Hi everybody!
Honestly I loved this chapter. I have been waiting for ever for this battle to finally come to an end. Kisame vs. Guy has always been my most awaited fight of all time. I do not think Guy is going to die because we already lost Asuma when he was fighting the Akatsuki, plus Kurenai is out because her pregnancy is taking what feels like years; that leaves only Kakashi and I actually can see Guy and Kakashi old playing Rock Paper Scissors. Besides the whole his team will avenge him was also done with Team 10. I think Guy will win but by a pure unexpected miracle (miracles happen to him a lot); besides Guy is hilarious in his own youthful way. [Side note: From last issue I thought it was downright perfect how Kisame turned out to be "Guy's evil self"]. To wrap up the fight part, no member of the Akatsuki has died single-handedly by one of the senses, so it just seems fighting.
I agree with you guys on the fact of how Naruto and Bee were unable to help. Naruto being hurt by his own chakra in a dyer moment does not seem like a good thing to me. By the way Yamato and Naruto do not seem like they are in any hurry to try and help out the others, right?
My intake on the Samehada is that its attraction to Bee is not due to his chakra levels; I think it has more to do with Bee's way of relating and being kind to all the beast. Since all the creatures in that island love Bee it would make sense that the sword likes him as well.
As for the scroll, I am not sure. Who knows? Probably the shark slips out during the battle but cannot get to its destination due to Kisame dyeing and then it peacefully drifts away to the shore near the Akatsuki and the location is revealed. Either way they have to find out. They cannot stay there forever, if they do the Manga will not go on.
Over all I enjoyed this chapter, I was getting tired of 10 issues on Naruto, then 5 on Sasuke, back to Naruto and so forth. I want to know what everybody else is doing to. Tsunade just came out of a coma, what is in that coffin Kabuto had, did Anko and her team live after Denzo had "order" for their death, and other stuff like that. Every week I end up with more questions than answers.
Anyways those are my little thoughts.
Ruby