One Piece 791: ah, the payoff chapter! Lots of yelling and fist-pumping and crying. Plus falling over. Feels good!

Naruto 700+9: after slow-moving chapters, suddenly one jumping to the thick of the action. Oh well. While it wasn’t anything special, and action chapter with some action from Sarada isn’t at all bad. Sakura failed to really do anything, though, which is a shame. 

Naruto 700+7, mostly a dull chapter with far too much sententious cod-philosophising, it had two interesting parts, the reappearance of Orochimaru, young as ever, and the very simple solution to the mystery of parentage with its interesting aftermath. It felt like treading water so that this highlight could be the cliffhanger, but I’m interested in the next chapter now. 

One Piece 789: a countdown chapter, with a gesture of self-sacrifice, which I suppose neatly led to a cliffhanger. Would have preferred more to have happened, though, especially with no chapter next week.

Naruto 700+6: Sakura finally did something useful! A generation later. And even ended up in the most interesting position at the end of the chapter. Not even as a damsel in distress!