Butterfly Dreams

So thankfully the NaruSaku is toned down this episode, since for the past two weeks I have been suffering through that to the point of wanting to literally gag. That, and Sasuke is finally being shown (or why else would I make a post? xD). If you remember 46 episodes back, the major flashfowards is catching up with the present. I can’t be bothered to compare episode to chapter, mostly because I’ll actually realize how little it’s progressed– not that I need to compare to tell. If those three can’t tell the black-haired dude is Sai after that amount of time… -shakes head- I thought the three would find out Sai’s true mission when reading the book, but I guess my memory’s failing me. That should be happening in the next episode or two, though.

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So, this PV took its sweet time to be released. Well, the single 「distance」 isn’t released until tomorrow, so it’s technically on time, but I’ve been seeing the CM for the single since months ago, so it feels like forever. In fact, I think it is late coming out. It should’ve at least come out the same time as little by little’s 「キミモノガタリ」, but I digress.

Now that I mention the CM, the preview PV that they showed before and the one released now are two different things. Not only that, but I believe they rerecorded the song. Taking both into consideration, I liked both earlier versions. The 1st version of the song featured in the NARUTO OP sounds much better (I love the echos when compared to the silence and the more prominent second background singer), and all the little kids being the little version of the band fit more with the lyrics than whatever’s happening in this PV.

I have no clue how to fit in the story shown with the lyrics. I mean, we have real-life Sakura here fighting people, though it all seems senseless. If she was fighting for a friend, I can make the connection, but they never show that the girl actually has a friend. Unless the band is supposed to be her friend… Apparently, the story’s a work in progress, so we’ll see if it makes more sense in future PVs? I’m tempted to continue following this group just to figure all this out. That must be their plan. Damn. At least there’s a tenor sax in the band. I had a crush on a tenor sax player in my class once xD I like the blonde bassist here better, though >_>;