In the latest Naruto manga, chapter 368, the tenth and last ring-bearing member of the Akatsuki organization is revealed. And her name is ***drum roll please*** …. Konan!
Konan?
That’s not a girl’s name!
When I hear “Konan” I think of this:

Or this:

And maybe even this:

Okay, so all these Conan’s begin with a “C”, but you get the point. I can’t say I’m an expert on Japanese girls’ names, but of all the anime I’ve seen (and that’s a lot), I haven’t encountered a single female character named Konan before today.
Well …

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Episode 27 Screenshots

The conclusion of the battle against Sasori. This episode has almost no action, but I guess we need a dialogue heavy episode after all that action from episode 26. Sasori stabs Sakura and then attempts to kill Chiyo, but becomes careless in the end and falls into Chiyo’s trap. Suitably, the final blows to Sasori are delivered from the puppets of his parents. However, afterwards Chiyo tells Sakura that Sasori had seen through her trap but did nothing to avoid it. So why did …

This new poll is another simple one: Who should Naruto end up with? Sakura or Hinata?
These are the two top contenders for Naruto’s heart. Hinata clearly has a deep crush for Naruto, yet I think Sakura has yet to be honest with her true feelings. But then again, Hinata almost never gets any time with Naruto while Sakura is with him in almost every mission. One girl is shy and reserved while the other is strong-willed and kinda violent. Who should Naruto pick?

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