yes the tittle is naruto that doesnt mean we only have to focus on naruto. gai vs madara is great fight as well. you just want to know what happens next to naruto & sasuke so you cant wait. unfortunately you have to.
you'd think the amount of times hes been healed, his physical body would be on its last legs. As celluar regeneration can only occur a certain number of times in a persons lifespan.
Honestly, I'm a little disappointed too, but Kishi follows his natural pattern of 4-5 okay chapters, 2-3 awesome chapters, then 1-2 boring chapters. It's all for the build up.