in chair amongst a throne.)
Next Time: "The Truth"
Tobi *is looking at Naruto with hands 2gether, " my face, you still want to see my face? Why does it even natter now, i am about to win."
Naruto, "You? I thought it was you and Akataski or you and the real Madara. Your no one, how can no one win?"
Switches to Kages.
Madara, " you fought very well, for your abilities. I am going to get kyubi now, it is rightfully mine. This war is not my focus."
Tsunade, { not his focus? The Kyubi, rightfully his? He doesn't plan this at all! The masked Madara is working on his own schemes! Well now.} "The other Madara is attempting to seal *it and the 8 tails, you know your moon's eye plan? Bring back the ten tails?"
Madara looks confused, "ten tails?"
Raikage, " you didn't know?"
Gaara looks and notices something.
Oonki, " we know Kazekage."
Raikage," now!"
Suddenly, a huge meteor is coming down on top of them.
Oonki slams his hands down, ( last bit) , " golem hands!"
Huge stone hands emerge moving at high speeds.
Gaara, Tsunade, and Mei *look shocked.
The meteor crashes.
We see darkness, then eyes. The eyes of Sasuke EMS.
We see hawk minus Karin gathered around Sasuke with his hand on Ankos neck.
Back to the darkness.
We see a lying Orochimaru as if sleep.
Sasuke, "wake up snake."
Orochimaru( visibly weak), "hmmm? Is that a bit of chakra i feel, and anger? My my, you are not dear Anko. Who are you, boy? Those eyes, Uchiha?"
Sasuke, " tell me, why the Uchiha were never trusted by the Senju, by Konoha?"
Orochimaru, "you look a bit like that uchiha child, Itachi. Anyway, trust? The Senju trusted the Uchiha a great deal, konoha had no ill will towards them. For an Uchiha you know Little of your clan and the village."
Sasuke, " what do you mean?"
"The 2nd Hokage made them the protectors of the village. The Konoha Police force was very respected. The leaders of the Uchiha have had a history of wanting more. Madara Uchiha, but this*Fugaku, he seems to show signs of ambition as well. To make his clan stronger and better than before, he often has his police force out on drills and extensive training. Very dedicated to training that one, only time will tell."
Sasuke, {this part of him is from before the Massacre. Trusted by the Hokage and the village?} "Danzo."
Orochimaru starts laughing, " he detests the Uchiha, he would rather they all burn. If he can find a way to harness there power he would gladly kill them all. I on the other hand just want to have those eyes, to learn all the jutsu in the world!" he leaps towards Sasuke.
Sasuke sets him on fire with Amaterasu.*
We see Sasuke removing his hand from Anko an the seal disappearing.*
Hawk is looking at him silently.
"Danzo. He used my brothers love for the village against him, and Shisui Uchiha. There was no coup, my brother was tricked."
His eyes SG signs start to spin.
"you wanted to stop Edo Tensei and Madara Uchiha, you did part of it, now brother, I will do the other half..."
We see *Madara walking away from the rubble.
Sasuke voice, "I will stop Madara Uchiha, the one who scared the Uchiha name!"
As Madara disappears into the sunset.
We see Gaara, Tsunade and Mei yards away buried under stone hands. There are ninja uncovering them from the loosened stone.
As we see Tsunade's face it has tear, " dammit, old man and you crazy hot head."
Shows Raikage grabbing Mei and Tsunade throwing them up *into the stone hands that came from the ground. *Back over with Oonki he puts his right hand on his left shoulder. He looks up at the Meteor just in time for impact.
Next: "End of a Partner Ship"
Originally Posted by squigles
If Orochimaru was sealed by Itachi, then he's still in the Sword of Totsuka. If Orochimaru's soul escaped in that little white snake, then it's in the afterlife because that snake is dead.
On top of that, Oro's cursed seal is entirely different than Danzou's cursed mark.
Pretty sure you missed the point of what I was saying... so Troll on buddy ...
I was Saying, That if Oro was "gone" from this plane of existence then his Cure marks should have disappeared as well .. whether he was sealed or not...
God's don't speak.
Sasuke: Suigetsu, chop off some of Kabuto's flesh.
Suigetsu: What? Why? I don't want to get my hands all slimy...
Sasuke: ....*glares with sharingan*
Suigetsu: Alright alright...
Suigetsu chops off a bigpart of his stomach
Sasuke: Juugo, lay her down here.
Juugo: What are you doing?
Sasuke: Back when Orochimaru was my sensei, he would explain how the edo tensei worked, although he never dared to tell me how to do it. Now, with this scroll, I think I finally have a way to figure out how to use edo tensei.
Juugo: Why do you want to know that technique?
Sasuke: I need to speak to.....
Sasuke: The founder.
Suigetsu: You mean that first hokage? How are you gonna do that when he's.....
Juugo: The scroll.....
Sasuke: After Orochimaru lost his arms to the third, he wanted to desperately retrieve them by speaking with the death god. He failed several times but it would seem he had the contract all this time.
Suigetsu: So that's what you're gonna do. Revive Orochimaru using the DNA from Kabuto and the chakra from this womans curse mark, genjutsu him into telling you how edo tensei works, then get him to make the death god seals and then.....what?
Sasuke: I will speak with this death god.
Juugo: You sure...sounds dangerous.
Sasuke: It's a risk I have to take.
Suigetsu: Wait...wait...wasn't Orochimaru sucked into that jar of your brother?
Sasuke activates Susano
Suigetsu: Shit Sasuke I'm sorry, I was just asking--
Sasuke: emptys the jar and out comes Orochimaru.
Juugo: I see.
Sasuke: Before Itachi died, he gave me his sword and shield. I felt it the moment he touched me.
Juugo: So wake him up.
Sasuke grabs the flesh of Kabuto and places it on Anko's shoulder.
Sasuke: The chakra emitted from this should bring him back to this world. He is under a genjutsu as well.
Orochimaru: !?
Orochimaru: AHHHHHHHHH *leaps away*
Sasuke grabs him with the Susano
Sasuke: Where do you think you're going?
Orochimaru: How....what;s the meaning of this...
Orochimaru: !? Is that....Kabuto?
Sasuke activates his eternal mangekyou sharingan.
Orochimaru: !? My my...has time changed....I have a lot to catch up on.
Sasuke: You only have one goal. *Sharingan*
Orochimaru: !??.............
Sasuke: Perform the seals to summon the death god. And tell me everything about edo tensei.
Orochimaru performs the seals
Suigetsu: So.....where is he?
