In my previous Sage Mode Naruto review, I realized I never put much background on this mode of Naruto. Naruto has the classic shonen problems of power creep, where he and a couple of other main characters' powers drastically increase to the point where it's ridiculous. Despite this fact, this is one of the times when the writing attempted to show a steady training process to enable Naruto to be in harmony with the elemental natures and gain amazing power. Rather than drawing power from his own inner strength and power, he absorbs the chakra in the environment around him to achieve tremendous strength, speed and to augment his jutsu. This time and this time only, he donned a red cloak, carried a massive summoning scroll, and fought pain with strategy, cunning and a sense of vengeance for his master.
His fight with pain was pretty great, though I could've done with a little less repetition of Pain's millions of pain-related lines. This figure is a better-scaled version of the previous Sage Mode Naruto, with some improvements. First, there is a bendy wire cloak that allows for some more dynamic impressions, albeit with the annoying bunching at the collar and shoulders that seems to be a thing for the SH Figuarts Naruto line. Then the accessories are better done this time, with a Rasenshuriken he can actually hold, two large Rasengan to emulate a scene where he uses both. To top it off, the articulation range is also improved!
