So no Sakura and Sai on this mission... man... I really wanted to see Sakura vs Karin. Has she done anything since the Sasori fight? Better yet has Sai done anything since ... his first appearance. I thought that a lot would happen with Sai since his loyalty is being questioned by root, but I guess he's getting written out of this arc.

A brief history on the Hidden Mist. That was good I was starting to get confused about them. They seemed to happy-go-lucky to be the village formerly known as the Bloody Mist. I wonder if that was Madara's era.

Danzou thinks this meeting will work out for him... too bad Sasuke's gonna out his dirty deeds. All that crap that he threw out at the emergency meetings gonna get thrown in his face. I'm glad they addressed Danzou's dirty deeds in this chapter. I was starting to think that the Hokage was not a desirable position for him. A lot of Danzou's could actions of "protecting the village" could potentially intigate war, and unless there's something to gain that isn't really desirable for the Leaf or the Fire country. In the past the Hokage could deny involvement and avoid disaster, but with Danzou in the open the village will have a harder time denying corrupt actions. Danzou, in trying to protect the village, could potentially destroy it.