Sasuke: How come I can't see the death god.
Juugo: Because only the caster can see him....
Suigetsu: Well so much for that genius plan Sasuke...
Sasuke: *Mangekyou Sharinan*
Sasuke: !!! I ....just barely...I can see him behind Orochimaru.
Sasuke: Shinigami...restore the souls of the past hokages.
Death God:
Sasuke: Now.
Death God: Your eyes are not complete, you cannot order me around, only those with true power may command me.
Sasuke: Incomplete? I have the strongest eyes. Don't play around with me.
Death God: You remind me of him. As impressive as it it, even with incomplete eyes you can still see and hear me. It must mean you are part of him...
Sasuke: So is that a yes.
Death God: The exchange is simple. You give me a soul, I give you a soul.
Sasuke: I will exchange Orochimaru and Kabuto for the souls of Hashirama Senju and .....
Death God:...
Suigetsu/Juugo: ....
Sasuke: *flashback of Itachi* The lord third loved his village like his family, he did everything to prevent the massacre. He was Danzo's superior, my lord Hokage.
Sasuke: Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Death God: The deal has been made. Their souls have returned to their bodies. Now...
Kabuto in Izanami: *Itachi: you cannot defeat me* Danit...no matter what I do....he counters it.
Kabuto; !!? What my body....
Kabuto's glasses fall off.
Kabuto: This is.....Kabuto smirks.
Kabuto: So...he managed to do what we couldn't. Uchiha Sasuke...you may have just exceeded Itachi's level.
Kabuto steps on his glasses and breaks them.
Kabuto's soul leaves his body. A blurry image of Itachi and Sasuke in the background
Kabuto: It seems in the end...I truly was blind.
Chapter end.
593 - The Shinobi World in danger.
The scene shows Madara, who is stretching his neck.
Onooki: I won't let you leave this place alive!
A: I am with you Onooki. We will kill you bastard.
Tsunade: As Last Senjuu it is my responsibility to stop you. I will do it at all costs!
Mei: You are too strong for us.
Mei(telepathically to other Kages): We can't win, we should retreat!
Gaara: You are ultra powerfull.
Gaara(telephatically to other kages): This is sad but true. We have to retreat and restore our chakra and then fight him once more and last.
The scene shows Madara, who is closing his eyes.
Madara: I see, so younger generation of kages are more intelligent one. Older generation is more curious but blind. Expierence , your position it make you sure you win, right?! You are overconfident and it will you downfall, you are worthy opponents to fin d out you were wrong by dying horribly.
Onooki: No, you will die!
A: prepare for death Madara!
Tsuande: I will stop you now and forever.
The scene shows Madara, who open his eyes with Rinnengan activated.
Madara: Time to show you how futile your hopes were.
The scene shows Madara who is stretching his one arm forward with hand opened in Kages direction.
Madara: Banshou Tennin!
The all Kages are attracted in Madara directon. As 5 Kages are closer and closer. Madara activated Sussano second form, with 3 chakra swords materialized. Onooki try to use dust release but he don't have enough chakra.
A try to activate Raiton shroud, but only little sparks appear around his body. Tsunade try to summon katsyuu, but she can't do it fast enough.
Gaara is using huge mass of sand to protect other kages.
Madara is stretching both arms forward with hands opened. One hand is directed in Gaara direction and other one is directed in Mei direction.
Madara: Shinra Tensei!
The scene shows Gaara and Mei send flying in rocks. It caused that Gaara sand wasn't enough fast to potect other kages besides himself and Mei.
Madara pierce Onooki, A and Tsunade with Sussano chakra swords.
Onooki: ARGH!!!!, oh no, I... failed...
A: ARGH!!!, shit, you... will .. pay ... me ... for tha...t.
Tsunade(with activated Byakugou in time): I ... have ... to... protect .. this world!
Madara smiles: Now you aren't looking as confident as before.
The scene shows Madara, who is using Shinra Tensei and Banshou Tennin alternately to push and pull A, Onooki and Tsunade. They are moving pierced by chakra sword, all time being pierced by swords. Finally Madara push them away with last time, send them flying in rocks. Madara use Asura path to fire may projectiles at Onooki, A and Tsuande. Gaara and Mei are laying on the ground, shaking. Madara does few handseals, two metorites appear floating at sky. Gaara and Mei stand up and notice metorites.
Gaara(looking scared): We have to run!
Mei(looking scared): We will die! no!
Onooki(smiles): O...h n..o, meteo...rit...es aga...in, I fai...led, I a..m sor...ry.
A(shocked): Thi..s is h...ell, M...ada...ra, are y...ou h...um...an?!
Tsunade(schocked): **** you Madara!, I wil finish you!
Madara: Fear on your faces make me enjoy this more. Senjuu, want to **** me?!, then try it if you alive and prove me you are worthy. However Senjuu wasn;t, isn't and never be worthy for Uchiha.
The scene shows meteorites are falling with great speed at Kages.
Onooki: I will.... use th...is as la...st hope,I ne...ed to di...rec...t all power... in one... direction. Dust release: sacrifice of Atomic explosion!
A: I will pr...ote...ct thi...s world wi...th las...t cha...kra , which left me.
Kinjutsu: Black Lightiningball of destruction!
Tsuande: I won't die, Forbbiden art of soul punches!
Gaara and Mei says nothing.
The scene shows Onooki changed in huge atomic sphere which hit meteorite. Black lightining ball and chakra punches hit meteorite. Kages attacks destroy one meteorite. Madara is looking at it with enjoyment.
Madara: You did well, you are happy I see, but you forgot about second meteorite!
Madara: Deva path: Heaven flight!
the scene shows Madara, who is taking off and flying above meteorite. Madara then use.
Madara: Amaterasu: sphere of hell flames!
Madara: Deva path: increasing gravitation control!
The scene shows black dark flames appear from Madara eyes. Amaterasu cover all meteroite. Second Madara jutsu make metorite weight increased.
Madara smiles: You fought well, but it is your end!
Onooki(barerly conscious): I.. ca...n;t do any...thi...ng
A(little more conscious): I fai...led, dam...n
Tsunade: Sumoning no jutsu!
The scene shows Katsyuu appear as flaming meteorite is closer and closer to hit kages. Madara use Sussano, stretch sussano hands to catch Gaara and Mei and take them to him out of flaming meteorite range. Katsyuu throw acid at Meteorite by Amaterasu burn it and protect meteortie from acid.
Tsunade(cry cause her powerlessnes ): NO!!
