I really dont understand why people think this chapter sucks, i mean its awsome! Sure it has alot of talking but it starts to build up on the suspence! like the last panel, it said the Juubi is pushed to its limit meaning the war could go in any direction as of now! And as for the prediction, i think the shinobi alliance will start to weaken with this new power of the Juubi that is yet to come... they start to lose, when An old friend makes his choice. Saskue arrives and he was thinking, if Naruto died now, he wont have a last battle with him, so he decided to help him out...