
For a moment there, I thought Naruto would turn down the offer to the key to the Four Element Seal, but I’m glad he has come to realize that he can not defeat Sasuke with sage mode alone. His berserker transformations have been fun to watch in the past, but I’d like to see Naruto utilize the kind of abilities Killer Bee has been showing off by working with his Bijuu rather than against it. I really like the idea that Naruto will be seriously training to learn to use the Kyuubi more effectively in battle. For all we know, he could just some crazy madman out to complete his collection of Sharingans. And if we look back, has Tobi really provided any proof that he really is the infamous Madara Uchiha? Why all the secrecy? Why hide his face? The only things supporting his claim is his knowledge of the Uchiha’s secret past and the fact he possesses a Sharingan, neither of which can exclusively confirm his identity. Another one of Kabuto’s comment which has stuck in my mind from last chapter was when he first greets Madara he says “you go by Madara these days, don’t you?” That comment could be just a snaky remark, but could also suggest the fact that Kabuto believes (or knows for certain) that Madara is not who he really claims to be. I also like the play on the idea that the Madara we have come to know is not really who he say he is, or at least he is not telling us the whole truth about what happened to him after his defeat by the First Hokage. Kabuto’s comment “you can relax, I haven’t told a soul” on page 4 seems to suggests the latter possibility. My thinking is that the body Kabuto has summoned is either a person who he knows can defeat Madara or a body that can used to blackmail Madara due to the secrets it hides. It’s Madara’s true body, meaning the current Madara might not be who he say he is. It’s the First Hokage, the one who defeated Madara in the past 4. It’s the Sage of the Six Paths, the ancestor of the Sharigan 3. It’s Madara’s brother, the one he took the Sharingans from to gain his Eternal Mangekyou 2. There have been lots of theories being thrown around in the comment section, so I’ll just list some of the possibilities: 1. From Madara’s reaction, it has to be someone of very high importance to him. Now the question is what is in that final coffin Kabuto summons. Besides, I have a personal rule about not putting too much trust in a guy with a snake coming out of his ass, lol. So I’m still a little wary if Kabuto’s edo tensei is all he claims it to be since it still seems too powerful for him to have pulled off after only recently acquiring Orochuimaru’s powers. Kabuto is know for using deceit and Madara is well aware of this, so you can’t throw out the fact that he could be bluffing this entire time and those bodies are nothing but corpses of the ninja he had killed and used his medical jutsu skills to modify their appearance the latter ability was one of Kabuto’s specialties in the past. I’m curious why Madara just accepted that Kabuto has resurrected his old crew without testing them himself.
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For one thing, it would be a way for him to show off the abilities of the Akatsuki zombies he controls, but more importantly prove that they actually have comparable power to their living counterparts and have full use of their kekkei genkai abilities. I had hoped that Kabuto would have a mini-battle with Madara this chapter. I can see some really hardcore training ahead for our loudmouthed knucklehead. I think this event has been long overdue, but it’s nice to finally see Naruto receive the inheritance his father left him. But what’s with everyone’s obsession with Sasuke? Now even Kabuto is vying to make Sasuke his boy toy, when will this ever end? For the other half of this chapter, we finally see Naruto man up and take full control of the key to unlocking the Kyuubi’s seal. You got to have a lot of respect for Kabuto right now, and I think this is just the tip of the iceberg of what he has planned since he also intentionally led Anko‘s team to Madara. Kabuto certainly did his research well and single-handedly manages to back Madara into a corner when everyone else Madara has faced so far couldn’t even touch him. I didn’t think anything could actually surprise Madara these days, but whatever is in that sixth casket sure has Madara freaked out. Just when you thought you knew what Madara was really about, Kabuto comes in and completely changes everything.