Onooki(with tear falling from his face): good...bye, rem...ember... Mad...ara
som...e...one wil...l fina...lly stop yo...u. Go...od wil ov...erco....me evil!
A(shout): You... will... never win...
Gaara(catched by Sussano hand, which is pulling him to Madara ): No!!!, this is nightmare!
Mei(catched by other Sussano hand, which is pulling her to Madara): Please, help us God!
Madara: die
The scene shows flaming meteorite hit ground. It cause eurtquake and heat secreted by Amaterasu creat thounderclouds. It begin to rain, lightinings appear at sky, as last scream of Kages are heard. Huge explosion occur, creating huge cloud of dust everywhere.
Gaara: NO!
Mei: why?!
Madara(turns to them): they fought well but were overconfident, that why I had to kill them. You however are intelligent younger generation, who understood, that my power can't be matched, that why i let you live. Take this as award for you.
Madara: Kazekage, Gaara remeber what happened there and tell others to not get in my way! Mizukage, Mei be good woman, and tell them there is no hope in beating me. Tell them and this make me more fearfull and powerfull. It increase my reputation.(smiles)
The scene shows Madara, who is smilling. Sussano disappear, make Gaara and Mei fall on the ground. Madara disappear in swirl(same as Tobi).
The scene changes to where Sasuke is. Sasuke is walking and suddenly he stops. He uses Sussano,and activate complete form with Totsuka sword and Yaata miror. Sasuke closes his eyes, as he appear in in dream world. He then hear know voice.
Sasuke: I come here to get answers on my questions, Orochimaru show yourself.
Orochimaru: Kuku, so it is you, Sasuke-kun.That means you killed Itachi, good, your eyes there changed. I see you got Itachi eyes and yours Mangenkyou which merged creating Eternal Mangenkyou sharingan. Whatever what do you want from me Sasuke?
The scene shows Sasuke who give Orochimaru scroll, Orochimaru take this and look at it. Orochmiaru is smilling.
Orochimaru: kuku, I understand, I will answer you but for releasing me from this dream world.
The last scene changes to Tobi and Naruto battlefield. Gedo Mazou is cracking, the statue is shining very bright light and generate enormous chakra . Tentails are visible.
594 -Nightmare become reality!
The Conversation
Sasuke: The clan.. The village... I'm going to see the one who knows everything.
Suigetsu: Clan? Village? Just what the hell are you talking about?
Sasuke: Juugo bring that woman over to me for a moment.
Juugo: What are you going to...
Sasuke activates his PMS
Sasuke: I wasn't asking, just bring her over here now!
Juugo thinking: He's serious...
Suigetsu thinking: Would Sasuke really go that far?!
Juugo walks up to Sasuke & places Anko on the ground
Sasuke: Thank you. I'm going to enter this woman's mind to draw out Orochimaru. Make sure I'm not disturbed am I understood?
Juugo: Understood
Sasuke lays on top of Anko placing one hand on top of her forehead with the other making a hand sign in front of his face.
Sasuke thinking: Tsukuyomi!
Sasuke is seen standing around an empty space within a dense fog when suddenly a shadowy figure approaches from behind. The shadowy figure attacks Sasuke from behind with snakes however Sasuke activates Susanoo to block the attack. Sasuke then turns around & grabs the figures neck revealing it to be Anko
Anko: Suu.. Susake!
Sasuke releases Anko & she falls to her knees
Sasuke: Sorry you're not the one I'm looking for.
Anko: W-whats going on? Where am I & why are you here? What happened to Kabuto?
Sasuke: We're in your minds eye, call it a kind of dream state if you will. I don't have time to explain everything however Kabuto has been "dealt with".
Anko: Dealt with? As in you killed him? But why I thought you two were allies?
Sasuke: Well Kabuto isn't exactly dead but he's no longer a concern for anyone. Anyway Anko where is it hiding?
Anko: What do you mean it?
Sasuke: So she hasn't noticed...
Anko: Noticed what?!
Sasuke closes his eyes with a hand-sign up. Sasuke then quickly opens his eyes.
Sasuke: There!
Sasuke thrust his hand into Anko's chest as she looks on in shock. Sasuke pulls out a tiny white snake. Anko regains her composer & looks up at the snake in horror.
Anko: That bastard... had that thing inside of me this whole time! What exactly are you going to do with it?
Sasuke: I'm going to call him.
Anko: No Sasuke you can't!
Suddenly Anko tries to kill the snake but Sasuke activates a Susanoo arm to keep her pinned to the floor. Sasuke closes his eyes again & when he reopens them he re-appears inside of a gigantic library.
Sasuke thinking: The amount of books here seems endless... Hehehe I guess it would be fitting for a seeker of all knowledge.
???: Kukuku... So much knowledge so much knowledge & it's all mine! The reason for being, the great explosion, the beginning of all things, the birth of humanity, the existence of extraterrestrial life, the ending of time itself it's all here & it's mine!!!
Sasuke: I see you haven't changed much interesting look you have there Orochimaru.
Orochimaru: Sasuke kun! But how can you be here? Did you somehow drag me into my mind in an attempt to retake your body kukuku?
Orochimaru steps out of the shadows revealing himself to have the appearance of Sasuke.
Sasuke: So this is your greatest desire huhuhu...
Orochimaru: Greatest desire?! What are you babbling about? I guess I'll need to readjust your seal to make sure this doesn't happen again.
Sasuke suddenly burst out into laughter
Orochimaru: What is so god damn funny Sasuke-kun?
Sasuke: So you the "great" Orochimaru really couldn't figure it out?
Orochimaru: What is there to figure out I know everything!
Sasuke: huhu everything you say? Then tell me this "Mr. Know it All" how is it that you haven't realized that this gigantic library isn't even real!!!
Orochimaru looks around with a dumbfounded expression as the books & shelves start to warp & slightly change shape. Orochimaru holds his head down with both arms covering his face.
Sasuke: Think Orochimaru what is the last thing you remember?
Orochimaru: You... you were fighting with Itachi & lost control... I then took over your body and swallowed Itachi...
Sasuke: That's not what happened.
Orochimaru: Ye-es... an.nnd then I found this library an-nnd...
Sasuke: & how did you find this library..
Orochimaru: It was... you know... that... place... I... I... don't remember... I don't understand... How can I not remember when I know everything? It... it just doesn't make sense! It's illogical! How can I know everything but not understand anything at all!
Suddenly the library shatters like broken glass. Orochimaru opens his eyes to see a giant Sasuke holding him by the neck. Orochimaru realizes that he's in the form of a tiny snake.
