so it seems roots isnt the rebellious insurgent group we thought they were. danzou seemed way to nice and obedient this chapter. like they may use underhanded tactics but still work w/in the limits of the hokage's wishes. honestly i'm glad there is no civil war. that would be one huge side story to resolve before getting back to naruto/sasuke/orochi/akatsuki.

if not further development w/ sasuke, at least a return to akatsuki should keep us content. tsunade better have a mission in mind that leads to some sort of development. if not akatsuki, we better see naruto's real improvement as a ninja as it seems kyuubi will not play a role for a while. although he does appear to be the same brash, rush to judgement naruto, we have seen signs of him maturing and becoming wiser. hopefully this next mission shows that off.