As usual, I went to my trustworthy Dattebayo website on a weekly basis to find out whether the latest episode of Naruto Shippuden is available...then I came across this bit of news ...Dattebayo is to stop fan-subbing Naruto on 15th January 2009. Mixed emotions really, angry, frustrated, sad, all rolled into one. Why would you do that to us? Wasn't Naruto what made your presence known in the internet fan-subbing community? Although Dattebayo also offers other fan-subs such as Bleach, come on, of all the ones you can drop, you drop something which the fans still want to watch? Yes, I know the filler episodes can be a drag at times, but thats just the nature of translating an ongoing manga to anime. The Naruto Shippuden manga is currently at chapter 424 , with the author on hiatus now so that he can work on upcoming chapters. I don't want to give any spoilers, but at the end of 424, Kakashi is meeting his fate with death. Naruto Shippuden has a lot to offer still in the anim...
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