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Orochimaru was the Naruto series’ first major villain, who started off his villainous streak by killing off his own mentor, Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. Throughout the series, his horrific misdeeds were slowly revealed, portraying the former Leaf Village shinobi as a twisted monster, making his redemption all the more controversial. A conclusion to whether Orochimaru actually deserved redemption can only be reached by analyzing his crimes and his redeeming acts, giving a complete picture of this uncalled-for vindication....

The photo reveals the intricate patchwork of roads and thoroughfares which connect the various areas of the city. In the middle, the black outline of the River Thames—which splits London in half—can also be seen. “Behold the bright lights of fair #London town! Views of city lights from above evoke images of spider webs, shattered glass, or fractal art. Many fond memories with my relatives and friends in this lovely city—thinking of you all from low Earth orbit....

The purpose of the MarsXR Challenge is to look for developers to help create a virtual rendition of the planet Mars and simulate what an astronaut may go through in that environment. Participants will be asked to create assets and potential scenarios as a way to help prepare NASA for an eventual Mars exploration. The challenge is being held on the crowdsourcing website HeroX, with a prize pool of $70,000 that will be shared among the top 20 participants....

The 2020 New York City ePrix, a Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Formula E series event, was on its calendar for July 20. Officially known as the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, it is a single-seat competition using only electric cars. The race, first held in 2017, uses the streets of Red Hook in the Borough of Brooklyn. The conditional release of this season’s Formula E schedule had Mexico and China as part of it, but officials indefinitely postponed them in October due to COVID-19....

The 24th race of the 2022 NASCAR season will be contested on a 0.75-mile-short track. The 36 drivers will compete for over 400 laps on the D-shaped, asphalt race track to secure a chance at driving down Victory Lane. Motorsport journalist Bob Pockrass shared the starting line-up for Federated Auto Parts 400 on his official Twitter account: In Saturday’s qualifying races, reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson won his third pole of the season at a speed of 117....

The pole position will be occupied by a familiar face, Kyle Busch, who staved off stiff competition. He posted the second-fastest overall lap time during the one-lap portion of the event before winning all three of his head-to-head races off pit road. How will the race’s other 20 drivers line up? The Sporting News tracked results and highlights from NASCAR All-Star qualifying Saturday night. Below are the complete results and starting lineup for the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race....

There were more than a dozen caution flags, multiple wrecks and a red flag in overtime. The tension reached a crescendo in OT when Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer wrecked just before the finish while racing behind eventual winner Brandon Jones. Gibbs confronted Mayer during and after the cooldown lap. Harsh words and shoves were exchanged, and then Gibbs started swinging. He landed multiple punches on Mayer’s head, all while he kept his own racing helmet on....

Truex is locked in a fierce battle with former champions Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick in his push to defend last year’s Cup Series title. His Furniture Row Racing team is in the mix even though the future of the No. 78 team is in flux. Furniture Row is seeking a primary sponsor for next year, and does not have contracts with Truex or manufacturer Toyota. He said he hopes to have a better idea on what his future holds in the next few weeks....

Despite three crashes in which cars came off the track in May 1’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega, NASCAR executive vice president Steve O’Donnell told ESPN on Friday that the sanctioning body opted not to make changes for the upcoming race. MORE: 10 to watch at Sonoma | Schedule | Junior is fast The season’s second race at Daytona, the Coke Zero 400, is scheduled for July 2. The second Talladega race, Oct....

Drivers’ starting positions for the Xfinity 500, the final race in the Round of 8 and the ninth race of the 2021 Cup Series playoffs (2 p.m. ET; NBC, TSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), were based on four factors: Driver’s finishing position from the previous race (25 percent) Car owner’s finishing position from the previous race (25 percent) Team owner points ranking (35 percent) Fastest lap from the previous race (15 percent)...

The 19-year-old beat out Aric Almirola on Thursday for the top spot at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was Byron’s second pole of the year. Kyle Busch will start third and Austin Dillon will be fourth. MORE: Charlotte odds, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch Kyle Larson will have to fight his way from the back of the pack. He qualified 25th one week after his All-Star Race win. The Coca-Cola 600 can be seen Sunday at 6 p....

If you’re thinking Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Michael Phelps or even Tiger Woods — you’re wrong. If you’re thinking Joey Chestnut, then you would be correct. Chestnut is the “athlete” who holds 44 records in Major League Eating. “Jaws” will be back in action on July 4 in Coney Island, N.Y. for the 45th annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. MORE: Russell Wilson’s diet to lose weight consists of nine daily meals...

The 17-year-old, hailing from central China’s Henan province, is the top-ranked Chinese amateur golfer in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, at No. 39, reports Xinhua. Dou even had a starring role in Saturday night’s opening ceremony. He was one of eight Youth Olympic Games’ athlete representatives who received the Olympic flag from the eight Chinese flag bearers who marched it into the stadium. The teenager’s story began when he took up the sport when at the age of six....

This week on SmackDown, Naomi walked into Sonya Deville’s office backstage to confront the WWE official on her actions at the Royal Rumble. However, Adam Pearce stepped in and announced that Naomi would face the Queen in a Championship match next week. WWE correspondent Megan Morant caught up with Naomi on Talking Smack to get her thoughts on the upcoming championship match next week. The former two-time SmackDown Women’s Champion mentioned she was surprised to get the title shot but was ready to go at it again with Flair....

RELATED: Top Naruto Episodes Although Kurama created all sorts of problems for Naruto at certain points throughout the series, the title character conquered its power and managed to grow tremendously strong. As a result of his power and his relationship with the Nine-Tailed Beast, Naruto Uzumaki has gained several transformations over the years in Naruto. Here are some of his most impressive. Updated on December 26, 2021, by Rei Penber: Although Naruto Uzumaki was born with very little talent, over the years, he’s received his fair share of power-ups....

“The nature of galaxies during this early period of our universe is not well known nor understood. But with the help of gravitational lensing by a cluster of galaxies in the foreground, faint background galaxies can be magnified and also appear multiple times in different parts of the image,” NASA said in a statement. The scientists who worked on the findings include Dan Coe of AURA/Space Telescope Science Institute for the European Space Agency and Johns Hopkins University, Rebecca Larson of the University of Texas at Austin, and Tiger Yu-Yang Hsiao of Johns Hopkins University....

The first space rock to make a close approach tomorrow, dubbed 2020 TD, will come within around 4.5 million miles of our planet at 10:14 a.m. ET on October 14 while travelling at around 32,00 miles per hour. That distance is relatively small in astronomical terms—roughly equivalent to about 18 times the distance between Earth and the moon. 2020 TD was first spotted in September this year and observations indicate that the object measures 35 to 79 meters (114 to 259 feet) in diameter....

On Sunday, it was announced the Cup series race at Martinsville Speedway had been postponed to Monday due to inclement weather. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race was stopped after 23 laps on Saturday after the snow began to fall. That race is now scheduled to resume at 11am ET on Monday, while the Monster Energy Series will follow at 2pm. NASCAR executive vice president Steve O’Donnell took to Twitter to disclose the decision was made as a safety precaution....

The 46-year-old driver will return to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Saturday night in Kansas City as the latest addition to Roush Fenway Racing. Kenseth will drive the No. 6 Ford in place of Trevor Bayne, who is scheduled to remain with the team for an unspecified number of races. Kenseth will drive in Saturday’s KC Masterpiece 400 as well as May 19’s NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway....