Okay so now that I have read the chapter and compiled my thoughts, here is my view:
Standard usual conversation after a job well done and Sakura perfectly expresses the view of the the Naruto fandom: Nothing surprises us anymore and we don't care at this point. Every time there is a new element "Screw it, sure...why not?" XD.
Sasuke is not talking much, but his face is screaming a lot of confusion right now. He is showing signs of conflict on what he wants and what his intents are. I guess this is the beginning of where he starts to question himself again. He still shows no interest in Sakura what so ever and I pointing this out because alot of SS claim that eh would start feeling something soon.
Hashirama and Madara. OMG MAKE THE BROMANCE STOP. IT'S STARTING TO HURT NOW. That's all I have to say about that. His ending was pretty shotty and Madara basically died not giving in. Thought he was going to be redeemed after all, but it is more like he accepted a reality that he was never going to change anything no matter what. He seems kind of disappointed. Also, cold hearted Sasuke is cold, but in a way he is right.
I love seeing Sakura continuing to smile at Naruto and looking at his efforts. Again, visual is key and their faces are saying a lot right now.
Kakashi and Obito. I am glad they made peace with each other and Kakashi doesn't get to keep the power. What a shame, that was awesome power too. So Kakashi the copy-ninja is no more. At least Kakashi is happy that Obito gets to be with Rin and be happy. Many here hate this, but it is what it is.
Kurama and Naruto. I love their relationship now. Kurama is a tsundere XD. Their partnership is comedy gold and I am glad they are like this. Hagoromo thinks so too and it was great to see his wish become reality.
Naruto and Minato. We knew there was going to be a long goodbye, but this was something interesting. We once again recap what Kushina said. That's three times Kushina words were spoken...this has to mean something right? People can't ignore it forever. You then after Naruto explain his life and we get to the girl part...
Here is my logic on it:
Hinata loves Naruto and we know this. If Naruto were to love Hinata back, it would be practically canon with no problems. This is a key point here. Naruto explained that things are not going smoothly, but he is still trying. Why would he still be trying if he meant NH? We know NH could easily happen if Naruto automatically fell in love with Hinata and there is no difficulty at all because he already has won Hinata over. This means that Naruto has confirmed again that he is love with Sakura and that he is still trying to be with her. NH dead. SS dead. NS is the only ship that can happen now.
I give the chapter a 9/10. It was good, but the story didn't really progress. We got a fitting ending, but now it is up to see what happens next.
Some questions will be left unanswered though like
What did Hashirama gives Sasuke?
What was the gift Minato wanted to give Naruto?
What was the point of the sage ninja tools?
Edited by James S Cassidy, 04 September 2014 - 01:06 PM.