Orochimaru: (squeaky voice) What the hell is going on! Why are you so damn huge!
Anko: Sasuke... you can't set him free...
Orochimaru: Anko... so we're in your minds eye!
Anko: Damn you... Orochimaru...
Orochimaru: Wait... I remember now... Itachi trapped me in an eternal genjutsu using Totsuka. But then why? Sasuke must have used the chakra I left in Anko as a medium to release me from that realm.
Sasuke: So you finally caught on? Good now you can start talking.
Orochimaru: What exactly do you want to know?
Susuke: What was your involvement with the death of my clan?
Orochimaru: What are you talking about everyone knows Itachi killed aah!!
Sasuke squeezes Orochimaru tighter as a full Susanoo aura surrounds him.
Sasuke: Stop acting dumb you know full well what I'm talking about! Where you involved?!
Orochimaru: So... you know the truth then... I take it Danzou is...
Sasuke: Yes Danzou's dead.
Orochimaru: Kukuku he was always an annoying old fart set in his ways. But Sasuke try to understand I had no reason to want your clan dead. Especially since I coveted the Uchiha bloodline so much. It would have been counter productive of me to kill off potential vessels.
Sasuke: Fair enough, tell me what you know about the "Masked Man" pretending to be "Uchiha Madara".
Orochimaru: Kukuku pretending you say. So you know that much?!
Sasuke: It's kind of hard not to know considering Kabuto summoned the real Madara using Edo Tensai.
Orochimaru: Kukuku! Kabuto-chan is still alive & well. & he's even learned to control Edo Tensai. How astonishing! Maybe I overlooked him as a candidate to become my vessel.
Sasuke: He was nothing more than your copy in the end. Though I'd have to say he did surpass you. He even mastered the arts of what he called "Dragon Sage Mode". But enough about that tell me about the "Masked Man".
Orochimaru: & What do I get in return for this information?
Sasuke: Hrrmm... I won't kill you?
Orochimaru: Kukuku please boy you'd have to do better than that!
Sasuke: Ok how about... I'll allow you to take over this woman's body so you can have your freedom?
Anko: Sasuke you can't!
Sasuke pressed down harder on Anko with Susanoo's arm
Orochimaru: My freedom for information? & How do I know you won't kill me once you have the information?
Sasuke glares at Orochimaru with his PMS creating a small flicker of amaterasu on him & quickly shuts it off.
Sasuke: Because you are no longer a threat to me. Besides I do kind of owe you one I guess.
Orochimaru (nervous look): kukuku. Fair enough you've got a deal. But in order fully explain the "Masked Man" I will have to start at the beginning...
To be Continued
593: From within
Naruto, Kakashi, Guy, and Bee watch as gedo maza continues to crack as tobi stands there still in a handsign.
Tobi thinking: "This is it. Very shortly the plan will finally come to fruition."
Naruto: "We gotta stop him now!"
Kakashi: "There is nothing we can do."
Kyubi: "You are not gonna believe this but I can hear the other bijuu from within gedo maza. They say there is a way to destroy it now but we have to move fast before gedo maza's defenses go back up."
Naruto: "I have a way to stop this now. Im taking it!"
Kakashi: "Naruto! Stop!"
Naruto charges headlong and transforms into bijuu mode. Naruto jumps up and disappears into the mouth of gedo maza. The mouth of gedo maza slams shut.
Kakashi: "No!!
Naruto finds himself within gedo maza in a very dark chamber. Naruto suddenly starts to give off a glow that lights up the chamber revealing tons of faces and bodies strung up along the walls. Slowly several limbs with hands reach out and try to grab at naruto who seems very nervous.
Voice: "Its too late. You should not have come for us. Now you must join us!"
Kyubi: "Do not listen to them! That is gedo maza talking through them! Stay away from them!"
Voice: "You must join us! Join us!"
Kyubi: "Over there! Thats what tobi threw in!"
Naruto rushes over and notices the hands reaching for the jug. Naruto hits one of the arms with a rasengan which causes the others to back away as naruto moves the jug away from them.
Naruto: "What is this? This is what was so important we had to go in here?"
Kyubi: "This jug is not what it seems. If we destroy it now we may yet still have a chance."
Naruto: "Alright here we go!"
Naruto slams a rasengan into the jug causing it to crack and shatter releasing a massive amount of energy and mist that floods the room causing all the hands to retreat and the faces on the walls to react in terror. As the mist clears naruto sees Samui and Atsui who are both looking around in surprise at their surroundings.
Atsui: "Where are we? Is this hell?"
Samui: "I don't think so. Its too cold."
Naruto: "You are inside gedo maza. I have freed you from that jug."
Naruto points to the fragments. Naruto hears two voices and then two other figures appear from out of the mist.
Kinkaku: "Where are we Genkaku?"
Genkaku: "I don't know."
Atsui: "Oh no! Not those two again."
Samui and Atsui prepare like they are ready for a fight as kinkaku and Genkaku prepare likewise. Naruto face palms and then stands inbetween the two of them.
Naruto: "Right now you four are inside a giant creature that is trying to devour your souls in order to create the juubi. Now is not the time to be fighting each other."
A hand grabs kinkaku who reacts with fear as the hand tries to pull him towards the wall. Genkaku reacts fear as he sees it reach for him as well. Naruto rushes over and hits the arm holding kinkaku with rasengan causing it to let go.
Kinkaku: "Thanks whoever you are."
Samui: "We can save introductions for later. For now this is naruto. Now what do we need to do naruto?"
Naruto: "I will let the kyubi speak since its knows what we need to do."
Kinkaku and Genkaku: "?!!"
Naruto transforms into tailed beast form and looks at them.
Kinkaku thinking: "So that boy is the kyubi's jinchuriki?!"
Kyubi: "The bijuu trapped within have yet to be devoured completely yet by gedo maza however they can not help us but they are able to communicate with me so I know what we must do. Gedo maza's heart is close by and its unprotected since all its efforts now seem to be on attempting to absorb the 8 tails tentacle over there. Once it is done it will focus on us but if we can destroy its heart the beast will die right here right now."
Naruto powers up a rasenshuriken with two kyubi arms and tosses it at one of the walls causing a huge hole to be ripped through revealing a long hallway. The blast continues to travel a great distance as the others look on in surprise. Naruto changes back into normal mode.
Naruto: "Follow me!"
Naruto runs down the hall as Atsui and Samui run after him.
Kinkaku: "Should we follow them or try to get out of here?"
Genkaku: "I don't know kinkaku but I do know that kid definately has a plan. Lets see what he is gonna do."
