Naruto Anime Analysis

Season 3: Episode 108

Source: Wikipedia,
"Bitter Rivals and Broken Bonds"

"As Naruto and Sasuke are about to clash, Kakashi Hatake appears and deflects them into different water towers. Sasuke finds Naruto's tower to be considerably worse off and only comes to envy Naruto's strength more upon seeing the actual damage. Kakashi takes Sasuke aside and lectures him about not attacking friends. Sasuke said if anyone Kakashi cared about got killed in front of him, maybe he would think differently. Kakashi then told him that it was too late to test it out because they were all already dead. Kakashi tells Sasuke that revenge will not truly bring him happiness and is the wrong answer, and he leaves him, trusting he will not choose vengeance. Meanwhile, Sakura asks Naruto on a date that she had denied a long time ago when they were first assigned to Team 7. While Sasuke debates whether to stay with the village or take revenge on Itachi, the Sound Four arrive and attack him."

Analysis

This episode acts as a follow-up to the previous episode. Dramatic music plays in the background when Sasuke activates his fireball jutsu against Naruto. After some time, Naruto decides to activate his Rasengan, while Sasuke decides to activate his Chidori. In other words, it was a battle between Chidori and Rasengan. Moreover, when Sakura runs after them, that's when the title of the episode appears on the screen, "Bitter Rivals and Broken Bonds."

The scene takes place in the forest when the Sound Four Ninjas are heading straight to Hidden Leaf Village. Along the way, one of them said they were on a mission as an escort for a very special guest. Immediately, the audience assumes it's Sasuke because Orochimaru has admitted that he wants Sasuke's body. Therefore, this scene makes the audience even more eager to continue watching the rest of the episode.

As Naruto and Sasuke are about to clash, Kakashi Hatake appears and deflects them into different water towers. The music gets intense when Sakura is standing between Naruto and Sasuke. When Kakashi arrived, there was a moment of silence as he deflected them into different water towers. At that moment, Kakashi said in his mind, "Naruto, is that what I think it was?" Hence, he knew that Naruto had mastered the Rasengan. Japanese music starts playing in the background to signify that Kakashi is surprised. Furthermore, he said in his mind, "But mastering that jutsu—how is it even possible?" It just proves that Naruto is a dynamic character who is getting stronger each day, to the extent that Kakashi is noticing it too. Mastering the Rasengan takes years, yet Naruto managed to do it in weeks, hence showing Naruto's growth as a ninja, which left Kakashi impressed for a bit. 

Meanwhile, Kakashi said to Sasuke, "You have to watch this sense of superiority you have." In response to Kakashi's words, Sasuke gives him an annoyed look as Kakashi proceeds to say, "That Chidori was not the size you would aim at a comrade from the leaf village." Kakashi was worried about Sasuke. He started giving Sasuke a lecture because he noticed that something was wrong with Sasuke. 

Sasuke finds Naruto's tower to be considerably worse off and only comes to envy Naruto's strength more upon seeing the actual damage. At first, Sasuke had that smug look on his face, thinking he had made a bigger impact on the front of the water tower than Naruto. Later on, when he left the hospital, he realized that Naruto had made a massive impact on the water tower at the back, which was bigger than Sasuke. After seeing this, Sasuke was shocked. Moreover, this scene teaches one not to judge something based on its appearance.

Meanwhile, creepy music plays in the background to signify that the Sound Four Ninjas arrived at the Hidden Leaf Village, looking for Sasuke. As they arrive, they are the ones who make the storyline even more intriguing, which makes the audience curious to learn what will happen next when they find Sasuke Uchiha.