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Thanks for more pointless filler crap no one gives a damn about. All this chapter did was throw out all of Sakura's character development, and ruin her as a character for anyone beginning to respect/appreciate her even a little.
Besides that, we got basically nothing that wasn't already established-- well, guess that Sasuke's out to kill Naruto since the assumption is that the tailed beasts' chakra can replace Naruto's in the seal break.
So Sasuke's completely out for Naruto's blood, where as Naruto has to beat Sasuke without killing him.
I guess they had to throw Sasuke a bone, because without some kind of advantage it's pretty clear that Naruto's got him totally outclassed-- as we've discussed, this one'll inevitably come down to Stamina, and we all know who's got that one.
Still, all this aside, I'm still stoked for the next chapter. It's a rare period I'm genuinely more interested in what's going on in Naruto than OP.