Naruto stops as he tries to catch his breath and the others stop near him.
Naruto: "Something isn't right. Gedo maza can't possibly be this big."
Samui: "We must be under some kind of genjutu."
Atsui: "But where is it coming from and what is casting it?"
Naruto: "I got an idea."
Naruto closes his eyes and Genkaku looks at naruto's face. Suddenly naruto eyes open and his face changes as he is in sage mode. Genkaku jumps back in surprise as he reacts to seeing naruto in sage mode. Naruto looks at the wall and then smiles.
Naruto: "So you thought you could hide it from us eh? Eyes like these see everything gedo maza including this."
Naruto slams his fist into the wall causing the wall to blast away revealing what looks to be part of a giant pulsating heart. The others react with shock as they all stare at the heart.
Naruto: "Everyone start destroying the walls with whatever weapons you have but no chakra jutsus. We do not know how gedo maza will react to using chakra near its heart."
They all start attacking the walls with kunai and swords as naruto attacks at the wall as well. Naruto smiles as he looks at the exposed heart which pulsates with each second. Suddenly gedo maza screams and the walls rip away revealing them all floating in mid air and the heart hanging by several veins which seem to be pulsating chakra energy.
Naruto: "Alright. Time to give gedo maza a serious heart attack. Everyone attack the heart directly."
Gedo maza screams in panic and pain as Tobi suddenly reacts with a gasp.
Kakashi: "What is going on inside there?"
Bee: "It looks like naruto is giving gedo maza a bad case of heart burn."
Naruto looks at the heart which seems to have very little damage and notices a spot where light is showing. Naruto looks up and sees in the distance a hole with blue sky in the distance.
Naruto: "Gedo maza is weakened enough that a way out is appearing. You all head out as fast as you can. I have one final thing to do. This is gonna take a very powerful attack to destroy this heart."
Samui and Atsui rush up while kinkaku and Genkaku stay behind.
Kinkaku: "So what exactly is your name boy?"
Naruto: "Naruto Uzimaki.
Genkaku: "Than lets end this thing together Naruto. Those two are not like us. They do not have the power to end such a beast. Ready?"
Naruto and Kinkaku: "Ready!"
They all three switch into tailed beast form and start attacking the heart in tailed beast form. Gedo maza screams in agony as its heart begins to violently rupture as the heart breaks apart. Suddenly an explosion of light occurs as gedo maza explodes causing a massive explosion that sends everyone flying. As the smoke clears Tobi stands up and looks at the blast crater full of gedo maza fragments. Naruto stands in the center of the crater with kinkaku and genkaku which seem to be slowly fading away. Naruto looks up at Tobi who actually seems to be shaking as naruto has a very stern look on his face.
Naruto: "Now that leaves only you to deal with Tobi!"
594: Picking up the piecess
Naruto 593: The Rapture of Darkness!
Still standing shocked in the cave Suigetsu and Juugo listen on. Sasuke stands tall and seems determined to have a final talk with his former master.
Sasuke: He is the only man on this Earth who has spent his LIFE searching this world endlessly. I know he knows what is going on. I know he knows what actually occurred in Konoah. I won't stop until I know what happened and why my brother had to sacrifice his life. My decision to destroy the Hidden Leaf depends on his information. Juugo: How do you know he lives on, you killed him yourself. Sasuke: That man is not the type of person you can kill and turn your head away from. He is the type of man that lays dormant until he strikes you in the back. Orochimaru...he had a backup depending on my response. He played me for a fool. Suigetsu: So where do we start looking for him?? The world is in the middle of a war! Sasuke: My brother took care of the other Edo Tensei's. I will conclude this business with Madara soon. First I must confront the man who will aide me in my direction. Juugo is seen sweating. Juugo: This is crazy?! We have looked for you to make sure you were safe and now we go looking for the Snake Sannin? Sasuke: You have spent all this time looking for me, will you continue to follow. (Eyes piercing) Suigetsu: (Thinking) This guy is serious! it gives me a certain type of goosebumps. Let's move out...we don't want anyone to take notice. All three men dash away with Anko on Juugo's back.
Scene change....
Tobi is seen with forming a handsign and releasing the seal holding the bijuu at bay. Gedo Mazo is reacting to his jutsu as chakra is seen emitting from it's body. Kakashi: Naruto, Gai! This is not good! That thing is producing a mass amount of potent chakra. I think Naruto we are in for a long one. Tobi: Today I make history, to witness a beast of such mythical and legendary proportions. Today I will end all your hope, all your FIRE! In one small swoop of my hand.
Kurama: NARUTO! Can you hear them?!
Naruto: Yes the voices are alarming! Just what is going on inside that thing? (pointing to the statue)
Kurama: They are becoming one! Their personalities and essence are fusing together. To form the ultimate bijuu.
This is how we started and how we became nine. If that man finishes this technique, you could very well die today!
Naruto: IT WILL BE THAT STRONG?
Kurama: It is stronger than me by a long shot! Look out Naruto the transformation is taking effect.
A huge beam of light is sent up into the atmosphere. The heavens lights up in an array of light. Kurama: It is too late, it has been summoned back to this world. The JUUBI!!!
Scene switch.....
Madara looks on toward the persistent face of Oonoki.
Madara: You should really understand when to give up, (engulfs himself in chakra cloak) and when to FEAR ME!
Madara: He pulls Oonoki toward him using the paths of the Rinnegan. As Oonoki floats toward him Madara stops suddenly dropping the Tsuchikage on his ass.
Madara: It seems my better half has already proceeded this far in the summoning ritual. Though for him to CONTROL such a toy....I cannot allow. Five Kages I award you this break. If our match had not been interrupted your lives would had come to a violently end here. For right now, you bugs are not worth my attention. Madara fades into many leaves as he transports himself.
Oonoki: We Kages have failed, he hangs his head low blossoming tears of dissatisfaction. Mei: Do not fret Tsuchikage sama, we are alive and full of spirit! We must not compete or contend with such a fellow at this point. Our deaths would be meaningless. We need a new strategy, as Naruto and his company are about to face foes beyond their level! Tsunade looks on with a alarming face. Tsunade: We must hurry! I can feel a deathly aura in the air. Something more fearsome than Madara has been unleashed upon the Alliance Army.....THE WORLD!!!
Scene change...
As the group Hawk runs through the forest floor suddenly Sasuke comes to a stop.
Sasuke: Juugo place that woman on the ground. Juugo: Isn't that Orochimaru's first student? Anko?
