The pacing was somehow off in the first part of this episode. It was like the lake was some bloody ocean, taking forever to cross. Also, Guren has gotten shittier and shittier during this arc, regardless of her infinite chakra. I guess it's partly due to caring for Yuukimaru increasingly, but the change has been somewhat drastic seeing how in the beginning she was a real villain who killed her underlings without a millisecond of hesitation. Now she lets one stab her far too easily. You'd think she wouldn't have lived this long around people like Oro if she was that trusting.

Rasengan having been rendered totally meaningless, once again, this arc desperately needs some kyuubi action, I deem. Also, based on the preview, the poor three tails desperately needs gastric acids...