Its been almost 40 chapters since they were first shown as IWR'd bodies. Still no action. Why?
Its obvious that Itachi's MS powers have a huge role that they can potentially play, especially his illusion techniques. Its all about the timing as he mentions himself:
'The technique user will use my illusion powers at the perfect moment.' What moment exactly does this refer to ? I think there is a hint in the title of the next chapter,'Madara's Strategy'. (Sorry if the Japaneese version is something else). In this chapter, we see a zetsu clone sneak into the Joint shinobi army's Medical unit's tent. Once revealed , he says others may very well have also snuck in undetected. The next 3 chapters are about Naruto trying to reach the battlefield. But we get a hint that Madara's battle strategy is in fact centred around the zetsu's infiltrating the camps and attacking the enemy while he sleeps.
Now, obviously Madara can't hope to win the war solely by this. The zetsus will have the advantage of surprise, but as we have seen they were'nt very strong in the open field, i.e in all probability the good guys will eventually beat them. So my guess is they're a diversionary tactic. The real battle starts after they are all finished, so basically when all zetsu clones(and by clones i mean the white ones) are killed off, then Itachi and Nagato will join the battlefront in whatever role they are to play.
The fact that this is Madara's original strategy vis a vis zetsu, can be seen from this page, where the shinobis rightly deduce his plot:
As Kabuto was not originally a part of Madara's war game, it only makes sense that the IWR's of Itachi and Nagato serve a purpose that has to take place afterwards. See so far, the original Akatsuki war plan is going ahead as if Itachi and Nagato were'nt even there. This can only mean:
1. They are to be used after the original plan fails
2. They are'nt going to be used.
What they will be used for is more tricky. Its possible that Itachi, as being the only character to so far to use tsukiyomi, helps Madara with the Moon's eye plan in some way. However, i have a feeling that both he and Nagato might potentially serve as deterrents to Naruto and Killer bee. I mean, who better to capture the 8 and 9 tails then these 2? We have already seen Naruto in Kyuubi mode is not invincible, and there's a good chance that Pain might have beat him had the former not used his talk no jutsu at such an oppurtune time.
Thoughts?
Its obvious that Itachi's MS powers have a huge role that they can potentially play, especially his illusion techniques. Its all about the timing as he mentions himself:
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'The technique user will use my illusion powers at the perfect moment.' What moment exactly does this refer to ? I think there is a hint in the title of the next chapter,'Madara's Strategy'. (Sorry if the Japaneese version is something else). In this chapter, we see a zetsu clone sneak into the Joint shinobi army's Medical unit's tent. Once revealed , he says others may very well have also snuck in undetected. The next 3 chapters are about Naruto trying to reach the battlefield. But we get a hint that Madara's battle strategy is in fact centred around the zetsu's infiltrating the camps and attacking the enemy while he sleeps.
Now, obviously Madara can't hope to win the war solely by this. The zetsus will have the advantage of surprise, but as we have seen they were'nt very strong in the open field, i.e in all probability the good guys will eventually beat them. So my guess is they're a diversionary tactic. The real battle starts after they are all finished, so basically when all zetsu clones(and by clones i mean the white ones) are killed off, then Itachi and Nagato will join the battlefront in whatever role they are to play.
The fact that this is Madara's original strategy vis a vis zetsu, can be seen from this page, where the shinobis rightly deduce his plot:
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1. They are to be used after the original plan fails
2. They are'nt going to be used.
What they will be used for is more tricky. Its possible that Itachi, as being the only character to so far to use tsukiyomi, helps Madara with the Moon's eye plan in some way. However, i have a feeling that both he and Nagato might potentially serve as deterrents to Naruto and Killer bee. I mean, who better to capture the 8 and 9 tails then these 2? We have already seen Naruto in Kyuubi mode is not invincible, and there's a good chance that Pain might have beat him had the former not used his talk no jutsu at such an oppurtune time.
Thoughts?
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