Suigetsu: It is her! Why was she with Kabuto? Sasuke: For her curse mark, it holds precious chakra from Orochimaru. The very chakra source we are looking for. Sasuke activates his ems. Sasuke: The chakra is seeping out of the curse mark. With the color and these eyes I can almost track it. Juugo: I thought that the sharigan can only see the color of chakra. How will you track it? Sasuke: As you know with this particular seal, this one is the hardest to control. The toll it takes on your body can be devastating. Anko alongside myself were the only two to survive its bite. I think the key is in her curse mark. Juugo, wake her. As they surround her Juugo reaches down and slaps Anko enough to wake her out of her slumber. Anko: KABUTO!!!! She turns around and spots Sasuke. Anko: SASUKE!!!!! Why are you..Sasuke: Tsukuyomi!!! (Now caught under Sasukes genjutsu) Sasuke within the mind of Anko. Sasuke: I am not here to hurt you or I would have already. I am here for answers and answers alone. I need your help in finding him.....Anko: Who!? Sweating and panting. Sasuke: (With wide EMS eyes) OROCHIMARU! Anko: He lives on? Sasuke: Does your curse mark still cause you pain? Has its effect weakened at all since I killed him off? Anko: No it still feels like shingles or worse! Anko: Falls to the floor, IT CAN'T BE, AFTER ALL THIS TIME SEARCHING FOR KABUTO...I SHOULD OF BEEN..
Sasuke: Itachi Uchiha of the Leaf has taken care of Kabuto! (Anko's eyes widen) Anko: Just what is going on!!!!!
Sasuke: It matters not, I need you to perform something for me. Only you can since we both......had the same master!
His power is now in you and it seems to be growing. I need for you to give me the curse mark! As he finishes his last word. Tsukuyomi!! FORM the signs for the curse mark! Now give me the Heavens curse mark! (Back in the real world) A snake forms from her finger. It bites Sasuke on his neck. As Anko falls unconscious Sasuke rises to his feet holding his neck.
Sasuke: I can feel him! Let's move! Juugo: What about her? Suigetsu: We should kill her, we may not know....Sasuke (interrupting) She is a shinobi of the hidden Leaf. We will cause her no harm. It is what Itachi would of done. Juugo and Suigetsu look on in amazement.
Sasuke: It is time to finish this!
tobi is to strong for naruto and others that is fighting him two tailed beast still can't beat him and Madara is stronger naruto would get beat bad if madara show up.
Originally Posted by uhIpooped
Pretty sure you missed the point of what I was saying... so Troll on buddy ...
I was Saying, That if Oro was "gone" from this plane of existence then his Cure marks should have disappeared as well .. whether he was sealed or not...
There is nothing in the Manga that says that's true. If it were, then Naruto's seal would have disappeared when his dad died, and been pointless.
Originally Posted by uhIpooped
Pretty sure you missed the point of what I was saying... so Troll on buddy ...
I was Saying, That if Oro was "gone" from this plane of existence then his Cure marks should have disappeared as well .. whether he was sealed or not...
thats something u cant just assume.
there are jutsus that outlast their users, means they still exist when the caster is already dead. for example the sealing jutsu minato placed on naruto.
thats something just the future of the manga can show,
as well as if orochimaru is alive or around and in what state of existence.
atm there are good reasons for both sides...
quite a nice chapter!!!
eff that..eff orochi, sasuke coming to see me
Originally Posted by Eisenpelz
thats something u cant just assume.
there are jutsus that outlast their users, means they still exist when the caster is already dead. for example the sealing jutsu minato placed on naruto.
thats something just the future of the manga can show,
as well as if orochimaru is alive or around and in what state of existence.
atm there are good reasons for both sides...
On top of that, it makes more sense that a Jutsu's duration is built into its design, that one sealing jutsu might expire at death, one might persist.
Honestly I just want to know who the hell Tobi is and what sasuke is going to do I do want someone important to die just to add emotion and also see oro
59 pages I really wonder whats the most page comments on this sites. Ups to kishi for giving us a good chap. I guess we will get to see some cool jutsu this week madara is tired of the kages, his seen the limit of their power and there no match for him to do, he seems bored maybe this madara has a space/time jutsu too. what I am looking forward to this week if naruto would do something new because after seeing biju mode, kyubi chakra mode seems stupid hopefully complete transformation comes soon.
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Originally Posted by Superman925
i stopped one piece 2 weeks ago, and bleach last month cause the people are trolls.
LOL Tell me. How does it feel to not be able to watch some series because of other people? LOL :kaito:
Originally Posted by squigles
Proof? Oh that's right, you have none.
You obviously need to take a break from the manga, come back after the series is over. It's incredibly arrogant that you pretend to know what you believe is true, and the assertions you're making are insanely ridiculous.
1. Everything we know about Orochimaru points to him being sealed in the Sword of Totsuka.
2. If that wasn't the case, then it wouldn't be Kabuto who teamed up with Tobi with all his Edo Tensei soldiers.
3. You have all your work still ahead of you to provide any evidence which supports your theory.
4. Shut up.
Dayum, squigles, who done pissed in your cheerios!?
Originally Posted by Codex
Dayum, squigles, who done pissed in your cheerios!?
The dude who calls himself Knowledge God and uses the word 'Logic!' after every one of his posts. He's seriously one of the most retarded people I've ever seen on these forums, his posts make zero sense, do not contain anything logical, much less factual, and he dances around them like everyone else is just dumb if they don't agree.
It's tiresome and if there was an ignore button on these forums, I'd have used it on his ass a long time ago.
Can't wait to get more action!!!
ok, so i've read most of the thread...i have one question to ask, could it be possible that oro transferred a part of himself or a part of his soul into madara's dead body and when he was resurrected influence madara's knowledge on how to break the edo tensei's contract? cause even though madara supposedly lived during the 2nd hokage's life, i find it very hard to think he knows the contract seal, when he himself never did it. plus if you read back a few chapters (561) when he is talking to muu, he speaks of edo tensei in a past tense. any thoughts?
Squigles i hope Orochimaru comes back and you feel mighty burned.
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Christian persecution
Christian persecution has occurred from the very beginnings of Christianity and continues today. Currently more than 200 million Christians around the globe suffer imprisonment, abuse and sometimes death because of their faith.[1]
Ancient Rome
Early Christian persecution was severe in Ancient Rome. Christians were most commonly executed by crucifixion and being put in arenas with lions. The emperor Nero was one of the most notorious persecutors.
