Gachiakuta's anime adaptation by Bones Film has been on a roll for its first season so far, and that's due to far more than it streaming on Crunchyroll. It's a ferocious shonen anime, knowing the tricks of its genre, and when to subvert viewer expectations. Now, in a crucial hour, the violent Raider Jabber Wonger is getting the last laugh.

Jabber isn't the only one laughing, however, as Gachiakuta takes up episode #17 to build up a callback to numerous iconic anime rivalries like Naruto Uzumaki's once-heated feud with Neji Hyuga . In the moment where Zanka seemingly overcomes the hangups of his past, however, the anime pulls its latest cruel twist, with Zanka's situation more dire than ever.

Gachiakuta Has a Cruel Replacement of a Classic Naruto Moment

Naruto facing Neji in the C

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