So apparently instead of keeping the slow tempo of story building and actually making us care for the characters and convince us that Madara actually has a place in what I now consider a messed up story, he decides to use the fast-forward button no jutsu and make every character look like an immature idiot. It's a shame, really, I actually enjoyed reading about their little bromance since it was beginning to act as maybe not a substitute but at least an indication of what could have been between Naruto and Sasuke had some genuine feeling and effort actually been invested into their relationship.
The so-called plot twist at the end won't actually result in anything, since Hashirama is not yet the Hokage and we all know how Tobirama and Madara died.
All in all, I give this a rating of 'what the f*ck did I just read' out of five.