This persecution continued up through the fourth century, when Constantine's Edict of Milan in 313 A.D. promulgated a doctrine of religious tolerance. In 391 A.D., Christianity became the state religion of Rome, gaining strength after Constantine's conquest of Rome from his fellow caesars of the time.[2]
Persecution generally ended in the Roman Empire in 313 A.D., with the Edict of Milan.
Reformation Europe
During the Protestant Reformation many martyrs to the faith on both sides were persecuted and killed.
Modern world
In contemporary period, Christians continue to be attacked by governments in communist countries like China and North Korea, and by hostile religious forces including Muslims in Africa, and by Hindus in India. Luckily, however, most first-world countries do not persecute on the basis of religion anymore.
Large scale rioting and violence between Muslim and Christian communities are common in parts of Africa, such as Nigeria and Sudan.
In Bulgaria, there have been incidents of persecution of Christians. In 1998, local Church of God in the town of Vratza was attacked by skinheads.[3] On July 21st, 2004, the Bulgarian police force invaded the Bulgarian Orthodox churches across the nation and forcibly dragged out over 160 priests.[4]
As with all forms of public assembly, the Chinese Communist Party keeps a tight rein on all religious activity, including those of Christians. While thousands of state-sanctioned churches exist in China, the process for obtaining a permit for a new church is cumbersome, and to be approved, clergy must also take exams over communist ideology.[5] There is a shortage of Chinese-born ministers who would pass state qualification, and Chinese citizens are forbidden by law to worship at churches with foreign-born pastors.[5] For all of the above reasons, the vast majority of Christians in China opt to worship at underground "home churches." Leaders and members of these churches face fines, imprisonment, and confiscation of church property.[6] In some extreme cases, an underground church is labelled a cult, which the CCP uses to justify some of the worst of its persecution, including torture and forced labor.[7]
The Coptic Orthodox church is the largest Christian group in Egypt.[8] Majority of the violence against Christians in the 1990s were from Islamic extremists.[8] However there have been some incidents of violence against Christians due to communal tensions.[8] In 2007, Coptic Christians in Egypt were attacked by some Muslim rioters.[9]
See also Hindu fanatics
Hindus form the religious majority in India. Proponents of the Hindutva ideology, often called Hindu fascism, want to convert India into a Hindu nation in which other religions must assimilate to the Hindu religion, race and culture and seek to establish a cultural hegemony of Hinduism at the expense of other religions.[10] In India, Christians have faced repeated attacks from Hindus.[11] Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, aged 8 and 10, were burned to death in Orissa in 1999 by Hindus.[11] In 2007, Hindus attacked Christians in the state of Orissa.[11] Ninety-five churches were destroyed in the attack.[12]
Persecution of the country's Christian minority has increased dramatically since the 2003 American invasion of Iraq. Christian archbishops were abducted in January 2005 [13] and February 2008[14]. The Pope told President George Bush that "Particularly in Iraq, Christian families and communities are feeling increasing pressure from insecurity, aggression and a sense of abandonment."
Myanmar also known as Burma is ruled by a highly repressive, authoritarian military regime. The country was placed under concern by the International Religious Freedom Act in 1999 and a wide array of sanctions are in place for its violations of human rights. Population estimated 6 percent Christianity and rapidly growing. The junta has not allowed permanent foreign religious missions to operate and confiscated all remaining assets since the 1960's. Proselytizing is forbidden, and the printing of Bibles in the country is strictly prohibited. Disobeying the juntu and Burmese Christians will be killed, imprisoned and other human rights violations. [15]
North Korea
There are approximately 12,000 practicing Christians in North Korea.[16] Christians often face torture, imprisonment, and are often murdered.[17] According to human rights organizations, outside the officially sanctioned churches, Christians in North Korea can face harsh penalties.[16]
Christians in Pakistan have come under increasing attack in recent years.[18] In 2004, three Christians were killed due to attacks by Islamists.[18] Several Christian leaders in Baluchestan received threats.[18] The Blasphemy Laws of Pakistan under Section 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code is used as a tool for Christian persecution.[18] Some of the madrassas in Pakistan promote Islamic terrorism.[18] President Pervez Musharraf recently in a speech called for scrutiny of the Blasphemy laws and to reform the madrassas.[18]
In Turkey, there have been incidents of persecution of Christians. In 2006 and 2007, one Catholic Priest and three Protestant evangelists were killed; churches were also attacked.[19] In 2007, one German and two Turkish Christians were killed by Islamic extremists in Southeast Turkey.[20]
United States
Persecution mainly exists in ridicule, liberal bias or religious discrimination of traditional Christian family values by Hollywood[21] [22] If this is further tolerated, there is a distinct possibility that violence against Christians could be next.
Don Feder, founder of a group called Jews Against Anti-Christian Defamation, used his condemnation of the 2005 film "V for Vendetta" to say, "It's very much in keeping with what has become Hollywood's standard anti-Christian message – that Christians are hypocritical hate-mongers, with tendencies toward violence, who are waiting to seize the reins of government and persecute unbelievers."[23]
David Limbaugh says, "This anti-Christian bias manifests itself in unflattering portrayals of Christians in Hollywood films and entertainment television."[24]
Further reading
- U.S Department of State, "International Religious Freedom" annual reports, the most detailed guide to conditions in every country; annual 2001-2008
- Persecution, By David Limbaugh
- ↑ International Persecution of Christians
- ↑ "... in 391 AD, Christianity became the official, and only, state religion of the empire." The Legacy of Rome
- ↑ Bulgarian Christians under attack from skinheads and ultra-nationalists
- ↑ Bulgaria
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 [1]
- ↑ Persecution Of Christians Around The World
- ↑ http://www.online2.church123.com/attach.asp?clientURN=christiansolidarityworldwide2&attachFileName=52d82f5db78a2871ae131128a54455ac.attach&attachOriginalFileName=CSW_Briefing_China_Liu_Statement.pdf Torture testimony of Liu Xianzhi
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Egypt
- ↑ Egyptian Coptic Christians Attacked by Violent Mobs
- ↑ A submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review: India
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Hindu Extremists Attack Indian Churches, Torch Home of Prominent Christian
- ↑ Communal violence in Kandhamal District, Orissa: India
- ↑ Archbishop abducted in Iraq
- ↑ Iraqi Chaldean archbishop seized
- ↑ The Demand for Bibles in Burma is Growing Despite Enormous Persecution of Christians Christian Freedom International
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Eyewitness: Christianity in North Korea
- ↑ North Korea
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 Religious freedom update - Pakistan
- ↑ Turkey
- ↑ One German and two Turkish Christians killed in Southeast Turkey
- ↑ Survey: Americans Believe Religious Values Are 'Under Attack' Anti-Defamation League, November 14, 2008
- ↑ [Brad Pitt proclaims he is for gay marriage and against traditional American Christians, August 2009]
- ↑ see [ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2009/05/15/2009-05-15_is_hollywood_antichristian_angels__demons_sparks_debate_anew.html#ixzz0FeJYczRf&B David Hinckley, "Is Hollywood anti-Christian?" New York Daily News May 15th 2009]
- ↑ The Media and Hollywood War Against Christianity NewsMax, October 2, 2003


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- Title
- The deal: wives, entrepreneurial business and family life
- Author(s)
- Bowman, Dina D.
