Did Kishimoto just remove Kabuto from plot importance? I mean, telling us so clearly that Madara-Hashirama is his trump card. Which means that thatīs his last trick. I had hoped for Kabuto to turn out being more than a temporary "player", bummer.

Kages are kinda pathetic, though. Yeah, Madara is powerful, but itīs too unbelievable witnessing how easily the fell victim to his jutsu. When you think back how Sandaime held up against two Kages and another Kage-level guy for his opponents ... I expected more. And why not, why didnīt the Mizukage use some lava-jutsu against the tree? Why is Raikage not simply jamming through Madara at lightning speed? This fightīs a bit too simple minded for being a fight between Kage-level ninjas.

Next chapter: Sasuke goes back to being full-emo-retard :/