Quote Originally Posted by warok View Post
kabuto can also puts them into attack mode/autopilot iirc.
i think the 7 swordsman were like that cept for zabuza/habu. also the gold/silver bros are another example.
It seems weird then that he didn't also do that with the Kages and Itachi/Nagato, because their ability to just kind of dick around and not really try is what's leading to them getting separated, singled out, and defeated.

Presumably, the Mizukage could have had the entire strike force wiped out before Gaara got back if he'd been in offensive mode instead of just defense.

Although, there certainly seems to be enough evidence at this point that Kabuto doesn't really have any interest in winning this war and is trying to undermine Madara anyway. So maybe he's doing it on purpose.