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- This article explores how wives of entrepreneurs make sense of the conflicts between their husbands' intense engagement with entrepreneurial business activity and their own belief in the idea of egalitarian intimate relationships. I argue that looking at family life in isolation from market work, or market work in isolation from non-market activities and relations, distorts our understandings of both. My findings suggest that, despite apparent change, belief in a gender-based deal continues to serve as a reference point. Belief in this deal not only shapes the choices that individual men and women make, but also shapes the nature of market and non-market life. The deal seems natural and therefore seems inevitable. As a result, the rules that govern resource use and the accumulation of different forms of capital have not been negotiated and remain non-negotiable.
- Publication type
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
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- Journal of Family Studies, Vol. 15, no. 2 (Aug 2009), pp. 167-176
- Publication year
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The Offseason Is On! Thoughts on the Hefty-Lefty
The World Series has been over for awhile now, and I'd like to express my congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals. They had the most heart out of any team I've seen in awhile. I said that if my Yankees couldn't win, I'd be pulling for them, and I'm glad they took the title home. I hope the Cardinals can keep Albert Pujols. As much as I love the guy, I don't want the Yankees to get him, and they have no need for him, so I don't even know why I'm mentioning this. The Yankees still have a lot on this year's offseason agenda, and a bat and price like Albert Pujols, or Prince Fielder for that matter, is not on the list.
So now that baseball is officially over and I don't have to deal with the pain of other teams playing while my team is not, I'm feeling a little bit better. The offseason can be pretty exciting, at least through the holidays. I think this offseason will be more rewarding for Yankees fans than last season's was, because the already crossed off the big #1 on their list: bringing back their ace, CC Sabathia.
I had mixed feelings about the CC Sabathia situation. Now I love my Chubby Chunk, but I feared that this lefty was getting a bit too hefty. I remember how he lost about 25 pounds last offseason, and progressively gained it all back by the time the season ended. To me, that's a sign of laziness. An athlete of Sabathia's caliber (and price) should be doing whatever possible to maintain tip-top shape, and stuffing your face with Cap'n Crunch isn't acceptable.
At first I was unsure to whether or not I even wanted Sabathia- he has been one of the best aces in the bigs and has worked a tremendous amount of innings – but even so, I felt his weight gain and lack of success at the end of last season was worthy of concern. Since the Yankees have an excessive amount of long term contracts, some of which I don't want (ahem, A-ROD), and CC was starting to get on my nerves and I thought he would want a huge contract, I felt that maybe it was better for the Yankees to just let him walk.
But then I wondered: what would the Yankees do without CC? Was it really worth it to let him go, just because we didn't want those extra few years, and to not have the rest of the prime years? On the other hand, were the prime years worth the giant contract?
Luckily, I didn't have to worry after all. The Yankees gave me the best of both worlds: an extended contract, but not too huge.
Instead of the 4 year/$92 million he had left on his original deal, CC now has a 5 year/$117 million deal with an option for a sixth year. I recently said that I don't want any more contracts greater than 5 years, so this deal made me happy. I feel that long term contracts create laziness, just like with many teachers I've had who have tenure: their jobs and money are guaranteed, and in the case of these big money guys, it's hard to move them, so they kind of have a free pass. But this deal is just the right length. Hopefully, Sabathia will come into camp in solid shape at the start of the 2012 season.
Another huge priority has been crossed off the offseason to-do list for my Yankees, and that was bringing back Brian Cashman, one of the architects of the organization. He'll be back for another three years at least, meaning that he'll be around to craft #28.
Let's make it 28 in 2012 my boys!
106 days until pitchers and catchers report.
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It has been nearly two weeks since a La Crescent Montessori Academy teacher was arrested on suspicion of molesting several students.
Jason Barker, 37, faces six counts of criminal sexual conduct.
He has not been convicted of any crime.
According to the criminal complaint, the school only became aware of the allegations after five students confronted Barker.
So what can be done to empower more students to speak up and help stop instances of abuse from happening?
In many cases of child sexual abuse, many kids never choose to come forward. In fact, research shows about less than 30 percent of children ever say anything.
Part of the solution for getting child sexual abuse to stop relies on the children being educated themselves, but the other big component relies on the adults.
"We need to educate and empower children on what to do," said Jeanne Meyer of the Family and Children's Center in La Crosse.
Meyer said for children being sexually abused, it's oftentimes difficult for them to tell someone simply because of who is abusing them.
"The child knows that person and that always brings very difficult circumstances, because they generally like that person or they love that person, and they don't want that person to necessarily get in trouble, but they want the abuse to stop," said Meyer.
To add to the problem, Meyer said children oftentimes don't know what sexual abuse is. That makes them a perfect target for predators.
So to prevent this from happening, Meyer said, adults, educators and parents should step in to teach kids.
"Talk to them when they're very young," said Meyer. "Teach them what their body parts are, just like you teach them an eye or a nose or an arm. We talk about the other body parts, and we help children understand that no one should be touching them in places that is not OK."
Alyson Holmay at the Parenting Place said while educating kids is a big step in prevention, adults have an even bigger role.
"We're adults, and it's important to take that pressure off of children, because as adults we're meant to protect them," said Holmay.
She said adults should be on the lookout for anything that doesn't look or seem right.
"Is there an adult in their agency that's really trying to spend a lot of alone time with children?" Holmay used as an example. "Are they always volunteering to take the kids to the bathroom or to take the one-on-one tutoring?"
The examples sound pretty harmless, but with training, Holmay said, adults will be able to decide what is appropriate and what is not.
Experts also suggest adults should remember child sexual abuse is something that can happen to anyone or any child, and if a child does say something is wrong, take it seriously.
For more information on what signs to look for or how to talk to children head to the Parenting Place's website or the Family and Children's Center website .
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