Hey guys, I'm new here, and being honest, not so new to the manga or commenting, debating, theorizing about it. Still, I'm a bit rusty since last I posted something was back when Narutoverse was still running. Anyways lets give this a go!
At first i would like to rate this chapter 5/5. Kishi really hit the spot by focusing a whole chapter on Sasuke. I'm no Sasuke fan, but seeing his face more than once sure is satisfying for a change. I suspected there would be some Uzumaki relation towards what Orochimaru was planning, I was more thinking and hoping for a visit to the old Uzumaki ruins, but I guess a mask museum is good enough.
What I find hard to explain is why Orochimaru has chosen the hidden Uchiha underground hall. The stone that lies there sure is important but, without the Rinnegan there isn't much point for Sasuke to be there.
For the Kages, I suspected they would all appear sometime soon. I have to admit, I was expecting the Death God Seal to be broken, but I doubted Orochimaru would get his hands back, and since that did happen then the Kyuubi has received his Yang half. It will be interesting to see what will happen to Kurama and Naruto now, hence the Yang is the Light, the good, the life, and so on. So will Kurama be even happier or will this affect his personality negatively? My other theory is that Kurama, during the years inside Naruto, re-developed his Yang chakra, the reason I think like this is due to the fact Kurama is really powerful at the moment, if he was to receive his other half, then I would expect a powerup that would ridiculously overpower all the other Bjuus, and thats not going to happen. Even if Kurama has the most tails, I still believe it is not the number of tails that verdicts the strength and power.
Anyways, lets focus on current events. I've read a few posts mentioning the 4 Kages joining the war. You see, I really hope that does not happen. As much as I would like to see a Father & Son Super Rasengan (Like in Naruto movie 4, the lost tower) I would really regret seeing the promising next generation getting help from the long past previous generation. In my view the whole point of this manga is to show how one generation surpasses the next. Clearly you can see Konohamaru overtaking Naruto with time. Having said this I believe the 4 Kages will be used as a reference list of past events. I can possibly imagen the Hokages entering the battle, but not to fight, just to watch and support their heirs of the Will of Fire. Maybe Madara and Hashirama have a little talk no Jutsu and both have their souls freed. What ever will happen I sure hope Kishi wont give the Hokages the opportunity to beat the crap out of the Juubi.
Let me know what you think guys, and thanks for reading!