Yep yep!! Now we know that Sasuke is about to emerge from the barrel (which I'll still call Sasuke-in-a-Barrel just for the monkey reminder) and who knows what form he'll take.... Normal Sasuke, Lvl.1 or perhaps Lvl.2?

Even more Kimimaro has gotten up and is said to be as strong as Sasuke, if not more. And he has sworn now to bring Sasuke to the village... and since Orochimaru has taken a new body, now we do have a reason for Sasuke to get there - <i>now</I> he can be trained by Orochimaru for a "few years" before he takes over his body.

Ooh, ooh, and Kimimaro has an existencial problem!! He feels he doesn't have any reason to exist or something like that. Can anyone say Naruto vs. Kimimaro? I sure can! Naruto has to change that philosophy as well!!
So perhaps we now have Sakon vs. Shikamaru (since Shikamaru is mentioned in the "Coming Next" bit), Kiba vs. the other girl and possibly Naruto vs. Kimimaro...

Or, as it sounds at the moment; Sakon & Other girl vs. Shikamaru, Kiba and Naruto, and once that on is over, Kimimaro vs. Naruto.

Anyway, I really enjoyed that chapter. It was a nice break, after the fighting and more fighting, now we have a litte explanation and plot twist!!

Whoowhoowhoo I'm excited about what happens next now. Perhaps Sasuke <i>will</i> get to the sound... now anything could happen. Even a time jump.