kinda disappointed at the 16 pg chapters too. but i think this is a way to slow down the manga a little bit, to make sure that the manga doesn't go too far ahead from the anime. i'm sure that kishimoto knows that we've been getting filler stuff for like a year now in the anime, and he knows that he has to start doing the anime version of the manga's plot...

anyway, kinda also disappointed at how "eh" this chapter was with sasuke finally meeting face to face with naruto and sakura. sasuke seems all dazed from the way he looked...he doesn't have that "bad-ass" look to him like he used to in "part 1"...

i'm wondering how much stronger sasuke actually got. wonder if naruto will scare the crap out of him by using the kyubi...cuz back when naruto used 1-tail kyubi power, sasuke nearly got demolished and he was scared as hell. imagine what 4 or 5 tail kyubi power will do to sasuke...

hm, and i'm hopin that sasuke betrays orochimaru and leaves with naruto back to konoha...would be awesome to see that. oh, and a itachi vs. sasuke part 2...