Awesome chapter. Emotions, action picking up the pace, and finally the sidetracked story is back on track - no more battles for supporting characters, I hope. Now it's finally going to come down to Naruto, Bee, Sasuke, Madara and the one that I hope to see the most - the battle that Gaara will have against the most powerful (especially Mu) revived soldiers Kabuto has (other than the mysterious guy in the coffin we probably haven't seen for a reason - hope it's Shisui/Madara - I sooo wish he were dead, just staying alive with an infinite izanagi or something. I know it sounds stupid, but hey it's fiction so anything goes). And I'd love to see some more of Kimimaro, I love that guy. He and Haku are the most awesome of villains' helpers I have ever seen! Their skill is only equal to their devotion.